International Festival brings culture to Gustavus
Every year around mid-November, the walls of Alumni Hall are adorned with colorful flags, the room is filled with cultural displays and a variety of unique dances are performed by students. The occasion: Gustavus? International Festival.
The International Cultures Club (ICC) hosts the event each year and does all of the planning and coordinating that goes ...
Gustavus comes face to face with hate
“Nigger, sand nigger, spic, Jews, I love the KKK, Obama is a nigger, I hate gays, black monkey.”
On the evening of Saturday Nov. 1, vehicles belonging to nine members of the Gustavus community were vandalized with these deplorable expressions of prejudice. Six of the nine cars belonged to Gustavus students, one was a Gustavus vehicle ...
Taking a stand against hate
Out of sight, out of mind, right? If we clean up the hateful words that give us chills, we can forget about this one incident, pile it up with the rest and hope it does not topple over. Our campus was left scarred even after the paint on the victims’ cars was cleared.
In lieu of ...
Congratulations, Mr. Obama
Another long and contentious election has played out in America, and fortunately it went pretty smoothly. Issues at the polls were few and far between, and the result was clear-cut and decisive. Voter registration saw tremendous gains, and more Americans than ever came together to exercise their right to vote. There is much that both ...
Believing doesn’t make it so
It seems the more I write these columns, the less they deal with specific issues, and the more they focus on the overarching problems we face as humans interacting with each other in society. I blame the philosophy department for this, but I hope they understand that this sort of blame only says good things ...
Highly regarded Gusties are reloaded and ready for another solid campaign
Gustavus is ranked #7 in the country in the preseason poll, highest of any MIAC school
The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team was ranked seventh in USCHO’s most recent poll of all Division III teams. They are not only the highest ranked team in the MIAC, but of all schools in the western region of the division.
The ...
Experienced Gusties look to repeat
Nanatorium heavyweights Matt Stewart and Carrie Gunderson return to the pool to lead Gustavus
Gustavus’ Swimming and Diving team has been the cream of a very competitive MIAC crop in recent history, and the men have won eight of the past ten conference championships, including last season. On the other side, the women have won four ...
44th president announced: Obama ‘08
For the last few months, America has seen fervent campaigning from both parties, with Barack Obama coming out the victor. Many have speculated that this is the result of a massive turnout of younger, more progressive voters, a demographic that has been in low representation in recent elections. Obama’s age may have been an important ...
Nine vehicles vandalized on Halloween Weekend
This past Saturday night between 7 and 11 p.m., nine cars were vandalized with “graffiti that appear[ed] to reflect bias against individuals’ actual or perceived race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation,” according to an e-mail sent out to the Gustavus community from Hank Toutain.
This vandalism occurred both on and off campus. Six out of the ...
Art Center of St. Peter features Sara Leadholm
As fall turns to winter, we all note the seasonal transitions differently. Sports fans pack away the pigskins and bring out the basketballs, children brace for the flu-season boosters and flip-flops begin their nine-month hibernation until Memorial Day.
But in the Arts Center of St. Peter, one artist is giving autumn a last hurrah. In her ...