As the school year slowly winds down, senior art studio majors are preparing for their Senior Art Show. The Senior Art Show will begin with a reception on Saturday, May 1, 2010, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Hillstrom Museum of Art and will be open until May 30. The title of this year’s show is “Atypical 9 to 5,”and it showcases the … Continue reading “Atypical 9 to 5” showcases senior art studio pieces
On Saturday, May 1, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., the hard work of a year culminates for the Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras at the Honors Day Concert in Christ Chapel. For senior musicians, the concert is representative of an entire college career of dedication to music. For all the musicians, it represents a year of bonding and growing as musicians and as people. “This is … Continue reading Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras’ Honors Day concert
The continuing education program of Linnaeus Arboretum will host a Wildflower Walk on May 6, 2010, at Seven-Mile Creek County Park. The program offers several nature-oriented adult education classes to mainly members of the St. Peter community, with the goal of giving people a better understanding of the natural world. The walk will take place about seven miles south of St. Peter off of Highway … Continue reading Arboretum’s continuing education program hosts wildflower walk
As the semester winds down and that end-of-semester anxiety builds up, we can all agree that balancing coursework, a social life, campus involvement and personal interests can be a tad overwhelming. Somehow, Junior Classics and Mathematics Major and Computer Science Minor Karl Boettcher manages to take it all in stride, while simultaneously maintaining an amicable persona and deft sense of humor. Karl is a calculus … Continue reading Karl Boettcher: A perfect balancing act
How much money would you spend to see the gentlemen of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (SAE) shave their heads bald? During the past week, Gustavus students and faculty had the chance to do just that. As part of Paddy Murphy Week, SAE has tabled for “Bic-A-Brother,” in which students and faculty had the opportunity to donate loose change or cash in the name of … Continue reading Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hosts Paddy Murphy Week
I have been planning my husband’s funeral for 24 years,” reads the front side of a postcard. Next to the words is a Polaroid picture of church pews and a clipart choir. It’s dark and it’s mysterious—and it’s the mystery of postcards like these that make the website PostSecret so enthralling. On May 5, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. in Christ Chapel, the creator of PostSecret, … Continue reading PostSecret’s Frank Warren spreads word of his project
The Adolphus Jazz Ensemble will perform for the Gustavus community in its annual spring concert on Sunday, April 25. The ensemble, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Steve Wright, will perform original music by Dr. Wright, Jeff Jarvis and Dean Sorenson. The concert will consist of a bit of swing, blues and a taste of Latin. “I like that we play mostly upbeat … Continue reading Adolphus Jazz Ensemble to put on annual spring performance
On Monday, April 26, the Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola Choir (SVF) will perform at Christ Chapel from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. SVF is located in Jönköping, Sweden, and is a private school that was founded in 1919. “The choir is presently touring the Upper Midwest, starting at North Park University in Chicago, with which SVF has an exchange, and then giving concerts in Rockford, Brooklyn … Continue reading Swedish choir gives concert at Gustavus
If you are ever having a bad day and just need a cheerful smile to brighten up your day, head on over to Mattson Hall. Where is Mattson Hall again and why on earth should I walk all the way over there, you ask yourself? Well, this is where Senior Elementary Education Major Chelsea Roberts spends most of her time in classes and lesson planning. … Continue reading Chelsea Roberts: Banding together to fight for a cure
At the end of April, the Gustavus theatre and dance department is set to put on a production of The Arabian Nights. The play is a collection of Persian and Arabic stories told by the main character Sheherezade, a virgin who is to be killed by the rage-consumed King Shahryar. Instead of submitting to the will of her captor, Sheherezade charms the king with her … Continue reading Theatre department awaits unveiling of The Arabian Nights
