Gustavus Blogs

Month: May 2022

  • Library at Gustavus (Part 9 of 10)

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    jjenson

    FOLKE 1 (1948-1972)The new library opened in September 1948. The majority of library services were provided on the main floor, with plate-glass partitions separating the lobby from the reading rooms. The stacks area adjoined the main reading room with space for 100,000 volumes. Students were admitted to the stacks by applying at the desk for…

  • Library at Gustavus (Part 9 of 10)

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    by

    jjenson

    FOLKE 1 (1948-1972)The new library opened in September 1948. The majority of library services were provided on the main floor, with plate-glass partitions separating the lobby from the reading rooms. The stacks area adjoined the main reading room with space for 100,000 volumes. Students were admitted to the stacks by applying at the desk for…

  • Fine Arts Preview: May 16 – 22

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    msousa

    Our last week before commencement features two concerts with the Gustavus Choir and the Gustavus Wind Orchestra. Have a great summer! Gustavus Choir Home Concert Thursday, May 19 8:00 p.m. Christ Chapel Gustavus Wind Orchestra Finale Concert Friday, May 20 7:00 p.m. Christ Chapel

  • Baseball Falls to Bethel in MIAC Playoff Championship

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    siewert

    After getting off to a quick start with three runs in the first inning, the Gustavus baseball team couldn’t muster any more offense in a 9-3 loss to Bethel in the MIAC playoff championship on Saturday at CHS Field. The Gusties finish the season 28-14 overall, marking the most wins since the 2006 season. 

  • Women’s Track & Field Wins MIAC Championship, Men Take Fifth

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    siewert

    For the first time in school history, the Gustavus women won the MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The Gusties totaled 139 points, clearing second place Saint Benedict by 22 points. The Gustie men took fifth place with 58.25 points.

  • Campus Safety Report (5/13/22)

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Wednesday, May 4, 2022 On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Campus Safety took a report from a faculty member about a missing picnic table. Thursday, May 5, 2022 On Sunday, May 1, 2022, Campus Safety responded to a medical assist at the Evelyn Young Dining Room. Friday, May 6, 2022 On Friday, May 6, 2022, Campus…

  • Weekly staff says goodbye to another year

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    Gustavian Weekly

    The Weekly Staff – With Love <3 As we near the end of the year and the cherry blossoms are just beginning to bloom, campus is abuzz with events and final assignments. And although COVID cases are on the rise, this spring concludes one of the first more “normal” years that Gustavus has seen since the…

  • The Gustavian Weekly Senior’s Goodbye!

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Emily Seppelt For most of my time at Gustavus, my biggest personality trait has been the fact that I worked at the Weekly. Fun fact in class? I work at the Weekly! Looking for important things to share? The Weekly is hiring! (We are, by the way). Somebody invites me to go out? Sorry, I…

  • The Caf raccoon

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist Something hungry prowls the Caf, looking for leftover morsels. It lurks in corners, waiting to pounce on those with leftovers. The tiniest tater tot or smallest spinach leaf cannot escape its careful eye. Most students are not even aware of this lurker. Its behaviors are entirely inconceivable to most members of…

  • Supporting local libraries

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    Gustavian Weekly

    David Eide – Opinion Columnist I have a great love for books as some of my previous articles this year might have indicated. Ever since I realized that reading could speak to the higher truths present in the world, I’ve had a voracious appetite for books. Books have shaped my life in a number of different…