When: Tuesday, April 19 at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Where: Campus Banquet Rooms What: A traditional Jewish feast to celebrate the begining of Passover hosted by the Crossroads program. A seder dinner retells the story of the Israelite liberation from slavery in Egypt. *RSVP required Continue reading Crossroads Programs Hosts Passover Seder Meal
The Fun run will be held on Sunday April 17 from 8:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. Pre-registration is required. The cost is $10 for students and $20 for non-students. Proceeds will be donated to the Special Olympics. Continue reading Fellowship of Christian Athletes Plan Fun Run Fundraiser for Special Olympics
While Senior Management Major Jon Schmidt has been predominantly involved on campus in his previous three years and one semester at Gustavus, his participation and presence here this semester has been largely abated. Among Jon’s activities at Gustavus, he has played basketball, club volleyball, club ultimate Frisbee, co-founded the Gustavus Disc Golf Club, played drums in the Proclaim band, acted in a one-act play last … Continue reading Jon Schmidt — Monkey junkie
Country music: most people either love it or hate it. The film Country Strong is definitely the same way … except most people will probably hate it. The music is decent, by country standards, and the acting is fine, but the rest of the movie feels like a second-rate Lifetime movie. And let us keep in mind that a first-rate Lifetime movie is roughly equivalent … Continue reading On-campus movie Country Strong: Rather weak
The Campus Activities Board (CAB) will be having a dodgeball tournament Sunday, March 20 at noon in Alumni Hall. This event will take place as a part of the Gustie Cup, a year-long competition in various athletics. This is the second year of the Gustie Cup competition on campus. It is a series of athletic competitions that teams can compete in once a month. So … Continue reading Gustie Cup throws a wrench in tourny: Dodgeball
On April 26 at 8:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall, the Minnesota-based bands QuietDrive and Cedar Avenue will be performing for Gustavus students and St. Peter residents. Gustavus students can pick up free tickets at the Student Activities Office (SAO) Desk beginning March 21. Public tickets will go on sale on April 8 and will cost $5. Tickets can be purchased at Gustavus Tickets Online or … Continue reading QuietDrive and Cedar Ave. to perform at Gustavus
Pictured above are the third place finishers in GAC Idol, Senior Psycology Major JoVanna Jensen and Senior Music Major Sean Prichard for their performance on the ukulele and glockenspiel. Sophomore Religion Major Kelly Peterson won the annual GAC Idol talent competition. Peterson performed “Beautiful Disaster” by Kelly Clarkson. Runners-up for the competiton were the a cappella men’s group F Sharp. GAC Idol is an event … Continue reading GAC Idol results
Renee Guittar laughs all the time. “If anyone wanted to be the most caring, adorable, loving, genuine person, they should talk to Renee Guittar,” Junior Elementary Education Major Ashley Neaton said. Perhaps it’s the wide, bright smile, the memorable laughter or the incredible amount of purple belongings she owns that makes people want to get to know her. But once they meet Renee, they understand … Continue reading Renee Guittar — Dancing Queen
The 2010 boxing movie, The Fighter, on a superficial level follows the stereotypical sport movie plotline. The formula for such a movie goes as follows: The protagonist comes from a rough family and background, but has true talent. Because of this, no one, including himself, thinks he’ll be able to win whatever sport he’s playing. That is, of course, until he finds the inspiration and … Continue reading On-campus movie: Fighter’s flight
Sacred Space is an event sponsered by the chaplain’s office periodically to help Gustavus community members relax from their hectic lives. Sacred Space offers a nuetral space on campus for community members to enjoy the quiet relflection time. Held in Alumni Hall, Sacred Space is open to various spiritualities about once a month and offers a variety of ways for people to relax, mediate and … Continue reading Sacred Space: A time to relax
