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It’s time to defund the police

Abigail Douglass October 2, 2020

The misuse of force by law enforcement has gone on for far too long. We need either a complete overhaul of the system, or total destruction of the system. We should defund the police budget, and instead...

The off-campus safety concerns

Michelle Quinn October 17, 2019

The area around this campus is not safe. With shootings at Lincoln Park, students cars’ getting stolen, etc., it seems like no authoritative figure is around to take these situations seriously. The Quad...

Rahm Emanuel isn’t helping Chicago

Alex McLean October 18, 2018

Chicago is burning. Some days it's a slow burn, and on others, a wildfire. There's no single individual who can fix the problem, yet there is one individual who is making everything worse: Rahm Emanuel,...

Dozens of people marched for solidarity from Rock Island to Davenport on July 8. The march takes place just days after several officer involved shootings across the United States.

College community participates in QC March for Solidarity

July 8, 2016

  QUAD CITIES, Illinois- Dozens of concerned Quad City citizens marched from Illinois to Iowa on Friday, July 8th calling for peace and solidarity in light of recent shooting incidents that took...

Observer File Photo. Photo by LuAnna Gerdemann.

Oh shoot… not again: institutionalized racism in America still alive

July 7, 2016

Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. Both black males. Both armed. Both killed by the police. Sterling, 37, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana was selling CDs outside of a convenience store when he was apprehended,...

Kaitlin Staes is one of two Augustana campus security officers stationed in the Gavle room. Laci Green received death and rape threats before beginning her nationwide college tour lecturing on rape culture.

What does Public Safety really do?

March 16, 2016

With Augustana’s continuously rising tuition, many students wonder exactly how their tuition money benefits them and their campus. Public Safety is one large department that is funded through tuition. Tom...

Armed presence on campus approved

January 30, 2014

This past weekend, the Board of Trustees made the decision to approve the establishment of a professional police department on campus, consisting of three armed officers. The issue of having an armed presence...

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