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How did housing selection go?

Madeline Altman, News Editor March 26, 2025

Following last year’s debacle with housing selection, where many students were left either frustrated with their placement or without any housing at all, the housing selection process this year was approached...

What are Ole Pride Points?

Vera Sablak, Executive Editor March 19, 2025

This year, a trend has been observed at St. Olaf home sporting events: increased amounts of non-student athletes are filling the stands and the student section. The timing, perhaps, could not be more in...

What are the red cards, or “tarjetas rojas?”

Jacob Rozell, Sports Editor March 12, 2025

Just past the front desk in the Office of Student Activities, a small stack of red cards is available. These cards, printed in both English and Spanish, outline the rights guaranteed to anyone in the United...

What happened to our peanut butter?

Ainsley Schafer, Contributing Writer March 5, 2025

Within the last couple of weeks, the change from natural peanut butter buckets to pocket-sized packets of peanut butter has caused a commotion amongst avid Stav Hall attendees. The nutty spread has long...

Why is St. Olaf still a dry campus?

Riley Peterson, Senior Reporter November 20, 2024

St. Olaf College has remained a “dry” campus — one that prohibits alcohol and other drugs — since its founding, despite the fact that this label puts it among a minority of U.S. college campuses....

What’s being built in Skoglund?

Maya Betti, News Editor November 13, 2024

Athletes and gym-goers alike have noticed the construction present by the parking lot entrance of Skoglund Athletic Center (Skog), as well as new additions to the athletic training facilities in the wrestling...

What issues on the ballot mattered most to Oles?

Maya Betti, News Editor November 6, 2024

With the recent election being one of the most divisive in political history, the connection between candidates and their policies became uniquely prominent. For many students at St. Olaf, this cycle was...

Why is St. Olaf’s civic engagement so high?

Riley Peterson, Senior Reporter October 23, 2024

The St. Olaf's student body has set high standards for college civic engagement — in both 2020 and 2022, St. Olaf had the highest student voting rate of the more than 500 colleges and universities participating...

Why is St. Olaf’s food ranked so highly?

Kiran Tator, Illustrator October 23, 2024

In an October 2024 post on Instagram, St. Olaf College highlighted its ranking as #16 for best dining. This assessment came from The Princeton Review, a well-known, highly-regarded provider of college...

Did St. Olaf’s admission rate go up?

Norah Langager October 2, 2024

St. Olaf’s campus is bustling this year, with the class of 2028 totaling over 860 first-year students. The busy campus has raised questions, such as: did St. Olaf’s acceptance rate increase in the...

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