Clare Greeman – Girl Boss Feminism has been turned into a meme, and a funny one at that. If you, dear reader, have ever been called a girlboss without a trace of irony, you might be entitled to financial compensation. It is not a compliment, rather it denotes a woman who co-opts feminist langauge to turn a profit, usually without being an “actual” feminist, or at … Continue reading When #girlbossing goes wrong
Hailley Brune – Opinion Columnist Spring semester always feels like you’re dragging yourself through the finish line. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m pretty sure most of you know what I mean. You tell yourself that you’re ready once you finish finals. That the next semester will be a little calmer and that you’re ready for it. Then the first week of classes start and you’re … Continue reading Dragging through
Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist College schedules are often overwhelming. Classes assign boatloads of homework that slowly accumulates as midterms loom. Activities and clubs often stack up one after another, day after day, eating up weeknights and weekends. Work sucks up more time as students struggle to pay for tuition. And all this doesn’t stop friends from wanting to hang out. How do students deal with … Continue reading Forever gonna give you up
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 the Swank: Pixels
Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Golden Gusties Women’s Hockey team entered a packed Don Roberts Arena Saturday afternoon for a showdown against Hamline to determine the MIAC Champion. As with many games this season, Gustavus was able to light the lamp early and often as they skated their way towards victory. Gustavus entered the game as the No.6 team in Division III and showed they … Continue reading Women’s hockey continues dominance
Allison Fajt – Staff Writer This weekend the Gustavus gymnastics team tumbled their way into 7th place at the WIAC/NCGA West Regional. The team competed in five different events earning a score of 184.8. “We actually had our highest team score of the season at this meet but I mean it didn’t necessarily show compared to the other teams, but for us personally we had a … Continue reading Gymnastics takes the floor in Whitewater
Alli Joerger – Staff Writer The Gustavus Men’s Basketball loss to St. Olaf College in the MIAC playoffs marked not only the end of the season for the team, but also the end of the career of Head Coach Mark Hanson. While the team would have wished for a few more games in the season, the 2021-2022 season was full of victories and demonstrations of the … Continue reading Mark Hanson retires after 32 seasons
Saturday, February 12, 2022 Campus Safety was radioed for a medical assist in Lund center. A male fell down the bleacher seating area, and was transported by ambulance to River Edge hospital. Sunday, February 13, 2022 While conducting a routine patrol of Uhler Hall Campus Safety discovered an alcohol violation. Thursday, February 17, 2022 Campus Safety responded to Pittman Hall for a welfare check. Wednesday, … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (3/4/2022)
Carter Brown – News Editor On March 1, 2022, the first forum-style open participation meeting hosted by the President’s Council on Indigenous Relations (PCIR) occurred. At 2 P.M., the meeting began with a brief land acknowledgement given by president Rebecca Bergman. “I want to pause to acknowledge that we are gathered here today on the homeland of the Dakota people, who have endured hardships and broken … Continue reading PCIR holds first open forum
As many of you know, the last few weeks have been characterized by the Russian invasion of the independent country of Ukraine. Tensions began escalating in December of 2021, reaching a climax with the movement of Russian forces into Ukraine and the full-scale invasion of the country on February 24th. Over 870,000 Ukrainians have fled, and concerns about humanitarian and refugee crises linger on our … Continue reading Letter from the editor(s): Ukraine
