Sunday, April 17, 2016 kicked off the Tau Mu Tau Sorority’s Annual Suicide Awareness Week. The week has included multiple events, all which are sponsored by the Tau Mu Tau Sorority. The first event held on Monday, was an educational lecture titled, “Suicide Awareness and Prevention” with the director of the SAVE organization, Dr. Dan Reidenberg. A second educational lecture titled, “Mindfulness in Mental Health” … Continue reading Tau Mu Tau Sorority offers hope
Monday, April 11 • Campus Safety responded to report of a fire in the Linnaeus Arboretum which was then extinguished by grounds personnel. Tuesday, April 12 • Campus Safety responded to a medical assist at the Lund Center. One student was transported to the hospital by ambulance. Wednesday, April 13 • Campus Safety responded to a medical assist at the International Center. • Campus Safety … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (4/22/16)
Sunday April 17, 2016 anyone driving up the hill to Gustavus would have been able to see clearly that something was off as the main entrance sign had been spray painted with what appeared to be red hearts and smiley faces. By noon much of the campus became aware not only of the damage to the sign, but to vandalism on much of the Gustavus … Continue reading Gustavus is targeted in acts of vandalism
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What inspired you from an early age to pursue your interests? “I would probably say the story of Nikola Tesla. He was always getting shot down and dismissed even though he was a genius, and he was still sticking it out, even if he was a little insane at the time. In terms of a person I knew, I’d say my uncle. He didn’t go … Continue reading Beneath the Crown (4/22/16)
On Monday night at 8p.m. in the Heritage room, the Gustavus community will welcome film director Faiza Ambah for a showing of her film, Mariam. Several groups on campus are co-sponsoring Ambah’s visit including the Muslim Students Association, the Diversity Center, the Chaplain’s Office, the Religion Department, and the French Department. “It is dangerous and dehumanizing to sort the world into two categories – us … Continue reading Gustavus hosts Saudi filmmaker Faiza Ambah
The concept for a Krampus movie sounds so fun that I’m surprised it’s taken this long to get one in theatres at this point. For those that don’t know, Krampus is a character from Austrian folklore who is essentially a demonic version of Santa Claus that rewards the good and punishes the bad, and not with coal. Over the last couple of years Krampus has … Continue reading Krampus comes to town
One aspect of a liberal arts education is learning as much as you can across different disciplines to gain a deeper understanding of how fields of knowledge intersect and interplay with each other and to become a well rounded person. Senior Caroline David is an exemplar of this with majors in Psychology and Religion and a minor in French. “She is very well- rounded and … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Caroline David
