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Madisyn Stogsdill

Angles: Is summer overrated?

Many students count down the days of the school year — waiting, yearning, almost salivating — in anticipation for the figurative and literal beacon of light that is summer. For many, the break marks how they survived classes and other hardships during the year. Now sit back, relax and enjoy some much-

Augustana seeks landscaping help amid campus beautification push

Augustana seeks landscaping help amid campus beautification push

A recent addition to the ADP hiring portal advertised an open position for a “landscaping coordinator,” who would be “responsible for maintaining and enhancing the beauty, safety, and overall appearance of the university’s grounds and college-owned property.” The description also includes overseeing athletic fields, landscape beds, maintaining health

ACTS’ 'The Murder Room' delivers sold-out satire

ACTS’ 'The Murder Room' delivers sold-out satire

A student-led play featuring British accents, prop pistols and a satirical take on “locked-room” mysteries sold out this past weekend. “The Murder Room,” written by Jack Sharkley and produced by the Augustana Collaborative Theatrical Society (ACTS), was performed from March 26–28 at the Mary Harum Hart Actor’

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

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,