Inside Gustavus February 21, 2019 | Volume 51, Number 21

Weekend Home Athletic Events 

Gymnastics hosts Hamline on Friday at 7 p.m.
Women's tennis hosts University of Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Fine Arts 

Schaefer Art Gallery
Through February 23, "Inscapes"

Hillstrom Museum of Art
February 18-April 18, "For the Gods: Photographs of India by Priscilla Briggs," and "Recent Acquisitions of the Hillstrom Museum of Art."

Anderson Theatre
Iphigenia and Other Daughters
By Ellen McLaughlin
Directed by Matt Trucano 
February 21-23 at 8 p.m. | February 24 at 2 p.m.
In order to go to war, Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to the gods. Ten years later, his wife Clytemnestra kills him within hours of his triumphant homecoming. Another twenty years go by, and Orestes, their son, avenges his father's death by killing his mother. What does it take to disrupt the cycles of hurt and revenge that tear families and societies apart? The ancient Greeks lay awake at night attempting to answer this question, as we do today. Iphigenia and Other Daughters is a trilogy based on Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis and Iphigenia in Tauris and Sophocles' Electra to give center stage to the women and children whose lives are hijacked by ideologies predicated on their own voicelessness and objectification. When is enough enough?
Tickets are now available online or by calling 507-933-7590. Gustavus students and staff are entitled to one free ticket for the production. Other tickets are $9 for adults and $6 for senior citizens and other students. Tickets not sold before the event will be placed on sale one hour prior to curtain at the Anderson Theatre box office. 

In the News

KEYC covered the Gustavus symphony orchestra and jazz ensemble’s home concert.

The St. Peter Herald wrote about music professor and conductor of the Gustavus Choir Greg Aune retiring after 24 years at Gustavus.

Tips and Reminders

Sustainability Tip...Energy Consumption: The United States, as a country, consumes about 18 percent of the total world's energy consumption, the second highest country in the world after China. Here are some simple ways that individuals can reduce their energy consumption and carbon emissions while cutting down on their electricity bill at the same time:
1. Unplug appliances when they are not in use. These appliances can use up to 10 percent of total energy consumption for a household when plugged in, even though they aren't in use.
2. Turn down the heat, especially when you leave the room. Turning heat down by just two degrees can cut your electricity bill by 10 percent.
3. When doing laundry, wash your clothes in cold water. 90 percent of the energy used in a load of laundry goes to heating up the water, so 90 percent of energy can be saved by simply using cold water.

Snowplow Safety...This winter more than 40 Minnesota snowplow vehicles have been struck by motorists. These trucks can weigh more than 70,000 pounds and the outcome for these collisions is not in favor of the motorist. MnDOT snowplow operators will do their part to make highways safe and motorists should remember to:

-Stay alert for snowplows, which turn or exit frequently and often with little warning. They also may travel over centerlines or partially in traffic to further improve road conditions.
-Stay back at least 10 car lengths behind the plow. Don't drive into a snow cloud. Stay Back, Stay Alive.
-Slow down to a safe speed for current conditions.
-Turn on your headlights and wear your seat belt.
-Turn off the cruise control.
-Be patient and remember snowplows are working to improve road conditions for your trip.
-Don't drive distracted. You can always check MnDOT's road conditions map online.

Off Campus Events of Interest

Immigration & Us: What Do We Know? What Must We Know?...The 2019 Simpson Forum will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, February 23 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Saint Peter. The speakers for the forum will be Jodi Harpstead (CEO of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota), Yusuf Abdi, (LSS Director of Refugee Services,) and Gustavus faculty Dr. Jeff Owen, Dr. Blake Couey, and Dr. Darrell Jodock will cover a wide range of immigration topics from historical and legal to theological and economic. Registration for the day is $15 and includes lunch. Please call Trinity Lutheran Church at 507-934-4786 to reserve your spot by February 19.

Plugs 

For Sale... 620 Inverness Lane, Saint Peter. Four-bedroom, two-bath rambler with full finished basement in great centralized location just off Sunrise Drive a few blocks north of Gustavus. 1536 sq. ft. on main level. Has a cozy hearth room with fireplace just off the kitchen. Open floor plan. 1344 sq. ft finished in lower level. Two-car attached garage. Home located on 1/3 acre, so plenty of room to run! Nice deck and patio in fenced-in rear yard plus storage shed to keep your garage uncluttered. $237,900. Please contact Billy Visto by email or at 507-933-0222.

For Sale...Custom built family home with attached garage and screen porch. 25 ft. cathedral ceiling and open, sunlit floor plan. New furnace. Hardwood maple flooring and cherry kitchen cupboards and island. Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, (including Master suite with large, walk-in shower.) Ideal location within walking distance to middle school and College.
Please contact Greg Aune (218-290-5613) or Julie Aune (507-382-6722).

For Rent...Nice old Victorian in Mankato Lincoln Park Historic District . Three bedrooms, fully furnished, one car garage, available fall semester 2019. Exact dates negotiable. Very reasonable in exchange for light maintenance (small lawn to mow, sidewalk to shovel). Suitable for family. Non-smokers only. Sorry, no pets. Contact Denis or Kathy at 507-387-2622 or deniscrnkovic@charter.net.

Obituaries

Cynthia Cooper, mother of Thia Cooper (Religion), died Saturday, February 9, 2019. A private service will be held on Friday, March 1, 2019 at Parkview Manor in Saint Peter. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to CADA House in Mankato.

Dr. Amado M. Lay, Professor Emeritus of Spanish, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019, in Aurora, Colorado. His full obituary can be found online.

_{To inform the campus community of the death of a current student, employee, or trustee; an emeritus professor or trustee; or an immediate family member of a current employee, contact the Office of the President (x7538 or jnoren@gustavus.edu). Death announcements and funeral notices for students, current and emeritus faculty and employees, and trustees will be sent to the community via written notice from the president, posted on community-l, the official campuswide e-mail list, and published in Inside Gustavus or the Summer Scoop. Notices for immediate family members of current employees will be published in Inside Gustavus or the Summer Scoop.}