Emmy award winning journalist and correspondent for ABCs "20/20," John Stossel visited St. Olaf April 16. With laughter and seriousness he took on issues in front of a crowd of approximately 600 students and community members in Boe Chapel in a provocative manner centering on government control and the liberty to choose.
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Tom Pritchard, known by most in the St. Olaf community as "Tom the Bus Driver," was airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul on the evening of April 15. Pritchard underwent emergency heart surgery April 16.more...
Whoever said that presidents cant have a little April Fools fun was wrong. Carleton students will always remember April Fools Day, 2002 as the day their president pulled a fast one on the colleges trustees, staff, and entire student body. President Stephen R. Lewis sent an e-mail stating, "Recent developments in the endowment ... have been disastrous" and that the college had "borrowed heavily for buildings and renovations ... well above the rate of inflation."
"So I'm really excited about performing for Christmas Fest this year!" "Oh really? Are you in choir?" "No." "But aren't you in Christmas Fest?" "Yes." "But..." "I'm in Orchestra." "Oh." "I'm excited because all my Bandie friends are coming on Sunday!" "We have a band?"
This succinct conversation demonstrates how even normal students who are not involved in music here at St. Olaf acknowledge that a hierarchical pyramid indeed exists. We see this especially among the St. Olaf Choir, Orchestra, and Band.more...
Audience members and performers alike sweltered in their seats in Boe Chapel Sunday night as the Chapel Choir and the St. Olaf Orchestra jointly performed Felix Mendelssohns Elijah in their annual Oratorio concert. more...
Iris Murdoch was a floating free spirit with a sharp mind and witty air unlike any other novelist. Her essence is captured beautifully in "Iris," the film adaptation of her husband John Bayley's memoirs.more...
