* The Calendar Page is considered editorial. The opinions expressed herein are not the opinions of The GusTavian Weekly, but those of another news publication on campus, infiltrating the very way news at Gustavus is done. THE FUTURE IS TODAY, GUSTIES. Friday, Mar. 21 Dove Real Beauty Speaker: Alumni Hall 7 p.m. This exhilirating discussion will be rooted in the visual beauty of doves, pigeons, and … Continue reading Calendar (3/21/2014)
As a frequent visitor to the renowned Gustavus lunch buffet, I have grown to treasure the 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. window to eat as much food as one possibly can. I also enjoy the good company the buffet has to offer. Once a month the buffet has Senior Day, and correspondingly, it suddenly becomes the busiest place on campus. Senior citizens arrive in, what … Continue reading Lessons Learned at the Lunch Buffet
As a person who has always been interested in figuring out how things became the way they are today, it was inevitable that I would choose to become a history major. Although being a history major may or may not be the most marketable choice of major for job recruiters, I have come to realize that there is much more to life than trying to … Continue reading A State of Amnesia
We’ve all heard about the recent bias incident, correct? Well, if you’re in the dark, let me shine some light on the subject. According to an e-mail sent to the school, there was a recent sorority social with a “T” theme. One of the sorority members entered the party clad in a towel turban with the word “terrorist” written on her shirt. The sorority sent … Continue reading Hate Is The New Everything
Over the past few months, the Keystone XL Pipeline has been talked about at lengths on this campus. However, given the massive amount of dissent and criticism of the idea, these ideas have become the social norm on campus, thus leading to people no longer feeling comfortable speaking out. Despite what some people may think, this is not a “no brainer.” In fact, there is … Continue reading Better than Advertised
Who could have predicted the effects of a group of women talking about vaginas? 17 years ago, Eve Ensler, a New York playwright, opened the play she had been writing for two years, The Vagina Monologues. Drawing on interviews she had done with more than 200 women, the resulting monologues have grown to popularity among women and men on college campuses across the nation, including … Continue reading Gustavus presents: The Vagina Monologues
Tuesday, March 11 Collegiate Fellows and Campus Safety responded to suspicious activity in Norelius Hall. Furniture had been moved in front of a room door. Campus Safety responded to a medical assist in Norelius Hall. A student while in Pittman Hall was cited by Campus Safety for a drug equipment violation and a drug/narcotic violation. The student was also cited for underage possession of alcohol. … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (3/21/2014)
This Thursday and Friday the Gustavus Choir had the honor of performing at the American Choral Director’s association otherwise known as the ACDA. Our ACDA division spans North and South Dekotas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. The choirs in attendance, through an audition process and later a solo concert, are deemed the best of the best in the upper-Midwest. This honor was earned through a … Continue reading GAC attack at ACDA
Gustavus students marched in the nation’s capitol last week as part of a nation-wide student-led protest against the Keystone XL pipeline. Demonstrating under the name XL Dissent, 25 Gustavus students joined over 1,000 other youth from across the United States in the largest act of youth civil disobedience in a decade. Gustavus students represented the largest collective group of youth protesters from the state. … Continue reading Gustavus students unite with nation’s youth against Keystone XL Pipeline
