A new St. Olaf special, "A St. Olaf Christmas in Norway," will air on PBS this holiday season. The program will feature the St. Olaf Choir, the Nidaros Cathedral Girls Choir (also called Jentekor) and Norwegian mezzo soprano, Randi Stene, at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway.more...
After last years unseen budget surplus, Student Government Association (SGA) is beginning to feel the constraints of its 2003-2004 budget cut. Although the cut has resulted in slightly diminished funding, SGA is attempting to continue the programs, activities and events valued most by students.
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Grade inflation is sweeping the nation, and St. Olaf is no exception.
"My investigation clearly documented a significant rise in St. Olaf grades over the last several decades," said Lynn Steen, special assistant to the provost.more...
Bette Whites character, Rose Nylund, on the sitcom the The Golden Girls did not go to St. Olaf College, but rather was from the fictional town of St. Olaf, Minn. When the producers of the show conceived of Rose and her hometown, they were completely unaware that St. Olaf College existed.
The announcement of President Christopher Thomfordes removal has been met with widespread anger from students, faculty, staff, alumni and parents and rightfully so. Students are right to be angry about the secretive, sudden and isolated nature of the decision.more...
Christmas comes but once a year, and for most of that year at St. Olaf people are making elaborate plans for the festival for which St. Olaf is so famous. It is a large production, involving six conductors, five choirs and the St. Olaf Orchestra. Before the show can begin, however, the sets and programs must be designed.more...
Two days after an impressive rout of Crown College, the St. Olaf men's basketball team improved to 2-1 with a 86-78 defeat of Martin Luther College on Monday night. more...
I used to think that the meaning of Christmas was gift-giving: going to the mall or local toy store to find that limited release Tommy the Green Ranger action figure from the Power Rangers television series circa 1994 or that Marvel card collectors edition version of Wolverine for your best friend. But, that was last year. more...
