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Vesak Festival!

Saturday, April 14th, 9:00am-3:00pm, Alumni Hall Vesak is the Buddhist celebration of the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha.  The event is very important in Buddhism, particularly Sri Lankan Buddhism.  The celebration usually consists of large paper lanterns and these are lit. Vesak will be hosted by the Gustavus Meditation Group on campus for […]

DLC Sponsors Education Under Fire

Education Under Fire, a campaign sponsored by Amnesty International, will have representatives at Gustavus Adolphus College for an event at 7 p.m. Friday, March 23 in Alumni Hall. Education Under Fire is traveling to colleges and universities throughout the nation to spread awareness about education and the oppression of the Bahá’í faith in Iran. Members […]