ERIC ANDERSSON / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Well, the 3-week term is behind us, and the 11-week term is now underway. Outside, the leaves are changing, and if you step… Read more “Finding Hope in the Age of COVID”
Category: Editorial
Grade Us Next Year…Please?
BY ERIC ANDERSSON Well, this has been an interesting semester, hasn’t it? I don’t think anyone could have predicted the crazy turn this term took last month,… Read more “Grade Us Next Year…Please?”
WHEN LIFE GETS IN THE WAY
BY ERIC ANDERSSON Six years ago today, during my very first year at Augustana, one of my high school friends committed suicide. The news blindsided me; I… Read more “WHEN LIFE GETS IN THE WAY”
HOW TO MAKE PEACE WITH A NOISY MIND
AMITAV BANERJI There are few things more exasperating than a busy mind that never stops and won’t let you have a moment of peace. Imagine you are… Read more “HOW TO MAKE PEACE WITH A NOISY MIND”
KEEP A SABBATH, KEEP IT WELL
ERIC ANDERSSON Student life is stressful. It’s a cliché, but also a fundamental truth; stress is a part of the student experience. You sign up to be… Read more “KEEP A SABBATH, KEEP IT WELL”
MORE THAN JUST A DEGREE
BY ERIC ANDERSSON Well, here we are. The last day of classes. It took a while to get here, didn’t it? And yet…and yet, it all went… Read more “MORE THAN JUST A DEGREE”
MANAGE YOUR ENERGY, NOT YOUR TIME
BY AMITAV BANERJI When classes start to get harder we as students tend to prioritize our academics over our physical and mental health. As my classes started… Read more “MANAGE YOUR ENERGY, NOT YOUR TIME”
LISTEN (IT’S OK TO HAVE NOTHING TO SAY)
BY ERIC ANDERSSON Just hours before sitting down to write this, I was walking out of the forum, fretting over all the things I need to get… Read more “LISTEN (IT’S OK TO HAVE NOTHING TO SAY)”
BEING OPTIMISTIC REQUIRES WATER
BY AMITAV BANERJI The start of the year always has a way of filling me with unbridled optimism about my life and the experiences I will encounter. … Read more “BEING OPTIMISTIC REQUIRES WATER”