Gustavus Blogs

Month: November 2022

  • Dakota digital artist: Marlena Myles

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    Kaitlyn Doolittle – Staff Writer Gustavus Adolphus College welcomes artist in residence, Marlena Myles. Myles’ artwork will be displayed in the Schaefer Art Gallery from Nov. 28 through Dec. 14. Myles will have an Artist Talk at 5:00 p.m on Dec. 5.  Myles is a Native American (Spirit Lake Dakota, Mohegan, Muscogee) artist from St.…

  • DEIB leads the discussion on allyship and racial justice

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    Colin Maiwurm – Staff Writer With midterms and the election passing by, many have found themselves very busy and overstressed, unable to relax or attend any events. With midterms and the election having now passed, the college is back to hosting new events, some of which are coming up soon. On Thursday Nov. 17 from…

  • Big Speaker event brings Bryan Terrell Clark to the Stage

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    Mel Pardock – Staff Writer In alternating years the Campus Activities Board brings a “Big Speaker” to campus. The event allows CAB to provide students with a speaker to gleam knowledge, inspiration, and guidance from. This year’s big speaker is Bryan Terrell Clark, an actor and singer/songwriter that has performed in successful Broadway shows and…

  • Gustavus embraces Native American Hertiage Month

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    Leah Thompson – Staff Writer Native American Heritage Month is celebrated annually in the United States during the month of November to both honor Indigenous people and to acknowledge that this country was built on stolen land. As Gustavus has continued to acknowledge its settler history, there has been a much needed push to create…

  • Conrad Oddoye ’20

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    “A last-minute collegiate track career, a musical score to finish, and then there was COVID.” Basketball got him to Gustavus from Alberta, Canada. But always there was music, which Oddoye had been playing since he was seven and composing since he was ten. “I was producing music in my room in Co-Ed,” he says, and…

  • Ty Moore ’12

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    “My mom said, ‘You’re going back. We worked too hard to get here.’” In the weeks after George Floyd was murdered, I spent a lot of time out in Minneapolis. I grew up on the north side. This is my city. I helped a friend clean up broken glass after his store was looted. I…

  • 10 Gustie Soccer Athletes Named Academic All-District

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    The 2022 Academic All-District Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA), were released Tuesday and 10 Gustavus student-athletes received recognition for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. 

  • Gusties Score Seven in Victory Over UW-Superior

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    Hot off scoring 12 goals against St. Scholastica last weekend, the Gustavus women’s hockey team was back at it again, this time scoring seven goals — including six in the third period — to defeat UW-Superior 7-0.

  • Men’s Basketball Falls at Crown 83-75

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    The Gustavus men’s basketball team Tuesday night dug itself an early hole at Crown College and it proved to be too deep to come out from in an 83-75 loss.

  • Jensen Named MIAC Men’s Diving Athlete of the Week

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    Andrew Jensen (Jr., Wyoming) helped the Gusties defeat St. Olaf in a dual meet last weekend with top-two finishes in the diving events.