Fantasy Football: the Who, the What, and Most Importantly, the Why

Staff Writer- Mary Athorp Let’s talk about Fantasy Football, shall we?  Frankly, what’s the big whoop? It seems to have sucked a large majority of people into its grasp. It’s to the extent that as I sat and watched last Sunday’s football game with a group of friends, my friends were looking at their phones and not the game… nonetheless, engaged in what was happening … Continue reading Fantasy Football: the Who, the What, and Most Importantly, the Why

Self Care is the Best Medicine

Staff Writer- Emily Sustaita Welcome back, Gusties! As we emerge from fall break, we come back with restored energy after the hard toil of studying and work, and have (for the most part) assuaged the habits we adopted in order to cope with the stressful weeks up to fall break: pulling all-nighters, forgetting meals, or secluding ourselves from the world around us. With the proper … Continue reading Self Care is the Best Medicine

A Unique, Spooky, and Simple Halloween Treat for your Dorm Room

Staff Writer- Bao Vu Halloween is creeping closer, and your dorm room is invited to the party! You don’t need a fancy kitchen or a monster-sized budget. All you need are a few simple ingredients, a dash of courage, and this spooktacular recipe to create a ghoulishly good time right in your dorm. Behold, the six generations of ghosts passed down and supper creepy cookies: … Continue reading A Unique, Spooky, and Simple Halloween Treat for your Dorm Room

The Ghostavian Weekly: Eric Norelius Revived!

Features Editor- Eric Hofer As part of a midterm project, some Undead Biology students decided to go above and beyond to tackle something that no one has ever done before: resurrect the dead. In the past, there have been attempts to revive the dead. The results have varied, ranging from moderate explosions to the revived politely declining the resurrection. The group of students went a … Continue reading The Ghostavian Weekly: Eric Norelius Revived!

Hillstrom Exhibit: Farm to Frame

Staff Writer- Amelia Dewberry Visitors are invited to explore the intersections of art, food, and labor now until Dec. 19th at the Farm to Frame exhibit in the Hillstrom Museum of Art, Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Under the guidance of Assistant Professor of Art History & Arts Entrepreneurship Colleen Stockmann, students Nora Birkholz, Chloë Rossow, and Audrey Power Theisen co-curated the … Continue reading Hillstrom Exhibit: Farm to Frame

GoW: Hagar Attia

Staff Writer- Alex Ogle This week’s Gustie of the Week is Communications Studies Professor Hagar Attia. As an Assistant Professor, Dr. Attia teaches a variety of courses, focusing mainly on rhetoric and public discourse. Dr. Attia also co-directs the Public Deliberation and Dialogue Program, a co-curricular program that trains students on how to facilitate deliberations with their peers. Dr. Attia came to Gustavus in 2020, … Continue reading GoW: Hagar Attia

Letter to the Editor: Oil and Oppression- How Energy Giants Exploit Native Peoples

Submitted- Logan Zakrajshek Recently the Environmental Action Coalition hosted a film screening of “Bad River”, a film centered around the Bad River Band of Natives American’s efforts in Wisconsin to remove an oil pipeline owned by Canadian oil giant Enbridge that is likely to leak and pollute the Lake Superior watershed. However, environmentalists who watched the film were shocked by the depth of the cultural … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Oil and Oppression- How Energy Giants Exploit Native Peoples

Gustavus Navigates Government Shutdown: Continuing “Business as Usual”

Staff Writer- August von Seth Since Oct. 1st, the United States federal government has been in a state of shutdown, meaning that functions deemed ‘non-essential’ have been suspended until further notice. Until congressional representatives come to an agreement on a funding bill, only ‘essential’ services operated by the federal government may proceed. Higher education funding is not among them. In a written statement, Political Science … Continue reading Gustavus Navigates Government Shutdown: Continuing “Business as Usual”

The Ghostavian Weekly

Features Editor- Eric Hofer Tales from Ghostavus’ First Interdimensional StudentLast year, as a part of a new initiative to promote multiversal diversity, Ghostavus has started accepting admissions from alternate planes of existence, including different dimensions and alternate timelines. To ‘get the ball rolling’, Admissions has started a foreign exchange program with the University of the Fifth Plane. As this program is still new, only one … Continue reading The Ghostavian Weekly