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A STROLL AROUND RING ROAD’S MEMORY LANE

Gustavian Weekly cartoonist Lori K. Nelson ’76 drew this campus map in 1974. Much of what’s on it you’ll find on campus today. On what’ s been lost, here’s some brief history (known and lesser known).

1 Wahlstrom Hall | Built in 1948 with federal funding, it first housed veterans. It was joked that even a bomb couldn’t take it down. When the time came (in the 2005–06 academic year), it did take a wrecking ball five days. 2 Johnson Hall | An all-women’s dorm known for its red brick and its nickname: The Fortress. Men had to formally check in and out. Later, it housed international students. It was deemed unsalvageable after the 1998 tornado and replaced by the Carlson International Center. 3 Holly House + Wolf House | Holly House was the Swedish Language House from 1972 to 1976. Then Wolf House became the Swedish House (repainted yellow and blue in 1990) until it was lost in the tornado. Holly House continued to change focus; it was the Asian Culture Club and the Russian House, among others. It too was lost in the tornado. Today the Barbro Osher Swedish House is attached to the Carlson International Center. 4 Classroom Annex East and West | One was a refurbished war surplus building. The other was a woman-only space for gymastics, training, and sports rehab (though football players once left a Volkswagen Beetle in the gymnastics studio). 5 Myrum Field House | It had an African teak basketball court that sat on a water base. Around it was dirt, with netting at each end so players wouldn’t hurl themselves into the stands. 6 Ice Rink | The humble precursor to Lund Center. 7 Water Tower | A gathering spot when the legal drinking age was 18. Tour guides would note to prospective students that this was where you lined up for the buses to beer busts. 8 Amphitheatre | The theatre department put on outdoor shows here, including Shakespeare in the spring. It was also a major makeout spot.

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When Nobel Conference 56: Cancer in the Age of Biotechnology was moved to an online format, the high school learning lab had to be adjusted and adapted. With the work of a former high school biology teacher and a current education major, Sydney Stumme-Berg ’22, a “Science Box” was created for high school participants of the Nobel Conference. The boxes were sent to 22 high schools in the Midwest and contained two interactive games and one experiment. The Science Box and other online resources for teachers are still available at gustavus.edu/nobel.