Author: Matt Thomas ’00

The Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics Department inducted eight individuals into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 2. The 2013 class of inductees includes Todd Bowlby `98 (Tennis), Rebecca Wold Freeman `98 (Cross Country, Basketball, Track & Field), Alecia Tromiczak Gazzola `98 (Soccer), Scott Lauinger `96 (Basketball), Shasta Lininger Johnson `95 (Gymnastics), Mark Lynch…

Three members of the Gustavus Adolphus College community were honored during the Thursday, Oct. 31 daily chapel service as recipients of the College’s annual outstanding employee awards. The awards are given out in conjunction with Founders Day, which recognizes the dedication of Old Main on Oct. 31, 1876.

The Corpse Flower at Gustavus Adolphus College, affectionately known as “Perry”, started to open up Thursday morning and is expected to be fully bloomed by Thursday afternoon. Visiting hours for the public will be Thursday, Oct. 31 from 2-9 p.m. and again on Friday, Nov. 1 from 12-8 p.m.

The Zorongo Flemenco Dance Theatre will present its show Sol y Luna at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 in Alumni Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Senior Ava Goepfert ’14 has made the most of her four years at Gustavus. The communication studies and history double major has immersed herself in on-campus activities, spent a semester studying abroad, and has reaped the benefits of presenting at prestigious undergraduate conferences across the country.

Deane Curtin, Professor of Philosophy and Hanson-Peterson Professor, will speak on “The Art of Happiness: A Year with the Dalai Lama,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 in the Heritage Room of the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center. Curtin spent the past year living in the Himalayas of northern India working for the Dalai Lama…

The Corpse Flower at Gustavus Adolphus College, affectionately known as “Perry”, is showing signs that it will soon bloom for the third time in the last six years. The Corpse Flower, also known to botanists as Amorphophallus titanum, is a rare flowering plant that is only found naturally in the tropical rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia.…

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has included Gustavus Adolphus College on its list of the country’s best values in private colleges. Kiplinger’s annual list, which was released Thursday, Oct. 17, ranks the top 100 private universities and 100 liberal arts colleges. Gustavus was named the 47th best value in the country among liberal arts colleges.