Printed student newspapers didn’t start at Gustavus until 1891,with the Annual Messenger appearing in May.  Within a couple years, the name changed to Vox Collegii, then Heimdall, then Gustaviana before settling on Gustavus Adolphus Journal.

The paper was published monthly and released over 2,000 copies in six years. The money made from selling the papers was given to the Campus Library. Until 1899, the papers were written in both English and Swedish.

In 1902, the paper was renamed College Breezes and was more of a literary journal than a newspaper.

After a political forum, the paper was changed to The Gustavian Weekly in 1920 to create a more newsworthy paper. All of the editors were chosen and placed under a merit system which hired student employees based on skill rather than political connections.

In 2015, The Gustavian Weekly will celebrate its 95th birthday. Check out some of our old headlines and learn how The Weekly was produced.

-Erika Clifton