Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2023

  • Gusties burn up the track

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    Parker Burman – Staff Writer This past weekend the Gustavus Track and Field team made the trek up to Collegeville, Minnesota to face off in the Saint John’s Invitational. After competing the day before at the Mankato Massive Meet at Mankato State University, the Gusties had to use all their remaining strength for another day…

  • Women’s basketball tops Saint Catherine’s

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    Emma Esteb – Staff Writer Women’s Basketball Article: Regular Season Title after Win Against Saint Catherine’s   This past Saturday, Feb. 11, the Gustie women’s basketball team faced Saint Catherine’s at Gus Young Court. The Gusties needed one win to clinch at least a portion of the conference regular season title. With that in mind,…

  • Movies From Swank: Bones and All

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    Will Sorg – Movie Guy Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal, coming of age, romance, road trip, horror, drama Bones and All is just as chaotically layered as this description implies. The film follows Maren, played by Taylor Russel, as she travels through the American countryside. Maren is an “Eater,” someone who is a compulsive cannibal…

  • Gustavus and Sustainable Energy

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    David Eide – Opinions Columnist On Feb 7, Governor Tim Walz signed a bill requiring that all Minnesota utilities produce 100% of their energy from zero-emission sources by 2040. This is a very ambitious goal and one that was sorely needed to ensure that the ongoing energy transition continues on pace. In order to achieve…

  • Sohre Kitchen and its Cooking Catastrophes

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    Houston McLaury – Opinions Columnist In the late hours of the night during the 2023 J-Term, most students would be found in their rooms working hard on their assignments. Some might try to relax with a TV show, others may hang out with friends. In Sohre, it was quite different this year. Almost weekly you…

  • We need to make being being frugal trendy

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    Gabrielle Lavan – Opinions Columnist  This is my testimony; the time has come to speak my truth. It has been a long-held belief of mine that being frugal takes skill, pizazz, and nothing short of sheer determination. I firmly believe that being frugal is cool and we need to make it trendy. Long gone should…

  • English is nonsense

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    Jonas Doerr – Opinions Columnist Most people start in a womb, end up in a tomb, use a comb somewhere in between, and stay away from any bombs. If they do find a bomb, they’ll probably want to give it a thorough throw, right now, without asking how, if it starts to glow. If the…

  • Students prepare for the opening of Spring Awakening

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    Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer Feb. 23, 2023 marks the opening night of the Theatre & Dance department’s production of Spring Awakening, a 2006 Broadway rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater.  Director Kimberly Braun and Choreographer Jeffrey Peterson spent J-Term rehearsing and preparing for the production with…

  • Gustie of the Week: Austin Adler

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    Kaitlyn Doolittle – Staff Writer As most Gusties are aware, our initial plans for the future tend to switch once we arrive at The Hill. Some change throughout their career while others, like Austin Adler ‘23, combine their childhood dreams with their newfound passions to create a bright new duality.  From performing on the stage…

  • A new exhibit featured at the Hillstrom Museum of Art

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    Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer This week, two concurrent, unique art exhibits opened at the Hillstrom Museum of Art here on campus. The works will be on display from Feb 13 through Apr 23. One is called Improvised Structures: Recent Sculptural Works by Nicolas Darcourt, and the other: Elizabeth Catlett in the Hillstrom Museum of…