Category: News

Elliot Steeves – Staff Writer Gustavus Adolphus College’s Pan-African Student Organization is holding its annual Africa Night on March 24th, taking place from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall. All Roads Lead To Home served as the centerpiece theme for this year’s edition. The theme was based on the idea of home being…

Colin Maiwurm – Staff Writer As the semester proceeds, more events and programs are taking place. One of which will be taking place on May 13, is the Gustie Entrepreneur Cup. Within this cup, students will give their final pitch to a panel of mentors. These mentors will then decide on the winner, and they…

Andrew Clark – Staff Writer This past Monday, Be The Match tabled outside of the Cafeteria. This was in an effort to add Gustavus students to the Be The Match Registry. The Registry is a list of eligible donors to give blood stem cells to children suffering from blood cancer. This is to establish more…

Elliot Steeves – Staff Writer The Gustavus Day at the Capitol, hosted by the Minnesota Private College Council, gave students an opportunity to engage in congressional lobbying on behalf of need-based aid for students. From 9:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on March 14, the council trained students from both Gustavus Adolphus College, as well as…

Katie Samek – Staff Writer The Campus Activities Board would like to formally invite you to the 37th annual President’s Ball on Saturday, March 18 from 5-10 p.m. at the Mayo Clinic Event Center Grand Hall in downtown Mankato. This event will feature a catered meal for all attendees, a dance featuring live music by…

Andrew Clark – Staff Writer The fourth annual Library March Madness is currently taking place. This year’s theme is books that have been turned into TV shows. There are 32 of the latest, best, and most popular TV shows — all started off as books — that are being put in a bracket-style tournament to…

Katie Samek – Staff Writer Gustavus Adolphus College is about to see a sharp uptick in random acts of kindness, and it’s all thanks to the Dario Compassion Initiative. This weeklong event, running March 13-17, is a reminder to show compassion in all aspects of life, whether it’s holding the door for a stranger or…

Elliot Steeves – Staff Writer Iida Pöllänen delivered a lecture on the Black Renaissance and its Nordic Affiliations on March 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Cec Echoff Alumni Hall. Dr. Pöllänen has undertaken postdoctoral research concerning the connection of Black Modernism to the Nordic region according to the Gustavus website, true to the…

Elliot Steeves – Staff Writer On March 4, 2023, Building Bridges will hold its 28th annual conference. This year’s topic was Unseen Passages: Refugees and the Collective Fight for Vitality. True to its name, the conference focuses on refugees and asylum seekers. On the Gustavus Adolphus website, Building Bridges co-chairs Senior Ashley Ley and Junior…

Katie Samek – Staff Writer International Culture Club would like to formally invite the student body to attend its annual International Festival on Friday, March 10 in Alumni Hall from 7-9 p.m. A follow-up dance will be held downstairs in the Dive after the Festival from 9:30-11 p.m. This event will feature both student-made and…