Gustavus On-Campus Update As of March 15, 2021: Total Positive Cases (since August 15, 2020): 264 Current Positive Student Cases: 0 Current Positive Employee Cases: 2 Total Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 7 Students in Isolation/Quarantine On Campus: 4 Employees in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 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 (3/19/2021)
Marie Osuna – Staff Writer Minnesota recently opened up COVID-19 vaccinations for a new group of people. Previously, only health care workers, long term care residents, educators, childcare workers and those over the age of 65 were eligible. Now, people with specific underlying health conditions, frontline and targeted essential workers (such as those in food processing plants) and people over the age of fifty living in … Continue reading MN Vaccine Update (3/19/2021)
DeAnna Gilles – Staff Writer The pandemic has forced many people into a state of uncertainty. On the positive side, the class of 2021 commencement will be held in-person with your fellow classmates. When will the Class of 2021 Commencement take place? This year’s commencement celebrating the achievements of Gustavus seniors will be held on the morning of Thursday, May 13. The ceremony will be live streamed … Continue reading Class of 2021 Commencement: COVID-19 style
Georgia Zutz – Staff Writer South Dakota recently moved to a new stage of COVID vaccine distribution that includes college students who currently live in congregate or shared settings. This includes dormitories and other housing communities, where large amounts of individuals may be sharing kitchen and bathroom spaces. In an article by AP News, South Dakota Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon spoke about the importance of … Continue reading South Dakota offers vaccination to college students
Minnesota Vaccination Numbers As of March 15, 2021: Statewide People with at least one vaccine dose: 1,284,612 People with completed vaccine series: 746,829 Percent of state population with at least one dose: 22% Nicollet County People with at least one vaccine dose: 8,789 People with completed vaccine series: 5,256 This data comes from the Minnesota Department of Health’s “Vaccine Data” website, which is updated every … Continue reading Vaccine Summary (3/19/2021)
Emily VanGorder – Staff Writer Forest bathing is a traditional Japanese practice known as Shinrin-yoku, in which people go outside to meditate and reground themselves. The practice first originated in Japan in the 1880s in response to a technological boom. The Japanese government saw that citizens were complaining about aches and pains, irritability and suffering more from anxiety and depression. Their response was forest bathing, which was … Continue reading Gusties “forest bathe” in the Arb
Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer Senior Ingrid Nyota Kubisa discovered that Gustavus was the place for her through several lucky coincidences. Originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kubisa and her family moved to Minnesota in 2016. They attended church in Minneapolis where they met former President of the College, Jim Peterson, and his wife Susan. “They decided to help my two sisters and I … Continue reading GUSTIE of the WEEK: Ingrid Kubisa
Samantha Raghu – Staff Writer As a means of broadening the intercultural scope of the Gustavus community, the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures along with the Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies (LALACS) program are hosting the fifth Latinx Film Festival this semester. Associate Professor of Modern Languages, Chair of the LALACS program and Head Organizer Angelique Dwyer shared the purpose and motivation behind … Continue reading Fifth Latinx Film Festival to take place virtually
Geena Zebrasky – Features Writer This Saturday, March 20th, marks the official beginning of spring, at least for the hemisphere we occupy. For the Southern Hemisphere, it’s officially the first day of their autumn. Match 20th is the vernal equinox–which happens every year between the 19th and 21st of March. The word equinox comes from the Latin words aequus, meaning “equal,” and nox, meaning “night.” This … Continue reading Seasonal Change: The Vernal Equinox
Emma Putahl – Opinion Columnist Hello, my lovely fellow Gusties. The weather this week has been interesting, to say the least. As we hop back into our week of spring weather, we should be thinking about a very important topic that is heavy on my noggin. I know that there are many people on campus that care very deeply about this subject and it is time … Continue reading Line 3 and the Gustavus Community
