Gustavus Blogs

Month: January 2022

  • Becker Named MIAC Men’s Swim Athlete of the Week

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    siewert

    Andrew Becker (Jr., Northfield) won three events for the Gusties in a dual meet victory over Carleton last weekend. Becker clocked in at 21.43 to win the 50 free and 47.39 to win the 100 free. He was also part of the victorious 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:36.82. For his performance, Becker…

  • Gustavus Adolphus College COVID-19 Weekly Update: January 18, 2022

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    admin

    TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: January 18, 2022   Every Tuesday, the Gustavus COVID-19 Response Leadership Team will send out a weekly update that includes tips and reminders, policy updates, and information about on-campus COVID-19 cases. These messages are sent to all students, faculty, and staff…

  • Library at Gustavus (Part 5 of 10)

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    jjenson

    OLD MAIN (1897-1920) In celebration of 50 years in the current library building (known as the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library), we’ll be spending the year looking at the history of the library at Gustavus. In 1897 the library moved back into Old Main, housed on the second floor.  Branch libraries continued to exist in both…

  • Library at Gustavus (Part 5 of 10)

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    jjenson

    OLD MAIN (1897-1920) In celebration of 50 years in the current library building (known as the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library), we’ll be spending the year looking at the history of the library at Gustavus. In 1897 the library moved back into Old Main, housed on the second floor.  Branch libraries continued to exist in both…

  • Olson Named MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete of the Week

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    siewert

    Emily Olson (Jr., Delano) had a seven-point series as the Gusties swept St. Olaf to remain undefeated in conference play. Olson tallied a goal and three assists in a 7-0 win in Northfield on Jan. 14 and followed that performance with a goal and two assists in a 4-0 win in Saint Peter on Jan.…

  • Astrobotany Course Explores Plants at the Extremes

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    Sara Cronk ’22

    Astrobotany, the study of plants in space, dares to ask if the fields and forests of Earth could one day thrive on other worlds. In this January Term course taught by biology instructor Reina Nielsen ’16, students have a unique opportunity to scientifically explore possibilities pulled straight from sci-fi.  By studying how plants respond in…

  • Fine Arts Week Preview: January 17 – January 23

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    msousa

    This Sunday, January 23, 2022, Kristen Lowe will present a Gallery Talk in her exhibition at the Hillstrom Museum of Art, Battle at the River Bottom: Drawings and Videos by Kristen Lowe, starting at 2:00 p.m. Lowe and her work in the exhibit (which remains on view through January 25) are the subject of a…

  • Monday Moments with President Bergman: January 17, 2022

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    jakin

    Gustavus President Rebecca M. Bergman shares her thoughts with College students, faculty, and staff each week.

  • Playa Cabuyal

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    grinnell

    22-01-16 On January 10 we had a Zoom call from Dr. Pilar (“Bibi”) Santidrian Tomillo about sea turtles in the age of climate change. On a bright moonlit beach last night we saw them. Dr. Santidrian is the research director of The Leatherback Trust, an organization working to monitor, understand, and conserve the three species…

  • Rincón de la Vieja, volcanic energy

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    grinnell

    22-01-14 Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who loved a commoner. Her father found out, captured the young man, and threw him into the volcano. She pined for him ever after, staying near the crater until she was an old woman hunched over her steaming, sulfurous cauldron. Thus goes one explanation for…