Parker Burman – Sports Writer The Gustavus football team once again started off their season in Iowa for a showdown with Buena Vista University. Last year, the Gusties started off with a bang in an 80-58 victory which tied a Division lll record for most combined regulation points. Hoping to have that same high powered offense, the Gusties were confident entering their first game of the … Continue reading Football Rolls in Season Opener
Will Sorg – Entertainment Writer One of the greatest challenges modern science fiction has had to face is the deluge of mediocrity that plagues the genre. There are hundreds of sci-fi films that offer nothing beyond sterile visuals and flat characters, plopped into whatever formulaic situation the filmmakers came up with seemingly on a weekend, which is why it is so genuinely wonderful to see … Continue reading Movies From The Library: Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Kaylene Kerber – Opinion Columnist To complain about a song that was released 33 years ago seems irrelevant, but when one of your favorite artists is recognized for some of their less interesting works, you can’t sit back in silence. Additionally I wasn’t an opinion writer 33 years ago, but I am given the opportunity now. I believe that the worst Billy Joel song is … Continue reading “We Didn’t Start the Fire” is a joke
David Eide – Opinion Columnist As the semester gets rolling, I’ve found myself thinking about all of the fun places that I could potentially visit when I want to get off campus for a change. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate all the neat places on campus to spend time, but the campus isn’t very big and at a certain point I just need to … Continue reading The best spots in St. Peter
Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist ‘Tis the season when Gusties start to wonder, “how can I cover these naked walls?” The unclad white plaster starts to create anxiety in the Caf-filled stomachs of some students, while other students think “why bother?” Hamlet asked, “to be or not to be?” but far more important than the question of whether to live is the question of whether … Continue reading You don’t know how to decorate your room
Emma – Staff Writer This Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10, auditions for TRAGEDY: A Tragedy will take place in the Rob and Judy Gardner Theater here on campus. Students who are interested in auditioning must sign up and prepare a 45-50 second monologue to perform for the play’s director, Professor Henry MacCarthy. “Everybody’s welcome to audition, regardless of major, class standing, experience… [etc],” … Continue reading Tragedy: Holding Auditions
Taite Stevens Aldrich – Staff Writer Seniors Cora Hentges and Maddie Banks traveled to Ecuador over the summer alongside Associate Professor in Geology and Program Director in Environmental Studies Jeff La Frenierre and University of Minnesota faculty and students to study the effects of climate change on glaciers. The group arrived in Quito at the end of May and planned on staying for a month … Continue reading Summer Research in Ecuador
Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer It took Senior Abbie Doran awhile to figure out her college path, but the patience and self-reflection paid off in the end. “I love the quote ‘we rise by lifting others’ and I think that was something I saw Gustavus doing. Students uplifting other students, that was really important to me,” said Doran. Originally from Washington state, Doran now calls … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Abbie Doran
