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SGA passes Anti-Apartheid Resolution amidst institutional silence

SGA passes Anti-Apartheid Resolution amidst institutional silence

Kenzie Nguyen, Executive Editor November 20, 2024

In a Nov. 6 email to the St. Olaf community, the Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Team released an Anti-Apartheid Resolution stating the student government’s stance with survivors of apartheid...

Oles decompress after 2024 presidential election

Oles decompress after 2024 presidential election

Norah Langager, Contributing Writer November 13, 2024

An election is a tumultuous time for many, especially for students on a college campus as politically active as St. Olaf. The emotions felt on campus fluctuated greatly during election week from excitement...

Election results from races on the Northfield ballot

Election results from races on the Northfield ballot

Madeline Altman, News Editor November 6, 2024

With the 2024 presidential election coming to a close, state and local election results have been trickling in. For Northfield voters, results have come in as of Nov. 6. Below are the recorded election...

St. Olaf students win the 2022 Minnesota Democracy Cup

St. Olaf students win the 2022 Minnesota Democracy Cup

Kenzie Nguyen, Executive Editor October 28, 2024

St. Olaf College won the 2022 Minnesota Democracy Cup in the private colleges category with a record voter turnout of 67.6 percent — the highest overall in the entire competition. The University of Minnesota...

New financial aid commitment created to support Indigenous students

New financial aid commitment created to support Indigenous students

Kenzie Nguyen, Executive Editor October 23, 2024

In an Oct.14 Indigenous People’s Day email to the college community, The President’s Office announced a new financial aid commitment to Indigenous American students. The new Indigenous Student Affordability...

MPWW & Radical Reversal - The Transformative Crossover of Music & the Incarcerated

MPWW & Radical Reversal – The Transformative Crossover of Music & the Incarcerated

Kai Cook May 11, 2023

Pictured; Radical Reversal’s Dr. Randall Horton & Devin Waldman If you’re as passionate about music as many members of the St. Olaf community are, you wouldn’t be surprised to hear that music’s...

PAC hosts panel on the Restrict Act

PAC hosts panel on the Restrict Act

Jack Butler May 11, 2023

On May 2, the Political Awareness Committee (PAC) hosted Political Science Professors Tim Collins from St. Olaf College and Jon Olson from Carleton College to discuss the Restrict Act. The two speakers...

Former St. Olaf student to await trial in Vermont

Former St. Olaf student to await trial in Vermont

John Emmons April 27, 2023

In an April 26 hearing, Rice County District Judge Karie Anderson permitted former St. Olaf student Waylon Kurts to leave jail under newly amended conditions of release. Terms of Kurts’ release include...

SGA announces 2023-2024 election results

SGA announces 2023-2024 election results

Brooke Ellis April 20, 2023

Oles' votes are in, and the Student Government Association (SGA) campaigns have been completed for the 2023-2024 academic year. Voter turnout declined this year — 396 students voted, representing less...

College opens Title IX investigation in connection to social media post

College opens Title IX investigation in connection to social media post

Grace Klinefelter and Ainsley Francis April 20, 2023

Content warning: this story contains mentions of sexually demeaning actions.   The social media platform Fizz is currently involved in a St. Olaf Title IX investigation.   St. Olaf students...

St. Olaf student arrested on suspicion of terroristic threats

St. Olaf student arrested on suspicion of terroristic threats

John Emmons, Kenzie Nguyen, and Charlotte Smith April 20, 2023

Former student Waylon Kurts was arrested on April 6 after police found firearm magazines, writings, and other items which suggested plans for a mass-casualty event targeting St. Olaf's campus. On Thursday,...

College announces potential new major in forced migration, refugee, and displacement studies

College announces potential new major in forced migration, refugee, and displacement studies

Alli Hering March 23, 2023

A group of 20 students gathered in a Holland classroom on March 16 to discuss a potential new major at St. Olaf. The program would center on forced migration, refugee, and displacement studies. The student...

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