Rising from ruin: Twenty years after touchdown

Next week marks the 20-year anniversary of the devastating F3 tornado which hit St. Peter in 1998. The tornado arrived at 5 p.m. on March 29, and resulted in over $50 million in damage to the Gustavus campus, with even more damage to the wider St. Peter area. Over 200 homes were destroyed, along with over 17,000 trees lost. Gustavus alone lost over 2,000 fully-grown … Continue reading Rising from ruin: Twenty years after touchdown

Women’s Tennis continues winning streak: No. 33 ranked Gusties improve their record to 6-5

The Women’s Tennis team continued its winning ways recently with three more wins, extending their streak to five in a row. On March 10th, the squad traveled south to Rock Island, IL for two non-conference matches against Augustana College and the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. In the first match of the day, the Gusties started strong with overpowering doubles play. At number one doubles, the … Continue reading Women’s Tennis continues winning streak: No. 33 ranked Gusties improve their record to 6-5

Baseball faces Luther for two double-headers: Gusties await their home opener

The Gustavus baseball team has played 11 games so far this season, yet their biggest competitor may very well be the weather. While this Tuesday may have marked the first day of Spring, the weather did not follow suit. With snow still on the newly renovated Gustie Baseball Field turf, the team had to cancel its home-opener against Mount Marty last weekend. As for the … Continue reading Baseball faces Luther for two double-headers: Gusties await their home opener

Softball competes at Tucson Invitational: Gusties finish invite with a record of 3-7

It’s been a busy week for the Gustavus Softball team as they played ten games over the course of five days at the Tucson Invitational in Arizona, going 3-7. After nearly three weeks of no games, the Gusties opened their week of action with two wins against Dubuque University and Stevens Institute of Technology, scoring 23 combined runs. Against Dubuque, the Black and Gold began … Continue reading Softball competes at Tucson Invitational: Gusties finish invite with a record of 3-7

The unappreciated Women’s Rugby team

They are ranked fourth in the nation. They participated in the Final Four tournament in Marietta, Georgia. They traveled to Ohio and Georgia on the road to the National tournament. They are the best Division 3 women’s team in Minnesota. They have two players that were selected for the Final Four All-Tournament team. The majority of their players did not play the sport before college. … Continue reading The unappreciated Women’s Rugby team

Why Russia is “bad news” believe me

Why is Russia bad news? No seriously, if you’ve been watching Russia recently you’ll notice that it is all over our news. What you won’t notice is us all over their news. That’s because they are too busy blocking United Nations Human Rights Council meetings. On Monday, Russia blocked a meeting of the United Nations Security Council meant to discuss the status of human rights … Continue reading Why Russia is “bad news” believe me

Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement planning to host “Tomorrow Made Possible Day”

One of the goals of a liberal arts education is to provide access to countless opportunities and resources to receive a valuable education. As the price of higher education keeps skyrocketing each year, many families run into issue paying the full price, especially when there is limited financial aid to go around. Not only does this affect the student’s inability to pursue their interests, but … Continue reading Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement planning to host “Tomorrow Made Possible Day”

CAB plans to have comedian, Andrew Sleighter, in Courtyard Cafe

The Campus Activities Board is known for bringing entertaining performers, hypnotists, and comedians to campus. It is planning to bring comedian, Andrew Sleighter, when students get back from Spring Break. Sleighter has appeared on the prank show, Money From Strangers, on MTV, wrote comedy sketches for Comedy Central and premiered his late night stand up comedy routine on Conan. Sleighter is a renowned comedian and … Continue reading CAB plans to have comedian, Andrew Sleighter, in Courtyard Cafe