The College Democrats sponsored a Get Out and Vote Rally Oct. 29, 2010, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in The Dive, four days before midterm elections. Those present included Tim Walz, the incumbent running for congressman in Minnesota’s District 1 (Walz won the election); Senator Al Franken, who has visited Gustavus multiple times; Margaret Anderson Kelliher, a Gustavus graduate who lost to Mark Dayton … Continue reading Rally brings Franken to campus again
She hails from Sparta, Wisc., a place near and dear to her heart. But she goes to Gustavus, and it, too, has found its own place in her heart. Senior Communications Studies Major Nicole Meyer, aka “Sparta”, is a Gustie through and through. “I’m not sure what it was about this place, but I just got a really good vibe when I was here, something … Continue reading Nicole Meyer – A pillar of the community
I am not ashamed to say that I saw Despicable Me, the first showing on the day it came out. I was probably the oldest person in the theater without a chaperone, but I probably laughed more than any of those children. Despicable Me serves up laughs for children and the child at heart alike. Everyone knows the hilarious quotes from the advertisements for the … Continue reading Despicable Me: Something involving minions
November is finally here and the ladies of Tri Sigma could not be more ecstatic. This month they will host a battle of the bands in order to fundraise for the national Robbie Page Memorial. Rockin for Robbie will take place Friday Nov. 12, in Alumni Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show is set to start at 6:00 p.m. sharp. The Sigma … Continue reading Battle for a cause: Rockin’ for Robbie
For Senior Religion Majors Bethany Ringdal and Brendan Wilkes and Senior Philosophy Major Alex Legeros, baking bread is more than just a fun hobby. “Bread brings people together,” Wilkes said, “You invite people in and you share it.” While they all share a common philosophy about making bread, the three bakers became interested in bread at different times of their lives. Ringdall grew up making … Continue reading The Philosophy of Bread
I can barely reach the top shelf of my closet. There’s the bar where I can hang clothes up (mostly cardigans—my favorite), and I can reach that. But above the bar there’s the shelf. Perhaps the closet designers for Southwest Hall figured most people would be able to reach it. I’d like to think that I am “most people,”and I’d like to think I am … Continue reading Bodies can be pretty cool, too
Civil discourse is a term that’s been thrown around in Student Senate and the greater community quite a bit lately, and the overwhelming conclusion I have heard from people is that Gustavus’s concept of civil discourse is skewed to the extreme, and, quite frankly, sucks worse than Childress’s ability to challenge a play. To offer insight, civil discourse in the vaguest terms is a conversation … Continue reading Disheartened by “civil discourse”
Voting changes nothing. Death is certain. -Steve Palmer As I put fingertip to keyboard to write this, it is five in the evening on what is supposed to be the most important day of every red-blooded American’s life. It is supposed to be the day that the America we know will be shattered into a million little pieces, and then interviewed by Oprah to find … Continue reading Politics as usual
Have you ever watched or read Winnie the Pooh? This is for you. It has come to the mid-autumn season atop the hill, meaning higher winds for us all. The yellow sugar maples made their sweet journey in the first weeks of October, then the red maples relaxed and let go like Carrie Newcomer sings, and finally, ‘tis the time for the Norwegian maples to … Continue reading Hang in there!
