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Madisyn Stogsdill

Madisyn is a junior at Augustana. She currently serves as the forum editor.

Angles: Can procrastination lead to productivity?

All work, no play? Or work hard, play hard? Nobody seems to be able to agree, but regardless of the stance, someone will always end up shamed for their process. If you don’t accomplish tasks in a timely manner, then you are, of course, lazy and pathetic and an

Pre-Loved, re-imagined: Why you should shop vintage

Pre-Loved, re-imagined: Why you should shop vintage

There’s nothing more humbling than something falling apart while you’re wearing it. But if it's vintage, at least you know it served its purpose. I haven’t purchased an article of clothing that was “new” in years, unless it was for an event that required very

All praise, no breaks at the Grammy’s

All praise, no breaks at the Grammy’s

The first Artist-in-Residence at Augustana. Its first blind professor. The first staff member to have won a Grammy. Matthew Whitaker’s Grammy-winning collaboration, “Super Mario Praise Break,” is a nearly five-minute jazz-infused medley with three solo performances in a single piece, putting a spin on the music usually heard within

Angles: Should classrooms go screenless?

As soon as spring classes rolled around, I knew this semester was going to be different. For what seems like the first time, many other students and I encountered the word “screenless” in our syllabi. Unclear as to what effect this would have on the day-to-day class environment, and seeing,

Angles: Has catering to consumers destroyed the film industry?

With immediate access to so many sources of entertainment at once, “film junkies” and critics alike seem to be dwindling in numbers, drawn instead to media that’s instantly accessible — if often worse. Movie theatres around the globe are struggling to stay in business as fewer and fewer people decide

“Shrines and Portals” invites campus into the mind of artist Darrel Nelson

“Shrines and Portals” invites campus into the mind of artist Darrel Nelson

From Oct. 9 to Nov. 6, artist and former Augustana educator Darrel Nelson shared a glimpse into his “messy mind” through his assembled and wooden works in an exhibit titled “Shrines and Portals,” with a closing reception in the Eide/Dalrymple gallery that gained a crowd of students and professors

Angles: Should Augustana ban electric scooters?

Whether whisking past students on the sidewalk or parked in front of university buildings, electric scooters have become a staple of the Augustana campus. These tools have become so normalized that it would be worrisome if they were absent from our bike racks and dorm buildings. As of this month,