Calendar (2/14/2014)

* The Calendar Page is considered editorial. The opinions expressed herein are not the opinions of The GusTavian Weekly, but rather the whispers of Cupid heard amid the booming music of The Dive on Friday. Friday, Feb. 14 Russian St. Valentine’s Day Tea: Phi Beta Kappa Room 4 p.m. Despite what @SochiProblems is showing, the tea is pretty f@#$ing good. Weekend Movie: Last Vegas: Wallenberg Auditorium 8 p.m. … Continue reading Calendar (2/14/2014)

Campus Safety Report (2/14/2014)

Monday, February 3  No incidents reported. Tuesday, February 4  No incidents reported. Wednesday, February 5  Four students while in Schaefer Fine Arts Music buildingwere cited by Campus Safety for suspicious activity. Thursday, February 6 No incidents reported. Friday, February 7  Campus Safety investigated a nuisance phone call received by an employee in the Jackson Campus Center. Saturday, February 8 No incidents reported. Sunday, February 9  … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (2/14/2014)

CAB gets creative with January Interim events

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

Summer camp fair offers employment opportunities

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

Nordic skier will compete in Biathlon Junior World Championships

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

Mars’s halftime performance out of this world

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

Streep, Roberts star in August: Osage County

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

If you give a child star attention…

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…