Andrew Clark – Staff Writer The fourth annual Library March Madness is currently taking place. This year’s theme is books that have been turned into TV shows. There are 32 of the latest, best, and most popular TV shows — all started off as books — that are being put in a bracket-style tournament to see which show is superior. After each week of voting, … Continue reading Madness in the library
Katie Samek – Staff Writer Gustavus Adolphus College is about to see a sharp uptick in random acts of kindness, and it’s all thanks to the Dario Compassion Initiative. This weeklong event, running March 13-17, is a reminder to show compassion in all aspects of life, whether it’s holding the door for a stranger or sitting with someone new at lunch. The main draw of … Continue reading Small gesture, big impact: the Dario Compassion Initiative
Elliot Steeves – Staff Writer Iida Pöllänen delivered a lecture on the Black Renaissance and its Nordic Affiliations on March 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Cec Echoff Alumni Hall. Dr. Pöllänen has undertaken postdoctoral research concerning the connection of Black Modernism to the Nordic region according to the Gustavus website, true to the topic of the lecture. The lecture concerned the Nordic region, … Continue reading Dr. Iida Pöllänen and the Black Renaissance
Andrew Clark – Staff Writer On Sunday, Feb. 26, history was once again made. The top-seeded Gustavus Gusties Women’s basketball team took the court against the number two seed Concordia Cobbers in the MIAC Championship game. Head Women’s Basketball Coach Laurie Kelly led the Gusties to a 79-57 victory over Concordia to win the MIAC Championship for not only the second time, but for the … Continue reading Back-to-back
Nyden Hill – Staff Writer This past weekend, on Sunday, Feb. 26, the Gustavus women’s hockey team took the ice against Hamline University for the MIAC conference championship semifinals, in defense of their 2022 team title. The Gusties entered the matchup as the odds-on favorites, with only one MIAC loss on their record and placed firmly atop the MIAC rankings. On the other hand, the … Continue reading Women’s hockey marches forward
Parker Burman – Staff Writer Last weekend the Gustavus Track and Field team was in St. Paul to compete in the two-day-long MIAC Indoor Championships. After day one of the competition, the men and women were sitting in fifth place with 41 and 48 points. With an intense day Sunday, the women were able to push themselves into third place while the men finished in … Continue reading Track sets records at MIACs
Will Sorg – Movie Guy In 1927, for the first time in America, it was possible for the average person to go to a movie and not only see what was happening on screen, but hear it as well. Early talking films were rough, awkward, and gimmicky, but that did not matter to audiences. Talking films immersed audience members even more deeply into the experience … Continue reading Movies From The Library: Singin’ in The Rain
David Eide – Opinions Columnist Having gone through three and a half years of it, I think it’s fair to now say that I have a pretty decent grasp on academia and the various institutions and systems that support it. Overall, I’d say I’m quite satisfied with how academia functions, at least from the admittedly limited perspective of a student. That is not to say … Continue reading Academic grifting
Houston McLaury – Opinions Columnist Over these last few weeks, with the release of “The Last of Us,” on HBO Max and its subsequent success in capturing the American audience, I have been forced to ask myself one question: why are the episodes so long? The first episode of the series, “When You’re Lost in the Darkness,” was 81 minutes alone. That’s just shy of … Continue reading One hour dramas, or the half hour sitcom
Gabrielle Lavan – Opinions Columnist Imagine that you are walking around campus for the first time. You walk through Campus Center and notice the names of certain rooms like the Konferensrum, you ask where the recital hall, Bjorling, is located as you try desperately to pronounce it correctly. After walking around for a bit, you notice posters around campus advertising Fika. You think to yourself, … Continue reading Is Gustavus still a Swedish institution?
