Gustavus Blogs

Month: March 2023

  • Baseball Concludes Tucson Invite with Split Against Wesleyan

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    siewert

    The Gustavus baseball team wrapped up play at the Tucson Invite on Monday with a doubleheader split against Wesleyan (Conn.).

  • Budde Named Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week

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    Jordan Modjeski

    Alex Budde helped the Gusties to a victory over then No. 13 Trinity (now No. 11) in the first round of the Stag-Hen Invitational. Budde started the day with a win in the No. 2 doubles spot with partner Gage Gohl. Budde extended his singles winning streak to four, taking down his third nationally-ranked opponent…

  • Claire Schoonmaker ’25

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    harrietanderson

    “The department is super welcoming! It is small enough that I’ve shared French courses with the same classmates multiple times and the professors all know me.” Claire’s interest in the French language began in middle school when she started taking French courses. She continued throughout high school and didn’t want to stop when she got…

  • Amad Jalloh ’24

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    harrietanderson

    “I feel confident from what I’ve learned from the various Geography courses I’ve taken to speak confidently in my internship interviews.” Originally planning on pursuing an environmental track with his Geography major, Amad, a junior from St. Paul, MN, has developed a passion for Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, throughout his time at Gustavus. He…

  • Fine Arts Preview: March 13 to 20

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    msousa

    This week features the performance of the Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet, the voice recital of faculty member Robin Helgen, and the continuation of the Schaefer Art Gallery and Hillstrom Museum exhibits. Robin Helgen, Faculty Voice Recital March 19 | 3:30 p.m. Björling Recital Hall Robin Joy Helgen is an active soloist and vocal instructor based…

  • Baseball Suffers Mercy Rule Loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

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    siewert

    The Gustavus baseball team Sunday suffered a decisive 16-4, seven-inning loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at the Tucson Invite.

  • Women’s Tennis Splits Against MSU-Mankato, Luther

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    siewert

    PHOTO GALLERY SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s tennis team hosted a pair of matches Saturday at the Swanson Tennis Center and came away with split results. The Gusties started the morning with a 5-2 loss to MSU-Mankato and then swept regional opponent Luther 9-0, moving to 6-7 overall. The Mavericks improve to 3-1…

  • 6th Gustavus Latinx Film Festival: Bacurau

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    aadams3

    On Monday, February 27th the 6th Gustavus Latinx Film Fest began with a showing of the 2019 Brazilian film, Bacurau. The event began with a few words from Professor Darío Sánchez González of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. He explained that the film takes place in a small, fictional town named Bacurau…

  • Gymnastics Finishes Sixth at WIAC Championship/NCGA West Regional

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    Jordan Modjeski

    The Gustavus gymnastics team posted its second best team score of the season Saturday at the WIAC Championship/NCGA West Regional hosted by UW-Oshkosh. The Gusties 186.925 earned them sixth place among eight competing teams, defeating both UW-Eau Claire and Hamline. Gustavus finished the day with six personal career-bests and eight season-high scores. 

  • Another Lead Fades Away Late, Baseball Falls 6-5 to Carthage

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    siewert

    For the second straight day, the Gustavus baseball team gave up a lead late in the game resulting in a 6-5 loss to Carthage on Saturday.