Skip to Main Content

Augustana Observer

Augustana Observer

Augustana Observer

The power of education

Najiah Osborne October 21, 2021

Institutionalized racism is defined as racism embedded in the laws and regulations of a society or an organization. How does institutionalized racism affect people of color? People of color are incarcerated...

Amy Cooper reveals the danger of post-racial thinking

Amy Cooper reveals the danger of post-racial thinking

Carly Davis May 28, 2020

On Monday, May 25, a white woman called the police on a black man because he asked her to leash her dog while walking in a leashed-dogs-only portion of New York City's Central Park. Identified as Amy Cooper,...

Editorial: COVID19 can't take away our community

Editorial: COVID19 can’t take away our community

March 23, 2020

It was only two months ago when mentions of Coronavirus (COVID-19) first appeared in the footnotes of a New York Times morning briefing. Within two months, the virus spread past its origins in Wuhan, China...

The making of Symposium Day

Brittnany Nelson January 25, 2018

Wednesday, Jan. 17, Augustana students had the luxury of not having any classes, as well as many opportunities to attend different sessions for winter term’s Symposium Day. The theme for this term was...

Symposium Day opens minds to privilege

January 20, 2017

Symposium Day on Jan. 18 offered students and faculty a chance to understand different perspectives and ideals with the overall theme of "Privilege", through keynote speakers and sessions during a time...

Editorial: Lack of justice impacts all

December 2, 2014

The grand jury in Ferguson, Mo. decided not to indict former police officer Darren Wilson on Nov. 24. This decision was a miscarriage of justice. A grand jury indictment does not decide  innocence or...

Editorial: Unchecked privilege leads to discrimination

May 1, 2014

Recent events on Augustana’s campus have caused an ongoing issue to surface, not only concerning the multicultural incidents, but the factors that lead to discrimination, such as race, religion, sexual...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
privilege