News
The room selection process for the ’23-24 school year at St. Olaf left many students feeling unsettled. The process started…
On Monday, May 2, the St. Olaf student organization, Oles for Life, hosted atheist pro-life activist Monica Snyder for a…
The Olaf Messenger reported on March 2 that the Student Government Association’s (SGA) Textbook Initiative has returned to campus. The…
Arts & Entertainment
When Becca Hart ’14 graduated from St. Olaf College, she went into the professional world with starry-eyed hope and confidence….
Meeting your significant other at university is wonderful. You get to live and work near them, meaning you can see…
On May 2, Synergy Musicians Collective, the first student-led orchestral ensemble on campus, held their fifth concert since its founding…
OPINIONS
At the end of last spring, when assignments for the new Ole Ave Townhouses were being decided, the administration decided…
Minnesota is known for lots of things, — snow, lakes, and constant highway construction come to mind — but one…
I’ve gone by a nickname my whole life, far before I could make the decision for myself — in fact,…
SPORTS
There’s a revolution sweeping the campus, and its name is Turf-N-Towers. Any student who’s had a class with legendary tennis…
The St. Olaf Student Senate recently passed $12,500 in funding for a new nine-hole disc golf course designed by professional…
The Denver Nuggets are in the NBA Playoffs again. For Denver fans, that does not mean much. Since 2019, the…
VARIETY
I don’t want to get into it, but irrelevant conversation can be one of the most friendship-building and love-sustaining experiences….
The best week of my life happened just after I learned that the mountain by my house was a volcano….
It is 5:15 a.m. I’m lying on the dining room floor of my friend’s house. A heating pad stretches across…