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  • Women’s tennis returns to midwest regions

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    Allison Fajt – Staff Writer This Weekend the Gustavus Women’s Tennis team traveled to Whitewater, Wisconsin to compete in the ITA Midwest Women’s Tennis Regional and the Midwest Open. The tournament was hosted by University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Senior Simona Potockova advanced the farthest on the team in the Regional, yet sadly lost 0-6, 3,6 in the quarter…

  • Football secures Homecoming win

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    Autumn Zierman – Staff Writer Gusties crowded the stands and hills of the Gustavus Football Stadium on the West side of Lund Center this last Saturday, September 25. The halls of Jackson Campus Center were crowded with milling alumni, all gathered together to cheer on the Gustavus Football team in the annual homecoming game which was against…

  • Campus Safety Report (9/24/2021)

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    Sunday, September 19, 2021 At 0035 hours, campus safety responded to a mental health concern in Sohre Hall. Sunday, September 19, 2021 At 1130 hours, Campus Safety received a call from a student concerning their mothers intention to visit campus and that is was an un-welcomed visit. Sunday, September 19, 2021 At approximately 2355, Campus…

  • COVID-19 mask restrictions lifted for dorm buildings

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    Lauren Ruth – Staff Writer This week, Gustavus saw a new masking criterion on campus. Students are now allowed to forgo wearing masks in living spaces such as dorms or dorm buildings. It is still required to wear masks in all other indoor spaces on campus, including classrooms. Many students are wondering why they are still required…

  • Lund Center construction planned to continue until 2023

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    Carter Brown – Staff Writer The $60 million expansion and renovation of the Lund Center is coming along nicely. It is a multiphase project that will span over the next two years and should conclude by early to mid 2023. The project will include new and improved spaces for wellness, health and wellness related academic programs, athletics,…

  • Letters from the Former-Editors: Cole

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    Cole Trebelhorn ’20 – Former Editor-in-Chief First and foremost, I am honored to be able to contribute once again to the pages of the Gustavian Weekly. It’s been a couple of years, a couple of varied, and I might even call them formative years. I’d like to thank this year’s staff for inviting me to contribute…

  • Letters from the Former-Editors: Corrine

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    Corrine Stremmel ’21 – Former Editor-in-Chief If someone were to tell me that I’d be coming back to Gustavus for Homecoming just four months after I graduated…yikes, I would’ve said close the yearbook, Corinne. But here I am freshly graduated and coming back to my alma mater to do whatever it is you do at Homecoming—pet llamas…

  • The Gustavian Weekly: Taking a look back

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  • Don’t ask me my major

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    Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist Hey, what’s your major?” A common question, I’ll grant. One that’s rather easy to ask as well since we’re all in college. But also a TERRIBLE question. Why? What could be wrong with such an innocent question? No one has ever died from asking someone’s major. Well, one’s social life…

  • 100 years of student lead change

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    Alma Jorgenson – Opinion Columnist Joining The Weekly was one of the best things I have done during my time at Gustavus. It is my opinion that writing for a college newspaper is one of the most impactful things that a college student can do. One thing I tell my writers over and over is that…