Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2023

  • Staying in shape at Gustavus

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    gkearney

    With summer coming to a close, fall about to begin and winter on the horizon, there are plenty of ways for Gusties to get and stay active on campus. With clubs, groups, intramural sports, and individual activities all ready to begin, Gusties are chomping at the bit to get active and into shape. As the…

  • Oldboy: 20 years of perfection

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    gkearney

    Perhaps the crown jewel of Korean cinema, Oldboy is a seminal work of not only modern East Asian cinema but also modern cinema in general. Park Chan-Wook’s 2003 masterpiece is undoubtedly influential, the film’s one-take hallway scene alone has inspired countless movies, and the dark revenge neo-noir has been essentially guaranteed a spot in film…

  • To slay studying- the most daring quest of all

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    gkearney

    Welcome, ye weary traveler. Although your travel has been long and arduous, it only now begins. Through these next few weeks, your first step into the adventure of college will begin. You’ll no doubt meet a variety of people, learn wondrous things, and see acronyms no one’s mind would ever dare to dream up. But,…

  • Interview with Chad Peterson, ’96

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    gkearney

    Chad Peterson is a Gustavus alum, the current Director of Marketing and Communications at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, and the author of Five Man Fugue: A Mystery in Five Voices. Peterson oversees the company’s external communications, which range from PR and social media to the ticket office and front-of-house staff. He aims to “get…

  • Weekly’s School Survival Guide

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    gkearney

    Welcome to the Gustie class of 2027! As you settle in and get acquainted with your dorm – and school life in general – we at the Gustavian Weekly (better known as simply The Weekly) would like to provide you with the “Weekly’s Declassified School Survival Guide.” This guide will cover some important topics, from…

  • Gustavus Welcomes Students Back to the Hill

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    admin

    More photos from Move-in Day 2023 are available here. A joyful army of Gustie Greeters and others welcomed students back to campus on Friday, Sept. 1, Move-In Day for the 2023-24 school year. The primary newcomers to the Hill are the Class of 2027, 524 first-year students who boast an average high school GPA of…

  • Dr. Dongji Feng Joins MCS Department

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    anienow2

        The MCS Department is excited to welcome Dr. Dongji Feng. Dr Feng comes to us after earning his PhD in computer science from Auburn University.  His research interests are in auto machine learning, auto text generation, and information retrieval.   

  • Dr. Couey Visits Archeological Sites in Israel & the West Bank

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    SJ Kessler

    Dr. Blake Couey, professor in the Dept. of Religion and specialist in the poetry of the Hebrew Bible, will be returning to campus this autumn from a year’s sabbatical. While on leave, he visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the West Bank. At the beginning of the summer, I was able to spend two…

  • Dr. Guarionex Salivia joins the MCS Department

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    anienow2

      The MCS Department is excited to welcome Dr. Guarionex Salivia back to the department. Dr. Salivia was a visiting computer science instructor in 2012. He returns to the department after 11 years as a professor at the University of Minnesota at Mankato. Dr. Salivia’s research interests are in human computer interaction

  • Trevor Kempen (’24) Wins EAS Undergraduate Research Award

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    dstoll

    Stoll Laboratory undergraduate researcher Trevor Kempen (’24) has been awarded the 2023 Eastern Analytical Symposium Undergraduate Research Award, which recognizes “special talent in research” for students engaged in the analytical chemistry research area. Trevor is one of just three awardees in the United States this year. As part of the award, Trevor will travel to…