Picture this: it is a brisk fall day in September of 1970. You are a First-year student arriving for your first day at Gustavus. You unload your car and make your entrance into the newly built Norelius Hall entryway, where the dorm is already buzzing with the activity of 512 new First-years and their exhausted, sweaty move in crews. Students, both male and female, will … Continue reading The evolution of the First-year experience
As the summer came to a bittersweet end, an array of minivans, trucks, and stuffed-to-the-brim Ford Focuses ascended to our campus. Students could be spotted moving anything from futons to suitcases packed with clothes into their brand new dorm room. This process ultimately ended with shirts soaked through with sweat and grumpy parents overheated from the lack of a key factor that is crucial for … Continue reading AC is too cool for school
With orientation coming to an end, on every First-year’s mind is the countless icebreakers and activities to get the class of 2022 ready for life here at Gustavus. While some will look back fondly on the four days of orientation spent with their Greeter, others- well, not so much. One particularly controversial event during orientation is the square dance. Some love it, and some hate … Continue reading Square dance tradition matters
The Gustavus Men’s football team currently holds a 1-0 record after starting their season with a victorious 32-20 win over the Martin Luther Knights last Saturday when they traveled to New Ulm. Despite trailing by two at the end of the first half, the Gusties regrouped at halftime to battle back and take a hold of the game. In the first half, Gustavus stayed on … Continue reading Football defeats Martin Luther 32-20: Gusties look forward to home opener Sept. 8
The Gustavus Men’s Soccer Team opened its 2018 season last Friday on a positive note with a 4-1 win over Presentation College. The game marked the first victory for Gustavus under the guidance of Head Coach Tudor Flintham, who assumed his role in April. Flintham is an alum of St. John’s University, and most recently served as Head Coach of the men’s and women’s teams … Continue reading Men’s Soccer opens with commanding wins: New head coach hopes to carry on the team’s legacy
Orientation has started early for students and mentors in the SIAS program. The Summer Institute for Acadmic Success, or SIAS, is a program that brings unique and underrepresented students to campus for an extra week before the rest of the first-years move in. This gives them a chance to get to know the campus and each other, as well as get a head-start … Continue reading SIAS students introduced to Gustavus
Junior Joyce Amakoue is the epitome of a person who makes the most of every day. Originally born in the West African nation of Togo, Joyce and her family came to Minnesota in 2002, and currently reside in the city of Bloomington. This past week, Joyce traveled from Bloomington to Gustavus to begin training to become a Gustie Greeter and welcome the Class of 2022 to … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Joyce Amakoue
It’s been a long day of moving in. You’re tired from lugging boxes up and down the stairs of Co-Ed and all you want is an ice-cold bottle of Dasani. However, lurking in that bottle is an intruder, microplastic. Microplastics are particles of plastic smaller than the eye can see and thinner than a strand of hair. A study done by the State University of … Continue reading War on bottled water
