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Dead animal removed from East Hall walls

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, junior Katie Orton noticed a terrible smell coming from her dorm. “It smelled like something had died,” Orton said. Orton opened her window, turned on her fan and oil diffuser, but nothing seemed to get rid of the smell. It got increasingly worse throughout the day.

LGBTHQ unveiled for gender and sexuality equality on campus

Rooted and open. According to the ELCA in 2018, a Lutheran university locates its identity in a common institutional calling, taking into consideration the inclusivity of all students. Augustana is manifesting that inclusivity in a new space known as the LGBT HeadQuarters, or LGBTHQ. The LGBTHQ hosted a grand opening

Chapel sacrifices Sunday service for Tuesday nights

At a staff meeting in October 2018, Mollie Varpness, senior chapel president, said Sunday services were not working. So at the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, the Chapel of Reconciliation replaced Augustana’s traditional Sunday service with a new, student-led service called Tuesday Nights Together (TNT). TNT is an

New Journey Scholars program grants guidance to systemically nondominant students

Journey Scholars is a new Augustana program that provides systemically nondominant first-year students with resources, peer mentors and advice to assist in their comfort and success. About 30 Native American, Hispanic, first-generation, LGBTQ+ and students of color chose to join the program. “Sometimes, people want to feel like there are

Viking Days 2019 upholds AU tradition

The week of Oct. 6 through the 13 marks Augustana University’s 2019 Viking Days homecoming festivities, celebrating both current Augustana students and alumni. “The past couple of years have been big years in Augustana’s history that we chose to celebrate,” Nicole Kratz, Viking Days co-chair said. “This year,

ASA scraps print newspapers from budget

Argus Leader and USA Today newspaper racks sit outside the Huddle at the base of the Morrison Commons stairs. This year, they will remain empty, as the Augustana Student Association (ASA) has switched from a print subsrciption to a digital edition. The Collegiate Readership Program originally launched in 2007. Digital

Sioux Falls man charged with simple assault near Balcer Apartments

A 41-year-old man was charged with simple assault following gunshots late Tuesday night. Around 12:30 a.m., John Paul Thinelk, a Sioux Falls resident, was banging on windows near 33rd and Duluth, according to Sioux Falls police spokesman Sam Clemens. A man inside one of the houses, the victim