The (real) pursuit of happiness Hello again, fellow Gusties, I hope all of you have been keeping up with your homework while finding time to stay active and hang out with your friends lately. This week, I decided to write about something that affects everyone in all walks of life. This is, of course, the pursuit of happiness, a phrase well known in our culture … Continue reading The write to think
Pushing buttons I know that you think that you are right, and actually there is a good chance that I agree with you, but the fact remains that there are still things that we do not yet realize, recognize, or understand about the ideas or people with whom we disagree. Let’s start with politics. Whether you identify as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent or none … Continue reading Cloudy with a chance of musing
Quick to forget Gustavus, the perfect “city on a hill.” We lead by example, we support noble causes, we don’t do much wrong. But what do we do? I commend a few things. Hosting a blood drive and a marrow drive are wonderful, I won’t deny that. But as students, what are we doing? Raising awareness? Newspeak for bullshit. I hope you all went to … Continue reading The implication
In praise of argument, extremism, and confrontation In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” in which he responds to a group of white clergymen calling his anti-segregation protests ill-timed and extreme, Martin Luther King Jr. says, “But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to think about the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label.” … Continue reading For the sake of argument
Break-ups gone sour After almost four years of bickering, President Ohle and Gustavus Adolphus College are breaking their romance off, and not a moment too soon. Gustavus Adolphus College, having had many partners before Ohle, knew to end the relationship when Ohle told her she needed to gain ten to twenty grand before beach season. When speaking with Gustavus Adolphus College regarding the issue, she … Continue reading The Bunion
More from government How often does the thought: “what is the cost of war?” run across your mind. The question itself illustrates a double entendre; one can look at it as a simple question that entails a basic answer. Bypass the simplistic answer and consider how much more there is to this question. When I consider this question, my mind marvels at the numerous hidden … Continue reading The hidden truth
You’ve never watched Game of Thrones? If you haven’t already hopped on the Game of Thrones bandwagon, do not fear. I am here to knock some much-needed sense into you. The HBO show based off of George R. R. Martin’s series of fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire is about to kick off its third season at the end of the month, so … Continue reading Reading this will make you cooler
Too big to work (part two) The world of video game developers, players, and funding is one that has been unjustly under-discussed in the academic realm. As a profession, video game development is belittled, as an art form, it is hardly even acknowledged. While developing theory that describes exactly what constitutes interactive media, and examines what artistic and social potential the field has could be … Continue reading Food for thought
The wasted war Drugs are bad, m’kay? The War on Drugs is worse. The War on Drugs, like the War on Crime, the War on Terrorism, the War on Cancer, the War on Poverty, the War on Obesity, and the War on [fill in the blank], is logistically doomed to fail. Not only is it impossible to fight a substance, a symptom, or an ideology, … Continue reading The Implication
Troubled waters Whether it consists of wearing a button or a bracelet, handing out fliers, or the ever present obligation to table outside the Caf for one of your organizations, raising awareness is something that Gusties know how to do very well. It is pretty easy to raise awareness because it basically consists of talking about things that we are passionate about, and because this … Continue reading Cloudy with a chance of musing
