It’s just a quick swab of the cheek. That was a line that convinced 304 Gustavus community members to participate in the bone marrow registry drive. The drive, run by a travelling sector of the national bone marrow donor program. Be the Match, was sponsored by the Swim and Dive team on March 5 and March 8. The Swim and Dive team created this event … Continue reading Bone Marrow Drive
Entitled ‘The Crucible and Aristotelian Moral Authority’ On Wednesday, March 20, Philosophy Professor Doug Huff will be giving a lecture sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa society entitled, “The Crucible and Aristotelian Moral Authority.” Phi Beta Kappa sponsors the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture every other year, which features a prominent national scholar who speaks on his or her field of expertise. In recent years, … Continue reading Professor Doug Huff presents lecture for Phi Beta Kappa Eta
Distinguished as nationally renowned speakers, activists, and professors, Dr. Angela Davis and Dr. Marc Lamont Hill will serve as the keynote presenters for the 18th Annual Building Bridges Conference: Sentenced for Life: Confronting the Calamity of Mass Incarceration. Taking place on Mar. 9, the day-long conference will focus on the injustices of the United States prison and criminal justice system. “Most of our students know … Continue reading Building Bridges speakers spark controversial debates
The 18th Annual Building Bridges Conference will commence with a piece from the social-justice performance troupe I Am We Are (IAWA). IAWA has been focusing on their introductory performance for the conference since mid-Feb. “We’re covering different point-of-views relating to mass incarceration in a broader sense,” IAWA member and Junior Theatre Major Comfort Dolo said. “Our goal is to give the attendees their first exposure … Continue reading Building Bridges engages students with theater, workshops, and action piece
This Monday, South African playwright, author, and poet Zakes Mda flew into Minneapolis from the University of Ohio on the heels of the flurries. Mda arrived at Gustavus on Tuesday morning and spent a large portion of the day answering students’ questions in English Professor Elizabeth Baer’s Senior Seminar and African Literature & Film courses. Both classes recently finished reading Mda’s Ways of Dying (1995) … Continue reading Zakes Mda gives African studies inaugural lecture: Write what you don’t know
There is a committee at Gustavus comprised of students and faculty who are dedicated to the new Interfaith Space and getting students involved it. One of those students is Senior, Joe Dipple, who has helped run a meditation group for three years which takes place every Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dipple feels that it is extremely important to have this space on … Continue reading Interfaith Space evolves to fit changing needs of campus
The Gustavus student body voted Sophomore Communications Studies Majors Danielle Cabrera and Matthew Timmons as Student Senate Co-presidents for the 2013-2014 academic year. Cabrera and Timmons won against team Michael Morimoto and Joe Thayer and team Eric Best and Eiler Henrickson, winning 43.4 percent of the votes cast in the election. In preparation for their positions next year, the team will become familar with their … Continue reading Senate Election Results
Junior Michael Morimoto and Sophomore Joe Thayer Platform: Wish to see more transparency; report Student Senate in the Weekly monthly; utilize GAC TV; hold Co-President meet & greets (invite a dean once a month to answer questions about Residential Life, student life, etc); bring safe ride calling system backl increase handicap accessibility; keep the Courtyard Cafe open all day and increase lighting there for better … Continue reading Student Senate co-president elections heat up
On Wednesday, Mar. 13, students, faculty members, and alumni are invited to gather at the State Capitol to advocate for the Minnesota State Grant Program. The Minnesota State Grant Program provides an opportunity for students to attend college. “I love Gustavus Day at the Capitol because it provides students the opportunity to lobby for their education,” Senior Megan Nelson said. Student Senate works with various … Continue reading Day at the Capitol encourages education advocacy
