The Minnesota deer hunting season is well underway. While the most popular rifle this season is over, muzzleloaders and archers are still on the hunt. Some of my earliest memories are of sitting in the deer stand with my dad, playing Pokemon on my old Gameboy Color. Then, whenever he would spot a deer he would nudge me and I’d take a break from my … Continue reading A Valuable Tradition
The Second Mile, a charity founded in 1977, began as a group foster home to boys of absent and dysfunctional families. From there it grew to include Foster Care and Big Partner-Little Partner-like activities aimed at a broader spectrum of financially underprivileged children. Gerald Sandusky, former assistant coach of the storied Penn State football program, founded The Second Mile. Sandusky is currently awaiting trial on … Continue reading Sandusky added to NCAA hall of shame
Gustavus Health Promotion (GHP) is hosting the Holiday Health Challenge, in which participants are challenged to maintain or lose weight over the holidays. The program is open to all employees of Gustavus. Head Volleyball Coach and GHP Administrator Rachelle Dosch is coordinating the program. “The goal of the program is to offer another health and wellness challenge for employees as an incentive to stay healthy … Continue reading Holiday Health Challenge
We are in the midst of the darkest era of collegiate sports, particularly in college football. The media has recently publicized the Penn State University childhood sexual-abuse scandal, the University of Miami’s illegal boosters funding players with improper benefits, Cam Newton and Reggie Bush (two Heisman trophy winners) receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars (along with a California home in Bush’s case) and the five … Continue reading NCAA: Pay to Play
Men’s Soccer The Men’s Soccer team was, at one point, ranked eighth in the nation by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). They won their first five games of the year, the team’s best start since 2003. The Gusties suffered their first defeat to St. Olaf with two minutes remaining in regulation back on Sept. 14, 2011 their only loss of the regular … Continue reading Fall Sports Wrap
Choosing what to wear to the gym can often be half the battle of getting there. You want to pick an outfit that maximizes performance and comfort but will also lead someone to post a LikeALittle about how fine you look on an elliptical machine. After spending some time creeping in Lund we’ve compiled a list of the most popular options in workout apparel on … Continue reading The Right Fit
If you were to open up the Star Tribune any day in the past month you would likely find an article related to the Minnesota Vikings “needing” a new stadium. This is an issue not only pertinent to the sports culture of Minnesota but our political culture. A new stadium will require a total funding upwards of 1.1 billion dollars. The state would be committing … Continue reading Reject: A new Viking’s stadium
Student Health 101 is a nation-wide e-magazine that contains videos, recipes and articles about health and well-being issues that college students might face. Individual colleges are then given six pages to customize for their own students. Assistant Professor in Health and Exercise Science Stephanie Otto, who serves on the Advisory Board for Student Health 101, feels that this customization is the most valuable part of … Continue reading Student Health 101
“The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer. For me life is continuously being hungry.” These are the words of former bodybuilder and Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger, who helped redefine bodybuilding as an international sport. For many professional and amateur bodybuilders, being hungry is not simply a motivational mantra, but a … Continue reading Hunger Game
For many students involved with club sports at Gustavus, it would be nice if the famous Spider-Man quote “with great power comes great responsibility” worked the other way around. Student-led organizations require plenty of responsibility by their members, from group inception up until game time. Gustavus currently has ten club sports teams in existence: Men’s and Women’s Ultimate Frisbee, Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, Men’s and … Continue reading Clubbing is not all fun and games
