Live music, free food and professors serving students—all of this and more can be found at Midnight Express. As a Gustavus tradition, at the end of each semester, students, faculty and staff come together in the Market Place for a chance to de-stress and carbo-load before finals. This year, Midnight Express will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 15 from 10:00 p.m. to midnight. The event … Continue reading Taking the express to finals
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has arrived. Finally. Kind of. Sixteen months after the release of the previous installment, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, comes the first half of the seventh and final chapter in the Harry Potter saga. Yes, as I am sure many of you are aware, we all must wait longingly for eight more months before the cinematic representation … Continue reading Harry Potter is finally here, sort of
Christmas Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrated on December 25. The day marks the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God. Christians generally celebrate by giving gifts to each other. In the United States today, Christmas is somewhat secularized, though traditionally those who celebrate it attend church on Christmas Day. It is also common for families to put up a Christmas tree. Although the … Continue reading Chrisma- hanu- kwanzaa- kah
I get really self-conscious when I bring my laptop into a public place. It gives me about the same level of self-consciousness as when I have to carry my laundry from the washer to the drier in the awkwardly public laundry room in Southwest, fearing some guy working in the adjacent computer lab will get a glimpse of my sexy pink polka-dot underwear as it … Continue reading What does your desktop image say about you?
“Wear sunscreen.” -Mary Schmich Ladies and gentlemen of Gustavus Adolphus College. Wear gloves. If there is anything that can help you survive the long walks from class to the Market Place and back over these next few months, this would be it. If you don’t wear gloves your skin will get dry and crack, and it will hurt probably more than you’d think. Don’t get … Continue reading Advice, mostly for the first-years
I am tired of being aware. And I am well aware that the pressure of being so full of awareness is getting to me. And I can’t cope. In fact, I would say that the average college student is weighed downed by at least seven to ten extracurricular issues per day that he or she needs to be aware of. There are too many crises … Continue reading Be more aware of the awareness on campus
In my last column I wrote about the first-year orientation debacle. Specifically, the method in which it was brought up destroyed most of the message the author wanted to portray. This week, I’ll be writing about the same first-year orientation debacle, but with a new emphasis. The criticisms of first-year orientation focused mostly on the acceptance of practices and beliefs contradictory to Christian doctrine. Branches … Continue reading Critical of the response
I am writing this letter because of my disgust and repulsion with the inaccurate information in Alex Legeros’s article titled “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.” As a student in the class that participates in the sleepout during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, I truly understand my class’s objective. Legeros begins by accurately stating in his article that it was homelessness “awareness” week. The main goal … Continue reading Re: Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
