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New academic building to include additional features

With the groundbreaking ceremony for the new academic building last Friday there’s been a lot more talk about what specific new features will be included in this highly anticipated new addition to campus. Many of the new features and additions are meant to enhance the educational opportunities Gustavus provides for its students. The most obvious addition is that this academic building will give several of … Continue reading New academic building to include additional features

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Gustie of the Week, Variety

Karl Boettcher: A perfect balancing act

As the semester winds down and that end-of-semester anxiety builds up, we can all agree that balancing coursework, a social life, campus involvement and personal interests can be a tad overwhelming. Somehow, Junior Classics and Mathematics Major and Computer Science Minor Karl Boettcher manages to take it all in stride, while simultaneously maintaining an amicable persona and deft sense of humor. Karl is a calculus … Continue reading Karl Boettcher: A perfect balancing act

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Variety

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hosts Paddy Murphy Week

How much money would you  spend to see the gentlemen of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (SAE) shave their heads bald? During the past week, Gustavus students and faculty had the chance to do just that. As part of Paddy Murphy Week, SAE has tabled for “Bic-A-Brother,” in which students and faculty had the opportunity to donate loose change or cash in the name of … Continue reading Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hosts Paddy Murphy Week

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Variety

PostSecret’s Frank Warren spreads word of his project

I have been planning my husband’s funeral for 24 years,” reads the front side of a postcard. Next to the words is a Polaroid picture of church pews and a clipart choir. It’s dark and it’s mysterious—and it’s the mystery of postcards like these that make the website PostSecret so enthralling. On May 5, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. in Christ Chapel, the creator of PostSecret, … Continue reading PostSecret’s Frank Warren spreads word of his project

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Variety

Adolphus Jazz Ensemble to put on annual spring performance

The Adolphus Jazz Ensemble will perform for the Gustavus community in its annual spring concert on Sunday, April 25. The ensemble, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Steve Wright, will perform original music by Dr. Wright, Jeff Jarvis and Dean Sorenson. The concert will consist of a bit of swing, blues and a taste of Latin. “I like that we play mostly upbeat … Continue reading Adolphus Jazz Ensemble to put on annual spring performance

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Variety

Swedish choir gives concert at Gustavus

On Monday, April 26, the Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola Choir (SVF) will perform at Christ Chapel from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. SVF is located in Jönköping, Sweden, and is a private school that was founded in 1919. “The choir is presently touring the Upper Midwest, starting at North Park University in Chicago, with which SVF has an exchange, and then giving concerts in Rockford, Brooklyn … Continue reading Swedish choir gives concert at Gustavus

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Opinion

A case for faith: A response to Peter Weeks

Peter Weeks wrote a short commentary for last week’s issue entitled “Faith is not a virtue,” and it struck a chord in me that makes me want to respond to it in a hopefully constructive but contradictory way. His thesis that “Faith … is not a virtue and is subversive to the process of education” is simply not acceptable to me; I reject it not … Continue reading A case for faith: A response to Peter Weeks

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Opinion

Off-campus follies

Rolling around St. Peter, distinctly visible are a plethora of houses that once stood swelling with college vitality but will soon rest uninhabited and dreary. This vibe of vacancy is directly related to the controversial off-campus housing situation. With the school making a stand on keeping all of their on-campus beds full, they are consequently keeping their hands deep in our pockets. But what good … Continue reading Off-campus follies

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Opinion

Pondering peace

The theme of this year’s Mayday! conference is “Imagining Peace.” Each successive Mayday conference is about peace-related issues in some way. But what does the word “peace” really mean? Peace is such a loaded word, so laced with connotation that it may seem to be devoid of any meaning, especially in the eyes of the public at large. This makes the issues confronted by the … Continue reading Pondering peace

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