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Jazelle Jarding

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

Vikings defense hopes to sustain growth

Vikings defense hopes to sustain growth

Augustana football has spent the first seven games of the season learning how to respond to challenges. With a 5-2 overall record and 4-2 record in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), the team is looking to keep up its recent defensive improvement in the final stretch of

Augustana Theatre to showcase alumna’s work

Augustana Theatre to showcase alumna’s work

“How can you live in a world when you’re different?” asked junior Henry Thronson, who plays Otto in Augustana University theater’s upcoming play “Straw Boy.” Written by Augustana alumna Mikennah Oleson ‘26, “Straw Boy” explores themes of love, faith, grief and acceptance in a retelling of “Pinocchio.” The

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