This Saturday, Hmong American Cultural Outreach, or HACO, invites the entire Gustavus community to come celebrate Hmong New Year in Alumni Hall. Featuring free entertainment, food, and games, the celebration will be held in the O.J. Johnson Student Union from 6 to 9 pm, and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m. HACO, a student organization dedicated to celebrating diversity and sharing Hmong culture with … Continue reading HACO to host Hmong New Year Celebration: Experience a joyous night of Hmong culture this weekend

Every Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the KGSM website, two Gustavus students host a radio broadcast about different types of music and different themes they discover. Senior Jared Morningstar and Sophomore Louis Gagnon share a hobby of discovering new music and looking at cultural aspects within them. “Me and Louis talk about music all the time with each other,” Morningstar said. Gagnon, … Continue reading Students start quirky radio show

Imagine spending three days without your phone, without the ability to buy food, without being able to shower or change clothes. This was the experience of Political Science Professor Leitch’s First Term Seminar (FTS), Politics of Housing and Homelessness. The students, along with their professor, spent three days with only what they could carry on their backs. They were allowed only a sleeping bag, blanket, … Continue reading Gusties raise awareness about homelessness: In a three day simulation, students learn how it feels to be without a home

This week, in order to raise awareness and adaptability for mental health, the Alive! Mental Health Fair occurred on Monday and Tuesday. Hosted by the Campus Activities Board and co-sponsored by the Peer Assistants, its goal is to “help advance our campus conversation about mental health and wellbeing,” according to Connor Myhre ‘18, Co-President of CAB. “We hope that students will be able to both … Continue reading Mental health fair raises awareness on campus

The Gustavus International Cultures Club, also known as ICC, was lauded for its remarkable, well-organized International Festival which was hosted this past Saturday. The night featured student-led musical performances, dances, trivia, and food from around the world, along with a fashion show and educational displays meant to celebrate world cultures. The International Cultures Club is a student organization that, according to the group’s mission statement … Continue reading International Festival brings cultures together

On Thursday, November 2nd, the whole Gustavus community came together to raise support for the Gustavus Fund. Many Gusties participated from far and wide to help allow the College to have flexibility in providing the best liberal arts education to Gustavus students. This year there were numerous themed challenges which were sponsored by donors.Each challenge required a certain number of participants, and when the number … Continue reading Give to Gustavus Day a huge success: Over $417,000 raised for the Gustavus fund

The Department of Theater and Dance is performing, Our Country’s Good, written by Timberlake Wertenbaker. The play offers a variety of characters, themes and accents for students to dive into. This particular production was chosen by director Amy Seham and the Theater/Dance faculty. The department aims to choose a variety of productions that talk about important issues as well as provide entertainment for the audience. … Continue reading Gustavus Theater Presents Our Country’s Good

Last Thursday, speechwriter Craig Smith delivered a lecture to students and faculty of Gustavus about his recent publication, Confessions of a Presidential Speechwriter. He was introduced as “an incredibly wonderful rhetorical scholar [who has] published over 60 peer reviewed scholarly articles over his career… and over 20 books” by his old friend and Gustavus visiting faculty member Dr. Brandon Anderson. In his lecture, he describes … Continue reading Former speechwriter gives insightful lecture: Craig Smith discusses experience working for the White House