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Augustana students enjoy Diwali with sparklers. Photo by JanieLe.

Augustana students celebrate Diwali

November 24, 2015

On Monday night, November 23, Augustana students gathered in the Brew to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu New Years festival. The event was hosted by the Office of International Student life. Students were...

Senior Victoria Gillon serves mashed potatoes to Pastor Richard Priggie. Photo by LuAnna Gerdemann.

Black Student Union hosts Thanksgiving soul food meal

November 22, 2015

On Sunday afternoon, Augustana's Black Student Union hosted a Thanksgiving meal in the Galve room of the Gerber Center. The Augustana community was invited to enjoy homemade soul food, learn about soul...

Volleyball players Rachel Butters and Taryn VanEarwage write messages on shirts as part of the Clothesline Project during Symposium Day on Sept. 17.
Photo by LuAnna Gerdeman.

Augustana to host events promoting sexual assault awareness

October 1, 2015

Augustana College will host two events on Oct. 5 to promote awareness for sexual assault and gender-based violence. These events are The Clothesline Project and a showing of the 2015 documentary “The...

Feel the Bern rises on campus

September 25, 2015

Students are coming together through social media and feeling the heat in support for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, a candidate they wish to take office in the 2016 presidential election. The group...

SGA awards SWAG $0, tables WAUG contingency

September 3, 2015

The Student Government Association (SGA) voted on Thursday to award Students Who Achieve Greatness (SWAG) $0 and to table WAUG’s contingency so that an exploratory committee could be created to assess...

Shantytown Preview

May 7, 2015

This year's annual Shantytown, a fundraiser that raises money for and awareness of the homeless in the Quad Cities, is doing more to raise money, said senior Kim Khuen, board member for Augustana's Habitat...

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Sophomore Jamie Fee helps Augie Acres plant a prairie for the bees Tuesday afternoon. The garden helps to not only protect the bees but it also provides flowers for the bees.

Augie Acres buys 20,000 bees

May 1, 2015

Augie Acres, with the help of Tierney Brosius, assistant professor of biology, have started up two bee hives near campus--with a total of 20,000 bees. The six pounds of Carniolan honeybees, which include...

NAACP chapter to start up on campus

April 18, 2015

With racial tension on the rise in our nation and the need for more culture understanding being felt by many, two students are starting up a chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...

Greek president lays out pledging changes

January 29, 2015

Augustana’s administration adjusted this year’s Greek life pledging process by cutting hours and prohibiting alcohol in order for students to focus more on academics, said Arsal Shareef, Greek Council...

First-years create children’s coat drive

December 20, 2014

After volunteering with Opportunity Kicks Tutoring (OKT), first-year students Clare Stephenson and Anna Tegge were inspired to create a coat and winter clothes drive to donate to the children they tutor. OKT is...

Augustana bans Yik Yak from network

December 17, 2014

The Augustana community received an email stating that the popular, anonymous social media app Yik Yak had been banned from the college’s network in response to four student groups who requested administration...

Service hours for campus groups show seven percent increase

September 11, 2013

Whether they are tutoring children, raising money to find owners for orphaned dogs, or donating blood, Augustana students can be found both on and off campus serving the community. There was an almost...

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