For the first time since 1997, Gustavus is placing its beverage contract up for bid. This contract regards the bottled and canned beverages available on campus as well as the fountain drinks served in the cafeteria. While deciding between the two companies, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, may initially seem like a mere contest of flavor preference, the decision process is much more complicated. “Effectively, we are … Continue reading Gustavus puts beverage contract up for bid

On October 1, the state of Minnesota, the city of St. Peter and the Gustavus community celebrated Gustavus Adolphus College Day (not to be confused with Gustavus Adolphus Day, which is celebrated on November 6, each year in Sweden, Estonia and Finland). The day, which was also Gustavus’ homecoming, began with the dedication of Beck Academic Hall, the first new academic building at Gustavus in … Continue reading Beck Academic Hall Dedicated

Last weekend, Gustavus celebrated the homecoming of its sesquicentennial year. Instead of the week-long student organization competition that the Campus Activities Board has hosted over homecoming in recent years, this year was a much simpler format. On Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 homecoming week began with the Medallion Hunt. Each day, clues were posted in the Jackson Campus Center at 8:00 a.m. and the first person … Continue reading Homecoming Week—A Wrap-Up

Already a hot topic in other Minnesotan schools, the issue of tobacco use on campus is about to become more prevalent at Gustavus as a group of students tackle removing tobacco use entirely from campus. Gustavus’ tobacco policy is eighteen years old which, according to Senior Nursing Majors Kenisha Jackson and Katelyn Saiko, is too old and is in need of an update. They’re starting … Continue reading Nursing students raise possibility of a tobacco-free campus

Gustavus alumni and college supporters kicked off Gustavus Homecoming Weekend Friday night in Lund Arena with a gala dinner in celebration of the College’s Sesquicentennial year and the launch of a new fundraising effort called Campaign Gustavus. While the Sesquicentennial officially began at the start of the year with the Back to School Bash, Friday’s gala dinner kicked off the first public celebrations of the … Continue reading 150!

According to the Washington Monthly, Gustavus is the 56th best liberal arts college in the country. It places 81 on the U.S. News list of best liberal arts colleges. It is on the list of Best Midwestern Colleges according to The Princeton Review and it received a B+ for attractiveness of the girls on campus according to College Prowler (for the record, boys received an … Continue reading What do rankings really mean?