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Oles lose in overtime to UW-Steven's Point
NOVEMBER 30, 2002 — The St. Olaf women's hockey team played a tremendous game against the nationally ranked UW-Steven's Point Pointers but lost a competitive game in overtime

Oles hold on, win MIAC opener
NOVEMBER 30, 2002 — The St. Olaf men's basketball team fended off a fierce second half run from Concordia-Moorhead College and defeated the Cobbers 67-62 in the MIAC opener for both teams Saturday at Skoglund Athletic Center. Mike Ludwig (Sr., Blaine, Minn.) and Ted Gonsior (Soph., Centerville, Minn./Centennial) had 17 points each to lead the Oles.

Men's basketball beats Luther in home opener
NOVEMBER 26, 2002 — St. Olaf jumped to a 20-2 lead and cruised to a 74-56 non-conference win over Luther College Tuesday night at Skoglund Athletic Center.

Ole Women fall short in season opener
NOVEMBER 26, 2002 — The St. Olaf Women's Basketball team lost their season opener to Simpson College on Saturday, November 23 in Indianola, Iowa.

Melius Trio to perform at Urness Recital Hall
NOVEMBER 25, 2002 — Three St. Olaf music faculty members make up the Melius Trio: Kathryn Ananda-Owens, piano; David Carter, cello; and Charles Gray, violin. Among the three are honors and achievements such as winning first prize in the Neale-Silva Young Artists Competition (Ananda-Owens), performances with the Minnesota Orchestra and the Pueblo Symphony (Carter) and regular gigs with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra (Gray). The trio will perform a concert Monday, Nov. 25, at 8:15 p.m. in Urness Recital Hall on the St. Olaf campus. The performance is free and open to the public.

Philharmonia Orchestra fall concert features trumpet solo
NOVEMBER 24, 2002 — The St. Olaf Philharmonia Orchestra will give its annual fall concert at 4:30 p.m. in Boe Memorial Chapel. The 90-member Philharmonia Orchestra, under the direction of St. Olaf Professor of Music Jo Ann Polley, features a variety of music, including Borodin?s "Overture for Prince Igor" and "Polovtsian Dances" along with Hummel?s "Concerto for Trumpet" with St. Olaf Assistant Professor of Music Martin Hodel performing on the trumpet.

St. Olaf tops U.S. colleges for number of students it sends abroad
NOVEMBER 24, 2002 —
Pat Quade
Quade
St. Olaf College sends more students abroad to study than any other baccalaureate college in the United States, according to data released Nov. 19 by the Institute for International Education (IIE) in New York City. For the fifth year running, St. Olaf has placed among the top five U.S. colleges in IIE rankings, according to Pat Quade, director of international studies at the college. "Being No. 1 is not the most important thing," says Quade, though he concedes that he's thrilled by the first-place ranking. "What is important is that we have a very hard-working faculty who supports the concept of cross-cultural learning in many different ways, including recruiting students to go on programs." Given that the three main points of the St. Olaf mission statement include a global perspective, the IIE figures demonstrate that St. Olaf has its priorities in place, Quade says. Other Minnesota colleges that placed in the Top 20 of the IIE list include Carleton College, Gustavus Adolphus College and Saint John's University/College of Saint Benedict.

Hear the bells ring at Handbell Choir concert
NOVEMBER 24, 2002 — The St. Olaf Handbell ensemble will perform Sunday, Nov. 24, at 8:15 p.m. in Urness Recital Hall. The 13-member handbell ensemble will perform on five-octave versions of Malmark handbells and handchimes. The concert also will feature a number of the members on various instruments and percussion.

'St. Olaf sound' includes funk and salsa, thanks to jazz ensembles
NOVEMBER 24, 2002 — "The St. Olaf sound" for decades has brought to mind the crisp, clean tones of the college's classical ensembles or the inspired melodies of the famed St. Olaf Christmas Festival. More and more, however, the sounds of St. Olaf include funk and salsa -- thanks to David Hagedorn, director of jazz bands. This weekend, people can see (and hear) for themselves how important swing, be-bop, fusion, funk, salsa, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and New Orleans grooves have become to the St. Olaf music scene. The student ensembles Jazz II and Jazz III will perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, in the Pause of Buntrock Commons. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert also will feature the Keith McCutchen Trio: pianist, composer and arranger Keith McCutchen, bassist Kevin Clements and Hagedorn, a percussionist. McCutchen, who also directs the St. Olaf Gospel Choir, joined the St. Olaf faculty this fall.

Women's hockey skates past St. Catherine
NOVEMBER 24, 2002 — On Saturday, November 23, the Oles hosted the College of St. Catherine Wildcats. After losing by one goal to the Wildcats on Wednesday, St. Olaf to take their first conference win of the year.

Oles fall to Blugolds in Championship
NOVEMBER 23, 2002 — Host UW-Eau Claire shot 53 percent from the field en route to a 79-58 win over St. Olaf in the Blugold Classic Championship in Eau Claire, Wis. Saturday night.

Classical 89.3 program Sing For Joy gets new collaborators in Bruce Benson, John Ferguson
NOVEMBER 22, 2002 — A beloved program of Christian music, Sing For Joy gets two new collaborators who are familiar faces at St. Olaf College. Pastor Bruce Benson and Professor of Music John Ferguson are teaming up to host and select music, respectively, for the 40-year-old program, heard weekly on Classical 89.3 WCAL.

Broadcast of Ferguson's 'Songs for the Journey' will inspire reflection nationwide this Thanksgiving
NOVEMBER 21, 2002 — "All God's children have a place in the choir," says John Ferguson. He knows a lot about choirs. He directs the church music-organ program at St. Olaf College and is one of the five conductors who lead the ensembles participating in the world-renowned St. Olaf Christmas Festival. In September he directed a massed choir of more than 500 singers in Ohio. That performance has become an inspiring radio broadcast that will be heard nationwide this Thanksgiving.

Women's Hockey lose a close one to St. Catherine
NOVEMBER 21, 2002 — On Wednesday, November 20, the Oles traveled up to St. Paul to play a late game against the St. Catherine Wildcats. After the Oles pulled even at 1-1 late in the first period, the Wildcats came through in the third with a powerplay goal to win 2-1.

Art alums discuss Edward Soviks influence on church design
NOVEMBER 21, 2002 — Edward Anders Sovik designed or had a hand in the design of twenty buildings and remodeling projects on the St. Olaf campus. At 7 p.m. in Dittmann Center, Room 305, St. Olaf assistant professor of art and architect, Steve Edwins ?65, and St. Olaf alum and architect Nathan Knutson ?89, will give a lecture titled "Architecture for Worship," illustrating the work and approach to church architecture designed by Edward Sovik. Sovik will be available for questions following the lecture.

Sit back and enjoy the St. Olaf percussion ensemble
NOVEMBER 21, 2002 — The St. Olaf percussion ensemble will offer a concert at 8:15 p.m. in Urness Recital Hall, Christiansen Hall of Music. Meeting twice a week, the ensemble explores a wide variety of percussion literature, including large group improvisation to smaller chamber ensembles, often using student conductors in their performances. Last year, the St. Olaf Percussion Ensemble was featured on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" in its live broadcast from St. Olaf College.

St. Olaf women qualify for nationals to be held at St. Olaf next weekend
NOVEMBER 20, 2002 — The Women's Cross Country team finished second at the Central Regionals in Grinnell, Iowa on Saturday, November 16th. The second place finish earns the Oles a spot in the NCAA National meet to be held at St. Olaf on November 23, 2002. This is the eleventh straight year the Oles have advanced to nationals.

Women's hockey team drops two to Cobbers
NOVEMBER 20, 2002 — Even with strong showings by the Ole defense and goaltenders, the women's hockey team could not hold of the Concordia Cobbers, losing 5-2 and 3-0. The Oles played tremendously well for missing so many players due to injuries or illnesses.

Men's Hockey ties Lake Forest, falls to St. Norberts
NOVEMBER 20, 2002 — The Oles traveled to Green Bay and Chicago to square off in two non-conference games. St. Olaf finished with a 3-1 loss against number one nationally ranked St. Norberts and a 2-2 tie versus Lake Forest College.

Sharing the Hmong American perspective
NOVEMBER 20, 2002 — St. Olaf alumna, writer and editor Mai Neng Moua ?95 returns to campus to introduce a new anthology Bamboo Among the Oaks: Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans written by first- and second-generation Hmong Americans. The anthology features work by Moua and St. Olaf alumni VaYong Moua, and Carleton College alumni May Lee, Naly Yang, and Hawj Xiong who will share their perspectives on being Hmong in America at 7:30 p.m. in Dittmann Center, Room 305.

Winstead book examines family ghosts from Civil Rights era
NOVEMBER 20, 2002 — St. Olaf English instructor Mary Winstead grew up in south Minneapolis and always thought her Southern relatives were warm and welcoming. Then she found out a family secret -- that a distant cousin masterminded one of the most horrific crimes of the Civil Rights era. A recent profile in the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune describes Winstead's process of dealing with the awful truth in her new book, Back to Mississippi.

St. Olaf gets SO MADD about drunk driving, forms first college MADD chapter in Minnesota
NOVEMBER 20, 2002 — Four St. Olaf students were killed by drunk drivers between 2000 and 2001: Anna Bonde, Sally Heitman, Chris Hoppe and John Schockemoehl. In the months following these tragedies, students formed St. Olaf's first chapter of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and launched a number of initiatives to increase awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving. In October of this year, St. Olaf's MADD chapter (SO MADD) became the first college chapter in Minnesota.

St. Olaf men edge out Carleton to qualify for nationals for the first time in 23 years
NOVEMBER 20, 2002 — The Oles finished second to Carleton in the MIAC Cross Country meet two weeks ago, but tied with them for the fourth and last qualifying spot at the Central Regionals in Grinnell, Iowa on Saturday, November 16th. Both schools ran a dual meet playoff and the Oles came out on top to advance to the NCAA National meet to be held at St. Olaf on November 23, 2002.

Star Tribune travel editor Catherine Watson to speak Monday on campus
NOVEMBER 18, 2002 — For the past 24 years, travel enthusiasts in the Twin Cities area have benefited from the expertise and personal experiences of Star Tribune senior travel editor Catherine Watson. She has written about subjects as diverse as the Trans-Siberian Railway and St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai, as well as destinations closer to home. Watson will speak at St. Olaf on Monday, Nov. 18, at 10:10 a.m. in Boe Memorial Chapel for the daily chapel service. Her talk, "The Spiritual Dimensions of Travel," will be rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Monday on Classical 89.3, the public radio service of St. Olaf College.

Joe Nathan, expert on charter schools and how to improve public schools, to speak
NOVEMBER 17, 2002 — Minnesota is a national leader in creating charter schools and public school reform. But how are those experiments working? Author and columnist Joe Nathan, director of the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota, will address that question and more at St. Olaf College on Nov. 19.

Women's Hockey loses to Hamline
NOVEMBER 15, 2002 — On Saturday, November 9, the Oles had a non-conference match up against the Hamline Pipers. Despite the Oles' 39 shots on goal for the game and Smith's 18 saves, the Oles lost to the Pipers 4-3.

Christmas Festival TV special to reach U.S. military worldwide
NOVEMBER 14, 2002 —
Jan McDaniel
McDaniel
An additional 800,000 men, women and children will have the opportunity this December to enjoy the St. Olaf Christmas Festival. The Twin Cities Public Television production of the 2001 St. Olaf Christmas Festival concert, "Love Divine, Illumine our Darkness," will be broadcast again not only by PBS stations nationwide, but also by American Forces Radio and Television Service. AFRTS serves American service men and women, Department of Defense civilians, and their families stationed in more than 175 countries around the world. The program will be broadcast in each locale at 7 a.m. on Christmas Day ? as a lead-in to the popular "Today" Show. Vice President for College Relations Jan McDaniel credits Manager of Music Organizations B.J. Johnson for identifying AFRTS as a potential outlet for the special. "It was a fabulous idea." "Knowing that they had the broadest possible distribution, we went to them first," she said. "We sent them a copy of the DVD. They loved it and snapped it up immediately."

Oles skate to another split against St. Mary's
NOVEMBER 13, 2002 — It was another up and down weekend for the St. Olaf men's hockey team as they completed a home split against Saint Mary's winning 5-4 and losing 4-1.

Men & Women swimmers split with Gustavus
NOVEMBER 11, 2002 — The men's and women's swimming and diving teams squared off against Gustavus in a dual meet on Saturday. The women defeated the Gusties with a final score of 149-96. The men swam exceptionally well, but were unable to match the depth of the Gustavus men, losing 79-164.

Oles end season with draw to cross-town rivals
NOVEMBER 10, 2002 — The St. Olaf women's soccer team played an intensely competitive game against Carleton that ended after double overtime in a 0-0 tie.

Women's volleyball team headed to nationals yet again
NOVEMBER 10, 2002 — Success has been a trademark for the volleyball teams at St. Olaf, and it struck again Nov. 9, when the women's volleyball team won the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) tournament championship game over the University of St. Thomas. That means the team will be heading to the NCAA nationals for the sixth time in 10 years. The team finished in second place three of those years. First-year head coach Tracy Cook, a 1998 graduate of St. Olaf, was a four-year starter for the Ole volleyball team. She was a member of the 1996 team that finished third in the nation. The next year, Cook earned both MIAC Player of the Year and NCAA All-American honors.

St. Olaf Gospel Choir to perform Nov. 17 in Twin Cities churches
NOVEMBER 10, 2002 —
Keith McCutchen
McCutchen
As a student-led group, the St. Olaf Gospel Choir recorded a CD and drew up to 85 participants. Now, under the professional direction of jazz pianist and new faculty member Keith McCutchen, the gospel choir is pushing its musical boundaries and taking its message of hope to audiences beyond the St. Olaf campus.

Oles take high school boys' soccer teams to state contest
NOVEMBER 10, 2002 — Two St. Olaf alums from the class of 1995 -- Ben Danielson and Nate Eklund -- coach two of the high school boys' soccer teams that played in the Minnesota state A semi-finals at the Metrodome in Minneapolis on Oct. 28. Danielson is head coach of the Northfield High School boys' soccer team, and Eklund coaches the team at Orono High School in suburban Minneapolis. The Northfield team, which took second place at state, features several children of faculty and staff members at the college, including Jesse Carlson, Mark Menning, David Narvaez and Nate Van Wylen.

Oles win MIAC Tournament, will play in NCAA's
NOVEMBER 9, 2002 — The St. Olaf volleyball team earned a NCAA playoff berth with a 30-26, 31-29 and 30-26 win over St. Thomas in the MIAC Tournament Championship game in St. Paul. Brie Mattson (Sr., Anoka, Minn.) and Shannah Olson (Sr., Elk River, Minn.) were named to the All-Tournament team.

Chris Daymont named 2002 MIAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year
NOVEMBER 9, 2002 — Chris Daymont of St. Olaf has been selected the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) women's cross country coach of the year. Daymont's Oles defended their MIAC title for the fifth consecutive year and are currently ranked 11th in the nation.

Olson, Mattson named All-MIAC Volleyball
NOVEMBER 8, 2002 — Shannah Olson (Sr., Elk River, Minn.) and Brie Mattson (Sr., Anoka, Minn.) were named to the 2002 MIAC All-Conference Volleyball team.

Ole football fall to Gusties in final minutes
NOVEMBER 7, 2002 — St. Olaf had two stops in the redzone in the fourth quarter, but could not overcome a third Gustavus drive in the Gusties 24-23 win over St. Olaf Thursday night in the Metrodome.

Professor Gene Bakko, biology students nurture St. Olaf's natural lands
NOVEMBER 6, 2002 — With 300 acres situated between a historic small town and family-owned farms, St. Olaf College has a special stake in preserving the natural lands that enhance contemplation and learning. Efforts by students and science professors, as well as federal grants, are helping the college do just that.

Men's cross country takes second at MIAC championship
NOVEMBER 6, 2002 — Despite being overlooked as a contender for the conference title in the MIAC meet preview, the St. Olaf men's cross country team raced within 13 points of conference champ and cross-town rival Carleton College.

Women's hockey splits series opener against UW-Eau Claire
NOVEMBER 6, 2002 — The St. Olaf women's hockey team opened their season by splitting a series against the UW-Eau Claire Blugolds.

Hmong to celebrate New Year at college on Saturday, Nov. 9
NOVEMBER 6, 2002 — The fifth annual Hmong New Year celebration, hosted by St. Olaf College's Hmong Awareness Group, will take place in the Lion's Pause in Buntrock Commons on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Minnesota Senator Mee Moua will give the keynote speech. In February 2002, Moua, 32, won a special election and became the first Hmong elected to a state legislature.

Women's soccer holds onto win over St. Catherine
NOVEMBER 4, 2002 — The St. Olaf women's soccer team managed to hold onto the 2-1 victory over the St Catherine Wildcats in St. Paul, on Saturday, November 2nd.

Ole men's hockey team splits series with Hamline
NOVEMBER 4, 2002 — The men's hockey team opened the 2002-2003 season this past weekend, splitting a two game series against Hamline.

Oles travel to River Falls for final tournament
NOVEMBER 4, 2002 — The St. Olaf women's volleyball team travelled to River Falls, Wis. this past weekend for a final tournament before play-offs begin within their MIAC conference.

Swimming and diving team dominates over St. Catherine's
NOVEMBER 4, 2002 — The St. Olaf women's swimming and diving teams swam against the College of St. Catherine's this past Saturday, November 2nd.

Ole Women win fifth consecutive MIAC championship, Daymont wins individual title
NOVEMBER 2, 2002 — The St. Olaf women's cross country team won their fifth consecutive MIAC championship conference title on Sat., Nov. 2nd at Como Park. Leading the way for the Ole pack and finishing first with a time of 18:15.7, was senior Megan Daymont (Northfield, Minn.)

Oles slip to Concordia
NOVEMBER 2, 2002 — Despite a 275 yard passing performance by quarterback Brian Senske and a 12 reception, 150 yard day by Frank Bass, the Ole fell to Concordia 24-14 on Senior Day at St. Olaf College.

Detjen breaks soccer school record
NOVEMBER 1, 2002 — Senior Carolyn Detjen (Juneau, AK) broke the St. Olaf women's soccer record for most career goals.The previous record was held by Virginia Hopper in the 1998 fall season with 31 goals.