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COVID-19 Report (10/16/2020)

COVID-19 Report Gustavus On-Campus Update As of October 12, 2020: Total Positive Cases (since August 15): 21 Current Positive Student Cases: 2 Current Positive Employee Cases: 2 Total Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 14 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 … Continue reading COVID-19 Report (10/16/2020)

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News

Renaming our campus: Students push for Linnaeus Arboretum name change

The Linnaeus Arboretum has been a beloved part of campus to Gustavus students, staff and visitors for over forty years. The arboretum was given its namesake in 1988 after Carl Linneaus, a Swedish botanist known for creating the binomial nomenclature: the modern system of naming organisms. Linnaeus also is known for normalizing classification of human races, and thus has been given the title ‘Father of … Continue reading Renaming our campus: Students push for Linnaeus Arboretum name change

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Christmas in Christ Chapel goes virtual: The realities of a hybrid semester on campus

As campus organizations work uphill to combat the obstacles of being semi-virtual, one of the college’s biggest events is to be online. Gustavus’ Christmas in Christ Chapel, an event that annually welcomes thousands of people to campus, will be recorded and streamed online. Nonetheless, Director of the Marketing and Communication Office, Barb Larson Taylor is optimistic. “The recording for C in CC will be happening … Continue reading Christmas in Christ Chapel goes virtual: The realities of a hybrid semester on campus

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Variety

Build your mental health toolbox: October is World Mental Health Awareness Month

October brings changing leaves, pumpkin spice everything and the opportunity to focus on mental health. During October, World Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health Awareness week (Oct. 4 – 10), everyone is challenged to prioritize and learn more about taking care of their mental health. It is also an opportunity to foster healthy conversations surrounding mental wellbeing. Warning signs are important to recognize and … Continue reading Build your mental health toolbox: October is World Mental Health Awareness Month

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Gustie of the Week, Variety

Gustie of the Week: Katie Rhoten

Senior Katharine “Katie” Rhoten is a double major in both Dance and Psychology. She is the co-president of the Gustavus Dance Company, the Gustie Greeter programs chair and the education director for the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. Rhoten is from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, two and a half hours away from Gustavus. Rhoten chose Gustavus after touring the campus three times. At first, she did not … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Katie Rhoten

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Variety

CAB and Crossroads produce Taste of Gustavus cookbook

While it is essential to the subsistence of our well-being, food is a way in which we are able to learn more in-depth about another’s community, culture and expressions of identity. Through food, we can further acknowledge the diverse individuals and experiences present within the Gustavus community. As a means of acknowledging campus diversity through a culinary lens, the Gustavus Campus Activities Board (CAB) and … Continue reading CAB and Crossroads produce Taste of Gustavus cookbook

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Features

The Tree-mendous Trees of Gustavus

Every fall, we’re struck with the beauty of trees revealing the pigments that are hidden all summer by chlorophyll, waiting to have their moment. Some of the campus trees have been around for many years, their roots remaining, even as the campus undergoes transformations around them. As you observe trees around campus, you may notice that some have plaques at the base. I’d encourage you … Continue reading The Tree-mendous Trees of Gustavus

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Opinion

Making the choice to learn from home: The reason and the results

Deciding to take my final semester of college courses via an all-online format was not a smooth process. I went back and forth between a certainty that I was ready to move back to campus and a fear that if I did go back, I would not be as healthy of a student and person as I might be learning at home. Before the on-campus … Continue reading Making the choice to learn from home: The reason and the results

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