Gustavus Blogs

Month: March 2023

  • Blinded by the headlights

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    Houston McLaury – Opinion Columnist The modern world brings a multitude of wonders into people’s lives thanks to the advantages of modern technology. Items from phones to microwaves have changed lives in drastic ways, some improving life, while others tend to hold people down. One of these inventions that holds us down is the LED…

  • AI – friend or foe?

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    Gabrielle Lavan – Opinion Columnist We’ve entered into the stage of capitalism where we attempt to turn robots into sentient beings. Machines that can move, consume, and think on their own used to be a concept of the sci-fi-fantasy genre. Beloved fantasy worlds with sentient robots such as BB-8, WALL-E, and R2-D2 pique our curiosities…

  • Why can’t we choose?

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    Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist  “What do you want to do this weekend?” “I don’t know, what do you want to do?” “I don’t know?” The conversants walk off and end up doing nothing that weekend. This situation has happened to nearly everyone. I’ll be a mind reader for a second; you have a hard…

  • Call for Writers and Artists

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    Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer Firethorne, The Gustavus Journal of Literary and Graphic Arts, is a magazine that is composed solely of student work, and is made each year by Associate Professor of English Matthew Rasmussen’s Editing and Publishing class as their main project. Professor Rasmussen It consists of non-fiction and fiction literature, as well…

  • Gustie of the Week: Mike Martinez

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    Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer Senior Mike Martinez has been able to find a community within the close-knit environment at Gustavus. “I’m originally from Worthington, Minnesota. I actually didn’t know about Gustavus up until my junior year of high school. I had two teachers that came to Gustavus, a math teacher and an English teacher,…

  • 2023 Mr. Gustavus soon to be crowned

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    Katie Doolittle – Staff Writer The annual Mr. Gustavus pageant is ready to take place on Friday, March 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Evelyn Young Dining Center.  The Mr. Gustavus pageant is a fundraiser hosted by the Theta Xi Gamma sorority. This year, they are raising awareness and donations for their philanthropy organization, the…

  • Madness in the library

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    Andrew Clark – Staff Writer The fourth annual Library March Madness is currently taking place. This year’s theme is books that have been turned into TV shows. There are 32 of the latest, best, and most popular TV shows — all started off as books — that are being put in a bracket-style tournament to…

  • Small gesture, big impact: the Dario Compassion Initiative

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    Katie Samek – Staff Writer Gustavus Adolphus College is about to see a sharp uptick in random acts of kindness, and it’s all thanks to the Dario Compassion Initiative. This weeklong event, running March 13-17, is a reminder to show compassion in all aspects of life, whether it’s holding the door for a stranger or…

  • Dr. Iida Pöllänen and the Black Renaissance

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    Elliot Steeves – Staff Writer Iida Pöllänen delivered a lecture on the Black Renaissance and its Nordic Affiliations on March 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Cec Echoff Alumni Hall. Dr. Pöllänen has undertaken postdoctoral research concerning the connection of Black Modernism to the Nordic region according to the Gustavus website, true to the…

  • Women’s Hockey Back in the Frozen Four, Will Face Plattsburgh Friday

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    SAINT PETER, Minn. — Following their 2-1 NCAA Quarterfinal victory over UW-River Falls, the Gusties (25-3-0) are set to travel to Amherst, Mass. for a semifinal matchup against the Cardinals of Plattsburgh State for the two teams’ second straight meeting in the Frozen Four. The winner of the 2 p.m. game will advance to the Championship…