Beneath the Crown (4/22/16)
What inspired you from an early age to pursue your interests? “I would probably say the story of Nikola Tesla. He was always getting shot down and dismissed even though he was a genius, and he was still sticking it out, even if he was a little insane at the time. In terms of a person I knew, I’d say my uncle. He didn’t go … Continue reading Beneath the Crown (4/22/16)
Gustavus hosts Saudi filmmaker Faiza Ambah
On Monday night at 8p.m. in the Heritage room, the Gustavus community will welcome film director Faiza Ambah for a showing of her film, Mariam. Several groups on campus are co-sponsoring Ambah’s visit including the Muslim Students Association, the Diversity Center, the Chaplain’s Office, the Religion Department, and the French Department. “It is dangerous and dehumanizing to sort the world into two categories – us … Continue reading Gustavus hosts Saudi filmmaker Faiza Ambah
Brian Laidlaw blends poetry and music
Krampus comes to town
The concept for a Krampus movie sounds so fun that I’m surprised it’s taken this long to get one in theatres at this point. For those that don’t know, Krampus is a character from Austrian folklore who is essentially a demonic version of Santa Claus that rewards the good and punishes the bad, and not with coal. Over the last couple of years Krampus has … Continue reading Krampus comes to town
Gustie of the Week – Caroline David
One aspect of a liberal arts education is learning as much as you can across different disciplines to gain a deeper understanding of how fields of knowledge intersect and interplay with each other and to become a well rounded person. Senior Caroline David is an exemplar of this with majors in Psychology and Religion and a minor in French. “She is very well- rounded and … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Caroline David
Shots of the week: Baseball
Softball staying busy to win MIAC
To put things simply, this week for the Gustavus Softball team will be extremely busy. With conference play now in full swing, the team’s schedule is jam-packed with double headers against MIAC opponents. Two double headers from two weeks ago were postponed to this week due to weather implications, meaning the Gusties will have five conference double headers in one single week. On Tuesday, April … Continue reading Softball staying busy to win MIAC
Why I hate Golf but love the Masters
I write this not as a golf fan, but rather as a vocal adversary of the world’s most frustrating sport. I don’t dislike it because I have an unwavering moral opposition to any sport that the likes of Jon Daly can excel at or even because golf courses have generally been found more devastating to the environment than all of America’s vaping Hummer drivers put together, … Continue reading Why I hate Golf but love the Masters
Border Patrol: Undefined and Unaccountable
Forget your personal feelings about immigration policy for the rest of this article. Ignore your initial feelings when you hear the phrase “border patrol” and start to think of border patrol agents as any other human being, capable of both good and evil. This is not an article about general policy; this is an article about human decency, about what is right and what is … Continue reading Border Patrol: Undefined and Unaccountable