Issue 5
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Day: October 9, 2015
Senior Spotlight – Sydney Dirks
Dirks considers the atmosphere from the “bubble” as one of her strongest memories from Gustavus. Q: What are your expectations for the season? A: Even though I am suppose to “expect” nothing in tennis, I secretly have very high expectations for our team this year. We got a great freshman class which really helps and only lost one senior last year. The girls and I … Continue reading Senior Spotlight – Sydney Dirks
Women’s Soccer Rises Above Expectations
The Gustavus Women’s Soccer team is off to a fantastic start. Their most recent game against Carlton marked the halfway point of the season, which has already been more successful than the previous one. Last year, the team finished 11th in conference with only two wins. Coach Laura Burnett-Kurie emphasized the hard work from previous seasons has helped the current team get to where they … Continue reading Women’s Soccer Rises Above Expectations
Cross Country wins Carleton Invite
Imagine running 75 miles per week on average, this season the Gustavus Men’s Cross Country team is doing just that. Junior Paul Nordquist transferred to Gustavus after his first year in college and has played a huge role in shaping the Men’s Cross Country team. At the first event of the year, the Alumni meet, Nordquist finished first in the 5K with a time of … Continue reading Cross Country wins Carleton Invite
Al-Houni Leads His Team to ITA Victory
Two weeks ago, the Gustavus Men’s Tennis team opened the fall season by taking home individual wins in the top two flights at the Drake University Invite in Des Moines. The Gusties did it again this past weekend when the team hosted the ITA Regional Championships. Led by Sophomore Mohaned Al-Houni, the Gusties appeared in both singles and doubles finals, and had two teammates face … Continue reading Al-Houni Leads His Team to ITA Victory
Ghost in the Machine: Vulnerability in an Age of Technology
You’re sitting in a coffee shop, reading the latest issue of the GUSTAVIAN WEEKLY, when you get a message on your smartphone. You pull out your phone and check it out, and while you have it out you also check Facebook, Twitter, and your bank account. What you don’t know is that twenty feet away from you is sitting a hacker using the router in … Continue reading Ghost in the Machine: Vulnerability in an Age of Technology
The Pope Visits America; What Gusties Aren’t Talking About
For the first time in his life Jorge Mario Bergoglio, more commonly known as Pope Francis, traveled to the United States of America. Millions traveled far and wide to come see Pope Francis’s arrival to the United States in September of 2015. In just one city, over 50,000 people waited for hours outside of the Capitol to see His Holiness. Magazines everywhere had covers and … Continue reading The Pope Visits America; What Gusties Aren’t Talking About
The Farce That Is Politics
Groucho Marx once said, “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” Two hundred and twenty six years ago, we had our very first president, George Washington. Our very first party was the Democratic Republican system, which worked well under Washington’s reign. Then, Thomas Jefferson took office and made his system more Democratic, meaning … Continue reading The Farce That Is Politics
The Problem with Drinking at Gustavus
Coming out of the Nobel Conference there are a variety of topics that need discussing but one stands out more than any other; alcohol. Alcohol is a dangerous substance, but by treating it as taboo we are doing more harm to ourselves than by learning to drink responsibly. A Calvinistic rejection of alcohol as evil sets up people in society for failure when they come … Continue reading The Problem with Drinking at Gustavus
Speaker Series Keeps Faculty Healthy
Wellbeing for Employees (WE) has put together a speaker series that is running for four Fridays in October from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. The series is called Support “ME” with WE and takes place at the Konferensrum in the Campus Center. The first session was Oct. 2nd, with sessions on Oct. 9, 16 and 23. These sessions are for the employees of Gustavus and are free … Continue reading Speaker Series Keeps Faculty Healthy