Entries tagged with ‘Wednesday’
Words of Wisdom
“Student protest finally found its way to the Gustavus campus last weekend, subversive though it was. Picking Parents Weekend as the most opportune time to complain to “influential persons” about something, this time the already overworked food system, some subversive (or subversives) painted the following sign on the front of the stadium: “Parents, Help!!! GA […]
Words of Wisdom
“In front of Old Main, on the grass across from Hello Walk, lies a mysterious rock that changes color every week or so. This colorful tradition has been splashed in the moonlight with hundreds of colors, mottos, and Greek letters. The noble bust in the mall, that of Gustavus Adolphus (commonly “Old Gus”), has also […]
Words Of Wisdom
GUSTIE LINGO: (secular language known by Gusties…) Beach- The Beach used to be between the field house (basketball court) and the Annex classrooms just to the west of the North-Sorenson-Gibbs (formerly Link) Complex. It was a great area with no wind where sun bathing could start by March. POs – Post Office Boxes, where students […]
Words of Wisdom
“We have here [at Gustavus] an opportunity to meet some of the sincerest and greatest friends we’ll ever have…You might say, we have the prospect of being a member of one of the largest and most productive families in the world!” Gustavian Weekly, September 23, 1955