MAYDAY! focuses on imagining and enacting peace

On Wednesday, April 28, the Gustavus community will stop to take a moment to recognize and celebrate the 30th annual MAYDAY! Conference. Designed as a free educational opportunity open to students, faculty, staff and local community members, each year the MAYDAY! Conference addresses an issue that relates to social justice, global peace and/or human rights. Richard Leitch, associate professor of political science and this year’s … Continue reading MAYDAY! focuses on imagining and enacting peace

Amnesty International fights to end human rights abuses

Amnesty International is a global organization that works to end human rights abuses. The Gustavus chapter of Amnesty International has done a number of projects to meet this goal. The most recent goal that the chapter has undertaken has been to promote general health and sanitation in Haiti. This issue sparked their Health for Haiti Drive which will culminate in the assembling and posting of … Continue reading Amnesty International fights to end human rights abuses

Student charged for possession of explosive device

A felony complaint has been filed in Nicollet County District Court against former Gustavus student Timothy Shay. According to the complaint, Shay is accused of stealing two chemicals from a classroom in Nobel Hall with the intent to make an explosive device. According to public records obtained by The Weekly from the St. Peter Police Department (SPPD), on Jan. 29, 2010, Shay was suspended from … Continue reading Student charged for possession of explosive device

United Way Auction will give back to Gustavus Community

Gustavus has partnered with the United Way of St. Peter to hold its third annual online auction from Tuesday, April 20 to Friday, April 23. The event was planned with the help of the coed Alpha Pi Omega service fraternity. The philanthropic organization of the United Way is not just a national organization; it helps give back to countries worldwide. The United Way started back … Continue reading United Way Auction will give back to Gustavus Community

New academic building to include additional features

With the groundbreaking ceremony for the new academic building last Friday there’s been a lot more talk about what specific new features will be included in this highly anticipated new addition to campus. Many of the new features and additions are meant to enhance the educational opportunities Gustavus provides for its students. The most obvious addition is that this academic building will give several of … Continue reading New academic building to include additional features

Karl Boettcher: A perfect balancing act

As the semester winds down and that end-of-semester anxiety builds up, we can all agree that balancing coursework, a social life, campus involvement and personal interests can be a tad overwhelming. Somehow, Junior Classics and Mathematics Major and Computer Science Minor Karl Boettcher manages to take it all in stride, while simultaneously maintaining an amicable persona and deft sense of humor. Karl is a calculus … Continue reading Karl Boettcher: A perfect balancing act

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hosts Paddy Murphy Week

How much money would you  spend to see the gentlemen of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (SAE) shave their heads bald? During the past week, Gustavus students and faculty had the chance to do just that. As part of Paddy Murphy Week, SAE has tabled for “Bic-A-Brother,” in which students and faculty had the opportunity to donate loose change or cash in the name of … Continue reading Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hosts Paddy Murphy Week

PostSecret’s Frank Warren spreads word of his project

I have been planning my husband’s funeral for 24 years,” reads the front side of a postcard. Next to the words is a Polaroid picture of church pews and a clipart choir. It’s dark and it’s mysterious—and it’s the mystery of postcards like these that make the website PostSecret so enthralling. On May 5, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. in Christ Chapel, the creator of PostSecret, … Continue reading PostSecret’s Frank Warren spreads word of his project

Adolphus Jazz Ensemble to put on annual spring performance

The Adolphus Jazz Ensemble will perform for the Gustavus community in its annual spring concert on Sunday, April 25. The ensemble, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Steve Wright, will perform original music by Dr. Wright, Jeff Jarvis and Dean Sorenson. The concert will consist of a bit of swing, blues and a taste of Latin. “I like that we play mostly upbeat … Continue reading Adolphus Jazz Ensemble to put on annual spring performance