Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2021

  • Gusties acknowledge Indigenous People’s Day

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    Mel Pardock – Staff Writer As a school built on Dakota land, Gustavus is taking steps to strengthen its relationship with and invest in local Dakota communities. In an email sent to the student body on September 24, President Rebecca Bergman announced the creation of the President’s Council for Indigenous Relations, which will convene later this…

  • Exploring peace across Latin America

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    Emma Kennedy – Staff Writer There are over five million refugees and migrants from Venezuela running from violence and lack of survival necessities across the world, according to The UN Refugee Agency. The 2016 Colombia peace deal has faltered three years later, resulting in the rise of gang activity and drug trafficking, says The Atlantic. Peace…

  • GUSTIE of the WEEK: Carley Swanson-Garro

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    Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer Originally from Bemidji, Minnesota, this Gustie of the Week came to Gustavus because of their long-held passions and has discovered plenty of new ones during their time here. Junior Carley Swanson-Garro was looking for an institution where she could continue to be a part of a music ensemble without studying music.…

  • Cornhole and camaraderie

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    Korri Wojack – Staff Writer The Campus Activities Board is hosting a tournament this coming Friday in the Southwest Field, where teams of two will compete against others to win the grand prize. The event starts at 4 pm on Friday, Oct. 15, and students can register their teams via SignUp Genius by accessing the QR code…

  • Proclaim on campus

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    Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer Proclaim is a unique and welcoming Christian organization here on the Gustavus campus. Student led and inter-denominational, students attend when they want and when they can. No matter one’s attendance, though, any student is always welcome. Student led and inter-denominational, students attend when they want and when they can. No matter…

  • Coming Out Week

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    Cadence Paramore – Assistant Editor-in-Chief Hello Gusties, and happy Coming Out Week! If you don’t already know, Coming Out Week is a week of encouragement, celebration, and visibility for many LGBTQIA+ folks. Coming Out Week can even be empowering for some, giving people the opportunity and courage to be seen for who they really are. However,…

  • Get the ghost out of Uhler Hall

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    Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist The brick walls of Uhler Hall loom over the Gustavus campus like a Transylvanian manor. The rooms are irregular with its mix of quads, triples, and doubles, and the hallways in the basement form a labyrinth all types of spookies could hide in. Dracula was written in 1897; Uhler Hall is…

  • Dreaded gap year

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    Hailley Brune – Opinion Columnist We’ve all heard someone say, “if you take a year off you won’t go back to school.” The phrase used to make me mad, but after taking a year off I relate with it to a certain extent. I didn’t take my gap year after high school and didn’t plan to…

  • Cue the wanderlust

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    Bella Loxtercamp – Opinion Columnist I’ve known that I wanted to study abroad since I was a freshman in high school. When I first visited Gustavus, I met with Bryan Messerly from the Study Abroad Office, and he informed me of different programs available. I left that meeting walking on air with a resolve to schedule…

  • A trip down memory lane

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    Tegan Hirman – Opinion Columnist It has come to my attention this past weekend that the American Girls Doll store in the Mall of America, no longer exists. I don’t know about you, but since I started college, I have been feeling extremely nostalgic. My plans for next weekend were to visit the American Girl Doll…