Thirteen cities, 13 days, 37 soccer players, one gymnast, and an infinite amount of memories. This’s what my time studying abroad in France for J-term looked like big picture. The program was called “French Sport and Culture,” focusing primarily on the importance of soccer to France. So many sights were packed into 13 days that it would take hours to explain how amazing this experience … Continue reading Tales from Abroad – Lauren Casey
Junior Tanner Sonnek made a splash at swim nationals this week as he represented Gustavus in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke. Ranked third and fourth in the nation for his two events prior to nationals, Tanner took on the top ranked competitors in the D3 level, racing against some of the best in the country. Placing in the top eight, Tanner won All-American for … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Tanner Sonnek
Next week marks the 20-year anniversary of the devastating F3 tornado which hit St. Peter in 1998. The tornado arrived at 5 p.m. on March 29, and resulted in over $50 million in damage to the Gustavus campus, with even more damage to the wider St. Peter area. Over 200 homes were destroyed, along with over 17,000 trees lost. Gustavus alone lost over 2,000 fully-grown … Continue reading Rising from ruin: Twenty years after touchdown
The Women’s Tennis team continued its winning ways recently with three more wins, extending their streak to five in a row. On March 10th, the squad traveled south to Rock Island, IL for two non-conference matches against Augustana College and the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. In the first match of the day, the Gusties started strong with overpowering doubles play. At number one doubles, the … Continue reading Women’s Tennis continues winning streak: No. 33 ranked Gusties improve their record to 6-5
The Gustavus baseball team has played 11 games so far this season, yet their biggest competitor may very well be the weather. While this Tuesday may have marked the first day of Spring, the weather did not follow suit. With snow still on the newly renovated Gustie Baseball Field turf, the team had to cancel its home-opener against Mount Marty last weekend. As for the … Continue reading Baseball faces Luther for two double-headers: Gusties await their home opener
It’s been a busy week for the Gustavus Softball team as they played ten games over the course of five days at the Tucson Invitational in Arizona, going 3-7. After nearly three weeks of no games, the Gusties opened their week of action with two wins against Dubuque University and Stevens Institute of Technology, scoring 23 combined runs. Against Dubuque, the Black and Gold began … Continue reading Softball competes at Tucson Invitational: Gusties finish invite with a record of 3-7
They are ranked fourth in the nation. They participated in the Final Four tournament in Marietta, Georgia. They traveled to Ohio and Georgia on the road to the National tournament. They are the best Division 3 women’s team in Minnesota. They have two players that were selected for the Final Four All-Tournament team. The majority of their players did not play the sport before college. … Continue reading The unappreciated Women’s Rugby team
Opening yourself up to other people can be the scariest thing to do. This choice can also be the best decision you’ve ever made. I would not consider myself an “extrovert” or extremely outgoing. I don’t go out of my way to meet new people as often as I maybe should. But what I do pride myself on is really focusing on building relationships with … Continue reading It’s the little things in life
Why is Russia bad news? No seriously, if you’ve been watching Russia recently you’ll notice that it is all over our news. What you won’t notice is us all over their news. That’s because they are too busy blocking United Nations Human Rights Council meetings. On Monday, Russia blocked a meeting of the United Nations Security Council meant to discuss the status of human rights … Continue reading Why Russia is “bad news” believe me
The moment senior year of high school rolls around, the only question that appears to be on the lips of every adult is, “Where are you going to college?” It was jarring for me personally when first approached with this question, sometime during my junior year of high school. At the time, college had only recently become a subject to start seriously considering and people … Continue reading Normalize Gap Years
