I had the delight of seeing Gustavus billboards this summer in my hometown of Rochester, Minnesota. Seeing these signs made me want to get out of my car and take a picture next to the billboard and the Greenway gas station. After the school spirit wore off, I realized what the Gustavus sign actually said: “Make Your Life Count.” Wait a second. Did that sign … Continue reading Make Your Life Count

In response to The Weekly’s article about the renovation of the Lundgren House, we would like to offer another part of the story. For the 2009-2010 school year, we lived in Lundgren House as part of Residential Life’s ILS program. In the spring of 2010, we reapplied to live in the house after already being guaranteed the spot by Resiential Life. We were accepted into … Continue reading Prepare Ministries ILS House

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the students, faculty and administration who showed such overwhelming support for the 9/11 Never Forget Memorial last Friday. We had over 70 people help set up the flags and over 35 show up in the rain for the candlelight service. We will definitely continue to host this event in the future, as we have for years past. … Continue reading 9/11 Never Forget Memorial

Did you know one of your professors at Gustavus is a state legislator who supports taxes and fees aimed directly at Gustavus students and votes to make it harder for Gusties to get jobs after graduation? We all know it is very difficult for graduates of a college with a regional reputation to get hired by an employer from an area that can’t even pronounce … Continue reading State legislator

Have you ever wished there was a spot on campus where all of the students liked to hang out? A lounge-like space where you could grab a snack and relax in between classes? Sounds pretty great, doesn’t it? Gustavus is missing this student lounge. Sure, we have the Evelyn Young Dining Room and the Courtyard Café, but neither of these spots provide the lounge-like feeling … Continue reading Student lounge

Soon my daughter’s journey at Gustavus Adolphus College will end. In looking back, it amazes our family how fast time passed, but also permitted us to look at the realities of Gustavus’ Christian faith presence. Before accepting Gustavus, we spoke with the past President, past Dean of Students and current Chaplains. Accepting Gustavus as a college of high academics, our conversations focused on Gustavus’ practice … Continue reading Gustavus’ Christian faith presence

We are writing in defense of Amanda Nienow, her TA from J-Term, and the Gustavus chemistry department in general. We think that implicit in last week’s article were some bold insinuations which targeted all three of these entities, and that much of it was unfair. In short, we were under the impression that the department, Amanda Nienow and her TA were at fault for this … Continue reading Re: Theft raises questions about security of chemicals on campus

I am currently a student in a public discourse class, and for my project my goal is to raise awareness to the need for American Sign Language to be offered as a foreign language credit here on our campus. American Sign Language is the fourth most commonly used language in the United States and can be very beneficial in many different communities. Currently Bethel University, … Continue reading American Sign Language awareness

This year, 13 students, three faculty/staff and one area community member joined to prepare ourselves to attend the eleventh annual National White Privilege Conference in La Crosse, WI, with over 1700 other attendees. This conference was created to fight against the systems of power and privilege used for the purposes of oppression. Our team was made up of a variety of people, and it was … Continue reading National White Privilege Conference

I am writing in regards to the recent naming of Gustavus as a “Green College” by the Princeton Review.  I think this is really interesting, for lack of a better word, because I have realized after being here for three years now that the majority of Gustavus students don’t actually give a shit about “being Green” or not. The “Guide to 286 Green Colleges” is … Continue reading Green college