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Jazelle Jarding

Jazelle is a junior majoring in journalism. She currently serves as a variety co-editor.

Chapel of Reconciliation unveils new look after $4.4 million renovation

Chapel of Reconciliation unveils new look after $4.4 million renovation

Augustana’s Chapel of Reconciliation has taken on a new look this year with a renovated worship space, an additional gathering space and office updates to bring a new, fresh look to campus. The renovations are part of the Viking Bold facilities enhancements project. Ann Rosendale, senior pastor and vice

Athletes honored at annual Ole’s awards ceremony

Athletes honored at annual Ole’s awards ceremony

After months of competition across courts, fields and arenas, Augustana athletes came together on May 4 to celebrate the 2025–26 season at the annual Ole’s awards ceremony in Midco Arena. For just one evening, uniforms were swapped for formalwear as student-athletes gathered together from across programs — greeting

Enrollment growth persists in face of demographic cliff

Enrollment growth persists in face of demographic cliff

At a time when universities nationwide are feeling the effects of a demographic cliff, Augustana’s fall 2026 admissions is projected to enroll 600 incoming freshmen and reach a headcount of 2,600 students by next school year. Despite national declines in private four-year college enrollment due to the

Dining Hall roulette: the gamble of every meal

Dining Hall roulette: the gamble of every meal

There are a lot of uncertainties in college. What you’re doing after graduation. Whether you actually understand anything in your classes. If you passed your exams. But there’s one uncertainty that somehow feels just as stressful on a daily basis — what’s waiting for you in the dining

Movie Review: "Wuthering Heights" embraces the dark, destructive side of love

Movie Review: "Wuthering Heights" embraces the dark, destructive side of love

More than a century after Emily Brontë wrote “Wuthering Heights,” the 2026 film directed by Emerald Fennell proves Catherine (Margot Robbie) and Heathcliff’s (Jacob Elordi) story is more emotionally powerful than ever. What stood out to me the most about the film was how it did not try to

Vikings place third, seventh at conference meets amid record performances

Vikings place third, seventh at conference meets amid record performances

Championship season stretched across two conferences for Augustana’s swimming and diving teams, with the men competing at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships from Feb. 6-9 in Holland, Mich., and the women following at the NSIC Championships in Fargo, N.D., on Feb. 11-14. After eight

The Coffee Line Paradox

The Coffee Line Paradox

There’s a certain humility that comes from standing in a long campus coffee line at a time when you can least afford to be there. You walk in hoping for a small amount of relief via caffeine, only to find twenty people who apparently had the exact same hope