How would you feel if you swapped lives and bodies with your best friend? Wait— don’t answer that. Just go watch The Change Up (2011), directed by David Dobkin, this weekend. But don’t go unless you are prepared to laugh out loud. The well-conceived, witty script, written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (The Hangover (2009), The Hangover Part II (2011) and Four Christmases (2008)), … Continue reading Settle in for The Change Up in the weather
At 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, Gwen Westerman, Ph. D., will be speaking in the Courtyard Café. Titled “What Would Thanksgiving Be Without American Indians,” the talk will be well-timed for Gustavus students to learn a little more about Thanksgiving’s representation. Westerman’s talk will focus on the impact of indigenous cultures on the celebration of Thanksgiving in the United States, and how Americans perceive … Continue reading Native American speaker teaches more about Thanksgiving
Newspaper Slippers What You’ll Need: – Stapler – Glue – Tape Disposable newspaper slippers are perfect for yardwork, painting and lounging outside. 1. For the soles, stack 12 pages of newspaper on top of one another. Draw an outline around both of your feet on the top page. 2. Staple the heel or side of the shape to hold the papers together, then cut out … Continue reading How to Reuse Your Old Weeklys
There is a building adjacent to Confer/Vickner. It is a good sized building: several stories high, two-thousand square feet, by my estimations. It is stone, probably made during the Stone Age. It has an odd attribute of going unnoticed. Yet many of us, like me, have had a class or two there in the past. The building, though, is locked and has sheets of paper … Continue reading Bigfoot is squatting in SSC
Here’s a typical conversation for any type of science major: “So what are you majoring in?” They answer something along the lines of biology, chemistry pre-med, etc. “Awesome! You must be so smart. You are going to make so much money someday!” Here’s a typical conversation for me: “So what are you majoring in?” they ask. “English,” I say. Long pause. “Huh. What are you … Continue reading The bonfire of the humanities
There was a time when rap music really meant rhythm and poetry. In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, the group Public Enemy was dominating hip-hop in the United States and was one of the first groups of its genre to enjoy success internationally. This was not because of digital, synthesized remixes, but because of their revolutionary sound and their honest and insightful social commentary. … Continue reading Souljaboy tellin’ ‘em all the wrong things
I just checked my midterm grades. Five or six little letters: Ss and Ps, As and Cs. All sorts of weird little symbols on WebAdvisor to take your academic pulse. Let’s be real, do these letters tell us anything? How many times has a prof said, “Oh, you’re all getting As for your midterm grades because there hasn’t been enough material to truly reflect your work…” … Continue reading Learning to love mediocrity
“The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer. For me life is continuously being hungry.” These are the words of former bodybuilder and Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger, who helped redefine bodybuilding as an international sport. For many professional and amateur bodybuilders, being hungry is not simply a motivational mantra, but a … Continue reading Hunger Game
