Former President Jimmy Carter, the featured speaker of this years Nobel Peace Prize Forum, told a sold-out Skoglund crowd Saturday that a chasm lies between U.S. citizens and the rest of the world, a chasm that has been growing in recent years.more...
Thousands of students, teachers, diplomats and scholars heard about the Nobel Peace Prize Forum and ventured out into the fresh snow to enjoy the sessions and lectures centered on the forums theme, "Striving for Peace: Roots of Change." What they may not have heard about was the "shadow forum" that also occurred this past weekend, featuring speaker Scott Johnson and sponsored by the St. Olaf Committee for Intellectual Diversity, a sub-group of Counterpoint.more...
St. Olaf students now have an alternative movie rental store: Rolvaag Memorial Library. The library recently changed its policy on student film check-out, and as of first semester finals, students can check out feature films, documentaries and anything else the library has to offer. And now the library is requesting the help of students in purchasing new films for the librarys collection.
The following letter is a reply to another student's private correspondence, arguing for pacifism and expressing concern about the climate of political discourse on campus:more...
The border-hopping St. Olaf Band concluded its tour of Mexico with a home concert in Skoglund Auditorium on Feb. 14. The two-hour program, conducted by Music Professor Timothy Mahr, featured two trumpet soloists and a variety of American and Mexican music.more...
The St. Olaf womens hockey teams journey toward becoming one of the top squads in the MIAC took a giant leap forward this season. For the first time in team history, the Oles year will not end with the final regular season game. This year, the Oles will lace em up in the MIAC tournament.more...
February may be designated Black History Month but black history is woven into every day of every week of every month of every year. Without black history there would be no light bulb, there would be no refrigerator, no traffic light and no ironing board. What makes February special is that residents of the U.S. are invited to discover and celebrate the intellectual, cultural, social and spiritual contributions of the African-American community with the hope that newfound knowledge will make its way into daily life. A time of learning, Black History Month fits seamlessly into scholastic environments like St. Olaf.more...
