Archive for Grace Kearney
Gustavus Baseball bests Macalester
Parker Burman- This past weekend, the Gustavus Baseball Team squared off against conference rival Macalester in a homestand doubleheader. In game one of the weekend series, Gustavus held on to an early lead for an important 9-6 win over Macalester. Game two saw lots of offense but it was all one-sided as the Gusties came […]
Gustavus Softball splits another series
Kieran Ripken- The Gustavus Softball Team traveled to Northfield last Saturday for a doubleheader against St. Olaf and recorded the team’s third consecutive split series. The Gusties won 7-6 in the first of two games before dropping the second 10-2. Gustavus progressed to 19-17 and 13-5 in the MIAC on the season. In the first […]
Golfers take 5th out of 14
Teddy Kaste- This past weekend, the Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Golf Teams each played in a tournament, the men played in the SJU Invite where they took 5th out of 12 teams while the women played in the St. Olaf-Carleton invite and took 7th out of 12 teams. The first day for the Men was […]
Diversity Ball: a celebration of community
Taylor Storlien- Last weekend was the annual Diversity Ball, where students come together to “celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging of Gustavus students,” Senior and DLC Secretary Celeste Thalhammer said. During the week leading up to D-ball, the Diversity Leadership Council collaborates with other student organizations to help put on events. Last week, there was […]
Gusties of the Week: Eli Simon & Beck LaCanne
Colleen Coleman- This week’s Gusties of the Week are Seniors Eli Simon and Beck LaCanne. Both are from Faribault, Minnesota, Simon is a Communications major while LaCanne is a Studio Art and Art History double major. Both are involved in the Fine Arts department, are student workers in the Fine Arts office, and are involved […]
Gusties take the stage in Peter and the Starcatcher
Amelia Dewberry & Jay Erickson- Next weekend, Gustavus will be putting on the play Peter and the Starcatcher. Performances will run May 9th, 10th, and 11th at 8:00 p.m. and May 11th and 12th at 2:00 p.m. in the Rob and Judy Gardner Laboratory Theatre. The May 12th performance is intended for families, with a […]
The joys of crafting
Houston McLaury- There comes an odd joy when something is finished. This joy is different from finishing a long book series, a long TV show, or some other form of entertainment that is provided to you. No, this joy comes from the act of creating. There is an act of love that goes into the […]
The GustieBot is strange, not evil
Jonas Doerr- On March 14th, Gustavus released a new feature to help attract new students: the GustieBot. This new feature is an AI that generates pictures of either a lion or of users from an uploaded headshot doing activities one might do at Gustavus. Although members of the Gustavus community have been voicing complaints about […]
How to live in a small town
Raquel Vaughn- Small-town living is not for the faint of heart. There’s rarely ever anything to do, and you can get from one side of town to the other in 15 minutes or less. I’m from Fairmont, MN, which is south of here and has a population of about 11,000 people. The closest Target and […]
Professor Jill Locke to host abortion care forum for future preparedness
Elliot Steeves- All twenty students in Political Science and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Professor Jill Locke’s Challenge Seminar on Abortion in the Post-Dobbs Era will hold a poster display in the lower level of the Jackson Campus Center on May 8th from 2:30-3:45 p.m. Both Peace Coffee and cookies will be available, and the […]