With the description “30 days and nights of literary abandon,” National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is practiced nationally and has become a stressful but rewarding time for writers around the world. Starting as a project that included a sole 21 participants, National Novel Writing Month now has over 250,000 participants, and a collective word count of 1.6 billion words. Writers must use the NaNoWriMo website … Continue reading NaNoWriMo
There are some really cool traditions around here. Typical of me to say that, I suppose, when I am one of the primary members of the celebrated Homecoming Court, in the 150th year of the college no less. I was beyond honored to be elected by the campus to wear the Gustie crown. Thanks for that, y’all. Another cool tradition coming up fast is the … Continue reading The (not so) many faces of St. Lucia
Have you found yourself unable to zonk out in class lately? Have you been missing out on those productive and absolutely refreshing nap sessions during lectures, the ones that used to give you the energy and mental preparation to stay up all hours of the night? Instead of closing your eyes the first few minutes of class and consequently sawing logs in a matter of … Continue reading Trouble falling asleep in class?
Our grandparents built things to last. They bought ties with heavy coins and hid bills in mattresses. Cabinets full of thick paper folders were kept behind locked doors in brick buildings and schoolhouses. Mortar held the bricks together, strong enough to withstand anything short of a bomb’s blast. Our grandparents would take their time, waiting to get home before unwrapping the newspaper and shaking their … Continue reading It’s happening… part two
If there was a study done that gave every profession in America an overall score based on combined difficulty, barriers to entry, importance, scarcity and how underappreciated it is, there is no doubt in my mind that being a K-12 public school teacher would beat out all others by a wide margin. Think about it. You have to go to college, oftentimes to grad school, … Continue reading Teaching: the ultimate sacrifice
Ah, November. Dark, gray and cold. Reading Days are but a distant dream and Halloween candy has somehow already transformed into a pile of wrappers. Leaves are long gone, pumpkins lay rotting on the pavement and groundskeeping has removed the campus foliage, which means that all signs of life other than the alarmingly brazen St. Peter squirrels have disappeared. Seriously, those guys are so bold … Continue reading Gamble your troubles away
I am writing in regards to the recent article about the “Green Grant.” While I was initially excited to see this article in the Weekly, upon reading it I was disheartened to see that many of the people who got this initiative going were not mentioned. Last year I was the Chair of the Compost Committee for Student Senate. My committee was formed after a … Continue reading RE: Green Grant
The Gustavus Swimming and Diving teams capped off an exciting week on Saturday, Nov. 12 with a home meet against conference rival St. Olaf. The meet came just four days after the teams participated in the annual Ted Mullin “Hour of Power” relay for Sarcoma research. The “Hour of Power” event, an hour-long practice of fast paced, non-stop relays and sprints, was held on Tuesday, … Continue reading Hour of Power: swim to inspire
