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Brain Rot: Dedication is key

Brain Rot: Dedication is key

Joel Tauro, Contributing Writer October 23, 2024

Brain rot, oh brain rot, where do we begin? If you want to get technical, it can be defined as the negative effects of excessive internet use or exposure to low-quality online content. For example, to...

Best Advice: Comparison is a thief of joy

Ava Spohn, Contributing Writer October 23, 2024

The best piece of advice I think I’ve ever received has been given to me by several people, most recently by my therapist. The advice was that comparison is the thief of joy. What this advice made me...

Friends or Family: A Homecoming Review

Juliet Stouffer, A&E Correspondent October 23, 2024

Overall, when I look at Homecoming and Family Weekend at St. Olaf, I’m met with a lot of fun, but also a lot of questions. The weekend itself seems like a good idea, but the timing of the event has always...

Upperclassmen advice: The ultimate guide to all things midterms

Upperclassmen advice: The ultimate guide to all things midterms

Vera Sablak, Executive Editor October 23, 2024

Believe it or not, midterm season is already upon us. Here are my best tips on how to tackle your upcoming test, paper, or project. 1. If the idea of studying for your midterm feels scary, try this...

The Crack on National Egg Day

The Crack on National Egg Day

Kathryn Looney, Contributing Writer October 23, 2024

National Egg Day on June 3 is one of the more obscure national holidays on the calendar, but to keep from sharing about it would be incredibly shell-fish of me. I want to share why I celebrate this eggs-cellent...

Apple Cider vs. Pumpkin Spice

Apple Cider vs. Pumpkin Spice

Kate Linggi and Jacob Rozell October 23, 2024

Team Apple Cider Apple cider has been robbed. There, I said it.  Far too often apple cider has lived in the shadow of pumpkin spice. It has been cast as secondary, the younger, less-cool sibling of...

Advice from a seasoned senior

Madeline Altman, News Editor October 23, 2024

Dear underclassmen: please learn from my mistakes. Below I have compiled a silly little list of some advice I wish someone would’ve given me as I began navigating life on the Hill. Say yes to things!...

Unspoken public etiquette rules

Unspoken public etiquette rules

Kenzie Nguyen, Executive Editor October 23, 2024

With the start of a new semester comes a hoard of people who are learning how to navigate and live on the Hill, and that’s great! However, let’s establish some unspoken public etiquette rules that...

Polling is where the heart is

Polling is where the heart is

Ashlyn Wuench, Variety Editor October 23, 2024

“Tell them to vote where home feels to them,” Program Director for Academic Civic Engagement Alyssa Melby said to SOAR Leaders at a recent training. It’s a simple task to bring this piece of insight...

Trader Joe’s parking lot: designed by Satan themself

Brooke Ellis, Opinions Editor October 23, 2024

There’s something about the air when you first walk into Trader Joe’s. Maybe it’s the delusion from parking — because the corporate parking lot layout was obviously designed by Satan themself —...

The fluff about National Pillow Fight Day

Lizzie Elsenpeter, Contributing Writer October 23, 2024

For the most part, everyone knows many of the main national or popular holidays that are celebrated — such as Christmas, Halloween, Hanukkah, Eid, Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day — and unofficial...

Fat Bear Week: Everybody loves a fat bear

Annie McMullen, Copy Editor October 23, 2024

Every October, thousands celebrate “Fat Bear Week,” a single-elimination, bracket-style tournament where voters choose their favorite fat brown bear! The contest is based out of Katmai National Park...

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