Staff Writer- Alex Ogle This week’s Gustie of the Week is Dr. Andrew Kendall. As a faculty member of the Music Department, Dr. Kendall takes on many important roles, including conducting the Choir of Christ Chapel, the Lucia Singers, and teaching a variety of the department’s courses, such as Music Theory and Conducting. Dr. Kendall is a well-established part of the Gustavus community, having attained … Continue reading GoW: Andrew Kendall
Staff Writer- Evangelyn Hill Coming up this weekend is one of Gustavus’s most popular yearly events: Christmas in Christ Chapel (CinCC). Services will be this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6 at 7:30 p.m., with an additional 2:30 p.m. show on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7. Tickets are currently sold out for all three services. However, the Saturday evening service will be livestreamed for free on … Continue reading Christmas in Christ Chapel Brings Hope
Staff Writer- Amelia Dewberry Each December, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra and Wind Symphony come together for an annual tradition of holiday cheer: Winds of Christmas. This year’s Winds of Christmas will be on Tuesday, Dec. 9th, at 11:30 a.m. in Christ Chapel, featuring holiday classics such as “Greensleeves,” “Sleigh Ride,” and “A Christmas Festival,” with a melody of classic Christmas Carols. This performance is special … Continue reading Winds of Christmas
Staff Writer- August von Seth On Thursday, Dec. 11th at 11.30 a.m., the Office of Marketing and Communication will organize its 84th St. Lucia celebration in Christ Chapel. The oldest continuous holiday tradition at Gustavus, it is a distinct part of the college’s Swedish roots. “The message is that we can all be a light in the world for someone else. Rooted in Swedish and … Continue reading St. Lucia Festival Lights Up Campus
Staff Writer- Mary Athorp Dancing with the Stars season 34 has come and gone, and with it, my sense of peace and joy this winter season. Just kidding… kind of. But, let’s talk about it. This season was no less riveting than the other 33 seasons… if not more so, due to the diverse set of personalities this season was stocked with. A while back, … Continue reading DWTS Season 34 Wrapped…What Do We Do Now?
Staff Writer- Cora Hess As the first snow falls at Gustavus Adolphus College, students have begun to prepare for finals, which are soon approaching. With the end of the 2025 Fall Semester approaching, relief is what most students are seeking. Students are encouraged to take a break from their rigorous studying to join the Campus Activities Board (CAB) at their Winter Wonderland night from 6:00 … Continue reading CAB Presents Winter Wonderland
Staff Writer- Will Tran In the modern world of music—where a new subgenre seems to appear every week, and Spotify invents a few more playlist names every month that sound more like food descriptions (“Creamy Pop,” “Chill Vibes,” “Deep Focus”)—genre labels that once felt familiar are slowly turning into a joke. They were created to help us understand music, yet sometimes they are the very … Continue reading Labels That Don’t Fit: When Categories Fail to Describe Sound
Staff Writer- Nathan Swanson The Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Swim & Dive Teams traveled to Decorah, Iowa, where they took part in the Luther Invitational. This two-day meet took place on Friday, Nov. 21st, and Saturday, Nov. 22nd. Both teams would place first overall for the weekend out of eight competing schools. The Men’s Team finished with a total of 980 points, and UW-Whitewater, which … Continue reading Gustavus Swim & Dive Take First Place
Staff Writer- Emily Sustaita Since Thanksgiving break, there has been a plethora of new films arriving at movie theaters across the country, one of which is Zootopia 2. Love it or hate it, many of us watched the first film when we were little kids back in 2016. Personally, I really liked the first film and was overjoyed when I found out that there would … Continue reading Zootopia 2: Was it Worth the Hype?
Professional Fangirl- Katelyn Benschoter After exactly one year since Wicked’s release date, the long-awaited part two, Wicked: For Good, is finally here. Even if you never went out and saw Wicked, you most likely have been aware of its impact, and the worldwide phenomenon that it has become. From the memes to the ads, and of course, the songs, Wicked has become a pop culture … Continue reading Wicked: For Good Review
