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ANGLES: Parking Predicament: Should Augustana students be required to pay for parking?

KELSEY SPROUT klsprout16@ole.augie.edu Currently, any person with a vehicle who wishes to park in one of Augustana’s campus lots must register their vehicle with Campus Safety and purchase a parking permit. Residence hall and commuter permits are $185. Elmen Center and East Hall permits can be

ON TOPIC, OFF-CAMPUS: Helpful tips for navigating off-campus renting

When you live on campus, many of the ins and outs of daily living are taken care of for you. You probably eat in the commons, setting your dirty dishes on the handy conveyor belt, never to think about them again. You do your laundry in the laundry room conveniently

Mental health more important than good grades

What seemed so easy to obtain in high school now overwhelms students with cold sweats and bad dreams. Late nights, tears and caffeine teeter us to the edge of insanity. Screw a study break, Biochem won’t pass itself. Even after a solid week of studying, what seemed like an

Letter to the Editor: I miss life in Mayberry

I miss Mayberry. I am not typically one to use a TV show as a guide for life, but there is one exception: “The Andy Griffith Show.” It’s more than a show; it’s a way of life. I’m guessing not many college students even know what “The

Libraries are vital for knowledge, community

I once overheard someone say libraries will soon be obsolete. The buildings will be abandoned and fond memories will be thrown out like a Blockbuster, making libraries useless compared to all that can be shelved in the Cyberverse. Libraries will sit in a graveyard with fax machines and phonebooks. No

ON TOPIC, OFF-CAMPUS: Best part of off-campus living? My dog.

There are a lot of reasons why you might decide to live on or off-campus, but having a dog (or cat, for you feline fanatics) is one of the best reasons to ditch dorm life. When I decided I was going to move off-campus, I was in no way considering

ON TOPIC, OFF-CAMPUS: Unpaid internships harm all involved

In most situations, the idea that an employer could get away with not paying for labor would be ridiculous and most obviously illegal. With internships, however, it has become somewhat acceptable, even expected. According to the Washington Post, around 43 percent of internships at for-profit companies are unpaid. Other research