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Open Letter: Official Condemnation of Human Rights Violations

Open Letter: Official Condemnation of Human Rights Violations

Date: December 5, 2023   “My heart died with my children that evening. All my children were killed: Majid, 11, Julie, 12, and Suhail, 14. I have nothing left. I should have died with [them].”...

Community responds to conflict in Gaza

Community responds to conflict in Gaza

Executive Editors October 26, 2023

The College addressed the increased conflict in the Gaza Strip and continued escalation with Israeli attacks on the territory in an Oct. 18 email from the College Ministry office. Senior College Pastor...

Ole Archives

Sylvenna Bratland April 14, 2022

What did St. Olaf students look like 50 years ago? According to the 1972 Viking yearbook, sleepy but happy! The editors kicked off the student photo section with a selection of faces which didn’t make...

Archival TBT: Bob Gelle dominates the 1971 Midwest Conference

Ezekiel Warren-Weigmann October 8, 2020

March 12, 1971 St. Olaf completed what may be its finest basketball campaign of all time last weekend with victories over Grinnell 107 to 67 and Cornell 78 to76. The Grinned triumph clinched an outright...

St. Olaf, mask up

Grace Peacore September 24, 2020

Masks have become a part of everyday style here on campus. The one you pick out each morning might match your mood or your outfit, or it may be a rushed decision when you’re late for class. Though St....

Humans of St. Olaf

Namrata Khanvilkar September 10, 2020

There are so many things we do in the day that we get very little time to do things that we really like. Taking that time-out is really important. I like art because it is a way of escaping this reality....

Illustration courtesy of Sadie Favour.

Top 4 reasons TikTok is the best

Samantha Asplund September 3, 2020

TikTok is the greatest social media platform to ever exist. Yes, I said it. It’s so great that I may have procrastinated writing this article, and possibly other homework, by watching TikToks. Only for...

Financial compensation

Jacob Maranda April 9, 2020

St. Olaf will issue a total of $2,825 in additional housing and meal credit for students who will not remain on campus for the rest of the spring semester. Student Accounts relayed this information in...

Student response

Jacob Maranda April 9, 2020

Student Government Association (SGA) President  Devon Nielsen ’20 and Vice-President Ariel Mota Alves ’20 sent an email to St. Olaf students, faculty and staff on March 13 reassuring members of the...

Event cancellations and campus changes

Jacob Maranda April 9, 2020

On Friday, March 13, the Response Team issued five action statements in an email to St. Olaf students, faculty and staff, which included the immediate cancellation of all College-sponsored events through...

Extended break, online classes, change to Pass/Fail option

Jacob Maranda April 9, 2020

As the situation around the country has continued to worsen, President Anderson, in an email to the student body on March 25, announced that the College will not be returning to on-campus learning during...

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