Clare Greeman – Avid Succession Watcher This isn’t about dark academia, so don’t get excited. Off the back of my DWMs article (*see last issue- Clare) I will now show you the many wonders of the campus novel, despite the fact that I’m sure all of us read too many “campus novels” to begin with. I assure you that these are not homework assignments or untruths … Continue reading College literature for those who read too much for college already

Hailley Brune – Opinion Columnist I’d never given ice cream manufactures much thought. Over the summer I was with my sister and she went to buy some Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. At first I judged her, verbally of course, for buying such expensive ice cream. She argued back saying how it tastes better, they have good morals, and the ice cream is more expensive so … Continue reading Ben and Jerry’s

Marcjanna Taylor – Opinion Columnist DerAmerikanische Musiker Jim Croce ist ein Genie mit der Guitar spiele. Er hat viele gute Lieder geschrieben. Zum Beispiel, Er hat den song Time in a bottle, Bad Leroy Brown, Operator und I Have a Name Geschrieben. Er ist ein Folk und Soft Rock Musiker. Ich fokussiere mich auf sein berühmtes Lied Zeit in einer Flasche. Jim Croce hat das Lied … Continue reading Time in a bottle

Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist My first thought was aliens. What else could explain the concrete shapes scattered around our campus? Thigh-high cylinders outside of Plex. Taller cylinders and blocky sideways arch outside the campus center. Even more cylinders outside of the chapel. It seemed to me like it had to be a beacon to aliens: “Hey, check out our new science building! Or our … Continue reading What are those things?

Marcjanna Taylor – Opinion Columnist Over the weekend the Gustavus Adolphus Equestrian Team participated in their first hunt seat of the season. It was a two day show which is typical for equitation. Only three of the team members had rode during the show, one of the three participated in the jumping section but all three participated in the flat section. Sophia Solari, a member of … Continue reading Why Equestrian is a sport

David Eide – Opinion Columnist On October 12, it was announced that the Linnaeus Arboretum would be renamed to “The Arboretum at Gustavus”. I was fully supportive of stripping the name of Carl Linnaeus from the arboretum as several of his ideas contributed to the development of scientific racism in the 19th century. Keeping his name affixed to the arboretum would have done far more harm … Continue reading The Arb deserves a better name

Claire Greeman – An english major who does extra work outside of class Normal people! Okay, now that I’ve gotten the attention of all of the sad lit girls I want to discuss a pervasive phenomenon in the literature world: the DWM. A phrase coined by “CJ Reads” on Youtube, a DWM stands for “depressed woman moving.” It is what it sounds like, a DWM is … Continue reading DWMs, the new literary frontier

Hailey Brune – Opinion Columnist I come from a small town, so when I was a freshman looking at colleges I learned about parking fees. My first thought was, “My tuition doesn’t pay for my car to sit here during the school year?” Then I visited Hamline in Minneapolis and found out their fee was around $350-$400 a semester to park. That really blew me away. … Continue reading What’s the real cost of driving?

Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist Back in the day they really let things slide at Gustavus. Or, at least, they let garbage slide down the trash chutes. In many buildings, including Uhler, Complex, and Co-Ed, there still remain chutes that people once could toss their trash bags down. Now, however, those chutes are closed and boarded up with foreboding paper signs. The ease! The convenience! The … Continue reading The tragedy of the trash chutes

David Eide – Opinion Columnist Streaming has become the most common way that our generation consumes television, whether it be Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime. For the most part, the switch to streaming has been good, people are now able to view the backlog of a show without having to wait for reruns or spend money on DVD sets. However, I believe there is a downside … Continue reading Binge-Watching makes bad TV