Kim Kadrmas
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Education majors don’t deserve the hate
When I was asked as a child what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always said a teacher, but it wasn’t until I was a senior in high school that I started getting questions about it. People would say, “Is that really what you want to do as a career?,” “You’re smart,…
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Students struggle with new bookstore
Since the university switched its online platform for buying and renting textbooks from Barnes and Noble to Akademos, many students have had difficulty receiving their class material on time. Akademos’ learning experience team reported contacting 289 Augustana students with issues involving their orders or needing help accessing online materials this fall. “I ordered my books…
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Elmen drained with lifeguard shortages
The Learn to Swim program at Augustana is in need of lifeguards, water assistants and swim instructors. The program currently has about 25 workers and would like to add 15 more members to the pool staff. Logan Haak, a Learn to Swim program director, said he wants to have enough employees so each would only…