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Quran study group welcomes everyone

MOLLIE VARPNESS mfvarpness16@ole.augie.edu A group of students can be found in the Humanities Tuesday nights learning, sitting in a circle, sipping tea, and discussing the Islamic faith. The Muslim Student Association has started a Quran study where students of all backgrounds gather to talk about the Quran,

Chess tournament: the Universal Game

ANNA STEINWAND aksteinwand16@ole.augie.edu Eyes dart from piece to piece, searching for the right move and anticipating the opponent’s response. Junior Dennisse Alcivar sucks on her caramel frappuccino. Sophomore Andrew Villegas rhythmically pats his leg. Senior Vy Trinh’s eyes follow those who pass by her table.

ANGLES: Social media: have its benefits expired or are they still fresh?

The advantages of social platforms still offer a place to connect and share JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu Social media receives a lot of flak, and with good reason. It has sold our information, spread dangerously false facts, formed echo chambers, heightened narcissism, stolen our free time, provided masks

ANGLES: Social media: have its benefits expired or are they still fresh?

Social media has been around long enough for it to lose its original goals STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu Facebook has been around for more than a decade now, but social media as we know it dates back to Facebook’s predecessors in the late 1990s. Although social media

Longer hours needed for late workers

SHAUNA PAULI sdpauli16@ole.augie.edu I have some beef with the Ordal dining hall. Pun intended. Now, I’ve seen your comment cards. “No more blueberry coffee,” you request. “French toast sticks every day!” you cheer. “Can we serve a heavier meal like pork schnitzel and a lighter meal

Zuckerburg’s Testimony shakes Capitol Hill

GRACE WALLIN gmwallin17@ole.augie.edu On April 10-11, Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, testified before Congress in response to concerns over the privacy and protection of user data. His testimony followed in the wake of a scandal that exposed around 87 million Facebook users’ data to the political consulting

Smirror: Freshman found in service tunnels

THE “SIN” IN WISCONSIN complimentsonly@snailmail.com A freshman was found this week shivering, begrimed and hungry in the tunnels below campus, according to a report from Campus Safety. He spent more than four months trying to find his way out. Last December, freshman Noah Wicks went into the tunnels