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First gen students, college classes, oh my!

Taylor Roth May 6, 2023

Movies portray college in one of two ways: fun, partying and hanging out with friends or stressing out over projects and assignments as the due date creeps up on students.  College is a step to a better-paying...

Career Opportunities: Are Augustana’s Students Informed Enough?

Chloe Baxter March 5, 2022

Internships are essential to students in securing a career. They provide students with the ability to apply their education and get some experience in the career field of their choice. Through Augustana’s...

Students fail to utilize the Thomas Tredway Library’s free resources

Zach Blair February 26, 2022

Augustana has a wide selection of resources that can be accessed by students, though sometimes, there’s a lack of knowledge when it comes to good offers the library provides. Unfortunately, rather than...

OBScast – The Augustana Observer Podcast – Talking with Doug Tschopp – Vol 2 Ep. 1

Chris Ray October 25, 2021

Podcast producer Chris Ray talks with Doug Tschopp, director of the entrepreneurial center (EDGE center). Tschopp shares stories of past students and his own career while highlighting the unique opportunities...

Inhumane Texas abortion ban exploits the vulnerable

Mia C. Vu October 17, 2021

The Justice Department's attempt to block the Texas abortion ban was supposed to buy Americans and advocates from both sides more time to engage in honest, open-minded debate on the matter. But after the...

Mental health effects of no spring break and how to overcome it

Mental health effects of no spring break and how to overcome it

Bethany Abrams March 23, 2021

In October 2020, Augustana College announced the change that spring break in the 2021 academic year will not be held. The Augustana College website states, “The goal of canceling spring break is to mitigate...

Caring for mental health in a pandemic

Caring for mental health in a pandemic

Natalie McMillan April 17, 2020

The upheaval in Augustana students’ and faculty’s life can be distressing to some of the community's mental health. Despite the changes in classrooms and pushed back graduation, Augie’s community...

The waiting room of the Augustana Student Counseling Services on April 12, 2019.

GALLERY: The Counseling Process

WatchTower Team May 7, 2019

Photos by Ian Murrin

Shrinking Aral Sea marks bigger problem

October 1, 2014

News broke to the world on Monday that the Aral Sea is nearly dried up. This massive lake, once the fourth largest in the world, has been decimated by Soviet Russian irrigation projects, according to a...

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