Author: Gustavian Weekly
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Swim and Dive Senior Spotlight
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Autumn Zierman – Staff Writer With the swim and dive season already heavily underway and restrictions heavily in place on competition and travel, the Gustavus Swim and Dive team spent last Saturday, February 13, preparing for end-of-season with another Intra-squad meet. While practicing almost every day a week, twice a day, certainly gears the team up…
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Women’s Hockey Bounces Back
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Jack Wiessenberger – Staff Writer After a tough loss in the season opener, the Gustavus Women’s Hockey team has bounced back strongly with back-to-back shutout wins. Last Sunday, February 21, the team took the ice against St. Benedict. Following a particularly strong showing from underclassmen players, the Gusties emerged victorious in a 5-0 win. “Our team…
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Fight ‘Til the End
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Eamonn McCullough – Staff Writer Facing down a team ranked fourth in the nation is no easy task, but the Gustie men’s basketball team did that and more on Sunday, Feb. 21 when they faced off against St. John’s University on the road. Standout performances from a handful of Gustavus stars kept the score close throughout…
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Beacon of Hope: Gustavus moves towards a more sustainable future
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Emily VanGorder – Staff Writer Discussions about installing solar panels at Gustavus have been occurring over the last ten years. President Bergman announced on Wednesday, February 17, that solar panels will be installed surrounding the Arbor View apartments to reduce energy and lower greenhouse gas emissions on campus. “I’ve been involved from the beginning in terms…
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COVID-19 Report (2/19/2021)
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Gustavus On-Campus Update As of February 15, 2021: Total Positive Cases (since August 15, 2020): 255 Current Positive Student Cases: 8 Current Positive Employee Cases: 1 Total Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 61 Students in Isolation/Quarantine On Campus: 12 Employees in Isolation/Quarantine: 4 This data set is meant to encompass the on-campus impact of COVID-19 by counting…
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Campus Safety Report (2/19/2021)
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Campus Safety took a report from an employee regarding a lost Gustavus key Friday, February 12, 2021 Campus Safety received a call about a suspicious incident in Rundstrom Hall. Saturday, February 13, 2021 Campus Safety was contacted by an AC to assist them in interviews with students of Rundstrom Hall involving…
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Building Bridges seeks to bring hope to 2021
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Deanna Giles – Staff Writer Building Bridges returns for their 26th annual conference amidst the pandemic, “Revolutionizing Tomorrow: Envisioning a World of Collective Liberation.” The transformation of in-person interactions to a virtual format created adversity which was conquered by this year’s Co-chairs, Seniors Amanda Braun and Chelsea Boyden, and the committee captains in the organization. Building…
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Black History Month strives to make a positive change
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Carter Brown – Staff Writer Black History Month has arrived here on the campus of Gustavus, and its presence is prevalent all throughout campus via events and posters celebrating the month and black individuals. As we have made it through more than half of the month of February, the time approaches for some important events, and…
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Firethorne is back
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Tori Smith – Staff Writer Gustavus is home to a great number of talented students, including young artists, entrepreneurs, writers, poets, musicians, athletes and more. In order to support these talents, the school tries to display students’ work whenever and wherever possible. One way Gustavus does this is through Firethorne, the literary and art magazine published…
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GUSTIE of the WEEK: Rachel Erickson
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Samantha Raghu – Staff Writer Junior Rachel Erickson, a Financial Economics and Spanish double major, as well as a magnificent baker, is this week’s Gustie of the Week. Erickson’s journey to Gustavus was predestined as her siblings were former Gusties, along with her previous participation in Gustavus’ summer swimming camps. “My sister graduated from Gustavus in…