The (real) pursuit of happiness Hello again, fellow Gusties, I hope all of you have been keeping up with your homework while finding time to stay active and hang out with your friends lately. This week, I decided to write about something that affects everyone in all walks of life. This is, of course, the pursuit of happiness, a phrase well known in our culture … Continue reading The write to think

Pushing buttons I know that you think that you are right, and actually there is a good chance that I agree with you, but the fact remains that there are still things that we do not yet realize, recognize, or understand about the ideas or people with whom we disagree. Let’s start with politics. Whether you identify as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent or none … Continue reading Cloudy with a chance of musing

Quick to forget Gustavus, the perfect “city on a hill.” We lead by example, we support noble causes, we don’t do much wrong. But what do we do? I commend a few things. Hosting a blood drive and a marrow drive are wonderful, I won’t deny that. But as students, what are we doing? Raising awareness? Newspeak for bullshit. I hope you all went to … Continue reading The implication

In praise of argument, extremism, and confrontation In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” in which he responds to a group of white clergymen calling his anti-segregation protests ill-timed and extreme, Martin Luther King Jr. says, “But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to think about the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label.” … Continue reading For the sake of argument