As the year’s housing process winds down, many students are still vocalizing strong opinions on the residences they have received and on the current state of the housing process. Room draw, the process of room selection for students, has traditionally included assigning students random numbers and having them physically selecting rooms from a board in descending order of the priority numbers. The process was moved … Continue reading Housing process eases concern for some, not all

A class in the Spanish Department, Spanish 250: Crossing the Border, has created a march to raise awareness about Immigration Reform: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. The class, taught by Mayra Taylor, has been studying immigration and received help from OLAS to organize the service project in order to raise awareness about immigration in the US, as well as promote basic … Continue reading March for immigration reform

The Kitchen Cabinet will be hosting a reception to congratulate the recipients of the 2013 Sustainability and Health Partnership Education Grant, which allowed funding to its winners for various service projects.  The receptions will also allow these students a chance to present and share their projects with those in attendance. Junior English Major Rebecca Hare, Co-President of the Gustavus Greens,regularly updates the Kitchen Cabinet on … Continue reading Gustavus students receive grants to fund future projects

This year, Campus Activity Board (CAB) is excited to announce Emmy Award nominated actor Jeffrey Tambor’s presentation of “What’s Keeping You From Performing Your Life?” Recognized for his role as George Bluth, Sr., (as well as his own identical twin, Oscar Bluth) on the sitcom series Arrested Development, actor Jeffrey Tambor has been known to play a variety of unique characters during his forty year … Continue reading Jeffrey Tambor selected as 2013 Big Speaker

On Thursday, April 11, a public student forum was held in Alumni Hall for students to attend and discuss issues and concerns that have riddled the college as of late. The panel consisted of Presidential Cabinet members, Provost and Dean of the College Mark Braun, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Tom Young, Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission Tom Crady, Vice President for … Continue reading Presidential Cabinet addresses concern at student forum

Women In Business Leadership (WIBL) is a student and alumnae program that helps the women of Gustavus in their academic, professional, and personal leadership development. The group works together to prepare, support, and promote women leadership. Women in Business Leadership (a student based organization) and Gustavus Women in Leadership (an alumnae based organization) work together each year to create the Women in Leadership Conference. On … Continue reading 3rd Annual Women in Leadership Conference focuses on authenticity

A trio of Gustavus students have been recognized for their achievements through various honorable scholarships. These include the NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship, the Goldwater Scholarship, and the Phillips Scholar Program. Sophomore Political Science Major Nicole Ektnitphong has been named a Jay and Rose Phillips Scholar for the 2013-2014 academic year. Ektnitphong is one of six Minnesota college students to receive this honor, after first entering a pool … Continue reading Gustavus students receive prestigious scholarships

A number of leaders in the campus Greek community spent the weekend of March 15-17 on a retreat at Camp Courage in Maple Lake, Minn. The retreat was planned to serve a number of purposes related to Gustavus Greek life and the campus as a whole. “The goals of the retreat were to bring the separate chapters of the Greek community together, to talk about issues … Continue reading Retreat brings Greek Community together

This Spring Break, the members of Habitat for Humanity will be volunteering their time and efforts in the construction of homes for people in need across the southern United States. This year, the locations include Maryville, Tennessee; Sumter, South Carolina; and Birmingham, Alabama. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that aims to build and repair homes for people who do not have sufficient forms … Continue reading Habitat for Humanity values service and leadership