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Factoid Friday
Percy Grainger, a renowned pianist and composer visited campus for a few days in 1940 to teach, perform, and lecture with the Gustavus Band. He enjoyed himself so much he joined the ensemble for their 1941 tour of Minnesota. For two weeks in March they traveled from Willmar to Duluth playing to enthusiastic audiences all […]
View from the Hill
Faith. It is one of the five core values at Gustavus. Between 10:00 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. every weekday, any and all are welcome to come and reflect at the daily Chapel service. This is a photograph of a chapel service in the old Auditorium.
Words of Wisdom
“The athletic tradition, fraternity popularity, dorm life, and family ties that characterize Gustavus’ spirit are largely so because she is a residential college. Our spirit is kind of self perpetuating.” John Kendall, in the Gustavian Weekly, November 15, 1974
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
About how many years has the Bust of Gustavus Adolphus been a feature up on campus? A. 80 years; It was dedicated on November 6, 1932
Tuesday Trivia
About how many years has the Bust of Gustavus Adolphus been a feature up on campus? A. 80 years B. 40 years C. 20 years D. 10 years
Blast from the Past!
Gustavus students pack the Myrum Fieldhouse for a basketball showdown against the Hamline Pipers in 1949.
Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts
If you could redo from your time at Gustavus, what would you go back and change?
Factoid Friday
The phrase etched into the stone above the entrance to Rundstrom Hall reads: “May all who thru these portals pass, Bring peace and Joy within.”
View from the Hill
In 1922, a “new gymnasium” building replaced the old student-financed gymnasium. The OJ Johnson Student Union was renovated in the 1980s and now is used as offices and a meeting and gathering place for students, alumni, and friends of the Gustavus. This is an architectural rendering of this building. How does it compare to […]