Taylor Storlien- Professor Stanley J. Shetka will be transforming the Schaefer Art Gallery over the next 62 days into his office, classroom, studio, business, and home. The Collateral Healing Initiatives Project and “The Life Course” will begin in the Gallery this Thursday, Nov. 30th, and continue until the end of January 2024. This project will display collected materials that Shetka has received from people all … Continue reading WORLD ART PROJECT comes to the Schaefer Art Gallery

Amanda Dewberry- This weekend Gustavus hosts the 50th annual Christmas in Christ Chapel. Christmas in Christmas Chapel (CinCC) features an orchestra, a dance ensemble, a handbell ensemble, and three choirs. These ensembles come together to perform Christmas songs in a church service-like setting. This year’s theme is Grace Embodied: Celebrating 50 Years of Christmas in Christ Chapel. Senior Lindsay James from the Gustavus Choir said … Continue reading 50th annual Christmas in Christ Chapel

Amelia Dewberry- Building Bridges invites you to join them for Building Bridges Bingo tonight, Nov. 17th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Courtyard Cafe. The event will include six rounds of bingo, popcorn, and a chance to win a variety of prizes. One of the event organizers, Senior Olivia Falk encourages people to “… stop by if they like playing bingo and winning … Continue reading Building Bridges bingo

Colleen Coleman- Come see “Emerge,” this year’s Choreographer’s Gallery produced by the Department of Theatre and Dance, featuring work from student choreographers Fifth-year Karmen Peter, Senior Mary Juelich, and Juniors Emma Forsyth, Elise Gahart, Dana Marquis, Kelsi Rygg and Ella Schwakopf with faculty direction by Melissa C. Rolnick. Performances will take place in the Gardner Laboratory Theatre Nov. 17-18 at 8:00 p.m., as well as … Continue reading Emerge: the 2023 Choreographer’s Gallery

Jay Erickson- Many people nowadays have some understanding of what a vampire is. Many English-language movies and shows depict ravenous monsters in their own way, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight, and Interview with a Vampire. Many other cultures also love to depict these creatures through film. On Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, Gustavus welcomed Dr. Thomas Garza, a Slavic and Eurasian Studies Professor from … Continue reading Men with Teeth: Portraits of Vampires and Masculinity in Mexican and Russian Film

Colleen Coleman- Benji Huff is a Senior Geography and Religion double major, an academic assistant for the Religion Department, President of the United Christian Ministries, Co-President of the Environmental Action Coalition, President of the Whittling Club, on the President’s Environmental Sustainability Council, a Team Development Leader for the Gustie Guides, and a Gustie Greeter. Huff is also involved with Gustavus Youth Outreach, Proclaim, has been … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Benji Huff

Amelia Dewberry- This week the Gustavus Theater & Dance Department is presenting its first show of the school year, Metamorphoses, a play based on the poem by Ovid. The play opened on Thursday and will run until Sunday, Nov. 5th. While Ovid follows the history of the world from its creation until Caesar’s deification, this version of Metamorphoses is a recent adaptation that was first … Continue reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses