The topic of deciding to work out every day is a tough decision on its own, but that may be due to the fact that you aren’t going at the time your body prefers. Being busy college students, it is hard to squeeze in workouts and even harder to go at our preferred time. Because of this, motivation to continue working out tanks. Some of … Continue reading Early bird gets the weight room

“Doing your civic duty” is a phrase that Gustavus students hear often-especially around major elections. There has always been a push to get students to vote, spurred by shuttles, registration taco trucks, and much more. Elections are discussed. Politics abound. But one election that is not pushed as much is Gustavus’ own Student Senate co-presidential election. Often, there are few candidates, short campaigns, and little … Continue reading Student Senate and how you can change campus

This winter has not been normal. Records have been set, or nearly set, for snow cumulation and low, low, temperatures. With cold weather and blizzards come bad road conditions, broken heaters, and cold water. As every Gustie knows, this can mean delayed starts (if we are lucky), canceled classes, and finger-freezing walks to class. The last blizzard we endured was one of the worst I … Continue reading Winter safety hazards at Gustavus

There are hundreds of languages spoken in the world, and with those languages there are hundreds of cultures to accompany them. At a time when people all across the globe are as connected as we are now through social media, it seems more important now than ever for people to try and understand other cultures and languages. Part of learning about other cultures is learning … Continue reading Learning a language will change your life

Social media is a powerful tool. It can be used for amazing things , as well as equally terrible ones. Many of us have seen the deception that social media can be used for in the last few weeks in the case of the Jussie Smollett scandal. If you don’t already know, Jussie Smollett was an actor on the popular show Empire, and he staged … Continue reading Jussie Smollett and the reality of hate crimes

Anyone who goes to Gustavus knows about J-term. Students are given one month to take one class that is most likely not in their major field. Students at Gustavus have had opinions on J-Term since its inception, many beginning with “why,” “how,” or “what.” What is the purpose of a J-Term? Why do we need to take two? How come we don’t just have a … Continue reading J-Term opportunities are worth your time

We are fresh out of J-term, and back in full swing of spring semester. With the month of either a class, studying abroad, playing sports, working, or doing absolutely nothing, it is hard to think of what it would be like if that were changed. I’ve heard the debate before: May term would be so much better than J-term. I started off writing this article … Continue reading Team J-Term or Team May-Term

It’s Spring Semester here at Gustavus, which means most first-years  have all successfully finished our first their first-ever term of college. A congratulations is in order, of course, so congrats to all my fellow first-years on a term hopefully well accomplished. There’s still many more to come, however, and it’s important to reflect on how this first term went before attempting to tackle all the … Continue reading First Year, First Term, First Finish