Meet Your Fellow Gustie: Ali Chorley Ever wonder what it takes to be a successful college student while still keeping the “big picture” of your life in mind? Well, seeing as though this week’s featured Gustie has found such a balance, let’s take a look at the story of Senior Communication Studies Major Ali Chorley. Residing from Medina, MN, Ali enjoys spending time with her … Continue reading Keeping the “big picture” in mind
This weekend, Gusties across campus are called to participate in a fundraising triathlon to benefit juvenile diabetes. All of the proceeds will be used to support the IronKiDz program, in association with Triabetes and Insulindepence. This triathlon is a typical sprint triathlon consisting of a 500 yard swim, a twelve mile bike ride and a 3.1 mile run. The Fitness Club and the Epsilon Pi … Continue reading Swim, bike and run for a cause
Gustavus is quickly approaching its 150th anniversary, and like most institutions this old, we’ve got a few skeletons hanging around in our closet. But this isn’t an exposé of the greatest Gustavus scandals; it’s a collection of a few of the ghost stories that have been passed down through the Gustavus community over the years. You’ve probably heard of a few campus ghosts before, like … Continue reading Ghostly Gustavus: A look at the ghastly, ghoulish, and grisly history of ghosts at Gustavus Adolphus College
After a successful weekend at home in the Regionals, the Gusties head to Maine for Nationals Last weekend in the MIAC Playoffs, the Gustavus Men’s Tennis team continued to run over teams like they’ve done all season long. The team beat St. Thomas in the opening round of the MIAC tournament before defeating Carleton in the MIAC Championship on Saturday, April 26 at the Swanson … Continue reading Different season, predictable result
After two solid, late-inning victories over Augsburg to finish the season, Gustavus looks solid heading into the postseason The Gustavus Men’s Baseball team is headed back to the MIAC playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Gustie squad captured the playoff berth in its final conference doubleheader of the regular season last Sunday against Augsburg. The two-game sweep was everything but easy for the Gusties, … Continue reading Gustie Baseball headed to playoffs
With the end of the school year quickly approaching, many Gusties with cafeteria accounts are running low on funds. Perhaps your money was spent on late night cheese bread orders, frost-your-owns used to bribe professors or those amazing hummus, black olive and pineapple sandwiches … wait, just me? That’s embarrassing. Nevertheless, your account is dwindling faster than Lindsay Lohan is re-entering rehab. The solution: become … Continue reading Freedom from consumerism
Jesus Christ, as of today, has officially entered his bid for president of the United States of America. He will be running as the Toga Party candidate where he narrowly defeated Little Caesar and John Belushi in the primary process. Despite Jesus’ age of over 2,000 years, he is expected to bring new life and energy to the already tight race and has promised to … Continue reading Moderate Messiah: a satire
The Board of Trustees decided last Friday, April 25, to hire Jack Ohle as the fifteenth president of Gustavus. Ohle will replace current President Jim Peterson, who announced his retirement last fall. Currently President of Wartburg College, Ohle will begin his tenure at Gustavus on July 1. Though he plans to build on the successes of President Peterson, Gusties should expect some changes from the … Continue reading Gustavus meets its new president
At many schools, sex is as much of the college experience as studying, sleeping and partying. More commonly than students would like to think, the outcome of this decision is unplanned pregnancy. Gary L. Rose, M.D., President of the Medical Institute for Sexual Health said, “Forty-three percent of college-age women report having been pregnant at some time.” On our campus of 2,572 students, the appearance … Continue reading Student-parents face difficulties on-campus
