Day: February 22, 2019

Variety

Oh, the places you’ll go: J-Term 2019

Besides regular semesters, all students at Gustavus are required to pass two of the January Interim Experiences, usually referred to as the J-Terms. Lasting approximately four weeks, each J-Term provides professors and students an opportunity to immerse themselves in a unique, innovative, and expansive topic. As J-Terms are developed with interdisciplinary and international emphases, study-abroad J-Terms have been growing in number and participation. Hundreds of … Continue reading Oh, the places you’ll go: J-Term 2019

Leah Lind
Gustie of the Week, Variety

Gustie of the Week: Grace Tibben-Lembke

Grace Tibben-Lembke is a junior Environmental Studies major, who is also one of the Co-Chairs of this engaging student organization. She admires how Building Bridges fosters a community invested in advocacy with the motivation to work towards educating the public about meaningful issues. Ever since her first year, she felt intellectually stimulated by educationals the previous leaders organized, having the opportunity to learn and also … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Grace Tibben-Lembke

Leah Lind
Gustie of the Week, Variety

Gustie of the Week: Daniella Habib

Daniella Habib is a senior Political Science major, with GWS and Peace Studies minors who is one of the Co-Captains of the 24th annual Building Bridges Conference. Because she was politically active in high school, it made sense she leaned toward this field of study. She first heard about Building Bridges during the Involvement Fair where she engaged in conversation with the Co-Chairs about the … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Daniella Habib

Leah Lind
Advice for the Floundering First-Year, Opinion

Advice for the floundering first-year (2/27/19)

Dear first-years, Happy Spring semester, and welcome back to campus. You’ve now survived your first-ever semester of college, so congratulations on that. However, I hope you’re ready to buckle down and get to work because this semester is likely going to be harder than the last. You are no longer in the safety net of your first term seminar, you’re mixed up in the rest … Continue reading Advice for the floundering first-year (2/27/19)

Leah Lind
Opinion

J-Term opportunities are worth your time

Anyone who goes to Gustavus knows about J-term. Students are given one month to take one class that is most likely not in their major field. Students at Gustavus have had opinions on J-Term since its inception, many beginning with “why,” “how,” or “what.” What is the purpose of a J-Term? Why do we need to take two? How come we don’t just have a … Continue reading J-Term opportunities are worth your time

Leah Lind
Opinion

First Year, First Term, First Finish

It’s Spring Semester here at Gustavus, which means most first-years  have all successfully finished our first their first-ever term of college. A congratulations is in order, of course, so congrats to all my fellow first-years on a term hopefully well accomplished. There’s still many more to come, however, and it’s important to reflect on how this first term went before attempting to tackle all the … Continue reading First Year, First Term, First Finish

Leah Lind
Sophomore Paige Richert attempts to tip the ball into the basket under pressure from three St. Mary’s opponents.
Sports & Fitness

Gusties win playoff quarterfinal game: Justine Lee joins the 1,000 point club

The Gustavus Women’s Basketball Team wrapped up its regular season play last week with a decisive win over Concordia and rode that momentum into the first round of playoffs as the No. 5 seed. The Gusties got off to a hot start against the Cobbers, and scored five points in the last minute of the first quarter to take a lead that they would hold … Continue reading Gusties win playoff quarterfinal game: Justine Lee joins the 1,000 point club

Leah Lind
Senior Michael Hensch competes in the weight throw at the Maverick Invite this past weekend. He finished third with a distance of 59-4.75.
Sports & Fitness

Track and Field competes at Maverick Invite: Gusties prepare for MIAC Indoor Championships

Track and field had a strong showing this past weekend at the Maverick Invite hosted by Minnesota State University-Mankato. The men’s team took first this past Saturday, posting a score of 151 points. On the women’s side, the team finished fourth out of six amongst a pool of strong teams. The Gusties faced off against a number of competitive non-conference opponents. Some of the teams … Continue reading Track and Field competes at Maverick Invite: Gusties prepare for MIAC Indoor Championships

Leah Lind