On Monday Oct. 17, Augustana College sent out an email to the student body, announcing that on Oct. 31, the student minimum wage would increase from $9.25 to $9.75 an hour.
Although the announcement...
On Saturday, Oct. 15, 7th Ave. was more alive than ever. Music performed by Augustana’s jazz ensembles and various other musical groups replaced the usual bustle of traffic as students, families and...
On Oct. 15, President Andrea Kathryn Talentino was inaugurated as Augustana’s ninth president in 162 years since the school’s founding.
The inauguration took place on the Viking Plaza, where speakers...
During Friday’s inauguration, we witnessed a few firsts for the country. President Donald Trump was sworn into office as the first man to become president without any government or military background....
A historic number of protesters gathered in America's capital for a march for women's rights on Saturday, Jan 21.
For many, this required all kinds of planning. People traveled from all over the world....
More than 500,000 people marched on Jan 21. at the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C.
The march is one of hundreds of controversial marches happening across on each of the seven continents...
On the morning of Jan. 20, 2017, some of the citizens of the United States prepared for their world to be turned upside down. Protesters lined the streets of Washington, D.C. for the Inauguration of the...
"I am a lifelong Democrat, but I voted for Trump." 63 year-old James Boxmeyer of Philadelphia, Pa. said while waiting to get into the gates of the Inauguration of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20.
"I...
The Augustana Observer has a team on the ground bringing you the latest news on everything happening in Washington D.C. over the weekend. From the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump, to the protests...
Fittingly, President Barack Obama was sworn in last Monday for his second term of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Democrat or Republican, everyone can find at least a partial fulfillment of Dr....
