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Music Builds Togetherness

It has been a decades-long tradition at Gustavus to bring together and honor talented high school instrumentalists in the annual Gustavus Honor Band Festival.

Dancing Benefits the United Way

A standing room only crowd of students, faculty, and St. Peter community members filled the Gustavus Adolphus College ballroom Friday, Nov. 2 to watch Gustavus students and faculty/staff members swing dance to raise money for St. Peter United Way.

Building Community

If you have visited Gustavus Adolphus College in the past year you have probably noticed a change to the college's landscape.

Stadium Opens on Saturday

Once September rolls around, a person can take certain things for granted. School buses start traversing neighborhood streets, leaves begin to turn bright and beautiful colors, and football season kicks-off at stadiums across the country.

Social Ties Need Strengthening

Karen Larson, professor of anthropology and interdisciplinary studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, was featured in the St. Paul Pioneer Press following the tragedy at Virginia Tech.

Campus Pedals for Energy Wars

On Feb. 28, students and administrators at Gustavus Adolphus College pedaled stationary bicycles in competition to see who could pump the most energy into an electrical generator supplied by the Minnesota Department of Commerce.

On the fit list

Gustavus Adolphus College has made the Men's Fitness Magazine list of the 25 fittest colleges in America.

Up in the sky with the bird club…

You can be walking alongside Bob Dunlap and suddenly he's not there. You turn around and he's standing absolutely still about 20 feet back, his head cocked and his index finger pointing up. "Longspur," he announces.

LineUs improvising its way to fame

When Tane Danger was growing up in Hollywood, Fla., improv troupes were as common as palm trees.

Celebrating Senior Week

Gustavus continues its unique tradition of celebrating community during Senior Week in the days between finals and commencement.