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YikYak and TikTok: Banning apps leads students to fight back

Hailey Glasnovich February 25, 2023

For those who do not know, YikYak is banned from use on Augustana’s campus Wi-Fi. This app allows users to post anything about anyone anonymously, resulting in cyberbullying. TikTok, another social media...

Phone apps created for campus by the campus

Aubrey Lathrop October 31, 2019

In an effort to connect the student body, various groups on Augustana’s campus have created apps available for download. The goal of these apps is to keep students informed and safe. There are three...

Professors and students are avid Pokémon players

Katherine Hogan September 10, 2016

Pokémon Go, a new app created by Niantic, has been sweeping the nation since first being released this summer. Augustana first-year student Laura Whitaker describes Pokémon Go as “fun [and] easy to...

Tinder information was taken from Tinder.com, the New York Times and CNN.
Graphic by Ryan Silvola.

Students: Tinder more of a dating game

March 29, 2015

Taking away the stigma of online dating is Tinder, a dating app where users decide in seconds if someone is attractive or not with a smile swipe left or right. Tinder is a social networking app for the...

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