As of 10:00 p.m. on Feb. 16, 2009, 100,817 names were listed as awaiting a new organ, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network’s (OPTN) website. To put this growing number into perspective, The Saturday Evening Post of Dec. 1989 reported that at that time, the wait list was at 17,000 individuals. That is a 590 percent increase in the past twenty years. OK, … Continue reading Organ donation
The left hates him, moderates don’t like him and the right is disappointed in him: former President George W. Bush spent the past eight years doing the toughest job on Earth, but I have a sneaking suspicion his mailbox isn’t stuffed full of “Thank You” cards. If I were him, leaving the White House as celebrities, politicians and millions of citizens from around the country … Continue reading Thank you, Mr. President.
St. Thomas may be the best in class on the hardwood, but its their classless fans that spark the most controversy As I entered the forum for Saturday’s game against St. Thomas, I heard an eruptive crowd: it was a college basketball game on a Saturday. But what I found most interesting were the fans. In high school, I was voted the person with the … Continue reading Unsportsmanlike Spectating
With strong performances expected from both the men and women, Gustavus hopes to end the season atop the conference, together, for the second year in a row Head Swimming and Diving coach Jon Carlson’s 19th season at the helm of Gustavus aquatics has been one unraveling in a somewhat different fashion than the team’s recent history would indicate. This weekend, the Gusties head to the … Continue reading Host Gusties hope to make a splash in the upcoming MIAC Championships
In an attempt to cut back on waste, Dining Services introduced Gustieware this past fall. Serving as an alternative to the cardboard carryout containers already offered, Gustieware is available in the Market Place for community members to take, fill with food and return for dishwashing. The containers are then reused. The program is believed to be the first of its kind and has received national … Continue reading Update: Gustieware gains recognition
As many major news broadcasts have made apparent, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in the midst of an investigation into the source of a recent salmonella outbreak. This salmonella outbreak, according to the FDA website, has been linked to “the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) at its Blakely, Georgia processing plant,” which produces one percent of all U.S. peanut products. The … Continue reading On campus recall: Clif and Luna bars
Two summers ago, an elderly lady in a Bloomington, MN, church asked her congregation for assistance. Her garden needed weeding, her fence painting, her gutters cleaning, etc. The to-do list was daunting for an aged woman, but not for First-year Ben Batz, who stepped up to the plate. Since then, Ben has run “Ben and Friends Handyman Service” in his neighborhood. He walks dogs, waters … Continue reading Ben Batz: Lending a helping hand
It has been a very interesting year for movies. The frustrating-yet-justified writer’s strike that ended in February 2008 put a stall on the film industry as a whole, making it a relatively slow first half of the year. Besides a few enjoyable summer blockbusters (Wall-E, Hellboy II, The Dark Knight), and some hilariously over-the-top comedies (Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder), there wasn’t much to speak of. … Continue reading Must see flicks from 2008
Each morning during the month of January, a group of Gustavus Adolphus College students gathered in the dance studio. While some members of the campus rested warmly in their beds, this group promptly got to work. They started with group exercises, stretching a rope between partners to pull, twirl and dance around one another. This was a typical start to the day for the ensemble … Continue reading The Journey to The Other Shore
