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WCCO highlights the ā€œWe Are Water MNā€ exhibit on campus

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WCCO logoThe traveling ā€œā€ exhibit has moved into Augsburgā€™s Oren Gateway Center lobby with interactive displays designed to strengthen Minnesotansā€™ relationship with water. This exhibit is a collaboration between six state partners and is hosted by the . WCCO came to campus to hear about how water issues impact local communities by interviewing Osman Ali, founder and executive director of the Somali Museum of Minnesota, and Britt Gangeness with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Both individuals shared their perspectives on how water connects people, communities, and countries across the world.

ā€œWe Are Water MNā€ will be running at Augsburg’s Oren Gateway Center until August 14. The building will be open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Andy Aoki discusses influence of vice presidential picks

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WCCO TV recently sought counsel from Andy Aoki, professor and department chair of political science at Augsburg College, to answer a question about how much a presidential candidate’s vice president selectionĀ influences voters.

ā€œHow Much Does The Vice President PickĀ Matter?ā€ was the focus of theĀ recent Good Question segment.

Aoki provided a straightforward answer.

ā€œIt doesnā€™t usually matter a lot,ā€ he said. ā€œThe vice presidents tend to get a lot less attention, so itā€™s not that easy for people to make their pick based on them because you donā€™t know much about them.

on theĀ WCCO site.

Andy Aoki discusses international politics with WCCO-TV

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AokiAndy Aoki, professor and department chair of political science at Augsburg College, recently spoke with WCCO-TV about the implications of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, a move now referred to as “Brexit.”

Aoki noted that visitors to the United Kingdom may benefit from the devaluation of the pound, but Britain’s unexpectedĀ political move also had far-reaching negative effects on financial markets around the globe.

“If you’re going this summer, you’ve kind of hit the lottery because the pound doesn’t look to recover much in the near future,” Aoki told reporter Rachel Slavik.

Economic and immigration issues were in the spotlight as the British debated whether or not to pull out of the European Union, and Aoki also provided Slavik with background on how these issues are influencing the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States.

Watch, “” on the WCCO website.

Gabby Giffords, Mark Kelly, and Minnesota leaders announce ā€œMinnesota Coalition for Common Senseā€ at Augsburg-hosted press conference

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On February 25, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and retired astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, co-founders ofĀ Americans for Responsible Solutions, joined Minnesota leaders at Augsburg College to announce a new bipartisan organization, the ā€œMinnesota Coalition for Common Sense.ā€ The coalitionā€™s members ā€“ which include leaders from across sectors and parties ā€“ will urge their elected officials to advance policies that help keep guns out of the wrong hands.

Giffords was wounded severelyĀ during a 2011 shooting that resulted in six deaths. She and husband, Kelly, have announced similar coalitions in New HampshireĀ and Oregon during the past severalĀ months.

Augsburg College President Paul PribbenowĀ welcomed the event’s guests to campus and offered opening remarks at the press conference.

Media coverage of the eventĀ includes:

  • Star Tribune –
  • WCCO television –
  • Minnesota Public Radio –
  • Bring Me The News – Giffords visits Minnesota to launch coalition to help prevent gun violence
  • KARE 11 television –
  • KSTP television – Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Twin Cities Discussing Gun Control
  • Christian Science Monitor –

Bill Green answers WCCO ‘Good Question’

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History Professor Bill GreenĀ spoke with WCCO-TV about why Minnesotans are quick to defend their state’s image.

A recent Washington Post article identified Red Lake County, Minn., as the “absolute worst place to live in America,” and Minnesotans immediately sought to set the record straight. InĀ theĀ news stationā€™s Good Question segment, GreenĀ explained thatĀ part of the reason why Minnesotans reacted strongly to the article is because of the major investment they make in ensuring that the state offers a favorableĀ quality of life.

ā€œWe work hard to have good government, we work hard to create a society that attempts to include everyone,ā€ he said. ā€œWe work hard to invest resources into making this place look beautiful.ā€

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Bridget Robinson-Riegler answers WCCO ā€˜Good Questionā€™

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Professor Bridget Robinson-Riegler spoke with WCCO-TV about how humans recall their memoriesĀ for theĀ news stationā€™s Good Question segment. Robinson-Riegler, who teaches in the Collegeā€™s psychologyĀ department, explained to television viewers that its common forĀ individuals to have mismemories. She commented that memories are not like tape recorders in that peopleĀ replay them exactly as they happened. Instead, memoriesĀ are reconstructed, so when theĀ brain encodes memories, itĀ encodes different pieces of different events.

ā€œWhen we go to recall it, we piece together different aspects of events,ā€ Robinson-RieglerĀ said. ā€œItā€™s not just the event that happened weā€™re trying to remember but other events similar to it.ā€

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