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
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
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
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
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
I volunteer once a week (or try to anyway) at the Neighborhood Thrift Store, run by People And Christ Together (PACT) Ministries in Mankato. There are quite a few regulars who are working every week, but it seems like every Saturday there is a new face when I arrive. When meeting a new person who is working at the store, the obvious first question is … Continue reading Take a break from the hill
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
As leaders of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, we feel compelled to respond to Peter Weeks’ article “Faith is not a virtue” published in last week’s Weekly. We find his argument inconsistent being that faith is an integral part of learning at Gustavus. The standard with which Weeks’ can judge whether something is right or wrong must be borrowed from morals established by the Christian faith. … Continue reading Re: Faith is not a virtue
The Gustavus Women’s Lacrosse team finished its season with a 5-2 record, including a third place finish in its Conference tournament this past weekend The Gustavus Women’s Lacrosse team recently finished up a very successful season in which it finished with a record of 5-2, while also finishing third in its league playoffs. Started as a club sport in 2003, the Women’s Lacrosse team has … Continue reading Lacrosse increasing impact at Gustavus
The Men’s Outdoor Track and Field team has been having an exciting season. This year’s team has started off much better than last year. “[We are] a much better rounded team, probably because we have so many seniors this year compared to last year. We halved our place at indoor Conference in one year from eighth to fourth,” Senior sprinter Cole Carlson said. The Gustie … Continue reading Men and Women’s Track teams continue to shine
