Tuesday, March 11 Collegiate Fellows and Campus Safety responded to suspicious activity in Norelius Hall. Furniture had been moved in front of a room door. Campus Safety responded to a medical assist in Norelius Hall. A student while in Pittman Hall was cited by Campus Safety for a drug equipment violation and a drug/narcotic violation. The student was also cited for underage possession of alcohol. … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (3/21/2014)
This Thursday and Friday the Gustavus Choir had the honor of performing at the American Choral Director’s association otherwise known as the ACDA. Our ACDA division spans North and South Dekotas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. The choirs in attendance, through an audition process and later a solo concert, are deemed the best of the best in the upper-Midwest. This honor was earned through a … Continue reading GAC attack at ACDA
Gustavus students marched in the nation’s capitol last week as part of a nation-wide student-led protest against the Keystone XL pipeline. Demonstrating under the name XL Dissent, 25 Gustavus students joined over 1,000 other youth from across the United States in the largest act of youth civil disobedience in a decade. Gustavus students represented the largest collective group of youth protesters from the state. … Continue reading Gustavus students unite with nation’s youth against Keystone XL Pipeline
Alumni Hall lacked a sufficient number of seats to hold the hundreds of enthusiastic attendees of this year’s Moe Lecture in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, held on March 10. Nigerian Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave the lecture, titled, “Performing Gender- Sometimes I do, Sometimes I don’t,” which focused on the feminist movement and gender roles in today’s global world. Adichie’s most well known books … Continue reading Moe Lecture by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie sparks campus-wide discusson
Gustavus students, alumni, and faculty will have an opportunity to share their passions and inspire the campus community through the premier of GAC Talks, sponsored by the Gustavus Campus Activities Board (CAB). The event will be held on Saturday, March 22 in Alumni Hall, beginning at 10 a.m. According to CAB Advisor Andrea Junso, GAC Talks are modeled after TED (Technology, Education, Design) Talks and … Continue reading ‘GAC Talks’ premieres March 22
The impact of climate change has been a hot topic in recent news. With its notability in current events, Building Bridges Co-Chairs Junior Mark Zorrilla and Senior Kelly Dumais decided environmental justice was an appropriate choice for the 19th annual Building Bridges Conference. “Environmental justice stood out as an obvious choice for this year’s topic because of its prominence in current events and its location … Continue reading Building Bridges Conference affirms relativity of environmental justice
Gustavus has recently modified policies regarding institutional liability. One of these policies stresses that student organizations must take college vehicles if driving over 400 miles on a round trip or staying overnight. The other requires “potentially violent” club sports to have coaches. The two policy changes were made due to the college’s concern with students’ safety as well as the consideration of its own liability. … Continue reading Insurance Policy changes upset student groups
This year marks the first year since 2003 that the Gustavus women’s hockey team will not appear in the NCAA Tournament. Despite not being able to clinch either the MIAC title or the MIAC Playoff title, the women feel they had a successful season. “The season went well overall. We definitely were hoping for a different outcome at the end of the season but we … Continue reading For first time in a decade, women’s hockey season concludes before the NCAA Tournament
The Gustavus women’s softball season began on a high note. The women played their first four games in the RCTC Bubble in Rochester, MN. On March 1, the women lost their first game to the University of Dubuque, 5-4, in an eight inning contest. In their second game of the day, the women won against Loras College, 9-6. On March 2, the women lost their … Continue reading Softball starts season on a high note
