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  • If Gustavus sports were in The Hunger Games

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    Raquel Vaughn- Dystopian is making a comeback! With the new Hunger Games movie, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, hitting theaters on Nov. 17th, the dystopian genre is resurging. We’re taking it back to middle school where we spent a religious amount of time defining our personalities based on which district we were from, what…

  • The importance of daydreaming

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    Sophia White- Never let go of your ability to imagine and create worlds. That is something I was told by many adults as a child. But, I don’t think I ever took that advice seriously. I remember being able to daydream up worlds and writing new stories every day in a little mustache journal. I…

  • The best holiday: Halloween

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    Houston McLaury- With the chill set deep into the air, the leaves all but changed to wonderful shades of yellow, orange and red, sweater weather is in full effect as we march onward to inevitable snows of November and December. But, before we hit such a cold and dark time of the year, we are…

  • Men with Teeth: Portraits of Vampires and Masculinity in Mexican and Russian Film

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    Jay Erickson- Many people nowadays have some understanding of what a vampire is. Many English-language movies and shows depict ravenous monsters in their own way, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight, and Interview with a Vampire. Many other cultures also love to depict these creatures through film. On Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, Gustavus welcomed…

  • Gustie of the Week: Benji Huff

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    Colleen Coleman- Benji Huff is a Senior Geography and Religion double major, an academic assistant for the Religion Department, President of the United Christian Ministries, Co-President of the Environmental Action Coalition, President of the Whittling Club, on the President’s Environmental Sustainability Council, a Team Development Leader for the Gustie Guides, and a Gustie Greeter. Huff…

  • Ovid’s Metamorphoses

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    Amelia Dewberry- This week the Gustavus Theater & Dance Department is presenting its first show of the school year, Metamorphoses, a play based on the poem by Ovid. The play opened on Thursday and will run until Sunday, Nov. 5th. While Ovid follows the history of the world from its creation until Caesar’s deification, this…

  • Alpha Sigma Tau hosts “Know Your Worth” brunch for fundraiser

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    Grace LaTourelle- Alpha Sigma Tau (AST) is hosting their annual brunch on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The theme of this year’s brunch is ‘Know Your Worth’, and will take place in Alumni Hall. The free brunch will be accompanied by a presentation with speaker and Mental Health Therapist Jessica Auel, a performance by…

  • “Hate in the heartland”; Samuel Freedman talks about civil rights history

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    Elliot Steeves- Samuel Freedman, a nationally renowned columnist, author, and Professor of Journalism at Columbia College, gave a lecture on his new book, Into The Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights. The talk took place on Oct. 30th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Freedman aimed to…

  • Pizzas, profs, and the past

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    Katie Samek- The Gustavus History Department would like to formally invite you to join them for “Pizza, Profs, and the Past” on Tuesday, Nov. 7th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Beck 301. This year’s event, “We Were Displaced”, will be discussing Estonia’s Swedish minority during its periods of occupation under both Soviet and…

  • Gustavus football dominates Macalester

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    Parker Burman- This past weekend, the Gustavus Football team hosted Macalester for a showdown at Hollingsworth Field; the first time the two teams had faced off with each other since 2007. The Gusties delivered a win in convincing fashion on Hall of Fame Day, scoring on eight of their 11 drives during the game to…