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Title: Augsburg Echo February 27, 2024, Page .pdf-2
Search Result: It doesn’t stop there. According to USA Today, Ohio lawmakers overrode Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of H.B. 68 in early Feb. of this year. This bill banned gender affirming care for trans youth, and this includes using puberty blocker hormones that support physical development to align with the youth...
Show moreIt doesn’t stop there. According to USA Today, Ohio lawmakers overrode Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of H.B. 68 in early Feb. of this year. This bill banned gender affirming care for trans youth, and this includes using puberty blocker hormones that support physical development to align with the youth’s identity, and it bans trans girls from playing in school sports. Lana Moore, former Columbus fire captain and trans woman, shared her thoughts of the veto override in USA Today saying, “I would have laid down my life for these people who | know would have hated me for whol am.” Overwhelming feelings of betrayal radiate from the Ohio trans community and their advocates as the recent legislation shows an attempt to erase trans people from public life. According to USA Today, Ohio trans advocacy groups are saddened and disappointed with Ohio lawmakers and their unwillingness to protect gender affirming care; these same actions of public erasure and banning can be seen in states like Florida, Utah, Texas and Georgia. According to USA Today, Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles quietly announced in January that transgender residents would no longer be able to update their gender marker on state IDs and driver's licenses. In Utah, one of the most recent bills has banned trans people from using the bathroom of the gender they associate with. According to Siobhan Boyd-Nelson, co-interim executive director of Equality Ohio, bills like H.B. 68 show how things are progressively getting worse for the LGBTQIA+ community. In a quote from USA Today, Nelson says, “We’re seeing it happen across the country, and we think people should be very concerned about what appears to be an obsession with marginalizing and harming an already marginalized community.” EVENTS: UPCOMING - Dawah Tabling 70 a.m. - 12 p.m. - ADSG Election Info Session Christensen Center, Feb. 27 @ 17:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. Interracial Dating - Student Concerns Meeting Christensen Center Lobby, Feb. 27 @ - QIPOC Presents: Intercultural and Marshall Room, Feb. 27 @ 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Student Lounge, Feb. 27 @ 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Be Kind To Yourself Event OGC 114, Feb. 28 @ 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Open Mic Night Hagfors 150A, Feb. 28 @ 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Wednesday Night Worship: Live Music Hoversten Chapel, Feb. 28 @ 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. East Commons, Feb. 29 @ 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Meaningful Writing OGC 100, Feb. 29 @ 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Mental Health Dialogue and Workshop! - Poetics 101: Intro to Poetry & 2 ECHO FEBRUARY 2024
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Title: Augsburg Echo February 27, 2024, Page .pdf-1
Search Result: NEWS Valentine's Day MMIW March SPORTS Auggie Baseball Auggie Softball A&C OPINIONS Movie Review: Trans Rights & "Players" Bathrooms Artist Spotlight Bots & Social Media FEATURES Writing Center Strommen Center AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2024 VOLUME. CXXVII / ISSUE. XIV ck HIGH...
Show moreNEWS Valentine's Day MMIW March SPORTS Auggie Baseball Auggie Softball A&C OPINIONS Movie Review: Trans Rights & "Players" Bathrooms Artist Spotlight Bots & Social Media FEATURES Writing Center Strommen Center AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2024 VOLUME. CXXVII / ISSUE. XIV ck HIGH JOURNALISTIC STANDARDS CENTERING COMMUNITY POLITICALLY ACTIVE ANTI-LGBTQIA+ LEGISLATION Photo of people protesting outside the St. Paul capitol building in support of LGBTQIA+ rights, taken on July 28, 2010, retrieved from Wikimedia Commons Paul Ellertson, staff writer LGBTQIA+ lives continue to be under attack as we make our way into 2024. According to the ACLU 2024 Legislation Session Tracker, there are a total of 442 Anti-LGBTQIA+ bills nationwide. This includes 10 bills in Minnesota that are targeting healthcare, drag performances, school sports, school curriculum and even bills that if passed would allow schools to kick out LGBTQIA+ students. In Tennessee, H.B. 878 was introduced and is on the verge of being signed into law, when if done would ban both same sex and interracial marriages. This bill would violate the 2015 Supreme Court ruling of Obergefell v. Hodges which legalized same-sex marriage and the 1967 case Loving v. Virginia which forbid the barring of interracial marriage. According to Salon News, the two Republican state senators of Tennessee sponsoring the bill are Sen. Mark Pody and Sen. Monty Fritts. They defended the bill in a quote from Salon News, stating, “Any opposition to the bill is misplaced because it exists to clarify the rights of officiates to refuse to marry a couple based on personal/religious beliefs.” The bill will also extend to government officials, such as county clerks who handle marriage licenses. According to Salon, though it’s unclear if Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will sign the bill into law. However, with his history of signing anti- LGBTQIA+ legislation, there is a strong possibility he could. IS SWEEPING THE NATION IN 2024 SUAGRE Abi Hilden Executive Editor Elliot Hilden Managing Editor Christine Horner Copy Editor Anthonella Laurens Layout Editor Olivia Allery News Editor Devin Schelske Sports Editor Tayana Osuna Arts & Culture Editor Percy Bartelt Opinions Editor Anna Hudak Features Editor Salma Gelle Outreach Coordinator Olivia Allery Online Publishing Coordinator
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-12
Search Result: Last Week's Answers Becoming Fitzgerald Mae Jemison . Gymnastics . Virginia Malcolm X Maya Angelou Beyoncé BACK PAGE Spring Crossword Across 2. What plant name comes from the English word “degeseage,” meaning “day’s eye?” 5. What is the official birth flower of March? 6. In which Asian country do...
Show moreLast Week's Answers Becoming Fitzgerald Mae Jemison . Gymnastics . Virginia Malcolm X Maya Angelou Beyoncé BACK PAGE Spring Crossword Across 2. What plant name comes from the English word “degeseage,” meaning “day’s eye?” 5. What is the official birth flower of March? 6. In which Asian country do people visit parks and picnics to enjoy the cherry blossom flowers in spring? 8. Finish the sentence: If someone is quite spry and youthful, they could be considered a spring . Down 1. Which spring superfood has over 500 varieties? 3. What does the term “vernal” mean? 4. lf someone has ombrophobia, what common springtime weather phenomena are_ they afraid of? 7. This Greek goddess is typically associated with spring because she is said to return from the Underworld for the season each year. |” Opinions expressed in The Echo are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of staff, adminstration, faculty or the remainder of student body. Submissions can be sent to echo@augsburg.edu, which should be between 450-550 words and accompanied by writer's name and information. All submissions are property of The Echo and subject to revision. GET PAID FOR WRITING! Contributor: $15 Staff Writer: $25 WHY JOIN THE ECHO? The reviews (from our end of the year feedback form sent to our staff members) are in: "It's a friendly, nonjudgemental environment where you can be creative, express your opinions, make friends, and grow as a writer." "The Echo community is all super affirming of each other and really dedicated." "Everyone is really supportive" "Everyone is really nice, and its a super enjoyable job to have." Check out our Instagram @Augsburg_Echo for more info 12 ECHO MARCH 2024 BACK PAGE
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-11
Search Result: The American Swedish Institute is a Unique Cultural Experience The marriage of Swan and Christina Turnblad, both Swedish immigrants, was followed by a life of great monetary success. Swan’s fortune as the owner of “Amerikanska Posten”, the largest newspaper produced in Swedish in the U.S.,...
Show moreThe American Swedish Institute is a Unique Cultural Experience The marriage of Swan and Christina Turnblad, both Swedish immigrants, was followed by a life of great monetary success. Swan’s fortune as the owner of “Amerikanska Posten”, the largest newspaper produced in Swedish in the U.S., allowed them to commission architects to build what is known today as the Turnblad Mansion on Park Avenue. Following the death of Christina Turnblad, the last surviving owner, the Turnblad Mansion was donated to the American Swedish Institute (ASI). Today, it serves as an important center of Nordic “The ASI offers its culture in Minneapolis featuring a wide array of displays and services. “Arctic Highways: Unbounded Indigenous People,” the current featured exhibition at the ASI, tells the individual stories of 12 Indigenous artists from SAapmi and North America including Tomas Colbengtson, Matti Aikio and Maureen Gruben. These stories touch on themes of migration, tension and borders. In_ their collective artist statement, the artists of this exhibition explain that “the borders of nation states, arbitrarily drawn without regard to the landscapes of our ancestors have been used to group the Sami people, and to set us up to fight against our brothers and sisters living on the other side.” These themes are explored through various forms of art including textile, sculpture and duodji handcraft. Through Anna Hudak features editor this exhibition, audiences are compelled to contemplate what it means to be unbounded. The second exhibition, “Mygration” by Stina Folkebrant and Tomas’ Colbengtson, is a spatial, thought-provoking experience that examines circular time, movement and environmental destruction. In a joint statement, Folkebrant and Colbengtson said “Animals know no nationality or national borders; they go where they want they follow the pasture and instinct and people who work with The ASI offers its audience the opportunity to experience every aspect of Swedish culture. At the FIKA Cafe, there is a wide array of Nordic cuisine including Sm6érgasar (an open sandwich), gronsaker (vegetables) and cardamom bread pudding. The ASI also offers various arts and culture programs, language classes, and Nordic handcraft works. Visiting the ASI was an enriching and educational experience. The wide array of objects and art to audience the opportunity to experience every aspect of Swedish culture.” herd animals follow the animals’ cycle.” The inspiration for this art piece was the movement of Sami people to Canada and Alaska following the Gold Rush of 1900 when many Sami people taught the Inuit how to herd reindeer. The exhibition features a black and white painting of an expressive herd of reindeer covering the walls of the room. From the middle hang photos of Inuit people on plexiglass. In addition to the informative and compelling exhibitions, remnants from the Turnblad residence provide an additional aspect of visual fascination. These remnants include elaborate chandeliers, colorful ceilings depicting themes of nature and ornate fireplaces. | was particularly enthralled by a stained glass window inspired by “Valdemar Atterdag Holing Visby to Ransom.” observe and the setting inside of a historic house made the experience quite unique. It was especially refreshing to see the experiences and stories of the Sami people on display and their knowledge valued, especially considering the history of their treatment in Sweden which included an intense campaign of “Swedification” that lasted until the 1970s. This combination of art, home decor and museum exhibitions means’ there is truly something of interest for everyone at the ASI. MARCH 2024 ‘men om wo om om £1 € w & SPAIN EcHO 11
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-9
Search Result: The War Against Our Houseless Neighbors Must End Homelessness has been a growing problem within the United States, miraculously when we have higher rates of cities being gentrified and the price of living sky-rocketing after the pandemic. Instead of city officials acting like normal people — and...
Show moreThe War Against Our Houseless Neighbors Must End Homelessness has been a growing problem within the United States, miraculously when we have higher rates of cities being gentrified and the price of living sky-rocketing after the pandemic. Instead of city officials acting like normal people — and maybe, | don’t know, subsidizing housing or providing funds to help people get housed — many believe that they should target and criminalize houseless people while funding genocidal campaigns. This is cruel and unusual punishment in every sense of the word. Luis Escobar staff writer harm, fight and even kill homeless people on baseless claims. Police can lock up people for being houseless in public, knowing they don’t have money to pay bail and then throw them in prison where they are forced to work for pennies. Then after they are forever barred from voting, they have a criminal record and can never attain a job. This is intentional, this is murder. Homelessness is often believed to be the fault of the individual within the United States, the whole “pull yourself up by the bootstraps” narrative that we’ve Shelters are always overwhelmed and underfunded. In New York, people are ticketed for providing meals. This bottleneck of resources kills. Encampment sweeps kill, they destroy communities and they traumatize people over and over again. Minnesota alone has no obligation to send social workers to encampment evictions and police have no obligation to share where shelters or other resources are. Where else can they go? What else can they do when everything "Police can lock up people for being houseless in public, knowing they don’t have money to pay bail and then throw them in prison where they are forced to Many states are_ starting to implement this demonic campaign. Others, such as_ Texas, have already written this law into their constitution. The most recent addition to this onslaught of horrible laws is Kentucky. Their recently introduced HB 5 makes sleeping on public property illegal, which makes me question the point of public property. To make it even worse, these lawmakers had a meal with these people that they are now persecuting. These laws aren’t targeted towards any person for sleeping in public, it’s any person who /ooks homeless and happens to be sleeping in public. How else can you interpret this besides the US waging a war against the houseless? Kentucky already has “stand-your-ground” laws and not criminalizing people for being on public property lets people been force-fed all our lives. This narrative is Just completely false: many people — about 40-50% who live in encampments — are often employed, sometimes even having two to three jobs at a time according to Invisible People. The cost of living is so impossibly high, especially for disenfranchised people that they simply cannot afford to live in the city that many of them were born in. How ironic is it that you are forced out of the place where you once called home? Many more people are seeking a job, but not having stable housing makes an income impossible when there is no address for a check to be mailed to. Narratives about homeless criminals paired with the fact that a lot of our houseless neighbors are BIPOC all but completely stops them from being able to work. has been made impossible to afford on purpose? ° " work for pennies. Punishing those who fell upon unfortunate circumstances is the last thing our legislators, our governors and our mayors should be doing. You can’t claim to be for the people when you only care about those who can afford to fund your campaigns and feed your businesses every dollar you have. This is a war that will not end, not unless we stand with our houseless neighbors and demand to tear down these absolutely deplorable laws. MARCH 2024 ECHO 9
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-10
Search Result: Restaurant Review: Annie’s Parlour is Are you looking for a classy and convenient burger and malt restaurant? Check out Annie‘s Parlour located at 313 14th Ave SE! Recently reopened, Annie's Parlour is back to serving customers as a cross between an old-school style burger joint and a malt shop....
Show moreRestaurant Review: Annie’s Parlour is Are you looking for a classy and convenient burger and malt restaurant? Check out Annie‘s Parlour located at 313 14th Ave SE! Recently reopened, Annie's Parlour is back to serving customers as a cross between an old-school style burger joint and a malt shop. If you’re looking for a place to go after classes with your friends, with your family or on a date, | strongly recommend Annie's Parlour. Whenl first arrived, |was drawn to the unique architecture and features of the building. The vintage and iconic neon signs contrast against the brick wall, making Annie’s Parlour hard to miss. There is also a scenic lookout where | was able to get a beautiful view of the University of Minnesota campus and Dinkytown. Photo of the California burger from Annie’s Parlor, taken by Via Ruiz on Feb. 23 10 ECHO MARCH 2024 Back in Business Via RUIZ contributor When | walked into Annie’s Parlour | was immediately greeted by friendly staff who provided wonderful service, seating me almost immediately. There was a bustling atmosphere’ in Annie’s which was filled with excited customers who were finally able to get a taste of Annie’s Parlour after its four- year-long closure. Happy customers seated with their families and friends created a contagious positivity that spread throughout the restaurant. Staff members were dedicated to preserving this positive energy through their intentional interactions with the customers. They were extremely attentive to the needs of everyone, checking to ensure customers’ were satisfied with their orders and having a pleasant experience. They maintained a_ perfect balance of friendliness and efficiency. | was very impressed by the menu which was_ organized and straightforward, making it easy to read. There were so many options to choose from, especially for the malts. For those with dietary restrictions, there were also vegan and vegetarian options. After some deliberation, | decided to order the California burger which came out almost immediately along with my friends’ orders. The presentation of the burgers was extremely appealing. | was pleased to discover that the appearance of the burgers was Photo of a butterfinger malt from Annie’s Parlor, taken by Via Ruiz on Feb. 23 rivaled only by their taste. The fries were seasoned with the perfect amount of salt, which complemented the burgers and malts very well. The burgers and fries were followed by malts which were delivered in huge portions in classic malt glasses. It's hard to measure up to the burgers, but the malts did not disappoint. They were extremely flavorful and filling. | left Annie’s Parlour with a full stomach and a great experience. lam so happy that | was able to experience Annie’s Parlour for the first time. The quick service, quality food and big portions make it easy to understand how Annie’s Parlour is a favorite of Dinkytown, especially among college students. | have been to many good burger and malt restaurants, but Annie’s Parlour is by far my favorite. Go check it out!
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-8
Search Result: Spotify Killed the Radio Star I don’t know if it’s just the age of the people whose weddings I’ve gone to, or the gestalt and mass compartmentalization' of music taste through streaming, but early 2000s music prevails on the dance floor. Maybe there’s something freeing about playing a song...
Show moreSpotify Killed the Radio Star I don’t know if it’s just the age of the people whose weddings I’ve gone to, or the gestalt and mass compartmentalization' of music taste through streaming, but early 2000s music prevails on the dance floor. Maybe there’s something freeing about playing a song everybody knows? Maybe the millennials are just nostalgic? Perhaps it allows us to hide our music taste and_ individuality, folded neatly into playlists far away from the scrutiny of our most ruthless of friends and family members, behind the safety of the timelessly appealing Justin Timberlake and Destiny’s Child. Or maybe it’s just the millennials being nostalgic. | do think there’s a_e strange cultural death of, or molting from, a shared and “popular” music. I’m not saying this death is a bad thing either. | love my little personalized Spotify playlists with silly names that feel like inside jokes with my past self and being able to track my music taste through flirtations with genres over time. | love my “Discover Weekly” and _ having an algorithm that seems to know me better than I’m comfortable dwelling on for too long. And, | love early 2000s music and feeling comfy enough to dance to said music at my second cousin (twice removed)’s dog-walker’s wedding. However, | did have a_ weird moment of... loss? Nostalgia? Who knows... after hearing Beyoncé’s new single “Texas Hold ‘Em.” Upon initially hearing it, | thought it would be a _ soon-to-be classic that I’d hope to hear on the dance floor of future weddings (or, 8 ECHO MARCH 2024 Gracie Johnson contributor at least the ones that wouldn’t surely end in divorce). But, | don’t know if it’ll be popularized on a large enough scale to reach the wedding playlists with the recent disinterest in the radio for its younger, customizing counterpart. Maybe, since streaming services are taking the place of the radio, tucked away in little pockets of playlists of those the algorithm reached is where “Texas Hold ‘Em” will stay... "It would seem the mass dissemination of music that once was, through the medium of the radio, is replicated through another ubiquitous algorithm of the “For-You- Page” (FYP)." However! A beacon of hope shines in the - not-so-modest, nevertheless, ever-so sacrilegious grail of social media. Mainly, TikTok. | asked a friend if they’d listened to Beyoncé’s’ newest single and they said that they’d heard glimpses of it on the social media platform. It would seem the mass dissemination of music that once was, through the medium of the radio, is replicated through another ubiquitous algorithm of the “For-You-Page” (FYP). Oh, All Knowing, Great = and Powerful Algorithm - | have no idea how you work. To be honest, | don’t want to know. But please, Algorithm, don’t kill your up and coming musical artists, or (excuse the pun) Ratio-Star them. | worry that it’s much harder to popularize newer music when the streaming isn’t standardized by KDWB. We’re at a strange point of inflection in our timeline, a point of intersection of music and social media platforms — their rise and fall and what we do with that culturally. Will “Texas Hold ‘Em” make its way to my old babysitter’s wedding? Only time will tell; tik tok, | suppose...
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-7
Search Result: Artist Spotlight: Gracie Johnson I’m Gracie (she/her), a fourth year English major at Augsburg. | mostly write poetry as a (-n often insomnia ridden) means of expression when | have thoughts or feelings that are strong enough to require their eviction, condemning them to live outside my head...
Show moreArtist Spotlight: Gracie Johnson I’m Gracie (she/her), a fourth year English major at Augsburg. | mostly write poetry as a (-n often insomnia ridden) means of expression when | have thoughts or feelings that are strong enough to require their eviction, condemning them to live outside my head because they can only live there rent free for so long. | also love words and language, and their ability to express feelings, make people laugh, feel heard, and connect. | hope my words are able to do some of that here — big thank you to the Echo for making it possible :) Photo of Gracie Johnson An incomplete list of everything I’ve ever been -getting my period while swimming afraid of: -sharks (again) -that | smell bad and no one will tell me -my parents leaving my sight (thanks to a lack of -bugs under my skin object permanence) -bullfrogs that carry their eggs on their back -tornado sirens -walking home at night -bears -not being able to control what i eat -the tunnel scene from willy wonka when Gene -mold taking over my house Wilder keeps rhyming stuff -over eating -Robbie from Lazy Town -outgrowing my clothes -loosing my parents in Walmart -friends talking about me behind my back -the spider carriage thing from beauty and the beast’ -the state fair -also real spiders -the cheesecake factory -bugs -germs and bugs in my food and under my teeth and -fuzzy house centipedes under my skin -sharks -not being a biologist -peeing my pants at school -being a biologist -my first grade teacher -disappointing others -warts -break ups -skin infections -making the wrong choices -getting kidnapped -letting go -being told im dumb by a teacher -(object) permanence -bears (again) -not finding a career -the organ player at our church -loosing my parents -my parents deciding they don’t want me anymore -that all of life is a dream -photos of hair follicles up close -birds of prey -all social interaction >| - awkward situations J > -embarrassing myself -getting my period in school CO: -getting my period in the woods -bears (again) ( ) MARCH 2024 ECHO 7
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-5
Search Result: Championing the Future for Women's Lacrosse Last year, the Auggies Womens Lacrosse team had a season of improvement from the miserable and winless 2022 season. The team went 4-12 and was able to make a total of 147 goals to their opponents 268. Last season's conference wins were against Monmouth...
Show moreChampioning the Future for Women's Lacrosse Last year, the Auggies Womens Lacrosse team had a season of improvement from the miserable and winless 2022 season. The team went 4-12 and was able to make a total of 147 goals to their opponents 268. Last season's conference wins were against Monmouth College and Wartburg College. So far in the D’artagnan JOhNSON contributor for two years prior in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Like most of the coaches here at Augsburg, Knudson is an Auggie alum and was a four-year player for the lacrosse team. One of her proudest accomplishments at Augsburg was her MWLC second- team all-conference honor in 2021. Womens Lacrosse team taking the field against Carrol College at Edor Nelson Field, taken by Kevin Healy on Feb. 18 2024 season, the Auggies hold a solid 1-2 record and have started with a better winning percentage than in the previous two seasons. Just recently, the season took aturn with a win against Lewis & Clark College that came down to the wire. Interim Head Coach Mikayla Knudson was hired just before the start of 2024 and already has a lot of respect from her players. However, Knudson isn’t new to the program. She served as an Assistant Coach Besides the leadership of the new coach, there are plenty of players to keep an eye on. The biggest name being sophomore midfielder, Jade Wilson, who currently leads the team and the MWLC in scoring with 13. Six goals came from a dominant performance against Lewis & Clark College. Wilson is currently chasing her second consecutive MWLC first-team all-conference honor. According to a recent interview regarding the Lewis & Clark game, senior Alexa Hoffman remarked in an interview with the Echo, “The game was super tough as we were a player down that week. | would say our win was due to our team communication coming in strong. Jade Willson was our MVP as she six goals but the other girls did well too. Both Jessica, our scored attack end, and Liliah, our defensive end, made some goals. One of them got their first goal ever here at Augsburg.” Hoffman as Team Captain and senior attack/defensive is definitely another player to watch. Hoffman’s season highlight is her solid three goal outing against UW-La Crosse. In 2022, she was named to the MWLC first-team all-conference defense list. One newcomer to watch for this season is sophomore attacker Jessica Paul, a transfer from Northwestern-St. Paul. In her first three games with the Auggies, she has started in all three and contributed five ground balls, three caused turnovers, two goals and an assist. Augsburg is back in action on March 6 in the dome covering Edor Nelson field. The Auggies will take on UW- 18-7 around the same time last season. When the teams match up, UW-Stout will be playing their second game of Stout who the Auggies beat the season while the Auggies will be in midseason and playing their fifth game of the season. MARCH 2024 ECHO 5
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-6
Search Result: Augsburg Art Galleries Capture Care with “Sonmat” Sound. Ua ST, KOO Elliot Hilden managing editor Photo of “Bathroom Stall Tears“ by Yoshie Sakai in the Christensen Gallery, taken by Elliot Hilden on Feb. 25 The Augsburg Galleries are a by the Design & Agency group embedded creative experience...
Show moreAugsburg Art Galleries Capture Care with “Sonmat” Sound. Ua ST, KOO Elliot Hilden managing editor Photo of “Bathroom Stall Tears“ by Yoshie Sakai in the Christensen Gallery, taken by Elliot Hilden on Feb. 25 The Augsburg Galleries are a by the Design & Agency group embedded creative experience run in the Graphic Design program at Augsburg. This group is structured by the mentorship of professors find meaningful solutions. According to to help students involved their website, the mission of the galleries “is to serve ourcommunity through supporting the innovation and experimentation of visual artists as they foster creativity, and conversation, engagement, critical thinking.” The most recent gallery experience ran from Jan. 23 through March 3. It was titled “Sonmat,” a Korean term that refers to “hand taste,” or the unique quality infused into a meal by the person who made it. This exhibition used the work of seven artists, who each had 6 ECHO MARCH 2024 brought their own “hand taste” to “« the exhibit, exploring what “care” can mean and look like across various individual life experiences. They did this through the illusion of a home, with the bathroom, bedroom and living room creating unique narratives rooms such as within them. The artists included in this gallery are Young Joo Lee, Lauren McCarthy in collaboration with David Leonard, Ahree Lee, Liz Nurenberg, Yoshie Sakai and Hannah Kim Varamini. While visiting this gallery, | was particularly enamored by the “bedroom” exhibit. The room was separated from the other section of the gallery by a hanging curtain, and inside there was a simple bed Above the bed, there was a video projected on titled “I.A. and two chairs. the wall. The video, Suzie,” was created by Lauren Lee McCarthy in David Leonard, and put the viewer collaboration with into the point of view of a virtual care system, giving perspective on the ethical challenges related to A.l. | also enjoyed the Liz Nurenberg sculptures. They encouraged connection with the audience, inviting people to imitate the gestures that are commonly used when handling digital devices. | found it intriguing to note that we don’t really pay attention to how our hands move when we are using our devices, but that it can be so easily boiled down in sculpture. At first glance, it can be hard to know what the sculptures mean or how they relate to technology, but as you mimic the gestures it becomes apparent what each one is. | found that idea fascinating. the exhibit did just close, but be sure Unfortunately, “Sonmat” to keep an eye out for when the galleries open up again! You can come and go as you please, so even if you only have five minutes to spare, they are definitely worth checking out!
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-1
Search Result: NEWS Russia-Ukraine War SPORTS Women's Lacrosse Athlete Spotlight A&C "Sonmat" Gallery Artist Spotlight OPINIONS Spotify & the Radio Homelessness FEATURES Restaurant Review American Swedish Institute AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024 VOLUME. CXXVII / ISSUE. XV ck HIGH JOURNALISTIC...
Show moreNEWS Russia-Ukraine War SPORTS Women's Lacrosse Athlete Spotlight A&C "Sonmat" Gallery Artist Spotlight OPINIONS Spotify & the Radio Homelessness FEATURES Restaurant Review American Swedish Institute AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024 VOLUME. CXXVII / ISSUE. XV ck HIGH JOURNALISTIC STANDARDS CENTERING COMMUNITY POLITICALLY ACTIVE AUGSBURG’S ACADEMIC DEANS ANNOUNCE THEIR DEPARTURES Headshots of Dean of Professional Studies and Graduate Education Monica Devers and Dean of Arts and Sciences Ryan Haaland Olivia Allery, news editor The Dean of Arts and Sciences Ryan Haaland and the Dean of Professional Studies and Graduate Education Monica Devers, have recently announced their departures from Augsburg. While the exact date of their departures has not yet been determined, both have assured that they intend to finish out the Spring semester and remain in their positions into the summer months. In an interview with the Echo, Dean Devers stated, “We don’t have an end date yet, we're gonna work with the provost over the next couple of months to figure out a transition plan.” After serving Augsburg for seven years, Dean Devers has made the tough decision for an expansion of career opportunities. “ld guess I'll probably stay in higher education, in some capacity,” said Devers when asked about her plans after leaving Augsburg, “but | think there’s some other opportunities for me too with health care, my background is in healthcare just made me think of going back into a more healthcare position.” Dean Haaland, finishing up his fifth year at Augsburg and being a physicist, says he plans to do more with research and development within that field. “l have a lot of things that | would like to try and explore, perhaps outside of higher education. I’m a scientist by training and | love Minnesota, | wanna stay in Minnesota and there are lots of opportunities in the industry right SUAGRE Abi Hilden Executive Editor Elliot Hilden Managing Editor Christine Horner Copy Editor Anthonella Laurens Layout Editor Olivia Allery News Editor Devin Schelske Sports Editor Tayana Osuna Arts & Culture Editor Percy Bartelt Opinions Editor Anna Hudak Features Editor Salma Gelle Outreach Coordinator Olivia Allery Online Publishing Coordinator
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-4
Search Result: Po oJ v POR 2 7 Athlete Spotlight: Jade Wilson the women's lacrosse team is off to a Augsburg’s Jade Wilson of hot start to the season. Through the first three games of the young season, Wilson has accrued more stats and accolades than some players will get in their whole career. She currently...
Show morePo oJ v POR 2 7 Athlete Spotlight: Jade Wilson the women's lacrosse team is off to a Augsburg’s Jade Wilson of hot start to the season. Through the first three games of the young season, Wilson has accrued more stats and accolades than some players will get in their whole career. She currently has 20 draws controlled, 14 points, 13 goals, three caused the midfield position. Wilson was also nine ground balls, turnovers and an assist for awarded with a Midwest Womens Lacrosse Conference (MWLC) player of the week honor for her three goal University. performance against Carroll Another season highlight for the Auggie midfielder is a six goal performance against Lewis & Clark College. Wilson was relentless with her offensive attack with nine shots on goal, seven draw controls, two ground balls and an assist. With 1:54 remaining in the game, she scored her sixth goal of the game to put the Auggies on top 11-10 and give them the momentum they needed to hold on and win the game. With her 13 goals on the season, Wilson leads the MWLC in goals scored by a wide margin with the next highest goal scorer sitting at six. She also leads the conference in shots on goals with 22 and points with 14. She is currently tied at 10th place nationally for goals scored on the season. Although Wilson has started the season off with a bang, it was expected from teammates, coaches 4 ECHO MARCH 2024 Angie LENO staff writter Jade Wilson posing for her media day photo in the Kennedy Center, taken by Kevin Healy on Feb. 17 and Auggie fans alike. She is only a sophomore and leads the entire team in career points scored with 70 and career goals scored with 67. In the 2023 season, Wilson’s rookie campaign, her stellar play was awarded with MWLC first team all- conference honors as well as two MWLC player of the week honors. Looking outward, Wilson is on pace to smash the school record for career goals scored (162) and career points scored (191), which are both held by Helena Nguyen and set in the 2018 season. Wilson currently sits at seventh place all-time in career goals scored and tied for 11th in career all-time points scored. These are truly insane statistics for a player only a few games into her sophomore campaign. If Wilson continues her dominating offensive attack at her 2023 season pace, she will have scored 216 goals and 224 points by the end of her senior season. A talented player surely the Augsburg with these accolades will be represented Athletic Hall Another player Wilson is chasing is in of Fame someday. current Assistant Coach Christina Nelson, the only player in Augsburg Womens Lacrosse history to earn MWLC first honors in four consecutive years. team all-conference However, Nelson earned her honors on the defensive end. Wilson could be the first Augsburg history to earn four first offensive player in team all-conference awards. Auggie fans catch Wilson terrorizing the UW-Stout goalkeeper on March 6 at Edor Nelson Field, the Auggies' next home matchup. Also, can see the Auggies on livestream during their tour to Sewanee, Tennessee on March 12 and 13 as they take Southwestern and on University Sewanee (University of The South).
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-2
Search Result: now,” he said, in an interview with the Echo. Both Haaland and Devers shared that the news was not easy to share with their departments, but were met with much support and some surprise from their department chairs and faculty. “I think some of the faculty were surprised,” said Devers, “because...
Show morenow,” he said, in an interview with the Echo. Both Haaland and Devers shared that the news was not easy to share with their departments, but were met with much support and some surprise from their department chairs and faculty. “I think some of the faculty were surprised,” said Devers, “because they didn’t know that the provost was this far along in her thinking with the five school model and so we had been working with her for the last month or so.” Devers and Haaland explained that since 2019, Augsburg has been working in phases to divide the university’s departments into five separate schools of study. While the names have not been finalized yet, Augsburg will have schools with the five categories of arts, science and math, health, humanities and business. Haaland and Devers went on to explain that another reason for their departure was to make room for the new school directors that will be chosen in place of academic deans with the five school model. “Despite their departure, Devers and Haaland will still carry fond memories and successes from Augsburg, and are excited for the University to move into the next phase of the five school model.” “The provost will be asking for faculty who want to serve as directors for these schools,” said Devers when asked who will be taking over with their positions now open. “People can nominate themselves or have other people nominate them, and | believe that’ll be happening within the next 3-4 weeks.” Despite their departure, Devers and Haaland will still carry fond memories and successes’ from Augsburg, and are excited for the University to move into the next phase of the five school model. Both noted that witnessing the tireless and great work of their staff and seeing the resiliency of staff and students through the COVID-19 pandemic, responding to student needs — for example, launching the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) department, Hmong language courses and being able to hire new faculty members to Augsburg are some of the things they have been proud to be a part of for Augsburg. UPCOMING EVENTS: - APA Kahoot Night! Hagfors 250, March 5 @ 5:00 p.m. - Ramadan Halaqah - Make a Bead Pet Urn/Mort Lobby, March 5 @ 4:00 p.m. - Auggie Doggies Day CWC Lobby, March 6 @ 10:30 a.m. - STEM Peer Mentorship Science Museum Trip Science Museum, March 6 @ 4:00 p.m. - QPA General Meeting/Board Elections Augsburg HC 150, March 6 @ 5:30 p.m. Science 123 (Old science), March 5 @ 4:00 p.m. - Sound Healing Christensen Center-Student Lounge, March 7 @ 5:00 p.m. - Palette & Play Chapel Room (Foss Center), March 7 @ 5:00 p.m. - Jummah Hoversten Chapel (Foss), March 8 @ 1:30 p.m. - Menstrual Health Awareness Christensen Lobby, March 8 @ 12:30 p.m. - Spring Paint A Pot Urness/Mortensen Lobby, March 12 @ 6:00 p.m. 2 ECHO MARCH 2024
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Title: Augsburg Echo March 5, 2024, Page .pdf-3
Search Result: Russia-Ukraine War Enters Third Year As the Russia-Ukraine war passed its two year mark on Feb. 24, there seems to be no end in sight as Russian forces continue their attacks. Recently, according to the BBC, Russian forces have taken the eastern town of Avdiivka, Ukraine. Avdiivka, the city...
Show moreRussia-Ukraine War Enters Third Year As the Russia-Ukraine war passed its two year mark on Feb. 24, there seems to be no end in sight as Russian forces continue their attacks. Recently, according to the BBC, Russian forces have taken the eastern town of Avdiivka, Ukraine. Avdiivka, the city previously home to about 30,000 residents, is a critical point on Ukraine’s eastern front, and is where most of the fighting has taken place. According to the BBC, the fall of Avdiivka marks a massive change in the more than 620 mile eastern front line since the Russians seized Bakhmut in May 2023. According to the BBC, much of the fighting has been happening around Bakhmut, and Russian troops continue to make advances to cities like Robotyne, in southeastern Ukraine, which were targeted due to the hope that Russian supply lines to Crimea would be severed. They also reported that Ukraine has been attacking Russia's Black Sea fleet and claims to have sunk the Caesar Kunikov, an amphibious ship, off the coast of Crimea, allowing them to maintain maritime superiority in the western Black Sea. There has yet to be any confirmation from Russia about the incident. President of Ukraine Volodymir Zelensky made the decision to withdraw Ukrainian troops from that area in an effort to save lives. According to the BBC, Zelensky blames the loss on_ dwindling western military aid from the U.S. and other allies. Ukraine has been heavily dependent on their Western allies’ supplies to counter Russia's apparent abundance of artillery. Europe has also put on a massive string of demonstrations to show solidarity with Ukraine as well as an anniversary memorial held Feb. 24 Paul Ellertson staff writer Photo of destruction in Kupiansk, Ukraine after Russian air strike on Feb. 17, attained from Wikimedia Commons in Kyiv. “While any normal person would want the war to end, it could only be on Ukraine's terms,” said President Zelensky in a quote from the BBC. World leaders from Italy, Belgium and Canada joined hundreds of Ukriainians in Kyiv as part of the memorial. According to the BBC, however, President Joe Biden was not in attendance at the memorial. Chuck Schumer and a group of Democrats attended, so Zelensky considered this to be a sign that the U.S. still supports Ukraine. As the war enters its third year, Ukrainians are grieving but hopeful that in the end, they will win, according to the BBC. "I'm a realist and understand that most likely the war will drag on for the next three or four years. | hope society will mobilize, | hope we'll be able to somehow defeat Russia," said Denys Symonovskiy, a Kyiv resident, in a quote from the BBC. "We believe victory will be ours. It is all obtained at a very high price," said another Kyiv resident, in a quote from the BBC. The war has taken a very heavy toll on both soldiers and civilians. “We have an average of 30 wounded a day. . almost twice what they were in autumn,” said Captain Oleh Tokarchuk, commander of the medical unit for the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade, according to U.S. news. “While any normal person would want the war to end, it could only be on Ukraine's terms" - President Zelensky \ /\N S MARCH 2024 ECHO 3 IN
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Title: Svedrup Memorial Booklet (1938), Page 28
Search Result: knew that they had experienced one of life’s unforgettable mo- ments. His words had revealed, as in a lightning flash from eternity, a soul who had really learned to walk alone with God. When the Theological Faculty was called to his home to hear his message that he would have to give up all work...
Show moreknew that they had experienced one of life’s unforgettable mo- ments. His words had revealed, as in a lightning flash from eternity, a soul who had really learned to walk alone with God. When the Theological Faculty was called to his home to hear his message that he would have to give up all work for the pres- ent, some one asked him: “But will you be able to lay aside the sense of responsibility, so that you won’t worry about the un- completed task?” ‘Oh yes, I can throw that off all right,” was his reply. Standing at the very borderland of the achievement of a goal cherished through long, long years, he was neverthe- less ready at the Captain’s command to relinquish his place. His last message to the pastors of the Lutheran Free Church, dictated just before he was taken to the hospital, is marked by an ele- mental strength and simplicity reminding one of the Old Testa- ment in which his spirit moved so freely: “As you will know from the letter received from President Burntvedt, it is necessary for me to withdraw from all active work at once. ... My faith is that the Lord’s ways are al- ways the best, and so with this there must be a purpose in it... . There is not much that I can say, nor is there any need that I say much. Only this that we can enter into this new land of our future opportunities, for the Lord is with us and will bless this undertaking [the ingathering for Memorial Hall] for us. It was begun in His name, and in His Name it will be completed. The honor is His alone. ... The Lord bless you in your work in every way. May He keep His kindly eye watchful over you.” He had taught the Gospel of freedom throughout all the years of his life. Again and again he had shown himself to be a free man in thought. Now at the end, it was revealed more clearly than ever that he was ‘free indeed.” He died on Armistice Day, 1937, at a time when sinister war- clouds were hanging over all the world. A day or two before his death, the nurse attending him heard him whisper in his PAGE TWENTY-FOUR
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Title: Svedrup Memorial Booklet (1938), Page 27
Search Result: together. In his mind there is no doubt which of the two was the greater, which saw more deeply, which was ranged on the side destined to win at last. Yet to both of them he would do honor by comparing each to the other. In person they met but once. In spirit they fought side by side throughout...
Show moretogether. In his mind there is no doubt which of the two was the greater, which saw more deeply, which was ranged on the side destined to win at last. Yet to both of them he would do honor by comparing each to the other. In person they met but once. In spirit they fought side by side throughout all the years. In abiding influence, both live on. No one could have a more profound regard for that which is personal and individual than did George Sverdrup. Upon one occasion, speaking of the struggle for freedom in the modern world, he said: “It almost seems that the only thing worth doing in our world is to contribute something toward the libera- tion of individuals. All systems degenerate. And even at their best they tend to repress and coerce. Let us do what we can to help individual personalities develop and grow.” Yet it was very seldom, either in public or private, that he spoke personally of himself. Usually he confined himself to the objective realities, often even verging upon the abstract. Be- cause of this, the few times when he did fling open the doors of his own soul and let his hearers glimpse something of what dwelt there, it was always a soul-enriching experience. One such oc- casion, unforgettable to all who were present, came at the last Annual Conference which he attended. The resolution had just been passed authorizing the erection of a new building on the Seminary campus, and he had been elected to lead the ingather- ing of funds. He had taken no part in the preceding discussion. Now, as he expressed Augsburg’s gratitude for the decision taken, he spoke also of how Augsburg had through the years of struggle come to symbolize and embody for him personally all that was most worth while in the world. A few brief sen- tences set forth clearly the “theme” of the whole symphony of a great life. Even as we were thinking of the simple grandeur of his confession of life-purpose, he added an explanatory pa- renthesis: “Do not misunderstand me: I have long ago reached to the place where life for me is not bound up inseparably with anything but God ....” Those who heard him speak that day PAGE TWENTY-THREE
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Title: Svedrup Memorial Booklet (1938), Page 26
Search Result: George Sverdrup of Augsburg and J. Gresham Machen of Princeton and Westminster. Strange that both of them should die within the same year, both at such a comparatively young age, and both so unexpectedly! In thinking of them and of their work, it is not exactly easy at first glance to see why...
Show moreGeorge Sverdrup of Augsburg and J. Gresham Machen of Princeton and Westminster. Strange that both of them should die within the same year, both at such a comparatively young age, and both so unexpectedly! In thinking of them and of their work, it is not exactly easy at first glance to see why these two should be grouped together. They were, in one sense, as dif. ferent as two evangelical theologians well could be. Machen was a thoroughgoing Calvinist, an ardent and able defender of a logical thought-system, a stern fighter of ecclesiastical and theo- logical battles. Sverdrup was an equally thoroughgoing Lu- theran, not so much interested in theological controversy, far more philosophical in his outlook, far more tolerant of the views of others. But both were minds of the highest order, yet both were humble, utterly sincere, and wholly indifferent to personal preferment; both were men who gloried in the Cross of the Re- deemer, and both were great lovers of men, though sometimes mistakenly judged to be too “intellectual” and aloof. From the academic point of view, both were outstanding for the absolute fairness of their discussion of theological issues. They cast no aspersions upon their opponents, even when they most ardently combatted the views which they upheld. They were Christian scholars and Christian gentlemen, of the finest type that it is given to the Church on earth to produce. One was a nationally known figure, the author of several important works, often cari- catured by the press as the advocate of a theology long outgrown but always respected even by his bitterest opponents. The other spent his life in obscurity, teaching at a little-known seminary and college in the pioneering Middle West. He wrote no books. He fought no theological battles beyond his own campus. His passing was practically unnoticed beyond the horizons of Lu- theranism. And even within the Lutheran Church in America the outstanding quality of his thought was recognized by only comparatively few. In so many respects Machen and Sverdrup were surely very different. Had they conversed together at length they would undoubtedly have deeply disagreed. Yet in the mind of at least one of their students they belong forever PAGE TWENTY-TWO
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Title: Svedrup Memorial Booklet (1938), Page 24
Search Result: This unswerving devotion to freedom accounts, for example, for the attitude he took toward a practical problem like that of Church union. He was always skeptical of movements tending toward one great church organization among Lutherans in America. He had no desire that Lutheranism should be able...
Show moreThis unswerving devotion to freedom accounts, for example, for the attitude he took toward a practical problem like that of Church union. He was always skeptical of movements tending toward one great church organization among Lutherans in America. He had no desire that Lutheranism should be able to “speak with one voice on the questions of the day.” On the contrary, he was convinced that if one man or small group of men should speak for the whole Church it would be almost cer- tain that the right thing would not be said—because of neces- sary ecclesiastical precautions. He believed in Lutheran unity, and was ready to cooperate freely with Lutherans of all types, but he was unalterably opposed to any super-church organiza- tion which should be able to speak authoritatively either to or on behalf of the whole Church. Spiritual liberty was to him a far greater treasure than unity of church organization. This devotion to complete spiritual freedom he brought also to his interpretation of the Holy Scriptures. Once in a Faculty meeting, in connection with a discussion of “academic freedom,” the question was raised as to what extent we are “bound” by the Confessions of the Church. President Sverdrup insisted that it is wrong to say that we are “bound” at all. We are bound only by the truth. The Confessions bind us only as they vindicate themselves to our minds and hearts as truth. “I do not feel my- self bound,” he said, “I feel this vision of the truth which the Scriptures and Confessions give as a liberation into seeing things eternal as they really are. It is a false conception of reality which enslaves man. Truth sets us free.” Upon another occasion he remarked: “T find myself able to get along with fewer certainties as the years go by. As long as I have the one great central certainty of faith in God through Christ, I can let other things more and more rest with Him. The only final answer which I need to my questions is the as- surance that some day, some time, all my questions shall be an- swered.” On many points, he held, we must take the attitude of Job, who rejected the cut-and-dried explanations which his friends offered even though he himself was still not able to see PAGE TWENTY
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Title: Svedrup Memorial Booklet (1938), Page 23
Search Result: common use of the word he would probably not even be called “inspiring”. Sometimes his thought was difficult to follow. He very seldom used illustrations. He had no special gift—nor, most likely, had he any desire—for catchy figures of speech or finely-turned phrases. He never sought to impress...
Show morecommon use of the word he would probably not even be called “inspiring”. Sometimes his thought was difficult to follow. He very seldom used illustrations. He had no special gift—nor, most likely, had he any desire—for catchy figures of speech or finely-turned phrases. He never sought to impress his hearers with the way in which he was saying something. He was al- ways concerned about the thing itself. “Sachlich” is the word to characterize his presentation, whether he was answering a student’s question in the classroom or arguing a point on the floor of a Church conference. For that reason he was not al- ways understood nor appreciated. As a public speaker, though he would not have been termed eloquent, there were many memorable occasions when his words struck fire and he carried his audience with him by the majesty of the vision which he held before them. In those moments he exemplified in its highest sense what Grundtvig meant by “the living word”’—or the secondary interpretation that Sverdrup himself so often gave to the motto of Augsburg: “The Word became flesh.” A friend of mine whispered to me one evening as we were listening to President Sverdrup giving an address at a banquet: “I don’t think I’ve ever heard him speak but that he has spoken about freedom.’ This remark, while perhaps not true if ap- plied literally to all of his public addresses, is very indicative of the central emphasis of all his thought and teaching. He loved freedom, and the unchanging truth in which it is grounded. He had found freedom in Christ the Truth, and the passion of his mind and heart was to share that freedom with others. He be- lieved in the Holy Spirit, and was willing to trust Him to guide men into truth, if only other men would not fetter their think- ing and make truth objectionable by the form in which it was presented. As already stated, he abhorred spiritual tyranny of all kinds. He might well have been the author of the cele- brated saying: “TI disagree absolutely with what you are saying, but I would give my life to defend your right of saying it.” PAGE NINETEEN
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Title: Svedrup Memorial Booklet (1938), Page 22
Search Result: Thus, even as an administrator, he was constantly engaged in his central task of teaching. A consultation concerning a practical problem would again and again lead to a brief but enriching consideration of the deeper issues involved. And when his opinion was sought in an academic question in his...
Show moreThus, even as an administrator, he was constantly engaged in his central task of teaching. A consultation concerning a practical problem would again and again lead to a brief but enriching consideration of the deeper issues involved. And when his opinion was sought in an academic question in his special field, his reply would be given against the background of profound thought concerning the essential nature of Revela- tion and the Word. He loved to dwell on every question in the light of the eternal realities. All unconsciously, and without ever a trace of snobbishness or pedantry, he was the constant teacher of those who taught at Augsburg. Like the Master- Teacher Himself, many of his greatest words were spoken “in the way,” like springs of truth welling up naturally from the deeps of his mind and spirit. Plato is reported to have said that he was glad he was born Greek and not barbarian, free and not slave, man and not woman, but that above all he was glad he had been born in the age of Socrates and had been his pupil. The relation between teacher and student can at times become so rich and meaning- ful that it transcends almost every other experience in life. Even a mediocre student can sense some of life’s greatness at the feet of a noble and wise teacher. We may not rashly compare Presi- dent Sverdrup with a Socrates or a Plato, of course, though in both the spirit and the method of his ceaseless quest for truth he was truly of their lineage. Yet it can surely be said that many of his students know of few things for which they are more grateful than for what they learned of him. To some of his students his words really meant life. Not in the primary sense in which only the Word of God is the source of Life; but in the secondary sense, in that he led them to understand that Word in its depth and height and eternal sweep, so that all of existence was flooded with new light and meaning. Over his lips the living Word was touched with the ‘“‘still white radiance of eternity.” Needless to say, however, he was not a fiery teacher. In the PAGE EIGHTEEN
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