Author: Gustavian Weekly
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Masks: the new beard
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Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist The new beards sprung themselves on us rather suddenly. With the help of some social upheaval, the new type of beards became cheaply and readily available. Even children could have beards! People soon came up with a name for the new beards: masks. These “masks” had a lot of the same…
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Are you going to drink that?
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Hailley Brune – Opinion Columnist Water is an interesting thing. In 2019, I was a First-year in Gen Chem. I had to take a chemistry class for my first J-term. During that J-term we had a large focus on water. We each were put into groups to research water contamination. Following that, each group put…
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Ukraine and Russia
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David Eide – Opinion Columnist By the time this article is published, Russia may have launched an invasion of Ukraine, an act which would spark the largest war in Europe since World War II and throw the international order into absolute chaos. While I may not be able to do anything about this potential crime against…
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Movies from the Library: Her
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Will Sorg Her is my favorite movie and it’s not even close. The distance between my second favorite movie and Her might as well be infinite because my love for this film transcends my appreciation for film itself. If I had to create a list of my favorite films in regards to various aspects of…
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Women’s basketball enters the final stretch
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Alli Joerger – Staff Writer In the midst of the densely packed final stretch of the season, the Gustavus Women’s Basketball team managed to rally after a slow start to a convincing victory over St. Scholastica on Senior Day, setting the team up for another victory over Hamline within three days. Defeating St. Scholastica and Hamline…
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Men’s tennis starts off strong
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Allison Fajt – Staff Writer The Gustavus Men’s Tennis team started their season off right with a MIAC win against St. Olaf and a win against Bethany Lutheran. As well as experiencing some good competition against the University of North Dakota, the Gusties also defeated both the Oles and the Vikings 9-0 yet lost 1-6 against…
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Men’s hockey starts to heat up
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Brady Boie – Staff Writer The Gustavus Men’s Hockey team has been through a lot this year. Over the last month, the Gusties had lost three straight games and have dropped five of their last six matches. As one would expect, the Gusties were plenty motivated to change that when they hosted Hamline on Friday. Despite putting…
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Campus Safety Report (2/11/22)
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Sherrif’s dispatch contacted Campus Safety for a medical in North Hall. Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Campus Safety responded to a medical assist in Sohre Hall and transported to River’s Edge Hospital for further evaluation. Saturday, February 5, 2022 Campus Safety was alerted to a fire alarm at the Adolphson House. Tuesday,…
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Gustavus rolls out new compost bags
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Kembra Smaby – Staff Writer As a campus community, Gustavus is committed to sustainability. Gustavus is affirming its commitment to sustainability and its recent decision to provide free composting bags to students is just a piece of this larger puzzle. The institution aims to have 90% of its solid waste, including that produced by students, either…
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Q & A with Co-President Ben Menke
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Mel Pardock – Staff Writer It’s time to get political, Gusties. Student Senate elections take place Monday, February 28, but applications are due Monday, February 14. For this round of elections, many positions are on the ballot, including next years’ Co-Presidents, as well as representatives for the Class of 2023, and Sohre, Southwest International Center, Chapel…