Kaitlyn Doolittle – Staff Writer As most Gusties are aware, our initial plans for the future tend to switch once we arrive at The Hill. Some change throughout their career while others, like Austin Adler ‘23, combine their childhood dreams with their newfound passions to create a bright new duality. From performing on the stage to working behind the scenes, Adler proves that success in … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Austin Adler
Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer This week, two concurrent, unique art exhibits opened at the Hillstrom Museum of Art here on campus. The works will be on display from Feb 13 through Apr 23. One is called Improvised Structures: Recent Sculptural Works by Nicolas Darcourt, and the other: Elizabeth Catlett in the Hillstrom Museum of Art. Nicolas Darcourt is a faculty member here at Gustavus, … Continue reading A new exhibit featured at the Hillstrom Museum of Art
Grace Kearney – Editor-in-Chief Welcome back to the Hill, Gusties! As spring semester gets underway, we at the Weekly would like to offer all of you, our readers, good luck on this new semester- for some of you, your last before graduating and moving on to the next stage of your lives. My name is Grace Kearney, and I am the new Editor-in-Chief here at … Continue reading Letter from the editor
Elliot Steeves – Staff Writer The 100 Hour Challenge, an initiative designed to promote on-campus reduction in individual alcohol consumption and marijuana usage, kicked off once again on Wed Feb. 15. Students who register for the initiative will either spend 100 hours away from binge drinking or abstain completely from alcohol. Similarly, they can either reduce or eliminate usage of marijuana. The challenge is described … Continue reading PAs Kick Off 100 Hour Challenge
Emma Esteb – Staff Writer The Gustavus men’s and women’s swim team traveled to Grinnell, Iowa for the Grinnell Pioneer Classic on Saturday, Dec. 3. Both the men’s and women’s team took home first place with the men claiming the title for the fifth consecutive season with 947 points and the women winning for the second straight title with a score of 982. “I think … Continue reading Gusties make a splash at Pioneer Classic
Nyden Hill – Staff Writer This past Saturday, the Gustavus women’s basketball team took on the Macalester Scots at home in St. Peter. Going into the matchup, the Gusties looked to bounce back as they were coming off of their only loss of the season to Concordia on Nov 26. “Obviously it was a tough loss to Concordia on Saturday, so this entire week practices … Continue reading Women’s basketball dominates Macalester
Parker Burman – Staff Writer This past weekend the Gustavus women’s hockey team traveled to Winona to face off with conference rival Saint Mary’s. Over the past four years the Gusties and the Cardinals have tied in every matchup and this year’s team looked to break that streak. They did just that in a dominating 3-0 victory with all three goals coming via the power … Continue reading Women’s hockey still top dog
Will Sorg – Entertainment Columnist Gustavus’ streaming service Swank has a genuinely impressive library of 2022 movies. There’s a ton of big releases on there right now, from Jurassic World to Nope, but equally impressive is its selection of smaller films from this year. A Love Song premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year and is the feature film debut of Max Walker-Silverman. It … Continue reading Movies from Swank: A Love Song
Clare Greeman – Opinions Columnist As the semester shudders to an end, I have been attempting to finish my months-long mission of completing Karl Ove Knausgård’s My Struggle book sextet. In Norwegian, its original language, it sounds much like Hitler’s genocide manual, but to English readers it is simply that: the struggle of a man. Knausgård undergoes no particular hardship, at least none in the … Continue reading My struggle with My Struggle
David Eide – Opinions Columnist As I’ve previously stated in this column, fall is and remains my favorite season. However, I also have an appreciation for the other seasons, particularly winter. Unlike with fall, my relationship with the coldest of the seasons is a bit more complicated than pure affection, as I also have to consider both the eerie beauty and the biting cold at … Continue reading Winter, friend or foe?
