Augustana Observer

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Augustana Observer

Misguided perceptions gobble up Thanksgiving traditions

Hailey Glasnovich November 20, 2022

Often being overshadowed by Halloween and Christmas, Thanksgiving is the holiday that most college students greatly associate with a break. More students should emphasize it as a holiday with merit and...

It’s all infrastructure

Stuart Lombard April 28, 2021

Investing in the country’s infrastructure is one of the few things in American politics that both parties agree should be done. During the Trump presidency, even amid the tensest moments, Democrats and...

All work has value

Stuart Lombard April 16, 2021

If there is one thing that the pandemic has made clear, it is that all work has value. At the same time as restaurant and healthcare workers were declared to be essential, women were also moving into a...

Productivity in the pandemic should not be the priority

Bethany Abrams April 15, 2021

Last year when the country first began a national lockdown to mitigate the COVID-19 virus, some individuals took advantage of this time to learn something new or strengthen pre-existing skills. As we approach...

Subscription wars: The chaos that comes with Disney+

Stuart Lombard November 21, 2019

As empires once carved up the world, so too now are companies carving up the pool of streaming content. Media giants are throwing around billions of dollars to claim swaths of territory and new conglomerates...

Augustana risks letting liberal arts education fail

October 12, 2017

Welcome to Augustana, where a liberal arts education takes “liberal” literally. Symposium Day occurred on September 28th and was themed “Transformation”, perhaps to detail transformation in society? If...

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