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Winter 2012
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St. Olaf Magazine earned six “Excellence Awards” at the 15th annual Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association awards (2011), including Gold for Overall Design and Single Page Design (“A Sense of Place”); Silver for Regular Column (“Almanac”), Feature Design (“Catch & Release”), Spread Design (“World Views 2010); and Bronze for Overall Excellence and the profile article “Bright Green Research” by Greg Breining. St. Olaf Magazine also received a Bronze Award for Best Alumni/Institution Magazine in the 2011 Pride of CASE V Awards.
What's Inside
A Century of Singing
Widely traveled and internationally known, the 100-year-old St. Olaf Choir continues to delight audiences, enrich student musicians, and offer music as a form of worship and praise.
By Kari VanDerVeen
Um! Ha! Ha!
After a long day of academics, a little uninhibited stage time is just what Ole improvisers need to unwind.
By James Daly '13
Live from New York
Ole parent Steve Higgins brings his midwestern roots to late night comedy.
By David McKay Wilson
It's Saturday Night!
From St. Olaf to Second City to Saturday Night Live, Shelly Gossman '99 is on a roll.
By David McKay Wilson
Coming Home
Through weekly letters to Garrison Keillor, writer Holly Harden '89 helps create the bucolic world of Lake Wobegon.
By Marla Hill Holt '88
Almanac: A Re-Imaged Residence
A simple request in 1977 by sophomore Scott Emkovik results in his legendary ascent into St. Olaf College lore.
By Jeff Sauve
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