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The Spring 2010 issue of Firethorne – the student literary and graphic arts magazine at Gustavus Adolphus College – will be unveiled Friday, May 14 at 6 p.m. in the Courtyard Café, located on the lower level of the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center.

Gustavus Adolphus College women’s golf coach Scott Moe has been named the Division III National Coach of the Year by the National Golf Coaches Association. This is the third time Moe has received this honor.

Gustavus Adolphus College Professor Emeritus of Biology and founding Executive Director of Linnaeus Arboretum Charles P. Mason passed away, Monday, May 10, 2010, in St. Peter at the age of 77.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is preparing to present Time to Soar: The Gustavus Dance Company in Concert from May 14-16. This dance concert, directed by Michele Rusinko and Melissa Rolnick, features a diverse range of faculty, student and guest choreographed pieces.

The Diversity Center and the Diversity Leadership Council at Gustavus Adolphus College will give out their annual Diversity Awards at a 6 p.m. banquet on Saturday, May 8 in Alumni Hall, located in the O.J. Johnson Student Union.

Gustavus Adolphus College has selected Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford as its Reading in Common book for the 2010-11 academic year. The novel, according to one review, explores the age-old conflicts between father and son, the beauty and sadness of what happened to Japanese Americans in the Seattle area…

Hundreds of people of varying ages gathered to “Imagine Peace” at Gustavus Adolphus College’s 30th annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference on April 28, 2010. Each spring, the conference seeks to stimulate discussion and action on a variety of global social justice and peace-related issues through several events including keynote speakers, workshops, and contests.

Four student leaders, four student organizations, and two student-led events were recognized Tuesday, May 4 at the annual Paul Magnuson Student Leadership and Service Awards Program at Gustavus Adolphus College.

KARE 11 Reporters Eric Perkins and Dave Watkins broke a Guinness Book of World Records record for longest tennis match on Tuesday night at Gustavus’s Swanson Tennis Center.

Gustavus Adolphus College’s nationally ranked forensics team will showcase some of its best performances of the year at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 6 in the Courtyard Café, located on the lower level of the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center.