Gustavus Blogs

Month: November 2022

  • Emily Ford ’15

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    harrietanderson

    “Emily Ford thought she knew winter. Then she thru-hiked the Ice Age Trail. In February. With only a sled dog, Diggins.” Post-holing. It’s when you hike through deep snow without skis or snowshoes. Imagine stomping your leg into crusted snow up to your knee, then doing the same with your other leg, then pulling the…

  • Professor Erik Gulbranson

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    harrietanderson

    “In one of the coldest places on Earth—and 250 million years in the past—he predicts the future of our planet.” Oppressive cold. Deafening silence. Never ending day (or night). Low atmospheric pressure that warps the human body. Nevertheless, Professor Gulbranson and his international colleagues have ventured to Antarctica five times over the past decade to…

  • Professor Roland Thorstensson

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    harrietanderson

    “The Professor Emeritus and former Director Of Scandinavian Studies on one of his legacies: The Sweden Today Program.” Fifteen or so years ago, College president James Peterson asked Thorstensson to design a custom program to Sweden for Gustavus students. Thorstensson hesitated—among other reasons, he was close to retirement. Then he thought, “Why not try to…

  • Martin Lang ’95

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    harrietanderson

    “I Didn’t Leave Gustavus a Flag-Waving Gustie. My Perspective On Gustavus Really Changed After I Started Grad School.” I am a first-generation college student, so when I was applying to schools, I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting into. I wanted to play soccer at a big state school, but I soon found out…

  • Cheryl Downey ’66

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    harrietanderson

    “Be resilient. Have faith in yourself.” “I was very aware of being a pioneer,” Downey says. One of the first women in the Directors Guild of America two-year apprenticeship program, she started as the second assistant director for the 1976 Western The Missouri Breaks, starring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson. She was the first woman…

  • Fine Arts Preview November 21 – 27

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    achatfield

    This week features the opening of the Hillstrom Museum Exhibit: Making Your Mark: Prints and Drawings from the Hechinger Collection. The Hillstrom Museum is displaying: Making Your Mark: Prints and Drawings from Hechinger Collection. November 21 – January 27 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday to Wednesday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday…

  • 13 Gusties Earn MIAC Football All-Conference, Jakes Wins Mike Stam Award

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    siewert

    The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2022 football awards Monday and 13 Gustavus student-athletes received All-Conference recognition. Zach Jakes (Sr., North Mankato) highlighted the postseason awards for Gustavus by winning the MIAC Mike Stam Lineman of the Year award for the second consecutive season. 

  • Billings Named MIAC Women’s Hockey Player of the Week

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    Jordan Modjeski

    Clara Billings (Sr., Rochester) added to her team- and conference-leading statistics last week, scoring seven points in the Gusties’ three games. Billings scored two goals and added two helpers against UW-Superior Tuesday, added another assist in the Gusties’ 4-1 win at Bethel Friday night, and then put up two more goals in their 7-1 victory…

  • Gustavus Gears Up for Christmas in Christ Chapel

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    eander39

    As the first snows of the year surround us, the Gustavus campus is lively with preparations for this year’s Christmas in Christ Chapel. While students, faculty, and staff put in the countless hours of rehearsal that this service requires – as they have for nearly 50 years – this is a time to reflect on…

  • James McPherson ’58

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    harrietanderson

    “Some stories entertain us. Others define us. They shape our identity, our sense of character and community, our understanding of right and wrong. Stories from the past have this power, which is why history is often so contested. Historians conduct their work under a weight of this charge.” As one of the most respected historians…