One look at the Gustavus events calendar will show that the days of January are chalk-full of events meant to keep boredom and the winter blues at bay. However, January Interim’s infamous reputation for large amounts of free time (and even larger amounts of Netflix-watching) often provides a challenge for the groups on campus who hope to get students out of their dorms and to … Continue reading CAB gets creative with January Interim events
The Center for Servant Leadership will be hosting the annual Summer Camp Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in Alumni Hall. The fair will feature representatives from almost 30 camps from a variety of states, including Montana, Colorado, Idaho, and of course, Minnesota. Assistant Director for Vocation and Integrative Learning and Mentoring Program Coordinator Amy Pehrson is organizing the fair. “Many of the camps are more … Continue reading Summer camp fair offers employment opportunities
Junior Nordic Skiier Tyler Gustafson has spent the last four winters dividing his time between competing in nordic skiing and competing in biathlons. Over Winter Break, Gustafson flew to Presque Isle, Maine to compete in the Junior World Championships trials, just like he has done for the past several years. Only this year it was different. Gustafson’s performance at the trials qualified him to compete … Continue reading Nordic skier will compete in Biathlon Junior World Championships
Amid the massacre known as Super Bowl XLVIII, a young performer took the stage of MetLife Stadium and presented the world with his art. Bruno Mars, coming fresh from a recent Grammy award, offered a show that was as exciting as it was welcoming. Mars’s performance had an undisguised feeling of classy showmanship that was reminiscent of classic Michael Jackson. From the quality vocals to … Continue reading Mars’s halftime performance out of this world
Meryl Streep, utterly amazing as always, plays Violet Weston, the silver-tongued matriarch of a dysfunctional Southern family. Suffering from mouth cancer and an addiction to prescription pills, it quickly becomes evident that the mouth cancer is a result of the poisonous remarks she and her relatives sling at each other. This hostile environment eventually drives her husband to suicide and her adult children away. The … Continue reading Streep, Roberts star in August: Osage County
The young celebrity singer Justin Bieber recently made headlines for yet more infamous behavior. He was arrested for street racing his Lamborghini under the influence of a cocktail of drugs, including alcohol, marijuana, and Xanax. Bieber is just one of many young celebrities following this trend of childhood stardom to adult infamy. There have been previous complaints about the singer’s behavior, reports of spending time … Continue reading If you give a child star attention…
Though funds are often tight, college kids still seem to take meticulous care when it comes to selecting our wardrobe. Students want to look good, feel confident, and try to catch the attention of friends and potential partners. While it’s sensible for us to care about our appearance and style, it should also be a priority for ourselves to be knowledgeable about the brands we … Continue reading What am I really wearing?
Ranging from Miranda Sings to President Obama and even Helen Keller, everyone alive or dead is likely represented on social media. Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr have given people a vector to communicate their opinions about anything under the sun to the entire world instantaneously. Social media for better, or for worse, has driven its tendrils deep into the lives of our … Continue reading A lasting impression
Jeans have invaded our campus, our closets, and Gustavus. Sitting in the Courtyard, almost every person must be wearing jeans, and yet there is an obvious split in the fit and style of all the jeans I can see. The tighter, shapelier jeans, without exception, belong to the women; the looser, straight jeans belong to the men. Even those few guys walking around in skinny … Continue reading Who wears the pants?
It was a normal December afternoon when Alex Peck returned home to find a freshly sealed letter from Gustavus Adolphus College waiting for him on the counter. His ordinary December afternoon soon turned extraordinary when he opened the letter to find a confirmation of his acceptance to Gustavus Adolphus College. Like most prospective students, he was thirsty to find out exactly what he would be … Continue reading THE SOCIAL NETWORK @GUSTAVUS
