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Co-Editor-in-chief Olivia Doak listens to Managing Editor Carly Davis' idea for the graphic design on March 14 at Old Main.

Balancing money and morality

Olivia Doak May 13, 2022

We all know that journalists are not in it for the money, and a college newspaper is no different. You don’t work at the Observer so that you can pay rent or afford groceries. We pay reporters by...

OBScast – The Augustana Observer Podcast – Moving forward as students – Ep. 6

Kevin Donovan May 6, 2020

Join us for our weekly Observer podcast! This week's episode is about life after graduation, moving into post-Augie life, and what the summer and fall might look life for returning students. The Observer...

OBScast – The Augustana Observer Podcast – News Literacy – Ep. 5

Kevin Donovan April 30, 2020

Join us for our weekly Observer podcast! This week's episode is about news literacy! Members of the Observer Editorial staff talk with Observer advisors and Augustana professor's Dr. David Schwartz and...

OBScast: Food Justice and Pandemics – Ep. 4

Kevin Donovan April 21, 2020

Join us for our weekly Observer podcast! Here's episode four on food justice and pandemics. The Observer Editorial staff talk with Observer photographer Mikaylo Kelly to talk about food justice and...

OBScast: The Cultural Relevance of Memes – Ep. 3

Kevin Donovan April 16, 2020

Join us for our weekly Observer podcast! Here's episode three on grief and humor in a digital generation. The Observer Editorial staff talk with Joey Padula, a moderator for Augustana Memes for Sleep...

The Viking Plaza, normally filled with students, remains empty on Thursday April 2. Photo by Kevin Donovan

Photo Essay: Empty Spaces at Augustana College

Kevin Donovan April 3, 2020

Photography by Kevin Donovan/Observer staff

Local journalism matters

Local journalism matters

March 5, 2020

There is one thing keeping us in the loop: the news media. Unfortunately, local news is disappearing right in front of us. It wouldn’t be outlandish to suggest when a person thinks of the news media,...

“Telling the stories that need to be told without fear or favor”: Leonard Pitts Jr., Symposium Day featured speaker, discusses journalism in 2018

“Telling the stories that need to be told without fear or favor”: Leonard Pitts Jr., Symposium Day featured speaker, discusses journalism in 2018

Shanela Ranaraja September 20, 2018

Leonard Pitts Jr. is a columnist for the Miami Herald. He is the author of three novels, with a fourth coming out in February 2019. He writes about politics and racial violence in America and his columns...

2015 Undergraduate DePauw Honors Conference with Katie Canning

April 17, 2015

I just returned from dinner where it was nice just to relax. We have been going since 7 a.m. this morning. Almost a solid 12 hours of presentations, discussions, and critiques. I didn’t know that I would...

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