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Fire burns on Westerlin J-Wing’s roof

Natalie McMillan May 10, 2021

A fire broke out on the roof of Westerlin Resident Hall, above the Jenny Linn (J) Wing, around 2:00pm on Monday, May 10, 2021. The smoke could be seen from the Gerber Center as an AugieAlert went out,...

Firefighters rush in to put out the truck on fire on the northeast corner of 35th Street and 12th Avenue on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Photo by Christopher Ferman

Off-campus house fires attract concerned students and neighbors

Natalie McMillan March 9, 2020

Two houses, a garage and a truck caught fire near the northeast corner of 35th St. and 12th Ave. around 5:30 to 5:45 p.m. on March 8. Flames surged up from the corner and smoke engulfed most of Augustana’s...

Augustana students affected by California Wildfires

Augustana students affected by California Wildfires

Montserrat Ricossa November 26, 2018

Californians have been facing wildfires for over two weeks now, with 87 people confirmed dead (as of Nov. 25) and now about 500 missing. Wendy Kelley from Admissions says Augustana has 18 students from...

Eldredge breaks country mold

September 17, 2015

Brett Eldredge’s country album, “Illinois,” takes a chance and scores big. Rather than following the way of the country  music genre, he manages to create cross overs so that the album is not just...

Photo by Ian Magnuson
A vacant building that was once the Mississippi Café and a tattoo parlor were demolished after an early morning fire in Rock Island’s Downtown District Sept. 27. A relief fund has been set up to help residents and business owners in the District.

Relief fund aids District residents and business owners

October 8, 2014

A Downtown Emergency Fire Fund has been set up to help residents and business owners affected by the early morning fire in Rock Island’s Downtown District on Sept. 27. The fire started in a vacant building...

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