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Students race to use meal swipes

Celeaciya Olvera May 19, 2023

As it comes to the end of the school year, students are running low on energy and are yearning to get done with classes. In the following week, there are still resources that students need to be taken...

Recycling prominent on campus

Recycling prominent on campus

Priyanjana Chaudhary May 17, 2023

A sustainability report released by Augustana College in 2021 reports the work that has been done and that Augustana continues to do with recycling. According to the report, the goals were to increase...

An example of common meal offerings at Gus’s Snack Bar.

Food waste piles up quickly

Emmeline Kenealy and Chloe Baxter May 17, 2023

In the Gerber Center dining hall, students are able to grab as much as they’d like from any of the food stations. This buffet style is great for college students because it provides a wide variety of...

Supervisors and skilled positions receive raise

Supervisors and skilled positions receive raise

Jack Brandt April 12, 2023

As of April 28, student supervisors will begin to see a wage increase reflected in their paychecks as they were previously informed in an email sent on March 30. The student body received an email confirming...

Augustana Westerlin Market shelves on March 7, 2022.

COVID-19 pandemic affects Augie’s weekend food options

Charlie Roiland and María Fernanda Rubí March 19, 2022

When students decide what college they will be attending to continue their education, one deciding factor may be the different food options that the school offers. In general, Augustana offers a wide variety...

Plastics and pollution on a pandemic campus

Plastics and pollution on a pandemic campus

Carly Davis April 28, 2021

Byline: Peter Moens and Carly Davis Jack Brandt, first year, sat down in front of me with two overflowing plastic bags. When he put them down, spoons and knives spilled onto the table in the fishbowl....

Changes in the Dining Service are still unknown

Maria Fernanda Rubi March 31, 2021

Some weeks ago, the Student Government Association (SGA) sent a google form to the student body asking their opinion regarding possible changes in the Westerlin Market (C-Store) hours and adding more food...

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