Gustavian Weekly Writer – Opinion Columnist Gusties, as I’m writing this, It is more important to find a profession that we are passionate about rather than finding one based on income. We spend a large portion of our lives working, so how we spend those years matters. It is beneficial to find a career that will fulfil those years with satisfaction and happiness. “Find a job you … Continue reading Choose a career you love
Cadence Paramore – Photography Manager It’s become trendy to hate ourselves, to be miserable. We’ve taken good pieces of advice like “It’s okay to not be okay” and “Everyone is going through things, especially right now” and so many of us have twisted them into, “I’m going into today expecting the worst from both myself and everyone else.” We stop trying because it’s easier than putting … Continue reading No one is okay and that’s not okay
Emily Seppelt – Opinion Columnist This week, for the first time in almost 11 months, I attended in-person classes. This was something that I had been looking forward to even since we first left campus in March of 2020, and I was absolutely crushed last semester when all my classes were moved online. All of J-Term, I was overjoyed at the thought of getting to … Continue reading This is a new normal, too
Autumn Zierman – Staff Writer With the swim and dive season already heavily underway and restrictions heavily in place on competition and travel, the Gustavus Swim and Dive team spent last Saturday, February 13, preparing for end-of-season with another Intra-squad meet. While practicing almost every day a week, twice a day, certainly gears the team up for competition, Intra-squad meets allow the simulation of an actual … Continue reading Gustavus Sweeps Intra-squad Meet
Jack Wiessenberger – Staff Writer Collegiate Men’s Hockey players are a different breed. Many started playing at a very young age and before competing at the college level, spent years preparing in the junior leagues. The level of dedication each player has to the game of hockey is immense. Hard work, persistence and a love for competition are traits all hockey players share. Patrick Gazich, a … Continue reading A Different Breed
Eamonn McCullough – Staff Writer Gustavus Track & Field lays down dominant performance at SJU/CSB Gustavus Track & Field has been turning the past semester’s season of hard training into pure gold throughout their first meets of the year. This weekend’s competition against Saint John’s University, Augsburg, and the College of St. Benedict provided yet another opportunity for Gusties to shine and put up marks that … Continue reading Who Let the Gusties Out?
Georgia Zutz – Staff Writer The Center for Inclusive Excellence has always been an integral part of the Gustavus campus, and recently made a new home in what was the former Dive area. The move was a discussion that has taken place over the span of more than a decade and has involved hundreds of Gusties. “Sometimes I’m in disbelief that we are the generation … Continue reading The Dive gets an inclusive update
Tuesday February 7, 2021 Campus Safety received a call from CF’s in Norelius Hall of a non-student who was intoxicated and in a dorm room sleeping. Monday, February 8, 2021 Campus safety responded to the odor of marijuana in North Hall; Three students were referred to the campus conduct system. Note: Case dispositions are available online by viewing the daily crime log on the Campus … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (2/12/2021)
Gustavus On-Campus Update As of Febuary 9, 2021: Total Positive Cases (since August 15): 247 Current Positive Student Cases: 32 Current Positive Employee Cases: 3 Total Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 112 Students in Isolation/Quarantine On Campus: 40 Employees in Isolation/Quarantine: 10 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 infectious. … Continue reading COVID-19 Report (2/12/2021)
Emily VanGorder – Staff Writer Gustavus began holding mass testing events in November in preparation for students returning home for Thanksgiving break. Two testing events were held in December, and two have been held so far in February. There were twenty COVID-19 cases discovered in November, 2 cases identified in December, and zero cases have been found from the events in February. “It is a … Continue reading Spring “Lay-Low” period comes to an end while COVID precautions remain in place
