The sounds of spring and music are in the air on the Gustavus campus. Musicians at Gustavus have been rehearsing and practicing for concerts throughout the year and three of the groups will be performing after Spring Break. Students that participate in music ensembles earn academic credit while they put in at least three to six hours of practice, on their own, with their section, … Continue reading Music ensembles in concert after spring break
The women of the Gustavus dance team traveled to Anaheim, California to participate in the USA Collegiate Championships, a national competition in which they placed second out of eight teams in their division from all over the West Coast. The team has been more performance-oriented since 2009 when they made the decision to become more involved in competitions, the same year they first traveled to … Continue reading Gustavus Dance team takes second at Nationals
The United States House of Representatives bickers at each other across the Congressional floor; Democrats and Republicans are at each other’s proverbial throats over the next bill. This scene, commonplace in American politics today, serves as the backdrop for the long-awaited Stephen Spielberg biopic, Lincoln. This film—starring one of Hollywood’s finest actors, Daniel Day-Lewis, fresh off of his record third Best Actor Oscar—taps into the … Continue reading Lincoln gets high marks with broad audience
Local Natives returns with a new release Hummingbird—the followup to their much-acclaimed debut Gorilla Manor. Local Natives builds off the success of their debut by sticking closely to the same formulaic sound of emphatic keys and guitars filled with soulful harmonies, but also showing the maturity and growth of an established band on their second release. While other emerging indie-artists have a growing tendency to … Continue reading Tune in for Local Natives newest release: Hummingbird
As the housing and room-draw process approaches, there has been an on-going push for the addition of gender neutral housing into Gustavus’ Residental Life housing options. Gender-neutral housing is a style in which gender is not considered as a characteristic of housing. It has recently become a topic of discussion for both Student Senate and the Gustavus community. Gender-neutral housing may sound deceiving, as the … Continue reading Gender-Neutral Housing: Future Residential Life option at Gustavus?
The voice of Gustavus I’m writing this sitting in the KGSM studio in Beck Hall. My weekly two-hour radio show is currently “on-air,” and I have some time to kill while I play some of the great songs I discovered last week. DJ-ing has basically become an unpaid part-time job, and I love every moment of it . .. Well, most moments anyway. I currently … Continue reading Reading this will make you cooler
Gustavus sophomore sexiled Gustavus Sophomore Zack Molar was seen sitting cross-legged outside his dorm room all night Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. When asked why he would rather camp out in the cold, uncomfortable hallway of Gibbs Hall, he replied, “Well, my roommate and his girlfriend are having sex, so … ” It would seem that Molar’s roommate, Sean Holten, has every right to copulate with … Continue reading The Bunion
How much do you know about Guantanamo? Most people have heard of the famous Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay movie. But how many people are aware of exactly what Guantanamo Bay is? Guantanamo Bay is located in Guantanamo province at the southeastern end of Cuba; the bay is also the home of the United States’ famous Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. The U.S. assumed … Continue reading The Hidden Truth
Cultural warming It’s always much easier to appreciate a Minnesota winter when you’re not in the middle of experiencing it. Somehow, our memories don’t save any place for frostbite when, during the faraway summer, we fondly recall skating, snowball fighting, or sledding. But when the winds are howling and whipping and the day is over moments after it has begun, all we can think of … Continue reading Food for thought
March Madness is a much-anticipated annual event for the Men’s and Women’s Basketball National Championships. This year the 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will take place April 8 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. March Madness began this year on Tuesday, March 19. It consists of teams from the South, East, West, and Midwest regions of the U.S. … Continue reading Let the month of madness begin
