Homosexuality panel aims to open dialogue

Ashley Belisle, News Editor
May 14, 2013 • 666 views
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On Sunday, May 5, the St. Olaf Christian Activities Network (CAN) hosted a student panel to discuss homosexuality and Christianity. Last November, when the Minnesota marriage amendment was a hot-button topic both on campus and around the state, St. Olaf Votes No and its supporters became an influential... Read more »

A look ahead to fall 2013

Katie Sieger, Online Editor
May 13, 2013 • 526 views
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This coming fall, Oles can expect to see more than a few changes around campus, ranging from updates to school policy and administration to changes in buildings. Perhaps one of the biggest changes will be the expansion of the Cage, which will include 70 new tables, better lighting and more electrical... Read more »

Plastic water bottles removed

Ethan Hiedeman, Staff Writer
May 11, 2013 • 496 views
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On April 19, 2012, 86 percent of participating St. Olaf students voted in favor of a referendum that read, “We, as a student body, support eliminating the sale and distribution of bottled water at St. Olaf College with certain exceptions deemed necessary by the administration to accommodate special... Read more »

Former festival dies down: One student arrested, no trips to E.R.

Olivia Koester, Staff Writer
May 9, 2013 • 586 views
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Despite the cancellation of Lutefest, the St. Olaf administration, with the Student Government Association (SGA) president and vice president, made provisions for extra security on May 4, the first Saturday in May, when SGA traditionally hosts Lutefest. This year, no students required an ambulance... Read more »

Holocaust Survivors

Solvejg Wastvedt, Off the Hill Editor
May 8, 2013 • 529 views
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A harrowing historical period like the Holocaust can seem far removed from life on the Hill, making the actions of the heroes who resisted appear irrelevant in modern daily life. Sometimes, though, acts of hatred strike close to home and remind us that injustice and resistance are still timely topics. For... Read more »

IT proposes email changes

Kassandra Dipietro and Ashley Belisle, Staff Writer and News Editor
May 7, 2013 • 500 views
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If there is one aspect of St. Olaf life that links each and every member of the community, it is email. Though a comparatively new phenomenon in relation to the school’s long life, email has quickly become a primary means of communication among students, staff, faculty and administrators. Though St.... Read more »

Ezra Klein discusses media, government, economy

Jessica Moes, Staff Writer
May 5, 2013 • 470 views
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American journalist, blogger, columnist and St. Olaf Political Awareness Committee’s (PAC’s) spring speaker Ezra Klein visited St. Olaf College’s Boe Chapel on Wednesday, April 24, to discuss with students, faculty and community members why “the city in which I work, live [and] raise dogs […]... Read more »

Zootefest plans driven to extinction

Ashley Belisle , Amy Lohmann, Shannon Cron, and Seth Ellingson
May 2, 2013 • 680 views
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After Student Government Association (SGA) leadership announced the cancellation of Lutefest last month, Max Collyard ’13 began planning a spring music festival to take its place. But plans for Zootefest, as the event was dubbed, fell through last week after the Northfield City Council told Collyard... Read more »

Low-Carbon Day celebrated

Amy Lohmann, News Editor
May 1, 2013 • 627 views
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Students who lined up outside of Stav Hall on Monday, April 22, were treated to food prepared by Bon Appétit in celebration of the annual Low-Carbon Day in the Caf. The event, which coincided with Earth Day, aimed to show students how certain foods are being impacted by climate change and to give... Read more »

Student organizations collaborate for Earth Weeks

Jon Erik Haines, Contributing writer
April 30, 2013 • 502 views
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The barrage of late snows blanketing the flora on Manitou Heights last week did not stop St. Olaf’s environmental organizations from showing the campus what it means to be green. A group of student organizations held events both on and off the Hill to celebrate Earth Weeks 2013. Earth Day activities... Read more »