Augustana Observer

Augustana Observer

Augustana Observer

Taking a look at white privilege

Krystina Slack November 19, 2021

On Nov. 11, Augustana had author and filmmaker Molly Secours come and give a talk about white privilege. White privilege is defined by the Oxford dictionary as an “inherent advantage possessed by a white...

This wasn’t always Augie

Etta Brooks November 19, 2021

“This wasn’t always Augie,” raised conversations about how the land, which Augustana currently resides, was once occupied by indigenous people. This discussion was facilitated by the Multicultural...

Chicago champions change and challenges poverty with its progressive universal basic income program

Chloe Baxter November 13, 2021

Chicago is prepared to launch one of the nation’s most progressive and expensive universal basic income programs in the year 2022. This program will provide 5000 families with an annual income below...

Bright determination and dark hope in times of decline

Carly Davis November 6, 2021

A few days ago, one of my close friends broke his phone. He dropped it, and it snapped in half. It’s a flip phone. These things happen. He said it really only matters for me, since I’m the only...

Semester switch changes theater dept. schedule

Abigail Johnson October 24, 2019

Augustana’s switch from a trimester schedule to a semester schedule has led to a lot of mixed emotions throughout campus. One area of Augustana’s campus that has definitely been affected by the switch...

Theatre Department announces changes with semester switch

Jackson Mainellis April 16, 2019

Big changes are on the horizon for Augie as next year’s monumental semester transition draws closer to of program and department changes. The switch from trimesters to semesters puts Augustana in uncharted...

Third week vote on switch to semesters

Thea Gonzales September 8, 2016

The Augustana Board will formally vote on the calendar's switch to semesters at the Board meeting in October. No official voting has taken place, but both the Faculty Council and the Board's executive...

Faculty recommends switch to semesters

May 16, 2016

Augustana faculty voted last week to recommend to the board of trustees a switch to a semester calendar system. The faculty voted 124 to 47, with six abstentions, to recommend this switch said Sam Schlouch,...

Augustana offers easier way to change name displayed in systems

October 2, 2015

Students have a more accessibility to change their names on how it would appear on rosters through the access of Starfish, since its official launch back in August. Starfish is a new tool that the college...

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