You’re sitting in a coffee shop, reading the latest issue of the GUSTAVIAN WEEKLY, when you get a message on your smartphone. You pull out your phone and check it out, and while you have it out you also check Facebook, Twitter, and your bank account. What you don’t know is that twenty feet away from you is sitting a hacker using the router in … Continue reading Ghost in the Machine: Vulnerability in an Age of Technology
For the first time in his life Jorge Mario Bergoglio, more commonly known as Pope Francis, traveled to the United States of America. Millions traveled far and wide to come see Pope Francis’s arrival to the United States in September of 2015. In just one city, over 50,000 people waited for hours outside of the Capitol to see His Holiness. Magazines everywhere had covers and … Continue reading The Pope Visits America; What Gusties Aren’t Talking About
Groucho Marx once said, “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” Two hundred and twenty six years ago, we had our very first president, George Washington. Our very first party was the Democratic Republican system, which worked well under Washington’s reign. Then, Thomas Jefferson took office and made his system more Democratic, meaning … Continue reading The Farce That Is Politics
Coming out of the Nobel Conference there are a variety of topics that need discussing but one stands out more than any other; alcohol. Alcohol is a dangerous substance, but by treating it as taboo we are doing more harm to ourselves than by learning to drink responsibly. A Calvinistic rejection of alcohol as evil sets up people in society for failure when they come … Continue reading The Problem with Drinking at Gustavus
Wellbeing for Employees (WE) has put together a speaker series that is running for four Fridays in October from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. The series is called Support “ME” with WE and takes place at the Konferensrum in the Campus Center. The first session was Oct. 2nd, with sessions on Oct. 9, 16 and 23. These sessions are for the employees of Gustavus and are free … Continue reading Speaker Series Keeps Faculty Healthy
Over the summer, Senior Psychology and Pre-Occupational Therapy Major Bryden Giving decided to sell photo prints of pictures he had taken while studying abroad. “Originally what I was going to do was raise money to buy myself my first DSLR Camera,” Giving said. However instead of raising money for the camera, he began to raise money for his Gustie Buddy, Cole. “For some reason I … Continue reading Student Raises Over $1000 For His Gustie Buddy
Monday, September 28 ● Campus Safety responded to a medical assist in Jackson Campus Center building. ● A Collegiate Fellow documented communications and support offered to a student of concern in Sohre Hall. Tuesday, September 29 ● Campus Safety received a silent witness report regarding a threatening post on a social media app. On scene officers determined that there was not a danger to the … Continue reading Campus Safety (10/9/15)
Big Hill Farm, Gustavus’ own student led produce farm, is finishing its sixth fall harvest season and gearing up for their first winter in a greenhouse. The farm, although small, provides about half of all the fresh produce in the caf. Usually, Big Hill Farm closes their gates after the fall harvest and waits for the thaw in spring to start planting again. This year … Continue reading Big Hill Farm Experiments with New System
Family Weekend is the one weekend a year homesick students and empty nester parents come together on campus to enjoy activities made just for them. Students whose families will not be on campus can also enjoy the weekend as most of the events can be done with a simple group of friends, as well. The activities range from a movie, comedy improv, an acrobatic show, … Continue reading Families Flock to Campus for Fall Festival
Gustavus Adolphus College is well-known for having renowned art exhibitions on display. During the month of October, the College is hosting artist Michal Sagar’s exhibit “Beginning of the Third Dream” in the Schaefer Gallery in the Department of Art and Art History in the Schaefer Fine Arts Center. Similar to the Hillstrom Museum on the lower level of the Campus Center, admission to the gallery … Continue reading Gustavus Showcases Award-Winning Artist Michal Sagar
