Provost and Dean of the College Jim Pence decided last Friday to incorporate Community Time into the 2002-2003 Class and Lab Schedule. This change will modify the daily Thursday schedule by taking five minutes from Chapel Time and adding 70 minutes of Community Time. The plan will be implemented on a one-year trial basis.
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Ahhh, that lovely season of Lent is upon us once more and with it comes the tradition of giving something up, or sacrificing, if you will. Now, dont get me wrong. Im all for religious reverence, personal examination, and small acts of humility. Somewhere along the way during all those years in private school, thats how this practice of giving something up for Lent was described to me.more...
St. Olaf alumnus Ward Sutton 89 will return to campus next week to give both a multi-media presentation and an art exhibition. The presentation, which will take place on March 7 at 7 p.m. in Viking Theatre, is entitled Artobiography: From Manitou to Manhattan, and details his progression from a St. Olaf graduate to a successful artist in New York.more...
The college was founded as a religious academy, was at one time associated with a seminary, and has been officially supported by Lutheran churches for over a hundred years. But these bare facts dont reflect the wide range of religious experience among St. Olaf students and faculty.more...