“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go…” Depending on how observant you are, you might have seen Christmas decorations appearing around campus over the past few weeks. In front of the President’s house, lightposts are decorated with garland and lights, trees in various locales are light-strung and bestarred and inside Christ Chapel wreaths are hung. Where do these lights come from? … Continue reading Gustavus decks the halls
H1N1, the little epidemic that could have been, comes to fruition as MEV 1, a new, more deadly virus, in Contagion (2011). Everyone remembers the panic that surrounded the H1N1 virus a few years back. The virus jumped from pigs to humans and a lot of people started getting sick. Imagine—instead of one person infecting just one or two other people, every sick person infecting … Continue reading Contagion: Just in Time for Flu Season
After a semester long study of writing, improvising and devising in ensemble generated theatre, the department of theatre and dance is presenting a performance from the devising theatre class. The Devised Theatre Showcase, directed by Visiting Assistant Professor in Theatre and Dance Cory Hinkle, is a collaboration of ideas and various concepts among the students of the class. The show, Sacramento (certain rules apply), revolves … Continue reading The Attraction of Sacramento (certain rules apply)
On Thursday, Dec. 8 in Alumni Hall at 7:00 p.m., CAB will be presenting “I Can’t Believe You Asked That: When PC is BS” with guest speaker Phillip Milano. A nationally recognized diversity advocate, Milano will address a multitude of taboo topics and questions that people are normally too afraid to ask regarding race, gender and culture. Milano first became interested in promoting diversity causes … Continue reading CAB speaker Phillip Milano — what about differences?
Although there are many ways for students to receive help for their classes, one treasure to take advantage of is the Writing Center. Located in Confer 232 with outposts in the Diversity Center and Library, the Writing Center provides services to any Gustavus student. “The Writing Center works with all disciplines and with papers in all stages of the writing process,” Tutor and Junior Sociology … Continue reading Writing Center serves as a tool for students
Cookie contest offers up big bragging rights This year’s fourth annual Julgran Celebration will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 in the Interpretive Center in the Linnaeus Arboretum. The Julgran Celebration offers Christmas cheer-goers live music by Gustavus students, milk and hot cider, a bazaar and a cookie contest. Julgran, pronounced with a “y” sound, is Swedish for Christmas … Continue reading Julgran Celebration kicks off the holiday spirit season
There is the everlasting argument floating around the Internet that romantic comedies (romcoms) are the equivalent of porn films for women. The case centers around the assessment that romantic comedies create a fantasy about relationships, as does porn, but that instead of focusing on sex, romantic comedies focus on emotions, thus appealing to the female gender. The movie Friends with Benefits is a romantic comedy … Continue reading Friends With Benefits — See how it scores with you
In celebration of the diverse cultures present on the Gustavus campus, the annual International Festival will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19 as an entertaining and educational way for the campus community to learn about other cultures. The festival will be hosted in Alumni Hall and is planned to run from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Hosted by the International Cultures Club, the festival is … Continue reading International Festival to showcase cultures on campus
Mix an ambitious white writer and an experienced black maid and in essence you have The Help, a book written by Kathryn Stockett, and adapted for the big screen in the identically titled movie The Help (2011). Playing this weekend, Nov. 11, 12 and 13 in Wallenberg Auditoriun. Highlighting the stories of progressive, unyielding, white Americans helping in the fight against racial prejudice, the story … Continue reading Too much stress? Help yourself to a break!
Choreographers’ Gallery will showcase original pieces from student choreographers and dancers at the Anderson Theatre on Nov. 17, 18 and 19 at 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Nov. 20. Tickets are available at the Student Activities Office information (SAO) desk or at gustavustickets.com Choreographers’ Gallery takes place every other fall semester. This year there will be six student-choreographed pieces and a solo. “There are … Continue reading Choreographers’ Gallery displays students’ movements
