Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2022

  • Bergmeyer Named MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week

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    siewert

    BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Jack Bergmeyer (Jr., Lincoln, Neb.) helped the Gusties to their 33rd consecutive MIAC regular season championship with wins in both singles and doubles play against Hamline on April 30. Bergmeyer tallied an 8-0 win at No. 3 doubles before going 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. For his performance, Bergmeyer has been…

  • Potockova Named MIAC Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week

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    siewert

    Simona Potockova (Sr., Nova’ Dubnica, Slovakia) won four matches against a pair of playoff teams over the weekend to lead the Gusties to the 30th MIAC regular season title in program history.

  • 9 science fiction and fantasy books to read during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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    abenemon

    Just in time for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, here is a list of science fiction and fantasy books by AAPI authors to check from our John C. Rezmerski Science Fiction Collection. Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon-Ha Lee Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon-Ha Lee Call Number: PS3612.E34884 P46 2021 Publication Date: 2021-08-17 Yoon-Ha Lee’s Machineries…

  • Fine Arts Preview: May 2 to May 8

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    msousa

    This week features our last honor festival for the academic year, the theatre production Gloria, student recitals of Mikayla Bohner, Isabella La Marca, Emmie Peroutka, Tyler DelMain & Jonathan Listul, and our honor weekend performances. From the Senior Art Students, we have an opening reception to  Closing Time: Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition 2022. Honor…

  • Monday Moments with President Bergman: May 2, 2022

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    JJ Akin ’11

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

  • Campus Safety Report (4/29/22)

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Saturday, April 23, 2022 On Saturday, April 23, 2022, Campus Safety was called for a medical assist in the Jackson Campus Center, Dining service for an employee that burned their hand. Saturday, April 23, 2022 On Saturday, April 23, 2022, Campus Safety and the SPPD responded to an underaged intoxicated non-student outside of Uhler Hall.…

  • MAYDAY! returns: growing peacebuilders

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Emily Seppelt – Lead Copy Editor The annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference took place this week at 10 a.m. in Christ Chapel on Wednesday, April 27. This year’s conference was titled “Growing Peacebuilders” and featured the co-founders of the non-profit organization Ceeds of Peace, Dr. Maya Soetoro and Dr. Kerrie Urosevich ‘93, as keynote speakers. The conference…

  • Challenging the ‘center’ of liberal arts education

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Carter Brown – Staff Writer On Tuesday, April 26, the sixth annual Matthias Wahlstrom lecture was held in Beck 101 at 4:30 PM. This was the first lecture held in two years, as the previous two lectures for 2021 and 2020 were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The speech is given by a Gustavus facility member…

  • Relay for Life raises awareness for cancer

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Colin Maiwurm – Staff Writer On the 22nd of April, Gustavus’s annual Relay for Life event took place. Unlike the past few years, this year’s event was able to proceed without COVID affecting it majorly. This event was a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society which is centered around bringing awareness to cancer. Between twenty to…

  • A time to remember

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Emma Esteb – Staff Writer The Diversity Leadership Council dedicated their week (April 18–26) toward their mission of creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable campus community. Every day of the week an event was held by an organization that is part of the Diversity Leadership Council and ended with the Diversity Ball. The main goal of…