Monday, March 8 A professor reported to Campus Safety that he had received some bias incident type material from an unknown source. Friday, March 12 Campus Safety responded to a medical assist at Christ Chapel. A College employee reported the theft of an unattended jacket from Dining Service. Saturday, March 13 Campus Safety responded to a domestic dispute call at Uhler Hall. Tip of the … Continue reading Mar. 8 – Mar. 13 Safety Report
Applications for the 2010-2011 Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor positions are now available. To request an application or more information, please E-mail weekly@gustavus.edu. Editor-in-Chief applications are due Tues, April 6, 2010 (the first day back from Spring Break) and Managing Editor applications are due Mon, April 12, 2010. Continue reading Weekly Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor Applications
On Saturday, March 13, 2010 Gustavus is hosting the 15th annual Building Bridges Conference. This year’s theme is “Immigration: Surviving the Land of Opportunity.” The conference will focus on the obstacles immigrants face upon their arrival, as well as the daily struggles of adjusting to life in the United States. “Immigration is hugely important for a whole variety of reasons,” Assistant Professor of Religion Thia … Continue reading Building Bridges Conference on Immigration
This coming Monday, March 15 all Gustavus students are invited to see a presentation by Dr. Anna Versluis, assistant professor of geography, on the conditions in Haiti organized by the history and latin american, latino, and caribbean Studies (LALACS) department. Dr. Versluis has worked extensively in Haiti conducting research and working with the people.The one-hour presentation will be held in Alumni Hall at 7:00 p.m. … Continue reading Researcher to give speech on Haiti
Africa Night took place at Gustavus on March 5. The evening featured traditional dances, clothes and food from various countries in Africa. Continue reading A glimpse of African culture
Local farming and sustainability are topics that affect the Gustavus community, and the surrounding communities as well. Where our food comes from, how it is produced and how the industry can move toward sustainability are questions that consumers and producers must ask themselves. Over the past year, one Gustavus professor and one Gustavus student collaborated to take a closer look at these issues. Professor of … Continue reading Local filmmaker and Gustavus student focus on farming
In the past few months, the website Chatroulette has literally taken the Internet by storm. Launched in November 2009 by Andrey Ternovskiy, a 17-year-old high school student in Moscow, the site now has about 35,000 visitors at a time. But for something that has so many talking, a lot of people have yet to discover it. Chatroulette is a website that connects random strangers across … Continue reading The many faces of Chatroulette
Evan Curtin has been a Gustie since day one. The son of Department Chair and Professor of Philosophy Deane Curtin, Evan really got to know his way around campus before most students were in kindergarten. “I’ve grown up here. [Gustavus] is my home. My first day on campus was before I was three months old, and I went on a study abroad trip to Kansai … Continue reading Evan Curtin: Balancing school and parenthood
Back in 1985, then CAB Co-President Brad Duhaime had an idea. At the time, the only way to attend a formal dance was through a Greek organization. “He got to thinking about the other 80 percent of the campus and how if they weren’t involved in a sorority or fraternity they had no opportunity to attend a formal dance,” Sophomore Communication Studies and Music Major … Continue reading CAB sponsors annual President’s Ball
