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  • A new grassroots campus community

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    Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer Gustavus Junior Andrew Mendez and Sophomore Elizabeth Klebs have started an initiative to create a campus community geared toward sexual assault prevention and education. Flyers distributed during the involvement fair last Tuesday call it “A new grassroots campus community initiative to prevent sexual assault”. The flyer goes on to describe…

  • Mahkato Wacipi powwow returns for 50th celebration

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    Leah Thompson – Staff Writer More than 50 Gustavus students and faculty attended the 50th Annual Mahkato Wacipi on Friday, Sept 16 at Dakota Wokiksuye Makoce (Land of Memories Park) in Mankato. Tickets and busing were provided by Gustavus for the first day of the Wacipi. However, the ticket, which was a button, was good…

  • Gustavus and the Queen: A timeline for two

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  • Gustavus soccer shines bright

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    Nyden Hill – Guest Writer Following their successful 2021 campaign last fall, the Gustavus men’s soccer team opened their season Saturday, September 1, against the Wartburg Knights. While that match ended in a draw, the team followed up with a pair of strong performances against Lake Forest and St. Norbert before tying again at Bethany…

  • Women’s golf weathers the storm

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    Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Gustavus Women’s golf team spent last weekend down in Waverly, Iowa, for the Wartburg Fall Invitational. Playing at Prairie Links Golf Course, the Gusties looked to start off the year with a strong performance. Gustavus finished in twelfth place out of the 22 teams that had competed in the…

  • Cross country cruises to third

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    Emma Esteb – Staff Writer The Gustavus men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Hamline Invitational this past Friday September 9. Both the men’s and women’s teams took home third place, with the men competing against six other teams and the women competing against ten other teams. It was a very close race…

  • Friday Night Fright: Nope

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    Will Sorg – Entertainment Writer Last Friday the Campus Activities Board at Gustavus showed Jordan Peele’s newest film Nope. Due to rain, the film was moved to the Lund Center, which is truly a shame. Had the weather cooperated, the horror film, which is set almost entirely outside, would’ve been a perfect fit for a…

  • The comforts of Community versus the chaos of Rick and Morty

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    Kaylene Kerber – Opinions Writer There probably isn’t much I can say about Community and Rick and Morty that hasn’t been said before. The differences between these shows aren’t hard to come by; There is very little overlap between their messages, mediums, and fan bases. Except the fact that they were created by the same…

  • So what’s the deal with Slingshot anyways?

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    David Eide – Opinions Writer Returning students this year will have noticed major changes when it comes to how we receive our textbooks for courses.  For new Gusties who never used the original system, previously Gusties purchased individual textbooks directly from the Book Mark. Now, Gusties pay a lump sum based on the number of…

  • Is involvement fair?

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    Jonas Doerr – Opinions Writer There was a lot on the table Tuesday evening. Or maybe I should say, there was a lot on the tables. An overwhelming amount on the tables. Organizations covered dozens of tables in front of the campus center with their various poster boards and stockpiles of candy, trying to persuade…