Early next week, time on the Gustavus campus will come to a screeching halt for all students, faculty and staff. Daily routines will be put on hold, the campus will flood with outsiders and for two days the college will, for the 45th consecutive year, commence hosting the Nobel Conference. As the Conference approaches, it is important to take time to reflect on the impact the event has on the greater community and why Nobel has become such an integral piece of Gustavus’ traditions. Continue reading Gustavus’ 45th Nobel Conference

Amidst the hustle and bustle of college life, safety and awareness often take a back seat to studying and socializing. The average college student has an overflowing schedule full of classes, study groups, extracurricular activities and periodically even a social life. Gustavus works to protect students’ safety and well being through the Campus Safety Department. Director of Campus Safety Ray Thrower has been with Gustavus … Continue reading Campus Safety releases Clery Act report

Dr. Leonard Smith, emeritus professor of history at California Lutheran University and a former professor at Luther College, is scheduled to deliver two presentations on the Gustavus campus as part of a publicity tour for his new book Religion and the Rise of History: Martin Luther and the Cultural Revolution in Germany, 1760-1810, available in the Book Mark. The first lecture, titled “Teaching the Idea … Continue reading A word with Dr. Smith

Last year, some students may have noticed a change during Homecoming Week: the seniors were not asked for their Homecoming Court nominations. Instead, the faculty, administration and staff were asked for Homecoming Court nominations. The court is then selected by tallying the nominations, and the five most nominated men and five most nominated women make up the homecoming court. After the selection of the court, … Continue reading CAB changes nomination process for Homecoming Court

After eight years of research, fundraising and talk, Gustavus is finally prepared to start building one or two wind turbines. However, the project has been brought to a standstill by the Nicollet County Board of Commissioners, who passed an ordinance making it nearly impossible for the College to build a turbine on campus.

Because of this ordinance and a previous moratorium on approving wind-power projects, the Gustavus Board of Trustees delayed consideration of the wind turbine project until its October meeting. Continue reading A gusty debate

The Anderson Social Science Center has had a very unique history here at Gustavus. Built in 1948, the building originally housed the campus library, which was named Folke Bernadotte in 1950. The library remained in this building for 30 years until 1978, when the current library was constructed. After the library was relocated, the departments of Economics/Management, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology/Anthropology all moved … Continue reading Gustavus to add academic building, redesign Anderson

For 45 years, Gustavus has had the honor of hosting international experts for the annual Nobel Conference. This year is no different as the Gustavus community is preparing to host H2O: Uncertain Resource on October 6 and 7, 2009. This year the focus is on global issues pertaining to water. “This year’s conference should attract a broad audience because water is essential to all life … Continue reading Tickets run dry for Nobel Conference 2009: H2O

It’s inevitable: every year, students get sick. But this year, the threat of H1N1 creates additional health concerns. On top of all that, college students are more at risk than others of being infected by H1N1. The Gustavus Pandemic Advisory Committee—led by Heather Dale, director of health services and Ray Thrower, director of campus safety—is heading the response plan for a possible H1N1 influenza pandemic … Continue reading Campus guards itself against H1N1

“If you have concerns, voice them. That’s why we’re in office. … We were elected by the campus, so we want to do what’s best for them.” That’s the message to all Gustavus students, upperclassmen and first-years alike, from the college’s newest Student Senate Co-Presidents, Matthew Olson and Derek Holm. Olson, a senior economics major, and Holm, a senior management major, were elected to their … Continue reading Student Senate Co-Presidents prepare for new year

Printing has become a habit many Gusties do not think twice about. However, students may think twice before printing off that article on Moodle or printing three copies of their paper for class this year. There has been a major change in the printing policy at Gustavus that will have an effect on the printing habits of many students. According to the Gustavus website, each … Continue reading Printing policies reformed