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Q&A: Peace Scholars prepare to spend summer in Norway studying peace and conflict

Juniors Elizabeth Yoder and Chloe Bartels are Augustana’s Peace Scholars. The program, sponsored by the Nobel Peace Prize Forum consortium, selects two students from each of its six Norwegian Lutheran colleges to spend seven weeks in Norway studying conflict, peace and war. What encouraged you to apply to be

Baseball team narrows focus for 2020 season

Members of the Augustana baseball team are going into the 2020 season as veterans, with over half of the players being upperclassmen. Head coach Tim Huber, who was named 2019 NSIC Coach of the Year, is hopeful this will give the team an advantage. “We have been fairly young the

Talk Show event celebrates Black History Month

The Our Growth Project (OGP) partnered with the Black Student Union (BSU) at Augustana University to craft the very first Black History Month Event Talk Show which focused on educating the public about local entrepreneurs. The program was filled with many different styles of entertainment, including a dance break from

Students escape to fantasy worlds with Dungeons and Dragons

A high elf rogue, a human warlock, a tabaxi bard and a goblin walk into a tavern. The high elf, with a long waterfall of ebony hair, orders ale for herself and the goblin, who isn’t tall enough to be seen over the counter. After a while, the goblin

Boozy Banter: Should Augustana have a bar in the Back Alley?

Yes, it would promote safe drinking behavior DESTINY PINDER BUCKLEY acsorenson17@ole.augie.edu The days of a dry campus are over, although they never fully existed at all. Students of all ages hoard alcohol in the dorms whether they are 21 or not. Augustana has also been more progressive

This Week: the “low poo” haircare method

We Americans love to shower. In fact, an average American family uses some 40 gallons of water per day in the shower. This adds up to 1.2 trillion gallons of water used each year in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). To put that in

AIG invests time and money to introduce students to stocks

A new student organization called the Augustana Investment Group (AIG), whose purpose is to learn about and invest in the stock market, was recently approved by the Augustana Student Association (ASA). AIG focuses on promoting financial literacy, specifically in the stock market and investing. Its goal is to educate members