This recurring segment will highlight a senior Gustavus athlete each week. Q: What are your expectations for the season? A: We have a large group of new runners on the team who competed in their first full-length race two weeks ago on a very difficult course. I think they will see some major drops in time this week at St. Olaf and through the rest … Continue reading Senior Spotlight: Caitlin Fermoyle
This summer’s flooding caused logs, debris, and sand to pile up on large sections of cross-country mountain biking trails in Traverse des Sioux Park near St. Peter and Kiwanis Park in Mankato. Several Gustavus administrators and staff, including Director for Leadership and Community-Based Service Dave Newell, Associate Director of Core Services Dan Oachs, and Unix Systems Administrator Paul Hanson help manage the Traverse des Sioux. … Continue reading Gustavus volunteers blaze flooded trails
The Star Tribune recently posed the question on their website “In general, do you think that police departments should or should not have surplus military equipment” to which 46% said no, 43% said yes, and 11% said that they were not sure. This is a tough question because it lumps together bulletproof vests and protective equipment with assault weapons. It is important to assert that … Continue reading From Police to Military in 60 seconds Flat: Editor’s Side Bar
On Aug. 31, 2014 there was a leak of nearly 200 private celebrity photos from iCloud that revealed quite a bit more of celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and Kaley Cuoco than the individuals would have liked for the public to have access to. Many sites that initially hosted the photos took them down, but not after thousands if not hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading The Real Problem With “The Fappening”: Don’t just Glase over it
The past few months have been revolutionary for Ukraine. From protests to revolution, the nation appears to be as tumultuous as ever. Seemingly unable to catch a break, it has since been forced into the largest crisis it has faced since it gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It began relatively simply with large protests in Kiev’s Independence square, fuelled by anger … Continue reading Crisis in the Ukraine: Don’t get mad, get Glad
One thing I love about being a pshychological science major, is analyzing people. I am not a psychologist yet, but there are few things I enjoy more than finding the common ties between groups, subgroups, and individuals on campus and in my life and trying to figure out why things are the way they are. One thing that I have noticed ties the majority of … Continue reading Power is in the eye of the Beholder: Just in the Nikk of Time
15th, Nikitia Khrushchev becomes the First Soviet leader to stop by the United States in 1959— The last encounter of Soviets was when the Russian club was formed on campus. 16th, B.B. King was born on this date in 1925—Jazz students are still bumping B.B. through their ears. 17th, The “ Red Baron” or Manfred Von Richthofen got his first aerial victory in 1916—Today students … Continue reading Last Week in History
Most people have seen the Disney movie Sleeping Beauty or at least know the story of the beautiful Princess Aurora. In the classic fairy tale, a king and queen are blessed with a baby girl and the whole kingdom rejoices. Three good fairies come to present a gift to the little princess. But an uninvited guest appears: Maleficent, the evil, wingless fairy whose head sports … Continue reading Maleficent flies on to campus
Tales from Abroad is an ongoing section in which Gustavus students share the highlights of their study abroad experiences. It has officially been a full week of living in Barcelona, Spain! I’m not quite sure where to start on explaining how I feel, what I have done, and what I have learned thus far. I guess the best way to describe my initial feelings of my … Continue reading Tales from Abroad: Studying in Spain
