Author: gkearney
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Angel Tree gives Gusties the ability to bless St. Peter children this holiday season
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Grace LaTourelle- The Angel Tree is a local partnership with Head Start to bring children in St. Peter, who might not receive many or any gifts, extra presents for Christmas. The Angel Tree, which was put up before Thanksgiving break, draws to a close on Dec. 13, 2023. The Angel Tree has been a tradition…
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A holiday farewell (for now) from the Weekly
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Katie Samek- Hello, Gusties! All of us here at the Weekly want to wish our Gustavus community good luck during these most stressful times in the semester and also say a brief goodbye. As you may or may not already know, the Gustavian Weekly does not publish during J-Term, so you won’t be hearing from…
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Gustavus women beat Saint Mary’s
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Parker Burman- This past weekend, the Gustavus Women’s Hockey team faced off against conference foe Saint Mary’s for a pair of contests that saw the Gusties victorious in both. In Friday’s game, the Gusties won 3-1 with Fifth-year Goaltender Katie McCoy earning her 67th career win and tying her all-time with former St. Thomas Goalie…
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Gustavus tennis on top
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Teddy Kaste- The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) recently released its rankings for Division 3. The Men’s tennis team was represented a staggering 18 times in these rankings, which is the most by any men’s team in any division – D1, D2, or D3. The rankings are both for singles tennis, (1v1) and doubles tennis (2v2).…
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Advent services in Christ Chapel
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Colleen Coleman- Wanting to reflect on the past year during the hectic end of the semester or wanting to find comfort in the Advent season? Come join in the time of self-reflection in Advent during Chapel Break from 10:00 -10:30 a.m. on Nov. 27th, Dec. 4th, and Dec. 11th in Christ Chapel. The services include…
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Gustie of the Week: Jeff Ford
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Amanda Dewberry- This week’s Gustie of the Week is Visiting Assistant Professor in Math, Computer Science, and Statistics: Jeff Ford. Ford wasn’t always interested in math. In fact, he never finished an undergraduate degree in math. As a 1998 Gustavus graduate, Ford received his degree in geology, and it wasn’t until he started taking a…
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Adaptations: the Theatre Gallery
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Taylor Storlien- This upcoming weekend, “Adaptation: Theatre Workshop Performance” will be performed in The Black Box Theatre. Showings will be on December 8th and 9th at 8:00 p.m. and December 10th at 2:00 p.m. Directed by visiting faculty Matt Trucano, it’s a performance of original adaptations of classic texts. Sophomores Dom Larson, Gavia Yount, and…
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This is not a guide to gift giving
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Raquel Vaughn- “All I want for Christmas is you”…to actually buy good gifts this year. With the holidays coming up, it’s the season of giving. Whether you’re looking for that “perfect something” for that “perfect someone”, or your mission is to win the gift exchange with your roommate this year, everyone is searching to get…
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Christmas in Christ Chapel as a first-time participant
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Sophia White- Christmas in Christ Chapel (CinCC) is truly an adventure in personal discipline and building connections. With several hundreds of hours of rehearsal and 360 hours of performances, my body was full of aches. Headaches, blisters, dehydration, and a variety of other pains. I was entirely convinced that, at some point, my knees would…
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The horrors of gift wrapping
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Houston McLaury- Well, folks, we’re in the month of December. Right now Mariah Carey has thawed out and they’ve blown the dust off of old recordings of singers pining about red-cheeked nights out in the snow, Grandma getting run over by reindeer, and chestnuts roasting against open fires as the air gets colder. And yet,…