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Will Augie’s wifi ever get better?

Celeaciya Olvera October 21, 2021

For the 2020-2021 school year, schools have had to switch from in-person classes to a hybrid model. For Augustana students, depending on the classes, there were fully virtual or hybrid classes. Having...

Three lessons I’ve learned throughout the pandemic

Bethany Abrams May 4, 2021

It has been over a year since the first COVID-19 lockdown in the United States, and it is almost the end of the school year. Living through the pandemic for some of my senior year of high school and all...

Online classes are not too bad

Online classes are not too bad

Bethany Abrams April 16, 2021

In Augustana College’s COVID-19 briefing on March 11, it was announced that all classes next fall will be held in-person. Although this news is exciting and shows great progress that the college and...

International distance learners face challenges with online class

Mia C. Vu October 26, 2020

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many international students have no choice but to become distance learners. 88 is the total number of international students doing distance learning, as reported by...

Taking the class out of the classroom: the challenges of online learning

Taking the class out of the classroom: the challenges of online learning

Olivia Doak March 26, 2020

Instructional videos, google hangouts and a theory-based approach: these are the ways that professors are adapting highly hands-on classes to be online.  All interactive classes, including labs, music...

Choose joy during social distancing

Choose joy during social distancing

Jordan Cone March 25, 2020

As a senior, I am absolutely heartbroken over Augustana’s decision to move to online classes which might very likely complete my concluding months as a student. I know none of us could have ever dreamed...

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