‘Get Studying’ November Playlist

As busy college students, we are constantly finding ourselves under mountains of homework and tasks to complete. Although the work is hard, there is something so simple that can make the time less stressful and more enjoyable…music. From new hits to old bops, these twenty songs could make the hours of homework more bearable. To give this playlist, a real listen follow The Gustie 20 … Continue reading ‘Get Studying’ November Playlist

Multimedia and Memorial: Fall Band Concert

In the last several decades, there has been a return to classical music. This stems its use in film and video games, as classical music is often deeply incorporated in entertainment. From 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. on November 11 in the Bjorling Recital Hall, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra and Gustavus Wind Symphony Fall Concert will focus in on this relationship between classical music, film, and … Continue reading Multimedia and Memorial: Fall Band Concert

Gustavus Theater Presents Our Country’s Good

The Department of Theater and Dance is performing, Our Country’s Good, written by Timberlake Wertenbaker. The play offers a variety of characters, themes and accents for students to dive into. This particular production was chosen by director Amy Seham and the Theater/Dance faculty. The department aims to choose a variety of productions that talk about important issues as well as provide entertainment for the audience. … Continue reading Gustavus Theater Presents Our Country’s Good

Gustie of the Week – Olivia Niles

She is a mathematician, a musician, and maybe most importantly, motivated. “She combines humor, wit, silliness, passion and focus into everything she does. She doesn’t let challenges and mistakes overcome her and she always figures a way out to overcome them as well as help others overcome their own challenges,” Savannah Maynard said. If you have ever met Olivia Niles, you know this describes her … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Olivia Niles

Gusties open season against No. 13 Augsburg: Men’s Hockey looks forward to young talent

The Gustavus Men’s Hockey team opened their 2017-2018 campaign this past weekend at the MIAC showcase in Blaine, MN. Despite a number of injuries, the Gusties showed promise with two strong performances against MIAC foes. On Friday night, the Gusties took on 13th ranked Augsburg College and lost an overtime thriller.  The scoring began early in the game, as the Auggies took a 1-0 lead … Continue reading Gusties open season against No. 13 Augsburg: Men’s Hockey looks forward to young talent

Cross Country competes in MIAC Championships: Women’s team places fourth, men’s eighth

Last Saturday, the Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams traveled to Northfield for the much anticipated MIAC Conference meet. Being that the race is one of the highlights of the season, there was much excitement amongst the Gustie runners all season long leading up to the meet. The Men’s team finished in eighth place, while the Gustie women finished in fourth place. Overall, the … Continue reading Cross Country competes in MIAC Championships: Women’s team places fourth, men’s eighth

Football defeats St. Olaf 41-13: Gusties bounce back from three-game losing skid

Gustavus football pushed their record to 4-4 and snapped a three-game losing streak this past weekend. The Gusties beat St. Olaf 41-13, capping off the game with a dominant 4th quarter in which they scored 20 points. “Our players just embraced the challenge. Proud of them for sure and a good day for us,” Head Coach Peter Haugen said. Fueled by a strong performance by … Continue reading Football defeats St. Olaf 41-13: Gusties bounce back from three-game losing skid

Former speechwriter gives insightful lecture: Craig Smith discusses experience working for the White House

Last Thursday, speechwriter Craig Smith delivered a lecture to students and faculty of Gustavus about his recent publication, Confessions of a Presidential Speechwriter. He was introduced as “an incredibly wonderful rhetorical scholar [who has] published over 60 peer reviewed scholarly articles over his career… and over 20 books” by his old friend and Gustavus visiting faculty member Dr. Brandon Anderson. In his lecture, he describes … Continue reading Former speechwriter gives insightful lecture: Craig Smith discusses experience working for the White House

Gusties celebrate a thrilling Halloweekend

   When Halloween falls on a Tuesday, you can guess that the entire weekend before is then destined to be a Halloweekend.    There is only one thing better than a normal Halloweekend and that would be a Gustie Halloweekend.    This past weekend halloween spirit spread across campus, and was present throughout many events and decorations, with lots of candy, and costumes.     … Continue reading Gusties celebrate a thrilling Halloweekend