Gustavus celebrates the 74th annual Festival of St. Lucia on Thursday, Dec. 11 with six sophomore women who have been nominated and voted onto the court by their peers. The six women include Sarah Barnes, Rachel Hain, Janet Jennings, Kendyl Landeck, Sharon Singh, and Lauren Swenson. Each year, Sophomore women are requested to submit nominations for other sophomore women that uphold qualities and characteristics including … Continue reading Festival of St. Lucia highlights Sophomore women

Barbara McAfee held a workshop titled “Who You Gonna Be While You Do What You Do?” on Monday, Nov. 24 in Alumni Hall. She drew a small crowd of students and community members and encouraged them to consider the things which make them better leaders and workers. “Barbara is an engaging speaker and talented musician—so on one level we brought her because she is entertaining,” … Continue reading Barbara McAfee inspires students to live purposefully

For the 42nd time, the annual Christmas in Christ Chapel worship celebration will begin on Friday Dec. 5, 2014, and will continue until Sunday Dec. 7. As a tradition since 1973, Christmas in Christ Chapel is a time for the community to celebrate the holidays with one another. Each year a new theme is chosen to educate the audience about faith and theology. The choirs … Continue reading Christmas in Christ Chapel to be broadcast live

On Wednesday, Nov. 12,  Senior Music Major Daniel Felton appeared with his family on “Family Feud,” a popular American game show where families compete against one another in a contest. When the Felton family made their appearance on the CW, Felton and his family received a lot of support. For the first episode, Gusties gathered in the Caf to watch it with Felton. “I think … Continue reading Gustie appears on “Family Feud”

Lindsay Rothschiller received one of the first Wallenberg Scholarships in order to study the Carbon Lock-in phenomenon in Sweden. Last Wednesday, Nov. 12 Rothschiller presented her findings to Gustavus with her host family by her side. Rothschiller, a Physics and Environmental Studies major, worked and lived with Magnus Fredricson and his family in Lidköping, Sweden. Fredricson studies Carbon Lock-in which Rothschiller described as a cycle … Continue reading Lindsay Rothschiller presents Carbon Lock-in findings

Building Bridges hosted a successful preview for its conference called, “The Evolution of Rape,” that took place last Wednesday. Five professors and faculty members spoke and participated in a panel regarding this topic. The five members of the panel were professors Peg O’Connor, David Obermiller, Alisa Rosenthal, and Yurie Hong, and Dean of Students JoNes VanHecke. The first talk was by Philosophy and Gender, Women, … Continue reading ‘Evolution of Rape’ panel previews Building Bridges

The students from the FTS: Politics of Homelessness class took part in the annual Sleep Out Nov. 16 – 19. While there were similar experiences hosted on campus before, the official Sleep Out in connection with this class first occurred 14 years ago. “Every year, I’ve changed something to ramp it up,” Professor Richard Leitch said. “Sleep outs were originally one night, usually a Friday, … Continue reading Homelessness sleep out promotes awareness