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Thursday, January 21, 2010 | General Information

Sunday, November 1, 2009 | General Information

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 | Student Organizations Committee

The Caf Fast will help your organization raise funds to donate to a charity. Basically, you try to get as many people as possible to not eat in the caf for one meal. Then, Bon Appetit donates the money from the meals they didn’t have to serve so your organization can give it to a charity.

One past organization focused on malaria. They conducted a malaria awareness week and used the caf fast funds to donate to a program in Africa to help aid in the prevention of malaria.

Friday, October 23, 2009 | Student Alumni Association

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | Political Awareness Committee

Monday night’s “PAC Dinner Debate on Gun Control” occurred between College Republicans Grant Knoploh and Scott Hanson, and College Democrats Andrew Williams and Jason Teiken. Both sides offered thoughtful arguments while maintaining civil, and at times, humorous dialogue. The debate centered on whether or not gun control should be left to individual discretion or left to federal regulation. At what level do you think these decisions ought to be made?

On the Republican side, Hanson and Knoploh appealed to the 2^nd amendment in their argument, and quoted various historical figures; founding fathers who supported a citizen’s right to bear arms.  Do you think that this argument is relevant today? Further comments were made regarding the ineffectiveness of mandatory waiting periods and government buy-back programs.

Democrats Teiken and Williams most prominent argument centered on the belief that less guns would lead to a subsequent decrease in crime rates, citing a variety of statistics relating guns to violence and injuries. Do you think that gun reduction is the way to cut crime, is there another, better way? Additionally, the pair deemed the founding father’s arguments antiquated and unhelpful in modern times, arguing that the these men could not have conceived of a standing army in peace time.

The debate ended with a lively question and answer segment addressing President Obama’s stance on gun control, the effectiveness of buy-back programs, and the impact of “gun culture” on safety in homes and schools.

Now the stage is yours, the debate is far from finished…give us your thoughts by posting a comment below!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | Student Senate

This week is Open Access week. The goal is to make research more open and available to students both while in college and after so that learning can continue no matter where a student is.

With unanimous support, the Student Senate passed this resolution on Tuesday, October 20:

Resolution in Support of the Student Statement on the Right to Research

WHEREAS, writing research papers is a requirement of many St. Olaf College courses; and

WHEREAS, such assignments require access to articles published in academic journals; and

WHEREAS, student access to scholarly literature is primarily provided by subscriptions through the St. Olaf College libraries; and

WHEREAS, the high cost of academic journals – in some fields, more than $20,000 per year for a single journal subscription – restricts access to knowledge; and

WHEREAS, the cost of these subscriptions has been accelerating at a rate greater than inflation for the past decades; and

WHEREAS, authors of scholarly articles are not paid for their work, with journal profits accruing solely to the publishers; and

WHEREAS, the majority of research funding comes from public sources, supported by taxpayers; and

WHEREAS, all students deserve access to the full body of published scholarly literature; and

WHEREAS, “open access” is an alternative to the traditional closed, subscription-access system of scholarly communication; and

WHEREAS, open access provides free online access to the results of scholarly research while maintaining quality controls, such as peer review; and

WHEREAS, several national and international student organizations and student governments have developed the Student Statement on the Right to Research to explain student interests in the scholarly communications system and to rally students in support of open access; then

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the students of St. Olaf College endorse the Student Statement on the Right to Research and open access to academic research; and

THEREFORE, BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED that the students of the St. Olaf College’s Student Government Association’s Senate call on St. Olaf’s administration, governments and research funders, researchers, and fellow students to support open access to academic research.

For the Word Document of the exact resolution passed, click here.

Sunday, October 18, 2009 | Music Entertainment Committee

Is your favorite genre not on the list? Post further suggestions, comments, and questions below!!

Thursday, October 1, 2009 | SGA Executive Committee

Here are your results of the 2009 SGA Fall elections:

Off-Campus Senator
(This position had no candidates apply.)

International Senator
Avery Jeong and Nicholas Kang

Multicultural Senator
Zachary Hylton

Intercampus Liason
Grant Knoploh

Hill-Kitt President
Will Carlson

Hill-Kitt Vice President
Casey Keyes

Hill-Kitt Senator
Emily Peterson

Hill-Kitt Treasurer
Rudyard Dyer

Hill-Kitt Council Recorder
Elizabeth Christensen

Rand President
Stephen Noyes & Robert Pieh

Rand Vice President
Alyssa Cassada

Rand Senator
Bundl Egan

Rand Treasurer
Ellen Larson

Rand Council Recorder
Jordan Soderlind

Mellby President
Stanford Scriven

Mellby Vice President
Sam Brown

Mellby Senator
James Ribe

Mellby Treasurer
Bjorn Wastvedt

Mellby Council Recorder
Eliza Snortland

Hoyme President
Richard Aviles

Hoyme Vice President
Karen Berglund

Hoyme Senator
Brian Finks

Hoyme Treasurer
Joey Carrizales

Hoyme Council Recorder
(This position had no candidates apply.)

Ytterboe President
Tim Collins

Ytterboe Vice President
Zac Kamm

Ytterboe Senator
Jason Teiken

Ytterboe Treasurer
Liz Brustad

Ytterboe Council Recorder
(This position had no candidates apply.)

Kildahl President
Ben Keisling

Kildahl Vice President
Maggie Burk

Kildahl Senator
Brian Walpole

Kildahl Treasurer
Trevor Knapp

Kildahl Council Recorder
Katie Burk

Thorson President
Chelsea Ray

Thorson Vice President
Roderick Hubbard

Thorson Senator
Noah Anderson

Thorson Treasurer
Nelson MacGowan

Thorson Council Recorder
(This position had no candidates apply.)

Mohn President
Hannah Trumm & Bryan Wells

Mohn Vice President
Eric Becklin

Mohn Senator
Jonathan Laven

Mohn Treasurer
Chencheng Yang

Mohn Council Recorder
Clara (Eunyoung) Jung

Larson President
Paul Ranum

Larson Vice President
Nathan Meyer

Larson Senator
Zachary Rakke

Larson Treasurer
Alyssa Dunn

Larson Council Recorder
Gwen Paul

Ellingson President
Caryn McKinney

Ellingson Vice President
Patrick Faunillan

Ellingson Senator
Mathew Alveshere

Ellingson Treasurer
(This position had no candidates apply.)

Ellingson Council Recorder
Jordan Montgomery

Honor House Senator
(This position had no candidates apply.)

Student Alumni Association Coordinator
Kelly Hawley

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 | Political Awareness Committee

The Political Awareness Committee (PAC) of the Student Government Association is pleased to welcome Mr. Karl Rove to Skoglund Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7pm.

PAC is anticipating a full-house, so here are some things to keep in mind as you make plans:

Doors open at 6:30pm. There is only one ½ hour to get people in and seated. We will have ushers present to help fill the space from front to back – please do not leave empty seats. Please be patient and courteous.

Bags will be checked. To expedite entry, please leave unnecessary bags at home. There will be a ‘no bags’ line for those who qualify.

There will be Northfield Police and St. Olaf Public Safety Officers in the facility.

Parking will be at a premium. The Northfield Reservists will be assisting with directing traffic before and after the event.

Mr. Rove will speak for 30 minutes and entertain approximately 30 minutes of a question and answer period. Persons wishing to ask a question will be asked to submit the question in written form, and questions will be asked via lottery by a moderator. Cards will be provided for persons to submit questions both prior to the event and following his comments. Handwriting must be legible and a name must be noted on the card for it to be considered a valid question.

The event will be streamed live on the St. Olaf website; it will also be on the ‘big screen’ in the Lion’s Pause Mane Stage.

Audience members are welcome to bring still cameras (non-professional) into the event. Use of a camera must not interfere with others watching the speech.

Prohibited and Restricted Items

• Large Bags, Backpacks, Briefcases
• Alcoholic Beverages
• Food
• Thermoses
• Video Cameras, Recording Devices
• Professional Cameras and Tripods
• Pets (service animals are permitted)
• Hand held banners and signs
• Aerosol Cans
• Firearms
• Weapons of any kind
• Laser Pointers
• Noise Makers, Whistles, Air and Bull Horns
• Any item deemed dangerous or inappropriate by management

St. Olaf Demonstration policy:

http://www.stolaf.edu/stulife/thebook/general/demonstrations.html

Any individuals that have symptoms identified with H1N1 influenza, especially respiratory symptoms, are asked to refrain from attending to prevent any incidental contact.

Please help us in making St. Olaf a safe and healthy campus.

PAC wishes to thank the St. Olaf women’s Volleyball team for giving up one ½ hour of their practice time (prior to IIAC-MIAC Border Battle on Friday and Saturday) to make this event successful! Also thanks to the Custodial Crew and all the volunteers for getting the auditorium set-up with chairs in record time!

Questions can be directed to speaking@stolaf.edu.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | Music Entertainment Committee

Chips Ahoy! The Hold Steady is going to rock the Hill on October 17th with a sure-to-please Pause concert. Get there early, because darling, it’s going to be a full house! Also, you’d hate to miss The Alarmists’ killer opening set. Be excited.

Get your tickets:

Online here or look for your friendly neighborhood MEC selling tickets outside the Cage during lunch & dinner hours -- just follow the rockin’ tunes and you’ll find us.