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Public safety searches campus for unconfirmed threat

Public safety searches campus for unconfirmed threat

Molly Sweeney March 15, 2024

Public safety officers are warning students to stay aware of their surroundings tonight. That’s according to Jama Schwegman, public safety dispatcher.  According to Schwegman, the office has received...

Augie cuts faculty course load

Molly Sweeney March 6, 2024

Decreased enrollment from 2020-2023 during the COVID-19 pandemic has left Augustana with a deficit of around $7 million, according to Kirk Anderson, chief financial officer and vice president of administration....

The bus after sliding down the hill outside the Swenson Hall of Geosciences on Dec. 5.
Photo sourced from YikYak.

School bus slides down Augie hill

Molly Sweeney December 5, 2023

A school bus that rolled down the hill between the Swenson Hall of Geosciences and the Slough has been safely towed away.  According to Nicole Lauer, Public Relations and Marketing Specialist at Augustana,...

Xong Song Yang (left), Director of the Office of International Student and Scholar Services, Daniel Lee (middle), religions professor, and Anna Badamo (right), TRIO employee, talk at “First Gen Gems.”

First gen gems shine bright celebrating education

Molly Sweeney November 17, 2023

Community, belonging and celebration were at the heart of an event organized by Augustana’s Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity (OSID) and TRIO. On Nov. 8, “First Gen Gems” celebrated National...

1989 (Taylor’s Version) vault songs expand original album

Molly Sweeney November 3, 2023

Nine years after the original release of “1989” by Taylor Swift, “Taylor’s Version” (TV) of the album is out and is a force to be reckoned with. “1989 (TV)” maintains a similar sound to the...

Aftermath of a pipe collapse beneath the Slough’s waters in June 2017.

Photo courtesy of Augustana College.

Slough to be drained over J-term

Molly Sweeney October 25, 2023

A partnership between the City of Rock Island and Augustana College will lead to improvements to the Slough.  Beginning Nov. 11, workers from the city will begin to drain the Slough to locate a pipe...

Chris Woods mows the lawn through the quad.

Biodiversity is under threat

Molly Sweeney May 17, 2023

Invasive plants and animals have changed the biological diversity within Augustana College and the greater Quad Cities area in the last several years, according to Dr. Tierney Brosius, associate professor...

Gallery: Quad Cities area protects against flood devastation

Molly Sweeney and Aubrey Lathrop May 17, 2023

Nearly every spring the Mississippi River floods parts of the Quad Cities due to a mix of snowmelt further north and rainfall. From left to right, top to bottom: Nicole Gleason, the public...

Cheri Bustos wants students to use their vote

Molly Sweeney May 3, 2023

Cheri Bustos, the former representative for Illinois’ 17th district, came to Augustana College late last month.  On Monday, April 24, Bustos spoke to students about her time in Congress, the role...

Basketball at Augustana scores high throughout season

Molly Sweeney March 2, 2023

The men’s and women’s basketball teams at Augustana have finished their seasons, with records broken on both sides. For the first time in the program’s history, Augie women’s basketball competed...

Person-of-interest located after making threats to Augustana campus

Person-of-interest located after making threats to Augustana campus

Molly Sweeney December 9, 2022

A suspect who made threats to campus Thursday has been apprehended by Rock Island Police. Augustana police chief Tom Phillis told the Observer he is “confident” that students, staff and faculty...

Photo provided by Augustana College.

Augustana increases tuition by 3.85%

November 9, 2022

Around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, Kirk Anderson, chief financial officer and vice president of administration announced the tuition increase for the 2023-2024 school year, in an email sent out to...

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