Issue 8
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Day: November 13, 2015
Saturdays’ performances yield ultimate award
Football stuns Concordia, Volleyball and Women’s Soccer brings home MIAC championships Continue reading Saturdays’ performances yield ultimate award
Men’s Basketball is Ready for Tip-Off
The Gustavus Men’s Basketball team starts their season on Saturday, Nov. 14 against the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. This year the team is lead by four senior captains: Gary Cooper, Brian Jacobs, Chad Poppen and Chris Narum. Last year the Gusties advanced to the semi-finals of the MIAC tournament before falling to Saint Thomas in over-time. Their overall record for the season was 16-11. “We … Continue reading Men’s Basketball is Ready for Tip-Off
Women’s Soccer to Face No. 6 Wheaton
Last Saturday was a good day to be a Gustie, largely in part to the success of the Gustavus Women’s Soccer team, who captured their first ever MIAC playoff title with a 1-0 victory over St. Thomas. Not only was this the team’s first MIAC playoff title, but it was also their first ever appearance in the playoff tournament. With the playoff title, the Gusties … Continue reading Women’s Soccer to Face No. 6 Wheaton
Mock the Political System and It Will Mock You Back
One of the more popular topics for people to write and talk about currently is how the political system in the United States has started to take the appearance of a big joke. With people like Donald Trump lasting so long as a frontrunner in the GOP race it’s easy to see why. At the beginning of the semester, Senior Opinion Columnist Logan Boese wrote … Continue reading Mock the Political System and It Will Mock You Back
(White) Rebel Without a Cause
There’s something delicious about hometown drama after you’ve gone off to college. My high school years were hard enough without all the shenanigans going on in the hallways. But when my school started popping up in the local news last year, I gobbled the drama up from the safe distance of my dorm room. Like everyone else, apparently, I’m a sucker for a good tale … Continue reading (White) Rebel Without a Cause
What’s the Rush?
This past week a friend of mine posted a meme on my Facebook wall. The meme read, “there are two kinds of people when Christmas decorations appear in the shops.” Below was a picture of Buddy the Elf and King Theoden from Lord of the Rings. Needless to say, I was certainly the solemn King Theoden stating, “so it begins.” Now, this article isn’t a … Continue reading What’s the Rush?
The Perks of Being a Collegiate Criminal
Laws, we are told, apply equally to all citizens. If you break a law, you’ll get punished for it regardless of social standing, race, sexuality, religion, etc. Justice is blind. Or at least that’s what the government wants us to believe. Nevertheless, being a student on a private college campus, has forced me to realize that this is not the case. Through Campus Safety, Gustavus’ … Continue reading The Perks of Being a Collegiate Criminal
S.T.L.F. Pays it Forward Again
Students Today, Leader Forever is an organization formed in 2003 by a group of U of M students. Since 2003, they have expanded their organization throughout the nation to college campuses, recruiting eager college students looking to make a difference to their communties. Founded in the spring of 2014 by a group of freshman at Gustavus. The eager Gustavus students formed their Students Today, Leaders … Continue reading S.T.L.F. Pays it Forward Again
Gustavus Professors’ First Book Publications
The Bookmark hosted a book release event for Professors Blake Couey of the Religion Department and Sharon Marquart of the French on October 29. Couey’s book Reading the poetry of First Isaiah: The most perfect model of the prophetic Poetry analyzes the poetic style of the book of Isaiah chapters one through thirty-nine. The book discusses the ways in which the lines are formed, metaphors, … Continue reading Gustavus Professors’ First Book Publications