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COVID-19 report

COVID-19 Report (2/26/2021)

Gustavus On-Campus Update As of February 23, 2021: Total Positive Cases (since August 15, 2020): 255 Current Positive Student Cases: 1 Current Positive Employee Cases: 0 Total Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 4 Students in Isolation/Quarantine On Campus: 3 Employees in Isolation/Quarantine: 1 This data set is meant to encompass the on-campus impact of COVID-19 by counting cases where a person may have been on campus while … Continue reading COVID-19 Report (2/26/2021)

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News

Gustavus implements new COVID-19 surveillance testing

Freya Nelson – Staff Writer According to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), there have been at least eight identified UK variants of the COVID-19 virus found in Minnesota. MDH suspects that this number is an underrepresentation of the COVID variants currently in the state. In conscious preparation for the spread of these new strains, the College has implemented a surveillance testing plan in order to … Continue reading Gustavus implements new COVID-19 surveillance testing

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Variety

“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” puts metatheater spin on Shakespeare classic

Emily VanGorder – Staff Writer Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is a metatheater production which follows Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor supporting characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, on their side journey and experiences behind the scenes of the original play. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ is… about the characters and how they perceive what is happening in Hamlet and realizing there are just means to an end, … Continue reading “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” puts metatheater spin on Shakespeare classic

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Gustie of the Week

GUSTIE of the WEEK: Professor Richard Leitch

Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer Since 1996, Associate Professor in Political Science, Environmental Studies, Japanese Studies and Peace Studies Richard Leitch has been widely recognized at Gustavus for his interesting classes and enthusiasm for teaching. Gustavus proved to be the ideal place for him to showcase these qualities and utilize a student-focused outlook on education. “I knew I wanted to do the teaching instead of the … Continue reading GUSTIE of the WEEK: Professor Richard Leitch

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Opinion

Schaefer Art Gallery exhibits An Active and Urgent Telling from the Strange Fire Collective

Samantha Raghu – Staff Writer While artwork is aesthetically pleasing to the eye, the use of artistic expression can be used as an educational tool to acknowledge, grow beyond and change individual and collective thoughts and beliefs. As a means of reshaping our campus’ sentiments on identity, enforced societal norms and expectations, Gustavus’ upcoming art exhibition, An Active and Urgent Telling, seeks to manifest the lived … Continue reading Schaefer Art Gallery exhibits An Active and Urgent Telling from the Strange Fire Collective

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Features

Where in the World Are You Living Next Year?

Geena Zebrasky – Features Writer Figuring out housing can be stressful. Even if you’re not a first year, you might still need roommates, there’s several forms you have to fill out, and the whole process can feel like another thing to add to your growing spring semester to-do list. And as much as I hate to mention the pandemic in yet another article, COVID-19 clearly hasn’t … Continue reading Where in the World Are You Living Next Year?

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Opinion

Excuse Me, Where’s the Lamb?

Grace Worwa – Opinion Columnist Gyro Fridays are a Gustie favorite; it’s a well-known fact. However, you all may have noticed that something has been missing from the caf’s gyro station since September. That something is lamb, and although its absence may feel nothing short of a catastrophe, it represents only a teeny tiny scratch in the gaping wound that the pandemic has gouged in the … Continue reading Excuse Me, Where’s the Lamb?

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Opinion

Movies for Change: Using modern media to understand others

Lexa Louis – Opinion Columnist TW: Mental Health, Self-harm, sexual assault I think more movies should be created to shed light on issues in the world. If it is based on a true story, it may add power to the message. Even if it isn’t based on a true story, it helps create change. When people come together in larger numbers, positive change takes place. Some … Continue reading Movies for Change: Using modern media to understand others

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Opinion

Dating during COVID: An (almost) impossible task

Tori Smith – Opinion Columnist Now that Valentine’s Day is a few weeks behind us, I think we can all collectively agree that this particular holiday in this particular year was a doozy. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: this is a lonely year. Perhaps it’s from not having a significant other to watch WandaVision every Friday night with (this may be speaking … Continue reading Dating during COVID: An (almost) impossible task

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