What is a great challenge you’ve faced? “I’d say getting up and doing the whole college thing. I was never a person that applied myself too hard in high school. I kind of breezed by and got my A’s then I went to college and realized that it wasn’t going to quite work that way anymore. I thought ‘I’m going to have to up my … Continue reading Beneath the Crown (11/11/16)
Hey Gusties! I am currently spending my semester abroad in the beautiful city of Copenhagen, Denmark. As someone who has lived and gone to school in the same state her entire life, I was slightly worried about being over 4,000 miles from home. However, as soon as I arrived in Denmark I knew I had found another place to call home. Copenhagen is a beautiful … Continue reading Tales from Abroad – Solveig Svendsen
Convenient.Paul Greengrass’s Jason Bourne is extremely convenient. From cartoon-like falls from tops of buildings, to CIA incompetence, Jason Bourne is not the film you are looking for. This is a film that takes everything that the original trilogy was known and respected for- the wit of Jason Bourne, relativity, and realistic consequences to actions- and just completely tosses it out the window for complete gut-punching … Continue reading Jason should not have been Bourne again
Melissa Saholt is a junior Communication Studies and English double major, from Lakeville, Minnesota. Melissa is a familiar face to many at Gustavus. You may have spotted her giving tours around campus, playing handbells in Chapel, or seen her bright smile from across the Courtyard Cafe. Melissa loves the feel of the Gustavus campus, and the community here. These were two of the key reasons … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Melissa Saholt
Gustavus volleyball closed out the regular season with three wins and a loss. With wins against Concordia, Saint Benedict’s and Hamline, the Gusties secured the No. 2 seed in the MIAC Playoffs. Their close five-set loss to Saint Mary’s dropped the Gusties’ record to 21-7 overall and 9-2 in the MIAC. The hiccup certainly was not what the team wanted heading into playoffs, but it … Continue reading Volleyball sets sights on playoffs
On Tuesday the No. 5 Gusties travelled to Saint Catherine’s to take on the No. 4 Wildcats in the MIAC quarterfinals. “We overcame adversity multiple times this fall and it was great to see that resiliency. We battled hard today and didn’t end the season on a loss. Not many teams can say that.” — Coach Burnett-Kurie The first half of play was scoreless, but Gustavus … Continue reading Women’s soccer season falls short in shootout
The Gustie football team is back on track after a decisive 23-3 win over the St.Olaf Oles in Northfield last weekend. This victory moves the Gusties to 4-4 overall (2-4) MIAC and puts an end to a four-game losing streak. Heading into the game, Gustavus was tied 7th in the MIAC league standings, with the 6th ranked offense and 4th ranked defense. The Gustie defense … Continue reading Football bounces back: A 23-3 win against St. Olaf ends the Gusties’ 4 game skid
This week on campus the Gustavus Womyn’s Awareness Center painted the rock for Reproductive Justice Week. Reproductive justice is defined as “complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, social, and economic well-being of women and girls, based on the full achievement and protection of women’s human rights.” This has been a hot topic, especially with the upcoming presidential election. Where one of the candidates, Hillary Clinton, made … Continue reading Clinton doesn’t care about reproductive justice
Unless you haven’t opened up Facebook, read a newspaper or watched television these past few weeks, you know that Trump’s campaign experienced a meltdown of unimaginable proportions recently. A 2005 audio recording of Trump surfaced recently exposing derogatory and sexually violent language toward women. Since then, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has uninvited Trump to a major Republican event and even more party officials … Continue reading Trump’s screw ups are bad for Clinton
It has been nearly a year since the deadly coordinated attacks in Paris left 130 dead. In the aftermath of the attack, much of the West devolved into hysteria about the attackers being refugees and this was, once again, an example of the dangers of letting in Syrian refugees—even though the attackers were European Union citizens, not refugees. For us in the states, the Paris … Continue reading Courage and compassion is necessary in refugee crisis
