On Monday, Oct. 27, Augustana Public Safety and Rock Island Police responded to an attempted break-in at the Zander House Transitional Living Area (TLA), located along 10th Avenue. Public Safety alerted...
On Saturday, Nov. 1, the Augustana men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the CCIW Championships hosted at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island. In a highly competitive field, the Vikings raced...
Augustana’s Student Prison Education Club (SPEC) held a fundraiser raffle from Oct. 27 to Oct. 31 to support and raise awareness for the Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP). The fundraiser offered...
The Rock Island City Council voted to approve the sale of 10 acres of land from the Milan Bottoms at their meeting on Oct. 27, despite surrounding concerns from local citizens and environmental groups...
On Saturday, Nov. 1, the Quad Cities Democratic Socialists of America (QCDSA) officially kicked off their Trans Sanctuary Davenport campaign, aiming to make Davenport a “sanctuary city” for people...
The Rock Island City Council discussed potential changes to urban agriculture regulations at their meeting on Monday, Oct. 13. The proposed ordinance aims to restrict crop production in residential areas,...
Augustana’s Public Safety is investigating after a nonbinary pride flag was found defaced in the hallway of the Swanson Commons second-floor suites on Thursday, Oct. 9. Residential Life staff were notified...
On Monday, Sept. 15, The Smoking Dog Pub in downtown Rock Island reopened after being closed for renovations since June 2025. This was followed by the completion of the City of Rock Island’s downtown...
This year’s Fall Symposium Day, “Voice and Vision”, was held on Oct. 8, 2025, featuring keynote speaker Kaveh Akbar and his talk "The Word Dropped Like a Stone: Echoes of the Ancients". Akbar is...
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, the Augustana College Kinesiology Department hosted a student-run fitness clinic for Augustana students, faculty and community members. The clinic was hosted during Augustana’s...
Since 2024, Augustana’s sophomore dormitory, Erickson Residence Hall, has been undergoing renovations as a part of a three-year plan to transform the nearly 60-year-old building. Originally built in...
This story was originally published Sept. 24, 2025, and was updated Oct. 1, 2025 for clarity purposes.
On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Augustana’s Nepali Student Association (NSA) held a candlelight vigil...
