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Intolerance in religious institutions has no free pass

Giselle Barajas October 24, 2019

On Thursday, Oct. 10, Beto O’Rourke, a Democratic presidential candidate, boldly claimed that religious institutions should lose their tax-exemptions if they do not support same-sex marriages. While...

The "un-American" budget cuts

The “un-American” budget cuts

Elizabeth Oswalt April 11, 2019

Betsy DeVos, the secretary of education, proposed budget cuts for the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics is a nonprofit organization for children and adults with mental and or physical disabilities....

Students can change gun laws better than adults

March 15, 2018

They say that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. That is exactly the mentality that young activists and survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida...

The Problem With Political Parties

September 29, 2016

With the presidential race heating up, as it happens every four years, people are starting to get behind their candidates (at least in this race, very strongly against the opposing candidates). Most of...

A chance for change

February 14, 2016

The Student Government Association (SGA) recently announced that applications for SGA president and vice president for the 2016-2017 academic year were available. As a graduating senior, I'm hoping there will...

Citizens to blame for oligarchy

May 1, 2014

Government of the people, by the people and for the people, has perished from this earth. According to a recent study performed jointly by Princeton and Northwestern Universities, the United States of...

SGA welcomes new senator

March 21, 2014

Sophomore Matthew Stevens was appointed to the Student Government Association March 3 by unanimous voice vote. Stevens, now a senator for SGA, is a pre-medicine major, is a member of the Augustana Interfaith...

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