Concerned Gustavus Community Members A group of environmentally concerned student published a letter to the Board of Trustees on Monday, April 5 requesting the college divestment from mutual funds that are invested in fossil fuels. If you have questions about divestment or are interested in learning more please contact: Abigayle Paulson (apaulso9@gustavus.edu) or Alex Terpkosh (aterpkos@gustavus.edu) Dear Trustees, As members of the Gustavus community who … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Board of Trustees

Maia Honl – Opinion Columnist Do you believe ghosts are real? It might seem like a stupid question, but it’s one that people use as an icebreaker. With this question, you’re able to tell many things about a person. By saying yes you show that you are open to the unknown, but if you say that you don’t then you appear to follow fact and truth … Continue reading Ghostly Gusties: Real ghost sightings on campus

Gustavian Weekly Writer – Opinion Columnist Gustavus Habitat for Humanity is a great organization in my opinion. It works to build affordable homes for families in need, it advocates to lessen poverty and homelessness and it provides practice with cooperation. Their service is done at a local and national level. This is an important organization, and it should be preserved because of its positive impact. In … Continue reading Making the Community Stronger

The Gustavus Finance Club The Gustavus Finance Club promotes financial wellbeing on campus and assists Gustavus students in achieving their financial goals. The Club is advised by Professor and Chair of the Department Economics and Management, Sheng Yang, and consists of student members within the Economics and Management Department. One of the club’s goals is to educate the Gustavus community about their finances, which is … Continue reading An Overview of the Gustavus Finance Club

Cadence Paramore – Opinion Columnist For many white students–and that is a large majority of our campus’s population–conversations about race look a lot like fear: fear of saying or doing the wrong thing and offending someone. And, yes, it’s good to be conscious of how our words and actions can have a negative impact on our peers, but the root of fear around conversations of race … Continue reading White people: Why are they afraid to talk about race?

Emily Seppelt – Opinion Columnist As we are in the midst of our third COVID semester, the mid-semester onslaught has arrived right along with the rainy spring weather. Many of us may be having flashbacks to last March when we were all sent home and “enjoyed” a two-week spring break. Last March, spring break was extended for many reasons, including giving time to professors to move … Continue reading College students deserve a Spring Break

Gustavian Weekly Writer – Opinion Columnist Traveling should be a requirement for a liberal arts education. Experiencing different customs, learning to be open minded and seeing other places in the world is beneficial for becoming more knowledgeable about effective communication. It makes traveling easier and lessens culture shock and cultural barriers. Cultural shock is the experience someone has when moving somewhere else and cultural barriers are challenged … Continue reading Require traveling abroad for Liberal Arts