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Let’s talk about The Cage: Current slushies. Future smoothies?

Let’s talk about The Cage: Current slushies. Future smoothies?

Ashlyn Wuench, Executive Editor September 24, 2025

A beautiful addition has blessed The Cage’s presence this year: frozen Tractor slushies. On a particularly blistering hot day over the summer, I trudged through the humid air over to The Cage. I spent...

Kaya's crafting corner

Kaya’s crafting corner

Kaya Stark, Opinions Editor September 24, 2025

This past spring semester, I packed up my junior-year dorm and headed home with one goal for the summer: to read as many books as my little bookworm mind could consume. How would I rate my completion of...

Cows, comments, and confessions

Cows, comments, and confessions

Katherine Stoneman, Sports Writer September 24, 2025

If you have never taken a class with Dr. Alli Esther, you are missing out. You can usually find her in Holland Hall, teaching economics or business classes, decked out in a cute floral outfit, complete...

Area for AI

Area for AI

Norah Langager, Contributing Writer September 24, 2025

Across our campus, we are seeing professors adapting in real time to the increasing use of generative AI and how this technology integrates into our daily academic lives. As an English major here at St....

The spectacle of political violence

The spectacle of political violence

Dexter Schreck, Contributing Writer September 24, 2025

Do you remember where you were on July 13, 2024, when you first found out about the assassination attempt on former Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump? I was in my pitch-black kitchen at around...

Early bird vs. Night owl

Early bird vs. Night owl

Annie McMullen and Louise Skokan September 24, 2025

Early bird By Annie McMullen I once posted on Fizz that I wished St. Olaf offered classes earlier than 8 a.m. — and immediately got downvoted into oblivion. While I realize that take may have been...

Katy Perry went to space…now what?

Kate Linggi, A&E Editor April 30, 2025

On April 14, a crew of six women, including pop star Katy Perry, boarded a Blue Origin rocket to pass the internationally recognized boundary of space for just 11 minutes.  Blue Origin, an aerospace...

Free/inexpensive gift ideas: Flowers!

Free/inexpensive gift ideas: Flowers!

Annie McMullen, Copy Editor April 30, 2025

Budgeting can certainly be a struggle for some college students — I know it is for me. Yet, at the same time, giving gifts is a great and important way to show your appreciation for those you care about,...

Assessing Harvard’s stance against Trump

Lizzie Elsenpeter, Staff Writer April 30, 2025

There have been a lot of debatable choices in politics right now and insane policies that the Trump administration has tried to pass. These policies include tariffs, which only hurt consumers, cutting...

The ultimate guide for getting outside as a college student

The ultimate guide for getting outside as a college student

Vera Sablak, Executive Editor April 30, 2025

Recently, I took a morning walk in the Natural Lands, and I got it. “This is why they do it,” I thought to myself. “This is why people go on walks.” I’d just made a left at the far boundary...

A senior’s input: Ten obligatory St. Olaf experiences

Madeline Altman, News Editor April 30, 2025

With graduation looming on the horizon, I have been spending a great deal of time reflecting on my last four years spent on the Hill. The product of many conversations with fellow seniors, this list encapsulates...

Mess Wars: Fall vs. Spring

Mess Wars: Fall vs. Spring

Ashlyn Wuench and Kathryn Looney April 30, 2025

FALLing for the ideal season By Ashlyn Wuench The wind whistles through the spaces between branches, the autumn leaves holding dozens of shades of reds, oranges, and yellows, mirroring the soft haze...

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