During the past week, students across campus received an email detailing the specifics of a new bias reporting system that has been put into place on the Augustana website.
According to the page on the...
Sustained Dialogue groups combine students, faculty, staff, and administrators to meet for 75 minutes each week to discuss issues varying from socioeconomic status of students to gender equality on campus...
This year, the Observer decided to look back on 2015 by addressing national issues that made their way to campus, with an emphasis on those that made an impact on the student body or were taken up by students...
Augustana College reported approximately 10 percent of female students will be sexually assaulted during their four years at Augustana. That is compared to the national average of 20 to 25 percent.
Even...
Augustana College will be installing gender-neutral bathrooms in the next five to six months across campus.
Campbell said while it is not yet determined where or how many bathrooms will be installed, the...
Evelyn Campbell, dean of students, said she knows 10-12 students who have come down with flu-like symptoms, referring to the email she she sent out Monday.
Campbell stated in the email that the illnesses...
Prior to World War II, Augustana students who were caught drinking were often expelled. Now, the penalty is a $50 fine and a mandatory alcohol abuse awareness class. It now takes five offenses for the...
WAUG, Augustana’s student-run radio station, will not be able to continue operating under its current budget throughout the new year. Unless drastic spending cuts are made or its budget increased, WAUG...
The negative effects of underage drinking have decreased at St. Ambrose University in Davenport as a result of the medical amnesty policy, said Timothy Phillips, dean of students.
Augustana has yet to...
“As upper-class students, I need you to lead the way and stand up for the values of human dignity, appreciating the many differences among us, learning to share differing viewpoints in a mature manner,”...
