The annual Festival of St. Lucia will begin the Christmas season on campus in Swedish custom on Thursday, Dec 7. The Swedish tradition has been celebrated on campus since 1941. The Festival celebrates a long, Swedish tradition. It surrounds the story of a young woman from the third century named Lucia who was killed for her faith. The Swedish legend says that after her death, … Continue reading The tradition of Lucia brings light and service
This weekend, musical ensembles of Gustavus will be participating in the annual Christmas In Christ Chapel concert. This concert includes musical pieces sung by the Gustavus Choir, the Choir of Christ Chapel as well as the Lucia Singers, in addition to the choirs, there will also be music produced by the Gustavus Symphony, Chapel Ringers and other ensembles will also perform. The theme for this … Continue reading The musical ensembles of Christmas in Christ Chapel
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It is also the time to be thankful for all that you have, and give back to those in need. Too many times it is easy to forget what the holidays are truly about. If you have yet to volunteer or give back during this time, you are truly missing out an enlightening experience that allows you … Continue reading Volunteer for the Holidays
Joy Dunna likes to start off her day by thinking, “I am alive, I am awake, I am alert, I am enthusiastic!” With her positive mindset, she makes the most of every day and is able to brighten up the people around her, as well as the campus at Gustavus Adolphus College. Joy grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota and attended Hill Murray High School … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Joy Dunna
The Gustavus Women’s hockey team opened the new season with an exciting 4-3 overtime victory against UW-Superior Oct. 28th, pushing the game into overtime with seconds remaining in the third period. Superior started the scoring in the second period with two goals. Gustavus responded with two goals of their own with Erica Power scoring shorthanded late in the second and an unassisted goal from Senior … Continue reading Women’s Hockey off to strong start: Gusties open season with overtime win against Superior
As the fall sports season starts to conclude, the excitement around winter sports begins to ramp up. The Gustavus men’s and women’s swimmers and divers have been hard at work in the pool for weeks preparing for the 2017-2018 season, and their preseason training has resulted in much earlier season success thus far. “The team is off to a great start. The training has been … Continue reading Men’s and Women’s Swimming defeats St. Olaf: Gusties show drive going into new season
The Gustavus Volleyball team has taken full advantage of an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament by advancing through the regional rounds and reaching the Elite 8. After losing two out of their last four regular season games and an unexpected loss in the quarterfinals of the MIAC playoffs, it looked as though the Gusties’ season might have met its end. Fortunately, the Gusties strong … Continue reading Volleyball wins regional championship: Gusties advance to Elite Eight
It’s that time of the year again: the holiday season. This means colder weather, sweaters, and my personal favorite, comfort food. Despite all the fun activities that are associated with this time of the year, there is a downside. The average person gains 4 pounds between October and January. Having family food traditions is very important. They can help you de-stress and get away from … Continue reading The weight of every bite
I’m going to sound like a disgruntled old woman by saying this, but so many children and young adults these days don’t appreciate their parents’ presence in their lives. Similarly, many parents don’t appreciate their children in the same way. I’m not going to claim there was ever a time in history where this relationship was properly valued, but having been raised in a loving … Continue reading Family matters
In case you didn’t know, we are in the 21st century. Things are not how they used to be, and in many ways, this can be a good thing: better technology, modern medicine, new jobs and much more. However, for relationship and dating culture, things are not so great. If I’m being honest, in most cases I don’t even know if you could call it … Continue reading Dating dilemmas
