If you haven’t noticed, the sun has come out. Spring is in full force and students are taking notice, shedding their wintry gear and opting for lighter, summery fashions. Among those reemerging from the winter fashion hibernation are what some call hipsters. Just who are these hipster folk anyway you might ask? What does that word even mean? According to Urban Dictionary, “Hipsters are a … Continue reading Where the Hipsters are…

Many of us remember reading Shakespeare’s Hamlet in our high school English classes. The frantic skimming over of footnotes and listening to our classmates stumble over iambic pentameter left many of us with a vague understanding of the text. This year’s spring theater production, under the direction of Professor of Theater and Dance Amy Seham, will give us a second chance to understand Hamlet on … Continue reading Hamlet – The play’s the thing…

In light of the recent assaults on campus, students have been thinking of ways to keep themselves safe, but what many of us don’t realize is that self-defense is more than just physical maneuvers. According to Aaron Banks, professor of health and exercise science, in his article “Self-Defense Education: Five Steps for Developing Awareness and Prevention Tactics,” modern self-defense is described as “a mixture of … Continue reading Self-defense — More than just martial

Public celebration of women’s history began in our nation in 1978, originally known as “Women’s History Week.” The week that was originally selected included March 8, International Women’s Day. In 1981, Congress approved a resolution proclaiming a national Women’s History Week, which was then expanded to the celebration to an entire month in 1987, and March was officially declared Women’s History Month. “The purpose [of … Continue reading Women’s History Month

Last Monday I sat down with Director of Campus Safety Ray Thrower to shed some light on the department and help students get to know the face of enforcement. He has worked at Gustavus for 13 years and in campus in the field of public safety for 33 years. Thrower has seen a lot over the course of his career and provided me with some … Continue reading Face-to-face with Campus Safety

Ballet has recently been in the spotlight with the release of the box office smash, Black Swan. The film centers around Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman), a ballerina for the New York Ballet Company who receives the much sought after role of the Black Swan in their production of Swan Lake. The plot follows Nina’s struggles to retain her sanity as the pressures of the role … Continue reading The love of ballet

Around this time every year stores across the United States stock their shelves with red and pink paraphernalia, anticipating Valentine’s Day. It is almost impossible to escape it. Jewelry commercials bombard us with ads for heart-shaped necklaces on television and sites like teleflora.com plaster the Internet with reminders that there is nothing better than a dozen long-stem roses to “express our love.” This commercialized Valentine’s … Continue reading Valentine’s Day on the hill