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Tradition, community and excitement are in the air at Augustana with the annual Viking Days festivities in full swing. The weeklong celebration honors the many students, faculty and alumni who make the university a special place. Celebrations kicked off on Oct. 16 with the first-ever Meet the Royals Lip
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This November, South Dakota voters will decide whether to make the state constitution harder to amend. Amendment L proposes a 60% supermajority vote to amend the constitution instead of the current simple majority. Supporters argue that altering the state’s constitution should require a broader consensus, while opponents contend
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As South Dakotans prepare to vote on Nov. 3, Governor Larry Rhoden faces Democratic hopeful Dan Ahlers. This guide compares their policy positions using statements from the gubernatorial debate, interviews and Ahlers’ written responses to the Mirror. Rhoden’s campaign did not respond to the Mirror as of
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I have always admired the great undercover journalists. Nellie Bly got herself committed to an insane asylum to report on it from the inside. Upton Sinclair went undercover in Chicago’s stockyards to expose the meat industry. Less than a week after Augustana beat the University of Sioux Falls
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The right to vote is one of the most important, fought for and protected rights in the United States. It’s also the most direct way an individual can impact public policy, whether that be locally or nationally. Today, voter turnout in the U.S. is about 60%
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When Natnael “Natu” Goitom moved to South Dakota at eight years old, soccer was the familiar thread connecting his past in Eritrea to his new home in the Midwest. Now a senior at Augustana, Goitom’s love of soccer has helped him thrive. “I fell in
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Augustana football has spent the first seven games of the season learning how to respond to challenges. With a 5-2 overall record and 4-2 record in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), the team is looking to keep up its recent defensive improvement in the final stretch of
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As an aspiring reporter, I consume journalism movies voraciously. From “All the President’s Men” to “Spotlight” and even “The Post” — I just can’t get enough. But after watching “The Social Reckoning,” I realized that not all journalism
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Muhammadnur Kozimkhonov already dresses like every day is a fashion show. On Oct. 16, he got to walk the runway for real in the Back Alley and walked away with third place. Kozimkhonov was one of 23 students who walked in the Fashion Society of Augustana’s (FSA) first
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Some writers build fictional worlds from scratch. Sophomore Alexi Cole started with one she already knew well. Growing up in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Cole spent much of her time on her uncle’s farm and attending rodeos. Her experiences eventually found their way into her debut novel “Not
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