If you’re familiar with Gustavus, you’ve probably seen or heard the slogan “Make Your Life Count.” What presumably enables Gustavus to make one’s life count is its liberal arts curriculum. Gustavus prides itself on small class sizes, student-teacher relationships, and personal growth. A liberal arts education introduces students to a wide variety of classes that provide a way to make sense of the world, while … Continue reading Vocation and Gustavus: What’s Next?

It seems like it only takes a sneeze for an entire building to be infected with anxiety these days. It only takes a walk down a dimly lit street, buying an airline ticket, or using your credit card on a website that may or may not be of reputable security to stir the first tendrils of fear in the pits of our stomachs. Even posting … Continue reading Nerves of Jello

Let’s look at a hypothetical situation. You’re diagnosed with a stage 4 malignant brain tumor and you’re told that the process of dying will take months. During this time, your bodily functions will slowly begin to fail as the cancer spreads and shuts down parts of your brain, until finally you are essentially in a comatose state, constantly in pain, waiting to die. What would … Continue reading The right to die

There is a cold hard truth men need to realize, and it is that the problems femminists are trying to solve are problems for men more so than for women. The way women see their bodies, how they evaluate their worth in the job market, the societal conformities placed upon them to be “dainty, kind, proper, and good at the home;” it’s all related to … Continue reading Femminism: a “Man” Problem