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
Sunless tanner makes me smell like Cheeze-Its. I discovered this in high school. When spring had arrived and heavy winter layers were shed, I would lather my body in sunless tanning lotion, not wanting to hurt others’ eyes (or my own) with my stark paleness. But the lotion must have had a funky reaction with my body oils, resulting in an aroma on my skin … Continue reading How not to greet spring
In the past few weeks, advertisements sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes have been placed around campus announcing a debate: “Can we have Good without God?” If you have seen the posters, you may have noticed the deliberate WWE-style “in this corner: the ex-pastor atheist” VS. “and in this corner: the moral Christian Athlete” format. Clearly, we’re meant to think that on May 15, … Continue reading Can we have Good without God?
I hate Fair Trade. Maybe hate is too strong of a word. Let’s try again. I do not, nor will I ever, agree with Fair Trade. Fair Trade is one of those things that sounds like a good idea at first blush. Instead of paying the lower price for goods produced from “exploited” labor, let’s pay a higher price for the goods and the extra … Continue reading In which our hero voices an unpopular opinion
Hello Gusties! It seems that my favorite thing to write about lately is splashy, bigger topics. In the last column I wrote, I came out to all fifteen or so of my readers SPOILER ALERT saying: I’m gay. Let me then preface the title with a description of what I am not doing: I am NOT agreeing with the positions Phil takes. Quite often I … Continue reading Defending Phil Cleary
Following a past week’s article on words, this week I’ll focus on action. Using the narrative third person, I’ve written this piece. 2011. The date typed on the page no longer sparked her memory. Unlike 1998, 2001 or even 1989, 2011 brings to mind few thoughts beyond confetti of the millennium and perhaps the pleasing, parallel rhyming of two 1s next to each other. The … Continue reading A mirror for the twenty-first century
After a couple games in early February and March, including a trip to Hawaii, the Softball team is in full swing and undefeated in the MIAC. Even though the team’s games in Hawaii were almost two months ahead of their MIAC schedule, they used them as a foundation and catapult into the upcoming season. “I think Hawaii was a great opportunity for the team to … Continue reading Softball season in full swing
The weather is warm and the grass is green, which means everyone is ignoring Major League Baseball. This slow-paced game of balls and strikes has many onlookers convinced that they are watching chess on ESPN “the ocho.” Though fans clamor to the screen in hopes of finally finding Bobby Fischer, they are instead left with an image of Bobby Abreu shuffling his old-man legs in … Continue reading MLB outlook: See you in September
The Women’s Golf team started its spring season with a third-place finish out of 14 teams at the Augustana Invitational in Sioux Falls, S.D. With a start like that, the team has high hopes for the rest of the season. The team finished with a score of 650, behind Augustana at 632 and Minnesota State, Mankato at 647. Top finishers for Gustavus were Senior Katie … Continue reading Swinging into spring
