Jack Wiessenberger – Staff Writer The Gustavus Softball team got their season underway with a double header versus St. Benedict last Sunday. The Gusties lost the first game with a score of 4 to 0 and the second by a margin of 11 to 0. After a full year without competition and many new additions to the roster, the doubleheader weekend offered an opportunity to get … Continue reading Softball Returns to Action
Emily VanGorder – Staff Writer The Department of Campus Safety at Gustavus welcomed a new Director, Frederick Smith, in late January. Smith was born and raised in New York City and first began his career in law enforcement as a member of the NYPD. He then moved on to hold a number of law enforcement jobs across the U.S. He comes to Gustavus from Arizona, having … Continue reading Gustavus welcomes new Campus Safety Director
Thursday, February 25, 2021 Campus Safety assisted the SPPD with a student in the Southwest parking lot. Campus Safety responded to North Hall in response to a suspicious circumstance. Friday, February 26, 2021 Campus Safety received a call for a medical assist at Arbor View East. Campus Safety responded to a fire alarm in Southwest Hall. One student referred to the campus conduct system. Saturday, … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (3/5/2021)
Gustavus On-Campus Update As of March 1, 2021: Total Positive Cases (since August 15, 2020): 257 Current Positive Student Cases: 2 Current Positive Employee Cases: 0 Total Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 22 Students in Isolation/Quarantine On Campus: 4 Employees in Isolation/Quarantine: 2 This data set is meant to encompass the on-campus impact of COVID-19 by counting cases where a person may have been on campus while … Continue reading COVID-19 Report (3/5/2021)
Tori Smith – Staff Writer It’s getting to be that time of year again. The air is warmer, the sun is staying out longer, but for many Gusties this means the workload is about to get much heavier. As midterms approach, many students are finding school to be much more stressful than before. There are more tests to study for, essays to write, projects to complete … Continue reading “From These Hands” exhibit provides insight into Dakota culture and history
Emma Lohman – Staff Writer A senior international student from Islamabad, Pakistan, Aimen Zara is a long way from home, and that’s just what she wanted when she applied to Gustavus. “I wanted to go and learn on my own how to be independent. I applied to the places that were literally the furthest away from home, and Minnesota seemed far enough. And my brother went … Continue reading GUSTIE of the WEEK: Aimen Zara
Mula Lay – Staff Writer Linnaeus, the name that is synonymous with the arboretum of Gustavus, is named after Carl Linnaeus. Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist and physician. His achievements in the scientific field and, of course, being of Swedish descent was what granted his name to be at the forefront of our beloved arboretum. In light of recent events, there has been … Continue reading Student Organization “The Radicals” challenges Linnaeus Arboretum’s namesake
Corinne Stremmel – Editor-in-Chief For some, thrifting acts as a relatively inexpensive hobby to add unique pieces to one’s wardrobe or home decor, but for others, thrifting is a way to access basic necessities. As thrifting cycles back through what is deemed as “trendy” and has its own fifteen minutes of fame from influencers on TikTok, students may find themselves needing to become more conscious consumers … Continue reading Do you even Thrift?
Grace Worwa – Opinion Columnist In last week’s issue, we discussed the lamb’s tragic disappearance from our beloved Friday gyros. But Gusties, lamb is not the only Caf casualty of the COVID-19, just as the meat processing bottleneck is not the only COVID-induced disruption in the food supply chains. As it turns out, the pandemic exposed frightening vulnerabilities that already existed within agricultural food systems, resulting … Continue reading The Caf’s Losses and Minnesota’s Food Crisis
Emily Seppelt – Opinion Columnist Happy first week of March Gusties. Now that the spring semester is in full swing, it means that all of our coffee addictions are back in full force right alongside it. While we *could* just make coffee in our dorm rooms, we all know that getting away from our desks and spending money we don’t have on coffee just hits differently. … Continue reading The Best Caramel Latte in Saint Peter
