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Out of work: Students with off-campus jobs struggle as storefronts close, cut hours

Lindsey Shultz spent March 18 as her last day, at least for a while, at Old Navy folding sweaters. Few customers walked the gray cement floors perusing new outfits. With coronavirus precautions spreading through the Empire Mall, store owners eventually decided to close up shop, leaving their employees without work

Away from home: international students struggle with uncertainty amidst pandemic

When sophomore Yifan Yuan went to Hy-Vee with his girlfriend two weeks ago, they were wearing face masks for protection when a fellow shopper approached them and sneered “this is ridiculous, get out of the country.” Yuan, who is from Beijing, China, then realized that the newfound racism against Chinese

ASA approves senate seats for systemically non-dominant student organizations

The Augustana Student Association (ASA) recently passed a constitutional amendment guaranteeing systemically non-dominant student organizations a seat in the senate. The amendment, which was introduced by Senator Giselle Mawadri, gives four student organizations a designated seat in the Senate. The organizations include the African Students Union, Asian Student Organization, Black

Grace Notes: This week I started social distancing

Yoohoo! Greetings from Quarantine! If you’re receiving this — or some form of cheesy quarantine pun — as the subject line of every email from every single professor … we’re in this together. So s— has hit the fan. Alas, Grace Notes must go on! And what a perfect platform to

Clement: She left Washington, D.C. in 72 hours. Now, she lives in my Sioux Falls apartment.

I looked down at my phone to see a text asking if I knew anyone who had a spare room. A friend of his needed a place to live and had nowhere else to go. I had an extra bedroom, but I was living alone and had been since August.

Some work study positions are moving online. Others aren’t.

As Augustana transitions to online operations to flatten the coronavirus curve, work study employers and students are navigating the new changes. Some positions will be able to relocate their services online. According to Kelly Lang, assistant director of financial aid, the Student Success Center is working to modify its employment

Letter from the Editor: Despite COVID-19, AU community persists

When I left campus with two friends in tow for the week of spring break, I didn’t anticipate returning to a silent college campus. I didn’t anticipate Augustana extending spring break an extra week. I didn’t anticipate classes going online until at least April 10, and I