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Hands for Harvest to receive Service Award

All Gusties are familiar with Gustavus’s “five pillars”: service, community, justice, excellence and faith. The Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations (GACAC), awards distinctive Gustavus students who have contributed by strengthening the partnership with the congregations of the association. The award concentrates on the commitment to serve others though volunteer work, involvement in the church and astonishing professional accomplishments. Only Gustavus alumni or former students … Continue reading Hands for Harvest to receive Service Award

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News

Sacred Space offers reflection and relaxtion

Do you ever feel like your life has been passing you by? Like you don’t even have any time for yourself anymore? Is your schedule so jam-packed that your planner is scribbled out with indecipherable and obscure dates? Stop and take a breath of fresh air. Don’t forget that you’re not the only one who needs some time to think and reflect. Here at Gustavus, … Continue reading Sacred Space offers reflection and relaxtion

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Variety

Sarah Hofflander – Don’t hassle the Hoff

Upon first meeting Sarah Hofflander, one might think she is superhuman. This senior communication studies major and geography minor is very involved on campus. Sarah is a faithful cross country and track runner who absolutely loves the team and the sport. The team’s camaraderie is what makes running most enjoyable for her. “It is fun to share a passion with other people. I love the … Continue reading Sarah Hofflander – Don’t hassle the Hoff

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Variety

Minnesota poet to visit campus on Oct. 20

Connie Wanek, an acclaimed poet who currently resides in northern Minnesota, will be visiting Gustavus Adolphus next week on Wednesday, Oct. 20. Wanek has received numerous awards and honors for her poetry, including being named a Witter Bynner Fellow of the Library of Congress. While on campus, Wanek will be visiting a couple classes and giving a reading Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the … Continue reading Minnesota poet to visit campus on Oct. 20

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Variety

Shakespeare’s R&J coming to Anderson Theatre

Shakespeare provides the inspiration for the courses and shows offered by the theatre department this academic year. Arguably, his most notable play, Romeo and Juliet, is the model for the fall performance that will be presented at the end of this month. Shakespeare’s R&J deviates from the original in some important ways, while still using the original words. “With the exception of a few lines … Continue reading Shakespeare’s R&J coming to Anderson Theatre

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Variety

The Social Network: Poking around the truth about Facebook

Status update: Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, at 26  years old, is the youngest billionaire ever and worth around $6 billion. Zuckerberg created “The Facebook” as an undergrad in his Harvard dorm room with a little help from his two computer programming roommates and a business plan and financial support from his other roommate, Brazilian Eduardo Saverin. Saverin, along with the memorable, suave, Harvard rowing crewmembers … Continue reading The Social Network: Poking around the truth about Facebook

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Features

Suit up for must see TV

Television has been a growing part of American culture for the past 60 years. Yet, TV programming has been far from static; television has grown to reflect almost every different genre, time period, ethnicity and age group imaginable making its appeal more and more entertaining and irresistible. In the 1950s families gathered around shows like I Love Lucy. The light comedy followed the various machinations … Continue reading Suit up for must see TV

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Opinion

Friends, fellowship and Settlers of Catan

I am normally not one for board games. This probably stems from my standing as a middle child with two brothers, and thus I endured much torture and failure while trying to play such games with them. In Monopoly, I was the one who ended up with a single house on St. Charles Place after my brothers formed a joint ownership of all remaining properties, … Continue reading Friends, fellowship and Settlers of Catan

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Opinion

Get the hell out of my religion

At the risk of feeding the flames of overreaction and self-righteousness, I want to talk this week about the Bible verse on The Rock. I don’t promise to add a fresh perspective, just one that comes from someone who considers himself to be a reasonable person, in spite of being a Lutheran. The Christian Bible has often been dismissed by non-Christians as being perfectly valid … Continue reading Get the hell out of my religion

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