At Gustavus, many of us have erected a wall of antipathy toward each other and our differences. By exaggerating differences and divisions, this wall separates and paralyzes us from coming together on points of agreement in order to pursue practical progress and realistic reforms. The student-led Campus Initiative Program titled ‘Pathways to Progress’ is intended as a vehicle for tearing down this wall in order … Continue reading Pathways for progress
As we enter the flu season the media have reported numerous tips on how to stay healthy. While actively preventing illness is important to your health, there is another aspect which has received little attention. This is keeping track of your medical history so doctors know how best to treat you. According to a research paper published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, “in … Continue reading Flu Season
These days, the world can be a pretty shitty place. Hunger, poverty, pollution and genocide tarnish our globe like greasy, sparse stubble and pimples on a teenage face. But with so many obvious debacles in our world, it is easy to overlook the little things that make our teeth grind. Take a moment with me to examine these recent baneful but petty descents of humanity. … Continue reading I’m right and you’re wrong
2010 has been a fantastic handful of days for Mark Hanson’s squad, starting out the new year with a series of wins. After a rough pair of games in Hawai’i over Christmas, the Gusties welcomed MIAC foes warmly with convincing wins over Macalester and St. Olaf, extending their conference winning streak to six games. This past Saturday, Gustavus played host to Hamline. Despite a poor … Continue reading MIAC leading men’s basketball downs Tommies
Ice time is hard to come by at Gustavus; multiple hockey teams and January broomballers crowd the rink at all hours. Recently though, a new squad has been covering the ice: the Gustie Blades, a synchronized skating club. The women of the Gustie Blades can be seen perfecting their latest routine, which is themed “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.” The club was created three years ago … Continue reading Gustie Blades skating in style
Monday, December 7 Damage was reported to a College vehicle. A student reported that a digital camera was stolen from her coat pocket while her coat was hanging in the basement of the Chapel on Sunday, December 6. Tuesday, December 8 A student in North Hall called Campus Safety to report that a former roommate entered her locked room. Wednesday, December 9 A Gustavus student … Continue reading Dec. 7 – Jan. 10 Safety Report
In this week’s shortened January Term issue, we have some of the fun Winter activities Gusties can take part in, as well our Gustie of the Week, Rebekah Schulz. Continue reading This week in The Weekly
The Weekly will be published on two Fridays during the January Interim Experience Term: Jan. 15, 2010 Jan. 22, 2010 As always, if you have any questions, comments, or story ideas; feel free to E-mail weekly@gustavus.edu. Continue reading January publication schedule
The Weekly will be published twice over the January Interim Experience term – Jan. 15 and Jan. 22. Some of our staff members will not be on campus during the January Interim Experience. If you are interested in writing for The Weekly this January, or longer, E-mail weekly@gustavus.edu. Also, we recently updated our advertisement information page to include more details about our advertising program. If … Continue reading January Publication Schedule & Advertisment Opportunities
As 2009 comes to a close, The Gustavian Weekly would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to visit our home on the web this year. We use Google Analytics to keep track of how many people are looking our site. Here are some interesting statistics about our traffic since we relaunched the site on Sept. 3. 13,488 individual page views have been … Continue reading 2009 web traffic statistics
