Early in the fall semester, I published an article here in The Gustavian Weekly regarding the injustice of civil asset forfeiture, a process by which United States police officers and federal agents can seize the property of citizens without charging the citizens with a crime. Now, I am obligated to call attention to the atrocity of migrant asset seizure occurring in Europe. The so-called “migrant … Continue reading Immigration Law Seizes Humanity
If you don’t know who Gloria Steinem and Madeline Albright are by now, you should. Both women are still active in progressing the rights of women in the United States and are seen as important global feminist leaders. Both women have come out in support of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the New Hampshire primaries. However, their endorsements came with the assertion that young women … Continue reading Feminism’s Generation Gap
In the age of outrage, where offense is currency and political differences have polarized, college campuses must combat the urge to insulate students in an ideological echo chamber. It would be silly to pretend that the Gustavus community is representative, let alone remotely resemblant, of American society. The truth is that we are a remarkably liberal campus, steeped in social and political activism for many … Continue reading Dissent in the Age of Outrage
Cuz nothing brings us all together better than angry @Beyonce shaking her a** & shouting “Negro” repeatedly.” The sarcastic tweet from conservative commentator Michelle Malkin just begins to summarize the harsh backlash surrounding a good old-fashioned American controversy following the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show. Rush Limbaugh had similarly degrading words for Beyoncé, describing her as “representative of the cultural decay and the political decay … Continue reading Beyonce’s Critics Fall Flat
North America E/M-206: Entrepreneurial & Creative Thinking – Vegas Style South & Latin America NDL 170: Cuba: Religion, Culture, and Identity GEG-155: From the Amazon to the Andes: Ecuadorian Landscape in a Time of Global Change EDU-267: Education and Poverty in Peru: A service learning experience Europe T/D 244: The Gaity School of Acting – Irish Theatre GER-120: Germany: More Than the Alps, Beer … Continue reading Out of Sight, Out of Mind: 2016 January Interim Off-Campus Courses
The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present Love’s Labour’s Lost in a contemporary take on the classic Shakespeare play. Love’s Labour’s Lost is the college’s January Interim 2016 production. Rehearsals began in JTerm as an intensive class that met Monday through Friday for eight hours a day. Associate professor in Theatre and Dance and Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean … Continue reading Love’s Labour’s Lost reimagines Shakespeare
Guillermo del Toro has a track record of making films one would think would be easy hits at the box office, but only make a small profit compared to some of the bigger hits we’ve seen in the last decade. He’s one of the more acclaimed visual directors, yet despite making movies about giant robots, dark fantasies or superheroes, he has a hard time beating … Continue reading Guillermo del Toro Plateaus with Gothic Romance
How’s India? This is a question I’m still not sure how to answer. In fact, the longer I’m in India, the less certain I am of my answer. The JPSC India program is not a typical study abroad experience. I am not traveling around the country or continent each weekend. I am not taking classes solely focused on the local customs, food, or language. I … Continue reading Tales from Abroad – Madeline Aberg
Last semester, as Senior Matt Broschard sat typing email after email to various professors, inquiring about graduate schools, he decided to quickly throw in at the end of each email that he’d be free in the month of January if any research opportunities happened to be available. Little did he know that this small act of proactivity was soon to land him a four-week opportunity … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Matt Broschard
This past January, the Counseling Center put on the J-term Sampler. The J-term Sampler consisted of four 90 minute events that were held throughout the course of January. The first session was called “So we need to talk…: A guide to effective communication”, which was followed by “Nobody’s perfect: Let’s explore perfectionism!”, and “Just breathe: An hour to practice mindfulness”. The final session, “Spring forward: … Continue reading Counseling Center Runs J-Term Sampler
