Life without coffee is not an attainable reality, at least not for some. You get up, drink your coffee and then you can let your day begin. But not before. For many college students, coffee is a necessary part of the daily routine. Without the stimulant of caffeine, 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. classes are impossible concepts, let alone physically achievable feats. So where does … Continue reading The daily grind
Emily Thayer, a junior politial science and communication studies major, and Sean Tessmer, a junior political science and religion studies major, have been elected Student Senate Co-Presidents for the 2010-2011 school year. The election took place last Monday following a race between the Thayer-Tessmer pair and the other campaigning pair of Junior Phil Cleary and Junior Environmental Studies Major Katie Winkelman. Thayer and Tessmer will … Continue reading Co-Presidents Elect Tessmer and Thayer make plans for the future
In the Student Senate meeting on Monday, February 15, 2010 the group passed a resolution that will likely lead to a campus-wide marijuana policy. The “Typical Minimum Sanctions for Marijuana-related Violations of College Policy” consists of a grid system that outlines the College’s response to marijuana violations. Based loosely on the College’s Alcohol Sanctions Grids, the proposed marijuana policy includes three levels of violations and … Continue reading Senate drafts new marijuana policy
The Weekly would like to clarify a few things about the Feb. 26, 2010 issue, specifically the article on Case Day. First of all, it was not our intent to be inflammatory or malicious in publishing the Case Day article. We firmly believe that Case Day and the larger issue of binge drinking are important issues that affect this campus. In publishing the story, we … Continue reading Weekly Staff Editorial
This Gustavus Forensic Team has earned three consecutive team state titles, won eight individual state titles in 2010, been ranked nationally in the top-20 for the past three seasons and has brought more than 500 high school students to campus in the past year for recruiting purposes. The organization has brought an endless string of hardware home to the hill competition after competition. Its 20 … Continue reading Forensics team brings home the bacon
Kathi Tunheim is a passionate, hard-working woman who has had an amazing journey through life so far. She has had six careers that have taken her all over the world and eventually led her to her current position as an Assistant Professor of Economics and Management at Gustavus. Kathi attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., and double majored in Communication Studies and Spanish. During her … Continue reading Kathi Tunheim: Bringing real-world experience to the management department
John Mayer broke onto the music scene with his album Room for Squares, an album filled with songs such as “Your Body is a Wonderland” and “83,” geared for the teenage girl audience, while utilizing his heartthrob image, boyish charm and acoustic guitar melodies to initiate his original appeal. However, in the past nine years with his latest album, Battle Studies, released in November 2009, … Continue reading The Evolution of John Mayer
The communication studies department wants you. Or, more specifically, they want what’s inside of you—your blood. On Wednesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 11 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the department will be hosting the biannual Red Cross blood drive, providing Gustavus students a chance to do something that everyone aspires to do: save a life. “Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs … Continue reading Spring blood drive kicks off
On Friday, March 12, Building Bridges is set to host its annual “GAC Idol” show. The event, which precedes the Building Bridges conference on March 13, is sure to draw large crowds, including faculty and students. The annual competition is set in a similar format to that of American Idol and will include performances by several musicians, singers and dance groups. These acts will then … Continue reading Building Bridges hosts annual “GAC Idol”
You know what really yanks my chain? Hypocrisy. Especially when it comes in the form of political theater. Every time a politician has some sound bite that is played repeatedly in the media and never gets challenged by said media makes me wince in barely suppressed indignation. This indignation has been happening a lot more recently thanks to all the lovely sound bites from Republican … Continue reading Fear of health care
