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From Belfast’s streets to Derry’s heart: mapping queer belonging and art in Northern Ireland

Selina Osebre Yawson November 9, 2024

How far would you travel to understand the heart of a community? For two Augustana College students, the answer was about 3,700 miles. Armed with a thirst for exploration and a grant from the Freistat...

On the ballot: Augustana’s election buzz

Calista DeCoster and Selina Osebre Yawson October 26, 2024

Despite the air getting cooler outside, the 2024 presidential election season is heating up across the nation, and Augustana College is taking measures to ensure that students are ready to vote. From...

Changing majors, regardless of the timing, is an extremely common experience for college students everywhere.

Drop the mic (and the class): A guide to dropping classes and switching majors at Augustana College

Calista DeCoster October 19, 2024

The academic journey in college is rarely a straight line, and making the decision to switch majors or drop classes can be a daunting one that is often shrouded in stigma. Navigating the twists and turns...

Queerly Beloved, an LGBTQ+ panel hosted by the Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity, takes place at the Brew on Oct. 1, 2024.

Queerly Beloved: OSID hosts LGBTQ+ panelists and community resource fair

Selina Osebre Yawson and Calista DeCoster October 12, 2024

As October unfolds, the LGBTQ+ community at Augustana College is in full swing celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month, a vital time dedicated to recognizing the rich history, ongoing struggles and significant...

Skeleton of Cryolophosaurus in Fryxell Geology Museum, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.

Hidden gems of Augustana: The fascinating world of the Fryxell Geology Museum

Selina Osebre Yawson October 5, 2024

Tucked away in the Swenson Hall of Geosciences, the Fryxell Geology Museum sits like a fossil waiting to be discovered. And, not unlike a fossil, the museum provides a remarkable look into Earth’s vibrant,...

Celebrating culture one block at a time

Selina Osebre Yawson September 28, 2024

Imagine stepping into a continental restaurant where the aroma of spices dance in the air, vibrant music pulses through your veins and laughter echoes from every corner. On Sept. 18,  Augie’s campus...

Augustana Possible: A lifeline for high-achieving, low-income students

Selina Osebre Yawson and Gavin Nicoson September 21, 2024

The rising cost of higher education has become a significant barrier for many students, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, limiting college options for even talented and high-achieving students....

Librarian Kaitlyn Goss-Peirce helps Junior Kaitlin Troha at the library research help desk. Research librarians and student workers take on weekly shifts to be present at the desk to help students navigate the library and their research.

Help yourself: Student support resources continue to expand at Augustana

Gavin Nicoson September 14, 2024

Augustana College prides itself on its small size and focus on student needs; on their website, “advising and attention” are lauded as benefits of attendance. Despite the relatively small size of campus,...

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 students, graduation day can feel large beyond belief. Years...

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 soon to be out for the summer, but it’s not always as...

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 claims that 50% of students are working towards more than...

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 once, but on Sunday, April 14 in Wallenberg Hall, they all...

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