On Oct. 21, the football team played its second annual Set the Expectation (STE) game against North Park, standing up to sexual assault and violence. Players wore wristbands and had stickers on their helmets...
On Oct. 1, 2023, a sexual assault was reported on campus. The incident was reported to the Rock Island Police Department, Augustana College Police and Public Safety Office.
The same day the report...
Content Warning: Discussions of sexual assault prevention
Students on Augustana’s campus came together to support survivors of sexual assault by marching together in an event called “Take Back The...
Anyone walking into the Gävle rooms on March 8 saw a room bustling with people walking around decorated tables dedicated to gender and equity. Talking and laughter carried through the open doors, inviting...
On Tuesday, Nov. 29, students discussed forming a sexual violence prevention chapter, under the organization Take Back the Night. Take Back the Night is a foundation that aims to increase awareness about...
The 2009 documentary, “Spitting Game: The College Hookup Culture,” explores the dynamics of hookup culture and its relations to gender roles, sexual consent and coercion. The documentary was informed...
This year, several student athletes are participating in the student-athlete peer educator program. This program aims to raise awareness about sexual assault by having current student athletes educate...
Sexual assault is an issue across all college campuses. According to RAINN, the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the United States, 26.4 percent of females and 6.8 percent of males experience...
Trigger Warning: This article contains a graphic depiction of sexual assault and violence with the consent of the survivor.
First-year Ella Roadruck said she was sexually assaulted in her dorm room on...
Dear Observer Editors,
We are writing today to encourage all students to take a moment and share their thoughts and perceptions in the HEDS Climate Survey. This survey provides valuable insight into...
Yet again, Phi Omega Phi’s (Poobah) actions have been called to attention by the eyes of the entire school. Year after year this group of students proves they don’t know how to respect everyone on...
For far too long, students our age have let the inconveniences of busy schedules, cynicism and lies that we are “not old enough to understand” get in the way of enacting real change. But in this age...
