Alicia Oken ‘13, Augustana alumna and one of Vice President Kamala Harris’ team members, visited Augustana last week to speak about social media’s role in politics and political campaigning. Her...
On Thursday Nov. 9, Augustana’s chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) hosted a fundraiser to raise medical relief funds for Palestinians affected by the ongoing conflict with Israel....
Many social media apps and websites today require personal information to create an account, which may be disclosed to those you interact with on the platform. However, it is worth the risk to disclose...
In the social media world, where anybody can find and promote just about anything on a smartphone at the click of a button, a focus on activism puts pressure on college students. Young voices, like Greta...
While most of us at Augustana anticipate getting the package notification from the Mailing Center to get our Amazon finds, many people may not consider the consumerism it reinforces.
Especially for...
For those who do not know, YikYak is banned from use on Augustana’s campus Wi-Fi. This app allows users to post anything about anyone anonymously, resulting in cyberbullying. TikTok, another social media...
After several tumultuous months of back-and-forth, Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter settled on Oct. 27th.
This acquisition of Twitter by Musk has serious implications for the future...
Facebook is a dominant entity. With billions of people using the site as a medium to connect with loved ones and run businesses, the criticality of Facebook’s consistent running and ease of usage becomes...
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,...
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Since its release early this morning...
Senior Kevin Zaldivar, senior, and his partner Sanjay Karki, who is a former Augustana student, have started working on an application that hopes to deliver lasting connections between people and not more...
Vibrations, alerts, and pings fill the room as students scroll down electronics to consume media. There was a time at Augustana where students had to dial out on landlines and visit their mailboxes to...
