On December 15, 1791 the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, including the rest of the Bill of Rights. This Amendment was to become one of the most valued and well known pieces of our ruling document. The exact wording of the First Amendment is “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or … Continue reading Freedom of Speech: There’s an App For That

Reality check: you will not be on this campus forever. When you drive up that hill as a wide-eyed first-year taking in the sight of the Gustie jungle and feeling the electric energy of everyone who is so excited to see you, your countdown begins to the day when all you’ve done here compresses itself into a 5” x 8” document that validates your status … Continue reading Your Time Here

If you’re a member of a student organization and tell anyone trying to join the organization they have to do anything, you run the risk of hazing them. At least this is what it seems like at a first glance of Gustavus Adolphus College’s hazing policy. Gustavus defines hazing as “any action taken or situation created, intentionally or unintentionally whether on or off campus premises, … Continue reading On Hazing