Gustavus Blogs

Category: Variety

  • Tragedy: Holding Auditions

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    Emma – Staff Writer This Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10, auditions for TRAGEDY: A Tragedy will take place in the Rob and Judy Gardner Theater here on campus. Students who are interested in auditioning must sign up and prepare a 45-50 second monologue to perform for the play’s director, Professor Henry MacCarthy. “Everybody’s…

  • Summer Research in Ecuador

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    Taite Stevens Aldrich – Staff Writer Seniors Cora Hentges and Maddie Banks traveled to Ecuador over the summer alongside Associate Professor in Geology and Program Director in Environmental Studies Jeff La Frenierre and University of Minnesota faculty and students to study the effects of climate change on glaciers. The group arrived in Quito at the…

  • Gustie of the Week: Abbie Doran

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    Michaela Woodward – Staff Writer It took Senior Abbie Doran awhile to figure out her college path, but the patience and self-reflection paid off in the end.  “I love the quote ‘we rise by lifting others’ and I think that was something I saw Gustavus doing. Students uplifting other students, that was really important to…

  • First year tips, tricks, and more!

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      The Weekly – Editorial Staff To the incoming first-years: Welcome to Gustavus! Coming to college, especially in a new area, can be pretty stressful. That is why The Weekly staff would like to provide you with some tips, tricks, and cool spots that will help you as you navigate through your first year here…

  • Gustavus supports the 97%

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    Leah Thompson – Staff Writer IGNITE, WAC and SRF joined together from 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 29 at the Lund Forum to present their 2nd annual 97% Event. The 97% Event is based on a study done in the UK that revealed 97 percent of women in that region were sexually harassed…

  • Gusties recognize Denim Day

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    Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer On the last Wednesday of every April, Denim Day takes place as a part of Sexual Assult Awareness Month. This day promotes action and awareness on the topic of sexual assault, especially as it relates to victim blaming. People are encouraged to wear denim, not only as a promotion of the…

  • A time to remember

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    Emma Esteb – Staff Writer The Diversity Leadership Council dedicated their week (April 18–26) toward their mission of creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable campus community. Every day of the week an event was held by an organization that is part of the Diversity Leadership Council and ended with the Diversity Ball. The main goal of…

  • Gusties go hard for the Lyrical Cafe

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    Emma Kelsey – Staff Writer The Lyrical Cafe is a unique program here at Gustavus and offers Gusties with an array of opportunities. Created in Spring 2021 by Kareem Watts, Assistant Director of the Center for Inclusive Excellence, Lyrical Cafe is a platform all students on campus, especially students of color and other marginalized groups, are…

  • New Buzz dating app launches

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    Leah Thompson – Staff Writer This Friday a new dating app called Buzz will be hitting the market. Buzz is still in its testing phase, but a beta launch for the app will be held between 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. on Friday, April 22 at Patrick’s on Third. The theme for this Friday will be “Download…

  • Gustie Cup returns: entrepreneurs compete for lucrative prizes

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    Brady Boie – Staff Writer After a two-year (in-person) hiatus, the Gustie Cup will return to campus this spring on Saturday, April 30, 2022 in Beck Academic Hall. This campus-wide competition allows innovative Gusties to share their business ideas with potential investors, faculty, and fellow students. This competition offers a range of prizes and promotes innovation, entrepreneurship,…