For Senior Religion Majors Bethany Ringdal and Brendan Wilkes and Senior Philosophy Major Alex Legeros, baking bread is more than just a fun hobby. “Bread brings people together,” Wilkes said, “You invite people in and you share it.” While they all share a common philosophy about making bread, the three bakers became interested in bread at different times of their lives. Ringdall grew up making … Continue reading The Philosophy of Bread
I can barely reach the top shelf of my closet. There’s the bar where I can hang clothes up (mostly cardigans—my favorite), and I can reach that. But above the bar there’s the shelf. Perhaps the closet designers for Southwest Hall figured most people would be able to reach it. I’d like to think that I am “most people,”and I’d like to think I am … Continue reading Bodies can be pretty cool, too
Civil discourse is a term that’s been thrown around in Student Senate and the greater community quite a bit lately, and the overwhelming conclusion I have heard from people is that Gustavus’s concept of civil discourse is skewed to the extreme, and, quite frankly, sucks worse than Childress’s ability to challenge a play. To offer insight, civil discourse in the vaguest terms is a conversation … Continue reading Disheartened by “civil discourse”
Voting changes nothing. Death is certain. -Steve Palmer As I put fingertip to keyboard to write this, it is five in the evening on what is supposed to be the most important day of every red-blooded American’s life. It is supposed to be the day that the America we know will be shattered into a million little pieces, and then interviewed by Oprah to find … Continue reading Politics as usual
Have you ever watched or read Winnie the Pooh? This is for you. It has come to the mid-autumn season atop the hill, meaning higher winds for us all. The yellow sugar maples made their sweet journey in the first weeks of October, then the red maples relaxed and let go like Carrie Newcomer sings, and finally, ‘tis the time for the Norwegian maples to … Continue reading Hang in there!
On the off chance that the bread making feature in The Weekly has piqued your interest, you will be happy to know that my column this week will be an extension of that idea. If you weren’t interested in bread making, or haven’t read the feature, then too bad—there’s no turning back for me now. I’ve been making breads now for over a year. I … Continue reading An afterward to bread-making
Last year the women’s hockey team posted a 22-6-2 record and finished first in the MIAC Conference for the sixth straight season. Gustavus has built a Women’s Hockey empire, winning a total of nine conference titles and appearing in three national championships since the program’s first season in 1997-98. The Gustie women earned a place in the NCAA Championships last season and finished fourth. Despite … Continue reading Women’s Hockey: A modern dynasty
It’s a start to a new season, and the Gustavus Men’s Hockey team could not be more excited. Their season opener was last weekend at the MIAC Showcase, where the Gusties came away with a 2-1 victory over Augsburg and another 2-1 victory over St. Mary’s. With such a great performance last weekend at the Showcase, the Gusties have gotten their season off to a … Continue reading Reloading and ready to hit the ice for a new season
The fantasy football culture is sweeping the nation and has become more widespread than probably anyone ever thought possible with popular media outlets such as ESPN.com, NFL.com and Yahoo.com hosting a large proportion of the fantasy football leagues on the Internet. The trend of users playing fantasy football has been steadily increasing in the last decade, and some reports estimate that approximately 15 to 18 … Continue reading Fantasy vs. reality: The evolution of fantasy football
