Archive for 2009Page 2

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 […]

Warming it up at the Hell Froze Over . . .

Hell Froze Over Swing January 17-18, 2009 Ten years ago, Bradley University and the University of Texas – Austin decided to jointly host a swing tournament, an event that would reportedly happen only when hell froze over (thus the inventive tournament title). Over the years, the tournament has expanded to become one of the years […]