Each year, every department chooses how distinctions are granted to graduating students within their major. However, departmental distinction offerings and… By Caroline Geer May 11, 2023 The decline in departmental distinctions and academic honors On May 2, the Political Awareness Committee (PAC) hosted Political Science Professors Tim Collins from St. Olaf College and Jon… By Jack Butler May 11, 2023 PAC hosts panel on the Restrict Act The old tradition of a campus yearbook and the evolution of campus culture I accidentally stumbled upon the Viking Yearbook,… By Elliott Wagner-Smith May 11, 2023 From the archives: the Viking Yearbook The room selection process for the ’23-24 school year at St. Olaf left many students feeling unsettled. The process started… By Alli Hering May 11, 2023 Disorder in housing draw raises student concerns Gretchen Ellis ’23 resigned as Student Government Association (SGA) Vice President on May 8. This is the second instance of… By Ainsley Francis and Brooke Ellis May 11, 2023 SGA Vice President resigns On Monday, May 2, the St. Olaf student organization, Oles for Life, hosted atheist pro-life activist Monica Snyder for a… By John Emmons and Charlotte Smith May 11, 2023 Simultaneous abortion-related events highlight campus divisions The Olaf Messenger reported on March 2 that the Student Government Association’s (SGA) Textbook Initiative has returned to campus. The… By Grace Klinefelter April 27, 2023 Update on the student government’s Textbook Initiative survey With the goal of increasing the school’s preparedness for mass shootings, the St. Olaf EMTs are working with SGA to… By Brooke Ellis April 27, 2023 EMTs propose “Stop the Bleed” project