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Students hunt for housing

Abbey Mondi March 13, 2024

First-Years and sophomores will soon begin selecting housing and roommate groups for the upcoming school year. Housing applications are due March 29, and roommate group selections are due by April 7. With...

TLA: Totally Lacks Accommodation

TLA: Totally Lacks Accommodation

Anh Bui October 28, 2023

In order to ease the transition into more independent living arrangements, Augustana College mandates that students live on campus for the first three years. Students often live in traditional dorms...

Breaking the housing roulette: Advocating for equal housing opportunities at Augustana

Taylor Roth October 7, 2023

On-campus housing at Augustana is like Russian roulette for those who want to live in one of the nicer buildings our school has to offer. First-year students participate in random selection and the remainder...

Augustana needs to reevaluate its campus living rules

Hailey Glasnovich March 25, 2023

Augustana College requires all students, First-Years, sophomores, juniors and First-Year transfers to live on-campus until their senior year.  Seniors do not have the option to live on-campus, but...

The stress of housing at Augustana College

Taylor Roth March 11, 2023

The 2022-23 school year is nearing its end at Augustana, and with that comes figuring out housing for the next term. First-Years and sophomores are getting ready to fill out housing applications, and while...

Are you interested: Special housing programs for sophomores at Augustana

Najiah Osborne April 16, 2022

Everyone's favorite time of the year is returning, and as the semester progresses, students are preparing to select housing for next year. At Augustana, there are many different housing options.  Rising...

Windows of opportunity: Housing on college campuses

Windows of opportunity: Housing on college campuses

Delaney Farwell and María Fernanda Rubí April 9, 2022

As the academic year comes to an end, students’ to-do lists continue to grow. Finding roommates, comparing housing options and for some, applying to special programs or activities can pile up on top...

Tuition increase is sensible, but to what extent?

Tuition increase is sensible, but to what extent?

Kyle King November 27, 2021

On Nov. 11, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Administration Kirk Anderson released an email to students informing them that the comprehensive fee to attend the college for 2022-2023 will increase...

The housing lottery is stressful, but it is a system that works

The housing lottery is stressful, but it is a system that works

Bethany Abrams April 28, 2021

As a first-year student and rising sophomore, this was my first experience with Augustana College’s housing lottery. As expected, it was quite a stressful time waiting and watching all the available...

Road to the Oscars: The Big Short provides big reward

Road to the Oscars: The Big Short provides big reward

January 24, 2016

Subprime loans, the housing market, and credit defaults are the subject of director Adam McKay’s The Big Short. Somehow, McKay takes a complicated economic issue and turns it into any moviegoers dream. Based...

Housing selection uses new system

April 17, 2015

Spring marks a tumultuous time for many students as they search for student housing. The current first-years and sophomores will have the same selection process, but the focus is being placed on the junior...

GSA proposes transgender accomodations

September 18, 2014

The Augustana Gay Straight Alliance recently approached Dean Evelyn Campbell and the Office of Residential Life with constructing a new set of policies that would better accommodate transgender students...

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