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Student workers drained dry on the Day of Giving
Hailey Glasnovich March 23, 2024

Augustana completed its annual Day of Giving on March 6, 2024. This event generated a hefty end total of $332,530, yet student workers still receive below minimum wage. Augustana should give student...

Letter to the Editor: Senior prom date excludes track students
March 23, 2024

Editor’s note: This piece was submitted by senior Mike Hudson.  As a delegated representative of the Augustana Track and Field team, I am currently at odds with the OSL for their lack of due diligence...

Making waves: Equitable access to Augie’s sporting facilities
Chloe Baxter March 23, 2024

Many students are aware of the sporting facilities on campus, such as the pool or PepsiCo, used for sports like swimming, water polo or track. However, these facilities represent an investment not just...

Brenda Barnes Leadership Academy provides empowering spaces by and for women at Augustana
Brenda Barnes Leadership Academy provides empowering spaces by and for women at Augustana
Gavin Nicoson March 23, 2024

“A gem of the Quad Cities” might describe any number of local businesses, restaurants, museums and more. But if a diamond is forever, if...

Haki Madhubuti speaks about his experiences as a leading poet, publisher
and educator in the Gavle Room 3 on March 5.
World-renowned poet and publisher speaks to campus
Kayla Palliser March 16, 2024

After a lifetime of breaking boundaries in the fields of poetry, publishing and education, Haki Madhubuti came to Augustana to share his life...

Skeleton Key Art and Antiques is the new location of The Artsy Bookworm.
The Artsy Bookworm closes storefront, opens doors to new possibilities
Gavin Nicoson March 9, 2024

Books, poetry, arts and crafts, handmade gifts, community events, volunteer work: The Artsy Bookworm positioned itself as a jack-of-all-trades...

Kyle Hutchins, assistant professor of practice and saxophone at Virginia Tech, teaches junior Nicole Grafon some Saxophone contemporary techniques during his Masterclass on Feb 24.
Saxophones, soundscapes and slap tongue, oh my! Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival celebrates experimental music
Gavin Nicoson March 2, 2024

As this year’s Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival began, sweeping changes in sound from moody to hopeful and outbursts of musical energy...

Kali Yuga experiments with music through chaos
Rae Barry March 22, 2024

Away from campus under the dim glow of neon signs and orange candles, Augustana’s improvisation ensemble, Kali Yuga, experiments with sound...

Augie Acres members clean out garden for new growth on March 17, 2024
Augie Acres grows with students
Celeaciya Olvera March 22, 2024

After the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the Quad Cities, Augie Acres is working hard to regrow their garden, as well as their community.   The...

Augie students enjoy their meals at the Community Iftar event hosted by the
Global Engagement Team in Lindberg on March 15, 2024.
Community Iftar provides space for student culture
Morin Windle March 22, 2024

Sitting in rows of tables adorned with tablecloths and vases of white flowers, students gathered together in the Lindberg commons as the sun...

Junior Maggie Meyers performs at the Webster Vocal Competition in Wallenberg on Mar 9.
2024 Webster Vocal Competition keeps Steven Webster’s voice alive
Fatima Martinez Gallegos March 15, 2024

On Saturday, March 9, Augustana student vocalists dressed in formal attire filled rows of seats, sandwiched in between families and friends who...

Women’s water polo prepares to dive into championship play
Santiago Cuevas March 21, 2024

The women’s water polo team is looking to have a successful season, building on challenges from last season. On March 9, the Vikings beat the...

First-Year Sam Chapman-Rienstra attempts to catch a ball at practice.
Men’s lacrosse helps to set the expectation on the field
Elisabeth Ruggiero March 21, 2024

The men’s lacrosse team hosted their annual Set the Expectation game on March 20 against Clark College as a means to raise awareness about...

Baseball steps up to bat at non-conference invitationals
Timothy Wallis March 21, 2024

On the weekend of March 15, the men’s baseball team hosted the Augustana Invitational at the Brunner Field at Swanson Stadium in Rock Island....

Sean Carlson #22 spikes the ball in the home game against Carthage College on March 16, 2024.
Beating expectations, volleyball set to finish strong
Medin Sehic March 21, 2024

At the beginning of the season, the men’s volleyball team was projected to finish last in the conference. However, with the season soon coming...

Hypnotist comes to campus
March 15, 2024

On March 8, Student Life Programming Board Co-Chairs, senior Paige Breslin and junior Max Mees, hosted a hypnotist comedy show featuring performer...

Valentine's Day Bingo
February 24, 2024
OBScast - Romantic Comedies
March 9, 2024

Podcast Co-host Dippi Sharma talks with sophomore Kayla Hobbs about romantic comedies and comfort movies. Sharma and Hobbs discuss their favorites...

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