The Gustavus Men’s Basketball team starts their season on Saturday, Nov. 14 against the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. This year the team is lead by four senior captains: Gary Cooper, Brian Jacobs, Chad Poppen and Chris Narum. Last year the Gusties advanced to the semi-finals of the MIAC tournament before falling to Saint Thomas in over-time. Their overall record for the season was 16-11. “We … Continue reading Men’s Basketball is Ready for Tip-Off
Last Saturday was a good day to be a Gustie, largely in part to the success of the Gustavus Women’s Soccer team, who captured their first ever MIAC playoff title with a 1-0 victory over St. Thomas. Not only was this the team’s first MIAC playoff title, but it was also their first ever appearance in the playoff tournament. With the playoff title, the Gusties … Continue reading Women’s Soccer to Face No. 6 Wheaton
One of the more popular topics for people to write and talk about currently is how the political system in the United States has started to take the appearance of a big joke. With people like Donald Trump lasting so long as a frontrunner in the GOP race it’s easy to see why. At the beginning of the semester, Senior Opinion Columnist Logan Boese wrote … Continue reading Mock the Political System and It Will Mock You Back
There’s something delicious about hometown drama after you’ve gone off to college. My high school years were hard enough without all the shenanigans going on in the hallways. But when my school started popping up in the local news last year, I gobbled the drama up from the safe distance of my dorm room. Like everyone else, apparently, I’m a sucker for a good tale … Continue reading (White) Rebel Without a Cause
This past week a friend of mine posted a meme on my Facebook wall. The meme read, “there are two kinds of people when Christmas decorations appear in the shops.” Below was a picture of Buddy the Elf and King Theoden from Lord of the Rings. Needless to say, I was certainly the solemn King Theoden stating, “so it begins.” Now, this article isn’t a … Continue reading What’s the Rush?
Laws, we are told, apply equally to all citizens. If you break a law, you’ll get punished for it regardless of social standing, race, sexuality, religion, etc. Justice is blind. Or at least that’s what the government wants us to believe. Nevertheless, being a student on a private college campus, has forced me to realize that this is not the case. Through Campus Safety, Gustavus’ … Continue reading The Perks of Being a Collegiate Criminal
Students Today, Leader Forever is an organization formed in 2003 by a group of U of M students. Since 2003, they have expanded their organization throughout the nation to college campuses, recruiting eager college students looking to make a difference to their communties. Founded in the spring of 2014 by a group of freshman at Gustavus. The eager Gustavus students formed their Students Today, Leaders … Continue reading S.T.L.F. Pays it Forward Again
The Bookmark hosted a book release event for Professors Blake Couey of the Religion Department and Sharon Marquart of the French on October 29. Couey’s book Reading the poetry of First Isaiah: The most perfect model of the prophetic Poetry analyzes the poetic style of the book of Isaiah chapters one through thirty-nine. The book discusses the ways in which the lines are formed, metaphors, … Continue reading Gustavus Professors’ First Book Publications
Student Senate is a collection of Gustavus students elected by the Gustavus student body to represent the student body. The Co-Presidents, Sam Panzer and Bobby Rassmussen, chair weekly Student Senate meetings and Cabinet meetings. The Student Senate Cabinet is made up of Diversity Chair, Finance Chair, Health & Housing Chair, Public Relations Chair, Student & Academic Affairs Chair, Technology Chair, Ombudsperson, Controller, and Senate Speaker. … Continue reading A more transparent Student Senate for Gusties: ‘Take Your Professor to Lunch’ and ‘Community Comment’
Monday, November 2 • A non-student reported the theft of personal property from Sorensen Hall. • Campus Safety responded to a medical assist at Rundstrom Hall. • Campus Safety was notified of a report of a sexual assault that occurred on October 10, 2015, no location was disclosed. • Campus Safety responded to a fire alarm at Norelius Hall. Tuesday, November 3 • Campus Safety … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (11/13/15)
