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Tilly Norwood: You can’t spell actress with AI

Tilly Norwood: You can’t spell actress with AI

Juliet Stouffer, A&E Editor October 15, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been featured consistently in the news for three years now, with every company implementing new AI features. These updates seemed to be minor updates, nothing like a whole...

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Anonymous October 15, 2025

As we approach this Halloween season, I must warn my fellow women against a most terrifying apparition: The Vulture. The Vulture is not a monster, not a ghost, but something even more bone-chilling. A...

St. Olaf Theater starts a year of productions with “Doubt”

St. Olaf Theater starts a year of productions with “Doubt”

Olivia Amschler, Contributing Writer October 15, 2025

Sitting in a packed theater, part of the buzzing crowd, and questioning what the show entailed, the play “Doubt” was a well rounded experience. The play took place in the Haugen Theater, where the...

KSTO: Get to know the show

KSTO: Get to know the show

KC Olson, Contributing Writer October 15, 2025

With so many student radio shows, it’s hard to know what is worth listening to. But this week, I tuned in to a familiar favorite of mine, “Sapphic Soundwaves.” Every Friday at 2 p.m., Kiran Tator...

StoReviews: Could “Jurassic World Rebirth” be a resurrection of the “Jurassic Park” franchise?

StoReviews: Could “Jurassic World Rebirth” be a resurrection of the “Jurassic Park” franchise?

Annie Stefanko, A&E Correspondent October 15, 2025

From a young age, I have always loved sci-fi, thriller, and horror movies. My brother and I used to have a long-standing tradition of watching films with his projector on Christmas morning. One film that...

How to eat less homesick

How to eat less homesick

Jacob Rozell, Visual Director October 15, 2025

Although I’m now in my junior year, and I’ve adjusted to the transient twenties, I remember being a freshman and missing home so much. I’m from Fairbanks, Alaska, and while I would say that the restaurant...

New Hill Horizons: Chess Club

New Hill Horizons: Chess Club

Helen Dosedel, Contributing Writer October 15, 2025

The St. Olaf Social Chess Club meets every Tuesday, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m . You can find them in the Munch Room in Buntrock Commons, playing with their hand-me-down boards and pieces. They welcome all experience...

St. Olaf Homecoming Concert: It’s an Ole tradition

St. Olaf Homecoming Concert: It’s an Ole tradition

Kenzie Nguyen, Executive Editor October 15, 2025

Fall semester is my favorite time on campus. Not only does it provide a chance for a new beginning — that ignorant bliss where you think you’ll get your life together and possibly go to the gym —...

Attending St. Olaf’s environmental narrative: STOGROW’s 20th anniversary festival

Attending St. Olaf’s environmental narrative: STOGROW’s 20th anniversary festival

Ashlyn Wuench, Executive Editor October 8, 2025

Sept. 28 marked the turn of St. Olaf Garden Research and Organic Works (STOGROW)’s 20th anniversary through a student-led festival celebration outside the Art Barn.  The STOGROW Farm is around an...

Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery brings Gateway to Himalayan Art

Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery brings Gateway to Himalayan Art

Juliet Stouffer, A&E Editor October 8, 2025

On Sept. 30, four monks from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Minneapolis began creating a sand mandala depicting Avalokiteśvara, the Buddha of Compassion, at the Flaten Art Museum. The mandala...

STOReview: Conan Gray’s “Wishbone”

STOReview: Conan Gray’s “Wishbone”

Katherine Stoneman, Sports Writer October 8, 2025

For over a decade, Conan Gray has been gifting us all with his music, releasing his fourth studio album “Wishbone” just a few months ago. I have been listening to his music since the beginning, crying...

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Anonymous October 8, 2025

I’m used to patterns. More so, I’m used to myself. I know my standards; I keep myself healthy, and I stay focused on my goals. I’ve never extended a relationship further than a friendship, and I...

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