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  • Campus Safety Report (2/25/22)

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    Friday, February 11, 2022 Campus Safety was called to Schafer Fine Arts building for a medical assist for an employee. Saturday, February 12, 2022 Campus Safety was radioed for a medical assist in Lund center. A male fell down the bleacher seating area, and was transported by ambulance to River Edge hospital. Sunday, February 13,…

  • Student Senate presidential elections approach

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    Mel Pardock – Staff Writer On Monday, February 28, Student Senate elections are taking place. There are two groups running for the positions of Co-Presidents – Senators Ben Forsberg and McKenzie Alders, and Ombudsperson Birgen Nelson and Former Administrative Director Delaney Bluhm. Both groups have their own ideas about how to make Gustavus a better place…

  • Spring Involvement Fair brings new interest in campus organizations

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    Colin Maiwurm – Staff Writer As the spring semester begins, the chaos of finding classes and getting back into a groove consumes everyone’s time. As the fourth week of the semester comes around, everyone is starting to find their groove. With this fourth week also comes an abundance of opportunities at the involvement fair. As this…

  • Soulful Tunes: Black History Gospel Hour

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    Emma Esteb – Staff Writer The Center for Inclusive Excellence is partnering with the Campus Activities Board to host the Black History Gospel Hour. The event will feature the five time #1 Artist on Billboard as seen on BET, Jovonta Patton from Minneapolis. The Center will host this event in the CIE at 3:15 p.m. on…

  • GUSTIE of the WEEK: Regina Olono Vidales

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    Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer Gustie of the Week, Senior Regina Olono Vidales, has made her mark here on the hill. A Political Science major with minors in Public Health and Peace Studies, her passions extend beyond academics into other aspects at Gustavus. Vidales is a committed member of the Student Senate and Ignite here on…

  • 36th Annual President’s Ball

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    Emily VanGorder – Editor-in-Chief The 36th annual President’s Ball is being held this from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m on Saturday, February 26 at the Mayo Clinic Event Center in Mankato. The event includes a social hour, dinner, and dancing with music provided by the Bluewater Kings cover band, as well as a photo booth and…

  • Choose Your Own Adventure: Join A Gustavus Stuent Org

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    Investment Club Learn everything you need to know about investing Meets Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 in Beck 201 Finance Club Financial literacy Apply to enter Gustavian Figure Skating Club For everyone from beginners to advanced skaters Email ebarret4@gustavus.edu for more information Gustavus Yearbook For the first time in three years Email ebarret4@gustavus.edu for more information Proclaim Non-Denominational…

  • Movies from Swank: The Matrix

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    Will Sorg The Matrix is arguably one of the most culturally influential films of the 90s. From the often-parodied bullet dodging sequence to the right-wing appropriation of the symbolism of red and blue pills that give the choice of staying in the Matrix or waking up, this is a film that has created innumerable discussions…

  • Put your pants on, please

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    Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist I had some strict rules at my high school, long ago as it seemed. Believe it or not, we had to wear pants with belts every day to school. Once in a while, we would have a special event – Sweatpants Thursday! Of course, this luxury wasn’t free. We had to…

  • The new Batman movie sucks already

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    Clare Greeman – Robert Pattinson Hater/Expert Despite not being that big of a Batman fan, I know far too much than I wish to about the character, its adaptation history, and the new 2022 Batman movie starring Robert Pattinson, making me qualified to air my grievances. My problem lies threefold: in the casting of Robert Pattinson,…