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Rolling across the nation for Haiti relief

Chris Lomen ’10 has plans in motion to help restore the damage done in Haiti during the January earthquake by rollerblading across the eastern United States this summer.

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Dance concert offers artistic diversity

As one of the dance department’s three major spring events, Companydance’s spring concert will consist of a diverse showcase of student and faculty choreography and performance.

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Band follows a permanent kind of whim

The campus band, WPE, which stands for Whim, Po & Emili, is young, but don’t let that fool you. While some musicians can be overly narcissistic, WPE’s motto seems to be about provoking thoughtfulness and reflection in the lives of their listeners.

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Doomtree drawn by “bomb” pizza and delivers concert

Rumors of St. Olaf’s “bomb” pizza have reached as far as Minneapolis. A reference slipped into Doomtree’s concert set suggested that, apparently, our awesome pizza was what drew one of the most talented rap crews in Minneapolis to St. Olaf.

Last Week

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Students baffled by art that makes sense

At the opening of the first senior art show on April 25, an unusual sculpture installed in Dittman sparked a flurry of campus-wide discussion.

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50 years later and still repping the Coens

During routine testing of the Rube Goldberg team’s 2011 challenge to create a time machine with as many steps possible to run the device, I was accidentally transported to St. Olaf in the year 2060.

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Killer lineup promised for MEC concert

The Music Entertainment Committee is hard at work again planning their next concert and, as usual, battlling the ever-pressing issue of picking an artist the student body recognizes.

In other news...

Taiko gains first Asian member “We’re absolutely delighted to have [name withheld] join us,” said Marit Hanson ‘10, president of the Taiko drumming group. “It’s great to finally have some diversity. It was just a bunch of white kids before.

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How to lose a squirrel in 10 steps (not 10 days)

From the corner of your eye, it seems to be staring at you. You turn to look, and it scampers away to nibble on something it finds in the grass. Squirrel encounters like this happen every day on campus.

Choir stunned by audience turnout

To hope that St. Olaf can one day achieve the same musical greatness that Minnesota State University and Kansas University share would be wishful thinking.

Musician shunned for too much style

In a stunning move, just weeks before their final concert, the leadership council of the St. Olaf Band voted to officially shun trumpet player Eric Sayre ‘10 from the group.

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Muggle life no longer charms Watson

Calling all Harry Potter fans! It’s time to break out your spellbooks one through seven because your favorite witch, Hermione Granger, is coming to this Hogwarts-looking campus – and she is more than willing to give away her autograph!

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