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Loving your neighbor keeps faith alive

CLAIRE TUFTY cetufty18@ole.augie.edu Although religion may seem like a prominent practice among many individuals, more and more people are placing little or no importance upon religion. A Pew Research study discovered that “in 2007, Americans were more likely to say religion was very important (56 percent) or

Modern superheroes reflect millennia of tradition

JULIA JOHNSON jjohnson18@ole.augie.edu I remember the first time I held a comic in my hand: the eye-catching cover, the detailed and illuminated faces of the justice-seeking hero, the rough fighting scenes juxtaposed by the sleek comic design. The Amazing Spider-Man hooked me with its unexpected call to

A Catholic’s response to scandals in the Catholic Church

HANNAH VACA hmvaca15@ole.augie.edu What pops into your head when I say the words: “Catholic priest”? Does a mental image of an old, crotchety man in a priest’s collar appear? Or, more recently, a pedophile? Yes, there is a difference between the two words: “priest” and “pedophile,

Standardized testing hinders students’ creativity

CLAIRE TUFTY cetufty18@ole.augie.edu AP tests, the SAT, the ACT. Standardized testing has become a looming cloud of despair that hangs over the heads of students K-12 and beyond. They are tests that determine a student’s intellectual ability and academic success for the next few years—all

I procrastinated writing this headline

LUCAS TOUTGE lmtoutge17@ole.augie.edu I’ve got a problem. And the most frustrating thing about it is that it can easily be fixed, but I can’t get myself to fix it. I am an incredible procrastinator. I imagine that many people reading this are also guilty of

ANGLES: Safety or liability: should Augustana hire an armed officer on campus?

Yes, an armed officer would provide an extra layer of safety KELSEY SPROUT klsprout16@ole.augie.edu Virginia Tech. Columbine. Sandy Hook. Parkland. We know the names. We’ve seen the familiar breaking news reports announcing yet another tragedy. While gun control continues to be debated, many schools have taken

“Real world” brings more responsibilities than freedom

KATELYN CLEMENT kmclement16@ole.augie.edu Instead of moving home, this summer I got an apartment. I decided it was time to live off campus on my own in the “big, bad world” with rent. I worked almost every day once finals were over and now I work six nights