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
Fetishism comes in all shapes and sizes I love my Crocs. I wear them several times a week. They are bright orange and so flamboyantly colored that they rarely match other people’s aesthetic criteria for any item of clothing. I have conveniently adopted the philosophy that because they go with nothing, they go with everything. I did not purchase them for the color, nor did … Continue reading Collegiate Tales from a Consumer Culture
Welcome to “From the Margins,” a new column devoted to a wide variety of social justice issues. For our first column, we chose to go with the hottest topic right now: Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin is the governor of Alaska and the Republican vice-presidential nominee. Let’s be clear: as feminists it is of course good to see a woman once again in the running for … Continue reading Palin: the false face of feminism
Feminism is a very tricky term to discuss because it incorporates such a wide range of ideas, concepts and movements. Even among feminists there is disagreement as to what feminism is or should be. This discussion and debate of feminism has rarely been more prominent than in the past couple weeks with the nomination of Governor Sarah Palin for vice president. McCain’s controversial choice has … Continue reading A new feminism
The world is full of strange and unusual things, from things like lantern fish, to aardvarks, to pelicans and to yet unknown creatures that may only be described as bearing a striking resemblance to Ann Coulter in the morning. However, none of these things are as strange as the idea of gender that the average person seems to possess. Before going further I should say … Continue reading Reshaping gender conceptions
Gustavus’ new man in charge has an affinity for sports and comes in with a host of fresh ideas to improve athletics upon the hill Growing up in a town of about 30,000 people, President Jack R. Ohle is no stranger to small-town football. “I started playing football in the second grade, grew up in Steubenville, Ohio, which was a steel mill and coal mining … Continue reading Presidential initiative promotes change
After best start since 1984, the Gusties hope to continue their strong play Fall is just around the corner, and that means another volleyball season is already under way. The Gusties, already in the thick of their season, own an 11-1 record as of Wednesday. The team finished last season with an 18-8 overall and disappointing 6-5 MIAC record, not making the cut for the … Continue reading Gusties impressive early in tough MIAC
New Gustavus President Jack Ohle surprised many when he was revealed to have signed a statement calling the 21-year-old drinking age ineffective. Ohle, who does not support lowering the drinking age, has said that the point of the statement, called the Amethyst Inititiave, is to encourage debate about the law. While the 21-year-old drinking age limit excludes many college students from legally consuming alcohol, when … Continue reading President Ohle takes initiative on drinking age
Most of the work they do is often out of the public eye, but recently the officers of Safety and Security have been hard to miss. Scooting around campus in three-wheeled chariot-like vehicles, Safety and Security has become a conversation piece for many students. “Those things look sweet,” said Senior Economics Major Kevin Horn. Those “things,” as he calls them, are actually called T-3s, and … Continue reading Campus security goes high tech
