If you’ve had the time to walk by the bulletin outside the Caf, you may have seen a bright exhibit of all things gay and happy. History and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Professor Kate Wittenstein’s Queer History and Culture class has put together an exhibit of all things queer and LGBTQA related at Gustavus over its lengthy history as a college. With earliest findings being … Continue reading Queer History Exhibit at Gustavus
Tibetan monks proceeded from Christ Chapel, jar of mandala sand in hand. Ceremonial hats on their heads and playing traditional instruments. A hoard of fascinated people trail excitedly, chatting over the processional music and crowding in as close as possible to see. The assembly walked through a parking lot, inching ever closer to the destination where the sand would be deposited, and the ceremony complete. … Continue reading Pick Up Your Sh*t
With the finals season fast approaching, many students are probably starting to think, “man, I wish someone else could just take that test for me.” To my hopeful friends, then, I have to ask: if you really could get someone to go through the motions for you like that, would you do it? In August of last year, researchers at the University of Washington published … Continue reading Matters of the Mind
The big dogs at the top of the food chain here at THE Weekly have deemed me the one responsible for writing a “senior salute” of sorts even though, as the Calendar Editor, I am usually out of the office by 8 p.m. (at the latest) and am not a team member whatsoever. My existence at this paper consists of me sitting in my isolated … Continue reading Weekly Senior Salute
Crunch time. Finals. No time. Summer. These thoughts are undoubtedly on your mind as you slave away making sure to keep up with studying and all of your busy work. You are becoming more stressed, feeling slightly overwhelmed, and can feel yourself starting to bottle-up your emotions. You see several friends on your way to class. They say hello and ask, “How are you?” as … Continue reading A Helpful Reminder: Be Genuine
I have always been interested in creative writing, but have never really sat down and said to myself that I am going to write creatively. Right now, I am just sitting here, writing, and I am totally being honest about everything that is going through my head. I am focusing on the present moment, and not getting caught up in the illusion of time that … Continue reading It’s Now Or Never
As much as I can try to ignore race, society will never be able to. It’s merely a fact of life. I don’t think anyone else is going to be honest with you about what the world is really like. Therefore, I am going to try to prepare you to the best of my ability for what people might say or think. Don’t listen to … Continue reading What No One Will Tell You About Being White
Lately I’ve come to wonder if maybe Ayn Rand was right when she said that selfishness is a good thing. There are many people on this campus who have a problem with selfishness, but I don’t think there are very many people who have questioned why selfishness is a bad thing. Since our own viewpoints can be ones that we have inherited from our environment … Continue reading The Virtue of Selfishness
Recently a rally was held outside of the Chapel for increased transparancy on campus organized by the Our Gustavus campaign. A conglomerate for many transparancy-related organizations, like the Greens’ Divest Gustavus initiative. They work together, but they are not the same in practice or ideology. After the rally, I heard many people criticizing it. citing such observations as: “they’re using petrolium products at a divestment … Continue reading Don’t Judge a Book…
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed legislation this month that will gradually boost the state’s minimum wage to $9.50 by 2016. Passed with only Democratic support in the state legislature, the new law shall mandate that Minnesota’s current minimum wage of $6.15 per hour, one of the lowest in the country, will rise by more than $3 over the next few years and stay tied to … Continue reading Two Cents on Minumum Wage
