St. Olaf organizations Presente, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Community Outreach (MACO) and the Diversity Celebrations Committee (DCC) are sponsoring Latino Heritage Month Sept. 14 though Oct. 12.
Returning students might have noticed some changes on campus as they moved into their residence halls in the fall. This year has witnessed many improvements to campus facilities, in terms of aesthetics, convenience and sustainability.
Last week, the Pause celebrated the opening of its new acoustic venue, the Lion's Lair. Located next to the Pause kitchen, the Lion's Lair provides students with a café-style space in which to enjoy acoustic music, among other things.
While Northfield has long had a strong affiliation with the arts, various organizations from the town have recently joined together in hopes of turning Northfield into even more of an "arts town."
At Chapel on Tuesday, Sept. 20, President Christopher Thomforde gave students, faculty, and staff a bit of advice to rest after the first few weeks of the academic year.
Winners were announced Wednesday in St. Olaf's annual Fall Election, which determines the individual residence hall governments as well as that residence hall's senate representative in St. Olafs Student Government Association (SGA).
This fall, St. Olaf will continue its sponsorship of "Women on the Move," the live Internet talk-radio show hosted by former Minnesota State Senator and St. Olaf alumna Ember Reichgott Junge '74. As a graduate of St. Olaf College, Reichgott Junge "wanted the college to have the first opportunity for partnership," according to St. Olaf Vice President for College Relations Jan McDaniel.
