So Nicollet County has passed an ordinance stating that Gustavus must conduct noise pollution studies before it can erect even a single wind turbine. Don’t worry about the cars from Highway 169, sirens from various vehicles, trains that pass through the town with horns sounding (sometimes at night) or dogs from the neighborhoods that yap outside your Complex window that all are bound to occur … Continue reading Wind Turbines

Diversity is a word that we take pride in around this campus. Gustavus truly values diversity as a part of our community and how it fits into the core values of our College. To exemplify this, we have the unique Diversity Center, which provides a safe place for the open exchange of discussion about diversity. This fall, the student group InDepth from the Communication Studies … Continue reading Diversity Advocacy

We as members of the Gustavus community need a clear commitment to the College’s environmental sustainability goals, first and foremost the addition of a wind turbine on campus. We demand an affirmation of the Gustavus Climate Plan. If the College decides to not go forth with the wind turbine, we want to see the focus of sustainability shifted elsewhere, particularly LEED (Leadership in Energy and … Continue reading Gustavus Climate Plan

In response to Joey Taylor’s insightful article concerning the planned academic building and the redesign of the Arthur H. Anderson Social Science Center, I would like to correct a couple historical inaccuracies regarding both the center and the library. The groundbreaking ceremony for the library building occurred on April 1, 1947. When completed, the facility cost $420,000 and was dedicated on Homecoming Weekend during October … Continue reading Re: Gustavus to add academic building, redesign Anderson