Earlier this week, Presidential Candidate John McCain offered us his plan to rectify the financial and economic crisis currently shaking Wall Street. It’s pretty simple, actually: fire the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to McCain, Commission Chairman Christopher Cox should be fired because he was “asleep at the switch” when the crisis hit. McCain was quoted in a Bloomberg article saying, “the … Continue reading McCain’s financial flip-flop
If you don’t mind, I’d like to take off my conservative Republican hat to talk as a Christian member of the Gustavus community. Some people seem to get the impression that socially conservative Republicans think they are the only “true” Christians, but as a social conservative, I think there are many liberal Democrat Christians who care for others and follow Jesus’ teachings much better than … Continue reading Guided by God
Dear Peter Pan, How are you? It’s been too long! Hey listen, if it’s not too big of a deal, could you possibly look into kidnapping me and taking me to Neverland at your earliest convenience. I’m sorry to bother you at such a busy time. Between battling Captain Hook, playing games with the Lost Boys, dealing with that manipulative bitch of a sidekick Tinkerbell … Continue reading Forget this. I’m going to Neverland.
With first place finishes in three of their first four tournaments, the Gustavus Women’s Golf team looks sharp thus far in the fall season After closing with a strong sixth-place finish in the NCAA Division III Championship last May, the Women’s Golf team is ready for another great year. The first meet of the year was the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Invitational on Aug. 30, … Continue reading Gusties get off to scorching start on the links
Gustavus’ Men’s Soccer team sits in a tie for first place as they enter the heart of the season Math is not a subject that everyone is able to excel in. However, anyone can understand the simple arithmatic of Gustavus Adolphus’ Soccer team: 42 seasons and 400 victories. Last Sunday the Gustavus Men’s Soccer team made program history, when they defeated Concordia in their first … Continue reading Gusties ride five-game winning streak into MIAC play this weekend
With a new year comes a new student government. Student Senate elections will be held next Monday, Sept. 22, outside the Evelyn Young Family Dining Room from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Two pairs of students are seeking the Student Senate Presidential Office. Senior Dance Major Shawn Grygo and Senior Communication Studies Major Luke Garrison are running against Junior Management Major Ashley Melville and Junior … Continue reading Battle for the Ballot
Reusable to-go containers, high-efficiency washing machines and florescent light bulbs are a few of the many changes the Gustavus campus has undergone as a way to convert to new energy-efficient and pro-green policies. Dining Services is phasing out paper to-go boxes and has introduced reusable containers, or “GustieWare.” Dining Services Director Steve Kjellgren estimates 250,000 cardboard to-go boxes were used and thrown away by students … Continue reading Environmentally Conscious Changes on Campus
It is not often that a college can find a professor who perfectly matches the institution, but Gustavus has found this in Richard Leitch, this issue’s Gustie of the Week. As an Associate Professor of Political Science, Leitch has become a visible fixture in the campus community. An educator at Gustavus since 1996, Leitch teaches courses such as International Relations, Comparative Politics, Asian Politics, Environmental … Continue reading Professor Richard Leitch receives award
If you were at the Student Involvement Fair last week, you may have noticed a single table with a large, plain banner lying across it. The banner read, “Join the Gustavus Sauna Society.” It might have been the simplicity of the display, or the energetic board members standing behind it, or just the mention of sauna, but the table was swarming with interested undergrads. By … Continue reading Sweating it out with The Sauna Society
