Happy National #PunctuationDay, everyone! What’s your favorite punctuation mark? Also, check out this book to learn about the fascinating (sometimes) histories of various punctuation marks: wwnorton.com/books/shady-ch…

We agree!

Severe weather approaching. If you have an appointment tonight, you can always stay where you are and make your appointment online.

Pedro says it. So do it, eh?

Our tutor from 10 years ago, Crystal, stopped by to visit!

Augie freshmen! Y’all have a writing exam coming up next Wednesday. Come to our cram session on Monday evening to have all of your questions answered.

Meh. The tutors will be voting on our choice next Monday. We’re the only group of youth to do this, so far as we know. Stay tuned to see what we decide, and feel free to offer your submissions! We’ll consider every submission we get.

We have chosen our Word of the Year for 2023! While we wait for the olds in the Augie English and Journalism faculty to make their decision, we’ll keep ours a secret. But tomorrow night we’ll let y’all know what we chose.

Don’t forget this, friends!

Here is our write-up for our Word of the Year 2023: docs.google.com/document/d/1pj… We chose 🍉, and the English and Journalism faculty had a tie between AI and Barbenheimer. #woty23

Heyo, Augie! We open on Sunday for J-term! We have very limited hours for J-term only, so please take a look at our schedule and book early. Augie.myWCOnline.com

-“‘Helicopter’ does not come from ‘heli’ and ‘copter,’ but from ‘helico’ (from Greek ‘helix’ meaning “spiral”) plus ‘pter’ (from Greek ‘pteron’ meaning “wing”).” -“Like in ‘pterodactyl’?” -“Girl, exactly.”

Get ready, Vikings! Our very own Dr. Emily Roehl will lead a 2025 J-term trip to California national parks, monuments, and historic sites with Dr. Will Wright (History). Counts as an ENGL 200-level elective, HIST 200-level elective, or ENST 202. Fulfills Sophia: U.S. experience

A final reminder that this Monday, April 20 will be the last day to submit an application to work for The Augustana Mirror for the 2024-2025 academic year. If you have not received an application, please contact Jeffrey Miller or our current staff members!

Check out this interview with former tutor, the great Harley Tran! youtu.be/tUvRjeKCiNM?si…