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Author: llind

  • Features From the Online Theatre Gallery

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    This year, Gustavus’ theatre gallery has morphed into an online short film screening. Typically a stage performance, students from the “Special Topic: Devising Performance” class have adapted this tradition to accommodate COVID-19 restrictions, resulting in the 2020 online theatre gallery. It features six short films written and directed by students, including senior Miranda Johnsen, an…

  • Native American Heritage Day: Significance & Symbolism

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    llind

    To begin this article, it is important to acknowledge, as we should always do whether written or not, that Gustavus lies on the land of the O?héthi Šakówi? people. Last Thursday was Thanksgiving, and despite COVID, for many of us this meant a celebration of some sorts. We understand it to be a day to…

  • Let’s give thanks for creative outlets

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    As the research papers and exams keep piling up this holiday season, I find myself increasingly thankful for my creative outlets. If I couldn’t sit down for 30 minutes each day to practice guitar or work on a short story, the stress of finals surely would have eaten me alive by now. And that stress…

  • Why 2020 should be a year of handmade gifts

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    llind

    Just like so many of you, I am gearing up for the holiday season and looking forward to the end of the semester. This year has truly been something else, so I am looking forward to using the holiday season (for me it’s Christmas) as a way to put aside some of my worries and…

  • Thoughts on thankfulness

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    llind

    2020 has been one for the books, and not in a good way. If anyone had told me that this year would turn out this way, there is no way I would have believed them. It feels like we’re living in a psychological horror movie some days. I do my best to find hope, but…

  • Be nice to the darn barista

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    llind

    Hot take: I genuinely enjoy customer service. I love connecting and forming relationships with regulars, and being able to serve up their coffee with a smile. Throughout my years as part of the American workforce, I have worked several different jobs that all required me to provide quality customer service. My very first job was…

  • What Gusties Are Thankful For

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    Even as Thanksgiving melds into the final weeks of the fall semester, the reminder to stay grateful for what one has should not fade with it. As Gustavus President Rebecca Bergman reminds all Gusties, “Expressions of gratitude bring out feelings of abundance, appreciation for the blessings and simple pleasures in life, and the beauty of…

  • Take a Break from Finals: How Gusties can work some stress off during finals week.

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    llind

    The end of the semester is always a time of anxiety and exhaustion for students. Oftentimes, as courses wrap up the work only gets more intense. One way many Gusties blow off steam and focus on something other than finals is by exercising. Working out is a common method of relieving stress, but this year…

  • Senior Spotlight: Touching Base with Softball Player Ashley Neuenfeldt

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    llind

    The Gustie student-athlete up to bat in this week’s feature is senior Ashley Neuenfeldt. A pitcher and outfielder for the Gustavus Softball team, Neuenfeldt hails from Bloomington, Minnesota. At a time when many of Gusties have left campus, Neuenfeldt’s reminiscence of her best memories with the team remind us of the value of connection, however…

  • Thrive in the Dive: The Center for Inclusive Excellence receives an expansion upgrade

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    In an announcement sent out last week on Nov. 12, President Rebecca Bergman announced that the Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE) will be receiving an expansion upgrade. It is said that this new upgrade will more than quadruple its current square footage. It will include new workspaces, dedicated offices for the Diversity Leadership Council and…