Gustavus Blogs

Month: September 2023

  • When your emotions are out of tune

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    gkearney

    The worst thing about music is the auditions and the recitals.  Music wrenches deep into the soul and pulls out parts of yourself that exist for creating and innovating the sounds around you. Auditions and recitals are the bane of music. As a person who has done years of piano, the things I looked forward…

  • Gusties will game!

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    gkearney

    Gustavus Esports began in the Fall of 2021 as a student organization now known as Gustavus.gg. It was started by then-Campus Activities Advisor Garrett Meier, Competitive Co-President and now-Alumni Nick Hagen, Casual Co-President and now-Junior Jay Erickson, with help from other passionate Gustie gamers. When first getting its footing, the organization hosted an event, called…

  • Gustavus welcomes new faculty

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    gkearney

    Gustavus Adolphus is welcoming five new professors this fall, each of whom bring new perspectives and skills into the Gustavus community. Guarionex Salivia and Dongji Feng will join the Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics departments. Also joining the Golden Gusties are Lindsay Webster and Matthew Trucano into the Theatre and Dance department, and Samuel Piccolo…

  • A night at the cabin: Friday Night Frights

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    gkearney

    Tonight (Friday, Sept. 8th), the Campus Activities Board will be hosting a screening of Drew Goddard’s 2011 horror film: Cabin In The Woods. This “Friday Night Frights” event will be happening at 8:00 p.m. outside of the Borgeson Cabin in the Arb. In Saint Peter, it is often hard for horror movie fans to find…

  • Fall Involvement Fair returns

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    gkearney

    As the first week of classes at Gustavus Adolphus College are underway, extracurricular activities, clubs, and Greek Life once again have come into the spotlight. For new and returning students alike, the Fall 2023 Involvement Fair is always one of the best ways to help occupy a student’s time while on campus. The Involvement Fair,…

  • Greeters get down at the headphone disco

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    gkearney

    Welcome back, Gusties! To celebrate the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, the Gustie Greeters would like to formally invite you to the first Saturday Night Live event of the year: the Headphone Disco. This event will be held on Saturday, September 9th from 9 to 11:30 PM in the Lund Forum, located on the…

  • Student/Alumni Spotlight: David Eide ’23

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    dlamb

    Opinion Columnist, The Gustavian Weekly, May 10, 2023 David writes, “I really love the library. I go there even when I don’t have anything to do just to enjoy the atmosphere. I’m going to truly miss the library once I graduate as even though I have a decent library back home, it just can’t quite…

  • Library Updates from Michelle Twait ’98

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    dlamb

    Greetings from the Gustavus Library!  Besides chipping away at our “to read” piles, Library faculty and staff have been busy over the summer with various projects.  From assisting summer STEM students with their research to shifting several ranges of the book stacks, we continue to live out our mission during the summer months.  Our Physical…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Glenn Kranking

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    snowell

    Glenn Kranking (History and Scandinavian Studies) was a lecturer and expert on a Baltic Sea cruise with Smithsonian Journeys, giving lectures on Nordic and Baltic history, and answering questions on Russia and the Baltic Sea region.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Thia Cooper

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    snowell

    Thia Cooper (Religion) will preach a sermon at the pre-Pride community worship service on Saturday Sept. 9 at the First Presbyterian Church of Mankato. A communitywide service will follow at 9:30, then a people-of-faith walk will proceed to the start of the Pride Parade to join the broader congregations for the South Central Minnesota Pride…