According to Princeton Review, Gustavus Adolphus College has the eighth best college cafeteria in the nation. While the food in the Market Place is indeed delicious, it can still get monotonous over the length of four years. To keep the monotony to a minimum, many students have come up with their own recipes for new and delicious meals. Ranging from beverages to desserts, sandwiches to … Continue reading Cafeteria Creations
Bicycles are awesome. So awesome, in fact, that it is almost impossible to forget how to ride one. Or so the saying goes. Bicycles give a person the opportunity to travel great distances in a fraction of the time it would take them on foot. A good bike ride tones the legs and clears the mind. Einstein even claimed to have thought of the theory … Continue reading Bicycle Racing
Gustavus Adolphus College boasts a strong athletic reputation, stemming from a long history of dominant coaches. From the Gusties’ humble beginnings with baseball coach George Myrum to the wartime powerhouse Lloyd Hollingsworth to Don Roberts, the recent Hobey Baker Legends of Hockey Award winner, many prominent coaches stick out in the school’s history. While the history of Gustavus Athletics has a distinguished past, no individual … Continue reading Saying Goodbye to the Ace of Aces
The realm of campus politics is abuzz with activity after last month’s faculty meeting, which catalyzed a campus wide conversation about principles of shared governance, transparency and President Jack Ohle’s leadership style. “I’m very impressed with how thoughtful everyone seems to be on the topic,” Academic Dean Mariangela Maguire said. Thoughtful reflection has also accompanied action. The first call for action came at the Wednesday, … Continue reading Bringing the Campus Vision into Focus
We all have them—buried in car consoles, stacked in dusty spindles on desktops, forgotten in the trays of worn-out Discmen—mixed CDs are a part of our generation’s collective memory. Practically every one of us has received or compiled at least one in our lifetime. But do they really mean anything? Is making mixed CDs an art? And, if it is, is it an art of … Continue reading The Lost Art of the Mix
Campus movers and shakers, ranging from faculty, administrators, members of the Board of Trustees, staff and concerned students, convened for a marathon faculty meeting on Wednesday, March 18. The meeting’s length exceeded three hours, but the majority of conversation focused on only two proposed resolutions. The first resolution, passed by the Faculty Senate, sought endorsement at the faculty meeting and addressed Provost Mary Morton’s resignation. … Continue reading Presidential Performance Review and the Provost
As new immigrant groups settle in Minnesota and here in St. Peter, the face of Minnesota is evolving and diversifying. When Gustavus first assumed its hilltop perch, Minnesota’s population was dominated by northern European immigrants like the school’s Swedish founders. The stereotype that this is a state full of WASPs no longer tells the complete story. As Gustavus students interact with the surrounding community, many … Continue reading The changing faces of Minnesota
On Sept. 14, 1993, change was in the air on the Gustavus campus–literally. All indoor areas, including academic and administrative buildings and residence halls, became tobacco- and smoke-free. “Walking into the campus center through a cloud of smoke isn’t always the best way to start out your day,” Junior Political Science Major and Communication Studies Major Amber Hanson said. Hanson reflects an attitude that has … Continue reading Smoking Debate on Campus Lights Up
Vagina! If it shocks you to read it, to say it or to think about it, that is all the more reason to attend one of this weekend’s performances of The Vagina Monologues. Senior Psychology Major and cast member Holly Andersen, “The hesitancy to attend speaks volumes about our attitudes about that word, and I challenge you to go to overcome that.” But how does … Continue reading The Voices of The Vagina Monologues
Walking into the Market Place on any given day, most students expect to find shelves stocked with snacks, beverages flowing from machines and hot meals ready to be scooped onto plates. When the soup runs out, another pot quickly replaces it, and students continue with their daily routine of classes, activities and eventually, more eating. What journey brings the food we consume to our plates? … Continue reading New Kids on the Farm. New Farm on the Block.
