From the tennis court to excelling in his classes, Patrick Whaling is a great example of a Golden Gustie. Patrick is currently a Junior business management major and coaching minor on campus and is an active member of the Gustavus community. Patrick is grateful for his experience both on the Men’s Tennis team and working with organizations on campus like Big Partner Little Partner. “I … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Patrick Whaling
This past Wednesday, May 2, 2018, Gustavus Adolphus College had the privilege of hosting the Liberian peace activist and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Leymah Gbowee for the annual MayDay! Peace Conference, titled, Mighty Be Our Powers: Gender, Justice, and Peacebuilding. The day began with a welcoming ceremony that began in Christ Chapel at 10:00 a.m. with keynote addresses from Chaplain Siri Erickson, Professor of … Continue reading Leymah Gbowee: Mighty Be Our Powers: MAYDAY! Peace Conference welcomes Nobel Peace Prize winner
The Gustavus Men’s and Women’s track teams competed at the Cobber “Snownami” Open on the 21 with the women taking third and the men taking sixth. The women’s team scored 95.5 points on top of first place and record setting performances from multiple individuals. Junior McKayla Stowell recorded the only top finish for the team during the meet with first place finish in the 100-meter … Continue reading Track and Field hosts Drake Alternative: Gustie men and women win 11 events collectively
The Gustavus softball team’s season concluded last week. The squad compiled an overall record of 12 wins and 24 losses. Within the MIAC Conference, the Gusties held a record of eight wins and 14 losses. With a plethora of youth on the team, the Gusties focused heavily on improvement and development this season. “Unfortunately, this year did not end with us making post season play, … Continue reading Softball season comes to a close: Gusties finish with overall record of 12-24
The Gustavus Women’s Golf Team looked to finish their spring season on a high note this past weekend at the Carleton Invite. Last time out, the Gusties earned a sixth place finish at the Wartburg Invite in Waverly, IA. That strong performance was highlighted by Senior McKenzie Swenson’s second straight top-three finish. “Swenson has had a great couple of weekends. Right now all aspects of … Continue reading Women’s Golf competes at Carleton: Gusties finish fourth out of nine teams
As the big concert approaches I thought I would take a trip down memory lane with everyone because 3OH!3 probably brings you back to your middle school years. For those of us who are millennials (Dec. 1995 was the cutoff) many of these things will strike memories, maybe for those even a few years younger than us. Today many fads of the 90’s and early … Continue reading 3OH!3 in 2018!
While many of us—namely, juniors and seniors—will never see the completed Nobel Hall and Theater expansion, we already are seeing the destruction the big yellow crane in leaving in its wake. Where, exactly, do the liberal arts fall within the much touted “STEAM” education framework? The Nobel expansion is much needed—the place is currently like walking around in an asylum. It’s dry, emotionless, industrial, and … Continue reading Is “STEAM” based learning good for Gustavus?
I’ll be honest, I spend a lot of time on my phone. Between several social media accounts, keeping up with my friends and family back home, and my problematic addiction to The Sims Freeplay, it’s a miracle I manage to get anything done. But it’s not just my phone: computers, iPads, and music all play an important role in my everyday life, helping me with … Continue reading Technology: the modern plague
On the evening of May 1, the Day Course sponsored an event titled ‘Painting Palooza.’ The week prior, the event was advertised to the campus community through posters promising stress relief, free food, and ‘tons of paint.’ Along with flowers, the month of May brings final exams and papers, causing students across campus to be on edge. About twenty students, along with myself thought an … Continue reading Letter to the Editor (5/04/2018)
When I meet someone new at Gustavus, I am usually asked a rather unconventional question: “Why Gustavus?” This question is asked in a very similar way to: “Where are you from?” It’s asked with intrigue, with shiny eyes, hungry for information. At times, the air of the person on campus asking this Gustavus question, is aligned with the emotive response to my answer to … Continue reading The otherness: why Gustavus?
