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  • New Buzz dating app launches

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    Leah Thompson – Staff Writer This Friday a new dating app called Buzz will be hitting the market. Buzz is still in its testing phase, but a beta launch for the app will be held between 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. on Friday, April 22 at Patrick’s on Third. The theme for this Friday will be “Download…

  • GUSTIE of the WEEK: Kaleb Stevens

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    Emma Esteb – Staff Writer Kaleb Stevens (‘25), Gustie of the Week, is a hard-working and resilient individual from Ohaeawai, Northland, New Zealand. Stevens chose Gustavus for a few different reasons. The first being “the generous offer from the Gustavus Men’s Tennis team as they compete and play at a very high level and the second…

  • Gustie Cup returns: entrepreneurs compete for lucrative prizes

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    Brady Boie – Staff Writer After a two-year (in-person) hiatus, the Gustie Cup will return to campus this spring on Saturday, April 30, 2022 in Beck Academic Hall. This campus-wide competition allows innovative Gusties to share their business ideas with potential investors, faculty, and fellow students. This competition offers a range of prizes and promotes innovation, entrepreneurship,…

  • Space to call Home

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  • The hidden cost of emails

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    Jonas Doerr – Staff Writer Gustavus students are very popular. At least, one would think so based on all the mail they get. Their inboxes are flooded with emails, which clearly makes it so they never feel lonely. If they ever get down, they can just open up a Monday Moment email and remember that President…

  • Magical realism

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    David Eide – Opinion Columnist I used to struggle to get into realistic fiction. It used to seem like such a pointless genre to me, after all, why would I want to read or watch people live completely standard lives when I’m already living one. I just didn’t see what they added to my life. My…

  • Science is getting tired

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    Hailey Brune – Opinion Columnist The week before Easter there were protests across the world of frustrated scientists. I was shocked to hear so little about this since it was over 1,000 people in over 25 different countries. I’d heard it mentioned on TikTok and then I didn’t hear anything else about it. So I figured…

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    Korinna Hylen – Guest Columnist I read the Fourth Crown from time to time. The headlines and preview paragraphs usually merit a giggle and occasionally an article link will be worth sharing. Last Friday I was sent a suspicious Instagram post from the Fourth Crown’s official account apologizing for their recent article which was “interpreted as…

  • 10 Amazing Movies from 2021

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    Will Sorg 10. The Matrix: Resurrections: Easily one of the more polarizing films of this year, The Matrix: Resurrections is very much a love it or hate it kind of film. ??It is a bold refutation of franchise reboots and a genuinely heartfelt story on artistic fulfillment and a purely fantastic action film with some…

  • Softball takes tough losses

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    Alli Joerger – Staff Writer After a valiant effort from the Gustavus Women’s Softball team, the team unfortunately fell in both games into a double header, hosted in the MSU-Mankato dome against St. Catherine University. The final scores for the games were 1-6 and 0-6 respectively. Despite the loss in MIAC play, the Gusties are confident…