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First-Year DJ Roberts, as Emmanuel Prynne, and Sophomore Noah Johnso, as Elyot Chase, kiss during the run for the comedy Private Lives in the Bruner Black Box on April 24, 2024.

Private Lives shines light on the LGBTQ+ community

Celeaciya Olvera May 3, 2024

The Augustana Theatre Department allows at least one senior per semester to showcase their talent by directing a show in their Black Box theatre. This spring semester’s senior is Grey White, who directed...

Counting on change: Census questions shift focus to gender identity and sexual orientation

Counting on change: Census questions shift focus to gender identity and sexual orientation

Chloe Baxter March 2, 2024

As the United States grapples with how to best represent its diverse population, a pivotal discussion emerges: the inclusion of questions on gender identity and sexual orientation in the U.S. Census. The...

Augie should strive toward safe spaces for all

Emmeline Kenealy December 10, 2022

As college campus populations grow more diverse, administrators must strive to make all members of the campus community feel welcome.  Evidenced by the mass shooting at Club Q, sometimes “safe spaces”...

Augustana introduces new peer support group for LGBTQ+ Students

Gavin Nicoson December 7, 2022

Augustana College has recently added to its existing peer support groups with the creation of a group for LGBTQ+ students. Although newly formed, the group extends across 19 different departments on campus...

Cristina King, Miss Nationwide 2022 - keynote speaker at the event.

Students Observer Transgender Day of Remembrance

Krystina Slack November 25, 2022

The day after Arun Gandhi spoke to the Augustana community about the value of nonviolence, the Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity hosted an event that stressed the damage violence has had on the...

Quad Cities Pride in Memory Project teaches Augie students about an underrepresented community

Krystina Slack October 28, 2022

Oral histories are a great way to see and understand what was happening to a person during a specific time period. For many people, oral histories are more personal. For the Quad Cities Pride in Memory...

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