Bidetvus

Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist There is a hidden health crisis on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College. Students and faculty are suffering, but no one even acknowledges the problem. Instead, people continue on in quiet misery. What is this source of pain that lurks unspoken in the minds of most inhabitants of this college? It is the lack of bidets. Students are instead forced to … Continue reading Bidetvus

Courtyard cat-fé

Emily VanGorder – Reluctant Cat Person Step aside, Pause for Paws, there’s a new pet-based form of relaxation hitting campus. Or at least there should be, given how much the administration claims to care about student’s mental health. I’m talking, of course, about turning the Courtyard Café into a cat café. With the disappearance of beloved campus cat Nemo, campus is again one species short … Continue reading Courtyard cat-fé

Hailey Brune – Opinion Columnist Let me paint the picture for you. It’s the week of midterms. We’re cramming every night and trying to get everything done. There’s a million things to do, and a hundred assignments being crammed into a week. We’re just dragging ourselves to the end so we can have a break just long enough to take a deep breath that’ll get us … Continue reading

Movies from Swank: Pixels

Will Sorg Before Sony Pictures studio decided to make Pixels into an underwhelming, soulless, comedy about Adam Sandler shooting aliens that look like 80’s video game mascots, there was actually a very interesting origin story to the film. In 2010, Patrick Jean made a 3 minute short film entitled Pixels. It was very simplistic: a TV explodes and releases various 80’s video game characters into … Continue reading Movies from Swank: Pixels

Campus Safety Report (3/18/22)

Thursday, March 10, 2022 A CF reported multiple noise complaints on a resident in Sohre Hall, starting from November 2021 to present time. Friday, March 12, 2022 On Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 2346 hours, Campus Safety responded to a call in Arbor View Apartments due to a group of intoxicated people causing a commotion. Monday, March 14, 2022 Campus Safety escorted a student to … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (3/18/22)

Women’s track makes history at nationals

Luke Siegle – Staff Writer Three members of the Women’s Track and Field team earned a spot at the NCAA Indoor Championships last Friday and Saturday. Junior Annika Poe competed in the shot put and finished in 8th place. Junior Birgen Nelson competed in the 60 M Hurdles and placed 7th and Senior Elizabeth Donnelly also finished in seventh place in the 800 M. With all three … Continue reading Women’s track makes history at nationals

Baseball shows off in home opener

Parker Burman – Staff Writer Entering this past weekend the Gustavus baseball team was sitting at a record of 1-2 after a road trip to Topeka, Kansas. Facing off against Luther College in a double header, the Gusties dropped both high scoring games while picking up a 14-10 victory in a game against Simpson College. Hoping to get back to a winning record and to start … Continue reading Baseball shows off in home opener

Women’s hockey continues historic season

Brady Boie – Staff  Writer After securing the MIAC championship less than a week ago, the Gustavus Golden Gusties continued their postseason run as a participant in the NCAA Women’s Hockey Tournament. Their path to the Frozen Four and National Championship game began with a home match against the Eau Claire Blugolds. Much like the MIAC Championship game, the atmosphere at Don Roberts Ice Rink was … Continue reading Women’s hockey continues historic season

Campus Safety Report (3/11/22)

Thursday, March 3, 2022 Campus Safety gave a medical escort for a student, per Health Services’ request, to Urgent Care Friday, March 4, 2022 Campus Safety responded to a fire in a dumpster in the Rundstrom parking lot. Campus Safety extinguished the dumpster fire. Sunday, March 6, 2022 Campus Safety responded to a maintenance issue at the Sjostrom House. Monday, March 7, 2022 A Campus … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (3/11/22)

Gustavus updates masking rules

Mel Pardock and Kendra Smaby – Staff Writers Masking has been an almost omnipresent feature of our lives for the last two years. As vaccines became available, restrictions lightened up over Summer 2021 and we were given a taste of what a post COVID-19 world could look like, but with the onset of the Delta variant we were clapped right back into 2020. Now after a plethora … Continue reading Gustavus updates masking rules