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A game of guess who: Should Augustana adopt anonymous testing?

No, knowing name helps spot reoccurring mistakes KATELYN CLEMENT kmclement16@ole.augie.edu When a professor hands back graded work to their class, there typically is one person who turned in the assignment without a name. Sometimes, putting our names on homework slips our minds even when it should be

J & Clay Show hits the airwaves

MACY AHLERS maahlers14@ole.augie.edu A bearded man with fire red hair idles next to his chiseled baseball playing co-anchor as they prepare the first podcast of many. While students may recognize the duo around campus, soon only their voices will be heard on the air waves. Seniors Jared

Foreigners fall into trouble with Dubai law

DESTINY PINDER-BUCKLEY drpinderbuckley16@ole.augie.edu New York, London, Dubai, Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Shanghai. In one of these global cities, a person can be arrested for holding hands in public. Can you guess which one? The answer is Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the

Gender studies minor goes under the microscope for modifications

KELSEY SPROUT klsprout16@ole.augie.edu Faculty from various departments at Augustana are coming together to revitalize a decade old minor: gender studies. Gender studies, one of the 43 minors offered at Augustana, is a multidisciplinary minor with the goal of providing “students with knowledge and understanding of gender as

Study Africa, ‘the blooming continent’

ABEL NEGASH amnegash14@ole.augie.edu Augustana is offering its very first African Studies course (GEN 397) over the coming interim and you should take the opportunity to learn about the continent that is blooming. Some of the fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa, a continent with

Augustana professor’s artwork finds landing in Orlando airport

RILEY NORDQUIST rjnordquist16@ole.augie.edu The terminal floor in the Orlando International Airport will soon have an innovative look and some Viking pride, thanks to Augustana professor, Scott Parsons. Parsons was selected as the winner of the floor design contest, competing against a nationwide pool of artists. The Orlando

Augustana Band celebrates 60th anniversary with special guest

KAATJE WEILAND kpweiland16@ole.augie.edu This year marked the 60th annual Band Festival at Augustana. A two-day regional event featuring high school instrumentalists from five states, the Augustana Band Festival has been a long-standing tradition at the university. For Larry Petersen, assistant director of Bands in Music Education, this