Brady Boie – Staff Writer The Gustavus Men’s Swimming and Diving team enjoyed a victory at the MIAC Championships. This win satiated the Gusties’ inability to compete in a championship meet in the spring of 2021 and completed a dynasty in the making, as the men claimed the conference title for the third consecutive season. “It was good to assert ourselves in the MIAC this year … Continue reading Men’s swim & dive makes it three in a row
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Sherriff’s dispatch contacted Campus Safety for a medical in North Hall. Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Campus Safety responded to a medical assist in Sohre Hall. The student was transported to River’s Edge Hospital. Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Campus Safety responded to a call of damage to Gustavus property in Southwest Hall. Campus Safety received a theft report involving a student’s vehicle. … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (2/18/22)
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 Sustainability requirement debate heats up
Zhipeng Li – Staff Writer Good news: if you are short of cash at this moment and you do not go through all the inconveniences of working off-campus, there is one good solution on campus at this moment. Due to the short staff situation at the Caf, “(they are) now hiring student employment for the wage of 15 dollars an hour, and 16 dollars an hour … Continue reading Caf sees new raise in wages
“Students always blow me away with their performances. The plays I have attended at Gustavus have been some of the best I’ve seen.” – Emily Seppelt “Although I did not meet my soulmate at the Square Dance, it was one of the best part of orientation weekend.” – Emma Pufahl “The square dance my freshman year was an experience. I’d never experienced Midwest humidity before, … Continue reading Gustie Quotes
News Editor: Carter Brown (she/her/hers) Carter is a Sophomore majoring in Political Science. Carter has recently switched from the writing team to the editing team as the news editor. She says that being a section editor is more complicated than she originally thought, but has been a lot of fun. Opinions Editor: Kyra Stepan (she/her/hers) Kyra is a Junior majoring in English and minoring in … Continue reading Meet The Editors
Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist The new beards sprung themselves on us rather suddenly. With the help of some social upheaval, the new type of beards became cheaply and readily available. Even children could have beards! People soon came up with a name for the new beards: masks. These “masks” had a lot of the same benefits as beards. They covered virtually the same area of … Continue reading Masks: the new beard
Hailley Brune – Opinion Columnist Water is an interesting thing. In 2019, I was a First-year in Gen Chem. I had to take a chemistry class for my first J-term. During that J-term we had a large focus on water. We each were put into groups to research water contamination. Following that, each group put together an experiment surrounding the topic of water and tested … Continue reading Are you going to drink that?
David Eide – Opinion Columnist By the time this article is published, Russia may have launched an invasion of Ukraine, an act which would spark the largest war in Europe since World War II and throw the international order into absolute chaos. While I may not be able to do anything about this potential crime against peace, I still feel the need to speak out in … Continue reading Ukraine and Russia
