Archive for February, 2009

State Champions!

The 2009 Minnesota Collegiate Forensics Association State Tournament February 21-22   The Gustavus Adolphus College Forensics team successfully defended their 2008 state championship by placing first out of ten schools at the 2009 Minnesota Collegiate Forensics Association State Championships! The Gusties placed first in six of the thirteen events. Senior Tasha Carlson will represent Minnesota at the 2009 […]

Loving the Lovefest . . .

The Lovefest Swing February 14-15, 2009   Instead of spending time with significant others or lamenting single status, the Gustavus Forensics team spent Valentine’s Day in Eau Claire, Wisconsin for the 2009 Lovefest. Hosted jointly by the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and by Ripon College, this year’s Lovefest boasted competition such as Bradley University, […]

Melting Away The Competition

The St. Cloud State Ice Box Classic February 6-7, 2009   After taking a weekend off to rest and recuperate, Gustavus went north to our friends at St. Cloud State for the Ice Box Classic. Featuring competition from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota, the Gusties had a triumphant showing. Gustavus students placed […]

A Terrific TCFL

TCFL #4 January 27, 2009   For the last tournament of J-term, the Gustavus Forensics team headed up to Normandale Community College for the fourth Twin Cities Forensics League tournament of the year. This fast-paced tournament proved to be a dominant one for Gustavus, earning another first place team trophy.   Team Sweepstakes First Place: […]

A Successful Swing

Iowa Swing January 24-25, 2009 Following our successful showing at the 10th annual Hell Froze Over Swing, the Gustavus Forensics team again headed south, this time to Iowa for the Iowa swing, hosted jointly by the University of Northern Illinois and Wartburg College. Boasting competition from Bradley University, Illinois State University, the University of Wisconsin […]