Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer The Lyrical Cafe is a unique program here at Gustavus and offers Gusties with an array of opportunities. Created in Spring 2021 by Kareem Watts, Assistant Director of the Center for Inclusive Excellence, Lyrical Cafe is a platform all students on campus, especially students of color and other marginalized groups, are encouraged to participate in. It is a way for students … Continue reading Gusties go hard for the Lyrical Cafe
Mirror Sylvia Plath I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever you see I swallow immediately Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike. I am not cruel, only truthful— The eye of a little god, four-cornered. Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall. It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long I think it … Continue reading National Poetry Month
Jonas Doerr – Staff Writer I see it everyday. Students walking past, head down, backpack on their backs, and avoiding all eye contact. One tries to greet them with a friendly smile, but they avoid eye contact like they’re looking at Medusa. They slowly trudge past and eventually arrive at their destination. Perhaps there they perk up a bit. But it’s too late then! After all, … Continue reading Gusties should be skipping (to) classes
David Eide – Staff Writer I’ve recently been thinking a lot more about the city in which we currently reside. I confess that in my first two years at Gustavus I very rarely ventured into St. Peter, preferring instead to mostly stay on campus. As a consequence of this I thought of St. Peter as kind of a separate world that I wasn’t really a part of. … Continue reading Our superb St. Peter
Clare Greeman – Book Talk Babe Another installment of ‘read or heed’ has come; for you bereaved English majors or just those who read for fun (do those people even exist?) here is a whistle-stop guide of which classics you should read and which you should steer clear of: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Despite this book’s massive popularity, I had no idea what the plot … Continue reading Reed or heed part 2
Will Sorg Memories are weird. They are essential to human existence yet they are so very inconsistent. A memory of a particularly bad meal may be a more vivid, long lasting memory than what your grandmother’s voice sounded like. Memories simultaneously shape us and are shaped by us. Some are with us forever while others fade away moments after they are made. They are exciting, … Continue reading Movies from the Library: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Allison Fajt – Staff Writer This weekend was a bittersweet ending to the Women’s Golf spring season at the Carleton St. Olaf Invite. Scattered storms and heavy wind cut the first round short on Saturday and not many teams wanted to stay after for the second round Sunday. Gustavus placed fourth out of 14 teams after the first round and then won the Northfield Challenge still … Continue reading Women’s golf season ends
Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Gustavus men’s tennis team secured a 7-2 win over the Carleton Knights to take sole control of first place in the MIAC. They took advantage of a hot start in the doubles matches and solid singles play to take down the Knights and get themselves in a great spot as they head towards the MIAC playoffs which begins in just … Continue reading “Let it go and let it fly”
Parker Burman – Staff Writer This past weekend the Gustavus baseball team hosted St. Mary’s University for a double header. Coming into play Gustavus was sitting at 20-6 overall record with an in conference record of 7-3. After the double header sweep, and winning eleven of their last thirteen, the Gusties now move into second place in the MIAC. In game one Gustavus received a dominating … Continue reading Gusties win double header vs. Saint Mary’s
Saturday, April 9, 2022 On Saturday, April 9, 2022, Campus Safety was called to the Campus Center for a medical assist. Student was transported to the River’s Edge Hospital. Sunday, April 10, 2022 On Sunday, April 10, 2022, Campus Safety responded to a fire alarm at College View. Thursday, April 14, 2022 On Sunday, April 14, 2022, a Gustavus employee reported that 3 pair of … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (4/22/22)
