Budgets and number-crunching really are not his forte. It just comes with the territory of being Dean of Students. Greg Kneser can be found on campus stopping to chat with students, faculty, and staff. But as an administrator facing a projected $3.2 million deficit, difficult choices had to be made, and as one of many members of the President's Cabinet, Kneser has had to look at options and help decide the future of St. Olaf with what he hopes will be a "healthier" operating budget. more...
A Carleton student on a leave of absence brought two weapons into Sayles-Hill Campus Center last Thursday and fired one shot into a wall during a radio show broadcast before the Northfield Police Depart-ment took him into custody.more...
The 2004 Manitou Messenger staff was awarded five awards in two contests recently, one of which was first place in the General Excellence category of the Minnesota Newspaper Associations collegiate competitionmore...
Dorothy McIntyre spoke at Tuesday nights Political Awareness Committee (PAC) dinner on the topic of this years Womens History Month: women in sports. McIntyre focused on the oral storytelling tradition as a key to initiating change.
Last weeks article about the shadow forum reported that the St. Olaf Committee for Intellectual Diversity was protesting the Peace Prize Forum as an event, not peace itself. The Commitee argues that the Forum did not encompass a wide enough range of opinions and therefore should not have occurred. As noble as the goals of the Committee may have been, their tactics grossly undermined any credibility their cause may originally have had.more...
The walls and floors of Dittmann Center are adorned with bread and earth, and the sound of bare hands kneading bread dough echoes in the background. This exhibit is Armenian artist Apo Torosyans Bread Series, titled Hope, Not Hate, which runs until March 14. Through his art, Torosyan expresses the hardship of immigration and the horrors of Armenian genocide experienced by his fathers generation.more...
The St. Olaf mens hockey team returned to the MIAC playoffs with a bang Tuesday night, winning in their first postseason appearance since the 1991-92 season. The Oles traveled to Winona and defeated a fired-up St. Marys team. more...
"Yeah, I cunt stand it, " joked a passing student yesterday about the myriad signs promoting the "cuntageous " Vagina Monologues, which opened March 4. The performance has come to St. Olaf for the third time to infuse the campus with frank discussions on female sexuality and body acceptance. But does St. Olaf really need this stimulation, or is it over the top?more...
