Katie Samek – Staff Writer Gustavus Adolphus College’s 42nd annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference was held on Wednesday, May 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Alumni Hall. This year’s topic of discussion was “The Future of U.S. Education: Who Decides What Gets Taught?” The conference opened with a welcome speech by College President Rebecca Bergman, followed by panelist introductions by MAYDAY! Director Yurie Hong. … Continue reading The future of education
Kieran Ripken – Staff Writer Gustavus softball had a packed weekend with a doubleheader on Saturday against Hamline and another doubleheader against Saint Mary’s on Sunday. Coming into the weekend, the Gusties were on a four-game winning streak. On Saturday, the Gusties held Hamline scoreless with dominant wins of 4-0 and 9-0. On Sunday, the Gusties started strong against Saint Mary’s with a 7-4 win … Continue reading Gusties perform well in doubleheaders
Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Gustavus Men’s Golf team spent this past weekend competing in the Bobby Krig Invite at their home course. With the help of top eight finishes from Sophomore Teddy Kaste and First-year Pelayo Perez, the Gusties managed to finish fourth overall in the competition. The Gustavus A team took fourth (297-308-605 +41), the B team finished seventh (309-307-616), and the … Continue reading Men’s golf takes fourth
Nyden Hill – Staff Writer This past weekend, on Sunday, April 23, the Gustavus women’s tennis team traveled to the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to take on Macalester College in their final match of the regular season. With the thought of the postseason looming, it is important to note that the Gusties have had a history of success under coach Jon Carlson. As … Continue reading Gusties shine in final regular season match
Will Sorg – Movies Guy Fame and its effects on people seem to be one of humanity’s great interests. When it comes to movies, it seems that we are especially fond of the stories surrounding musical legends. A movie about the life of a rock star has been done so many times that there is even the hilarious parody film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox … Continue reading Movies From Swank: Rocketman
Houston McLaury – Opinion Columnist As the college was thrust into the hot embers of summer during the first week back from spring break, then tossed into the freezer box over this past week, many students have been subject to the wonders of the Minnesota weather cycle. Glimpses of the hot, warm, ice-melting sun for a few days, which are then taken from our eyes … Continue reading Better cold than hot
David Eide – Opinion Columnist The past couple of weeks have reinvigorated a long dormant love of theater within me, so I’ve decided to devote this week’s column to an exploration of this medium and what it means to me. My renewed fascination began on April 13th, when I was able to attend one of my favorite plays, Hamilton, at the Orpheum due to the … Continue reading Theater and culture, it’s important
Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist An innocent sophomore is sitting at a table in the Caf, sipping from a big red cup of water. All is peaceful. But then his friend walks up to him pointing to something on his phone. “Have you seen this?” The friend pulls up the Wikipedia plot summary from an obscure movie from the ‘80s. “It’s sooo good. You have … Continue reading You don’t have to watch that movie
Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer This week, the Gustavus campus welcomed Danish-Trinidadian Visual Artist Jeannette Ehlers for a week-long residency as part of the Out of Scandinavia Artist-in-Residence program. Every year, the Scandinavian Studies department hosts an artist on campus to talk about their work with students as a way of connecting the Scandinavian history of the college with contemporary cultural and creative movements from … Continue reading Out of Scandinavia resident artist: Jeannette Ehlers
Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer Melissa Lynn is a professor in Math, Comp Sci, and Statistics here at Gustavus, and this week, she is also the Gustie of the Week! Lynn has taught for four years at Gustavus, moving back here after graduate school in Los Angeles. She held a postdoctoral position at the University of Minnesota before coming to Gustavus. “I really enjoyed talking … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Melissa Lynn
