Residential Life has officially retired the yellow card. According to Area Coordinator Shawn Grygo, the policy violation process will essentially stay the same as in past years; the only difference will be the absence of the yellow card itself. “When policy violations occur, the collegiate fellow will still write down violations,” Grygo said. “But it will put the responsibility in the hands of the area … Continue reading ‘Goodbye’ Yellow Cards
The Intentional Learning and Service (ILS) program at Gustavus is no more. The program, whose goal was to give groups and organizations at Gustavus an opportunity and a space to give back to the community, was abandoned for the time being by the Residential Life Office, because the program was not operating as intended. “The idea, which is referred to as Living and Learning in … Continue reading ILS program discontinued
Lire cette première partie. Y la siguiente parte, I si ets prou intel´ligent pot moure a la següent and then you’ll reach Jean Paul’s final language in his quadrilingual repertoire. Born in New York, Jean Paul moved to Mexico City, then to Barcelona where he graduated from a French high school and then took a trip back across the pond to find himself comfortably in … Continue reading Jean Paul Noel: Around the world and back again…
The speaking engagements are piling up for Joyce Sutphen, professor of English who was named Minnesota’s Poet Laureate on August 23 by Governor Mark Dayton. “It’s amazing how many people have called me and sent e-mail messages,” Sutphen said. Since her appointment, she has received several requests from schools, libraries, teachers and fellow poets across the state to set up talks and other events. “At … Continue reading Poet Laureate, Joyce Sutphen, gears up for a busy year
Super 8 is a sci-fi thriller by director J.J. Abrams and producer Stephen Spielberg about a mysterious train crash in a small Ohio town and the events that follow. Set in 1979, a group of teenagers who are creating a zombie film for a “Super 8” film festival attempt to make sense of mysterious events happening around them after they witness a train crash in … Continue reading A Super Gr(8) movie to start the campus line up
Dr. JoNes VanHecke started as the Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students at Gustavus on June 15, 2011. VanHecke received her bachelor’s degree from Gustavus, where she majored in Biology and Communication studies. VanHecke’s most recent position before coming to Gustavus was the Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Student Life at Central College, a liberal arts institution of higher education … Continue reading A Few New Faces at Gustavus
…taking out the trash During his term as Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani instituted a comprehensive law enforcement plan that he believed would lead to an overall reduction in crime rates in his city. The plan? Clean the streets of New York. Keep them clean of trash, broken windows, graffiti, et cetera. The theory behind all this was that by changing small things … Continue reading The skeptical Prince is…
I spent the 2010-2011 school year as an untouchable, a member of the lowest social class here at Gustavus. I was a Collegiate Fellow. I can’t complain too much about this dark time in my social life. I did, after all, apply for the position, after being lured in by the promise of my own free room. I did not know, however, that Collegiate Fellows are … Continue reading In defense of Collegiate Fellows
Why I am not a Gustie Greeter Alright, that’s enough. Ma’am? I’m serious, let go of your son. For god’s sake woman, get a grip. You’re acting like he’s going off to fight the Communists or something. Come on, he’s not going to die, ma’am. There are only two-hundred thirty-three different ways to die on this campus, twenty fewer than St. Olaf. So we’ve got … Continue reading The adjective noun
