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Congrats to our former sports editor Eli Tan ’21 on his new internship at Washington Post!🎉

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New job alert! It’s my first day on the @washingtonpost business desk as a summer intern. Send scoops and DC food recs to [email protected]

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Doing my @elitanjourno hair impression tonight.

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BREAKING: President David Anderson '74 to retire from the College in June of 2023.

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BREAKING: Web Developer, Hawken MacKay Rives '16, resigned from St. Olaf on Friday, Feb. 19. Reporting is ongoing.

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Research and Instruction Librarian for Music and the Fine Arts Ellen Ogihara resigned from St. Olaf on Friday, Jan. 29. Reporting on Ogihara's resignation is ongoing.

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Dr. Maria Pabón, director of the Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion, will serve in King’s former role in an interim capacity in addition to her current position, while the College conducts an official job search this spring.

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Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Bruce King has resigned from the College, effective Feb. 28, 2021, as announced by President David Anderson in a Feb. 1 email to all St. Olaf students.

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What happened at the “7 Feet for 7 Shots” march https://t.co/i1hqW647Mz via @theolafmess

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After leaders of Oles Against Inequality, PDA and Bruce King spoke at the “7 Feet for 7 Shots” march on Sept. 4, members of the Cultural Union for Black Expression spoke against St. Olaf administration’s influence on the event and failure to address institutionalized racism.

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In the most recent Student Government Association (SGA) election on April 17, only 28 percent of St. Olaf students voted online — 72 percent failed to cast their votes for a candidate or executive pair.

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Reverend Lenny Duncan discussed his new book “Dear Church: A Love Letter From a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US” alongside the topic of church revitalization through justice in Boe Chapel on Feb. 18.

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In honor of National Condom Month, the Messenger is revisiting the history of condom opposition and support at St. Olaf. The history, which goes back several decades, is rife with controversy, protests and administrative gridlock. https://t.co/MN4ebei98T

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Last week our news editor, Jake Maranda '22 sat down with SGA's President and Vice President Devon Nielsen '20 and Ariel Mota Alves '20 to discuss challenges, initiatives, and their legacy heading into spring semester.

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A new exhibition in CAD called UPRISING celebrates black history and culture at St. Olaf through visual and performing arts. This year’s exhibit is titled “New Perspectives: Narrating Black Presence and Expression on The Hill.” https://t.co/yn3leFh0Ku

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The proposed line 3 pipeline, to be constructed by Enbridge Inc. to go through northern Minnesota has faced harsh backlash from many different activist groups in Minnesota, including students at St. Olaf. For more, #readthemess

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Fear of the new coronavirus disease prevented Asian Conversations students studying abroad over January from accessing medical care in Tokyo, Japan. #readthemess For more, go to https://t.co/RFwg5HWxRZ

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At least two cameras were recently installed in Rand Hall to combat vandalism in the residence hall. #ReadTheMess https://t.co/fsanhXX84R

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“Cloud 9” amounts to a shocking, powerful, thought-provoking performance

Article by Eli Aronson
Photo by Fernando Sevilla/Marketing and Communications
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Less than one week left to enter! #readthemess #watchthemess #manitoumessenger