News
By Jacob Maranda & Claire Strother Executive Editor & Features Editor “St. Olaf’s School,” the advertisement read. “Northfield, Minnesota. Two…
Following the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and more, discussions of police brutality, white supremacy and racism…
The Oregon Extension Program continued as planned this fall. Despite the cancellation of many study abroad opportunities by the International…
Arts & Entertainment
I could have make a playlist of Bach, Mozart, etc. for you to actually study with, but let’s be honest,…
Composition major Anna Severtson ’22 began composing the piece “To Land” when she arrived on campus in August. Two months…
The theater department’s fall production, “Big Plastic / Something Lunar,” is an unconventional devised piece. At just an hour long,…
OPINIONS
Last semester went well. The only moment at which St. Olaf seemed near a genuine outbreak was a week towards…
There once was a farmer who owned a herd of dairy cows. He had the financially savvy idea that he…
Breach of consent: why land acknowledgements should make the settler uncomfortable By the Olaf Messenger Editorial Board “We acknowledge the…
SPORTS
Women’s basketball hasn’t exactly started the season with a bang, struggling to find its team chemistry on its way to…
Despite placing eighth of twelve overall at the Rochester Invitational in Minneapolis over the weekend, the St. Olaf women’s swimming…
The USA women’s gymnastics team has been one of the most consistently dominant teams in a sport infamous for featuring…
VARIETY
Staring out into the crowd from coat check, all I see are white people. So. Many. White. People. White and…
glower at my murky reflection in the bathroom mirror as I slide a steel blade along my face, frosting it…
“Anyway, what is a peanut-butter-jelly-bar?” “What do you do with the pumpkins after you carve them for Halloween?” “Tell me…