After long days in the hot African sun, I would retire to the safety of my small tent for the night. As I would rest my head against a pile of clothes that doubled as a pillow—it was clear by the sounds outside my tent that the world in which I was living was not yet ready to call it a day. Bats screeched as … Continue reading Tales from Abroad: Global stories, experiences, and life lessons as told by Gusties studying abroad.

The summer of 2013 had a wide variety of movies that kept audiences rolling in, good or bad.  While I do not consider this year to be as successful as 2012, it still had some great hits. Some were fantastic but not hits, and some were huge misses.  After narrowing it down, here are my top picks for the best, worst, and most underrated movies … Continue reading Sizzling summer movies in review

When I first saw a commercial for The Purge on television, I had mixed feelings.  I felt that the concept of the movie was interesting, but nothing else really stood out that made me want to see this movie in theatres immediately.  Welcome to Cinematic Critiques, I am your reviewer, first-year Brady Lass.  Should you go out and see The Purge, or should you do … Continue reading Weekend movie “The Purge” — nothing more than a mildly scary cliché

—oh wait, it’s exactly the same If you have any experience with Nicholas Sparks’ work, and have somehow not seen or read Safe Haven, simply retrace the plotlines of each and every other story of his, and you’ll match it up with his newest film adaptation of yet another of his monotonous novels. While I have had the rather dull pleasure of reading only one … Continue reading Nicky Sparks does it again! Only this time, it’s diff—

The 2013 Spring issue is the color edition of the bi-yearly student published journal, which features a 16 page spread of full-color art pieces. It features short-stories, poetry, photography, paintings, and sculptures, all submitted by Gustavus students. At 7 p.m. May 17 in the Courtyard Caf, everyone is invited to listen to the readings and descriptions of people’s works while enjoying some nice refreshments. Copies … Continue reading Firethorne release party

Art is not an easy creation for some people. It can require inspiration and a passion for the media you are working with. But for Senior Art Studio Majors Leif Erik Estenson, Karl Brudvig, Miranda Bickett, Olivia Thao Nguyen, See Thor, and Margit Bren, art is their passion. These six seniors have had their art work juried by the faculty of the art department and … Continue reading Senior art show in Hillstrom will give Art Attack