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Gustavus Adolphus College Professor of Scandinavian Studies Roland Thorstensson is the latest employee of the College to be honored by the Royal Court of Sweden. Thorstensson will be awarded H.M. (His Majesty) The King’s Medal by the King and Queen of Sweden when he travels to Stockholm in late January.

The Gustavus Adolphus College men’s basketball team beat Concordia College 57-54 in overtime on Saturday, Dec. 5 when junior guard Phil Wirtjes hit a shot from just beyond half court as time expired.

The Fall 2009 issue of Firethorne – the student literary and graphic arts magazine at Gustavus Adolphus College – will be unveiled Tuesday, Dec. 8 at a release party from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Courtyard Café, located on the lower level of the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center.

Michael Johnson, the singer, song-writer, storyteller, and guitarist who has delighted audiences at Gustavus Adolphus College annually for forty years, returns to Björling Recital Hall, Friday, Dec. 11, at 8:00 p.m. This performance on the Gustavus campus is the only performance the national recording artist will present in southern Minnesota this season.

Gustavus Adolphus College students are encouraged to come to Alumni Hall, located on the upper level of the O.J. Johnson Student Union, on Monday, Dec. 7 between 1 and 6:30 p.m. or until supplies last to receive a free H1N1 flu vaccine.

Author, nonprofit executive, and activist Kevin Winge will present a public lecture, titled “Nourishing Social Change: Everyday Acts that Impact the World,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 in the Heritage Room, located in the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present the Physical Theatre Project directed by Henry MacCarthy. The performances of this exciting production will be held in the department’s black box, December 10, 11, and 12 at 8:00 p.m. and December 13 at 2:00 p.m. There are 49 tickets available…

Gustavus Adolphus College football player T.J. Ridley has been named a First Team Academic All-America honoree by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The Gustavus Adolphus College forensics team traveled north to Concordia College in Moorhead on Nov. 21-22 for the first and second Valley Forensics League Tournaments of the year. The team came home to St. Peter with plenty of hardware after winning 16 of the 22 events as well as the team sweepstakes for both tournaments.

Gustavus Adolphus College will celebrate its 69th annual Festival of St. Lucia at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 in Christ Chapel. As a part of this seasonal tradition, six sophomore women have been chosen to serve on the Lucia court.