
Kellan King | November 9, 2025



Elisabeth Ruggiero | November 6, 2025


On Oct. 9, 2025, the newest generative artificial intelligence (AI) application, Sora AI 2, was released by OpenAI. This application creates short-form text-to-video content that can help visualize ideas...
Even though Halloween was just a few weeks ago, some college students will be plagued with fears that scare them more than death itself: Being judged for what they like. While this certainly is not...
Augustana’s student-directed fall musical, the contemporary song cycle “Edges,” opened on Oct. 30 in the Blackbox Theatre to a sold-out audience, a pattern repeated all four nights. The Augustana...

In a world that is seeing “fast fashion” produced more than ever before, awareness of the industry’s negative environmental impact has...

In a world that is seeing “fast fashion” produced more than ever before, awareness of the industry’s negative environmental impact has...

Every other Sunday, the familiar sound of paws padding across the third floor of Hanson signals the start of another Viking Pups training session....
After six years of serving the Quad Cities community, Brandon’s Pub and Grille closed its doors on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, marking the end...
With a school that prioritizes “balance, so you can do it all and do it well,” Augustana College often is buzzing with activities, classes...

Augustana’s student-directed fall musical, the contemporary song cycle “Edges,” opened on Oct. 30 in the Blackbox Theatre to a sold-out...
Sisterhood of Unique Ladies (SOUL) and Multicultural Men's Association (MMA) kicked off Halloween weekend with a spooky mixer on Thursday, Oct....

TRASH ART. SCAVENGER HUNT. DIY. This is how Morgan Webb, the founder and editor-in-chief of RatTrap Magazine, describes her annual literary...
Production company A24’s latest film, “The Smashing Machine”, hit theaters on Oct. 3, featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in a refreshingly...
The Augustana women’s basketball team enters the 2025-26 season feeling rejuvenated. After finishing their 2022-23 season with a narrow defeat...

The Augustana men’s soccer team ended its season on a high note, earning a decisive 4-0 senior night victory against the Elmhurst University...

On Saturday, Nov. 1, the Augustana men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the CCIW Championships hosted at Saukie Golf Course...

On Saturday, Oct. 18, the men’s and women’s wrestling teams competed in the Viking Dual, a beginning-of-the-season intrasquad meet where...
On May 3, the Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity hosted the final event during diversity week, the Diversity Celebration. The celebration...
On his final episode of the Observer Podcast, Multimedia Editor Jaren Smith, along with Co-host Dippi Sharma, meet with the former YDSA President,...


























































































