I LOVE Halloween. This coming weekend is one of my favorites of the year, second only to, perhaps, Christmas. Clearly, I don’t make these decisions based on the weather (where did those 60s go?) but rather on some experience that comes with the holidays themselves. I’m not badmouthing Christmas. In all honesty, I love December more than any other month, and it even comes with … Continue reading Halloween: Christmas for partygoers?
To start, I would like to relate a little anecdote of mine that I hope will illuminate my thoughts here. Recently I was wandering through the Arboretum, on a particularly windy day, when I realized, for whatever reason, that I was hardly using my sense of smell. I was surrounded by things to be sensed, but wasn’t bothering to do so. Naturally I immediately began … Continue reading The subversion of sense
There are many actions in human nature that are simply a knee jerk response to stimulus. Sometimes I feel like it could be so easy to go through the day on autopilot; eating when I was hungry, sleeping when I was sleepy or even just dealing with the simple problems at hand. And yet, I always find that such mental passivity is impossible. There are … Continue reading The sound of reflections
After a 1-3-1 start to the season, the Gustavus Men’s Soccer team has rebounded to post a 10-4-3 overall record, including a 5-1-3 record in the MIAC. The Gusties kept their playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 win at Hamline in St. Paul on Tuesday afternoon despite difficult conditions and a brutal wind. The win extends the Gusties’ conference unbeaten streak to seven matches (5-0-2) … Continue reading Men’s Soccer: Fighting for the postseason
Sigh of relief. The 2010 World Series will not feature an overpaid and bought-out All-Star group of men in pinstripes. Instead, this year’s version of the biggest prize in baseball will feature the AL Pennant winner, which hasn’t been to the Fall Classic in its 49 years of existence. It dates back to its origins as an expansion team as the Washington Senators in 1961 … Continue reading World Series preview: Battle of the underdogs
Monday, October 18 An unsecured laptop computer was reported stolen from the locker room of the Lund Center. Wednesday, October 20 Campus Safety took a report about an injury that occurred in Anderson Social Science on Wednesday, October 8. Campus Safety Officers investigated a theft from the library. A Gustavus student reported items stolen from a room in Sohre Hall. Thursday, October 21 A Gustavus … Continue reading Oct. 18 – Oct. 23 Safety Report
Student Senate has recently undertaken discussion on new policies and projects affecting Gustavus students. Among the topics are the routes and routines of the “Gus Bus”, the free weekend shuttle service, and the possibility of new outdoor recreational renovations. The Gus Bus, a St. Peter transit bus that offers free rides to students from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, has been … Continue reading Student Senate plans
On Thursday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m., James Carl Nelson, the author of The Remains of Company D will be talking about his book at the Treaty Site History Center. The program, sponsored by the Book Mark, and is a chance to meet Nelson and hear about history that was previously lost and forgotten. Nelson was born in Chicago. He graduated from the University of … Continue reading Author James Carl Nelson to visit Saint Peter
