Merriam-Webster on community: a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society.  Gusties share many common characteristics, one being passion. Our campus center is full of posters advertising events/causes Gusties care about. We share a common interest of seeing our causes succeed. This Monday, only 29% of students voted in the Co-President election. A 1/3 turn out is … Continue reading Six Letters to the Editor

“Sex-soliciting posters”? Really? Humans are sexual beings by nature and are going to be intimate whether it’s encouraged or not (as evidenced by the 2011 study, “Sex and Secularism,” by Darrel Ray). I’ve never truly understood the whole “wait until after marriage” argument.  How does a fellow primate, dressed in elaborate clothing, who says a few magic words all of a sudden make sex an … Continue reading Letter to the Editor

Katie Volney in her “The Job Search Quandry” article is correct…..your career cannot stand only on your education from a “good” school. Your good education is one leg supporting your career. The other legs are engagement (you need to care more about your career than anyone else), exposure (manage your online presence and get to know people well enough for them to refer opportunities to … Continue reading Job Search Article Response

Dear Weekly- I can’t help but notice all the sex-soliciting posters. As a Lutheran school, we don’t do much to perfect sexual intimacy. The condom and STD posters everywhere lack the encouragement of sexual purity, or waiting till marriage to have sex. I know that a lot of the posters on campus are the nurses trying to keep everyone from possible pregnancies and STDs. But … Continue reading Letter to the Editor (2-22-13)

Chair Bernhardson and the Board of Trustees, Your recent, dismissive letter to Gustavus Alumni focused solely on the fundraising achievements of the past few years. Even in the one area he hasn’t completely failed at, President Ohle has been a lackluster fundraiser. Without him, I believe our outstanding Vice President for Institutional Advancement would have had similar results. Further, I believe that the Becks showed … Continue reading Letter to the Editor

Please accept my thanks and appreciation for the online emendation made to Tram Bui’s article concerning the chaplain search process in the 7 December 2012 issue of The Gustavian Weekly, namely that the phrasing of my “abrupt departure” was made in reference to President Ohle’s unilateral reconfiguration of the full-time faculty position that I had held since September 2009 rather than a singular action taken … Continue reading Letter to the Editor

Behind The Gustavian Weekly there is a dedicated staff of editors, photographers, writers and graphic designers. As a staff each week we make tough decisions regarding what articles to write, how to lay out our pages and cover our stories to bring the Gustavus community a high quality campus newspaper. In order to do this, we must constantly weigh the security and sentimentality of tradition … Continue reading Editorial

Dear Editor,   As a recent graduate, I would just like to thank the fine folks at The Gustavian Weekly for keeping me and people like me up to date on the goings on about campus. Being suddenly cut off from campus life and sharply thrust out in to the professional world was a traumatic experience; yet having a link back to the place which … Continue reading Letter to the Editor (12/7/12)

Dear Editor,   It is only with the deepest concern in my heart that I write this letter to address the concerning circumstances which have arisen regarding President Ohle. It is with deep commitment and passion for this college that I must express my shock that no action has been taken after these last few years to rectify the significant issues which have arisen with … Continue reading Letter to the Editor (12/7/12)

To Whom it May Concern,   There has been, in the past, much confusion about the college community’s frustrations with President Jack Ohle.  As a student, I knew something was wrong, and I tried hard to inform myself. I spoke with faculty and staff, followed public conversations, and read whatever documents were made public, but was foiled again and again by an air of fear, … Continue reading Letter to the Editor (12/7/12)