In the past few months, the website Chatroulette has literally taken the Internet by storm. Launched in November 2009 by Andrey Ternovskiy, a 17-year-old high school student in Moscow, the site now has about 35,000 visitors at a time. But for something that has so many talking, a lot of people have yet to discover it. Chatroulette is a website that connects random strangers across … Continue reading The many faces of Chatroulette
Evan Curtin has been a Gustie since day one. The son of Department Chair and Professor of Philosophy Deane Curtin, Evan really got to know his way around campus before most students were in kindergarten. “I’ve grown up here. [Gustavus] is my home. My first day on campus was before I was three months old, and I went on a study abroad trip to Kansai … Continue reading Evan Curtin: Balancing school and parenthood
Back in 1985, then CAB Co-President Brad Duhaime had an idea. At the time, the only way to attend a formal dance was through a Greek organization. “He got to thinking about the other 80 percent of the campus and how if they weren’t involved in a sorority or fraternity they had no opportunity to attend a formal dance,” Sophomore Communication Studies and Music Major … Continue reading CAB sponsors annual President’s Ball
On Thursday, March 18, the women of the Theta Xi Gamma sorority will host the long-awaited annual Mr. Gustavus Pageant. The pageant, which will be held in Alumni Hall at 7:00 p.m., will feature the talents of several junior and senior men. The participants, who are nominated by the student body, will compete against one another to earn the title of “Mr. Gustavus.” The competition … Continue reading Thetas to host Mr. Gustavus pageant
Mystery, culture, history, Ireland and bog bodies. What do they all have in common? Erin Hart. Erin Hart is an author who held many careers before encountering an eerie Irish story that caught her interest and led her to write her first novel Haunted Ground. “When I was in Ireland, I heard a bit of a true story about a severed head of a beautiful … Continue reading Author Erin Hart comes to St. Peter for book signing
Four years ago, Japanese vocalist, teacher and performer Mika Kimula came to the Gustavus campus to give a traditional Japanese flute (Shakuhachi) performance and work with the Chapel Choir, teaching them special breathing techniques. On Monday, she returned to campus. Since then, she has had private lessons with four Gustavus students, and on Saturday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Bjorling Recital Hall, she will … Continue reading Song Space Japan for Voice and Piano
I’ve often questioned the so-called “Five Pillars of Gustavus” and their applicability to student life. Justice, Community, Service, Excellence and Faith; I see the first four, but it’s the last I feel is lacking. There’s the Community Service Center, social justice theatre and Building Bridges, the continual strive for academic excellence, the notion of a tight-knit college community, but where is Faith on our modern … Continue reading Got Faith?
Amid all the furor and hard feelings over The Gustavian Weekly’s coverage of Case Day, I think the widespread anger would be better focused on the existence of Case Day and ways we can change it. Many letters ask us as a newspaper to examine the causes of Case Day. Indeed, what are they? What is it about the Gustavian, collegiate and nationwide culture that … Continue reading You can’t chug a craft beer
Although those words are eerily reminiscent of what I remember being told numerous times throughout my childhood, my heart no longer jumps at the mere presence of the words “What’s going on here?” In fact, I think I’ve come to appreciate them in a new way; they don’t always mean that you’re in trouble, but can also signal genuine confusion over something that has happened … Continue reading What’s going on here?
Every year at around this time, I am embarrassed to be a Gustie. Why? Because “Case Day” returns to campus like a stalking ex. Instead of writing yet another Gustavian article that masquerades as satire while giving this “tradition” oxygen, it is time to throw on it the cold vomit of scorn that it deserves. Yes, there are many great traditions at Gustavus of which … Continue reading Re: BEER. it’s what’s for breakfast … and lunch … and dinner
