Category: News
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COVID-19 restrictions lifted for student organizations
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Carter Brown – Staff Writer The Involvement Fair took place on Tuesday, Sept. 14 and was packed with plenty of students and student organizations looking for new members. It was a busy event full of people looking to join new initiatives. As with most student activities there are still cautions and questions as to how student…
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The involvement fair draws a crowd
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Emily Seppelt – Staff Writer This week on Tuesday students could be found milling about Eckmann Mall on a typical autumn evening as the annual involvement fair took place. Aimed at getting students involved on campus, many student organizations could be found tabling and advertising their activities. Before the event took place each student organization was…
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Student Sentate encourages use of loaner laptop programs
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Carter Brown – Staff Writer Last spring semester the Gustavus Student Senate released a new initiative known as the “Laptop Loaner” program. This program, sponsored by the Student Senate, is a way that students can have access to technology on campus for their needs. This comes in light of the transitions most classes have been making…
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Gustavus Sustainability: Compost Bins
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Emma Puftahl – Staff Writer This school year a compost bucket has been added to student dorm rooms. Working towards Gustavus’ sustainability goal of ninety percent of solid waste being properly recycled or composted by 2024, these compost bins help Gustavus work towards becoming a zero waste campus. Long in the works, this initiative is the…
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Gustie’s Guide to First-year resources
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Carter Brown – Staff Writer Welcome to campus incoming class of 2025. As you finish move-in and classes start, you will begin to explore all the buildings here at Gustavus Adolphus College. Those buildings offer a wide variety of resources for students to utilize during their college experience and support them. To begin, the Jackson Campus…
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“The Weekly” Investigates: catalytic converter thefts sweep campus
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Corinne Stremmel – Editor-in-Chief A string of catalytic converter thefts has taken place on campus and in the local St. Peter and Mankato community. Campus Safety released a statement on April 27th announcing that they are partnering with the St. Peter Police Department in order to gather information to piece together this developing case. “At…
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Questions about fall on the Hill
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Marie Osuna – Staff Writer The past school year has been anything but normal. Masks, distancing and online classes have defined a school year taking place during a global pandemic. However, as COVID-19 vaccines are being administered daily, students are wondering: what will next fall look like at Gustavus? Will we still have to wear masks…
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The Chauvin Trial: interpreting the results
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Grace Worwa – Staff Writer Trigger Warning: Death A jury found Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts last Tuesday in the murder of George Floyd. Last May, a video of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes during an arrest drew international outrage. Now, after three weeks of courtroom testimony…
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Relay for Life: returning to fight back
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Luna Besaiso – Staff Writer I In 1985, in an attempt to help the American Cancer Society (ACS) raise funds, Dr. Gordy Klatt spent 24 hours walking and running at a local track. Friends paid to join his activity and run/walk with him throughout the day. Klatt envisioned the community coming together to fight cancer,…
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The 97%: a space to rage
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Luna Besaiso – Staff Writer The month of April is nationally recognized as the Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), symbolized by a teal ribbon. During this month, communities come together to support the victims of sexual violence, raise public awareness, and provide resources to help prevent assault. In honor of SAAM, IGNITE and Students For…