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Class of 2022 by the numbers

GRACE DOUGLAS gedouglas18@ole.augie.edu As nervous freshmen and melancholy parents unloaded packed cars on August 25, Augustana University welcomed the 455 new Vikings of the class of 2022 to campus. However, that is 26 fewer students than the 481 students that entered the university last year, according to

Campus debates hiring armed security officer

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu Campus Safety plans to bring an armed officer to campus as a reaction to the increasing number of gun-related incidents around the country. Rick Tupper, associate vice president for university services, submitted plans to the president’s office for approval to hire an armed

AU sophomore arrested for protesting Kavanaugh

REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu The last time Grace Bucklin toured Washington D.C., it was from the backseat of a police van with wrists bound together by cable ties. But instead of buying a ticket, she shouted “Kavanaugh hates women” until U.S. Capitol Police dragged her from

Careless driver causes accident near Bergsaker Hall

REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu A vehicle rear-ended a car stopped for traffic near Bergsaker Hall on Tuesday evening. Jayden Lottman, an 18-year-old Sioux Falls resident, was driving her 2016 Honda CRV west on 33rd street at 5 p.m. when she hit the rear of a 55-year-old man’

Intoxicated minor hits four cars near Solberg Hall

REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu An intoxicated minor crashed his vehicle into four parked cars near Solberg Hall on Tuesday night. A 16-year-old Sioux Falls resident veered from his lane, hitting four cars belonging to Augustana University students parked on South Grange Avenue at 11:52 p.m., according

President forms committee to decide Old Main’s fate

GRACE WALLIN gmwallin17@ole.augie.edu This year, Augustana President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin has commissioned a group, named the Old Main Working Group, to look into possible solutions for the future use of Old Main. The goal of the group is to objectively evaluate options, including both restoration and removal,

Students propose ideas for Old Main

GRACE WALLIN gmwallin17@ole.augie.edu Each year Augustana offers a unique class for Civitas students called “Reading Augustana.” The class focuses on studying how culture and environment interact, combining both social and sustainability aspects, according to the professor of the course, Jeffrey Miller. Miller says the course is based