The precinct caucuses will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2. At locations across the state, Minnesotans will be given a chance to voice their opinions on who will be their party’s candidates for local and state races, including a non-binding straw poll for governor. For students in St. Peter, the caucus location is the St. Peter High School. For students away from … Continue reading Caucuses on Tuesday
A group of Gustavus students and their two faculty leaders are awaiting evacuation from Aguas Calientes, a village near Machu Picchu. The students are on a January Interim Experience off-campus study trip titled “Education, Healthcare and Poverty in Peru.” Continue reading Gustavus Interim Experience group evacuated from Machu Picchu area
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The Weekly features some really cool ways to keep in touch with Gustavus happenings. We wanted to let everyone know about some of the ways you can follow The Weekly. We hope that these channels will allow you to view our content in services you already use. Subscribe to our weekly E-mail. Every Friday, and in the case of breaking news, we send a short E-mail with … Continue reading Get The Weekly where you are!
The morning of January 19th, in honor of Martin Luther King day, Reverend C.T. Vivian, a friend and colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, spoke to a large crowd about his experiences and beliefs about the Civil Rights movement. The Reverend stayed to answer questions until 11:30 am and helping Gustavus students to understand how to demonstrate the most important qualities of the civil rights … Continue reading Dr. King Continues to Inspire
Green power advocates and environmentalists are watching their ambitions of a wind-powered Gustavus float away. Though the College has been making plans for a wind turbine for almost two years, the process has not been easy. Much of the time spent in planning was used to find a company that would sell individual turbines instead of large orders. After being wait-listed for a number of … Continue reading Hopes for Wind Turbine Blown Away
Arbor View Arbor View Apartments house 59 students in apartment-style living. Each apartment contains a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a dining room, and kitchen. The apartments are furnished with a sofa, chairs, dining room table, and a bed, dresser, desk, and desk chair for each occupant. There is no computer lab. Prairie View Prairie View Hall is the smallest residence hall on campus … Continue reading Where in the World… are you living next year?
Junior Theatre and Political Science Major Kim Braun has always been interested in how she can change the world. Kim’s recent trip with Gustavus’ Social Justice, Peace and Development in India underlined how much change is needed, both in America and around the world. One of the things that impacted Kim the most was working with the local people, and people of the varying castes … Continue reading Kim Braun: Working for change
Brain asks Pinky, “Are you pondering what I’m pondering?” My answer, though not as vapidly resonating as Pinky’s, is, “I think so, Brain…But can we really think globally and act locally to save the world without wearing capes?” Welcome to my ponderings, happily nestled in this week’s leafings of the Weekly. Across the mending walls of nations, waters and time, the news in all its … Continue reading Global and local…where’s our heart?
