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What happened to the ramen bowls?

What happened to the ramen bowls?

Maya Betti, News Editor April 30, 2025

On April 21, St. Olaf’s newest lunch option debuted: sushi burritos. The thick rolls are offered in five different styles, including tuna, salmon, and tofu options. The sushi burritos replace the ramen...

Teach Out offers community discussion about power imbalances

Teach Out offers community discussion about power imbalances

Riley Peterson, Senior Reporter April 30, 2025

“Power is a very complex subject. How do you know that you have it?”  This question was one of many posed by Assistant Professor of Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Lau Malaver that...

St. Olaf hosts “Week of Service”

Norah Langager, Contributing Writer April 30, 2025

With the goal of connecting Oles across generations and making an impact on our broader community, St. Olaf’s sesquicentennial celebration has brought many new activities to the Hill and beyond. The...

Meet the new SGA Executive Team

Ryan Brentner, SGA Correspondent April 30, 2025

President: Fiona Mundy ’26 Vice President: Karen Henriquez Fajardo ’26   In an interview with The Olaf Messenger, Fiona Mundy ’26 and Karen Henriquez Fajardo ’26 said that their biggest...

St. Olaf community reacts as international students are targeted

Maya Betti, News Editor April 30, 2025

The past few weeks have been dominated by headline after headline concerning international students, who face increasing uncertainty surrounding their visas as federal immigration policies come under legal...

St. Olaf joins national higher ed leaders in pushback against government overreach College signs national letter defending academic freedom amid rising political pressure

St. Olaf joins national higher ed leaders in pushback against government overreach College signs national letter defending academic freedom amid rising political pressure

Maya Betti, News Editor April 30, 2025

St. Olaf joined more than 500 colleges and universities across the country in signing a national letter opposing what it calls “unprecedented” government overreach into higher education. The letter,...

Institute for Freedom and Community hosts “The Challenge of Police Reform” talk

Institute for Freedom and Community hosts “The Challenge of Police Reform” talk

Norah Langager, Contributing Writer April 23, 2025

On April 14, the Institute for Freedom and Community (IFC) hosted two guest speakers: Jake Monaghan, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California and Michelle Phelps, Professor...

Honoring the dead: Internet trends

Juliet Stouffer, A&E Correspondent April 23, 2025

When I think of trends that have come and gone — including the ones that are now stuck in the trend graveyard — I grow sad. So many had real potential. But there’s one trend I always come back to—the...

Cows, comments, and confessions

Cows, comments, and confessions

Anonymous, Contributing Writer April 23, 2025

Dear girl that I stole a burrito from,  I would like to formally apologize for stealing your bacon burrito a few weeks ago from the Cage. It was 100% not intentional.  Picture this: I order a burrito,...

World Courts in Europe January Term program no longer being offered

Riley Peterson, Senior Reporter April 23, 2025

The World Courts in Europe study abroad program will not be offered in Jan. 2026 or for the foreseeable future, per an email sent by Associate Director of the Piper Center Leslie Moore to students who...

Northfield water deemed safe for the public after MDH study found elevated levels of manganese

Maya Betti, News Editor April 23, 2025

In an email to the student body on April 23, Director of Facilities Kevin Larson acknowledged a 2019 Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) study that found elevated levels of manganese in Northfield's municipal...

What’s with the ducks?

Kathryn Looney, Opinions Editor April 23, 2025

St. Olaf celebrated its second annual Duck Day, sponsored by Residence Life on April 15. As it is a relatively new tradition on the Hill, you might be asking yourself, “What’s up with the ducks?” Duck...

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