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ASA candidates address diversity, transparency, waterslides

Roughly 80 students filed into Hamre Hall on Tuesday night to listen to three candidates for Augustana Student Association’s (ASA) next president along with their vice presidential running mates. Seated on tall chairs, the candidates answered questions from moderators senior Jessica Ruf and junior Rebekah Tuchscherer as well as

University approves free feminine hygiene products for students

Gender-neutral and women’s bathrooms on campus have baskets of menstrual products for student use—but now, they’ll be stocked by Augustana janitorial staffers rather than HAPPY. members. The Dean of Students office recently approved the funding of free feminine hygiene products after ASA senators passed a resolution supporting

Irvine reflects on marathon career

Academic Dean Colin Irvine was 30 years old and in graduate school when he decided to try running a marathon. He ended up running 12. “[Conditioning] was always the part of sports that I liked the least,” Irvine said. “Ironically, when I took up running, I decided that because I’

Darcie Rives-East selected as next FYS director

Augustana University has appointed English professor Darcie Rives-East as the new director of the First Year Seminar (FYS) program. She will start in the fall replacing Stephen Minister, associate professor of philosophy, who has decided to step down from the position. Minister has been the program’s director for the

FEM teams with Pine Ridge

For women who live on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation—the third poorest county in the nation—obtaining feminine products such as sanitary pads or tampons can be difficult. For not only are the products often too expensive for a family’s budget, but access to the stores is limited. It’

‘Room in the heart for more’: Dr. Harris reunites with birth mother after 50 years

Photo by Carrie Arrington. On Mar. 8, Jason Harris stepped off a plane into a small North Carolina airport and locked eyes with Sandi Gunning Arrington. The mother and son smiled at each other for the first time. Harris, an Augustana business law professor, met his birth mother Arrington for

Augie celebrates Kurdish New Year

In the midst of light snow flurries, students came together Monday night to celebrate the Kurdish new year, Nowruz, which coincides with the spring equinox and symbolizes rebirth, rejoicing and the blooming of flowers. The event, hosted by junior JuJu Abobakr, took place in the Back Alley and featured traditional