Just this week, President-elect Donald J. Trump tweeted that millions voted illegally, contradicting his past statements—by that I mean tweets—declaring the election was valid while also railing against the Green Party’s recount efforts. After all the garbage the Donald has spewed on the Internet, I have come to one conclusion: Our future president is an internet troll. Now, if any of you knew me when … Continue reading Feeding the troll will only make it stronger

Cinema, the great silver screen, the hollywood lights: movies have always had their titles, and just as they have always had titles, so, too, have they always followed certain themes. As time progresses, those themes change. The world saw the rise of film noir: dark and gritty detective stories, with “shocking” twists at the end. After that there were westerns and other gunslingers, the hay … Continue reading Comic success on the big screen doesn’t surprise s

After attending these first few months at Gustavus Adolphus College, it is evident that as a first-year, it is an entirely new experience. This is not only me – it is for everyone who moves away from their families into a whole new situation they are not used to. It is clear that we, as college students, must adapt to the hustle and bustle of … Continue reading Don’t take your culture for granted

The 2016 election has ended. Hallelujah. For the record, I’m writing this on Tuesday afternoon, so I don’t know who won yet. But I don’t need to know the election results to say what I’m about to say. Because regardless of who won, my message is this: it’s time to get to work. Every election cycle, people become fired up about politics for about ten … Continue reading Election’s over and it’s time to get to work

This week on campus the Gustavus Womyn’s Awareness Center painted the rock for Reproductive Justice Week. Reproductive justice is defined as “complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, social, and economic well-being of women and girls, based on the full achievement and protection of women’s human rights.” This has been a hot topic, especially with the upcoming presidential election. Where one of the candidates, Hillary Clinton, made … Continue reading Clinton doesn’t care about reproductive justice

Unless you haven’t opened up Facebook, read a newspaper or watched television these past few weeks, you know that Trump’s campaign experienced a meltdown of unimaginable proportions recently. A 2005 audio recording of Trump surfaced recently exposing derogatory and sexually violent language toward women. Since then, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has uninvited Trump to a major Republican event and even more party officials … Continue reading Trump’s screw ups are bad for Clinton

A brave adventurer climbs forth, seeking to overcome the obstacles set before him by an evil necromancer and save the kingdom. A mage looks through ancient scrolls of the arcane, seeking to find answers to the questions of the universe. A thief steals a series of heirlooms and jewels from a villainous noble and returns them to their rightful owners. All of these stories may … Continue reading Tabletop games are pioneers of modern video gaming

Last Thursday, Gustavus students were provided the unique and constructive opportunity to attend the informative “I AM A BLACK MAN” panel in Wallenberg Auditorium. The thoughtful and productive discussion that occurred from this panel is extremely useful in having a discussion about race in our community. The discussion allowed several brave members of the Gustavus community to talk about their experiences living as minorities in … Continue reading ‘All Lives Matter’ distracts from real issue

I am an avid reader of online articles, of opinion pieces written by other college students and young adults. I am addicted to learning through reading. But lately I have been coming across articles that have not taught me anything useful and are likely instilling opinions in others that will not help, but hurt people. I have seen posts shared on my Facebook titled “America: … Continue reading My medication doesn’t hurt