Summer is the time to experience new and exciting things; it’s a time to wear less clothing, to get a tan, to drive with the windows down.  Summer is a time of new music and new opportunities to see your favorite bands live. The months of June, July and August are a busy time of year for the festival aficionado. With so much variety, it … Continue reading Summer Music Musts

Lately, a new trend has been taking Gustavus sidewalks by storm. The pavement has been hit with an epidemic of longboarding fever. It’s nearly impossible to walk from Eckman Mall to Confer/Vickner without spotting at least one, if not more, of the four-wheeled fiends. Longboards originated as “sidewalk surfing” in California in the 1950s. They were originally intended to give surfers the feeling of surfing … Continue reading Take the long way home

Finding a Social Life with a Vegetarian Palate Behold, the cupboard doors swing open as the mighty huntress forages for her next meal. Nothing edible escapes her sharp gaze, not even the last package of ramen noodles crushed into the back corner behind the gleaming cans of lentil soup. Dissatisfied with these dry humble offerings, she hones in on the refrigerator and moves toward it. … Continue reading You Don’t Win Friends with Salad

In the past few months, the website Chatroulette has literally taken the Internet by storm. Launched in November 2009 by Andrey Ternovskiy, a 17-year-old high school student in Moscow, the site now has about 35,000 visitors at a time. But for something that has so many talking, a lot of people have yet to discover it. Chatroulette is a website that connects random strangers across … Continue reading The many faces of Chatroulette

Life without coffee is not an attainable reality, at least not for some. You get up, drink your coffee and then you can let your day begin. But not before.  For many college students, coffee is a necessary part of the daily routine. Without the stimulant of caffeine, 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. classes are impossible concepts, let alone physically achievable feats. So where does … Continue reading The daily grind

It’s as if you’re getting a care package from Mom, except that it’s not a care package, and you paid for it, but the magic’s still there. It’s two in the morning. I am perched at my desk, my arched shoulders illuminated by the muted blue glow of my computer screen, like a gargoyle, ominously watching and waiting in my boxers. Bits and bytes fly … Continue reading add to cart

Remember when? Waaaaay back in January. Probably December, even? When you promised yourself that you would be a better person this year? Yep. You said you were going to be good to yourself—challenge body, mind and soul. You were going to read books outside of the required reading for class. You know you were. Or you wanted to. But now the semester has started and … Continue reading Required (Leisure) Reading

Arbor View Arbor View Apartments house 59 students in apartment-style living. Each apartment contains a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a dining room, and kitchen. The apartments are furnished with a sofa, chairs, dining room table, and a bed, dresser, desk, and desk chair for each occupant. There is no computer lab. Prairie View Prairie View Hall is the smallest residence hall on campus … Continue reading Where in the World… are you living next year?

January Interim Experience offers students a chance to take an in-depth, intense look at a topic of their choosing, allowing them the time to focus on one class for the entire month. It also offers students a chance to relax, kick back and enjoy free time before the new semester begins. January Interim Experience is a chance to rejuvenate and re-energize before the start of … Continue reading Winter Wonderland