We at Gustavus are champions of social justice. We are leaders in equality for women and people of different cultures. We pride ourselves on our acceptance of gay and transgendered people.  We raise awareness for child soldiers in Africa, the continued discrimination against Native Americans, and the uphill battle of immigrants. Yet there is a group among us, on our very campus, that we still … Continue reading RE: Targets of discrimination

As a graduate of Gustavus, I am appalled at the recent options for the new “Gus” logo. First, GAC decided to remove Gus all together. And now, a committee decided to bring back the lion because the crowns weren’t cutting it. I agree, and believe that a college with competitive sports should have an mascot. Gus was our mascot. The guy or gal that took … Continue reading RE: The New Gus

Has anyone ever seen the movie Mean Girls? I can guarantee that many of us have. Knowing that, we all know the famous line towards the end of the movie, when Regina is wearing sweatpants on the wrong day and Gretchen screams, “You can’t sit with us!” This movie is very comical and many people remember these infamous quotes. This is a favorite movie on … Continue reading RE: Exclusivity

I greatly appreciated Josh Sande’s call for Christianity to be less dogmatic in last Friday’s Weekly (“A Lutheran Love Letter to Atheism”), but I was disappointed in his contrast between “the teachings of Jesus” and the “hating, burning, stabbing, pillaging and arbitrary restrictions . . . in the Old Testament.” By accepting this common stereotype, Mr. Sande has failed to practice the critical inquiry that … Continue reading RE: A Lutheran Love Letter to Atheism

To The Administration, I was on campus this past weekend, and I was shocked and saddened to find out that the “old” Gus logo was abandoned. “Old” Gus was iconic and classy and, for me, it was the symbol for Gustavus, not the three crowns or the “G” logo. My bewilderment continued with the proposed “new” Gus logos. Who are we trying to appeal to? … Continue reading RE: New Gus Logo

Hey Gusties: I heard today that tuition is approved to be raised 5.2 percent in the 2012-2013 academic year, and that billable cost of attendance will scrape 47,000 dollars. Back when I started at Gustavus, that bill totaled under 36,000 dollars … and that was five years ago. If my math is correct, that’s about a 30 percent increase in half a decade, roughly 5.5 … Continue reading RE: Tuition Increase

Bottled water: It harms our environment, uses up our dwindling natural resources and uses up our college tuition money. Gustavus and its students can help put an end to this problem. Students should use reusable bottles! Students who buy one bottle of water from the cafeteria every day spend 638 dollars each year, but if they bought a reusable container instead, they would only spend … Continue reading RE: Bottled Water

Recently, a collaborative effort by several departments and students created an inter-faith space on campus. Prior to this, there was no space on campus for general religious activity, neutral of all faiths but reserved specifically for spirituality. The space is a huge step forward for the campus, and a recognition and show of respect for the numerous faiths practiced by Gusties. It is a usable … Continue reading RE: Interfaith Space

I am writing in regards to the recent article about the “Green Grant.” While I was initially excited to see this article in the Weekly, upon reading it I was disheartened to see that many of the people who got this initiative going were not mentioned. Last year I was the Chair of the Compost Committee for Student Senate. My committee was formed after a … Continue reading RE: Green Grant