A perennial sport in the East, lacrosse has infiltrated the Midwest and become a contender for varsity recognition. Several MIAC schools, including St. John’s, St. Thomas and others, implemented varsity programs and are helping lacrosse become a legitimate sport in Minnesota. Gustavus Men’s Lacrosse began much like a pick-up team would, a story straight from the script of Sandlot. The team disbanded as a club … Continue reading Men’s Lacrosse: Sultans of scoop
The Gustavus Baseball team has had an up-and-down season but seem to be hitting its stride near the end of the season, winning six of the past eight games. With a 7-9 record in the MIAC and an 11-18 record overall, the Gusties aren’t necessarily where they’d like to be in terms of record, but have seen improvement over the course of the season. “The … Continue reading Hitting their stride
After a second place finish in the top tier of last weekend’s All-Saints Tournament, the Gustavus Women’s Rugby team improved its spring record to 9-7-1 and has once again proven to colleges around the country that they are a force to be reckoned with. Playing six matches in a two-day span, the Gusties took matches from Moorhead/UND, Augustana, Bemidji and St. Benedict while dropping decisions … Continue reading Women’s Rugby: Scrumming up success
Thursday, April 28 A Gustavus employee reported the theft of his iPod touch from the Market Place. Campus Safety responded to a Fire Alarm in the Adolphson House. Two students were cited for a Drug narcotic violation and a Drug equipment violation. Saturday, April 30 A Gustavus student while in the Johnson Student Union was charged by Campus Safety for Liquor Violation/of Age, Social Host … Continue reading April 28 – May Safety Report
On Wednesday, May 4, Gustavus will be hosting the 31st annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference. The controversial discussion topic will be “Executing Justice: Debating Capital Punishment.” Open to students, faculty and the local community, the MAYDAY! Peace Conference will be an exhilarating event to watch. Founded and sponsored by Florence and the late Raymond Sponberg of North Mankato, Minn., the annual conference was created to help … Continue reading MAYDAY! takes on capital punishment
On Tuesday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m., the Campus Activities Board is proud to present Mr. Frank Abagnale, Jr. in Christ Chapel, where he will share his story of adventure, impersonations, fraudulent checks and his road to redemption with students, faculty and the public. The inspiration of the feature film Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Hanks, Abagnale was a … Continue reading Catch him while you can
The Gustavus track and athletics facilities will host an annual event this weekend that has the attention of many families in the southern Minnesota area. Sunday May 1 will mark the sixth annual Spring Games for Area 9 of Special Olympics Minnesota. Athletes from Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet and other southern Minnesota counties will gather to compete in track and field events, followed by … Continue reading Gustavus hosting Special Olympics
Relay for Life is coming to Lund Arena this Saturday night, in which participants from across the Gustavus community will unite to support people touched by cancer, raise money for the American Cancer Society and have fun. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and conclude at 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Anyone is welcome to attend. “You don’t have to be registered. You can show … Continue reading Gusties on track to fight cancer
CAB Coffeehouse hosted a Style Your Sole party with TOMS shoes. For every pair of the blank canvas shoes students bought to personalize, another pair was donated to children in Africa, South America and Haiti. 198 pairs were purchased by students and customized at the event. Continue reading Soles styled, shoes donated
