Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2022

  • Campus Safety Report (4/22/22)

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Saturday, April 9, 2022 On Saturday, April 9, 2022, Campus Safety was called to the Campus Center for a medical assist. Student was transported to the River’s Edge Hospital. Sunday, April 10, 2022 On Sunday, April 10, 2022, Campus Safety responded to a fire alarm at College View. Thursday, April 14, 2022 On Sunday, April…

  • Moe Lectureship discusses U.S. immigration policies

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Kendra Smaby – Staff Writer How many times could you learn the ABC’s?” This was Aura Bogado’s response to a question fielded to her about the education that migrant children receive while in ORR (Office of Refugee Resettlement) custody. Bogado made many impactful statements in her lecture given on Tuesday, April 19. COVID-19 has been a…

  • David Blight lectures on Frederick Douglass’ legacy

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Kendra Smaby – Staff Writer On Monday April 11, members of our campus community and the surrounding community were privileged enough to hear esteemed historian and the Sterling Professor of History, Professor of African American Studies, and of American Studies and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at…

  • New Buzz dating app launches

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    Leah Thompson – Staff Writer This Friday a new dating app called Buzz will be hitting the market. Buzz is still in its testing phase, but a beta launch for the app will be held between 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. on Friday, April 22 at Patrick’s on Third. The theme for this Friday will be “Download…

  • Dead or Alive? A look into the “Dead Finger” sensory illusion

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    Written by Samantha Dorgan, Emma Barrett, Mariah Chalamila, and Trina Toeben   Playing with reality Sensory illusions are being used more widely today for more reasons than just party tricks. Some clinical settings use sensory illusions, such as the disappearing hand trick, to allow for those undergoing paralysis therapy to experience body sensations (Stone, K.…

  • GUSTIE of the WEEK: Kaleb Stevens

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Emma Esteb – Staff Writer Kaleb Stevens (‘25), Gustie of the Week, is a hard-working and resilient individual from Ohaeawai, Northland, New Zealand. Stevens chose Gustavus for a few different reasons. The first being “the generous offer from the Gustavus Men’s Tennis team as they compete and play at a very high level and the second…

  • Gustie Cup returns: entrepreneurs compete for lucrative prizes

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Brady Boie – Staff Writer After a two-year (in-person) hiatus, the Gustie Cup will return to campus this spring on Saturday, April 30, 2022 in Beck Academic Hall. This campus-wide competition allows innovative Gusties to share their business ideas with potential investors, faculty, and fellow students. This competition offers a range of prizes and promotes innovation, entrepreneurship,…

  • Space to call Home

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    Gustavian Weekly

  • The hidden cost of emails

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Jonas Doerr – Staff Writer Gustavus students are very popular. At least, one would think so based on all the mail they get. Their inboxes are flooded with emails, which clearly makes it so they never feel lonely. If they ever get down, they can just open up a Monday Moment email and remember that President…

  • Magical realism

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    Gustavian Weekly

    David Eide – Opinion Columnist I used to struggle to get into realistic fiction. It used to seem like such a pointless genre to me, after all, why would I want to read or watch people live completely standard lives when I’m already living one. I just didn’t see what they added to my life. My…