Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer It was a big week for movie lovers on campus, as the Oscars took place on Sunday and the second film in the 6th Latinx Film Festival series was screened on Monday. An audience of students and faculty gathered in Wallenberg Auditorium Monday evening to view Los Territorios, a 2017 film from Argentina directed by Iván Granovsky. This is the … Continue reading Latinx Film Festival
Colin Maiwurm – Staff Writer As the semester proceeds, more events and programs are taking place. One of which will be taking place on May 13, is the Gustie Entrepreneur Cup. Within this cup, students will give their final pitch to a panel of mentors. These mentors will then decide on the winner, and they will move on to the Minnesota Cup. They will face … Continue reading Gustie Entrepreneur Cup
Andrew Clark – Staff Writer This past Monday, Be The Match tabled outside of the Cafeteria. This was in an effort to add Gustavus students to the Be The Match Registry. The Registry is a list of eligible donors to give blood stem cells to children suffering from blood cancer. This is to establish more opportunities for children to receive the life-saving transplants that they … Continue reading Be the Match
Elliot Steeves – Staff Writer The Gustavus Day at the Capitol, hosted by the Minnesota Private College Council, gave students an opportunity to engage in congressional lobbying on behalf of need-based aid for students. From 9:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on March 14, the council trained students from both Gustavus Adolphus College, as well as several other private universities in advocacy and lobbying. They were … Continue reading Gusties lobby for grant funding
Katie Samek – Staff Writer The Campus Activities Board would like to formally invite you to the 37th annual President’s Ball on Saturday, March 18 from 5-10 p.m. at the Mayo Clinic Event Center Grand Hall in downtown Mankato. This event will feature a catered meal for all attendees, a dance featuring live music by the Blue Water Kings band, a 360-degree photo booth, and … Continue reading Rocking the Red Carpet
Parker Burman – Staff Writer This past weekend, the Gustavus Women’s hockey team pulled off an impressive feat by securing their third straight MIAC Championship with a 4-2 victory over Augsburg. The win marks the Gusties’ eighth straight victory and their 24th of the season. Their victory Saturday also marked their MIAC-leading fourteenth Playoff Championship. Going into the game Gustavus and Augsburg had already faced … Continue reading Gustie women make it three straight
Nyden Hill – Staff Writer This past weekend, the Gustavus women’s basketball team traveled to UW-Whitewater to take part in the 2023 NCAA tournament. Entering the tournament, the Gusties were riding a kind of momentum that was beyond anything ever seen in program history. Aside from being ranked in the top-10 in NCAA DIII basketball, they claimed both the 2023 MIAC regular and postseason titles, … Continue reading Basketball wraps up historic season
Emma Esteb – Staff Writer After an amazing sixth-place finish at the ITA Men’s Indoor Championships last weekend, the Gustavus men’s tennis team carried that momentum with them as they faced Hamline University and Luther College on Saturday, March 4. The Gusties swept the Hamline Pipers 9-0 and defeated the Luther Norse 8-1. These victories put the Gusties 10-4 overall and 4-0 in the MIAC. … Continue reading Tennis picks up two wins
Will Sorg – Movies Guy The Oscars are this weekend, and in terms of nominations, it’s a great year with a lot of solid movies up for awards including the always contentious best picture. Besides 2016’s Moonlight win that was undercut by accidentally announcing La La Land, there hasn’t been a best picture winner in recent years with as much controversy as the 2018 film … Continue reading Movies From Swank: Green Book
David Eide – Opinion Columnist In the past couple of months, I’ve been trying to get out and see more movies in theaters and I think it’s really inspired a deeper appreciation and curiosity toward the art of filmmaking. In turn, this interest has spun off to include things that directly tie into films, in particular, the Oscars. If you’re unaware, the Oscars, or the … Continue reading Oscar-vations
