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Darcie Rives-East selected as next FYS director

Augustana University has appointed English professor Darcie Rives-East as the new director of the First Year Seminar (FYS) program. She will start in the fall replacing Stephen Minister, associate professor of philosophy, who has decided to step down from the position. Minister has been the program’s director for the

Four AU students arrested in drug bust

Police arrested four Augustana students Tuesday night after discovering 485 grams of marijuana and other paraphernalia at the students’ house on South Covell Avenue, according to a briefing from the Sioux Falls Police Department. Officer Sam Clemens said that containers, scales and bongs found in the home indicated marijuana was

Alumna donates more than $70K to Prairie Sage Endowment

An endowment that provides scholarships to Native American students with a desire to tell the stories of their people has received a donation that has more than doubled its size. The Prairie Sage Endowment in February accepted a gift of over $70,000 in honor of alumna Delpha Mattison. “Delpha

ASA considers hiring students lawyer for legal advice

The Augustana Student Association (ASA) proposed at its last meeting on Feb. 25 to hire a legal representative to provide free aid to students. If the motion is passed, all students would have the opportunity to access free legal advice on small scale issues, said Anna Stritecky, ASA president. Ryan

‘Truth is our guide’: Watergate reporters bring good, bad news about the future of reporting, country

In one sentence, legendary journalist Carl Bernstein summed up how many feel in the era of the 24-hour news cycle and constant “breaking news” alerts. “I’m on the damn internet half the day, and I will tell you that it does not bring me comfort,” Bernstein said. Bernstein and

ASA to vote on reimbursing students for postgraduate exams at next meeting

ASA is considering an amendment which creates a fund that reimburses students who take graduate entrance exams like the LSAT, GRE and MCAT. At ASA’s Feb. 25 meeting, vice president Tyler Beck, who worked closely with treasurer Darwin Garcia on the amendment, said the senate would allocate 2.5

Freshmen build app to clean up students’ laundry etiquette

A group of students is trying to improve the laundry process on campus. Freshman international students Pawan Subedi, Daniel Leite and Alexander Jowi Amayo have created a laundry app for students to use in the residence halls. Subedi, who had the original idea for the app, said that the frustration