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	<title>The Gustavian Weekly &#187; Top Stories</title>
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		<title>Out in the cold</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/11/20/out-in-the-cold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Semans Editor-in-Chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First-Term Seminar creates homelessness awareness through demonstration on campus
For three nights every year, a group of first-year students spend three days and nights homeless. The students are part of Associate Professor of Political Science Richard Leitch’s First-Term Seminar (FTS) on homelessness. The students spend the three days living as if they were homeless.
The students sleep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gubernatorial candidates gather at Gustavus</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/11/13/gubernatorial-candidates-gather-at-gustavus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Seamans and Andy Setterholm Editor-in-Chief and News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With just about a year until the 2010 election, a dozen of the gubernatorial hopefuls came to Gustavus on Monday, Nov. 9. Democratic, Republican and third party candidates tried to convince about 200 Gustavus students, faculty and  staff and St. Peter community members that they should be Minnesota’s next governor.

Find out more about the positions of each candidate.]]></description>
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		<title>The Breakdown</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/10/23/the-breakdown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lany Web Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To support the College and its educational endeavors, Gustavus Adolphus College takes in and spends about $100 million each year. The Weekly recently took a look at the College’s finances, and how giving to the College plays a role in its budget.

Students often wonder where the College spends its money.]]></description>
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		<title>Man found dead in the Arboretum</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/09/11/man-found-dead-in-the-arboretum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Seamans Editor-in-Chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Tennessee man, unconnected to the College, was found dead of an apparent suicide in the Arboretum
A 52-year-old Tennessee man was found dead in the Linnaeus Arboretum on Tuesday, Sept. 1. According to the St. Peter Police Department, David Barton, who was found in the wooded part of the Arboretum, had committed suicide.
The man, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Campus reacts to swine flu pandemic</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/05/15/campus-reacts-to-swine-flu-pandemic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 05:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Garrison Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As cases of the Swine Flu (H1N1) started to appear in Minnesota, Gustavus decided it would not take any chances. “A campus team, including senior staff, faculty and health personnel, is meeting regularly to assess the evolving situation and to determine appropriate College responses,” said President Jack Ohle in an e-mail to the Gustavus community.]]></description>
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		<title>Big Hill Farm: Students work to reap what they sow</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/05/08/big-hill-farm-students-work-to-reap-what-they-sow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 05:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olivia Karns Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder where your food comes from? Saturday, May 9 will see the inauguration of Big Hill Farm. Gustavus students will work on this one and half acre plot of land in an endeavor to organically harvest crops that will be consumed by the Gustavus community. In an age when the idea of living a little more organically and environmentally friendly has become of great concern, Big Hill Farm is a student organization that has pledged to aid Gustavus in this process. ]]></description>
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		<title>Winds of change: turbines come to campus</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/05/01/winds-of-change-turbines-come-to-campus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 06:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lany Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physics students at Gustavus have been studying wind data for many years with the hope that Gustavus will eventually get a wind turbine to produce electricity for the campus. In recent months, progress was made on the project. The school received bids to put up wind turbines and is looking to move forward with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Trees: Releaf Relief</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/04/17/global-trees-releaf-relief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olivia Karns Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gustavus students have an opportunity to experience the wonders of nature right on the Gustavus campus. This year’s Linnaeus Symposium features the topic “Global Trees: Releaf-Relief.” The conference will take place on Wednesday, April 22, hosting a mélange of exciting speakers, activities and art work.
“The whole point is to get people exposed to nature,” said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timeless Elegance: 26th annual President’s Ball</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/03/20/timeless-elegance-26th-annual-president%e2%80%99s-ball/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie Opseth Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gustavus loves traditions, including the annual semi-formal President’s Ball, commonly known as P-Ball. The 26th annual President’s Ball will be held on April 4, 2009 at the Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. Tickets, which include dinner, were sold March 4-18 for $30 at the Student Activities Office desk; round-trip coach transportation to the Pavilion was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The results are in … Olson and Holm Co-Presidents Elect</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/03/13/the-results-are-in-%e2%80%a6-olson-and-holm-c0-presidents-elect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay Lelivelt News Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Student Senate co-presidential elections were held Monday, March 9 outside the Marketplace. Thirty-one percent of eligible voters (743 out of 2404) turned out. Candidates were Sean Tessmer and Nick Harper, Andrew Nelson and Emily Thayer and Matt Olson and Derek Holm. Also on the ballot was a measure to increase student activity fees by ten [...]]]></description>
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		<title>14th annual Building Bridges Focuses on Education</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/03/06/14th-annual-building-bridges-focuses-on-education/</link>
		<comments>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/03/06/14th-annual-building-bridges-focuses-on-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olivia Karns Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building Bridges is out to dispel the concept that one individual is too small to make a difference. On Saturday, March 14, the Building Bridges conference will present this year’s conference on “Liberation Through Education.”
This conference focuses on educational disparities in the U.S. and around the world. “Education is something that clearly everyone at Gustavus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students unite for a common goal: Case in point</title>
		<link>http://weekly.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/02/27/students-unite-for-a-common-goal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay Lelivelt News Editor and Jake Seamans Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It begins early in the morning. Off-campus houses fill with those who are attempting great feats, those who have purchased a great deal of alcohol and those who will not remember much the next day. Loud music reverberates through the walls; beer pong tables are set in place.
Tallies scrawled across torsos and wrists denote how [...]]]></description>
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