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Students, faculty and community members march around the lower quad in response to the administration and its policy on diversity and inclusivity on campus. The protest was sparked by the controversial chalking written on the lower quad in mid-September. Photo by Marlen Gomez

Students protest lack of diversity on campus

October 1, 2016

  In the midst of the Homecoming festivities, students, faculty and community members gathered together for a march and rally in Augustana's lower quad, in response to the college's handling of diversity...

Latinx Heritage Month on Campus

Collin Schopp September 24, 2016

Last year, a debate started on campus regarding the name of the then-called Latinos Unidos student organization. The debate centered around the name itself and the possibility of changing it to something...

Preparing for the unexpected

September 23, 2016

Throughout the month of September, students from the Augustana Student Medical Reserve Corps are launching an email campaign to help raise awareness for National Preparedness Month and what students can...

SGA holds Residential Hall Representative elections

Rachel Leman September 23, 2016

On Thursday, Sept. 15, the Student Government Association held their fourth meeting. Big topics of this meeting were Residential Hall Representative elections, Symposium Day, and Student Activities. Broken...

Augustana Celebrates Second Annual Mid-Autumn Festival

Thea Gonzales September 23, 2016

Augustana celebrated its second annual Mid-Autumn Festival in the quad on Thursday. All students were welcome to celebrate the festival with dances, presentations, and traditional festival food. The event...

Augie Acres sells to the Davenport Freight House Farmers Market on every Saturday. Photo by LuAnna Gerdemann.

Augie Acres stays active during the summer months

July 26, 2016

The boiling sun has kept some indoors during these hot months, but not Augustana sophomores Clayton Wassilik and Eleanor Burnette, who are interning at Augie Acres this summer. Augie Acres is one of...

Greek fundraising strives throughout community

April 27, 2016

Spring has sprung and fundraising season seems to be in full swing for Greek groups on campus. Augustana’s sororities and fraternities host fundraisers throughout the entire school year; however, Spring...

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First-year Becky Lindstrom and Junior Sophie Bennett work with Slone and other Augustana students on Neil Anderson’s campaign for U.S. Senator. Anderson is running against incumbent Senator Mike Jacobs, D-Ill.

Politics: Students work with Government

January 27, 2016

Students have used their connections with campus political groups in order to meet candidates and get involved with national politics. Junior Ryan Shoemaker only joined the College Democrats club recently. ...

Student groups affected by College Center closing

December 18, 2015

Multiple student groups and organized events have been relocated from the College Center to other buildings as a result of the ongoing renovations. Due to the closing of the Wilson Center, many groups...

Augustana Implements New Learning Commons

December 10, 2015

Augustana has a new central location where students can go to get support on academic, personal and leadership issues. Student support resources can now be found collectively on the fourth floor of the...

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