Month: September 2016

Variety

The Nobel Concert: A Finer Side of Science

Students are settled into their dorms, the leaves show signs of contemplating color changes, and professors have (hopefully) stopped revising their syllabi. It is time to welcome the 52nd Nobel Conference to our quaint campus. This year’s conference arrives earlier than any in recent memory, taking place Tuesday, September 27, and Wednesday, September 28.  With this powerhouse of academic and scientific thought comes the Nobel … Continue reading The Nobel Concert: A Finer Side of Science

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Variety

The Third Star Trek goes Beyond expectations

With Gene Roddenberry’s acclaimed science fiction series Star Trek celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, what better time to release another film installment for these celebrated characters? Ever since the franchise reboot in 2009 directed by J.J. Abrams, the latest Star Trek movies have been a hit with both critics and audiences, but has divided the Trekkie fanbase with what they view as questionable creativity … Continue reading The Third Star Trek goes Beyond expectations

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Gustie of the Week, Variety

Gustie of the Week – Luke Israel

It is the beginning of a new semester with brand new opportunities. Greek life, clubs, and organizations on campus have been capturing the interest of Gusties since day one. Being overinvolved happens to the best of students, to the point of being stretched thin. Finding a stable medium of being adventurous, involved, and keeping those grades steady is something Luke Israel, Senior International Management and … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Luke Israel

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Opinion

Adding to the conversation on student debt

Ask any college student in the United States how they are paying for school, and student loans are likely to come up as a source of funding. The average debt of graduating seniors from four-year colleges was $37,172 in 2016, and the amount of debt students owe has been rising. This upward trend has people concerned, and rightly so, about the cost of a college … Continue reading Adding to the conversation on student debt

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Opinion

Foster care living must stay temporary

Everyday there are countless children who end up on the streets of America. Many are considered runaways, while others simply suffer from very unfortunate circumstances. Half of these children are by themselves, and the others with parents or a guardian of some kind. Those without adults are runaways or orphans, but in either case, they are in the foster system, meaning the state government has … Continue reading Foster care living must stay temporary

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Opinion

Re-evaluating what it means to be Hmong

It’s hard being Hmong. Honestly, I used to hate it and sometimes I still do. I didn’t understand why I was born as a Hmong female and why I had to follow certain traditions. I thought I was living in a country that’s known for its independence, freedom, and (growing) equality, but then I came to realize that, yes I do live in that country, … Continue reading Re-evaluating what it means to be Hmong

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News

Gustavus finalizes new Strategic Action Plan: Strategic Action Team to present new plan to the Board of Trustees

Gustavus has several behind the scenes committees that contribute to Gustavus’ welfare. One of these committees is the Gustavus Adolphus Strategic Action Team (SAT). Recently, the SAT has finalized their new Strategic Action Plan (SAP) and will be presenting it to the Board of Trustees. The SAP is a comprehensive blueprint on how certain aspects of campus should be run. The Strategic Action Team started … Continue reading Gustavus finalizes new Strategic Action Plan: Strategic Action Team to present new plan to the Board of Trustees

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News

Jamelle Bouie speaks in Christ Chapel

This year’s Reading in Common book, “Between the World and Me” brought speaker Jamelle Bouie to campus. As a political analyst by trade, Bouie chose to address issues of race and systemic racism through the decisions from policy makers and legislation that promote and foster the intolerant and color coded mind set of many Americans today. “To acknowledge these horrors means turning away from the … Continue reading Jamelle Bouie speaks in Christ Chapel

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News

Anderson is getting more than a face lift: Renovating of Anderson Hall gives a new home to the Education Department, Writing Center and Multifaith Center

The story of Anderson Hall, located on the east side of campus neighboring the Confer and Vickner academic halls, is quite extraordinary. It was built as a library in 1942 and had shelves covering the walls from top to bottom. The customary low ceilings made the building almost uninhabitable when it later turned into office space and classrooms for the Social Science departments. When Gustavus … Continue reading Anderson is getting more than a face lift: Renovating of Anderson Hall gives a new home to the Education Department, Writing Center and Multifaith Center

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Campus safety report

Campus Safety Report (9/16/16)

Monday, September 05 Campus Safety observed damage to a Campus Safety vehicle. Campus Safety and Residential Life responded to a suspected drug violation in Sorensen Hall. One student was referred to the campus conduct system for possession of paraphernalia. Wednesday, September 07 An online report was submitted that a student reported hearing race-based bias related language being yelled in a hallway. Campus Safety and Residential … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (9/16/16)

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