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In a small home nestled between rolling mountains and a volcano, a Costa Rican family welcomed Julia Knight. This was her new host family, but she spoke little Spanish. “Más lento! Slower, please,” Knight repeated. Talking a-mile-a-minute, Knight’s host mother and sister prepared Knight a smoothie. The mother called

Junior Emily Dilly kept getting invited to “Adopt a Senior” Facebook pages. The groups were designed to pair members with a graduating senior who had been affected by the coronavirus. As the notifications continued to roll in, Dilly was reminded of another group of people who’d been affected by

The “Alone Together” podcast aired on April 29, showcasing the different situations people in the Augustana community are dealing with during COVID-19. At the beginning of each episode, either Pastor Ann Rosendale or Senior Director of Alumni Relations Joel Gackle states that “Alone Together” is “a storytelling initiative documenting how

The roaring hum of sewing machines fills the costume shop where masks of brown, maroon and floral are being carefully crafted. Sitting at a worktable in the center of the room, Cindy Bakke and two students sit snipping fabric, winding bobbins and threading their machines. One folds pleats into the

Sunny’s sassy sign slogans aren’t the only eclectic draw to the new pizzeria. Inside the once-abandoned laundromat are a few arcade games, cable TV, a party light in the bathroom, tap beer and, of course, a quirky pizza menu. The best part? The mascot and namesake is the

The Our Growth Project (OGP) partnered with the Black Student Union (BSU) at Augustana University to craft the very first Black History Month Event Talk Show which focused on educating the public about local entrepreneurs. The program was filled with many different styles of entertainment, including a dance break from