Learn more about the 2009-2010 Gustavian Weekly staff. Includes favorite color, office crush, favorite mix/song of the year, and favorite quote of the year from staffers. Continue reading Meet the staff

Ever wonder about all those places on campus that are tucked and locked away, just out of reach? Ever wish you could, just once, see what Gustavus Adolphus College is hiding? The Weekly Photography Editor Alex Messenger takes you deep within the secret nooks and crannies of the campus—exposing the truth that is hidden. Continue reading legends of the hidden campus

On April 17, I woke up at 5:00 a.m. under a still dark sky and scraped a thin film of ice off the inside of my sleeping bag. It had apparently gone below the projected 34 degrees we had prepared for. Over the course of the next half hour a platoon of camouflaged soldiers bathed in the red glow of their flashlights marched past as … Continue reading Train as you fight: Embedded in the ROTC

Summer is the time to experience new and exciting things; it’s a time to wear less clothing, to get a tan, to drive with the windows down.  Summer is a time of new music and new opportunities to see your favorite bands live. The months of June, July and August are a busy time of year for the festival aficionado. With so much variety, it … Continue reading Summer Music Musts

Lately, a new trend has been taking Gustavus sidewalks by storm. The pavement has been hit with an epidemic of longboarding fever. It’s nearly impossible to walk from Eckman Mall to Confer/Vickner without spotting at least one, if not more, of the four-wheeled fiends. Longboards originated as “sidewalk surfing” in California in the 1950s. They were originally intended to give surfers the feeling of surfing … Continue reading Take the long way home

Finding a Social Life with a Vegetarian Palate Behold, the cupboard doors swing open as the mighty huntress forages for her next meal. Nothing edible escapes her sharp gaze, not even the last package of ramen noodles crushed into the back corner behind the gleaming cans of lentil soup. Dissatisfied with these dry humble offerings, she hones in on the refrigerator and moves toward it. … Continue reading You Don’t Win Friends with Salad

In the past few months, the website Chatroulette has literally taken the Internet by storm. Launched in November 2009 by Andrey Ternovskiy, a 17-year-old high school student in Moscow, the site now has about 35,000 visitors at a time. But for something that has so many talking, a lot of people have yet to discover it. Chatroulette is a website that connects random strangers across … Continue reading The many faces of Chatroulette

Life without coffee is not an attainable reality, at least not for some. You get up, drink your coffee and then you can let your day begin. But not before.  For many college students, coffee is a necessary part of the daily routine. Without the stimulant of caffeine, 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. classes are impossible concepts, let alone physically achievable feats. So where does … Continue reading The daily grind

It’s as if you’re getting a care package from Mom, except that it’s not a care package, and you paid for it, but the magic’s still there. It’s two in the morning. I am perched at my desk, my arched shoulders illuminated by the muted blue glow of my computer screen, like a gargoyle, ominously watching and waiting in my boxers. Bits and bytes fly … Continue reading add to cart