Devastation and Renewal
Gustavus reflects back on the 1998 tornado and how far we have come since the disaster
Ten years ago, students packed up their things and left for Spring Break. Little did they know, the Gustavus they left wouldn’t be the one they would return to weeks later.
An F-3 tornado, 1.5 miles wide, tore through the campus ...
G-Net connects students with potential employers
It’s never too early to plan for life after college, and Gustavus’ Career Center offers students a useful tool to help them find post-graduate employment. G-Net connects Gustavus students with employers, allowing them to set up interviews and find potential jobs.
G-Net is an online resume bank, much like Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com, that allows employers to ...
“A man among penguins”
Meet Your Fellow Gustie: Christian DeMarais
Christian DeMarais can easily describe himself in one word: “gangster.”
“Pimpin’ ain’t easy, but it’s necessary,” said Christian, quoting his favorite line from Ice Cube’s hit song “Down For Whatever.”
A first-year student from Shoreview, MN, Christian has already made a lasting impression on the Gustavus community through his great sense of ...
When ambition meets faith, There Will Be Blood
Day-Lewis’ performance in this crime drama is proof he is a “great actor.”
There Will Be Blood is one of those rare movie-going experiences in which I walked away in a shell-shocked trance. I remember driving home afterward with my girlfriend, neither of us saying a single word. When we got home she was ...
In Their Own Words: 10 years later Gusties share their stories…
Riding it out on campus: Professor Philip Bryant
English Professor Philip Bryant will be discussing his experiences in chapel on Monday, March 17. He weathered the storm in Confer-Vickner with an exchange professor from China who was also in the building. When she told him her plans to walk home, he encouraged her to waituntil the ...
Gustie Hockey heads to Nationals as #1 seed in West
This Saturday, the Gustavus Women’s Hockey team will make their fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament. The first round of the tournament will be held at Don Roberts Rink as the Gusties face UW-Superior. The winner of this game will fly out to New York and participate in the Frozen Four at Plattsburgh State.
The ...
Gustavus Swimming and Diving prepare themselves for National meet
After a successful regular season, the Gusties are set to compete in Ohio
For decades, the Gustavus Swimming and Diving program has been synonymous with winning. The 2007-2008 swimming and diving season has been no different. Both the Men’s and Women’s squads brought home Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships from the conference meet which was ...
Three Gorges Dam: worth the costs?
In 1919, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the political revolutionary known as the “Father of Modern China,” envisioned a massive hydroelectric dam spanning the Yangtze River. After several attempts at construction throughout the twentieth century, all of which were halted for political or economic reasons, construction on the dam began in earnest in 1994 and was projected ...
Mysterious Moves
Sitting in the cafeteria with my banana, granola and yogurt concoction in hand, I can’t help but gaze across the throng of students stuffing their faces in glee, contemplating their second trips through the line for dessert. My eyes fall on a couple sharing a table near the windows. The guy is busily ...
Is The Hillstrom full of fakes?
Man claims some of the Auguste Rodin sculptures coming to the Hillstrom Art Museum are fakes
On March 8, Gustavus’ Hillstrom Museum will unveil the new exhibit “Rodin: In His Own Words,” featuring a collection of bronzes by Auguste Rodin from the Gerald Cantor Foundation. Self-proclaimed Scholar, Artist and Author Gary Arseneau claims, however, that 29 ...