Category: Forum
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Life, love, and the Oxford comma
That’s right. As an English and journalism major, I have a devout belief in the importance of the Oxford comma. I am here to explain why the Oxford comma should never be disregarded, even in journalism. Let’s start out with the facts. Yes, the Oxford comma is completely optional. But is it actually? I say […]
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Suggestions for sustainability for stressed students
Students’ schedules are constantly filled. With classes, homework, jobs, practices and social lives, adding environmental responsibilities to the list seems too burdensome. Finding sustainable solutions to every aspect in one’s life is admirable, but many times overwhelming. However, small sustainable steps can make a difference in the effects of each individual environmental impact. Brayden Harris, […]
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ASA would benefit from rethinking values and culture
There are many limitations to what student government can do, and these limitations have been especially obvious in this year’s Augustana Student Association. When we meet on Wednesday nights, we often struggle to reach a quorum, and debate is lackluster. There is a general sense of detachment, confusion and lethargy. This year saw high turnover […]
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Early mornings work for some, but not all
Ben Franklin famously wrote, “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” I personally hate this saying with every fiber of my being, but not because I have something against early risers or even the phenomenon of waking up early in general. The part I have a problem with is […]
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Commercial car washes are not worth the waste
My car is what I consider to be an average college mode of transportation, sporting rust spots and questionable mechanical features. It also has an omnipresent film of grime covering its true silver nature — the kind that tempts even the most mature of adults to draw smiley faces — proving my aversion to commercial […]
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Schools need to teach environmental science
Communities help shape the beliefs, values and structure of society today. The knowledge children gain from their schools plays a major role in their belief systems and choices they make for the future. A lack of environmental issues being taught in school districts across America is shaping the way past, present and future generations think […]
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Nervous breakdowns are no longer an escape from social reality
In a 1935 article published in Fortune magazine, the “nervous breakdown” (while making mention of the more medical term “neurosis”) is described as being, “as widespread as the common cold and the chiefest source of misery in the modern world.” Jerry Useem explains in his 2021 Atlantic article that the way the nervous breakdown was […]