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ASA, Registrar discuss more inclusive graduation ceremony

MCKENNA BAUER TABBY MERKLE mmbauer16@ole.augie.edu tjmerkle15@ole.augie.edu ANNA STRITECKY STEPHANIE SANCHEZ abstritecky15@ole.augie.edu sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu Each year, thousands of people gather for Augustana University’s graduation ceremony. This year, students and staff are working to make logistical changes to elements of

ASA to audit 4 constitutionally-funded organizations, starting with UBG

KEELEY MEIER SHAUNA PAULI kmmeier16@ole.augie.edu sdpauli16@ole.augie.edu JESSICA RUF KATIE WRIGHT jnruf15@ole.augie.edu kjwright16@ole.augie.edu The Augustana Student Association (ASA) is implementing a four-year rotating audit for the four student organizations that receive constitutional funds each year, such as the Union

Bed bugging: Students wake up with bites

Campus Life has received multiple reports of bed bugs in dormitories Augustana Campus Life has received three reports of bed bugs in campus dorms this fall, according to Corey Kopp, director of Campus Life. All three cases were resolved after the involvement of an exterminator, though in one of the

Student group requests administration restore, protect campus diversity, inclusion spaces

In the wake of the dissolution of the Global Education and Diversity houses, a group of students has sent a letter to Campus Life, the International Programs Office and Dean of Students Office requesting protection for diversity and inclusion spaces and the community using them be included in the upcoming

Senator seeks graduation regalia for minority students

To make Augustana more inclusive, ASA curriculum chair Hailey Nold is introducing various graduation accommodations for different groups on campus including Native Americans and international students, but her proposal must first pass the graduation committee. Nold said her high school honors Native Americans at graduation, and that sparked her idea

Native students lack representation on campus

Edit and correction: The print edition of this story erroneously stated that “Native Americans make up just 0.0045 percent of Augustana’s student population.” The correct number is 0.45 percent. On Nov. 22, Marissa Pacheco set a plate filled with sage leaves and tobacco beneath a tree in

ASA Nov. 13 meeting minutes

Provided by the Augustana Student Association ASA Meeting Brief November 13, 2018 Augustana Student Association ASA Meeting Brief – November 13, 2018 Mark Hecht of Recreational Services visited to discuss priorities for the planned Student Union Project. Hecht said the number one priority is improved weight-room and cardio equipment, along with