During chapel on Monday, Nov. 6, members of the St. Olaf College community gathered at the site of the wind turbine, a cornfield near the Skoglund Center, to celebrate Founders Day and to dedicate the turbine. The "St. Olaf School" was founded on that day 132 years ago in 1874.more...
Ole men and their mothers met for the Mother/Son Banquets last weekend. The events were sponsored by the Student Activities Committee (SAC), which hosts banquets throughout the school year for students and their parents.more...
Volunteer Network (VN) hosted their bi-annual VN week last week, offering students many opportunities to volunteer and give of themselves and their time. "It was a great week," Liz Frosch '07, VN coordinator, said, mentioning the increased variety of volunteering events.
"Life as a senior is strange. I feel torn between the consistent life of an Ole, and the very real, 8 a.m. world of an adult," said Liz Frosch 07. "There is never a moment when I'm not thinking about the future, about one year from now
Many Oles in the class of 2007, like Frosch, find that November brings the first burst of job applications, graduate school applications and panic about the future.
One hundred thirty-two years ago this Monday five Norwegian men gathered in a home in Northfield and signed the Articles of Incorporation for the St. Olaf School. This Monday we gathered in a cornfield in St. Olaf College to celebrate their idea, its continued success, and our new wind turbine.more...
With the artwork of the Tetlie exhibit safely in storage, Flaten Art Museum welcomed the fascinating work of Christine Conley, a painter from Tennessee, and Michael Hopkins, a painter and photographer from Chicago, in the exhibit New Ways and Means Friday evening.more...
The St. Olaf College football team defeated the Carleton Knights 48-15 last Saturday, garnering local bragging rights for the 10th consecutive season.more...