Two weekends ago saw the newest addition to the Marvel franchise, Black Panther, break the box office record when it hit theaters. A week later, it hit another record for the best pre-summer second weekend in box office history and beats the Marvel Cinematic Universe record for second weeks, previously held by “The Avengers” with $103 million. It is the first superhero film to date … Continue reading The importance of representation in media
Is putting pineapple on pizza a crime? The debate over whether pineapple belongs on pizza has recently been tearing society apart. At least it does every week in The Gustavian Weekly office. This is my fourth year working as an editor at the paper and the fourth year of this debate. Pineapple is the only topping that should go on pizza. It’s the best and … Continue reading The great debate: does pineapple go on pizza?
Growing up we are told to “dream big” and “work as hard as we can”. Well, what are we supposed to do when that is exactly what we do all of our life and our dreams still don’t come true? From a young age we were taught, and are still teaching our children, that you must keep up with your classmates, and that if you … Continue reading Are society’s expectations of students too high?
Just after returning from my backpacking gap year trip in Central America, I got coffee with one of my best friends. We caught up, swapping stories from the past five months, and I was just beginning to tell her about a free beach campsite in Costa Rica where I slept in a hammock by the ocean when she said the words I had begun to … Continue reading The problem with millenials’ obsession with travel
On February 9, the Olympic torch was set aflame once again; this time in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The flames were met with extravagant fanfare; an Opening Ceremony that told the story of South Korea’s history, identity, and global contributions. For us in the states, however, we had to deal with the National Broadcasting Company’s horrid commentary and coverage. During the Opening Ceremony, NBC commentators spoke … Continue reading Has NBC ruined the Olympics?
Most people have heard the saying “new year, new me” that generally goes hand in hand with the concept of New Years resolutions. Yes, this is a concept because out of the estimated 80 percent of Americans that make new years resolutions approximately only 8 percent of people actually follow through with them. Although we are already halfway through February, I believe that people have … Continue reading Resolutions versus reality
Minnesota is the state with the highest number of Scandinavian Americans, boasting a population of about 1,603,124, according to the Stevens History Museum. This number accounts for over 30 percent of Scandinavian Americans in the U.S.A. With such a large amount of Scandinavians in our great state, it is no surprise that many of us have become accustomed to some of their holiday traditions. If … Continue reading Scandinavian Christmas traditions
We have reached the home stretch of the first semester, and with the impending rigor of finals, sometimes our bodies decide to give up early. The combination of daily stress and several overworked late-nighters (or in some cases, all-nighters) can too easily lead to illness, which certainly isn’t helped by the chilly weather outside. Once a bug begins, it’s only a matter of time before … Continue reading Prevent the spread of sickness!
I’ll be the first one to admit that I can get really lazy when it comes to cooking. It takes work, and I’m often hungry at that moment and just desperate to eat. When I entered college, that fact was reinforced by my caf account. Having that account allowed me to come in and get food whenever I wanted and it was nice to have … Continue reading Cooking: A delicious pastime
The world we live in is a large, complex thing. All actions have reactions, and some consequences are so far-reaching we might never see them coming. So how do we make choices? How do we decide what to support, what to believe, and what to protect, modify, or use? Nowadays, the decisions we make as humans have consequences we might never learn about or be … Continue reading Are ethical decisions possible?
