Raquel Vaughn- Brittany Broski, an influencer who gained traction on the popular social media app TikTok, once vented on her YouTube show “Broski Report” about being accused of being just like every other girl: “I love going to Target during Halloween season. I love going to TJ Maxx. I love going to Ross. I love spending money on Halloween decorations. I am just like every … Continue reading Benefits of being just like the other girls
Sophia White- We all know that our favorite Adobe Flash player games were taken away from us in late 2020. Especially one of the best: Papa’s games. Flipline Studios released their first game called “Papa’s Pizzeria” in 2007 and from there they released game after game. After “Papa’s Pizzeria”, we have classics like “Papa’s Freezeria”, “Papa’s Pancakeria”, and “Papa’s Hot Doggeria”. Newer ones were released … Continue reading Which Papa’s game is superior?
Houston McLaury- It’s that time of the year again, Gusties! MyGustavus is open on most computers, and descriptions of various classes are up for spring semester. And, while it’s important to take classes that will meet your major requirements as well as general education requirements, I always found it useful to have one class a semester based on something that I’m interested in. Whether it … Continue reading The importance of a fun elective
Raquel Vaughn- Dystopian is making a comeback! With the new Hunger Games movie, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, hitting theaters on Nov. 17th, the dystopian genre is resurging. We’re taking it back to middle school where we spent a religious amount of time defining our personalities based on which district we were from, what faction we were in (Divergent), and whether or not we’d … Continue reading If Gustavus sports were in The Hunger Games
Sophia White- Never let go of your ability to imagine and create worlds. That is something I was told by many adults as a child. But, I don’t think I ever took that advice seriously. I remember being able to daydream up worlds and writing new stories every day in a little mustache journal. I conjured up drama between people who wore the same scarves … Continue reading The importance of daydreaming
Houston McLaury- With the chill set deep into the air, the leaves all but changed to wonderful shades of yellow, orange and red, sweater weather is in full effect as we march onward to inevitable snows of November and December. But, before we hit such a cold and dark time of the year, we are graced with one of the best holidays of the year: … Continue reading The best holiday: Halloween
Houston McLaury- This past week in one of my labs, our task was to explore one of the forests that lies twenty minutes outside of campus, on the northeastern side of the Minnesota River. We stomped and made a great deal of noise as our uneven path and unsteady feet made for great footfall amongst the litter of leaves that had found their final resting … Continue reading The most pleasant time walking
Sophia White- Artificial Intelligence, AI for short, is a technology that has been increasingly used over the past decade. It has created robots who can talk about any subject you wish, apps like ChatGPT, and the AI on Snapchat who is becoming more and more disappointing. These are feats in technological advancement for the future to come with self-driving cars and planes as the next … Continue reading The rise of artificial intelligence
Raquel Vaughn- Generation Z is no stranger to Disney Channel Original Movies. In fact, they probably raised us more than our own parents did. Each plot was captivating and always included a lesson about the importance of friendship, family, and being true to one’s self. But every Disney movie had to have that one catchy song that gets stuck in every kid’s head and haunts … Continue reading The perfect Disney Channel Original Movie soundtracks
Houston McLaury- During the month of October, I have much to look forward to. Corn mazes, apples covered in caramel, carving and consuming all matters of squash. It’s a time where I can delight in and enjoy my time, before suddenly remembering that my sibling, Puck, has a birthday this month. So off I rush to a variety of stores, finding either a candle they … Continue reading Pins: the superior form of sticker
