Variety

Africa Night celebrates cultural diversity

Gustavus Adolphus College is full of diversity and often hosts cultural events sponsored by different student organizations. An upcoming cultural event on campus is Africa Night hosted by the Pan­Afrikan Student Organization (PASO) on Friday, March 11. PASO promotes the cultures of the continent of Africa and its Diasporas. The annual Africa Night celebration has been going on for more than ten years and will … Continue reading Africa Night celebrates cultural diversity

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Gustie of the Week, Variety

Gustie of the Week – Courtney Harbeck

During her first year at Gustavus, now Senior Courtney Harbeck jumped head first into studying to become a dentist. Today, as she finishes her last semester of the Business Management major, she reflects that her proudest moment in college was having the courage to switch majors. “I had been set on being a dentist for so long that allowing myself to admit I could follow … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Courtney Harbeck

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Senior Spotlight, Sports & Fitness

Senior Spotlight – Hannah Erickson

Q: What are your expectations for the season? A: The expectations for the season are pretty high both individually and as a team. I currently have a broken wrist, so I am looking to not let this be any major setback and continue to improve from the fall season. As for the team as a whole, we are looking to improve our scoring average as … Continue reading Senior Spotlight – Hannah Erickson

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Sports & Fitness

Men’s Tennis striving for excellence

The Gustavus Men’s Tennis team made quite a splash on Saturday, Feb. 27, earning three 9-0 victories over Bethel University, Concordia College-Moorhead, and Morningside College at home in the Swanson Tennis Center. The first victory over Bethel came off of strong performances by Sophomores Mohanad Alhouni, Tommy Entwistle, and Zach Ekstein, Junior David Hagberg and Senior Andres Saenz. The win against Morningside introduced more players … Continue reading Men’s Tennis striving for excellence

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Sports & Fitness

Softball sets sights high

Although there may be snow on the ground here at Gustavus, that doesn’t mean that the Gustavus softball team hasn’t been hard at work inside of Lund in preparation for another season. Less than one year ago, the Gusties were named the MIAC playoff champions and partook in the national tournament. Since that time, nearly half of the starting lineup of that team has graduated. … Continue reading Softball sets sights high

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Sports & Fitness

Women’s Hockey wrapped up

The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team was only a year removed from an extremely successful 2014-2015 campaign, where they went 19-5-2 overall and 15-2-1 in the MIAC, placing them first in the conference and raising expectations of the team’s performance for the coming year, even after a disappointing semi-final conference loss. Fast-forward a year, and the 2015-2016 season told quite a different story, where the Gusties … Continue reading Women’s Hockey wrapped up

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Opinion

Protecting the NFL’s Golden Boy

She’s kind of trashy,” “had the most vulgar mouth of any girl I’d ever seen” and “was unattractive but had big breasts,” were just some of the phrases Peyton Manning used to describe the Director of Health & Wellness at his then university. The worst part about these quotes? They were entirely fabricated for the sole purpose of destroying the reputation of a single person … Continue reading Protecting the NFL’s Golden Boy

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