Blogs at Gustavus
It’s Arev Kickball Smackdown…
…and the Philosoraptors have bared their canines. The disemboweled remains of what is believed to be a horse of Trojan manufacture were found on the doorstep of the Classics Department this morning. The carcass was accompanied by what appears to be a page from an epic tale recounting a centuries-long battle between a race known [...]
Remote Sensing for Archaeology
This is a guest blog by senior Geography major Emery Ellingson as part of the course GEG345 Remote Sensing of Environment. The Arch Atlas is a project developed by the Department of Archeology at the University of Sheffield, UK to utilize remote sensing to assist with archaeological research. The project focuses on using GIS and [...]
Words of Wisdom
“One thing that I do know is that when I drive down the hill for the last time as a student, and almost an alum, and I look in my rear-view mirror at Old Main, I can smile and know that even though my heart is heavy [...]
Men’s Golf In 11th At NCAA Championships After Day One
The Gustavus men’s golf team shot a 301 (+13) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championships Tuesday in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. and sits in 11th place. Host institution Oglethorpe leads the field of 41 after recording a 285 (-3) at the Mission Inn Resort & Club. Claremont Mudd Scripps and Christopher Newport both shot a 289 (+1) and are tied for second.
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
In what year was the first group of athletes and coaches inducted into the Gustavus Athletics Hall of Fame? C. 1978
Hillstrom Museum Showing Senior Exhibition 2012: Unveiled
Senior Exhibition 2012: Unveiled is on display at the Hillstrom Museum of Art from Honors Day, May 5, through Commencement, May 27. This exhibition is a culminating event in the curriculum of the ten senior studio art majors and is a required component of their studies. It demonstrates the diversity of styles and approaches taken by the student artists, some of whom intend to continue studying or working in art after graduation. On display are works by Passang Chozom, Samuel Hemmerich, Eydie Kramer, Blong Lor, MaiYia Moua, Cassandra Napoli, Heather Pallas, David Pedersen, Zabrina Stellburg, and Evan Taylor.
The Best Is Yet To Come
Springtime at Gustavus is unbearably beautiful. There is nothing like constant sunshine to draw your focus away from the homework still to do and looming final exams. Luckily, I’ve had some time to sit outside and get a good sunburn amidst the final stretch, and I can’t help think that the hours spent worrying about [...]
Women’s Basketball Announces Team Awards At Annual Banquet
The Gustavus women’s basketball held its annual awards banquet last week in the Heritage Room of the Jackson Student Center. Senior wing Molly Geske highlighted the event’s awards ceremony by being named the team’s Most Valuable Player.
Berzelius Fika: Creating Community Swedish Style
If you were a science student this last year you might have stumbled across a friendly group of chemists in the atrium of Nobel Hall, drinking coffee, nibbling on some pepparkakor and enjoying conversation during chapel break. If you weren’t in a rush to be somewhere, you hopefully sat down to join in. Berzelius Fika [...]
Rita Ray to present paper at 17th International Business Research Conference
Rita Ray’s Paper ‘Wither Slumdog Millionaire: India’s Liberalization and Development Themes in Bollywood Films’ has been accepted in 17th International Business Research Conference to be held in Toronto, Canada from 7-8 June, 2012. Bollywood is the largest film industry in India as well as in the world in terms of its number of audience [...]