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ASA to vote on reimbursing students for postgraduate exams at next meeting

ASA is considering an amendment which creates a fund that reimburses students who take graduate entrance exams like the LSAT, GRE and MCAT. At ASA’s Feb. 25 meeting, vice president Tyler Beck, who worked closely with treasurer Darwin Garcia on the amendment, said the senate would allocate 2.5

Freshmen build app to clean up students’ laundry etiquette

A group of students is trying to improve the laundry process on campus. Freshman international students Pawan Subedi, Daniel Leite and Alexander Jowi Amayo have created a laundry app for students to use in the residence halls. Subedi, who had the original idea for the app, said that the frustration

A fourth of freshman class switches to new meal plan

Last year, Campus Life and Sodexo decided that along with renovating the Huddle and Siverson lounge they would transform the university’s meal plans and offer students two new options along with the unlimited plan: the 75 meals-a-year plan and the 15 meals-a-week plan. A fourth of all freshman students

Q&A with Willette Capers, university’s new director of diversity

Willette Capers took her place as Augustana’s new director of diversity, equity and inclusion in the midst of a polar vortex. Coming from the significantly warmer and more diverse South Carolina, Capers found herself challenged by more than just the weather. However, Capers is ready to face these challenges

ASA rejects HAPPY., recommends university funds menstrual products

The Augustana Student Association is asking campus administrators to take over HAPPY.’s role as provider of free menstrual products on campus. At ASA’s Feb. 25 meeting, senators passed a resolution to support Augustana assuming HAPPY.’s role of stocking pads and tampons in campus bathrooms to ensure annual

Too early to predict class of 2023 size, Davidson says

As of Feb. 18, Augustana has received 162 deposits and 1,885 applications from high school seniors interested in attending the college this fall, according to Nancy Davidson, vice president for enrollment. However, Davidson said there is no definite answer if next year’s freshman class will be larger than

ASA reduces UBG’s annual budget by 20%

JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu SHAUNA PAULI sdpauli16@ole.augie.edu The Augustana Student Association (ASA) decreased the Union Board of Governors’ (UBG) budget from 45 percent to 35 percent of ASA’s annual budget after the senate voted 27-0-1 on Monday, Feb. 25. In effect, UBG will lose