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Woofapalooza

December 9, 2023

Quad Cities Canine Assistance Network (QCCAN) and the Thomas Tredway Library hosts Woofapalooza, bringing several therapy dogs to campus on Nov. 28. QCCAN’s Alina Hall speaks about the process for dogs...

Sophomore Alex Sell (left), Sophomore Zander Ulam (middle) and Sophomore Ethan Gabrys (right), who is the winner of the prize, discuss at the “FYI Research Prize Winner” ceremony in the library.

Is art officially artificial? Tredway Library celebrates research on AI creative tools

Gavin Nicoson December 9, 2023

Each year, Augustana’s First-Year students have the opportunity to submit their research to the Tredway Library Prize for First-Year Research. This competition presents an opportunity to celebrate Augie’s...

Inside Augie’s secret spaces: From the bedrock to the bell

Inside Augie’s secret spaces: From the bedrock to the bell

Kayla Palliser and Allie Rial November 4, 2023

There are places at Augustana that are well-loved by students and employees alike. From the Slough Path to the stained glass of Old Main, everybody has their favorite spots. But there are also spaces on...

View of the Slough and the Swanson bridge in the fall, 2011.
Courtesy of Augustana College Special Collections.

Slough water ebbs and flows through history at Augustana

Kayla Palliser May 17, 2023

It’s hard to imagine a day at Augustana without the Slough. Students walk along the pathway, watch the colors change out their windows, joke about how it smells and race in boats down the water during...

Illinois public institutions barred from banning books under bold new bill.

Gavin Nicoson May 17, 2023

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to approve new legislation which would withhold federal funding from public institutions like libraries and schools which fail to adopt anti-censorship policies....

Rebecca Montgomery hands a flower to senior Lilia Rangel at the P.E.O. table on International Women’s Day on March 8, 2023. Jan Riccio is also pictured.

What does International Women’s Day mean at Augie?

Krystina Slack March 16, 2023

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...

A laid pipe in the hole of the construction site.

Heating system is under construction

Anh Bui November 9, 2022

Augustana’s Viking Plaza, also known as the Lower Quad, has been under construction for the past few weeks. Specifically, construction has been focused on two main spots on campus: minor construction...

Greek traditions enforce sexism, heteronormativity

March 26, 2015

Spring has sprung. For many, that statement simply means winter is ending and a new season is beginning. For members of Greek Life on our campus, it means something else entirely. Greek chapters are well...

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