Will Sorg- The only thing I’ve ever read from the famous Hunter S. Thompson was his obituary of Richard Nixon. In it, Thompson recommends burning Nixon’s body in a trash bin and jettisoning his coffin into the LA sewage system. This leaves a strong impression of the kind of writer and person Thompson was. An incredibly cool one. Hunter S. Thompson invented Gonzo Journalism, a … Continue reading Movies from Swank: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Taylor Storlien and Jay Erickson- Next Monday, Feb. 26th, Building Bridges and Students for Reproductive Freedom (SRF) are collaborating to put on a Sip and Paint event from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Courtyard Cafe. Students in attendance will be able to paint a small canvas and enjoy SRF’s signature mocktail: Consensual Sex On The Beach. The SRF is a student organization with … Continue reading Building Bridges and SRF host Sip and Paint
Colleen Coleman- This week’s Gustie of the Week is Classics and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies professor Dr. Yurie Hong. On campus, Hong is the Director of the Three Crowns Program, Director of the MAYDAY! Peace Conference, Faculty Senate Vice-Chair, and a member of the Faculty Task Force, which was recently recognized with the Faculty Service Award in October 2023. Hong was also a Nobel … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Yurie Hong
Amelia Dewberry- “Cuisine & Courage: A Celebration of Ukrainian Spirit” will be taking place today, Friday the 23rd, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the CIE. The event aims to spread the truth about what is happening in Ukraine and give Ukrainian voices a platform to be heard. Assistant Professor of Business and Economics Vita Faychuk said that one of the purposes of this … Continue reading Gustavus celebrates Ukrainian culture
Parker Burman- This past week, the Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive team headed to the University of Minnesota to compete in the MIAC Championships. With the Men looking to win their fifth straight title and the Women looking to collect their first since 2015, both teams had work to do. Both teams performed to the best of their abilities with the Men securing … Continue reading Women and men claim MIAC swim titles
Zachary Tlusty- The Women’s Basketball team clinched the regular season MIAC Championship with a dominating performance over Hamline last weekend on Senior Night. The team ended the season on a four-game win streak with all wins coming with a differential with 25 points or more. “It was super awesome to win. We knew what we had to do and had a solid game plan which … Continue reading Regular season champs
Teddy Kaste- Gustavus’ Men’s Hockey team took on St. Olaf in a home and home this weekend, with Senior night on Friday night at the Don Robert’s ice arena. Four Gustavus Seniors –Goalie Jackson Hellje, Center Micha Gernander, and Defensemen Thomas Patterer and Porter Haney–, stepped onto the ice at the Don Roberts arena for the final time. In addition to it being their final … Continue reading Senior Night success for Gustavus Hockey
Houston McLaury- Something that I’ve often taken for granted in these twenty-one years of life is how wonde rful hobbies can truly be. With our hands, we can do just about anything. Climb to tall peaks we never thought we could climb to, make sweet sounds we could never make with our voice, and write sweet honeyed words on paper to express an inner self … Continue reading Hobbies for the idle mind
Jonas Doerr- Is it in the Caf? Is it in Beck Hall? Is it true you don’t know where your Gustieware is at all? Is it in the Lib? Is it in the trash? Is it possible you’re really wasting your own cash? Bad poetry aside, your Gustieware may have escaped even further than you would imagine. Some abandoned Gustieware has been known to haunt … Continue reading O Gustieware, where art thou?
Raquel Vaughn- Imagine this: I’m sitting there, on my hardwood bedroom floor, and looking at the mess that was formed while packing for college. I’m thinking to myself, “I’m going to have to bring pretty much everything with me to school.” And then my baby blanket, not great in size but in everything else, catches my eye. As I’m having a crisis about every other … Continue reading Normalize sleeping with baby blankets
