It’s hard enough transitioning into college your first year, and one of the biggest challenges is learning how to share your space with another person; more often than not it’s someone you’ve never met before. Talk about daunting… luckily Gustavus’ residential life utilizes a method similar to eHarmony.com when it comes to matching up [...]
2066 – Number of miles racked up on my most recent road trip through Iowa and Illinois 10 – Number of college fairs, and number of days over which they occurred, on that trip 29 – Number of nights spent in hotel rooms so far this fall 25 – Approximate number of subs I have eaten while on [...]
Friday afternoon right after classes and work, in desperate need of a sugar fix, I headed straight to the bakery in the caf to find much to my delight, pumpkin and ghost shaped sugar cookies complete with orange and white frosting and sprinkles; a sure sign that its almost Halloween! Whether you think you’re too [...]
Today marks the end of a short, but much needed break for Gusties after a grueling week of midterms. Ok, maybe grueling is a little extreme, but nonetheless this long weekend is always eagerly looked forward to and provides a great opportunity for students to travel home. Like my first year at Gustavus, this [...]
A couple weekends ago a group of friends and I crammed into my roommate’s Honda Civic down to the old St. Peter 5 Cinema to see the latest R-rated comedy Zombieland. Now this flick may seem like it has the depth of a puddle, but there actually was a deeper meaning imbedded in this film. [...]
Every year at Gustavus students eagerly await the Nobel Conference, or at least I do, because no classes! And of course to listen to the visiting speakers as well. Professors cancel classes these two days because they want the students at Gustavus to take advantage of all the brilliant minds that will be arriving on campus to [...]
This was the classic tune that marked the beginning of all of our family vacations when I was younger. My dad would pop his Willie Nelson cassette into the tape deck and croon right along with the country legend, over the groans of his two daughters, who would have preferred Bon Jovi or Michael Jackson. [...]
“…there is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow-creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.” -Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Brontë As a returning student to Gustavus this phrase seems all the more true to me as I find myself once again surrounded by the many friendly and familiar [...]
The view from my window here in the Admission Office is even more interesting than usual today. Table cloths and banners are being straightened, brochures and pamphlets are being distributed, and email lists are being joined. No, it’s not a college fair, where I would normally be seeing all of these things happen. It’s the [...]
I can’t decide which is the more exciting day on campus. Is it the Friday before Labor Day weekend, when all of the first-year students arrive on campus? Or is it today, the first official day of classes? I’m going to declare last Friday the winner in this very tight competition. The air was ringing with [...]