Archive for 2023

Student Voices: Vampires are Everywhere

Garek Dobosenski ’26, Cece Erickson ’26, Adam Boyens ’27, and Rebekah Moll ’27 published compositions comparing vampiric creatures from global cultures through partnership with East-West Connections in Minneapolis-St. Paul. The texts of their publications, as well as an introduction to the project “Student Voices: Vampires are Everywhere” by Annalise Rivas (REES/MLLC) can be found at […]

Meet our Spanish Departmental Assistant: Itzell Martinez

  Hi, my name is Itzell Martinez, I am a senior pre-dental Spanish major and LALACS minor here at Gustavus. On campus I am involved in the tri sigma sorority, secretary and publicist for the pre-dental club, OLAS, and a Gustie Greeter. I am from Maplewood, MN and this year I have the pleasure of […]

Meet our Teaching Assistant this year: Daniel López Fernández

Hello! My name is Daniel López Fernández. I have majored in Translation and Interpreting in English, French and Italian. I have studied languages my whole life and that’s why I wanted to learn about their cultures too! That’s why I’m here, to get to know better the American culture and bring some of Spain’s knowledge […]

6th Gustavus Latinx Film Festival: Bacurau

On Monday, February 27th the 6th Gustavus Latinx Film Fest began with a showing of the 2019 Brazilian film, Bacurau. The event began with a few words from Professor Darío Sánchez González of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. He explained that the film takes place in a small, fictional town named Bacurau […]

Demostración de cocina: Frixuelos

La sociedad honorífica de español, Sigma Delta Pi, agradece al Profesor Darío Sánchez González la demostración y degustación de los frixuelos. Gracias por darnos contexto cultural a esta receta tradicional asturiana. ¡Riquísima! . .