Dance the Night Away: PASO’s Kizomba Workshop

Emma Esteb –  Staff Writer The Pan-African Student Organization (PASO) sponsored Africa Night 2022 ‘Unapologetically Black.’ To start off the week, the organization hosted a Kizomba Dance workshop in the Aerobics room of Lund from 6:00-7:30 pm. This event was high-energy, engaging, and a fun event to kick off Africa Week. The goal of this event was to showcase a dance from an African country and … Continue reading Dance the Night Away: PASO’s Kizomba Workshop

Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Chalking Events

On Tuesday March 29 2022, Gustavus Students for Life organization and Gustavus Students for Reproductive Freedoms(SRF) held chalking days representing their opposing stances on abortion laws. The Students for Life participated in a national Pro-life chalking day to show their support for pro-life students on campus. The President of the org, Samantha Bach, describes the orgs objectives as, “explicitly Pro-Life, and we aim to save … Continue reading Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Chalking Events

Movies From Swank: Kill Bill: Volumes One and Two

Will Sorg Kill Bill is a duology made as an ode to film. They are love letters to East Asian 1970s action films, to American westerns, to cinema itself. But for a pair of films so filled with love, they are, ironically, a tale of violence, betrayal and revenge. The Bride, played by Uma Thurman, is a former member of The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. … Continue reading Movies From Swank: Kill Bill: Volumes One and Two

Women’s hockey caps season with a thriller

Brady Boie – Staff Writer The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team continued their Cinderella run in the NCAA tournament. After knocking off the 2nd-ranked River Falls Falcons, the Gusties found themselves facing the Plattsburg State Cardinals, who were the defending National Champions and touted as the third-best team in the NCAA throughout the regular season. This Frozen Four matchup would determine who would advance to the championship … Continue reading Women’s hockey caps season with a thriller

Women’s tennis sweeps SMSU and MSU

Luke Siegle – Staff Writer The Gustavus Women’s Tennis team returned from their spring break trip in Texas and locked up two wins this past Saturday against Mankato State University and Southwest Minnesota State University. With an impressive 5-2 win over Mankato and then a dominant 7-0 win against SMSU they got back on track heading into conference play which starts in a couple weeks. “On … Continue reading Women’s tennis sweeps SMSU and MSU

Gymnastics seniors compete at Nationals

Allison Fajt – Staff Writer This weekend Gustavus’s Seniors Brooke Merila and Sophia Redding ended their gymnastics season on a high at Nationals held at Ithaca, New York. Merila placed 8th in the All-Around category and Redding placed 6th in bars- both earning the title of All-American. “Getting All-American was definitely in the back of my mind, I didn’t want that to kinda be like the … Continue reading Gymnastics seniors compete at Nationals

Professors speak at Ukraine town hall

Lauren Ruth – Staff Writer Chatter among students and faculty in the past few weeks has revolved around the possibility of an additional required credit in the general education curriculum. This is not a novel idea. There has been a large movement of students and faculty passionate about environmental sustainability and education behind this curriculum for several years. “The sustainability credit was originally designed to be … Continue reading Professors speak at Ukraine town hall

PA event gets hoppin’

Leah Thompson – Staff Writer During Monday’s Mock Bar Hop there were many activities for students to do. Some of the most popular events included Plinko with trivia questions, pong and karaoke along with wellness pot painting and a photo booth. Mocktails were served to students alongside the various activities. The Peer Assistants, PAs for short, are a group of Gustavus students who are committed to … Continue reading PA event gets hoppin’

GUSTIE of the WEEK: Gigi DeGrood

Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer This week’s Gustie of the Week is a member of Viking Society, and a devoted Studio Art and Art History major here on campus. Senior Gigi DeGrood pours herself into her passions, and for her, that comes in the form of art– something she is reputable for here on the hill. DeGrood is well known by frieds and faculty here for … Continue reading GUSTIE of the WEEK: Gigi DeGrood

Mask Mandate Update

Thanks to our high vacination rates and low Covid numbers as of March, 8, Gustavus Campus moved to level one of their Covid criteria. Students and staff can now unmask in all building unless otherwise posted. Professors can independantly decide whether or not they will require masks in their classrooms but campus is no longer requiring them to mandate masks. Overnight guests are now allowered … Continue reading Mask Mandate Update