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Augustana celebrates Indigenous People’s Day

Augustana celebrates Indigenous People’s Day

Augustana University Chapel and Our Saviors Lutheran Church hosted the second annual Indigenous People’s Day event on Oct. 9. Students and members of the community were invited to share a traditional meal of fry bread and buffalo soup before hearing from Prairie Rose Seminole, an educator and advocate from

IGNITE club hosts first yearly meeting to welcome members

IGNITE club hosts first yearly meeting to welcome members

Boxes of mini Crumbl cookies lined the tables and a Kahoot about women in politics illuminated the big screens. With desserts in hand and a desire to support women, the members of Augustana’s IGNITE chapter were ready to kick off their first meeting of the semester. On Sept. 28,

Battle of the Barbies: A ranking of the Barbie Cinematic Universe

Battle of the Barbies: A ranking of the Barbie Cinematic Universe

Like the rest of the world, I found myself with a lot of free time during the 2020 lockdown. With no schoolwork to complete and a lack of motivation to do anything else, I found solace in the plastic arms of my childhood friend: Barbie. I’ve always loved Barbie

Fall trip highlights Native history

Fall trip highlights Native history

This fall break, Augustana will take its annual trip to the Pine Ridge Reservation after being on a hiatus since the pandemic. Pastor Ann Rosendale, who will lead the service trip, described it as a great opportunity to learn and appreciate Native American culture and history. “We will be learning

Travel abroad students share experience, advice

Travel abroad students share experience, advice

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, students have been limited in study abroad opportunities. Over the past year though, limitations on traveling have decreased, and the world is beginning to open up to tourists again. “Spring semester still had vaccine requirements, negative COVID tests for some locations, some locations

Rendezvous brings Cambodian culture to campus

Rendezvous brings Cambodian culture to campus

A string of flags was wrapped tightly around the entrance to the Back Alley. The colorful shapes were stuck along both sides of the wall leading back to the stage, where a large blue and red flag was draped around a speaker’s podium. “It is the only flag in

Advice to freshmen from seniors

Advice to freshmen from seniors

With close to a record breaking amount of freshmen on campus this year, here is what some Augustana seniors would wish they could tell their freshman selves. Sara Alhasnawi, ASA president and biochemistry and Spanish double major “Looking back at my freshman self, I would have encouraged myself to go