Junior Carrie Bather and Senior Bradley VanTatenhove have joined together with two alumni, Avery Bather ‘18 and Garrett Meier ‘19, to make one well-known band both on and off campus. The band was formed about a year and a half ago, when Carrie had heard that her sister, Avery, had started performing with Meier. “Avery and [Meier] started out themselves by doing lots of duets … Continue reading Catching up with My Sister’s Boyfriend
This week’s Gustie of the Week is Junior Pa Ying Lor, an Elementary Education major from St. Paul, MN. Coming from a large, diverse city such as St. Paul, Lor appreciated how Gustavus’ welcoming community eased her transition into St. Peter’s small-town setting. “The scenery is very welcoming, and the people who work here are very welcoming too,” said Lor said. “I really enjoy working … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Pa Ying Lor
As Captain of Gustavus Women’s Hockey Team, Senior Amelia Vosen is ready for the final moments in her last semester at Gustavus. She is a Management major from Newton, Minnesota. One of the main reasons why chose to attend college at Gustavus was because of the strong athletics program. She looked forward attending a school with such a welcoming community and smaller class sizes. She … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Amelia Vosen
Building Bridges is a student-led organization that aims to educate the Gustavus and the larger Saint Peter community on topics relating to social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. This conference encourages the community to open themselves up to the many injustices that plague our world and fight to make a change; it challenges the individual to show the world the power a single person—or working … Continue reading Building Bridges Over the Years
For as long as the arts have existed people have divided them among the classes. Literature, opera, and ballet for the high class and folktales, young adult novels and folk music for the lower classes. With all the different social media sites, this division is more prominent than ever. We can see this division in poetry with the introduction of the concept of “Instagram” poetry … Continue reading The hierarchy of poetry
In my senior year of high school, I submitted college applications to a handful of schools I was interested in. I filled out many forms with my name, birthdate and GPA. I wrote pages about the things I was involved in and how they had changed me, my aspirations for the future and a 500-600 word personal essay, which served to wrap up my college … Continue reading Redefining success in college
If there were a major in self-criticism, I can guarantee that every college student would be straight A students. The inspiration for this article stemmed from my one and only class this semester which is “The Psychology of Self-Compassion.” I have to say, I don’t think I have ever been this excited to go to class before because I just might be able to fix … Continue reading Critiquing self-criticism
The Gustavus Men’s Tennis team had a quick turnaround following the ITA Indoor Championships, facing off against two non-conference opponents the following weekend. At the ITA Indoor Championships, hosted by Gustavus, the team faced off against some of the top-ranked teams in the country. The Gusties came into the tournament ranked No. 20 in the nation, but after a dramatic 5-4 win against No. 11 … Continue reading Men’s Tennis defeats Grinnell and Augustana: Gusties move up to No. 15 in the nation
The Gustavus softball team finished last season at 17-19 and 8-14 in the MIAC, good for eighth place. This season, a veteran returning core and a strong crop of younger players hopes to better both of those marks and reach the conference playoffs. Head Coach Britt Stewart is in her fourth year at the helm and commented on the team’s prospects this season. “We are … Continue reading Softball travels to Rochester: Gusties split games 2-2 during first weekend of competition
After sweeping Bethel in two straight shutout performances, the No. 4 ranked Gustavus Women’s Hockey team advanced to the MIAC Playoffs as the top seed. Their last series of the regular season featured a matchup with Bethel that held important implications for playoff seeding. In the first game, the Gusties got onto the board just 7:23 into the game. The Gusties played solid defense early … Continue reading Women’s Hockey moves on to MIAC finals: No. 4 Gusties set to faceoff against Augsburg
