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  • Land Back for Indian Tribes

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    Grace LaTourelle- The 2024 Christenson Lectureship in Politics and Law will take place on Thursday, April 18th, 2024.The lecture is entitled ‘Land Back for Indian Tribes’ and will take place in Wallenberg auditorium at 4:00 p.m. The presentation is free to attend and all students are encouraged to come. Every other year, as part of…

  • Junior Megan Lipke’s art installation

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    Amelia Dewberry- Junior Studio Art / History double major Megan Lipke has created a striking art installation on display in Beck Hall. Lipke found the inspiration for her work on a recent trip to Nairobi, Kenya, to visit her older brother who was volunteering there. While there, Lipke met young children who are addicted to…

  • Gustie of the Week: Angelique Dwyer

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    Colleen Coleman- This week’s Gustie of the Week is Dr. Angelique Dwyer, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Spanish in the MLLC department, and LALACS department chair. Having taught on The Hill since 2010, Dwyer has been involved in many areas on campus – having developed the Language Buddies program, worked as a Nobel Conference Co-Chair for…

  • Emanate Dance Gallery

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    Taylor Storlien- This weekend, the Gustavus Dance Company returns to the Anderson Theatre, performing “Emanate: The Gustavus Dance Company in Concert”. It will take place on Friday, April 12th, and Saturday, April 13th at 8:00 p.m., as well as on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Directed by Melissa Rolnick, the concert is dedicated to Michele Rusinko,…

  • Top ten movies of 2023

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    Will Sorg- 10. Society of The Snow: One of the most astounding movies I’ve ever seen. The story it’s based on is deeply fascinating and honestly would be unbelievable if it didn’t actually happen. Overall, a ton of great performances by the cast and a really impressive showing from the Spanish film industry. The direction…

  • Breaks? Who needs ’em?

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    Houston McLaury- Welcome back from Spring Break Gusties! I hope you had a wonderful time over your break, and feel rested and relaxed enough to come back for the rest of the semester. I hope you all spent a lot of time with your friends and your family, or cozied up with a book to…

  • The over-involved Gustie

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    Raquel Vaughn- Gustavus Adolphus College, the place where “make your life count” takes on no truer meaning. What better place to get the true liberal arts experience? What better place to get involved? Many Gusties find their place on campus. Some find multiple. With the phrase “over-involved Gustie” being thrown around, I wanted to truly…

  • Hold that door!

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    Jonas Doerr- It’s getting closer. It’s looming before me. Soon I’ll have to make a decision. To hold, or not to hold? Normally doors are a simple thing. Just reach out one hand, pull, and step through. Sometimes those little things called locks get in the way, but that’s only a problem for burglars and…

  • Gusties sweep Augsburg

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    Zachary Tlusty- The baseball team won both games in their doubleheader against Augsburg this past Friday, March 29th. They scored 22 runs between both games, winning by 7-0 and 15-1. The Gusties improved to a 10-5 overall record and are off to a great start of conference play, with a record of 2-0 in the…

  • Men’s tennis shines in California sun

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    Teddy Kaste- Gustavus Men’s Tennis escaped the frigid late March temperatures in Minnesota in favor of sunny California, where they soaked up the sun while competing in 7 tennis matches (including scrimmages). At the end of the week, the Gusties flew home with 4 wins and 3 losses on the trip. Gustavus’ Men’s Tennis team…