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President Andrea Talentino gives a speech in the quad after being inaugurated as 9th president of Augustana College on Oct. 15, 2022.

Augustana inaugurates its ninth president

Brett Kuras October 19, 2022

On Oct. 15, President Andrea Kathryn Talentino was inaugurated as Augustana’s ninth president in 162 years since the school’s founding.  The inauguration took place on the Viking Plaza, where speakers...

Covered walls, empty field house and new flooring materials in PepsiCo Recreation Center on Monday April 25

Constructing a way to work out at PepsiCo

Brett Kuras May 4, 2022

Beginning the week after Easter break, Pepsico Recreation Center went under construction. The building is closed to students, including varsity athletes. According to several lacrosse players, students...

The invasion of Ukraine impacts Augustana

The invasion of Ukraine impacts Augustana

Brett Kuras March 9, 2022

Europe is experiencing the largest ground-based attack since World War II, according to the New York Times. When Russia moved forward with invading Ukraine, global politics came to a halt and politically...

TRIO gives back to the community

Brett Kuras March 2, 2022

The TRIO program at Augustana makes its mark on the community by contributing to a “national day of service” where the students and staff of the program travel the Quad Cities and volunteer at various...

Are COVID mitigations finally slowing down?

Brett Kuras February 23, 2022

COVID-19 has had the world in a tight grip for the past two years, with virtually every corner of the globe facing some type of lockdown or restriction on its citizens. Augustana is no different. For the...

A new culture emerging on campus

Brett Kuras November 10, 2021

Each year, colleges and universities that receive federal aid must report crimes that may be Title IX violations. Data was collected between Jan. 2020 to Dec. 2020, and released in Oct. 2021. According...

Augie climbs up in national rankings

Brett Kuras October 11, 2021

Augustana College has once again gone up in the national ranking for liberal arts schools. Augustana has climbed up from 96 to 92 in the newest report of college rankings from U.S News & World Report.  Augustana...

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