The Calendar Page is considered editorial. The opinions expressed herein are not the opinions of The GusTavian Weekly, but rather excerpts from some of Russell Crowe’s songs in Les Misérables that we couldn’t understand. Friday, Mar. 8 Yoga in a Sacred Space: Christ Chapel 7 a.m. Don’t quote me on this, but I think the Gus Bus is taking students to Tibet. Yoga with Brenda: Lund 224 … Continue reading Calendar (3/8/13)
Monday, February 25 • A student reported a theft of personal property from a common area in Prairie View. Tuesday, February 26 • Campus Safety investigated a report of property damage and attempted breaking and entering at Beck Hall. • A Gustavus student reported a theft from his motor vehicle on College grounds. Wednesday, February 27 • An employee reported suspicious activity to Campus Safety. … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (3/8/13)
Distinguished as nationally renowned speakers, activists, and professors, Dr. Angela Davis and Dr. Marc Lamont Hill will serve as the keynote presenters for the 18th Annual Building Bridges Conference: Sentenced for Life: Confronting the Calamity of Mass Incarceration. Taking place on Mar. 9, the day-long conference will focus on the injustices of the United States prison and criminal justice system. “Most of our students know … Continue reading Building Bridges speakers spark controversial debates
The 18th Annual Building Bridges Conference will commence with a piece from the social-justice performance troupe I Am We Are (IAWA). IAWA has been focusing on their introductory performance for the conference since mid-Feb. “We’re covering different point-of-views relating to mass incarceration in a broader sense,” IAWA member and Junior Theatre Major Comfort Dolo said. “Our goal is to give the attendees their first exposure … Continue reading Building Bridges engages students with theater, workshops, and action piece
This Monday, South African playwright, author, and poet Zakes Mda flew into Minneapolis from the University of Ohio on the heels of the flurries. Mda arrived at Gustavus on Tuesday morning and spent a large portion of the day answering students’ questions in English Professor Elizabeth Baer’s Senior Seminar and African Literature & Film courses. Both classes recently finished reading Mda’s Ways of Dying (1995) … Continue reading Zakes Mda gives African studies inaugural lecture: Write what you don’t know
There is a committee at Gustavus comprised of students and faculty who are dedicated to the new Interfaith Space and getting students involved it. One of those students is Senior, Joe Dipple, who has helped run a meditation group for three years which takes place every Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dipple feels that it is extremely important to have this space on … Continue reading Interfaith Space evolves to fit changing needs of campus
The Gustavus student body voted Sophomore Communications Studies Majors Danielle Cabrera and Matthew Timmons as Student Senate Co-presidents for the 2013-2014 academic year. Cabrera and Timmons won against team Michael Morimoto and Joe Thayer and team Eric Best and Eiler Henrickson, winning 43.4 percent of the votes cast in the election. In preparation for their positions next year, the team will become familar with their … Continue reading Senate Election Results
Josh Connell is a uniquely compassionate individual. He loves connecting with others and helping them in any way he can through being a current Gustie Greeter and Co-President of M-Pact and a former Collegiate Fellow. Josh initially thought his life was headed towards engineering, but after taking the First Term Other Lives, Other Perspectives, he realized that his calling was in social justice. “That got … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Josh Connell
