From Ethan Marxhausen in The Gustavian Weekly: Alright, that’s enough. Ma’am? I’m serious, let go of your son. For god’s sake woman, get a grip. You’re acting like he’s going off to fight the Communists or something. Come on, he’s not going to die, ma’am. There are only two-hundred thirty-three different ways to die on this Read more →
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This is certain to annoy a few people. And it certainly goes against my expectations. The Daily Beast has listed Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities as among America’s “least rigorous colleges.” Here’s its explanation: Workloads at even the best colleges vary widely. Newsweek ranks the schools that will get Read more →

J. Mark Bertrand via Flickr What would he have wanted? Gustavian Weekly columnist Alex Legeros says tuition has climbed more than 23 percent to $42,000 a year while amenities have proliferated and faculty salaries have barely moved up, and asks: As students, what do we want? Do we want the reputation of a prestigious country Read more →
I’m always cautious about publicizing initial reports on assault cases at universities for a number of different reasons, chiefly to avoid sensationalizing the situation. Although campus officials have so far released little about the following cases at Gustavus Adolphus College, I’m mentioning them because the campus has scheduled meetings on the matter. I received this Read more →

Sergeant Mike English of Gustavus Adolphus College’s campus safety division tells The Gustavian Weekly one reason the school is changing its motorized campus escort program from a call-in service to one more like a bus system, with a route and 14 pick-up points: “In the years that the Campus Safety escort system has been in use, Read more →
Tuesday I posted a Gustavian Weekly piece about “limited immunity,” the school policy that gives some protection to students who are on alcohol or drugs when they call for help in an emergency and need help from safety or health staff either for themselves or someone else. (In other words, they won’t face campus judicial Read more →

Ida Momennejad via Flickr He’s wasted and needs a doc. Who has immunity? Gustavus Adolphus College is considering a rewrite of its policy on “limited immunity,” which protects from prosecution students who “have been drinking or using drugs when they seek help from safety or health staff for themselves or others.” It’s designed to let Read more →
The Gustavian Weekly announces that in light of recent national incidents involving the bullying of gay students — and their suicides — and of Coming Out Week at Gustavus Adolphus, the theater and dance department and the student social justice theater troupe I Am We Are have planned a candlelight vigil for October 28 at Read more →
Drivers to Carleton College aren’t the only ones affected by flooding. Gustavus Adolphus College and its newspaper, The Gustavian Weekly, both have advisories on how people get around the flooding to campus. “One of the big problems is that you can’t get across the Minnesota River for quite a ways,” said Tom Read more →
Just four Minnesota liberal arts colleges made this year’s Princeton Review annual college rankings — Carleton, St. Olaf, Gustavus Adolphus and Macalester. Most achievements were in the lifestyle department, with the exception of Carleton’s “Professors Get High Marks” and Mac’s “Most Popular Study Abroad Programs.” Alas, the almighty U didn’t place. Read more →