Gustavus Blogs

Author: deide2

  • The vote is in: general election races

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    Colin Maiwurm – Staff Writer With Election Day coming up on Tuesday, November 8th, many may be wondering what this means for them. Since it is only the general election, many tend to overlook it and believe that it truly does not matter. While it may not be as big as the presidential election, the…

  • GAC can chalk the chalk, but can it walk the walk?

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    Mel Pardock – Staff Writer Within the past few weeks, there has been quite a stir around campus in relation to the chalking events of the week of Oct. 17. It is no secret that this has been a hot discussion topic, as it has even been discussed in this paper multiple times, and Gusties…

  • Gustie volleyball wins ninth in a row

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    Parker Burman – Staff Writer Last weekend the Gustavus volleyball team faced off in a home match against Hamline. Heading into the game, the Gusties had an eight game win streak and were 6-0 in conference play. Their 12th 3-0 sweep of the season secured yet another win, pushing their win streak to nine games…

  • Cross country wraps up regular season

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    Emma Esteb – Staff Writer The Gustavus men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to West Salem, WI for the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational last Saturday. The Gustie women had a phenomenal day, finishing eighth out of 30 in the 6K. The Gustie men put up a fight as they finished 14th out…

  • Men’s Soccer takes control of MIAC

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    Nyden Hill – Staff Writer The Gustie men’s soccer team is continuing to finish off their regular season with a bang. Riding the momentum of an undefeated year, the Gusties took to their home field in their 13th contest of the season to face the St. Olaf Oles.  Going into this matchup, the Gusties sat…

  • Castlevania: a must-see show for October

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    Will Sorg – Entertainment Columnist Video games are infamously difficult to adapt into anything that is not a video game. With the interactivity of video games, it is hard to take that experience and package them into a more restrictive artform such as film or television. The Castlevania franchise has its roots in a relatively…

  • The chalk wars: fall 2022

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    Grace Kearney – Copy Editor Chalk has struck campus yet again. Last Monday night, pro-life Gusties took to the sidewalks to share their views on abortion rights and the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Tuesday saw a world of drama. “Spilled” water, mops, Queers and Allies, more chalk, the Women’s Action Coalition, and YikYaks abounded,…

  • Our Clocks Are Out of Time

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    Jonas Doerr – Opinions Columnist I checked three clocks in six on-campus buildings, and less than half were on time. This is a bigger problem than one might think. In Beck Hall, I examined three clocks: one was a minute slow, one was a minute fast, and one was on time. In the Library, one…

  • The war on Halloween

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    David Eide – Opinions Columnist As Halloween inches closer and closer, I find myself contemplating a matter of stark importance: the overcommercialization of Halloween.  As we become increasingly focused on material concerns such as candy or ever more elaborate costumes we lose sight of the true reason for the season, namely the warding off of…

  • Good art, Bad art

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    Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer This week the Salon des Refusés exhibition debuted in the Schaefer Art Gallery. The exhibition was put together by Professor Betsy Byers’ first term seminar, “Good Art, Bad, Art.”  In this course, students are encouraged to make bad art while considering the societal and historical situations that motivate art to…