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Senior David Staples shares his story of wrongful convictions and his battle with the loss of his brother to suicide during the NAMI Hear Me Out event on May 6, 2024.

A new chapter begins for David Staples as APEP’s first graduate

Gavin Nicoson May 11, 2024

What’s a single day out of four years? Less than a tenth of a percent of its whole, it is overshadowed by the other 99.93%. Yet, for so many students, graduation day can feel large beyond belief. Years...

Summer doing this, summer doing that: students plan for post-year growth and relaxation

Summer doing this, summer doing that: students plan for post-year growth and relaxation

Gavin Nicoson May 4, 2024

“No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks,” declares the hit Alice Cooper song “School’s Out.” School is indeed soon to be out for the summer, but it’s not always as...

The Sierra Club’s members attend the Mycology Club meeting in Lindberg on April 16, 2024.

Small clubs support niche interests, diverse membership

Gavin Nicoson April 27, 2024

Transportation, time, money and mental energy: a not-at-all exhaustive list of the limitations of undergraduate students. Augustana’s website claims that 50% of students are working towards more than...

A legendary life: After 45 years at Augustana, Janina Ehrlich honored by faculty, students and a world premiere performance

Gavin Nicoson April 20, 2024

“Legendary” is a word with more than one meaning; notable, exemplary, mythological, rare. It is not often that all of these terms apply at once, but on Sunday, April 14 in Wallenberg Hall, they all...

Seniors take leadership roles to support student life as they prepare for life after college

Seniors take leadership roles to support student life as they prepare for life after college

Gavin Nicoson April 13, 2024

Have you ever attended Sloughfest? Have you stopped by Gus’ Snack Bar between classes for a quick meal? Maybe you’ve requested information at the front desk of the library. Clubs, food, fun and academics...

Brenda Barnes Leadership Academy provides empowering spaces by and for women at Augustana

Brenda Barnes Leadership Academy provides empowering spaces by and for women at Augustana

Gavin Nicoson March 23, 2024

“A gem of the Quad Cities” might describe any number of local businesses, restaurants, museums and more. But if a diamond is forever, if sapphire is a symbol of wisdom and emerald represents truth...

Skeleton Key Art and Antiques is the new location of The Artsy Bookworm.

The Artsy Bookworm closes storefront, opens doors to new possibilities

Gavin Nicoson March 9, 2024

Books, poetry, arts and crafts, handmade gifts, community events, volunteer work: The Artsy Bookworm positioned itself as a jack-of-all-trades and a gem of an independent bookstore right by campus. For...

Kyle Hutchins, assistant professor of practice and saxophone at Virginia Tech, teaches junior Nicole Grafon some Saxophone contemporary techniques during his Masterclass on Feb 24.

Saxophones, soundscapes and slap tongue, oh my! Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival celebrates experimental music

Gavin Nicoson March 2, 2024

As this year’s Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival began, sweeping changes in sound from moody to hopeful and outbursts of musical energy turned Larson Hall into an entirely new space. Saxophones and...

Augustana Men’s Volleyball Head Coach Mike Ducey wears The Grey Matters merch at the home game on Feb 17.

Mental health isn’t black and white: The Gray Matters Collective celebrates its fifth year

Gavin Nicoson February 24, 2024

Walking into the Gävle Room on Feb. 16 was akin to stepping into a separate universe right on campus. Heartfelt displays of remembrance, friendly faces promoting mental health resources,student and parent...

Sophomore Alex Sell (left), Sophomore Zander Ulam (middle) and Sophomore Ethan Gabrys (right), who is the winner of the prize, discuss at the “FYI Research Prize Winner” ceremony in the library.

Is art officially artificial? Tredway Library celebrates research on AI creative tools

Gavin Nicoson December 9, 2023

Each year, Augustana’s First-Year students have the opportunity to submit their research to the Tredway Library Prize for First-Year Research. This competition presents an opportunity to celebrate Augie’s...

A Swedish broomcorn whisk used to beat eggs, a basket made by a Christian, a Swedish wick trimmer and a communion set dated back to 1885, displayed at the top of Denkmann in the Augustana Historical Society’s official meeting room, are reimagined in their usage. Photos by Giang Do and illustration by Jessica Ramirez.

Augustana Historical Society: preserving the future past

Gavin Nicoson November 25, 2023

Maintaining connections between the past and the present might seem trivial, but the preservation of historical knowledge is both vitally important and complex. Communicating history is a kind of storytelling,...

Augustana College Student Government Association Vice President Amen Bekele gives suggestions to First-Year My Ha at the “Global Voices” event in Gavle 3 on Oct. 31, 2023.

SGA improves on inclusivity and increases campus interaction

Gavin Nicoson November 11, 2023

Over the past several years, Augustana College has increased its international student population. As the school grows, so does the need to include more voices and representation in its student body.  On...

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