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Review: Pho Thai downtown brings the heat

A couple of months ago, I was cruising downtown when a taxicab yellow blur caught my eye. Upon closer inspection, I noticed the blur had words: “Pho Thai, Thai & Vietnamese Kitchen.” Beneath the sign was a banner exclaiming “COMING SOON!” I’ll admit the name of the restaurant is

Breaking down Augustana’s new hip-hop club

“From the top: five, six, seven, eight!” The Augie Hip-Hop club jumped right into practicing their dance number for the International Talent Show after doing some warm-up stretches to “Accelerator” by The Kansoul. For the first 30 minutes of the Monday night class, the only sounds were the taps of

Gallery Review: Celebrating the Arts with Augie Alumni

Tucked away in the Visual Arts Center, art exhibits filter through the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery monthly for Augustana students and community members to enjoy. Some exhibits are from local artists while others are from senior art students on the cusp of graduation. From Oct. 10 to Nov. 9, the collection

Labyrinth invites students to contemplate sustainability

Nestled beside the administration building sits the Old Fellow’s rose garden. What once only housed a bunching of plants and plain pathways is now home to a new contemplative labyrinth. Boulders and stone, along with old Sioux quartzite building bricks, lay out the movable pathways along the garden. David

DJ Zauce mixes and records original tracks

As students swapped sweatpants for dress clothes at the Augiethon formal in early February, they danced the night away to music by DJ Zauce. Dancers rushed to the DJ booth to say hello and request songs from Augie’s resident DJ. Logan Swanson, whose stage name is DJ Zauce, plays

Writing Center’s pen ranks No. 1 in free pens at Augustana

If there is one thing college students love, it’s a free pen. Everyone who has ever been a student knows the importance of a great pen. A great FREE pen. Therein lies the rub. Which is the best? What makes a pen amazing? Where do I find this marvelous

Archeologist dumpster dives for sustainability

During the last days of school before summer starts, everyone wants to leave campus. In their efforts to leave as fast as possible, students dispose of their unwanted food, furniture and clothing. But what students throw away in haste, Jason Kruse of the archaeology department dives for in the dumpster.