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Augustana Junior Sage Sanders (from left) and First-year Aubrey Lathrop talk with Senior Lily Tewksbury at the Generation Action at Augustana table in the Gerber Center Brew, October 18, 2019. The table was set up as a counter protest to the showing of “Unplanned” by the Augustana Students for Life that would show later that evening in Hanson 304.

Student groups discuss reproductive rights

Dina Marin October 24, 2019

On Friday, Oct. 18, two student groups hosted discussions on about abortion and reproductive freedom. Students For Reproductive Freedom, a new student group on campus, set up a table in the Brew. They...

Augustana's pro-life club demonstrates in partnership with Illinois Students for Life of America on Monday, April 1. The posters show statistics from Planned Parenthood, gathered from the annual 2017-2018 Planned Parenthood report. Photo by Emily Jacobson.

Pro-Life group advocated for anti-feminist claims

Giselle Barajas April 4, 2019

On Monday, Augustana’s pro-life organization displayed anti-Planned Parenthood messaging and crosses signifying the amount of daily abortions performed in an effort to advocate for defunding Planned...

Students gather to look at the pink crosses in the pro-life club's display on Monday, April 1. Each of the 911 crosses signifies an abortion performed at Planned Parenthood each day. Photo by Emily Jacobson.

Pro-Life group demonstrates on quad

Thea Gonzales April 1, 2019

Representatives from Augustana's pro-life group stood in the quad and passed out cards to students on Monday, April 1. With a display of pink crosses signifying the 911 abortions done everyday at Planned...

Senate attempts to defund choice

December 18, 2015

Despite threats from Congress, Planned Parenthood appears to be here to stay, for now. Since the historic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973, the battle to keep abortion safe and legal has been...

Faculty discuss how to talk about terrorism on campus

December 17, 2015

Mariano Magalhaes, interim chair of the Political Science department, said, in light of the attacks in Paris, Beirut, Nigeria, at Planned Parenthood in Colorado and in San Bernardino, one of the most important...

President must fulfill promises

January 24, 2013

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....

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