Year: 2008

News, Top Stories

President Ohle takes initiative on drinking age

New Gustavus President Jack Ohle surprised many when he was revealed to have signed a statement calling the 21-year-old drinking age ineffective. Ohle, who does not support lowering the drinking age, has said that the point of the statement, called the Amethyst Inititiave, is to encourage debate about the law. While the 21-year-old drinking age limit excludes many college students from legally consuming alcohol, when … Continue reading President Ohle takes initiative on drinking age

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News

Campus security goes high tech

Most of the work they do is often out of the public eye, but recently the officers of Safety and Security have been hard to miss. Scooting around campus in three-wheeled chariot-like vehicles, Safety and Security has become a conversation piece for many students. “Those things look sweet,” said Senior Economics Major Kevin Horn. Those “things,” as he calls them, are actually called T-3s, and … Continue reading Campus security goes high tech

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Variety

Gustie of the Week: Lisa Brown takes a shot at the Olympic games

When I mentioned to a few friends of mine that I was going to interview fellow Gustie Lisa Brown, the first words that came flying out of their mouths were something like this: “Lisa…she’s hilarious!” followed closely by “she’s an amazing athlete; she went to the Olympic Trials for javelin throwing this year.” I had never met Lisa before, so I really had no idea … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Lisa Brown takes a shot at the Olympic games

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Variety

Tim Burton’s classic flick is a delightful nightmare

Nothing gets me in the mood for autumn like The Nightmare Before Christmas. And since fall is right at our doorstep, the release of a brand new, special edition of Tim Burton’s classic macabre masterpiece seems too good to be true. Thankfully, it is true. A few weeks ago, the film made its way to DVD for the first time in almost ten years, along … Continue reading Tim Burton’s classic flick is a delightful nightmare

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Features

A Season of Change

With the recent conclusion of both the Republican and the Democratic National Conventions, the election season is in full swing. While a storm of politics rages across the country, what will be the political climate on the Gustavus campus? Within a crowd of 10,000 people, a single flag-draped coffin came down the road, accompanied by a slow and deliberate drumbeat. The Veterans for Peace joined … Continue reading A Season of Change

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Sports & Fitness

Schoenebeck’s Swan Song

After 14 years at the helm of Gustavus’ football program, Head Coach Jay Schoenebeck has decided to step down at season’s end In coach Jay Schoenebeck’s office, on one of the numerous mahogany shelves that line the back wall, there sits a white football. Written on its side is a score and a date commemorating his first ever victory as the head coach at Gustavus, … Continue reading Schoenebeck’s Swan Song

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Sports & Fitness

Former Gustie makes it big in Germany

Wittwer becomes one of only a handful of fomer Gusties to showcase their talents overseas Newly decorated alum Trevor Wittwer has joined a very short list of Gustavus grads who have played professional basketball overseas. Wittwer has been residing in Werne, Germany, for the past three weeks, earning a living by playing professional basketball. Werne, a town of about 30,000 people, is located in the … Continue reading Former Gustie makes it big in Germany

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