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Vikings create change through registration and education

Vikings create change through registration and education

Molly Sweeney October 2, 2020

Augustana College has organized a campaign called Vikings Vote that will run from Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 with the goal of educating students and encouraging them to vote.  Ashley Allen, interim director of...

Having friends with differing political beliefs isn’t just okay – it’s preferable.

Emmy Sharaan October 2, 2020

Having friends with views that might challenge your own isn’t just okay, it should actually be embraced. I frequently stumble across a post while scrolling through social media saying something along...

Faces of Resilience (part 2 of 4)

Faces of Resilience (part 2 of 4)

Jordan Cone May 12, 2020

During these uncertain times, the Observer has teamed up with Farrah Roberts, director of student well-being and resiliency, to launch the Faces of Resilience project, which spotlights members of the Augustana...

Augustana Junior Sage Sanders (from left) and First-year Aubrey Lathrop talk with Senior Lily Tewksbury at the Generation Action at Augustana table in the Gerber Center Brew, October 18, 2019. The table was set up as a counter protest to the showing of “Unplanned” by the Augustana Students for Life that would show later that evening in Hanson 304.

Student groups discuss reproductive rights

Dina Marin October 24, 2019

On Friday, Oct. 18, two student groups hosted discussions on about abortion and reproductive freedom. Students For Reproductive Freedom, a new student group on campus, set up a table in the Brew. They...

Augustana Junior Rachel Hecke (left) and Freshman Emmy Sharaan (right) cut green onion stalks for the Campus Kitchens meal prep class’s black bean tuna salad. April 2, 2019. Photo by Ian Murrin.

Campus Kitchens introduces cooking class

Katherine Hogan April 11, 2019

This past week, Campus Kitchens hosted their first ever cooking class in the basement of Founders. For this first cooking class, they made a black bean tuna salad —a recipe that is relatively cheap and...

Students gather to look at the pink crosses in the pro-life club's display on Monday, April 1. Each of the 911 crosses signifies an abortion performed at Planned Parenthood each day. Photo by Emily Jacobson.

Pro-Life group demonstrates on quad

Thea Gonzales April 1, 2019

Representatives from Augustana's pro-life group stood in the quad and passed out cards to students on Monday, April 1. With a display of pink crosses signifying the 911 abortions done everyday at Planned...

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