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Religious Freedom Restoration: A new name for discrimination

Charlie Roiland and Taylor Roth March 23, 2024

Iowa is notorious for introducing legislation that restricts the rights of already marginalized populations while benefiting the dominant people in society. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is no...

Anti-trans bills threaten students’ safety

Charlie Roiland March 9, 2024

There are 495 active anti-trans bills in the United States as of March 4, 2024, according to the Trans Legislation Tracker. There is little to no mainstream media coverage of any of these bills, despite...

Spencer Warfield (center), Maya Pagel (left), and Jessa Simon (right) performing at the God of Vengeance rehearsals.

“God of Vengeance” deserves a standing ovation

Celeaciya Olvera April 28, 2023

Content warning: sexual harassment and violence The empathic drama “God of Vengeance” is the second student-directed production led by senior Synth Gonzalez. The show will be performed in the Brunner...

Diversity and equity survey: How’s Augustana doing?

Priyanjana Chaudhary March 10, 2023

The Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey is a crucial tool utilized by Augustana College to gather data and opinions from students, faculty, staff and other members of the campus community regarding...

Supreme Court threats to affirmative action endanger campus diversity and opportunity

Chloe Baxter November 12, 2022

Colleges across the United States have been free to use affirmative action in admission decisions to contribute to campus diversity, but recent Supreme Court arguments jeopardize this.  Brittanica...

Elon Takes on Twitter

Emmeline Kenealy November 12, 2022

After several tumultuous months of back-and-forth, Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter settled on Oct. 27th.  This acquisition of Twitter by Musk has serious implications for the future...

Discrimination remains present in hiring

Discrimination remains present in hiring

Charlie Roiland May 13, 2022

Opinions Column. When people apply for a job, they hope to at least get an interview. They send in their resume and anxiously await a phone call or an email telling them if they are moving onto the...

Inhumane Texas abortion ban exploits the vulnerable

Mia C. Vu October 17, 2021

The Justice Department's attempt to block the Texas abortion ban was supposed to buy Americans and advocates from both sides more time to engage in honest, open-minded debate on the matter. But after the...

The Importance of Identity

The Importance of Identity

Celeaciya Olvera March 12, 2021

We all attempt to discover ourselves at a young age. Whether it is playing on the playground at recess with friends or distancing ourselves from the loud noises. There is comfort in the atmosphere we put...

Freedom not license to discriminate

April 2, 2015

Fundamental misunderstandings of what First Amendment rights actually do for citizens in practice contributes in a big way to the perpetuation of ignorance and bigotry, both on our campus and nationally. Cries...

Editorial: Unchecked privilege leads to discrimination

May 1, 2014

Recent events on Augustana’s campus have caused an ongoing issue to surface, not only concerning the multicultural incidents, but the factors that lead to discrimination, such as race, religion, sexual...

Forum over discrimination creates call to action

May 1, 2014

In Centennial Hall, Academic Dean Pareena Lawrence used the words of Martin Luther King Jr. to reiterate the college's mission due to recent concerning events over racial and political discrimination. "Education...

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