While October 31 is considered by most to be a day filled with tricks and treats, for our Gustavus community, it is also a day of heritage, service and recognition. Commemorating the dedication of Old Main in 1876 and the college’s relocation to Saint Peter, Founder’s Day not only pays tribute to the longevity of the institution, but also to the dedicated staff that have … Continue reading Faculty achievements celebrated on Founder’s Day
This week’s Gustie of the Week is Gustavus’ Mental Health Therapist, Aaron Geringer. Geringer, originally from Wheatland, Wyoming, interned at Gustavus from Fall of 2016 to Spring of 2017 while in graduate school, and eventually made his way back to campus for a permanent position. “I graduated and ended up moving to Lincoln, [Nebraska] to practice at a community mental health center. There [opened] a … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Aaron Geringer
This week’s Gustie of the Week is Junior Weston Lombard, an Accounting major from Stillwater, MN and co-founder of School Shark LLC. School Shark is a business founded by Lombard and his baseball teammates, Juniors John Campisi and Christian Johnson, with the mission of providing college students with a better option for buying and selling textbooks. “What we are is a peer-to-peer textbook sales platform … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Weston Lombard
This past weekend, a thrilling musical theatre production took Gustavus by storm. Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” in which many well-known fairy tales converge to form one story, was directed by Henry MacCarthy and performed in Anderson Theatre between October 31 and November 3. Each and every performance of the show was sold out. “Into the Woods” involves various characters from Grimm’s fairy tales, like … Continue reading Into the Woods
For decades, The Gustavian Weekly has been a part of our campus as a forum that fosters and invites discussion among students and faculty alike. It is also a place where those from any background may come to have a platform for free expression supported by and defended by the US constitution, but also Gustavus’ itself. I’m sure at some point in time, there were … Continue reading A letter from your Editor
Walk anywhere on campus, and you’ll find a never-ending array of posters advertising events, parties and get-togethers put on by student organizations and academic departments alike. At times, the number of events happening on campus can seem overwhelming. There are so many attempts to get our attention that at times it may seem like one big waste of energy–considering how much we already have going … Continue reading Finding intellectual fulfillment
I’m writing in regard to the opinion articles posted in last week’s publication about diversity. Lauren Casey’s article titled “The great poster debate” is deeply rooted in white privilege and ignorance. At the end of her article she states, “For those who disapprove with how Gustavus handles diversity, as harsh as it sounds, they didn’t force any student to come here and anyone is free … Continue reading Letter to the Editor (11/8/19)
In regard to Lauren Casey’s column about “The Great Poster Debate”: As an Asian American student of a college with a white dominant student body, I am angry. This column perpetuates the divide of US vs. THEM on campus. Not only is this column unfair and unjust, it also represents the lack of understanding on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The aspects she suggests these … Continue reading Letter to the Editor (11/8/19)
One of the most complex gaps in higher education is the socioeconomic gap. This gap includes students from working and/or lower economic classes who are often first-generation students. In looking at this gap it is important to look at three different groups of personal capital: human capital, social capital and cultural capital. Human capital is any knowledge, skills or ability that the students has. This … Continue reading Gustavus breaks gap in higher education
Think back to the technology you used as a kid and how much joy it brought you. Gameboy, Webkinz, Nintendo DS, or your super slick flip phone just to name a few. The one thing missing back then was your smartphone filled with social media apps. New technology has a lot of benefits, it has one huge drawback that may be affecting people without them … Continue reading Tech talk on mental health
