What is one of your biggest passions? “I really love getting to know people. Everyone has cool stuff in their past, as well as really cool skills and different ways of thinking that I’ve never thought of. It’s one of the main reasons I became a CF last year and why I’m looking into joining something new this year. I just love it.” Are you … Continue reading Beneath the Crown (10/7/16)
The title of the current art collection in the Hillstrom Museum is The Very English Ambience of It All. The collection consists of four different sections entitled: “Livestock”, “Racing”, “Pets”, and “Foxhunting”. Given by Dr. Stephen and Martha Penkhus, these particular sets of paintings are focused mainly on the English countryside during the 19th century. What you first notice when you walk into the collection … Continue reading The Hillstrom Museum showcases sporting and english animals
If you’re a big fan of America’s Got Talent, you may have seen illusionist and magician Kid Ace as part of The Harlem James Gang, who made it to the top twenty in season three of the show. But since his days on AGT, Kid Ace has made a name for himself as a solo performer, traveling and doing shows throughout the United States, and … Continue reading Prepare to be amazed, Kid Ace is coming to campus
From the people who brought us Despicable Me and The Lorax comes the family friendly animated comedy The Secret Life of Pets. A children’s film that focuses on what our pets do after we leave for the day. Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures team up with directors Chris Renaud (producer of Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2) and Yarrow Cheney, along with comedy superstars Louis C.K., … Continue reading Secret Life of Pets provides family fun
The crisp shirts, the pressed pants, the nifty hats—even if you’ve never met him in person, you can still recall seeing this sharply dressed man out and about on campus. Always one to give a cheerful smile, Preston Schlueter is this issue’s deserving Gustie of the Week. Preston is a senior History major, with a focus in U.S. pop culture in the first half of … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Preston Schlueter
The Homecoming football game is always a special event, but this year it was more so. The game also marked the celebration of 100 seasons of Gustavus Football. Football alumni showed up in massive numbers. The alumni not only got to enjoy the game, but also take a photo with the current players and attend a large celebration in Alumni Hall afterwards. Despite the Gusties’ … Continue reading Centennial Celebration
A year after losing to the Gusties in the final seconds, the Cobbers had their revenge. Despite keeping the score close throughout the first three quarters of the game, the Gustavus football team dropped their Homecoming game to the Cobbers last Saturday, 21-46. The Gusties faced a very different team than the previous week, when they held Hamline to only 17 rushing yards but struggled … Continue reading Football falls short on homecoming: Strong final quarters sees Cobbers run away with 46-21 victory
Volleyball’s eight-match win streak was snapped by Augsburg on Wednesday, Sept. 28, when the Auggies beat the Gusties 3 sets to 1. The loss also broke a 16-match win streak within the MIAC that dated back to 2014. “Augsburg played relentlessly. Very strong defense and attacked our block a lot…I felt like we couldn’t totally get into a groove and hold our momentum when we … Continue reading Volleyball goes one in three against tough rivals
Over the past number of weeks, Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Tennis have both been hard at work during their fall season. This rather brief fall season only lasted about one month. Each team, however, is very pleased with how their short seasons went. On the Men’s side of the court, the Gusties had two competitions this fall. Their first competition took place in Iowa at … Continue reading Men’s Tennis sweep ITA Regionals: Al-Houni and Whaling takes first and second to highlight cool fall season
After only two and a half minutes of play on Wednesday, Women’s Soccer found themselves down 1-0 to St. Mary’s. Sixteen minutes later a boot from Sophomore Goalkeeper Ashley Becker found Senior Madison Ackiss past midfield. Ackiss did the rest of the work from there, dribbling past St. Mary’s defense to tie the game up 1-1. The goal was the second of the season for … Continue reading Women’s Soccer surges past St. Mary’s: Senior Madison Ackiss scores twice in victory
