Editor-in-Chief  Victoria Clark vclark@gac.edu (507) 381-8258 Managing Editor  Kate Plager kplager@gac.edu (763) 843-5529 Web Editor  Max Beyer mbeyer2@gac.edu (507) 351-0739 Advertisement Manager  Scott Sahli ssahli@gac.edu (952) 250-4866 Advertisement Representative  Emmett Russell erussell@gac.edu (218) 341-8669 News Editor  Ben Miller bmiller5@gac.edu (763) 221-3919 Variety Editor Beth Schmidt eschmid4@gac.edu (612) 619-0156 Features Editor  Chelsea Johnson cjohns25@gac.edu (952) 381-4700 Commentary Editor  Ethan Marxhausen emarxhau@gac.edu (651) 269-5448 Calendar Editor  James … Continue reading Meet the Weekly

If you haven’t noticed, the sun has come out. Spring is in full force and students are taking notice, shedding their wintry gear and opting for lighter, summery fashions. Among those reemerging from the winter fashion hibernation are what some call hipsters. Just who are these hipster folk anyway you might ask? What does that word even mean? According to Urban Dictionary, “Hipsters are a … Continue reading Where the Hipsters are…

Many of us remember reading Shakespeare’s Hamlet in our high school English classes. The frantic skimming over of footnotes and listening to our classmates stumble over iambic pentameter left many of us with a vague understanding of the text. This year’s spring theater production, under the direction of Professor of Theater and Dance Amy Seham, will give us a second chance to understand Hamlet on … Continue reading Hamlet – The play’s the thing…

In light of the recent assaults on campus, students have been thinking of ways to keep themselves safe, but what many of us don’t realize is that self-defense is more than just physical maneuvers. According to Aaron Banks, professor of health and exercise science, in his article “Self-Defense Education: Five Steps for Developing Awareness and Prevention Tactics,” modern self-defense is described as “a mixture of … Continue reading Self-defense — More than just martial

Public celebration of women’s history began in our nation in 1978, originally known as “Women’s History Week.” The week that was originally selected included March 8, International Women’s Day. In 1981, Congress approved a resolution proclaiming a national Women’s History Week, which was then expanded to the celebration to an entire month in 1987, and March was officially declared Women’s History Month. “The purpose [of … Continue reading Women’s History Month

Last Monday I sat down with Director of Campus Safety Ray Thrower to shed some light on the department and help students get to know the face of enforcement. He has worked at Gustavus for 13 years and in campus in the field of public safety for 33 years. Thrower has seen a lot over the course of his career and provided me with some … Continue reading Face-to-face with Campus Safety