Oh, first-month-of-school-Gusties. I’ve missed you dearly these past ten months. Your willingness to lend a helpful hand, sit with a lonely person at dinner or smile as we pass each other on the sidewalk is a welcome sight after such a long hiatus. For now, smiles abound and you are the friendliest creatures imaginable. But every year, something in you clicks, and that mood dies. … Continue reading Cheer up Gusties, show me a smile
The internet is a wonderful place. The internet is a horrible place. I’ve read plenty of articles showing how great the web is for those without means to get a start on an entertainment career considering how quickly one can put material online. However, it is also a place where one can quickly put material online, no matter the quality. Due to the ease of … Continue reading The media diet
Politics is as much a war of words as it is a forum for ideas, perhaps more so. Some of the biggest shifts in the history of American politics have come about as a result of changes in political language rather than in candidates or policies. Candidates will come and go, but winning an election does not secure a victory for their ideas. A true … Continue reading Reclaiming Convervatism
Most people would agree that climate change is a major issue in today’s world that requires immediate action. One of the most prominent proposals is “Cap and Trade,” also known as emission permits. Cap and Trade is a system where the government auctions off or grants a limited number of permits to polluting companies. These permits give the company the right to discharge a certain … Continue reading Cap’n Trade
Imagine you’re about to go on a date with a significant other you really like. You dress cute, pick a nice restaurant and arrive fashionably early. They enter, greet you and sit down across the table. Everything is perfect, and then they pull out their phone. The time has already passed in which they could quickly check the time, which means they are texting or … Continue reading TTYNever
There’s a happy place for people like me in the Gustavus Adolphus Market Place. I can’t take credit for it as I learned from those before me. Thanks to them, I now rely on it to feed me during busy lunch hours. Thanks to you, dear Gusties, for without those of you who throw out half-eaten chicken strips and cheeseburgers, I would not eat lunch … Continue reading One man’s trash is another Aaron Albani’s lunch
I once saw an image macro of a man saying, “Oh, I’m sorry. Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?” I chuckled to myself, and then laughed some more – louder this time. Uproars escaped my clenched gut, rolling on the ground in fits of laughter. Then I exploded in a supernova of giggles and confetti. It’s funny ‘cause it’s true. … Continue reading As I was saying
We’ve all witnessed the political posturing. Democrats claim that the only way out of our economic malaise is to enact an FDR style economic stimulus. By contrast, the Republicans claim that stimulus doesn’t work efficiently and instead offer tax cuts. With all this posturing, it can be difficult to tell who is right. The Democratic claim that an “expansionary fiscal policy,” or stimulus, will result … Continue reading A stimulating debate
The complication in any type of modern warfare is the identification of the enemy. In previous centuries, the opponents lined up on opposite fields and shot at each other until one side was completely dead or too injured to continue. However, in the wars of the 21st century, the enemies hide in civilian territory, jump from country to country and refuse to affiliate with a … Continue reading And the enemy is…
Excitement rages through the Gustavus campus. Friends reunite themselves with those whom they’ve been parted from for three whole months and can now be seen anywhere at any time. It seems nothing could go wrong for anyone. But this, the first week of class, is not so euphoric for all, dear Gusties. Our esteemed Gustie Greeters find that all they’ve lived to uphold for the … Continue reading Fall greeted with joy and sorrow
