By CAT CRANDELL A while ago, someone I was talking to explained to me a Turkish proverb. A rough translation was: “When a person knows one language, they have the power of one person. When a person learns a second language, they gain the power of a second person.” In a sense, when you know… Read More Why Modern Languages Matter
by BRIANNA LORENTZ I will preface this article by saying that my experience has been mainly in science, but most of the information will pertain to all disciplines of study. Undergraduate research is an extremely rewarding endeavour; however, it may be intimidating at the start. Many students have no clue where to begin or even… Read More Undergraduate Research: How to Start and Why you Should
How A Social Media App Affects Community by YU FEI HUANG An article on Gateway, the official student newspaper of the University of Alberta, advertised Chillabit as a great way to build community among students. As a sociology student/Dag writer, who is always curious about the things around me, I downloaded Chillabit and decided to… Read More The Case of Chillabit vs. Augustana
by KEN WINDER Yes. Donald J. Trump won the election. A joke America took seriously. Instead of focusing on the many failings of Trump, which are too numerous to mention, let’s focus on what this election means for Canada and the citizens of North America. Where the United States leads, Canada has the potential to… Read More #Trumped
Two Media Sources On Campus by KEN WINDER The Dagligtale and the Medium? If you’re busy like most of the general student population, you typically don’t question which media source you pick up to read during the five minutes you’ve allotted to scarf down your calories for the day. Both media sources have content managed… Read More Two Birds, One Stone… Or Something Like That
by JENNIFER HA The middle of October means that every store is getting ready for Halloween, filling their aisles with pumpkins and candy. As you join in on the preparations by buying 120 “fun sized” candy bars (for the trick-or-treaters, not for panicked study sessions, right?) and carving pumpkins, you’re probably planning a costume as… Read More A Guide to Picking Your Halloween Costume
Welcome to Augustana, Where Everyone Knows Everything About Everybody by KEN WINDER In the day and age of social networks like Facebook, Tinder, Chillabit or just being a student on a very small campus, it is vital to remember that our actions impact our community. Every stranger we smile at, every text sent, every like… Read More Community & Sexuality
