Archive for January, 2022Page 4
Men’s Track & Field Wins at Macalester, Women Take Second
The Gustavus men's and women's indoor track & field teams competed at Macalester's Vanessa Seljeskog Classic on Saturday and came away with multiple event victories. The Gustie women won nine events and took second out of five teams with a score of 166. The Gustie men placed first out of four teams with 219 points after claiming six event victories.
Women’s Hockey Sweeps Concordia
No. 6 Gustavus women's hockey completed the series sweep over Concordia on Saturday with a 5-1 victory. The Gusties improve to 12-2 overall and 8-0 in the MIAC.
Women’s Basketball Falls to Bethel 53-47
The Gustavus women's basketball team saw its halftime lead quickly dissipate in the third quarter Saturday in a 53-47 loss to Bethel. The Gusties and Royals split the season series as Gustavus drops to 11-3 overall and 9-2 in the MIAC.
Men’s Hockey Swept By Concordia
SAINT PETER, Minn. - The Gustavus men's hockey team took its second consecutive loss to the Cobbers in a 5-1 final. With the loss, the Gusties fall to 4-10-2 and 0-5-1 in the MIAC.
Palo Verde
22-01-17 Palo Verde Research Station Most of the waterfowl in Minnesota (ducks, geese, herons, sandpipers) fly south for the winter. Most only go as far as they need to to escape the cold and find food, but if everyone stopped as soon as they found warmth there would be a lot of competition, so some […]
Swimming and Diving Off to a Strong Start After Day One of Point Invite
STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The Gustavus swim and dive teams got out to a strong start winning 10 out of 18 opening events of the Point Invite. The Gustie women finished day one ahead of Stevens Point 738-510 while the Gustie men scored 646 to the Pointers 537.
Women’s Hockey Erases Early Deficit, Beats Concordia 3-1
No. 6 Gustavus women's hockey scored three unanswered goals in the final 32 minutes Friday night, resulting in a 3-1 victory at Concordia. The Gusties improve to 11-2 overall and 7-0 in the MIAC, while the Cobbers drop to 6-8 overall and 2-5 in the league.
Cloud Forest
22-01-21 Monteverde Our guide, Raquel, says the difference between rain forest and cloud forest is the elevation. Of course, wrapped up in that one variable are a lot of effects. Orogenous rainfall (that caused by air masses being pushed up a mountainside, expanding, cooling, and dropping its water) is one. But something even more fundamental […]
Men’s Hockey Falls to Concordia 7-1
SAINT PETER, Minn. - The Gustavus men's hockey team opened its conference series against the Cobbers and took a 7-1 loss, moving to 4-9-2 overall and 0-4-1 in the MIAC.
Seven Years Gone, And Still Changing Lives
I was snuck up on yesterday. By sadness. I had been going along at a lovely pace of “accept what you cannot change and work towards changing what you can” for the past three months. Pretty content. Envisioning the future of TLC and the wonderful things unfolding, as well as the challenges we face […]