We’ve all heard about the recent bias incident, correct? Well, if you’re in the dark, let me shine some light on the subject. According to an e-mail sent to the school, there was a recent sorority social with a “T” theme. One of the sorority members entered the party clad in a towel turban with the word “terrorist” written on her shirt. The sorority sent … Continue reading Hate Is The New Everything
Over the past few months, the Keystone XL Pipeline has been talked about at lengths on this campus. However, given the massive amount of dissent and criticism of the idea, these ideas have become the social norm on campus, thus leading to people no longer feeling comfortable speaking out. Despite what some people may think, this is not a “no brainer.” In fact, there is … Continue reading Better than Advertised
Who could have predicted the effects of a group of women talking about vaginas? 17 years ago, Eve Ensler, a New York playwright, opened the play she had been writing for two years, The Vagina Monologues. Drawing on interviews she had done with more than 200 women, the resulting monologues have grown to popularity among women and men on college campuses across the nation, including … Continue reading Gustavus presents: The Vagina Monologues
Tuesday, March 11 Collegiate Fellows and Campus Safety responded to suspicious activity in Norelius Hall. Furniture had been moved in front of a room door. Campus Safety responded to a medical assist in Norelius Hall. A student while in Pittman Hall was cited by Campus Safety for a drug equipment violation and a drug/narcotic violation. The student was also cited for underage possession of alcohol. … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (3/21/2014)
This Thursday and Friday the Gustavus Choir had the honor of performing at the American Choral Director’s association otherwise known as the ACDA. Our ACDA division spans North and South Dekotas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. The choirs in attendance, through an audition process and later a solo concert, are deemed the best of the best in the upper-Midwest. This honor was earned through a … Continue reading GAC attack at ACDA
Gustavus students marched in the nation’s capitol last week as part of a nation-wide student-led protest against the Keystone XL pipeline. Demonstrating under the name XL Dissent, 25 Gustavus students joined over 1,000 other youth from across the United States in the largest act of youth civil disobedience in a decade. Gustavus students represented the largest collective group of youth protesters from the state. … Continue reading Gustavus students unite with nation’s youth against Keystone XL Pipeline
Alumni Hall lacked a sufficient number of seats to hold the hundreds of enthusiastic attendees of this year’s Moe Lecture in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, held on March 10. Nigerian Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave the lecture, titled, “Performing Gender- Sometimes I do, Sometimes I don’t,” which focused on the feminist movement and gender roles in today’s global world. Adichie’s most well known books … Continue reading Moe Lecture by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie sparks campus-wide discusson
Gustavus students, alumni, and faculty will have an opportunity to share their passions and inspire the campus community through the premier of GAC Talks, sponsored by the Gustavus Campus Activities Board (CAB). The event will be held on Saturday, March 22 in Alumni Hall, beginning at 10 a.m. According to CAB Advisor Andrea Junso, GAC Talks are modeled after TED (Technology, Education, Design) Talks and … Continue reading ‘GAC Talks’ premieres March 22
The impact of climate change has been a hot topic in recent news. With its notability in current events, Building Bridges Co-Chairs Junior Mark Zorrilla and Senior Kelly Dumais decided environmental justice was an appropriate choice for the 19th annual Building Bridges Conference. “Environmental justice stood out as an obvious choice for this year’s topic because of its prominence in current events and its location … Continue reading Building Bridges Conference affirms relativity of environmental justice
