With the motto "Carry it Forward," the Wellstone Symposium was held Feb. 28 - March 1 at Carleton College. The symposium sought to celebrate the life and work of Paul and Sheila Wellstone, who died in a plane crash last October along with their daughter Marcia and three of Wellstones staffers.more...
The neatly constructed campaign signs have disappeared from the Post Office box area and the chalking on sidewalks is now covered by fresh ice and snow, and the Student Government Association (SGA) now boasts 10 newly-elected Executive Committee members.more...
In late February, new Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty began his plan to balance the states budget, which currently faces a $4.5 billion deficit. As expected, part of his solution included plans to cut some of the higher education budget.more...
The bubble of the Hill broke open last Wednesday when students engaged in a lively debate over impending U.S. involvement in the disarmament of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
In light of recent events in nightclubs in Chicago and Rhode Island, many students find themselves wondering how safe are they in their own St. Olaf "nightclub" the Pause.
Democrats assert themselves as the voice of the voiceless, proudly recalling their days as the party that carried the Civil Rights Banner of the 1960s. But a pendulum swing in Americas leftist platform has turned the once compassionate Democrats into heartless politicians. The one-time liberators have become the oppressors.more...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Duruflé and Benjamin Britten are all composers whose requiem masses are among their best-known works. To that list we can now add current St. Olaf student Jocelyn Hagen 03, whose 40-minute opus for choir and orchestra, "Ashes of Roses," debuted in Boe Chapel on Sunday.more...
The St. Olaf mens track and field team ended the regular indoor season this past Saturday by hosting The Qualifier, a meet designed to allow athletes to chase fast times, long throws, and massive jumps without the pressure of team scores. more...
Maybe it is our need to be something other than normal that makes St. Olaf students cling to rumors. Have you ever heard a student boast that Julia Roberts applied here? Have your friends ever tried to discover if there was once a brewery in Thorson Hill or argued over the true circumstances surrounding the death of the red cap boy?more...
