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Bad Bad Hats energizes St. Olaf crowd at live outdoor performance

Bad Bad Hats energizes St. Olaf crowd at live outdoor performance

Lila Graham September 23, 2021

Minneapolis indie-rock band Bad Bad Hats arrived at St. Olaf on Sept. 10 for an outdoor concert on the steps of Boe Chapel. The concert was hosted by the Student Government Association’s Music Entertainment...

Illustration by Aimi Dickel

Are we there yet, Joan of Arc?

Madeline Everett March 25, 2021

In Jan. 1922, an unnamed St. Olaf student writing for the Olaf Messenger — then the Manitou Messenger — decided that “now that the prudish conventions which previously limited women to the home...

Thinking about death with “I and You”

Lila Graham March 25, 2021

“I and You” is a strange play. The earnest, sardonic, critically-ill Caroline, played by Maycee Klein '23, and the successful, sensitive, turtleneck-wearing Anthony, played by Eugene Sandel '22 comprised...

Megan Lu // Olaf Messenger

Chapel Choir celebrates LGBTQ+ voices

Caroline Peacore February 25, 2021

In recent years, the St. Olaf Chapel Choir has been working to create an expanded repertoire of music, focusing on LGBTQ+ composers of color. This repertoire has been in process for years, as the choir...

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