St. Olafs need-blind admissions policy may move to a need-sensitive one as soon as next year. Although the change will have no effect on currently enrolled St. Olaf students, the change may seriously alter the face of St. Olafs application and admissions process in the coming years.more...
During meals on Tuesday and Wednesday the Environmental Coalition sponsored an effort to collect excess food from students trays on their way out of the cafeteria.more...
It is late on Saturday night, and you have just finished your 15-page paper. You cannot remember the last time you saved, so you attempt to save it now, only to find that the server has completely crashed. You might curse the server and computers everywhere, but you remain helpless when it comes to bringing Sven back to life.more...
Last Thursday and Friday, about 145 members of the Minnesota American Council on Education (ACE) Network, a group supporting women actively working in colleges and universities in Minnesota, gathered in Buntrock Commons for their annual conference.
It was a scene straight from an R.E.M. video. Simul-taneously and without discussion, the entire audience at last Fridays Alva Star concert drew up their tables and chairs from the back of the Pause and relocated, one by one, to the area directly in front of the Mane Stage. Thats how talented Alva Star is: listeners cant help but be drawn in by the bands consistently smooth and elemental sound.more...
The Ole football team ended MIAC play on Saturday the same way that began it: with a win. The Oles defeated Gustavus 41-27 ending their 2003 campaign with a record of 3-5 in the MIAC and 4-6 overall.more...
Who painted the campus gray? Grey limestone buildings and naked grey trees stand against a backdrop of gray sky that blends seamlessly into the gray ground. Ah yes, winter has arrived at St. Olaf. The sun sets at 5 p.m. Fierce winds bring the already frigid temperatures to torturously low levels. Minnesota winters pose problems for many students even native Minnesotans. As campus grows more and more bleak, so do many students moods.
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