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University revives special education graduate program

Augustana University will reintroduce an updated special education graduate program this spring after being inactive for 13 years. Education chair Laurie Daily said the new program will be entirely online, compared to the low-enrollment, in-class program that ran from 1984 to 2005. “We offered [the old program] face-to-face,” Daily said.

Tension spikes at ASA meeting with approval of Black Student Union

Black Student Union members faced mixed reactions of apprehension and acceptance as they received club recognition at the Augustana Student Association this last Tuesday. BSU vice president Montrell Moore said the club will encourage black students to be unified and provide a space of their own. As the club becomes

Student political parties gear up for midterm elections

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu Augustana student political groups have been beating the party drums throughout the Sioux Falls community this fall and intend on picking up the tempo as Election Day nears. Although the Augustana Democrats have primarily focused their efforts on local elections, the Augustana Republicans have

Campus ministry travels to Pine Ridge Reservation over fall break

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasasanchez15@ole.augie.edu It was night time when a rental van with California license plates parked outside of Pine Ridge Recreation Center on Oct. 12, 2018. Augustana Pastor Paul Rohde got out of the van, happy to arrive after a five-hour drive that took him and three

How tariffs may affect AU students, faculty

NOAH WICKS JACOB KNUTSON ntwicks17@ole.augie.edu jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu Tit-for-tat tariffs between the United States and China have placed U.S. farmers in a state of uncertainty as the effects on the economy are yet unknown. The Trump administration initiated tariffs on China to curb what it

Dean of Students Mark Blackburn teaches course on diversity in STEM

JENIFER FJELSTAD jrfjelstad18@ole.augie.edu Dean of Students Mark Blackburn is teaching a new class this semester focused on bringing equal access for everyone to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Blackburn said students learn about other cultures and find methods of connecting with them in,

GSA pushes for all-gender restrooms

GRACE DOUGLAS gedouglas18@ole.augie.edu The Augustana Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) is pushing for more gender-inclusive bathrooms on campus this year. The club is focusing its efforts on key areas of campus, notably Solberg Hall and the humanities building. “We have a few gender-neutral bathrooms,” Whitney Brown, associate