Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2022

  • Africa Studies grows by including diaspora

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    Colin Maiwurm – Staff Writer On Wednesday, Oct. 5, the college celebrated the ten-year anniversary of adding an African Studies minor. With this ten-year celebration came changes to the African Studies program. The minor is now called African/African Diaspora, an effort made in order to switch the focus. Before, the minor only talked about the…

  • Men’s tennis turns up at tournament

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    Matthew Olson – Staff Writer One week after the Gustavus women’s tennis team hosted the 2022 ITA Division III Midwest Regional Championship, the men’s team hosted their own branch of the tournament. The men’s team was just as successful, with five out of the eight quarter finalists in the singles draw and three of the…

  • Men’s golf preps for MIAC championships

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    Nyden Hill – Staff Writer This past weekend the Gustavus men’s golf team traveled to Edina to host the Twin Cities Classic. The tournament took place at the Elk River Country Club, Links at Northfork, and Edina Country Club, and featured teams from the MIAC and beyond. This included St. John’s, Bethel, Augsburg, Luther, Carleton,…

  • Gustie volleyball keeps rolling

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    Parker Burman – Staff Writer This weekend the Gustavus Volleyball team hosted the Gustavus Triangular Saturday, welcoming Bethel and Dubuque for a series of matches. Ranked the 20th team in the country heading into the weekend, the Gusties were looking to continue building on a strong season. Having won their last four matches, including a…

  • Movies from the Library: It Follows

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    Will Sorg – Entertainment Columnist David Robert Mitchell’s low budget, indie horror film It Follows is a perfect example of a cult classic. With a 1 million dollar budget and a modest marketing campaign, the film was able to drum up enough hype to gross over 20 million dollars at the box office. Even now…

  • Time, literature’s greatest enemy

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    David Eide – Opinions Columnist Just recently, I found myself in the back section of the Book Mark, where all the textbooks are kept and which was briefly open for public view and perusal during the Nobel Conference.  Befitting a liberal arts college, I noticed a lot of classical texts: Plato’s Republic, the Aeneid, the…

  • Kevin Smith: time to silence Bob

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    Clare Greeman  Kevin Smith’s 1994 slacker comedy Clerks was an immediate cult favorite. The film, which was shot in 21 days and was made for just under $28,000, perfectly encapsulates the ennui and disillusionment of being an aimless 20-year-old stuck in a dead end job. At the time of first watching it, I was years…

  • Does social media make us sad?

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    Jonas Doerr – Opinions Columnist Are you sadder because of the apps on your phone? The easy answer would be no. Otherwise, why would we keep them? They help us stay connected with each other, they keep us in the loop, and they entertain us. Even one of my professors is often talking about how…

  • Gustie’s pride cannot be tamed

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    Kaitlyn Doolittle – Staff Writer Homecoming week is finally here and the Campus Activities Board is hosting a list of events for all students to enjoy. Juniors Claire Lind and Emma Ericson share what the campus has to offer.  On Monday, window painting took place in the Caf. Different organizations on campus signed up to…

  • Gustie of the Week: Katelyn Espe

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    Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer Gustie of the Week Senior Katelyn Espe is known by those around her as a considerate, hard-working, intelligent individual who is a positive force for change, eager to make her mark on the world for the better. A Physics and Philosophy double major, Espe is intent on making a positive…