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First ComicCon showcases student creations

First ComicCon showcases student creations

Emily Roehl and their English 200 class, Literary Experience: Comics & Graphic Narratives, will bring Augustana’s first comic book and graphic novel convention, named AugieCon, to campus Tuesday, May 9, and Thursday, May 11. The convention will invite the community to celebrate students’ work on comics, posters and panels,

Physics professor represents women in STEM

In spring 1987, college freshman Amy Bylsma sat in the back left corner in the last row of her Calculus III class. It was incredibly unlike her. She was usually one of those students who sat front and center, but the course wasn’t going well for her. She had

Drag performance electrifies the Back Alley

Drag performance electrifies the Back Alley

In the Back Alley on Friday, April 14, the lights were dimmed and a spotlight beamed down the runway and landed on the stage at the front of the room. The room was packed from back to front. Students from all walks of life sat in anticipation of what they

Air Jordan film gives viewers new perspective on Nike shoe history

Air Jordan film gives viewers new perspective on Nike shoe history

Directed by Ben Affleck (“Argo”), the new Amazon Studios movie “Air” is a comedic drama about the true story of Nike’s basketball shoe line. Between its star-studded cast and the memorable production, the film mirrors the exhilarating feeling of watching a buzzer-beater shot in a high-stakes basketball game. Set

Sodexo offers Ramadan meals to foster inclusion

Sodexo offers Ramadan meals to foster inclusion

To better support students celebrating Ramadan, Augustana Dining Services is now providing more halal meals to students who are religiously fasting. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which able-bodied Muslims participate in daily fasting. “Muslims are fasting from sunrise to sunset,” Sara Alhasnawi, a fasting

Artist uses fabric to imitate nature

Artist uses fabric to imitate nature

A video playing on a television illuminates the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery as visitors enter. It shows clips of a forest’s bright, autumn-colored leaves — leaves of honeysuckle yellow, burnt orange, deep burgundy and gold. Tall autumn trees stand against indigo skies, and a crumpled beige leaf floats down to earth.

Students advocate for sustainability at research symposium

Students advocate for sustainability at research symposium

Nobody planned for sustainability to become a theme surrounding the Arthur Olsen Student Research Symposium this year. It was the biology department’s turn to coordinate a keynote speaker. In October 2022, the symposium committee signed off on Esther Ngumbi, assistant professor of entomology and African American studies at the