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Rice shares hopes, fears at Boe Forum Taylor Olson 66th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice taking questions on Mar. 20 at a press conference prior to her address at the 21st Boe Forum. In her speech, she explained the challenges of international politics, anti-satellite warfare and dangers inside and outside the U.S. ASA approves new election code for 2018 campaign MCKENNA BAUER mmbauer16@ole.augie.edu The Augustana Student Association Senate members approved a revised election code last month before the upcoming ASA presidential election. Last year, the Personnel and Development Committee, which manages ASA elections, noticed parts of the election code were no longer relevant to today's elections. Instead of reviewing the code for grammati-cal changes, they decided to make larger changes to the document, ensuring clearer guidelines for future elections. ASA President Katelyn Graber said the changes include the replacement of the South Side senator with a freshman international student senator, allowing candidates to directly share the voting link from Viking Central. The changes also give clearer guidelines for where campaigning is allowed and adds more students to the election Terning House hosts litter of puppers and their mama, too PAGE7 commission. Graber said that the South Side senator position did not seem necessary anymore because 40 freshmen now live on North Side in Tuve. Previously, the South Side senator could be any freshman student who lived in Bergsaker or Solberg, Graber said. Tia McKillip, the senior senator who proposed the change, suggested that a first-year international student should hold the seat instead. Katelyn Graber "We have two positions set aside for i ternational students;' said Graber. "But it is pretty difficult for a freshman to win when upperclass- See ASA, page 3 Wasted waste: the many ways to recycle PAGES Mirror Exclusive Q & A with newly appointed Academic Dean Colin Irvine- JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson 15@ole.augie.edu The following is an abridged version of a longer interview with Colin Irvine, Augustana's new academic dean. Irvine was previously the academic dean for Carroll College in Helena, Mont. The interview took place Mar. 19. What drew you to higher education? I was actually drawn in by one of my professors at Carroll College. I had planned to be a high school teacher and coach and was so inspired by the teachers I had there. I had a day here in one of my British literature courses with Hank Burgess where I was watching him teach, and I thought, "One day, I hope I can do what he's doing. I hope I can be on that side of the teacher's desk, inspiring students and engaging in the discipli~e the way he does it:' What do you like to do in your spare time? I really enjoy reading. I am an unapologetic generalist. I like everything from novels to graphic novels to non-fiction travel writing-I love travel writing. There is a stack of books by my desk at home. There are · four boxes [of books] in my office here that I need to pack up. And I came [to Montana] with nine boxes of books, and my wife made me promise to get it down to maybe 12 [boxes] when we move to the Midwest. I have written quite a number of academic articles on everything from ecocriticism and educational methods to narrative theory, and I have done some travel writing. I've written on the American West, especially the contemporary American West. For years, I wrote a column about what it is like to be an English professor. And though I am not funny, I like to write humor. I also very much like the outdoors. I like hiking, and I used to run marathons, but more accurately, I jogged them. I like skiing, cross-country and downhill. I also like to cook. That's mostly because I like to eat. I love Asian food, and I love to grill, and I can make a pretty good hot dish, for the record. We had tater tot hot dish last night. Just helping the kids through the transition; we do not want them to go through the cultural bends. See DEAN, page 9 SEE US: volleyball player seeks equality PAGE 11 @augiemirror augustanamirror@gmail.com augiemirror.com
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Title | Mirror - March 23, 2018 |
Subject (LC) | Augustana University (Sioux Falls, S.D.)--Students--Newspapers |
Type | Newspaper |
Date | 2018-03-23 |
Publishing agency | Augustana University |
Rights | This image may not be reproduced without the express written consent of Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD, USA 57197. |
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Language | English |
Collection | Augustana Newspapers |
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Date | 2018-03-23 |
Text | Rice shares hopes, fears at Boe Forum Taylor Olson 66th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice taking questions on Mar. 20 at a press conference prior to her address at the 21st Boe Forum. In her speech, she explained the challenges of international politics, anti-satellite warfare and dangers inside and outside the U.S. ASA approves new election code for 2018 campaign MCKENNA BAUER mmbauer16@ole.augie.edu The Augustana Student Association Senate members approved a revised election code last month before the upcoming ASA presidential election. Last year, the Personnel and Development Committee, which manages ASA elections, noticed parts of the election code were no longer relevant to today's elections. Instead of reviewing the code for grammati-cal changes, they decided to make larger changes to the document, ensuring clearer guidelines for future elections. ASA President Katelyn Graber said the changes include the replacement of the South Side senator with a freshman international student senator, allowing candidates to directly share the voting link from Viking Central. The changes also give clearer guidelines for where campaigning is allowed and adds more students to the election Terning House hosts litter of puppers and their mama, too PAGE7 commission. Graber said that the South Side senator position did not seem necessary anymore because 40 freshmen now live on North Side in Tuve. Previously, the South Side senator could be any freshman student who lived in Bergsaker or Solberg, Graber said. Tia McKillip, the senior senator who proposed the change, suggested that a first-year international student should hold the seat instead. Katelyn Graber "We have two positions set aside for i ternational students;' said Graber. "But it is pretty difficult for a freshman to win when upperclass- See ASA, page 3 Wasted waste: the many ways to recycle PAGES Mirror Exclusive Q & A with newly appointed Academic Dean Colin Irvine- JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson 15@ole.augie.edu The following is an abridged version of a longer interview with Colin Irvine, Augustana's new academic dean. Irvine was previously the academic dean for Carroll College in Helena, Mont. The interview took place Mar. 19. What drew you to higher education? I was actually drawn in by one of my professors at Carroll College. I had planned to be a high school teacher and coach and was so inspired by the teachers I had there. I had a day here in one of my British literature courses with Hank Burgess where I was watching him teach, and I thought, "One day, I hope I can do what he's doing. I hope I can be on that side of the teacher's desk, inspiring students and engaging in the discipli~e the way he does it:' What do you like to do in your spare time? I really enjoy reading. I am an unapologetic generalist. I like everything from novels to graphic novels to non-fiction travel writing-I love travel writing. There is a stack of books by my desk at home. There are · four boxes [of books] in my office here that I need to pack up. And I came [to Montana] with nine boxes of books, and my wife made me promise to get it down to maybe 12 [boxes] when we move to the Midwest. I have written quite a number of academic articles on everything from ecocriticism and educational methods to narrative theory, and I have done some travel writing. I've written on the American West, especially the contemporary American West. For years, I wrote a column about what it is like to be an English professor. And though I am not funny, I like to write humor. I also very much like the outdoors. I like hiking, and I used to run marathons, but more accurately, I jogged them. I like skiing, cross-country and downhill. I also like to cook. That's mostly because I like to eat. I love Asian food, and I love to grill, and I can make a pretty good hot dish, for the record. We had tater tot hot dish last night. Just helping the kids through the transition; we do not want them to go through the cultural bends. See DEAN, page 9 SEE US: volleyball player seeks equality PAGE 11 @augiemirror augustanamirror@gmail.com augiemirror.com |