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Campus organizations work to provide resources to Muslim students practicing Ramadan

Individuals from organizations such as Better Together, the International Programs Office (IPO), Our Savior’s Lutheran and Sodexo are collaborating to offer meal options during non-fasting times and overall support and resources to Muslim students observing the holy month of Ramadan at Augustana. Ramadan Mubarak is one of the

Staff, students share thoughts on campus gun policy

On Sunday, Jan. 31, an anonymous source called Campus Safety and said there was a gun on Augustana’s campus. They didn’t give any further details. All weapons are prohibited on campus and, aside from this anonymous report, Augustana has had few gun related incidents over the years. “I’

New amendment allocates more ASA money to SALT

With more funding and an overhauled service system, Serving and Learning Together (SALT) hopes to provide more service opportunities for students and organizations on campus. During the Augustana Student Association’s (ASA) April 7 meeting, the senate passed an amendment to include SALT in ASA’s bylaws, which will add

Meet the candidates for next year’s ASA President, Vice President

With the Augustana Student Association’s (ASA) spring elections just over a week away, here’s important information on this year’s candidates for president and vice president. The two tickets consist of Brayden Harris running for president with Laura Hartke as his running mate and Courtney Chrystal running for

Committee begins preparing schedule for next school year

Two years ago, students and professors had 10 minutes to go from classroom to classroom. This year, to decrease the number of students passing each other in hallways and give professors time to set up technology in classrooms, the time between classes was extended to 20 minutes. Next year, with

‘Our names are our identity’: Students gather to remember the names of the victims of the Atlanta shooting

Sophomore Harley Tran’s voice rang out clear and steady to the crowd of students gathered on the commons patio. “Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Suncha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Paul Andre Michels.” While she spoke, the attendees moved through a line,

Faculty members reconsider SRI use in deciding tenure and promotion

In the middle of each semester, students have the opportunity to rate and provide feedback about their academic experience for each class through Student Rating of Instruction (SRI). Many students ignore the initial prompting by administration to take a few minutes to answer the questions. However, the use of SRIs