Gustavus Blogs

Month: May 2023

  • Softball Splits with Carleton in MIAC Regular Season Finale

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    Jordan Modjeski

    In their final regular season conference matchup, the Gusties split with Carleton, with each game decided by only one run. Game one saw a walk-off 4-3 victory in favor of the Black and Gold, while game two went to the visitors, 2-1.

  • Arthur Ashe Award Winner Fouchier Headlines Men’s Tennis Conference Accolades

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    Jordan Modjeski

    The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its men’s tennis postseason awards on Tuesday and the Gusties landed three of five major awards, highlighted by Daniel Fouchier winning the 2023 MIAC Arthur Ashe Award. The award annually recognizes a senior men’s tennis student-athlete who exhibits outstanding sportsmanship and exemplary athletic, academic, and humanitarian accomplishments.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jill Locke

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    snowell

    Jill Locke (Political Science) and Ainsley LeSure (Political Science – Brown University) published, “The Girls’ Bureau of Freedom and Social Uplift,” a futuristic essay that is part of a 50th Anniversary issue of the journal Political Theory.

  • Fine Arts Weekly Preview: May 1 to 7

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    msousa

    This week features the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Concert, the Choral Showcase, the Honors Recital, the Spring Jazz Showcase Concerts, the Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition, and three student recitals. Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Concerto Concert May 5, 7 p.m. Björling Recital Hall Eavan McCormick ‘24 Student Recital May 6, 11:30 p.m. Björling Recital Hall Honors Recital…

  • How Hip-Hop Informs Philosophy at Gustavus

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    admin

    One of the main challenges for many liberal arts faculty in the 2020s is how to make classic, often ancient, wisdom and theories relevant to the modern world and the undergraduates who inhabit it. Gustavus assistant professor of Philosophy Jon Ivan Gill has accomplished this by infusing his field’s eons-old scholarship with contemporary elements such…

  • Casperson Named MIAC Pitcher of the Week

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    siewert

    BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Mitch Casperson (Jr., Le Sueur) collected his second consecutive complete game and first shutout of the season in a 6-0 Gustie victory over Carleton on April 26. Casperson allowed five hits with five strikeouts and no walks in the victory. The performance lowered his season earned run average from 3.25 to 2.72.…

  • Men’s Tennis Set to Host NCAA Regionals

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    Jordan Modjeski

    The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Monday announced the 44-team field for its Division III Men’s Tennis Championship, and Gustavus (24-10), with the MIAC’s automatic qualifier, got a bid through the first round as a host seed.