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As a community advisor, Mary gets a lot of questions about dorm essentials. Here are the top seven things you shouldn't leave behind when packing to move in to your freshmen year dorm.  

Your dorm means more than a TV and a game console. If you think you're unprepared to move in, Justin has some great advice for you. 

Emily never expected to join a sorority. She thought she knew everything about "those" groups - but after spending some time on Augie's campus she was surprised to find that her initial judgment was way off base. 

Justin lived away from his family and hometown for the first time during his internship at Texas Medical Center. He learned a lot about himself, his future and how he sees the world. 

Jacob and the Greenland research crew spend a night camping and must be on the lookout for polar bears. Atlantic puffins are caught. 

Although I didn’t realize it at the beginning, Augustana prepared me perfectly for this experience.

Jacob Wyco's third field journal installment features bird bites, bad weather and an exciting boat trip.

The Varsity Blues college admissions scandal garnered a lot of attention because of celebrity involvement, but what does it mean for the admission process at large? W. Kent Barnds gives us a lesson on college admissions, Varsity Blues and the value of education.

College can be expensive. This scholarship guide will help you find scholarships you may be qualified for, plus tips on the best way to apply.

You want your dorm to be a home away from home! Here's how to make your space your own without taking out a loan. 

This week was mostly defined by trapping small songbirds. Taking measurements such as wing and beak length is a very important task as it shows the condition of the bird and is especially interesting when we catch the same bird again.

Tired of being asked about your major because you don't know what it is yet? That's OK. Being undecided gives you the opportunity to explore majors and careers you might never have considered otherwise. 

Just what does an experimental nuclear physicist do? Nathan Frank gives us a lesson on what it's like to be the first person to discover an exotic nuclei, and how that affects nuclear physics at large.