When I first came to St. Olaf I was greatly impressed by the quality and scope of the music programs on campus. Although official figures cite about 1,000 students as being involved in music, most of the time it feels like everyone except for a few dire holdouts is involved in some way or another, whether by participation or by enjoyment.
When you meet friends in Fireside or read in the hallway cubbyholes on the way to the library, what you may not realize is that you are participating in the colleges sustainable vision.
Financial decisions are being made every day on campus, sometimes with the input of students and sometimes without. Regardless, students should always be concerned with how tuition dollars are spent.
The overall lack of maturity and respect illustrated by some members of the St. Olaf student body and administration these past two weeks has been the pinnacle of personal frustration with the St. Olaf community during my four years at this school.
