The weather did little to damper the spirits of those who had planned to gather Friday night for the American Cancer Society's 2008 Relay for Life. The event that was originally planned to take place on Manitou Field Track was simply moved into the Tostrud gym.more...
Last week, Horace Gant '08 received an offer that is unprecedented for a St. Olaf athlete: an opportunity to go pro as a free agent for the Washington Redskins. The Redskins' wide receiver coach Stan Hixon called Gant on Sunday to offer him a three-year contract.more...
Beginning on April 22, St. Olaf students groups ¡Presente!, Diversity Celebrations Committee (DCC), and Multicultural Affairs and Community Outreach (MACO), have collaborated to sponsor Viva La Raza: La Union Hace La Fuerza, a series of events over two weeks that celebrate Latin culture.
On Tuesday, the Political Awareness Committee brought political strategist and superdelegate Donna Brazile to campus as the capstone speaker in the 07-08 speaker series. Hosted in the Pause, there was a solid attendance.
Investment in agricultural research was the focus Monday afternoon as Phil Pardey, professor of applied economics at the University of Minnesota, visited interested students and professors in Holland Hall.
Noise pollution. Many of you may scoff at this concept but it is a seriously underrated environmental crisis. According to the Deafness Institute, almost 28 million Americans have hearing loss and one-third of these is caused by loud noises. more...
With their fourth straight doubleheader sweep and ninth straight overall win, all in the MIAC, the St. Olaf baseball team climbed to second in the conference standings and moved within one Augsburg loss of clinching a playoff berth. Wednesday's home games against Macalester, won 10-0 and 9-0, crowned an undefeated week.more...
Spring at St. Olaf. It's a distinctive time of year. After months of winter, the campus is finally coming alive. The days are longer, the grass is green and first-year men are running around without their shirts on despite the fact that it's only 50 degrees out -- all are indisputable, inevitable signs of the first weekend of May.
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