Month: November 2019

News

First Forward Network offers resources to first-generation students

According to the Center for Inclusive Excellence, Gustavus has anywhere from 275 to 300 first-generation students on campus at any given time. Given this high percentage of students who have no familial background in higher education, it makes sense that Gustavus strives to offer educational resources for these students. The resources for these students come from the First Forward Network, an initiative started under the … Continue reading First Forward Network offers resources to first-generation students

Leah Lind
News

Gustavus celebrates Día de los Muertos and Hmong New Year

Hosted in the Courtyard Cafe, this is past Friday, Nov. 1 the Gustavus campus held two joint events by the Organization for Latinx American Students (OLAS), and the Hmong American Cultural Outreach (HACO) student organizations. The first celebration, named “Rejoining our Loved Ones”, was aimed to tie together the Hmong New Year celebrations with Day of the Dead. The event included traditional food, folklore, etc. … Continue reading Gustavus celebrates Día de los Muertos and Hmong New Year

Leah Lind
Variety

Faculty achievements celebrated on Founder’s Day

While October 31 is considered by most to be a day filled with tricks and treats, for our Gustavus community, it is also a day of heritage, service and recognition. Commemorating the dedication of Old Main in 1876 and the college’s relocation to Saint Peter, Founder’s Day not only pays tribute to the longevity of the institution, but also to the dedicated staff that have … Continue reading Faculty achievements celebrated on Founder’s Day

Leah Lind
Geringer is described by his co-workers as humorous and generous.
Gustie of the Week, Variety

Gustie of the Week: Aaron Geringer

This week’s Gustie of the Week is Gustavus’ Mental Health Therapist, Aaron Geringer. Geringer, originally from Wheatland, Wyoming, interned at Gustavus from Fall of 2016 to Spring of 2017 while in graduate school,  and eventually made his way back to campus for a permanent position. “I graduated and ended up moving to Lincoln, [Nebraska] to practice at a community mental health center. There [opened] a … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Aaron Geringer

Leah Lind
Lombard attributes his strong work ethic to his involvement in baseball.
Gustie of the Week, Variety

Gustie of the Week: Weston Lombard

This week’s Gustie of the Week is Junior Weston Lombard, an Accounting major from Stillwater, MN and co-founder of School Shark LLC. School Shark is a business founded by Lombard and his baseball teammates, Juniors John Campisi and Christian Johnson, with the mission of providing college students with a better option for buying and selling textbooks. “What we are is a peer-to-peer textbook sales platform … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Weston Lombard

Leah Lind
Features

Into the Woods

This past weekend, a thrilling musical theatre production took Gustavus by storm. Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” in which many well-known fairy tales converge to form one story, was directed by Henry MacCarthy and performed in Anderson Theatre between October 31 and November 3. Each and every performance of the show was sold out. “Into the Woods” involves various characters from Grimm’s fairy tales, like … Continue reading Into the Woods

Leah Lind
Letter From the Editor, Opinion

A letter from your Editor

For decades, The Gustavian Weekly has been a part of our campus as a forum that fosters and invites discussion among students and faculty alike. It is also a place where those from any background may come to have a platform for free expression supported by and defended by the US constitution, but also Gustavus’ itself.  I’m sure at some point in time, there were … Continue reading A letter from your Editor

Leah Lind
Opinion

Finding intellectual fulfillment

Walk anywhere on campus, and you’ll find a never-ending array of posters advertising events, parties and get-togethers put on by student organizations and academic departments alike. At times, the number of events happening on campus can seem overwhelming. There are so many attempts to get our attention that at times it may seem like one big waste of energy–considering how much we already have going … Continue reading Finding intellectual fulfillment

Leah Lind
Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor (11/8/19)

I’m writing in regard to the opinion articles posted in last week’s publication about diversity. Lauren Casey’s article titled “The great poster debate” is deeply rooted in white privilege and ignorance. At the end of her article she states, “For those who disapprove with how Gustavus handles diversity, as harsh as it sounds, they didn’t force any student to come here and anyone is free … Continue reading Letter to the Editor (11/8/19)

Leah Lind
Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor (11/8/19)

In regard to Lauren Casey’s column about “The Great Poster Debate”: As an Asian American student of a college with a white dominant student body, I am angry. This column perpetuates the divide of US vs. THEM on campus. Not only is this column unfair and unjust, it also represents the lack of understanding on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The aspects she suggests these … Continue reading Letter to the Editor (11/8/19)

Leah Lind