Month: April 2018

Sports & Fitness

Women’s Golf opens spring season: Gusties place 5th out of 18 teams

The Gustavus Women’s Golf Team opened their spring season last weekend at the Kathy Niepagen Spring Fling hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University in Normal, Illinois. This start was a week later than originally planned. The Gusties were scheduled to start on April 7, but the Washington University–St. Louis Invite was cancelled due to the poor weather that we are all too familiar with. The Gusties … Continue reading Women’s Golf opens spring season: Gusties place 5th out of 18 teams

Thanh Binh Pham
Sports & Fitness

Track and Field competes at Maverick Invite

The Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams both competed at the Minnesota State University Spring Invitational last Wednesday, with both teams notching multiple top performances and notable finishes. Despite a cancellation the week before due to snow, the Gusties remained resilient, despite the less-than-ideal weather conditions. “It’s difficult, you have to prepare yourself. Since it was the first meet outdoors, no one really … Continue reading Track and Field competes at Maverick Invite

Thanh Binh Pham
Sports & Fitness

Softball focuses on team development: Gusties improves record to 6-15 after sweeping Concordia

This whacky springtime snow has made things rather difficult for the Gustavus softball team. Currently with a record of 6-14, the Gusties are hoping the snow melts soon so they are able to get out on their actual home field for competition. Out of the 20 games the Gusties have played thus far this season, 10 took place in Tucson, Arizona, 4 in a dome, … Continue reading Softball focuses on team development: Gusties improves record to 6-15 after sweeping Concordia

Thanh Binh Pham
Opinion

Will we grab a slice of the new world order?

Is it truly the end of the United States led world order? A report, primarily supported and sponsored by the  U.S. Army’s Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development has concluded what many political scientist have been predicting in the last ten years; the United States led international order established after World War II … Continue reading Will we grab a slice of the new world order?

Thanh Binh Pham
Opinion

More than spring cleaning

There is nothing that heightens one’s nostalgia for spring weather quite like a snowstorm in the middle of April. The sun is shining, days are longer, birds are chirping and… there’s snow as far as the eye can see. Most Minnesotans are familiar with this kind of inconsistent spring weather, even though I’m pretty sure it’s been awhile since a snowstorm this big has hit … Continue reading More than spring cleaning

Thanh Binh Pham
Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor (4/20/2018)

Gustavus Adolphus College has wasted our money and lost my respect: it selected the band 3OH!3 to perform at the bi-yearly spring concert (May 4, 2018). My understanding is that the college chooses the bands to perform based on the values that Gustavus stands for. Then why would Gustavus invite 3OH!3 to perform here? While a student at Gustavus, I have witnessed the college standing … Continue reading Letter to the Editor (4/20/2018)

Thanh Binh Pham
Opinion

The world shouldn’t be a boys club

The average woman can expect to lose out on nearly $500,000 in the time of her career. “According to new study of Census Bureau data from the National Women’s Law Center, the average woman will make $430,480 less than her male counterpart over the course of 40 years of work. For African American women, that gap grows to $877,480, while for Latinas, it adds up … Continue reading The world shouldn’t be a boys club

Thanh Binh Pham
News

Christ Chapel to host sixth annual Faith Conference : Conference plans to focus on authentic engagement with the world

This upcoming Saturday, April 20, Christ Chapel will host the 6th annual Gustavus Faith Conference. Titled “Doubt and Difference: Finding Faith Through Authentic Engagement,” the conference will focus on the importance of authentic engagement with the world. It will center around a cornerstone of a vibrant faith which serves to weather life’s trials and tribulations. The conference grew out of the annual business meeting of … Continue reading Christ Chapel to host sixth annual Faith Conference : Conference plans to focus on authentic engagement with the world

Thanh Binh Pham
Campus safety report

Campus Safety Report (4/20/18)

Monday, April 09 Residential Life staff responded to a possible policy violation in Norelius Hall. Tuesday, April 10 Campus Safety responded to a medical assist in Southwest Hall. One student was transported to the hospital. Thursday, April 12 Campus Safety responded to Southwest Hall for a welfare check. Saturday, April 14 Campus Safety and Residential Life responded to an odor of marijuana in Pittman Hall. … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (4/20/18)

Thanh Binh Pham