New student group sparks debate on campus
New to campus this year is the Gustavus Parliamentary Debate team. With its fifteen-plus members, ten of whom are active, the new group hopes to represent Gustavus in numerous debate tournaments throughout the year.
Current members of the Parliamentary Debate team are former members of the Gustavus Forensics team. These are members who left the Forensics ...
Gustie Grad Mary Duvall Helps change the world through Lutheran World Relief
Some people believe that the world we live in is not perfect. While this idea may lend itself to caffeine-fueled political debates in coffee shops and on college campuses all over the country, few people actually take their concern a step further and devote their lives to work as a force for good in the ...
Chuck Niederriter: physicist, family man and jack-of-all trades
Gustavus is well known for its Department of Physics and the professors who create the strong base for the program. Professor of Physics Chuck Niederriter, or “Chuck” to students and fellow professors, is among the group that has worked to get the physics program to the level it is today.
In addition to teaching responsibilities and ...
Look at them apples
Of the autumnal rituals listed under, “to be completed before the crunchy leaves and crisp temperatures give way to barren trees and a subzero wind-chill,” picking apples is a top priority for many Minnesotans.
“It’s definitely a fall tradition,” said Senior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major Ryan Dobbs.
The fall months are a unique time when residents ...
To Minnesota, with love
Would you know what I meant if I told you I were sun-drunk? Bear with me for a second; I think you know exactly what I mean. This intoxication comes not from the bottle but from hours and hours at The Lake soaking up the sun, pure and unapologetic. When you eventually retreat back indoors, ...
Principles over politicians
John McCain and the other Republican candidates across the country are experiencing a political nightmare right now. I feel, however, that this election could be the perfect opportunity for the Republican Party to reestablish the conservative principles that can best get us through our country’s current economic crisis and all of our other serious domestic ...
Hilltop horses and the women who love them
Gustavus’ semi-infant Equestrian team begins their campaign with new talent
Miles and miles of Southern Minnesota’s beautiful farmland surrounds the rolling hills of St. Peter. Years ago this area was home to early settlers and, with those early settlers, horses. Yet until last year, it seemed as though the horses had disappeared from the area, leaving ...
Gusties surge; cement legitimacy in MIAC
An impressive month of October has put Gustavus among the conference elite
The Gustavus Men’s Soccer team has been on a roll. The team won four of its last five matches to continue a solid month of October and improved its record to 10-3-1 overall and 6-1-0 in the MIAC.
Last Wednesday evening, the soccer team took ...
Noxious fumes lead to Complex evacuation
Residents of Sorenson, North and Gibbs Halls were roused from their Sunday night studies Oct. 5 when a discharged can of pepper spray forced a complete evacuation of all three residence buildings. At 8:14 p.m. that night, a can of pepper spray was emptied in the first floor stairwell of Sorenson Hall, causing irritation to ...
Renowned historian to visit campus
On Oct. 13, 2008, the nationally renowned historian and Gustavus alumnus James McPherson will come to Gustavus to present a lecture about the role of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
Most Americans know about the Civil War, but not everyone knows about the significant role that President Lincoln played in it as master and ...