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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

Giants of campus, Bies and Meyer, retiring

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu With a combined 42 years of experience, Dean of Students Jim Bies and Vice President for Finance and Administration Tom Meyer both announced their retirements last week on April 27. Bies, who has served as dean of students since 1986, said he has been

Sodexo spends $4,300 on fender blender bikes

EMILY ADAMSON esadamson14@ole.augie.edu Imagine students pedaling on exercise bikes in the middle of the dining hall to make their own smoothies. Despite student concerns, this will become a reality on Augustana’s campus. The Augustana dining hall recently purchased two pedal-powered blenders that will be added to

Republicans submit proposal for Shapiro

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu The Augustana College Republicans submitted a proposal to the conservative youth organization Young America’s Foundation (YAF) on Tuesday, May 1 requesting a contract be drafted between Augustana University and the conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro to allow him give a lecture on campus.