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Tuesday Trivia: Answered!

The Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching was established in 1971 and is given to  a faculty member at Gustavus in recognition of the excellence and effectiveness of his or her teaching. The award is announced during Commencement exercises each year, but a nominating process involves faculty, administrators, and students. This weeks question is: […]

Tuesday Trivia

The Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching was established in 1971 and is given to  a faculty member at Gustavus in recognition of the excellence and effectiveness of his or her teaching. The award is announced during Commencement exercises each year, but a nominating process involves faculty, administrators, and students. This weeks question: How […]

Blast from the Past!

1975 Broomball Intramural Champions!

Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts

Please share your thoughts below! What was the toughest final exam/paper you ever took/wrote? (Be sure to include the course and year in your answer!)

Factoid Friday!

Did you know… that the Class of 1913 donated the money to install a new clock in the tower of Old Main? For 37 years prior, the clock had always pointed to 12:30 p.m. because the clock was never operational.

View from the Hill

Midnight Express. It’s a time-honored tradition that every Gustie studying for finals must experience. It is the time of year when students must leave the catacombs of the library and emerge slightly red-eyed to laugh, eat, relax and listen to entertainment by the Gustavus Jazz Lab Band. This is also the place to watch the […]

Words of Wisdom

“I guess what I’m trying to say is that, despite all of the things I don’t like about Gustavus, I feel proud to be a part of the bubble. […] Whether it’s the faculty and friends or the famed mission statement, I feel that the $17,000 odd dollars I now owe to the government was […]

Tuesday Trivia: Answered!

What is the largest active student organization on campus? D. Big Partner Little Partner “BPLP” had over 190 Gustavus students paired with a child in the St. Peter school district in 2010-11.

Tuesday Trivia

This week’s Tuesday Trivia question: What is the largest active student organization on campus? Is it: A. Building Bridges B. Campus Activities Board (CAB) C. Pan-African Student Organization (PASO) D. Big Partner Little Partner The answer will be posted at 6:00pm CST.

Blast from the Past!

Below are the programs and invitations for the dedication of the Carlson Administration Building on December 9, 1973. For more fun artifacts like these and others, visit the Photo Gallery on the Sesquicentennial website or visit the College Archives.