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Pre-med student forgets to remind friends that orgo homework is hard

Alexia Nizhny October 31, 2019

“I knew something was missing right away,” Nick Roskam ’21 told reporters, referring to the emptiness he felt after his friend and pre-med student Kira Mowdy ’21 sat working on organic chemistry...

GreatCon changes name to reflect student beliefs, now JustOkayCon

GreatCon changes name to reflect student beliefs, now JustOkayCon

Grace Klinefelter October 31, 2019

The students of GreatCon won a major battle with the St. Olaf administration and program faculty this week. After months of campaigning, the Great Conversation will formally be changed to the Just Okay...

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Dr. Anton Armstrong gets new service tiger to enforce fealty

Jacob Maranda October 31, 2019

Tosdal Professor of Music and Conductor of the St. Olaf Choir, Anton Armstrong will employ a service tiger for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Armstrong announced his new sidekick in an email...

Anna Weimholt the Fierce/Manitou Messenger

Demand for increased housing results in P.O. box dorms

Lydia Bermel October 31, 2019

Due to the increasing amount of students on campus, residence life is being forced to be creative in finding appropriate on-campus housing for students. The newest addition will be dorms in the P.O boxes...

Reworking of alcohol policy accidentally bans all liquids on campus

Manitou Messenger October 31, 2019

The Board of Regents has been discussing a reworking of St. Olaf’s “dry campus” alcohol policy for quite some time. In an attempt to modify the already strict approach to alcoholic beverages, the...

Complaints drive city of Northfield to Establish 24/7 Quiet Hours

Complaints drive city of Northfield to Establish 24/7 Quiet Hours

Hannah Summers October 31, 2019

Northfield has decided to take matters into its own hands after increasingly desperate email pleas from Pamela McDowell failed to stem the tide of raucous Oles that floods Lincoln Street each Friday and...

Student returns from library expedition with minotaur head

Student returns from library expedition with minotaur head

Jacob Maranda October 31, 2019

Golden sword and decapitated minotaur head in hand, a St. Olaf student returned from a three-day expedition into the bowels of the Rolvaag Memorial Library. The mysterious student, known only to his friends...

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PDA announces presidential campaign, to run on slogan of ‘Americans Can, Americans Will

Lydia Bermel October 31, 2019

In a shock to the entire St. Olaf community, President David Anderson ’74 announced his departure from the College to take part in the 2020 presidential election. Students, faculty and the Board of Regents...

Rich roommate confuses dental floss for AirPod case

Isaac Madden October 31, 2019

It’s no secret that privilege runs rampant on St. Olaf’s campus. While some students graciously acknowledge theirs, others remain blissfully unaware of their cushy upbringings. Recently, an instance...

Messenger avoids shutdown with tiny-a** sticker campaign

Valerie Darger October 31, 2019

The College’s student newspaper, the Manitou Messenger, has recently released information disclosing the sticky secret to its 2019-20 plan for increased readership and funding. Its main agenda: tiny-ass...

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