Gustavus Blogs

Month: April 2020

  • Tradition of Excellence: War Vets Lead Football to 1946 MIAC Title

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    siewert

    In the absence of sports for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year, Gustavus sports information will provide a series of stories to take a look back at great moments in Golden Gustie athletics history, celebrating its proud tradition of excellence.

  • Monday Moments with President Bergman: April 13, 2020

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    jakin

    Gustavus President Rebecca M. Bergman shares her thoughts with College employees each week.

  • Daily Update: April 11-12, 2020

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    Online course delivery resumes on Monday, April 14. Happy Easter, Gusties.

  • Getting to the Roots of Groundwater

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    jbartley

    Each year, rainfall events become more and more unpredictable due to climate change. This presents many challenges and raises many questions for society. One specific question is “How much water from rain events permeates the ground, eventually becoming groundwater?” Brittney Johnson (Geology ’20) spent last summer answering this question. She used precipitation data and groundwater…

  • Daily Update: April 10, 2020

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    Online course delivery and limited on-campus operations continue.

  • Senior Spotlight: Lanie Altmann, Bridger Pavelka, Kjorte Harra

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    siewert

    The Gustavus athletics department will hear from spring sport senior student-athletes throughout the remainder of the semester, honoring those who are unable to participate in their final season of college athletics. 

  • A Hands-Down Simple Illusion: The Aristotle Illusion

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    lhecht

    Written by Taylor Carlson, Elizabeth Johnson, Marie Osuna, Katie Rhoten, and Madison Sinclair Tactile illusions refer to sensations that ?affect your sense of touch?. For example, if you are wearing rubber gloves while doing dishes, you may feel as if your hands are wet! This sensation might feel odd, but you aren’t crazy for feeling…

  • Aging and Two Point Touch

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    lhecht

    Written by Sophia Redding, Sierra Weis, Hannah Rupp, and Hieu Trinh When we hear “two-point touch,” our initial thought is likely an object touching ourselves or another object at two separate points of interest. Frankly, that’s exactly what it is. The two-point touch technique measures the smallest distance between two points at which an individual…

  • Daily Update: April 9, 2020

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    Class of 2020 commencement, originally scheduled for May 30, has officially been postponed until circumstances allow. A message from President Bergman was sent to students, faculty, staff, and parents about commencement.

  • 2020 Commencement Update

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    TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: President Bergman SUBJECT: 2020 Commencement Update DATE: April 9, 2020 This morning, the President’s Cabinet made the difficult decision to officially postpone commencement for the Gustavus Class of 2020. Though this announcement comes as no surprise in our current situation, I know that our seniors and all of us in…