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New tactic for post-grad connections

Trial career network promises advice and opportunities

Through the Center for Experiential Learning (CEL), St. Olaf provides resources to help its students develop the necessary professional skills to be successful in applying and interviewing for jobs. However, one of the keys to being successful in today’s professional world is meaningful connections and networking with professionals in the applicable field.

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Music for Haiti: Solidarity during crises

Last week, the Haiti Justice Alliance of Northfield put on a musical event raising approximately $4,000 for Haiti. The event featured groups from Northfield High School, Carleton and St. Olaf. The headliner was The Brothers Frantzich.

New prof rating system

In an unanimous vote by the Student Senate on Tuesday, the Student Government Association officially proposed that St. Olaf have its own way of rating professors and courses called the Course and Teaching Evaluation (CATE). This idea is generating a copious amount of attention from St. Olaf students and faculty.

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Addressing the dish drought

If you are wondering why your food has been on a white plate that you have only before seen at Christmas Festival, you are not the only one. The cafeteria has been short on plates and cups since the beginning of the semester.

Chile earthquake hits close to home for abroad programs

With the flow of news and images from earthquakes that have recently destroyed parts of Haiti and Chile, some St. Olaf students have found the disasters have hit close to regions they have studied abroad in, notably near Valparaiso.

Last Week

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Celebration: Tiger roars in Pause

Student groups rang in the Year of the Tiger Saturday with great festivity featuring food, fashion and entertainment to a nearly full house of students, professors and families. Many students found the the event, featuring Chinese, Tibetan and Vietnamese traditions, both entertaining and informative.

Survey searches for strategic plan

Diversity and buildings are on the mind of St. Olaf students, at least according to the recent strategic planning survey sent out by the office of President David Anderson ‘74.

Academic internships offer Interim alternative

While many Oles spent their Interims gallivanting around the globe, on campus in a classroom, or just doing nothing, 80 St. Olaf students took the opportunity to complete an internship during the month.

Flatscreens adorn gym

During November, Skoglund Athletic Center welcomed several high-tech additions to the facility. Three Toshiba LCD televisions now hang in the lobby of Skoglund. Two are above the doors to the gymnasium and auditorium, and one hangs above a Macintosh computer station in the hallway between Skoglund and Tostrud.