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Student input needed for campus renovations

Augustana is a great school with great students and highly educated professors, not to mention a booming athletic department. However, ignoring the negative aspects of campus does not make them disappear. The main issue on Augustana’s campus is that much of it is outdated. Consider first the lack of

Amayo, Cope elected as ASA’s 2019-2020 president, vice president

The Augustana Student Association (ASA) announced on April 9 that students elected junior Luca Amayo and Sophomore Audrey Cope as their next president and vice president respectively. Based on ASA’s election results, Amayo and Cope won 65 percent of all votes cast. Runner ups junior Kirtana Krishna Kumar, running

Remembering senior Zach Dickmann

Zach Dickmann, a senior English and education major and tutor at the Augustana Writing Center from Brandon, South Dakota, passed away on March 27, 2019. Collected here are stories from Zach’s friends, professors and coworkers. This is how they will remember him. “Zach and I sat next to each

After 33 years, 10 months, Michael Wajer retires

After holding the position for 33 years and 10 months, Michael Wajer’s last day as Augustana’s HVAC technician was last Friday, Mar. 29. Wajer said the growing campus and increased need for technology aren’t as simple anymore. “The old pneumatics used to be a lot easier for

Students’ spring break washed away by record flooding

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu At the end of spring break, senior McKenna Hotovy returned to campus from Omaha, Nebraska, in the trunk of a Jeep. Carless, it was her only option. Just days earlier, while she was in Florida enjoying sunny skies, beaches and warm weather, floodwaters had

ASA candidates address diversity, transparency, waterslides

Roughly 80 students filed into Hamre Hall on Tuesday night to listen to three candidates for Augustana Student Association’s (ASA) next president along with their vice presidential running mates. Seated on tall chairs, the candidates answered questions from moderators senior Jessica Ruf and junior Rebekah Tuchscherer as well as

University approves free feminine hygiene products for students

Gender-neutral and women’s bathrooms on campus have baskets of menstrual products for student use—but now, they’ll be stocked by Augustana janitorial staffers rather than HAPPY. members. The Dean of Students office recently approved the funding of free feminine hygiene products after ASA senators passed a resolution supporting