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AU women’s golf team places 10th at The Haskins Women’s Intercollegiate

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The Augusta University women’s golf team competed in The Haskins Women’s Intercollegiate tournament on Oct. 12-13 at the Country Club of Columbus. The Jaguars placed 10th in the tournament with a score of 37 over par, with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington placing ahead of them in ninth place at 25 over and...

Historians DeVelvis, van Tuyll discuss why Americans revolted 250 years ago

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The American Revolution seems like one of those unlikely scenarios in history where David does in fact defeat Goliath. For historians Melissa DeVelvis and Hubert van Tuyll, there are several explanations for why the American colonists pulled off the one of the greatest divorces in Western history. Van Tuyll, a retired Augusta University professor and...

Mitchell, Manley win Miss and Mister Augusta University crowns

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Ariel Mitchell, a psychology major, was named Miss Augusta University on Sept. 24 at the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. “It felt exciting,” Mitchell said afterwards. “I felt a rush of emotions. It felt great to feel that in that moment that all the work I’ve done, even in just freshman year, led up to this...

Maxwell sponsoring open mic night with karaoke at University Village, Elm Hall

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Something is coming to University Village and Elm Hall—something energetic, something powerful, something musical. There will be two open mic nights happening this October. Coco Rubio, who is in charge of these events, encourages any student across all campuses and majors to attend. These open mic nights are sponsored by the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre’s

AU baseball team splits with Georgia College in a fall ball games in Milledgeville

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The Augusta University baseball team hit the road to Milledgeville and split a pair of games with Georgia College and State University on Friday, Oct. 9. After the Jaguars had several intrasquad games this semester in their own stadium, they were eager to see how they would match up against a conference opponent. The Bobcats and...

Strom Thurmond (7-0) routs American Leadership Academy, remains in Bell Ringer prep football rankings top spot

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The Strom Thurmond Rebels ransacked the American Leadership Academy 64-0 on Friday night, Oct. 9, to move to 7-0. The Rebels stay atop the Bell Ringer-Jaguar Sports Network high school football rankings. North Augusta, which had a bye week, remains second, and Hephzibah moved to 6-1 and stays in third place with a 42-35 overtime...

Behind Jimmy Taylor, Ware County Gators’ ground game wears out host Evans, 28-6

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The Ware County Gators took a bite out of the host Evans Knights on Friday, Oct. 9, winning 28-6. The leading passers on the day were Ware County’s Demitris Isaiah White, who completed six of his seven attempts for 103 yards, and Evans’ Grant Deal, who had a respectable 102 yards and ten completions on...

The Ally women’s golf tournament ends suddenly: Jaguars finish in eighth place

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The Ally Tournament was supposed to be one of the, if not the most important, tournament for the Augusta University women’s golf team this fall as the Jaguars were matched up against several top-30 schools, but after the second round on Oct. 6 the competition ended after just 36 holes. A mysterious illness broke out...

Strom Thurmond remains first, North Augusta second in Bell Ringer prep rankings

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The Strom Thurmond Rebels remain on top of the Bell Ringer-Jaguar Sports Network high school football rankings. The Rebels blanked Silver 42-0 on Friday, Oct. 2. North Augusta edged Irmo 25-16 to remain in the second spot, while Hephzibah improved to 5-1 with a rout of Butler, 40-0. Here is this week’s top 10: Strom...

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