Linnea Noeldner- From 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29th, the Midnight Express will roll around to Gustavus as one of the last events of the 2024-25 school year. Hosted by the Campus Activities Board and organized by the Traditions Executives, Sophomore Mary Steffen and Junior Nora Henson, the event is a de-stressor for students to come in and enjoy some entertainment as well … Continue reading Spring Semester Closes on the Hill
Colleen Coleman- This week’s Gustie of the Week is Mel Pardock, a Senior Political Science and Japanese Studies double major, with a minor in Theatre, from Des Moines, IA. Having served as the Weekly’s very own Editor in Chief for the past two years, Pardock is also President of Gustavus Model United Nations, Peer Advisor in the Center for International and Cultural Education, is a … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Mel Pardock
Grace LaTourelle- This school year has been marked with a plethora of changes. One of these is the ending of the Chaplain’s 2-year interim period, installed after Chaplain Maggie Falenschek left Gustavus following the 2022-2023 school year. “The interim position for the past two years was something I asked President Bergman for so that the College could have time to assess the Chaplain role and … Continue reading The Process of Becoming: Inside the Chaplain Search Committee and Welcoming the New Deans of Christ Chapel
Olivia Telecky- Since 2014’s release of The Lego Movie, four other movies have been released using that same blend of Lego and CGI. While Lego released movies before 2014, they were straight-to-DVD or made-for-TV films that didn’t have the same resources available to them. As such, it would be unfair to compare them to the larger Lego movies, and they will not be included in … Continue reading A Definitive Ranking of Every LEGO Movie
Katelyn Benschoter- 2025 has been a big year for film and an even bigger year if you are a music lover. The film A Complete Unknown follows Bob Dylan, well known for starting his career in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and his rise to fame. The film has been critically acclaimed and highly anticipated by many. And, despite being late to the party, I finally watched the … Continue reading A Complete Unknown: Film Review
Teddy Kaste- The Gustavus Men’s Golf Team made history this past weekend, becoming the first men’s golf team of any division (D1, D2, and D3) to win the Bobby Krig Invite in 2025. The win marked their third of the season, as well as the first win individually for First-year Jimmy Abdo. The Gusties shot rounds of 291-287-291 to take home the title by a … Continue reading Home Course Heroes: Gustavus Golf Wins Home Tournament
Grace LaTourelle- I had an exam this morning for one of my classes. Despite this, until late into the night, I doom-scrolled Instagram reels. I’d oscillate between the video I watched and my Safari browser, searching for proof, incredulous that something like that could even happen. My friend earlier in the day had asked me, “Have you heard what happened with the government today?” In … Continue reading Local Solutions
Jenna Anderson- This week’s Gustie of the Week is Senior Marcus Nguyen. Nguyen is a Japanese Studies and Philosophy double major with a Political Science and Sports Management double minor. He was a swimmer for all four years and plays the viola in the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, or GSO. Coming into Gustavus, Nguyen knew that he wanted to be involved in an Asian Studies or … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Marcus Nguyen
Willy Wetland- The Gustavus Men’s Golf team packed their bags and headed south this past weekend, squaring off against some of the nation’s elite in the Rhodes College Cochran Collegiate at Colonial Country Club. In a loaded field featuring eight of the Top-25 nationally ranked teams, the Gusties battled wind, stacked leaderboards, and a tricky course to come away with a hard-fought seventh-place finish out … Continue reading Men’s Golf Goes Big in Memphis
Linnea Noeldner- On Tuesday, April 22nd, at 11:30 a.m. during Chapel break, the Earth Day events will kick off with the official dedication of the Arbor View Solar Field, followed by the third annual Earth Day Campus Clean-Up beginning at 3:30 p.m. The solar field, located at Arbor View, is a 1-megawatt system that provides approximately 10% of the campus’s electricity. The dedication ceremony will … Continue reading Earth Day Events Clean up Campus
