David Eide – Opinion Columnist Personally, I think there’s something magical about receiving letters. Now I don’t mean bills or the other kinds of automated mail that so clutter mailboxes these days. I mean a letter that was handwritten, sealed, stamped, and traveled potentially hundreds of miles and passed through who knows how many hands in order to end up at your door. I didn’t fully realize … Continue reading Write more letters
Luke Siegle – Staff Writer Over the weekend the Gustavus Women’s Hockey team locked up the regular season MIAC crown with a pair of wins over the St. Scholastica Saints. A 3-2 overtime victory last Thursday gave the Gusties the number one seed and home ice throughout the MIAC playoffs. On Saturday, the Gusties completed their regular season on a high note by shutting out Scholastica 3-0 to … Continue reading Gusties win MIAC regular season title
Allison Fajt – Staff Writer The women’s swim team took second place at the MIAC conference meet this weekend at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Aquatics Center. While St. Kate’s took first place, it was still a successful event because so many of the Gusties qualified for Nationals. The women’s team accumulated 714 points at the end of the meet, only 95 points behind St. … Continue reading Women’s swim & dive has a strong finish
Brady Boie – Staff Writer The Gustavus Men’s Swimming and Diving team enjoyed a victory at the MIAC Championships. This win satiated the Gusties’ inability to compete in a championship meet in the spring of 2021 and completed a dynasty in the making, as the men claimed the conference title for the third consecutive season. “It was good to assert ourselves in the MIAC this year … Continue reading Men’s swim & dive makes it three in a row
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Sherriff’s dispatch contacted Campus Safety for a medical in North Hall. Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Campus Safety responded to a medical assist in Sohre Hall. The student was transported to River’s Edge Hospital. Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Campus Safety responded to a call of damage to Gustavus property in Southwest Hall. Campus Safety received a theft report involving a student’s vehicle. … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (2/18/22)
Lauren Ruth – Staff Writer Chatter among students and faculty in the past few weeks has revolved around the possibility of an additional required credit in the general education curriculum. This is not a novel idea. There has been a large movement of students and faculty passionate about environmental sustainability and education behind this curriculum for several years. “The sustainability credit was originally designed to be … Continue reading Sustainability requirement debate heats up
Zhipeng Li – Staff Writer Good news: if you are short of cash at this moment and you do not go through all the inconveniences of working off-campus, there is one good solution on campus at this moment. Due to the short staff situation at the Caf, “(they are) now hiring student employment for the wage of 15 dollars an hour, and 16 dollars an hour … Continue reading Caf sees new raise in wages
“Students always blow me away with their performances. The plays I have attended at Gustavus have been some of the best I’ve seen.” – Emily Seppelt “Although I did not meet my soulmate at the Square Dance, it was one of the best part of orientation weekend.” – Emma Pufahl “The square dance my freshman year was an experience. I’d never experienced Midwest humidity before, … Continue reading Gustie Quotes
News Editor: Carter Brown (she/her/hers) Carter is a Sophomore majoring in Political Science. Carter has recently switched from the writing team to the editing team as the news editor. She says that being a section editor is more complicated than she originally thought, but has been a lot of fun. Opinions Editor: Kyra Stepan (she/her/hers) Kyra is a Junior majoring in English and minoring in … Continue reading Meet The Editors
