Author: gkearney

  • The best of Thanksgiving dinner

    Houston McLaury- Well Gusties, Thanksgiving break is right around the corner. In about a week’s time, many of us will either be driving back home or flying to different states to be with our family for the holiday. And, with this break, we can delight in the glory of a home-cooked meal once more. Perhaps…

  • A guide to surviving Thanksgiving at home

    Raquel Vaughn- Every year when Thanksgiving rolls around, my immediate family travels seven to eight hours down south to visit the Heddings — my aunt, uncle, and their nine children in Kansas City. With my siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, and everybody’s significant others, it adds up to about 32 people under one roof. It’s the…

  • The comeback of Josh Hutcherson

    Sophia White- WARNING! Spoilers! Have I been the only one to see the Instagram reel edits of Josh Hutcherson from the recently released movie Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF)? They are beautiful thirst trap edits of Hutcherson as his character Mike opens a door, wakes up, and walks down a hallway. It seems a bit…

  • Gusties get to work: opportunities abound for staff and students

    Katie Samek- Gustavus staff from across campus came together this week and shared their work experiences at the Student Employee Supervisor Committee, which took place on Tuesday, Nov. 14th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Konferensrum. These meetings are targeted at core staff on campus who supervise students, which includes staff members from…

  • Letter to the Editor: this turkey is tired of the treatment of turkeys on Thanksgiving

    Elliot Steeves, interpreting for an angry turkey- (The following letter was obtained as a half-torn paper with the hastily scrawled words “Gobble Gobble [expletive] Gobble Gobble.” We hired renowned Turkeeze translator Steve Toill to assist us in transcribing the sudden letter.) Dear Editor-in-Chief at the resident newspaper, The Gustavian Weekly, at Gustavus Adolphus College in…

  • Gustie of the Week: Tyler Teichmiller

    Amelia Dewberry- This week’s Gustie of the Week is Senior Tyler Teichmiller. Teichmiller is a Math and Statistics double major, a member of the men’s swim team, Gustie Greeter, a math and statistics tutor, and a tour guide for Admissions. Being on the swim team for the past four years has been essential to Teichmiller’s…

  • Benefits of being just like the other girls

    Raquel Vaughn- Brittany Broski, an influencer who gained traction on the popular social media app TikTok, once vented on her YouTube show “Broski Report” about being accused of being just like every other girl: “I love going to Target during Halloween season. I love going to TJ Maxx. I love going to Ross. I love…

  • Which Papa’s game is superior?

    Sophia White- We all know that our favorite Adobe Flash player games were taken away from us in late 2020. Especially one of the best: Papa’s games. Flipline Studios released their first game called “Papa’s Pizzeria” in 2007 and from there they released game after game. After “Papa’s Pizzeria”, we have classics like “Papa’s Freezeria”,…

  • The importance of a fun elective

    Houston McLaury- It’s that time of the year again, Gusties! MyGustavus is open on most computers, and descriptions of various classes are up for spring semester. And, while it’s important to take classes that will meet your major requirements as well as general education requirements, I always found it useful to have one class a…

  • Gustavus Mentoring Program connects former and current Gusties

    Grace LaTourelle- With all of the intricacies of being a college student soon to enter the workforce, the Gustavus Mentoring Program aims to connect current students with Gustie alumni. Through the platform Gusties Connect, as part of PeopleGrove, students will be matched with a mentor to connect and network with. “The Gustavus Mentoring Program is…