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Her Vote. Her Voice. remembers 1920 suffrage anniversary

In celebration of women’s suffrage, Augustana faculty and students are paying tribute with events sponsored by the Her Vote. Her Voice. (HVHV) campaign. HVHV is a South Dakota based group whose initiative is to facilitate statewide celebrations, develop educational programs and assemble historic artifacts in remembrance of the ratification

Arega researches benefits of community gardens

Sophomore biology and government major Tsegab Arega spent her summer researching the negative effects of climate change on systemically non-dominant communities in hopes of finding a sustainable solution. After two months of searching for an objective, Arega has decided to research how community gardens may benefit those communities in Sioux

Rain or Shine: Campus moves outdoors

Professor Julie Swanstrom presents a lesson about her First Year Seminar theme “Making Monsters Out of the Other” in the stone Outdoor Classroom. Photo by Camryn Hay. Camping chairs, beach towels, blankets and good jackets replace pencils and notebooks as essential school supplies this fall. Informed about the safety open-air

Augustana voices share COVID experiences in ‘Alone Together’

The “Alone Together” podcast aired on April 29, showcasing the different situations people in the Augustana community are dealing with during COVID-19. At the beginning of each episode, either Pastor Ann Rosendale or Senior Director of Alumni Relations Joel Gackle states that “Alone Together” is “a storytelling initiative documenting how

Junior starts group to ‘adopt’ children with special needs

Junior Emily Dilly kept getting invited to “Adopt a Senior” Facebook pages. The groups were designed to pair members with a graduating senior who had been affected by the coronavirus. As the notifications continued to roll in, Dilly was reminded of another group of people who’d been affected by

Amar y enseñar: To love and to teach

In a small home nestled between rolling mountains and a volcano, a Costa Rican family welcomed Julia Knight. This was her new host family, but she spoke little Spanish. “Más lento! Slower, please,” Knight repeated. Talking a-mile-a-minute, Knight’s host mother and sister prepared Knight a smoothie. The mother called

Trading the stage for stitches: costume shop uses materials to sew masks for AU staffers, community members

The roaring hum of sewing machines fills the costume shop where masks of brown, maroon and floral are being carefully crafted. Sitting at a worktable in the center of the room, Cindy Bakke and two students sit snipping fabric, winding bobbins and threading their machines. One folds pleats into the