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U.S. House (2nd Congressional District) Following U.S. Rep. Angie Craig’s decision to retire from the House and run for the U.S. Senate, multiple candidates from both parties entered the race to succeed her as representative of Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District. The district encompasses much of the southern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and ext
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At St. Olaf College, civic engagement is a campus hallmark. Building on a legacy of high voter turnout during the 2020 election season, students recently turned their attention to campus politics. From Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, students voted in the annual Student Government Association (SGA) elections to elect senators and class representatives for the...
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A recurring pattern I’ve noticed over my four years at St. Olaf is that whenever I’ve made plans for silly campus excursions or trips downtown to Northfield, one or two professors inevitably cancel class. So, in order to utilize such luck, what would my ideal day off look like? A little adventure off campus, followed...
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For a confused first-year student trying to find a classroom, figure out where to eat or keep track of campus events, navigating life at St. Olaf College can feel overwhelming. That’s where All About Olaf — an app built by St. Olaf students and designed to put campus information in one place — has come...
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St. Olaf’s Women’s Volleyball team have regained a win streak after their match on Oct. 10 against Hamline University resulting in a 3-0 win. This season has already had some ups and downs but is looking to be another successful one with a streak of four wins in a row and a current record of...
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As winter approaches for various sports teams on campus, the Women’s Basketball team will officially kick off the season with their first game against the Crown College Polars at Bob Gelle Court on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. In an interview with The Olaf Messenger, Head Coach Megan Lueck discussed their pre-season preparation. She made...
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A new season of the hit reality TV show “Traitors” is currently airing — with a new twist. This season is giving everyone who has dreamed of competing a chance to show what they are truly made of, featuring 22 Americans from all across the country working together to build up $250,000. It is sort...
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Have you ever been walking to class and heard the faint humming of an electric scooter fast approaching? Probably not. You were listening to music, weren’t you? And that’s the problem. Why have people been given access to 15 kilogram speeding death machines? And why aren’t they wearing helmets or kneepads? Answer: they’re stupid. But...
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