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STOReviews: Jensen McRae’s sophomore album “I Don’t Know How But They Found Me!” is a must-listen

Vera Sablak, Executive Editor April 30, 2025

On April 25, American singer-songwriter Jensen McRae released her sophomore album, titled “I Don’t Know How But They Found Me!”  The album will leave fans of McRae’s debut record, “Are You...

Senior art show offers a smorgasbord of creativity

Senior art show offers a smorgasbord of creativity

Kathryn Looney, Opinions Editor April 30, 2025

On Friday, April 25, the senior art show opened in the Flaten Art Museum. Featuring capstone pieces from the 24 studio art majors, these students present work that captures family, emotions, interactions,...

Meet Higher Ground: A new addition to St. Olaf student bands

Meet Higher Ground: A new addition to St. Olaf student bands

Juliet Stouffer, A&E Correspondent April 30, 2025

This year, many campus bands have surfaced — or resurfaced — but one of the newest and brightest bands coming into fruition is an R&B band called Higher Ground. The band, who performed recently...

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Anonymous, Contributing Writer April 30, 2025

I am who I am because of everything I love, and there’s no doubt in my mind about that. Love has saved me, and will only continue to do so. However, love is not the straightforward thing that the media...

DeepEnd’s production of “Clue” delivers a night of mystery and incredible comedy

DeepEnd’s production of “Clue” delivers a night of mystery and incredible comedy

Kate Linggi, A&E Editor April 30, 2025

DeepEnd Student Theater is one of St. Olaf’s oldest student theater groups on campus, delivering high-level productions that are entirely directed, stage managed, teched, and acted by students. This...

Veselica Spring concert takes viewers from Iran to South Carolina

Kate Linggi, A&E Editor April 30, 2025

“Veselica,” a word meaning “celebration” in Serbo-Croatian, perfectly sums up the energy and mission of St. Olaf’s International Dance Ensemble. On Friday, April 25, Veselica International Dance...

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Anonymous April 23, 2025

It always starts like this — a whispered name of someone you’ll never speak to again, a memory you thought you forgot until you’re at Stav with your friend and they’re 15 feet away. “Tinder guy,”...

MediaBeat: Hypermasculinity and queerness in “Moonlight”

Lizzie Elsenpeter, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

Media is one of the most influential and important aspects of popular culture. Specifically film media, such as movies and shows. Movies and shows tend to shape many of our perspectives and can shed light...

STOReviews: “A Minecraft Movie”

Annie McMullen, Copy Editor April 23, 2025

I don’t know about everyone else, but I was an avid “Minecraft” player on my Kindle Fire back in 2012, and still fall victim to the infamous “two-week ‘Minecraft’ phase” a few times a year....

Doechii’s Tiny Desk Concert: A review

Doechii’s Tiny Desk Concert: A review

Juliet Stouffer, A&E Correspondant April 23, 2025

National Public Radio’s (NPR) Tiny Desk Concerts have been around since 2008, providing a platform for artists to have a more unplugged sound in a smaller space and with a smaller crowd. I first found...

“Art and Soul” craft circle invites students to “experiment with creativity”

“Art and Soul” craft circle invites students to “experiment with creativity”

Julia Thomas, Contributing Writer March 26, 2025

Every Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., the new “Art and Soul” craft circle meets in the DiSCO Cave in Rolvaag. This new group is organized through the Lutheran Center and is led by Campbell Kirley ’27....

Art around Olaf: Pausing to reflect

Art around Olaf: Pausing to reflect

Mexica Greco, Visual Director March 26, 2025

As my last semester of college comes to an end, I have been thinking about what highlights my experience at St. Olaf. One of the first things that comes to mind is all of the art I have engaged with around...

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