The almighty scourge of Gustavus, known as The Fourth Crown, has infested our campus and polluted the minds of our Gustie populace. The evil mastermind and primary instigator behind this attempted aggression on literary integrity is Sam Panzer, sophomore history major at Gustavus and fraudulent journalist. Panzer and his associates have waged a declaration of war against the virtuous spirit of just publication, The Gustavian … Continue reading Scandal & Slander: Fourth Crown’s coup d’état

For those of you who may not be in the loop, some Gusties joined students from all over the U.S. on Sunday, March 2, to protest the proposed construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. While I may not be as informed on the matter as groups such as the Gustie Greens, I did do a little a research. I found that TransCanada/Keystone already has a … Continue reading The Handcuff Handicap on Student Protests

You never call. You never write. You never visit . . . unless it’s done with some sort of public demonstration. Is this really how the Student Senate works? After carefully considering reactions to my last article, I wish to express one last thing about Student Senate that I believe was my main point in writing about it in the first place. The main purpose … Continue reading In One Ear, Out the Other

Recently, I found myself staring at the map of the world taped to my dorm room wall, and I started to think about the history that this world we inhabit has endured. After a while, I started thinking about how the map I was looking at is a human creation. In reality, it is nothing more than our perceived interpretation of reality, a reality that … Continue reading Putting the Universe in Perspective

Around this campus, the idea of “privilege” gets tossed around quite a bit; white privilege, class privilege, and heterosexual privilege are the most commonly heard “privilege” phrases. Certainly there are perks to being a member of those classes. As a white, heterosexual, upper-class male I am less likely to be stopped by police cars, harassed for my choice in partners, and I have benefited greatly … Continue reading My Problem with “Privilege”