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Dance Company performs their final number, "The Sky is Finally Open," on April 10, 2022.

Dance Company’s “Kaleidoscope of Dance” bids farewell to seniors

Kayla Palliser April 22, 2022

On Sunday, April 10, Dance Company performed their spring show, “A Kaleidoscope of Dance.” This show offered the Dance Company a chance to showcase their work and celebrate the seniors in the group. In...

OBScast – The Augustana Observer Podcast – Talking with Caleb Drew – Vol 2 Ep. 4

Chris Ray March 16, 2022

Podcast producer Chris Ray discusses student dedication on the court and in the classroom with Caleb Drew.

Women's soccer has memorable senior night

Women’s soccer has memorable senior night

Nick Gainey April 15, 2021

The Augustana Vikings women’s soccer team took on North Central on a cold, rainy senior night at Thorson-Lucken Field on April 8. Despite the 1-1 draw against the Cardinals, it was a memorable night...

Cooking in Quarantine: Gnocchi - Ep. 1

Cooking in Quarantine: Gnocchi – Ep. 1

Sophia Reid April 7, 2020

I have been socially distancing and in quarantine now for around 25 days, and in that time I have cooked about 25 times. When everything around me seems ever-changing and uncertain, I find immense comfort...

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...

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...

Dealing with graduation anxiety

Katherine Hogan February 20, 2020

To be honest, when I was told I had to write this column, I was not at all sure what to write. The fact that I could write anything actually didn’t help me – the more options I have, the harder it...

Ryan Ganson plays the ukulele on Jan. 17 in his friend’s Kevin Phoenix, TLA Room. Photo by Brady Johnson.

Ryan Ganson: An Augustana renaissance man

Brady Johnson March 14, 2019

Javelin, Spotify and endless bags of chicken breasts make up Ryan Ganson’s time at Augustana. People on campus know him as the musician, biology major and the pretty boy. Although Ganson wants to be...

Nelle Conley. Photo by Kevin Donovan

Nelle Conley, a journey to Kenya

December 7, 2017

It takes a special person to dedicate a piece of their future to a high school of girls that they have never met, in a country very far from home. It takes someone like Nelle Conley, a senior Music Education...

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