 Many legends and stories exist on campuses across the United States and around the world. Many of them are ghost stories and Gustavus is not the exception. There have been several sightings of ghosts reported at GAC over the years, but none within the past few years. This article will present the stories as fact because
that is how it was presented to me. I will print the stories as they were
told to me and I will try not to give my opinion of the phenomenon.
My job is to report the news so that others know the history and happenings
on this campus.
Old Main also has a ghost in residence. One evening, as
a Safety and Security officer was locking up, he was going up the stairs
(he can't remember whether it was the second or third floor), when he heard
creaking of the
Many rumors have been circulated about the ghost in the library. Another officer was closing up the library and was on the third floor walking north on the east side of the library when he looked up and saw a shadow of a Native American chief wearing a full headdress. He watched as the shadow moved across the wall. The only explanation is that since Gustavus is on a bluff, it could be the site of an Native American burial site. The student union is not without its share of ghosts. In fact, they have one, or even two ghosts in residence. One sighting was during Christmas Break in broad daylight. All academic and residential buildings were locked and secured. Although the buildings were secure, patrols still had to be made to make sure that there were no problems (frozen pipes, leaks, etc.). As the Safety and Security officer was walking down the cement stairs going into the Dive, he saw something out of the corner of his eye. As he turned, he saw a bright light and a vertical doorframe with a door on the center of the Dive floor. The officer then saw the back end of a foot going into the doorway and shut the door. Then it was gone. The explanation of the two student union ghosts is this. Years ago, two Gustavus students were driving from Mankato to school and were killed in a car accident. After their deaths, the parents of the two students donated a desk in memory of the them. The desk is in the Student Senate Office, and the ghosts come to visit the desk. You may have heard different stories about the ghosts on campus. You may even have heard stories about ghosts on campus that I didn't mention. I just reported the stories that were told to me. These sightings have been completely random, and again, no sightings have been reported in the past few years. There is nothing to fear about the ghosts that I have written about. Nothing has happened to anyone who has encountered them. I have written all that was told to me. I did not print names of the officers, mostly because names were not specified when the stories were told to me. The unexplainable has been the fascination of many people
for many years. Many try to explain these sightings, but end up in the
same place they started. I will just end this article the way I began it:
It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, it's whether you choose to
believe it. Because believing is enough of a reality.
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 The Psi Chi chapter has decided to continue to tutor all interested General Psychology students before each of the four exams given during the semester. The tutoring session dates will be announced in class and/or by email. The group is also thinking about bringing in a panel of psychology graduates who have gone on to use their psychology degree in their careers. This panel discussion would be open to anyone interested in attending. For more information, watch this space in future issues. Our chapter is also considering sponsoring a "Meet the Profs" open house sometime in the near future. Be sure to watch for more news about the date and time of the open house. Fundraising is another issue that was discussed at the meeting. The chapter members are thinking about options for a UNICEF fundraiser in October/November. They will discuss more on that subject at the next meeting. The GAC chapter of Psi Chi is toying with the idea of networking with the Psi Chi chapter at University of Minnesota at Mankato in the hopes that the two chapters could do some chapter work together.  "OUR" FACULTY" Dr. Ohnesorge attended St. Olaf for his undergraduate work where he was an English major and he completed his graduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then worked for an engineering company for five years before leaving that job to travel in South East Asia. His teaching career started at Middlebury College, where he taught for two years. After leaving Middlebury, Clark taught at Carleton College for two years before coming to Gustavus. Dr. Ohnesorge has a great interest in research. His major focus is in allocation of visual attention; that is, what we pay attention to and for how long. He is interested in the influences of novelty or emotional variables on visual attention. Clark is also interested in hemisphere specialization for language; specifically, the recognition of proper nouns or personally meaningful nouns, and neuralnetwork models of cognitive processes. He is submitting a paper on the relationships between knowledge and perception and he is also finishing a project on statistical decision making. Dr. Ohnesorge has looked at the relationship between gender marked pronouns (he,she) and how they influence perception. He is interested in emotion induction research changing people's mood states. Dr. Ohnesorge said that he generally runs a lab where students are encouraged to come in and discuss and develop a project related to these areas and he has worked with many of his students in the past. Now, here's a little personal information about Dr. Ohnesorge.
He was born in Minneapolis. His wife in a registered nurse and they
have a five-year old daughter and a one and a half year old son.
The family also has a cat named Itchy. Clark's favorite food is pesto
and his favorite music is late 60s to early 70s rock. Welcome to Gustavus,
Clark.
At the conference Dr. Simpson presented her paper entitled "Characteristics of and Policy Implications Implicit in the Attitudes, Values, and Abilities found in Female Science Students entering College from 1968 to 1996." The research for this paper, done right here at Gustavus, shows remarkable trends about women in the sciences. Based on surveys done by 16,940 male and female first year Gustavus students between the year of 1968 and 1996, Dr. Simpson's paper investigated the reason for women entering into the sciences, along with ways to increase the amount of women who enter in science related fields. The paper also covered many other aspects of women in science and related them to other factors in a school career. For example, the paper compared a range of things such as student's self-academic reports, intellectual self-confidence, and math and writing abilities with high school grades and with the national Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. Along with comparing things within each student, the paper compared things between males and females, concluding with identifying the female interest in science. The main purpose of this conference for GASAT and for
Dr. Simpson was to disseminate information to other countries about what
works for women in the sciences. One of the major objectives of GASAT is
to promote women in the sciences, along with finding a way for both genders
to interact and have equality within the sciences.
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"OUR" STUDENTS  Jennifer says that she has had a wonderful experience with the Gustavus psychology department. She admits that Methods was her favorite class. Jennifer stated that she loved doing her own research and working on what interested her the most. She said that she also liked the Psych Testing class because she could see how it applied to her interest in school psychology. Her four years at Gustavus have kept her very busy. Jennifer is the co-president of Psi Chi, she's involved in the Big Partner program, a member of Delta Phi Omega, and she has worked with Dr. Kruger on research that will be presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. Jennifer feels that leaving Gustavus will be hard for
her because she suspects that she will miss her friends and how much fun
she has here. She says that she is not looking forward to having so much
responsibility in the 'real world'. Jennifer leaves us with some words
of wisdom; "Decide early about your future and get to know the faculty
members. They are great resources."
 Last spring fifteen students were named Career Center Ambassadors for this year. We are proud to have the psychology department represented by returning ambassador Jessica Johnson, who is a senior psychology major, and new nominee Mike Henderson, a junior psychology major. These ambassadors were chosen from a pool of students nominated by faculty and administration members. In the sports news, Katie Cullen, a junior psychology major, is doing a phenomenal job as a midfielder for the women's soccer team. Also joining katie are two incredible defenders, Erin Halligan-Hanson, a sophomore psychology major, and Mercede Kortus, a senior psychology major. The team is 10-1-1 overall and has yet to lose a game in the MIAC where they boast a 5-0-1 record. Keep it up girls! We could not leave you without mentioning that we have
royalty amongst us in the psychology department. Nicole Woerhle was elected
this year's Homecoming Queen! Congratulations Nicole!
  Josh Rinas was born in the Virgin Islands (and therefore cannot be president). Erin Jorgenson once had a pet duck. Kerry Carlson took English horseback riding lessons from a Hungarian riding instructor this past summer. In fact, she's heading home during fall break to take another lesson. Jennifer Wendt played the flute in high school.
She participated in many music contests playing solos and as part of many
ensembles. She earned many superior ratings and even had one solo that
was a perfect score.
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