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AugieCon expands across departments with pop culture focus

AugieCon expands across departments with pop culture focus

For the past four years, Assistant Professor of English Emily Roehl has hosted AugieCon to celebrate all things comics and pop culture, featuring student presentations, dioramas, cosplays and more. Students presenting in the past have all been enrolled in Roehl’s Literary Experience: Comics and Graphic Narratives. This year, however

More than myth: ‘Hanging Medusa’ reclaims a story

More than myth: ‘Hanging Medusa’ reclaims a story

There she stood — a young girl, completely enthralled with the floating ceramic jellyfish and lace tendrils that hung before her. Though she was waiting for her mom to finish talking to a faculty member, she seemed to be perfectly content right where she was. In that moment, only she and

No pavement, no problem: Students create their own paths to cut time

No pavement, no problem: Students create their own paths to cut time

Between the winding, paved sidewalks of Augustana, through landscapes and grass expanses and construction sites alike, a new network is taking form. These high-traffic but unplanned routes are called desire paths, and they are snaking their way into view as students and staff opt for shortcuts to their destinations. The

Campus club to connect veterans, families

Campus club to connect veterans, families

When Air Force veteran Clinton Hewitt came to Augustana last fall, he found himself looking for a community that didn’t exist yet. Hewitt is a graduate student pursuing his Master of Social Work who was active duty from 2006 to 2012, including two deployments to Qatar in 2009 and

Ace’s third painting party for Make-A-Wish

Ace’s third painting party for Make-A-Wish

Welcome to the third annual Ace Painting Party — where slipping is part of the fun, creativity has no rules and even the most serious athletes trade skates and sticks for paintbrushes. On the afternoon of Sunday, April 26, the ice at Midco Arena didn’t look much like ice at

'The Drama': Secrets decidedly do not make friends in A24’s latest dark comedy

'The Drama': Secrets decidedly do not make friends in A24’s latest dark comedy

When “The Drama” began previewing back in January, I watched the first trailer and immediately added it to my Letterboxd watchlist. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson playing lovers in an A24 dark comedy? Written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli and co-produced by Ari Aster, the creative genius behind “Midsommar” and “Hereditary?

Record Club builds community one spin at a time

Record Club builds community one spin at a time

Strobe lights flash as the bass of music fills the Back Alley, pulling students away from the grind of deadlines and into something louder and brighter. On a campus often blurred by busy schedules, the AU Record Club is dedicated to establishing a sense of community and escapism through music