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Article Title: American Indian Movement Leader Leonard Peltier Still Imprisoned

"Native American activists gathered outside the White House on Tuesday, Sept. 12 as American Indian Movement (AIM) Leader Leonard Peltier, celebrated his 79th birthday in prison."

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In sports this week we have a look at Auggie basketball! Congratulations to both teams, and good luck at your upcoming games!

Mens and Womens Basketball Lead MIAC Ranks Hayden Audette, contributor As the basketball season gets underway, both the Augsburg Mens and Womens Basketball teams have gotten off to tremendous starts, sitting at the top of the MIAC standings…

If you're interested in our news section this week, check out this 2021 economic report that the ECON 312 class put together!

U.S. Economy Takes 2021 to Rebuild Economics 312 Class In 2020, the pandemic led the United States economy into a recession, the deepest, but the shortest, economic downturn since World War II. The economic recovery of 2021 relied o…

From features we have a highlight of a project to help people experiencing homelessness in the North Loop neighborhood! Read the full article for ways to donate or get involved!

Social Work Students Supply The North Loop Mina Himlie, online publishing coordinator Photo of the North Loop Homeless Encampment taken by Adrian Cerrato on Nov. 23. If you live in Minneapolis, you’ve probably seen the seemingly endless num…

Check out this week's news on Augsburg's solar panel and carbon neutrality resolution!

https://augsburgecho.com/2021/11/29/student-government-passes-solar-and-carbon-neutrality-resolution/

Happy Sunday everyone! We hope you had a good break off of school. Our final highlight of last week's issue is our spotlighted artist Gabby Smith!

Artist Spotlight: Gabby Smith Photo of Gabby Smith I am a first year majoring in graphic design. I am still discovering myself as an artist, but I like to transform client’s photos into animated looking photos. I also like draw…

This week in features we have a beautiful poem by Sabrina Xiong. Here's "Some Kind of Romance."

https://augsburgecho.com/2021/11/22/some-kind-of-romance/

Congratulations on the wins to the men's hockey team! Make sure to mark your calendar for their game on December 3!

New Ice, New Season, New Wins Alexa Martin. contributor The Augsburg Men’s Hockey team went up against the #8 ranked Men’s Hockey team in the country, St. Norbert College, twice last weekend, coming out on top with two wins. In…

Our artist spotlight this week is Anna Cheyne! Thank you for sharing your art with us. Check it out at the link below!

Artist Spotlight: Anna Cheyne Photo of Anna Cheyne (taken by Anna) My name is Anna Cheyne. I am a freshman hoping to major in music therapy. I have been drawing since I was really little and really enjoy creating things. Drawin…

From sports this week is an article regarding the controversy around Native mascots, an especially important topic during Native American Heritage Month.

World Series Reignites Controversy around Native Mascots Kevin Sethre, staff writer The long standing debate on the use of Native-themed names and mascots in professional and collegiate sports was reignited recently when the Atlanta Braves faced off agai…

From features this week we have a melancholy yet gorgeously written short story.

Short Story: “How to Cope with the Loss of Your Mother Who Still Lives” Sabrina Xiong, author Remember your last conversation. Whether it was that phone call you made where she kept saying she was tired and didn’t feel like talking but you kept her on the phone because…

Our newest issue came out yesterday! Pick one up around campus or read it online. This week's news cover story is the protest of the Line 3 pipeline that Augsburg students attended!

Students March to Stop Line 3 Pipeline Olivia Allery, news editor Students making posters at Murphy Square before joining protest, taken by Alexa Carrera Last month, Augsburg’s Environmental Action Committee (EAC) joined other climate o…