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Jocelyn Baas

Jocelyn is a senior with English and Spanish majors and emphases in pre-law and writing. She currently serves as the copy editor.

What I gained by escaping the algorithm

What I gained by escaping the algorithm

Last weekend, I deleted all the social media on my phone. Threads? Gone. X? Gone. Instagram? Definitely gone. TikTok already lost its privileges months ago. And okay, so I kept Snapchat for communication purposes, but trust me when I say I’m eyeballing it. I’ve been thinking seriously about

Students voice concerns at Library Task Force town hall

Students voice concerns at Library Task Force town hall

On Feb. 10, the Library Task Force hosted a town hall in the Froiland Science Complex where students could express their concerns and gain clarification on what will happen to the Mikkelsen Library. The event was the second in a series; the first, for faculty and staff, took place on

J1 complicates registration

J1 complicates registration

As spring registration began on Monday, Nov. 17, Augustana’s campus community took on all the usual stress — and a bit more. The university’s recent software transition from Jenzabar CX to Jenzabar 1 (J1) has complicated matters for students, faculty and administrators alike. Moreover, campus also faced the challenges

Freshmen, friends bond over pasta passion

Freshmen, friends bond over pasta passion

It is the evening of Oct. 19. The sun has set, and the first floor of Bergsaker Hall transforms from its typical stretch of student rooms into a celebration of cooking. Cutlery clatters, cooking pots bubble with water and the sound of rich laughter fills the floor as students gather

‘Learn-a-thon’: Hank and John Green’s lifelong learners support education and charity

‘Learn-a-thon’: Hank and John Green’s lifelong learners support education and charity

From Nov. 3 until Nov. 21, Hank and John Green — brothers, authors and educators — are hosting their annual Learn-a-thon, a community fundraising effort that directly supports the Greens and their teams in producing accessible and accurate educational content across more than a dozen YouTube channels and podcasts. In turn, the

Nowhere to park

Nowhere to park

Growing enrollment deepens parking crunch Another year of record-breaking enrollment numbers, while an overall positive for the university, has intensified an age-old issue on campus: parking. Though Campus Safety Training Coordinator Chad Campbell doesn’t relish it, he knows that issuing parking citations is part of the job. In fact,

NIH cuts destabilize institutional research that underpins modern medicine

NIH cuts destabilize institutional research that underpins modern medicine

When I asked my mom and dad this week how many different chemotherapy drugs my oldest brother has been on in his 20 years of life, they had a hard time answering the question. Dad said he thought maybe seven with a couple of repeated treatments on certain ones, but