As students continue to become more connected through the Internet, they have a reason to be concerned about their privacy while on they are online. The College, music companies, Facebook friends and others have access to information about Gustavus students. Gustavus, like any other institution that provides a network connection for others, has the ability to monitor the usage of its network resources. “We don’t … Continue reading How private is the net?
In November 2008, a proposal to discontinue the German major and minor was made to the faculty. The discontinuation, finalized in the spring of 2009, left somewhat of a sour aftertaste in the mouths of some members of the Gustavus community. For those involved, it was a difficult decision to make. Many factors contributed to the discontinuation of the German major. Due to lack of … Continue reading Mein major is gone
Dec. 10 through 13 the Gustavus Department of Theatre and Dance will present its Physical Theater Project Falling Awake. The play will be performed at 8:00 p.m. Dec. 10-12 and at 2:00 p.m. Dec. 13. Tickets are sold out. An extra performance Dec. 12 at 2:00 p.m. was added, and has also sold out. The performance will take place in the Black Box Theatre. Assistant … Continue reading Falling Awake debuts Dec. 10
First-Term Seminar creates homelessness awareness through demonstration on campus For three nights every year, a group of first-year students spend three days and nights homeless. The students are part of Associate Professor of Political Science Richard Leitch’s First-Term Seminar (FTS) on homelessness. The students spend the three days living as if they were homeless. The students sleep outside in cardboard boxes or on the floor … Continue reading Out in the cold
Friday, Nov. 20 the International Cultures Club (ICC) will host its largest annual event, the International Festival. The event will take place in Alumni Hall from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Student groups, as well as members of the faculty, will exhibit informative cultural displays and take part in music and dance performances, followed by a fashion show. Some groups will also be offering food … Continue reading An expression of culture and diversity
The long awaited reopening of Highway 169 was celebrated this past Saturday, Nov. 14 by the City of St. Peter, local residents and businesses that have been affected by the construction. The project, which began July 9, 2009 and detoured traffic off Minnesota Avenue from Highway 22 through Jefferson Street, was officially reopened last Tuesday, Nov. 17. The project was funded by $16 million of … Continue reading St. Peter holds celebration for reopening of 169
Gustavus’ framework for the next 10 years delivered to Student Senate co-presidents, campus Commission Gustavus 150 may seem overwhelming to some at first. After all it is made up of 385 recommendations put together by students, alumni, faculty, staff, members of the Board of Trustees and friends of the college that are categorized in several ways regarding the future of our school. However, it can … Continue reading Commission Gustavus 150 releases recommendations
With just about a year until the 2010 election, a dozen of the gubernatorial hopefuls came to Gustavus on Monday, Nov. 9. Democratic, Republican and third party candidates tried to convince about 200 Gustavus students, faculty and staff and St. Peter community members that they should be Minnesota’s next governor.
Find out more about the positions of each candidate. Continue reading Gubernatorial candidates gather at Gustavus
The Study Abroad Fair at Gustavus will be held Nov. 17 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Campus Center. This fair provides Gustavus students with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge about the study abroad program. “It’s really helpful. It’s a great first step to decide where to travel and to see what programs are available,” Carolyn O’Grady, director of international and cultural … Continue reading Study Abroad Fair provides resources for student travelers
These days it seems that everyone is communicating through technology; even President Ohle has his own Twitter account. Keeping up with this widespread, rapidly growing trend in the fall of 2007, the Gustavus Student Senate created a website called GACspot, with the intention of being able to keep students informed about what is currently going on with the Student Senate as well as the campus … Continue reading GACspot keeps students up to date
