Gustavus Blogs

Month: March 2023

  • Baseball Splits with Allegheny to Open Tucson Invite

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    The Gators walked off the Gusties 14-13 in nine innings in game one, followed by a 6-1 Gustie win in the nightcap.

  • Back-to-back

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    Andrew Clark – Staff Writer On Sunday, Feb. 26, history was once again made. The top-seeded Gustavus Gusties Women’s basketball team took the court against the number two seed Concordia Cobbers in the MIAC Championship game. Head Women’s Basketball Coach Laurie Kelly led the Gusties to a 79-57 victory over Concordia to win the MIAC…

  • Women’s hockey marches forward

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    Nyden Hill – Staff Writer This past weekend, on Sunday, Feb. 26, the Gustavus women’s hockey team took the ice against Hamline University for the MIAC conference championship semifinals, in defense of their 2022 team title. The Gusties entered the matchup as the odds-on favorites, with only one MIAC loss on their record and placed…

  • Track sets records at MIACs

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    Parker Burman – Staff Writer  Last weekend the Gustavus Track and Field team was in St. Paul to compete in the two-day-long MIAC Indoor Championships. After day one of the competition, the men and women were sitting in fifth place with 41 and 48 points. With an intense day Sunday, the women were able to…

  • Movies From The Library: Singin’ in The Rain

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    Will Sorg – Movie Guy In 1927, for the first time in America, it was possible for the average person to go to a movie and not only see what was happening on screen, but hear it as well. Early talking films were rough, awkward, and gimmicky, but that did not matter to audiences. Talking…

  • Academic grifting

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    David Eide – Opinions Columnist  Having gone through three and a half years of it, I think it’s fair to now say that I have a pretty decent grasp on academia and the various institutions and systems that support it.  Overall, I’d say I’m quite satisfied with how academia functions, at least from the admittedly…

  • One hour dramas, or the half hour sitcom

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    Houston McLaury – Opinions Columnist  Over these last few weeks, with the release of “The Last of Us,” on HBO Max and its subsequent success in capturing the American audience, I have been forced to ask myself one question: why are the episodes so long? The first episode of the series, “When You’re Lost in…

  • Is Gustavus still a Swedish institution?

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    Gabrielle Lavan – Opinions Columnist Imagine that you are walking around campus for the first time. You walk through Campus Center and notice the names of certain rooms like the Konferensrum, you ask where the recital hall, Bjorling, is located as you try desperately to pronounce it correctly. After walking around for a bit, you…

  • Are bad texters bad people?

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    Jonas Doerr – Opinions Columnist You see the message on your phone. Someone is asking about your availability this week to get maple bacon vegan donuts. Hmm. To go, or not to go? Better not to choose. You put your phone aside and decide to answer it later. Are you a bad person now? It’s…

  • Art students submit work to the 410 Project

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    Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer Gustavus students, Junior Monse Barrios and Seniors Hannah Jones, Sage Kiefer, and Oleander Meierhoff are having their art displayed at the 410 Gallery in Mankato for their Annual Juried Exhibition. Artists were able to submit up to three pieces to display, and the show contains work from over 80 artists.…