Gustavus Blogs

Category: Opinion

  • Minimalism: the murder of modern homes

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    gkearney

    Houston McLaury- Sometimes when I have free time, I wander the web absentmindedly, searching for anything that might pique my interest. And oftentimes I find myself guided through house tours on YouTube, admiring what I can only hope to have in the future. Yet, something bothers me while watching these videos. Beige paints line the…

  • Interviews with Gustavus’ favorite pets

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    gkearney

    Raquel Vaughn- Have you ever looked at your pet and wondered “What in the world are they thinking at this moment?” Well, wonder no further because THE GUSTAVIAN WEEKLY has declared me your pet whisperer. To hone my skills, I interviewed a couple of well-known and lovable cats on campus. The first one goes by…

  • Showdown: High School Musical vs Camp Rock

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    gkearney

    Sophia White- An important question that has begged for an answer since the dawn of time is “Which defining nostalgic movie series of the early 2000s is superior to the other: Camp Rock or High School Musical?” To clarify, this article will be the opinions of the writer. One extremely integral element of these two…

  • Ads: the pollution of the mind

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    gkearney

    Houston McLaury- During one of my spring semesters at Gustavus, some high school friends and I drove a good four hours to Wisconsin for a friend’s birthday party. We found a cabin on the shore of Lake Superior that would be 50 miles from Duluth and 50 miles in the opposite direction from the nearest…

  • Why pets are a built-in best friend

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    gkearney

    Houston McLaury- Relaxing in my room amidst my blankets and my pillows, propped up like a king may sit upon his bed of luxuries of silk sheets and golden feathered pillows, I realize I am missing something. Not something needed for my coursework, no, everything I need for that is tucked away securely in my…

  • The horrors of adulting

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    gkearney

    Sophia White- I injured myself sleepwalking the other night, right around one in the morning. My sternum hit the post of my loft and caused a purplish, monster-colored bruise to appear below my chest the next morning. The following hours I was moved from health services to urgent care and spent over an hour waiting…

  • Is your dorm a Barbie or a Ken?

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    gkearney

    Raquel Vaughn- A Barbie Dreamhouse is a home built with the girls, the gays, and the theys in mind. It has many rooms for many different activities like baking, playing music, doing yoga, and more. The closets in a Barbie Dreamhouse are deep and the temperature is just right. And if there is no pool…

  • Heat welcomes students back to campus

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    gkearney

    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…

  • When your emotions are out of tune

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    gkearney

    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…

  • To slay studying- the most daring quest of all

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    gkearney

    Welcome, ye weary traveler. Although your travel has been long and arduous, it only now begins. Through these next few weeks, your first step into the adventure of college will begin. You’ll no doubt meet a variety of people, learn wondrous things, and see acronyms no one’s mind would ever dare to dream up. But,…