Welcome back, students, employees: The week ahead

Students and staff were greeted by steady snow on Monday, the first day of spring semester.

(Jason Eck)

Warrior Crossing Cafe now will feature new operating hours during the spring semester.
(Jason Eck)

Welcome back, Waldorf students. And a special welcome to our new students.

Here is a look at what is happening this week on campus.
Tuesday, Jan. 11

• Canceled: JV men’s wrestling dual vs. North Iowa Area Community College, 4 p.m., Hanson Fieldhouse gym
• Varsity men's basketball vs. Faith Baptist Bible College, 7:30 p.m., Hanson Fieldhouse gym
• Student Senate, 8 p.m., Breen Classroom
• Worship: Exit to Hope, 9 p.m., Odvin Hagen Music Center Recital Hall. This service, led by students, offers contemporary worship, Bible study and prayer.

Wednesday, Jan. 12

• Chapel, 10:30 a.m., Salveson Ballroom. This is a traditional worship service with sermons given by students and employees.

Thursday, Jan. 13

• Student organization roundtable, noon, Anna Marie Mitchell Meeting Room.
• JV men’s basketball vs. William Penn University, 7 p.m., Hanson Fieldhouse gym
• Worship: ACTS (Active Catholics to Serve), Catholic Mass, 9 p.m., Odvin Hagen Music Center Recital Hall

Friday, Jan. 14

• Worship: Holden Evening Prayer service, 5:10 p.m., Odvin Hagen Music Center Recital Hall.
• Movie Night, Forest Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Students may pick up free tickets at the Campus Center information desk. Held throughout the semester.
• Open gym, 8 to 11 p.m., Hanson Fieldhouse.

Saturday, Jan. 15

• Comedian Evan Wecksell, 7:30 p.m., Gatsby's Grill. Students: Free nachos will be served!

Sunday, Jan. 16

• Movie Night, Forest Theatre, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. Students may pick up free tickets at the Campus Center information desk. Held throughout the semester.

Monday (Jan. 17)

• MLK Convocation: Iowa native Patti Miller, who as a young activist helped catapult the civil rights movement into the national spotlight in the mid-1960s, will tell her inspiring story from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. in the Atrium on the Waldorf College campus. The campus will be using a convocation schedule.
• Chapel, 7 p.m., Odvin Hagen Music Center Recital Hall. This new service replaces the Sunday night chapel service. This is a traditional worship service with sermons by students and employees.

Warrior Crossing/Gatsby’s Grill update: Dining services have adjusted the hours for both locations based on how much each was used last semester. The new hours are:

• Warrior Crossing Cafe: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Warrior Crossing was open until 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday last semester.
• Gatsby’s Grill: 7 p.m. to midnight, Sunday through Friday; closed Saturday. Gatsby’s opened at 3 p.m. on Sundays last semester for students to catch NFL games.

The cafeteria hours remain the same.

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