Month: January 2023
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Gusties Suffer First MIAC Loss of the Season in Overtime, 3-2
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It was a battle of the top two conference heavyweights in Minneapolis, as the Golden Gusties, ranked first in the conference, faced Augsburg, who sit just behind Gustavus for second in the MIAC. Earlier in the season, it took only one goal to decide a non-conference contest between the two teams. This time, one goal…
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Men’s Hockey Loses 4-1 to Augsburg
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The Gustavus men’s hockey team Friday lost 4-1 to Augsburg at Don Roberts Ice Rink.
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Gustavus J-Term Highlights Experience and Experimentation
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With each new January comes the opportunity for the Gustavus community to depart from the standard semester class structures and calendar and take the month to try something different. J-Term is when students and faculty spend the month traveling and studying off campus, exploring potential career paths, or diving deeply into academic subjects in ways…
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Faculty Spotlight: Carlos Mejia Suarez
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Professor Carlos Mario Mejía Suárez, Professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures recently published two short stories in different journals in Latin America. “Licantropía” was published in Revista Alborismos 10 (Venezuela) in December and it tells the story of a writer who becomes dispossessed in Paris and eventually found at…
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Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke
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Lisa Heldke’s (Philosophy) story “The Potluck League” was published in the latest issue of the journal Food, Culture & Society.
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Faculty Spotlight: Peg O’Connor
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Peg O’Connor (Philosophy) is prominently featured in “Is Dry January a Little too Dry for you?” in Salon magazine.
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Gustavus to Establish Initial Master’s Program
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Gustavus officials have announced the school’s first-ever master’s degree program for students interested in careers in athletic training and related fields. The College’s new Master of Athletic Training (MAT) program will address current and projected labor shortages and changing national certification requirements for athletic training while capitalizing on the school’s nearly 50-year history of athletic…
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Women’s Hoops Nets Season-High 91 Points Over St. Olaf
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The Gustavus women’s basketball put up a season-high 91 points against St. Olaf on Wednesday night, cruising past the Oles 91-44 for the MIAC victory. Four Gusties scored in the double digits, helping the team improve to 13-2 overall and 10-2 in the conference.
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Men’s Basketball Struggles From Three, Loses 74-65 at St. Olaf
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The Gustavus men’s basketball team shot a season-low 3-of-21 from beyond the arc Wednesday night at St. Olaf, suffering a 74-65 loss.
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Chacaltaya, the disappearing glacier
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18 January 2023 I’m looking back now to try to fill in some holes before we head off to Chiquitanía, the eastern part of the country we meant to begin with before the Santa Cruz blockades began. One of the large events that I’ve not remarked on in this blog was our visit to Chacaltaya…