Author: gkearney
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GAC works to further DEIB on campus
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Elliot Steeves- Gustavus Adolphus College has committed itself to a mission of fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) on campus. “Gustavus believes its mission of preparing students for lives of leadership and service can only be realized through a campus culture of inclusion,” reads the Gustavus Website. Their long-standing commitment to furthering DEIB is…
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Internship fairs back with more opportunities
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Katie Samek- Career Development Services would like to announce not one but two events coming up for career-seeking students to attend! The first of these events is the Fall Recruiting Fair, a solution for students seeking employment with companies that may already have closed their applications by the time the long-running Recruitment Fair in the…
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Bee-lieve it: Nobel is back
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Grace LaTourelle– “Insects: Little Body, Big Difference” is the topic of the 59th annual Nobel Conference, taking place Oct. 3rd and 4th, 2023. Tuesday and Wednesday will cover the themes: ‘They’re Not Like Us’ and ‘We’d Be Nowhere Without Them’, respectively. To accompany the conference is the book, “Extraordinary Insects” by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. The conference…
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Football dominates in home opener
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The Gustavus Football team opened their season at home against Buena Vista University, marking the third year in a row that the Gusties have squared off with BVU to start their season. Replicating their success from last year the Gusties started off their season with a dominating 51-7 victory over the Beavers. With a high…
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Golf season starts for men and women
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This past weekend, the Men’s Golf team participated in a dual meet against Saint Johns. The first round was at Rush Creek with the second being at Pioneer Creek. The Gusties came up just short, with the A team finishing 311-286-597 and the nationally ranked St. John’s tallying a final score of 301-279-580. Although the…
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Soccer sweeps home matches
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The Gustavus Men’s and Women’s soccer teams were both in action this past weekend as they both had the opportunity to open their seasons at home. The men opened up their season against Knox College where they secured a 1-0 victory while the women defeated UW-Superior 2-1 to also start their season off undefeated. The…
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Immortality: transcendent video games and the nature of art
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To write about Immortality in a way that would do it justice, I would need to likely fill every page of this newspaper and then some. Immortality –a Half Mermaid Productions’ video game from 2022– is unlike any video game I have ever played. However, it is not the first of its kind. The lead…
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Heat welcomes students back to campus
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The time has come around once more when the campus is buzzing with activity, students between their First and Senior years have come back to campus, finding a great adversary at the gates of Gustavus. Heat. A heat that swelters the parking lots, that creeps in through the doors of the dorms, and the windows…
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When your emotions are out of tune
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The worst thing about music is the auditions and the recitals. Music wrenches deep into the soul and pulls out parts of yourself that exist for creating and innovating the sounds around you. Auditions and recitals are the bane of music. As a person who has done years of piano, the things I looked forward…
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Gusties will game!
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Gustavus Esports began in the Fall of 2021 as a student organization now known as Gustavus.gg. It was started by then-Campus Activities Advisor Garrett Meier, Competitive Co-President and now-Alumni Nick Hagen, Casual Co-President and now-Junior Jay Erickson, with help from other passionate Gustie gamers. When first getting its footing, the organization hosted an event, called…