With the Minnesota Twins setting a new record for fan attendance in 2010 and the inaugural season of Target Field, the Twins plan to make a few changes to the ballpark before next season to enhance the experience. First and foremost, the Twins will add a second video display board to be located above the right-field grandstand. The scoreboard will be 28 feet high by … Continue reading Twins to make changes to Target Field
Monday, November 8 A Gustavus student reported the Gustavus parking permit stolen off her car. A student reported that her bike was stolen from the bike rack in front of Southwest Hall. Tuesday, November 9 A Gustavus student reported an item stolen from their unlocked room in Uhler Hall. A student reported an unlocked bicycle stolen from the bike rack in front of Southwest Hall. … Continue reading Nov. 8 – Nov. 14 Safety Report
Construction and campus renovations continue at Gustavus as the new academic building comes together and other projects begin to take shape. The academic building is on schedule for its completion date of summer or early fall of 2011. Other projects materializing include the addition of new outdoor recreational zones to supplement residential living areas and an on-campus disc golf course. “In the last week and … Continue reading Academic building progress
Gustavus students all remember the elections of November 2 and how important it was to vote. Many students were anticipating election results late into Tuesday night. Facebook even had an application to count voters. Five Gustavus alumni and one current professor capitalized on the elections. The outcomes affected the Gustavus community greatly with the alumni showing leadership in the State House. In the elections, four … Continue reading Gustavus alumni fare well in state elections
Gustavus President Jack Ohle will be visiting the United International College (UIC) in Zhuhai, China this coming Nov. 12 to the 19. Zuhai is located in the southern seacoast region of Guandong Province. “President and Kris Ohle are leaving on Friday as part of a delegation from other colleges in the Minnesota Private College Council (MPCC) who have an exchange agreement with UIC. President Ohle … Continue reading UIC conference sends President Ohle to China
On Wednesday Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room, a slideshow, “What I Saw During 28 days in the West Bank of Palestine” will be presented. Bill McGrath will speak about his experienes while he was living with an Arab family in 2007. He worked as a journalist, studied Arabic and walked around in Bethlehem, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Jenin, Nablus, Hebron, Jericho and the … Continue reading 28 days in the West Bank of Palestine
Sean Cobb may be one of the newer professors at Gustavus, but his presence on campus has definitely been noticed. If you are looking for him outside of his office hours, good luck because Cobb could be in the classroom, tutoring in the Diversity Center, judging the Drag Show, in Faculty Senate, organizing Faculty Shop Talk, advising the English Honor Society, coaching soccer or whatever … Continue reading Sean Cobb – Being a great professor: No sweat
Inception was to the summer of 2010 what the Jheri Curl was to the 80s. Which means it was AWESOME. Okay, bad example. So, unless you were a FedEx employee whose plane crashed in the South Pacific, leaving you stranded on an uninhibited island only to befriend a volleyball named “Wilson,” you heard all about Inception. I hope that reference did the trick. Boom. Roasted. … Continue reading Inception = Incredible
