Monday, November 9th A CF in Pittman Hall was informed by a resident of vandalism on a bulletin board. Campus Safety was contacted in regards to a mental health concern. Campus Safety performed a welfare check on a student in Norelius Hall. Tuesday, November 10th Campus Safety discovered a missing juvenile in Olin Hall. The individual ran away from the Leo Hoffman Center. SPPD was … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (11/20/2020)
COVID-19 Report Gustavus On-Campus Update As of November 16, 2020: Total Positive Cases (since August 15): 176 Current Positive Student Cases: 42 Current Positive Employee Cases: 4 Total Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 147 Students in Isolation/Quarantine On Campus: 68 Employees in Isolation/Quarantine: 14 Gustavus Mass-Testing Results From November 13, 2020: Number of Tests Administered: 1,373 Results Yielded: 1,367/1,373 Positive Cases: 20 Total Positivity Rate: 1.5% This … Continue reading COVID-19 Report (11/20/2020)
On Friday, November 13, Gustavus held a campus-wide mass testing event in Lund in the hopes of identifying anyone on campus who had an unidentified case of COVID-19. The Gustavus Health Service teamed up with the Minnesota Department of Health and Nicollet County Public Health to plan the mass testing. Staff from the Marketing and Communication and Campus Activities Board recruited Gustavus student and staff … Continue reading Mass testing brings relief to on-campus COVID-19 fears
The Campus Activities Board was designed with the fundamental goals of enriching the social and recreational needs of the entire Gustavus community, according to their mission statement. Following a campus-wide “Lay Low” COVID-19 mandate by President Rebecca Bergman, college-recognized student groups and organizations are to immediately cease all in-person events. CAB has since released a detailed itinerary of virtual events that students can attend, and … Continue reading CAB embraces campus-wide “Lay Low” period with a series of virtual events
Studying away is one of the hallmark experiences many Gustavus students get to enjoy during their Gustie career. Some go on two or three week-long trips for J-term, and others leave for full semesters; a special group of us went in the infamous Spring of 2020. I interviewed seven Gusties who were studying away around the world when the Coronavirus shocked the globe. My personal … Continue reading Tales From Abroad: The Infamous Spring 2020
Students may already know this week’s Gustie of the Week as “the guy with the camera.” “I got better and better at taking photos and I think at one point I kind of became synonymous with the camera, like ‘he’s the dude around campus with the camera,’” Junior Luke Yang said. A Communication Studies major and English minor, Yang dedicates much of his time to … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Luke Yang
With most events and social gatherings cancelled due to COVID-19 and the Lay Low period, many students are getting pretty bored stuck in their dorm rooms with no place to go. Netflix can only entertain for so long. Luckily, the infamous Gustavus improv comedy troupe has come to the rescue. LineUs, now calling themselves OnLineUs, announced on their Instagram on Saturday that they will be … Continue reading The show must go on: LineUs goes digital
Recipe: Pumpkin Snickerdoodles Servings: 18 Ingredients: – 1 1/2 cups flour – 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice – 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon – 1/2 tsp. baking soda – 1 tsp. cream of tartar – 1/4 tsp. salt – 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened – 1/2 granulated sugar – 1/4 cup light brown sugar – 1 egg yolk, room temperature – 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract … Continue reading The Great Gustie Bake-Off: Best Autumn Recipes
Students (on- and off-campus): I’m sure that many of us remember when we had to pack up some of our things and go home without knowing when, or if, we would be back. Around this time, many states went into complete lockdown and required that only essential travel occurred. Typically, most of working America has to travel, usually by car, to go to work, but … Continue reading Has COVID-19 Helped in Our Fight Against Climate Change?
The Dive has always been a fan-favorite for students at Gustavus. What was once a swimming pool in the basement of Johnson Student Union is now a space for students to host events, work on homework, socialize with friends, and even sleep. Apparently, The Dive is highly rated for taking naps between classes. Because it’s such a beloved space on campus, President Bergman’s email on … Continue reading The Dive says goodbye
