Gustavus Blogs

Month: March 2021

  • Gustavus welcomes new Campus Safety Director

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Emily VanGorder – Staff Writer The Department of Campus Safety at Gustavus welcomed a new Director, Frederick Smith, in late January. Smith was born and raised in New York City and first began his career in law enforcement as a member of the NYPD. He then moved on to hold a number of law enforcement jobs…

  • Campus Safety Report (3/5/2021)

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Thursday, February 25, 2021 Campus Safety assisted the SPPD with a student in the Southwest parking lot. Campus Safety responded to North Hall in response to a suspicious circumstance. Friday, February 26, 2021 Campus Safety received a call for a medical assist at Arbor View East. Campus Safety responded to a fire alarm in Southwest…

  • COVID-19 Report (3/5/2021)

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    Gustavus On-Campus Update As of March 1, 2021: Total Positive Cases (since August 15, 2020): 257 Current Positive Student Cases: 2 Current Positive Employee Cases: 0 Total Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 22 Students in Isolation/Quarantine On Campus: 4 Employees in Isolation/Quarantine: 2 This data set is meant to encompass the on-campus impact of COVID-19 by counting…

  • “From These Hands” exhibit provides insight into Dakota culture and history

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    Tori Smith – Staff Writer It’s getting to be that time of year again. The air is warmer, the sun is staying out longer, but for many Gusties this means the workload is about to get much heavier. As midterms approach, many students are finding school to be much more stressful than before. There are more…

  • GUSTIE of the WEEK: Aimen Zara

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    Emma Lohman – Staff Writer A senior international student from Islamabad, Pakistan, Aimen Zara is a long way from home, and that’s just what she wanted when she applied to Gustavus. “I wanted to go and learn on my own how to be independent. I applied to the places that were literally the furthest away from…

  • Student Organization “The Radicals” challenges Linnaeus Arboretum’s namesake

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    Mula Lay – Staff Writer Linnaeus, the name that is synonymous with the arboretum of Gustavus, is named after Carl Linnaeus. Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist and physician. His achievements in the scientific field and, of course, being of Swedish descent was what granted his name to be at the forefront of our…

  • Do you even Thrift?

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Corinne Stremmel – Editor-in-Chief For some, thrifting acts as a relatively inexpensive hobby to add unique pieces to one’s wardrobe or home decor, but for others, thrifting is a way to access basic necessities. As thrifting cycles back through what is deemed as “trendy” and has its own fifteen minutes of fame from influencers on TikTok,…

  • The Caf’s Losses and Minnesota’s Food Crisis

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Grace Worwa – Opinion Columnist In last week’s issue, we discussed the lamb’s tragic disappearance from our beloved Friday gyros. But Gusties, lamb is not the only Caf casualty of the COVID-19, just as the meat processing bottleneck is not the only COVID-induced disruption in the food supply chains. As it turns out, the pandemic exposed…

  • The Best Caramel Latte in Saint Peter

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    Emily Seppelt – Opinion Columnist Happy first week of March Gusties. Now that the spring semester is in full swing, it means that all of our coffee addictions are back in full force right alongside it. While we *could* just make coffee in our dorm rooms, we all know that getting away from our desks and…

  • Why Winter is an Underrated Season

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    Lexa Louis – Opinion Columnist I think that winter is an underrated season in my opinion. The temperatures begin dropping, autumn is ending, and snow starts falling. During this time of year, there are many great activities. Some of these activities are skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, ice skating, snowmobiling, sledding, ice fishing and drinking hot chocolate by…