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“A Sense of Understanding:” Olivia Anderson-Blythe (’22) Reflects on Her Years of Courses in the Department
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Our first post comes from graduating senior Olivia Anderson-Blythe. In it, she reflects on her courses in the Department, what she expected, and what lessons she’s taking with her as she leaves Gustavus. We wish her luck on her next adventures! As a religion major, it’s hard to choose a favorite course in the department as I…
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Summer Series: The Courses and Ideas That Our Students Will Most Remember
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Congratulations to our 2022 Religion graduates! The semester is over and summer break has arrived once again! Our Summer Blog Series this year will highlight our Religion undergraduate majors and minors, graduates and returnees. In each of the coming weeks, we’ll give the blog over to one of our students and let them tell you in…
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Hillstrom Museum of Art acquires etching suggested by student Sydney Stumme-Berg (’22)
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Claire Mahl Moore (1917-1988), The Widow, c.1936-1939, lithograph on paper, 7 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches, Hillstrom Museum of Art purchase with endowment acquisition funds The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College recently acquired a Depression-era lithograph made in New York by artist Claire Mahl Moore (1917-1988), titled The Widow (also known as…
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Gustavus Women’s Athletics Wins MIAC All-Sports Title, Men Finish Second
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The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced the winners of the Men’s and Women’s All-Sports Competitions on Friday and Gustavus won the Pat Wiesner Trophy for women’s sports, while the Gustie men took second place in the running for the George Durenberger Trophy.
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Library at Gustavus (Part 9 of 10)
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FOLKE 1 (1948-1972)The new library opened in September 1948. The majority of library services were provided on the main floor, with plate-glass partitions separating the lobby from the reading rooms. The stacks area adjoined the main reading room with space for 100,000 volumes. Students were admitted to the stacks by applying at the desk for…
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Library at Gustavus (Part 9 of 10)
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FOLKE 1 (1948-1972)The new library opened in September 1948. The majority of library services were provided on the main floor, with plate-glass partitions separating the lobby from the reading rooms. The stacks area adjoined the main reading room with space for 100,000 volumes. Students were admitted to the stacks by applying at the desk for…
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A Summer Watchlist
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Will Sorg Good Movies That Got Nominated for Oscars but I Didn’t Talk About Because I Didn’t Like My Oscars Review Article And Scrapped It Because Half of It Was About Will Smith: Spencer The Mitchells Vs. The Machines The Power of The Dog The Hand of God Flee Nightmare Alley The Lost Daughter West…
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Horoscopes
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Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18) I know you think you can make it through finals without studying, but you should at least take a look at your notes. Make a Quizlet or something. Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20) Okay, so the stars said to tell you that your outfit looks really mice today,…
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Movies From Swank: John Wick: Chapter 2
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Will Sorg Director and veteran stuntman Chad Stahelski understands action better than almost any other filmmaker in the industry. His direction for John Wick was a seminar on fight sequences. Each stylish, heart pounding, bloody minute of the first film in the action series was choreographed to near perfection and shot with a level of…
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Everything is Not What it Seems: Accidental Viewpoints
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Written by Emma Barrett, Mariah Chalamila, Sam Dorgan, and Trina Toeben What is an accidental viewpoint? Sometimes the visual field can be fooled by an accidental viewpoint, or optical illusion. An accidental viewpoint is a viewing position that produces a regular image that is not actually present in the real world (example: the sides…
