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Jocelyn Baas

Jocelyn Baas is a junior at Augustana University. She currently serves as Forum editor

Government class poll reveals trends

Government class poll reveals trends

Results are in from the first of three polls of the undergraduate student body, and the students from Elections, Public Opinion and the Media have begun data analysis. Though the student analyzers were satisfied with a workable data set, their professor, Emily Wanless, thought that the response rate from 1,

First Cabo Verdean student joins Augustana

First Cabo Verdean student joins Augustana

Rauline Goncalves celebrated not one but two countries’ independence days this past July. The freshman international student hails from Cabo Verde, a small island nation off the coast of Western Africa with a population of around 600,000, whose national day of independence takes place on July 5. She is

Neuroscience upgrades program, builds major

Neuroscience upgrades program, builds major

In keeping with a national trend of growth in the field of neuroscience, Augustana began offering a neuroscience major in April of 2024. A neuroscience minor has been available to students since fall of 2021. The proposal for the addition of the major, written by program director of neuroscience Alexander

Election initiative spurs voter registration, sparks conversations throughout campus

Election initiative spurs voter registration, sparks conversations throughout campus

This fall, Augustana launched Election 2024: Curiosity, Courage and Civility, a new initiative that encourages Augustana students and faculty “to cultivate curiosity, exhibit courage and practice civility during a polarizing season in America,” according to Augustana’s website. As part of the program, Augustana community members are encouraged to sign

Reading Augustana: responsibility and the Commons

Reading Augustana: responsibility and the Commons

One of the many classes in Augustana’s Civitas program is “Reading Augustana.” Civitas classes — “Freedom,” “Pertinence” and “Justice” — rotate topics from semester to semester while maintaining their emphasis on the class’s core values. “Reading Augustana,” however, remains fundamentally the same every semester. The course is a study of

Government class polls student body

Government class polls student body

Over the next six weeks, three public opinion polls regarding the upcoming presidential election will be sent to Augustana undergraduate students via email. The first two polls will be administered before the election from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 and from Oct. 30 to Nov. 4. The third poll will

The foundations of forum

The foundations of forum

My name is Jocelyn Baas. As of this semester, I am your new Forum editor for The Augustana Mirror. This section of our newspaper is different from any other. Forum finds its foundation in the voices and opinions of its community. We derive our name “forum” from the Roman city