The hometown Minnesota Twins are coming off one of the worst seasons in recent memory. The Twins became a staple of late season playoff pushes; in 2011 the squad was fending off triple digits in the loss column. The full roster reported for spring training last week in an attempt to distance themselves from the 63-99 record they accrued in 2011. Twins fan favorites Michael … Continue reading Farewell, old friends
* The Calendar Page is considered editorial. The opinions expressed herein are not the opinions of The Gustavian Weekly, but is in fact a giant bucket of turpentine where your gallon of two percent milk used to be. What is this? A prank? Who has this much turpentine!? Friday, March 2 First Friday in the Library: Ebooks: Folke Bernadette Library @ 1:30 p.m. I don’t like E-books for … Continue reading Calendar (03/02/12)
Did you hear about the ultrasound law that was proposed in Virginia? It requires all women who seek an abortion to first undergo a mandatory ultrasound. The problem here is that the large majority of these abortions occur within the first ten weeks, which requires a vaginally penetrating ultrasound. This means that over 68 percent of abortions would require a transvaginal ultrasound, according to the … Continue reading Transvagiwhatnow?
One of the many things which has stuck in my craw over the years is the ease with which people take offense. When you really stop and think about the actual nature of taking offense it becomes a very silly emotion. In its most basic form it represents the refusal to understand the merit or the value of an idea and a thoughtless dismissal of … Continue reading The best offense is no offense
It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that a large portion of our student body, particularly ones who were raised in Minnesota, identify as Lutheran when asked, even if they are not practicing Lutherans. If asked, I would identify as a Lutheran as well. But over the last few years, Gustavus and its many influences have challenged this. I freely admit that it … Continue reading A Lutheran love letter to atheism
Make Your Life Count. Gustavus’ catchphrase for its advertising campaign is still buzzing in our ears. It has changed people’s perception of the school (for good and bad in different circumstances, but this is not the point), and of us as students. The motto is our logo, our label. For those of you who don’t know, when the campaign first started, many students took issue … Continue reading Make your sellout count
To The Administration, I was on campus this past weekend, and I was shocked and saddened to find out that the “old” Gus logo was abandoned. “Old” Gus was iconic and classy and, for me, it was the symbol for Gustavus, not the three crowns or the “G” logo. My bewilderment continued with the proposed “new” Gus logos. Who are we trying to appeal to? … Continue reading RE: New Gus Logo
Hey Gusties: I heard today that tuition is approved to be raised 5.2 percent in the 2012-2013 academic year, and that billable cost of attendance will scrape 47,000 dollars. Back when I started at Gustavus, that bill totaled under 36,000 dollars … and that was five years ago. If my math is correct, that’s about a 30 percent increase in half a decade, roughly 5.5 … Continue reading RE: Tuition Increase
This year’s Building Bridges Conference topic is “Unresolved Conflict: Remembering Our Forgotten History.” This topic is particularly relevant to the sesquicentennial year because of the historical Native American events that happened on the same year in history. This conference will delve into Native American history by both addressing the issues Native American communities have faced, specifically the impact of colonization, and celebrating the culture. The … Continue reading Remember our forgotten history
