This morning, we took the “Website” box off our comment form. This box would allow users to leave their website’s URL along with their comment. The URL provided in the box would then be linked from the comment author’s name. I wanted to let visitors to our website know why we removed this option. Helping to clarify what spam is Our site, like many on … Continue reading Web addresses in comments
In recent weeks, I have heard several people attribute a quote to me that The Weekly is a “tabloid” and “not a real source for campus news.” I would like to say that I have never said this or anything of the sort; nor would I ever say this. Anyone who attributes such a quote to me is either misconstruing my words or is misinformed. … Continue reading Clarifying “tabloid”
Amid the furor over The Gustavian Weekly’s coverage of Case Day come actions and reactions. Theft and removal of copies of The Weekly in the wake of the annual Case Day coverage, which coincides with a scholarship weekend, has been a consistent theme of the past two years. On Thursday, March 24, The Weekly settled one aspect of this in a public Judicial Board hearing, brought by The Weekly against Senior Communications Studies and History Major Mary Cunningham. Continue reading Judicial board hearing sparks discussion following removal of Weekly papers
I thought I would share an interesting article that relates to Gustavus’s most recent Nobel Conference on water. In a report released yesterday, the United Nations said that polluted water kills more people than war. According to the report, 1.8 million children younger than five die annually of water-related illness. Story on CNN UN press release Continue reading Dirty water kills millions
On Wednesday, March 24, 2010 two speakers are coming to Gustavus to talk candidly about a subject few Gustavus students have probably ever discussed openly before: the female orgasm. Taking place at 7:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall, the event will cover not only the touchy subjects of finding the G-Spot and multiple orgasms, but also broader issues such as making safe sexual decisions, how the media influences our ideas of sex and female sexuality, and the importance of respecting both your own body and the bodies of others. Continue reading The Big O
In one week, 95 Gustavus students will embark on a journey to one of three different locations to participate in the annual Habitat for Humanity work trip during the College’s spring break from March 27 to April 3, 2010. The work trip program at Gustavus is a small part of a larger national initiative organized by Habitat for Humanity in 1989, called the Collegiate Challenge. … Continue reading Habitat for Humanity gets ready for trips
The Campus Activity Board’s highly anticipated big concert is less than a month away. Grammy Award winning MC Lupe Fiasco will perform at Gustavus on April 17, 2010 and tickets are expected to sell out. Tickets are 13 dollars for students (one per student), 18 dollars for guests in advance, and 20 dollars at the door. Senior Psychology major, Chair of the Concerts Committee and … Continue reading Kicking and pushing for Lupe Fiasco tickets
The Gustavus Chapter of Africa Partners Medical (APM) will be hosting an open forum at noon on Saturday, April 10, 2010 for all students who are interested in the medical and socioeconomic issues facing Africa. The head of the national organization, Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Lewis Roberts, will discuss the Continuing Medical Education Conference that the group hosts annually in Kumasi, Ghana. APM is made up … Continue reading Gustavus chapter Africa Partners Medical hosts speaker
The Physical Plant at Gustavus has made plans to landscape a new West Mall on the western axis of campus along Christ Chapel, in conjunction with the new academic building. Construction of the new West Mall will begin in the spring of 2011. A mall is defined as a large area that is usually lined with trees or shrubbery that surrounds a public sidewalk. Gustavus … Continue reading New West Mall in the plans for construction
