This recurring segment will highlight a senior Gustavus athlete each week. Q: What are your expectations for the upcoming season? A: Our team is stronger than we have been in a long time. Since my freshman year, our team goal has been to score a 180. While we haven’t scored that in my years at Gustavus, I’m hoping we can reach our goal this … Continue reading Senior Spotlight: Kalyn Botzet
Recent drivers have been jovial to see a drop in gas prices when pulling into the gas station. During the same time Americans have also seen the strength of our dollar rise. This is important for it simultaneously increases both our purchasing power and the overall confidence in the economy. With oil prices down, many executives and shareholders of oil companies are feeling their pockets … Continue reading Economic Change or Environmental Sustainability? How About Both?
If you are unclear whether you have purpose in this world, or if you find yourself lacking some sense of direction, I have a couple questions for you. My first question is: What do you do? Each and every one of us have at least one thing we do that comes naturally and effortlessly to us. Think about what you like to do or spend … Continue reading The Four W’s
Despite all the jokes of some Gusties bearing resemblance to the walking dead, much part in thanks to our ever so benevolent professors and their late night reading assignments, many of you are no doubt familiar with the event known as Zombie Week. Whereas there is an ‘infection’ rather than killing, Zombie Week is a classic game of assassins. You have a target, someone is … Continue reading Kill It, With a Ping-Pong Ball!
Pope Francis is something of an anomaly, being surprisingly popular with public media, Catholics and non-Catholics alike in the United States. His predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict (the Emperor Palpatine Pope) certainly didn’t foster such a welcoming from the media and populations. Yet Pope Francis also has been seen to divide liberal and conservative Catholics being too progressive for more conservative Catholics, while for some liberals … Continue reading Stop Loving Pope Francis (But Don’t Hate Him Either)
There is a satire news outlet in Paris, France known as Charlie Hebdo. They are known for being very outspoken and unafraid to share their opinions on nearly everything, no matter how controversial they may be. They were notorious and commonly seen as quite raunchy and dirty, as well as unprofessional. Unfortunately, they happened to offend some people who decided to do something rather terrible … Continue reading “They Drew First”
On Sundays and Thursdays during J-Term, the Christian Organizations on campus have come together to host Animate Faith at 6 p.m. in The Dive. Animate Faith is a series of discussions regarding different aspects of faith and religion. A well-attended series of discussions titled Alpha was held during last J-Term, and Animate Faith is meant to be an extension of that original program. “I wouldn’t … Continue reading Campus Organizations Come Together to “Animate Faith”
Find your Flow: celebrating a lifestyle of onward, upward, and inward, challenges students during J-term to think deeply about all forms of health, including workout classes and introductory sessions on lesser known ways to increase your wellbeing. Junior Biology and Spanish Major Hanna Engebretson has planned and executed many aspects for “Find your Flow” through her passion for being healthy and inspiring others to do … Continue reading “Find Your Flow” encourages students to pursue wellbeing
Students on campus during January Interim often find themselves with an abundance of free time during the break from the hectic schedule of the regular semesters. Just in case all of that free time is proving more tedious than relaxing, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) is offering a packed schedule of events to liven up what may otherwise be a month filled with boredom. CAB … Continue reading CAB sponsors student activities during J-Term
