Mel Pardock – Staff Writer At the beginning of each semester, Gusties of all majors and interests apply to be preaching interns that assist the Chaplains Office and the clergy at Gustavus. Usually, there are two interns that assist the Chaplains and they do this by giving sermons during worship and interpreting scripture and literature. This year’s preaching interns are Georgia Zutz and PJ Johnson, both … Continue reading New Students Preaching Interns

Emma Seppelt – Staff Writer As all of Gustavus tries to navigate this “new normal,” no part of campus is left unaffected, including the Residential Life Office. Being a CF during COVID comes with a new set of challenges, and many student staff in the Residential Life office have reported feelings of burnout, dissatisfaction, and mistreatment from the Residential Life office. Weekly staff interviewed a number … Continue reading CF Burnout

Lauren Ruth – Staff Writer Gustavus is hosting its annual Scholarship Day on Saturday, Nov. 13 and 20, 2021. This year the organizers decided to split it into two separate days to create a more socially distanced event. The option for students to attend virtually is also available. Scholarship Day is an event in which admitted students come to campus to be interviewed for various scholarships. … Continue reading Scholarship Day welcomes prospective students

Lauren Ruth – Staff Writer While many of us are familiar with MyGustavus through financial aid and work study, new features have been added that change the way we will interact with it in the future. Gustavus Technology Services, or GTS, has been working hard to make a simpler, cleaner system for class registration. There are many reasons for this change. First, the company that owns … Continue reading Transition to MyGustavus causes confusion

Carter Brown – Staff Writer On Thursday, Nov. 4, the Gustavus Student Senate has just finished their elections for new hall representatives for Arbor View, Sohre Hall, Gibbs Hall, North Hall, and Sorenson hall, Norelius, Prairie View and Chapel View. These hall representatives will become new senators in the Student Senate and represent the interests and concerns of those living in those halls. With this, a recurring … Continue reading Student Senate runs midterm elections

Carter Brown – Staff Writer Beware, Ghouls, for on the night of Halloween, Oct. 31, something unearthly will come back to haunt us…It’s none other than the Night of the Living Squirrels. For years on Halloween, it has been a common occurrence that the squirrels of Gustavus who have since passed come back as undead figures to roam the campus once more and wreak havoc. Be … Continue reading Night of the living… squirrels; Yeah, we’re making more squirrel jokes

Mel Pardock – Staff Writer As of Tuesday, October 12th, the arboretum located on Gustavus’ campus has been renamed from “The Linnaeus Arboretum” to “The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College.” This name change came after a process of deliberation that involved campus associates, a look into historical perspectives and collaboration with Swedish historians, and board conversations. The Board announced the creation of the Linnaeus Deliberation Circle … Continue reading Arb name changes to ‘The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College’

Emily Seppelt – Staff Writer This year marks the return of the week long Out of Scandinavia Artist-in Residence-program sponsored by the Scandinavian Studies department. This years guest is writer and filmmaker Lawen Mohtadi. Mohtadi is most well known for her biography of Roma civil rights activist Katarina Taikon and the subsequent documentary Taikon: The Untold Story of a Roma Freedom Fighter. Mohati immersed herself in … Continue reading Q&A with the Artist-in-residence: Lawen Mohtadi

Lauren Ruth – Staff Writer Gustavus is hosting Coming Out Week as a celebration of LGBTQIA+ community. Gustavus has been taking part in the day of LGBTQIA+ awareness for years. The week coincides with National Coming Out day on Monday, Oct. 11. This week particularly focuses on the coming out process and recognizes its significance. “The celebration is a way of telling our community and the … Continue reading Gusties celebrate Coming Out Week