Gustavus removes Swedish botanist's name from campus arboretum
Gustavus Adolphus College is renaming the campus arboretum so it no longer bears the name of a botanist whose work is an example of scientific racism.
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Gustavus Adolphus College is renaming the campus arboretum so it no longer bears the name of a botanist whose work is an example of scientific racism.
The city of St. Peter would like to ask its residents whether or not they’d like to support the building of a new fire station with a sales tax (instead
Led by Faith in Minnesota leaders, several constituents of Sen. Nick Frentz and Reps. Luke Frederick and Susan Akland hosted a rally and literature drop event in St. Peter recently.
A black commemorative poppy on the bonnet of a car Credit: AP SIR – The Duke of Edinburgh, a man of private faith, also used his role to bring together different faith groups. He founded St George’s House in 1966 as a forum for civil society, faith groups and others to debate significant issues. For many years he presented the Templeton Prize, which recognised outstanding religious and spiritual leadership. He organised an interfaith dialogue between Jews, Christians, and Muslims in 1984, together with Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and Crown Prince El Hassan of Jordan. He built on this by foun...
Longtime Gustavus gymnastics coach passes away at 85 Longtime Gustavus gymnastics coach passes away at 85 By Rob Clark | March 31, 2021 at 7:04 PM CDT - Updated March 31 at 7:08 PM ST. PETER, Minn. (KEYC) — A legendary Gustavus Adolphus College gymnastics coach passed away Saturday at the age of 85. St. Peter native Nancy Baker graduated from Gustavus in 1956 and returned to the college shortly after to establish the school’s gymnastics program in 1962. Baker helped guide the program to its first-ever national championship in 1982. The team added six more national titles to the troph...