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Diversity Celebration 2024
May 11, 2024

On May 3, the Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity hosted the final event during diversity week, the Diversity Celebration. The celebration is made up of different student organizations and groups...

Generational crossroads: Bridging the divide at Augie
Chloe Baxter May 11, 2024

Through the dynamic landscape of the academic and professional worlds, Augustana College students find themselves at the intersection of multiple generations, each with its own set of values, beliefs and...

A new chapter begins for David Staples as APEP’s first graduate
Gavin Nicoson May 11, 2024

What’s a single day out of four years? Less than a tenth of a percent of its whole, it is overshadowed by the other 99.93%. Yet, for so many students, graduation day can feel large beyond belief. Years...

Senior David Staples shares his story of wrongful convictions and his battle with the loss of his brother to suicide during the NAMI Hear Me Out event on May 6, 2024.
A new chapter begins for David Staples as APEP’s first graduate
Gavin Nicoson May 11, 2024

What’s a single day out of four years? Less than a tenth of a percent of its whole, it is overshadowed by the other 99.93%. Yet, for so many...

Summer doing this, summer doing that: students plan for post-year growth and relaxation
Summer doing this, summer doing that: students plan for post-year growth and relaxation
Gavin Nicoson May 4, 2024

“No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks,” declares the hit Alice Cooper song “School’s Out.” School is indeed...

The Sierra Club’s members attend the Mycology Club meeting in Lindberg on April 16, 2024.
Small clubs support niche interests, diverse membership
Gavin Nicoson April 27, 2024

Transportation, time, money and mental energy: a not-at-all exhaustive list of the limitations of undergraduate students. Augustana’s website...

A legendary life: After 45 years at Augustana, Janina Ehrlich honored by faculty, students and a world premiere performance
Gavin Nicoson April 20, 2024

“Legendary” is a word with more than one meaning; notable, exemplary, mythological, rare. It is not often that all of these terms apply at...

Students shine in the SAGA spotlight
Morin Windle May 10, 2024

As summer break approaches, SAGA prepares to release this academic year’s edition of the SAGA magazine, filled with the artistic and writing...

Film student wins Student Audience Choice Eddy Award in the 2024 CRIFF
Film student wins Student Audience Choice Eddy Award in the 2024 CRIFF
Celeaciya Olvera May 10, 2024

Cedar Rapids Film Festival (CRIFF) holds an annual event that allows independent filmmakers to submit their work to be showcased. This year,...

From left to right, Sophomore Lexie Seten and First-Year Renee Jednachowski talk to Sophomore Allie Lewis at the table for sorority Sigma Pi Delta’s annual fundraiser Raffle for Ronan in the Brew.
Raffle for Ronan returns for year two
Fatima Martinez Gallegos May 10, 2024

On Monday, April 29, a bright beaming smile caught the attention of everyone who passed next to the glossy orange poster announcing the Raffle...

Senior Norika Maeda wears a Kimono at the International Street Fest at Lindberg Center on April 26, 2024. Maeda provides calligraphy for attendees as part of her table.
International Street Fest: An opportunity to bond with different cultures
Fatima Martinez Gallegos May 3, 2024

Flags from all over the world hung from the ceilings of Lindberg, waving as dancers twirled around a big circular crowd, emphasizing foot movements...

Sophomore Carli Udovich passes a throw during an Augustana College Women’s Water Polo team practice session for nationals at Lindberg on April 30, 2024.
Women’s water polo dive into nationals, finish in third
Timothy Wallis May 9, 2024

The women’s water polo team finished their dominant season by placing third after competing in the USA Water Polo Division III National Championships...

Staying on top of the off-season
Medin Sehic May 9, 2024

With the school year coming to an end, many sports are out of season, and players are now in the off-season.  But, this does not include...

Men’s golf swings into conference championships
Elisabeth Ruggiero May 9, 2024

For the first time in 20 years, the men's golf team has finished in the top three at the Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) championships...

Men’s club volleyball digs their way to nationals
Elisabeth Ruggiero May 2, 2024

Augustana men’s club volleyball team competed in the annual National Collegiate Volleyball Federation (NCVF) tournament in Kansas City, MO,...

Diversity Celebration 2024
May 11, 2024

On May 3, the Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity hosted the final event during diversity week, the Diversity Celebration. The celebration...

Holi 2024
April 26, 2024
OBScast - Student Activism
May 11, 2024

On his final episode of the Observer Podcast, Multimedia Editor Jaren Smith, along with Co-host Dippi Sharma, meet with the former YDSA President,...

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