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OBScast – Fencing Club

October 5, 2023

In this week’s two part episode, podcast reporter Michael Box sits down with junior Morgan Janes and junior and Club President Charlie Zielinski to discuss Augustana's Fencing Club. In part 2 of the...

Augustana men's flag football team cometed at the NIRSA regional meet in Stillwater, OK. The team consists of varsity baseball players such as Trey Schmidt and Andy Shover. The team went 1-2 in the main tournament. 

Photo courtesy of Trey Schmidt.

Men’s flag football team competes at NIRSA regionals

Santiago Cuevas November 17, 2022

While wrapping up a season of competition, Augustana’s men’s IM flag football champion team had the opportunity to participate in a regional intramural tournament at Stillwater, OK on Nov. 6. This...

Picture taken from a story posted on the Observer website in 2020, when students were required to wear masks while participating in IM sports.

Intramural sports are coming back

Jannate Raddadi November 5, 2022

When stepping on the outdoor courts next to PepsiCo Recreation Center or the fields near Erickson Residential Hall, the Augie community will notice that some things look different than they did a year...

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...

Augustana plans for renovations around campus

Brett Kuras November 24, 2021

Augustana College has plans to improve the infrastructure around campus. Bergendoff, Sorenson, Thorson-Lucken field (TF field) and Pepsico (PCo) recreation center will undergo renovations. Bergendoff will...

IM sports adapt to COVID-19

IM sports adapt to COVID-19

Nick Gainey October 25, 2020

While many sports and other forms of recreation have come to a halt at Augustana, intramural sports have adapted to new challenges and have found a way to carry on. After the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out...

Ice Bucket Challenge facts and ALS information provided by the ALS Association.
Graphic by Shylee Garrett.

Students raise awareness for ALS

September 3, 2014

Students raised money and awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) last week, by taking part in the Ice Bucket Challenge and a glow run on campus. Close to 75 students attended the event, supporting...

Pressure on PepsiCo

Pressure on PepsiCo

February 21, 2014

Every Monday the thundering of footsteps can be heard clashing with the hum of the treadmills and the pounding of basketballs throughout the PepsiCo Recreation Center. Multiple factors, including weather...

New additions to club sports roster

February 10, 2014

Three new club teams have started up this year with the help of SGA, including the flag football team and women’s club volleyball team, who will be going to nationals. There is typically an average of...

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