By: Stephanie Jones

Dancing under a shower of balloons and confetti, the attendees of the After School Special charity ball simultaneously experienced a return to the joys of childhood and supported Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, an organization that matches underprivi...

By: Lucy Casale

In an era shortly following the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth, there lived a people who either purchased or rented movies from places they called “video stores.” Many movie renters and buyers from this ancient time watched – and f...

By: Alexis Arnold

This year’s Film Festival was hosted by the Film Production Society and showcased six films ranging from comedies to thrillers to action movies. St. Olaf students revved up their video cameras and showed us what they’re made of....

By: Kaitlin Coats

Recently, schools all across the Muggle world have begun to play the sport that Harry Potter fans have long loved: Quidditch. Our college is no exception: St. Olaf is now an official member of the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association thanks to the leader...

By: Tim Collins

In what is largely seen as an effort to boost declining ratings, this year’s Academy Awards ceremony is going to be different. While the overall feel of the program is going to be similar, the biggest change is definitely the increase in the number ...

By: Stephanie Jones

“The actual process of hosting a dance at the Northfield Ballroom involves little more than picking an open date, finding a DJ and then advertising for it,” Dueffert said, who recently co-hosted a Mardi Gras-themed dance there with fellow stud...

By: Chris Davis

St. Olaf Lindy Fest (SOLfest) is an almost completely student-organized event in which participants have the opportunity to dance with award-winning lindy hop instructors in Dittman and the Pause....

By: Olivia Koester

When you’re used to your mom’s home-cooked meals or tray-balancing at the Caf, a fancy dinner invitation might leave you baffled about the proper manners for such a situation. What are all of these forks for? How loudly should I chew? And what...

By: Cody Venzke

Every four years, we are reminded of the Summer Olympics’ snowy and oft-forgotten winter counterpart by a barrage of televised footage, and this year was no different. Although the Winter Olympics have a less-varied history and a shorter list of eve...

By: Jennifer Nilsen

In the recently released romantic comedy “When in Rome,” both love and her most recent boyfriend slap Beth in the face, so she very nearly gives up on finding replacements for either.   ...

By: Lauren Peck

Beowulf in the Appalachian mountains? Really? This was my head-scratching reaction when I initially heard about the theatre department’s current show in Kelsey Theatre, “Brother Wolf,” the result of a month of hard work for the Theater 1...

By: Tim Collins

The following list is a ranking of what I consider to be the 10 best films of 2009, in terms of how much I enjoyed them, how technically sound they are and the degree to which I believe they have achieved something significant artistically, whether accomp...

By: Andrew Watt

Walter Kirn is flying high. The film adaptation of his 2001 novel “Up in the Air” has become a critical and commercial success and has also earned six Academy Award nominations. In a recent conference call involving several college newspapers,...

By: David James Peterjohn

Last Friday, the St. Olaf Band performed a triumphant homecoming concert in Skoglund auditorium after an international trip to Japan. The ensemble played its tour repertoire for the local audience while Conductor Timothy Mahr  ‘77 told stories ...

By: David James Peterjohn

Thursday through Saturday, the 2010 senior dance majors’ “____ (in) Flight” concert in Kelsey Theater will offer attendees a chance to watch St. Olaf’s highly skilled student dancers and choreographers at work. This year’s se...

By: Rachel Torgerson

More then a few  years ago, Disney decided to make almost exclusively computer-animated feature films, like “Up” and “Toy Story,” and stop production of its hand-drawn animations. Now, however, Disney has gone back to its root...

By: Kayla Frederickson

There is no doubt that this is the holiday season. Being at a Lutheran college, it is understandable that St. Olaf overflows with Christmas cheer, but there are some people on the Hill who bring a different kind of celebration to the campus. Hanukkah is a...

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As 2009 comes to a close, it seems like an opportune moment to wrap myself in a nice warm Snuggie and reflect on all the changes that have occurred since we escaped the Y2K catastrophe.  Many things have happened in the past decade that not only defi...

By: Izzy Peris

Brorby said his experience as president has been humbling. He said that while most people view it as a position of power, he notes that the position stretches him, more so than most people might think....

By: Leila Roos

A healthy attitude towards sex should begin within the family, as it is the primary unit of development and human interaction....