Peace and War in the Heartland

If you are 20 Years old, the US has been in Iraq for more than a quarter of your life.

If you're registered to vote in Minnesota, you are registered for the draft.

Want to do something about it?

Peace and War in the Heartland is a series of events coming to campus this Thursday through Saturday during which students can explore broad issues of war, peace, and nonviolence, while looking specifically at the war in Iraq.

Because most Oles don't have to seriously consider joining the military as a way to help pay for school, the war can seem distant and inapplicable to our lives. The fact is that the war is very real to the people who are fighting it and will affect the US and the global community for years to come. Peace and War in the Heartland strives to ask us what we, personally, would do if we were forced to go to the war. Asking this question to students will implicitly raise the question "why don't I have to think about this?" and the issue of class privilege.

Come learn from veterans, peace activists, a former federal criminal, and an interfaith religious leader.

Gemineye-- What's your sign

This Thursday, the Student Activities Committee is sponsoring spoken word artist Gemineye. He'll be in the Pause at 8pm, you best be there.

Music Entertainment Committee

Do you like Music? Well then this vote was for you!

In Senate on Tuesday there was a vote that passed. Because it passed there has been a new branch of Student Government created.

And right now, you're yawning because that sounds like the most boring news ever.

But wait- here's what happened. Senate voted and passed this proposal. The new committee is called the "Music Entertainment Committee". This committee will be solely responsible for bringing concerts and artists to campus. This is SGA trying to make sure that all the money in the budget for bringing music to campus is used wisely.

You're not yawning anymore, are you?

Are you a leader

Attention all St. Olaf Leaders! Applications are out for the 2007-2008
LEADERSHIP AWARD. More information and forms available in the Student
Activities Office, applications are due 4PM February 29, 2008.

Bag Lunch Survey

Take a second from your day and let your opinion be known. Fill out this survey about the bag lunch line so that campus can be a better place.

You can get to the survey by clicking here

Didn't your mother teach you any manners?

We have just opened registration for the annual Etiquette Dinner!
The evening includes a catered, 3-course meal with friends to learn
proper table manners as well as business and social etiquette.
Anthony Cawdron, event coordinator at Purdue University, will be our
special guest and facilitator. The event is sponsored by the Student
Alumni Association and the Division of Advancement and College
Relations.

The dinners on Thursday evening, Feb. 28 and Friday, Feb. 29 are for
current St. Olaf students. Follow the links below to register on-line
for your chosen date:
http://www.stolaf.edu/alumni/events/etiquettedinner.html

Sign up now, because spots FILL FAST!

What's happenin'?

You are invited to any and all events of this week's Social Science
Globalization Conference. Our theme this year is "Working for the
Common Good," with sessions oriented to employment and human/global
gain. See http://www.stolaf.edu/events/globalization/. All events are
open and free.

Events begin this Friday, Feb 22, with a Service Fair in the Crossroads
(10 am -2 pm) and a moderated discussion featuring Robert Muhlenkamp
(our Woodrow Wilson Fellow) and Javier Morillo-Alicia (local union
president) at 3:30 pm in Buntrock's Ballroom.

Poetry Contest Winner

Congratulations to Brandon Button '08 for winning the first annual Oleville.com poetry contest. Thanks to all who entered and be sure to be on the lookout for future contests on Oleville.com

For now have a great weekend and enjoy the poetry:


Oleville.com,

Every time I use the internet,
My heart is filled with glee.
There you are, my love
Staring right back into me.
What's the weather like today? I ask
It's you that always knows.
You tell me everything that's happening
And settle all my woes.

This poem is for you,
My oleville.com
For all the love you give to me,
When I turn my computer on.

By: Brandon Button '08

Announcing- Valentine's Day Poetry Contest!

Oleville.com is holding a poetry contest. Write a funny, heartfelt or mopey love poem about Oleville.com and submit it to the webmaster via email with the subject line "Poetry contest". The winning poem will be selected on Valentine's Day (Thursday the 14th) and the winner will not only have their poem published on Oleville's main blog, but will also receive a $20 gift card to the book store.

Email your submissions to the SGA webmaster- sgawebmaster@stolaf.edu

Northfield Winter Stomp Alert!

Shake the snow off your boots at the 2nd annual

Northfield Winter Stomp!

A community contra dance featuring the music of Contratopia

and led by expert dance caller/instructor Robin Nelson

Friday, February 22, 2008, 7:00 – 10:30 p.m.

Northfield Armory, 519 Division Street in downtown Northfield

Free Dance Lesson at 7:00-7:30 p.m. (recommended for everyone!)

Admission: $9 adults, $6 students and youth under 18 ($20cap per family).

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Free shuttle bus service fromSt. Olaf is available to Bridge Square via Northfield Transit.

No previous dance experience necessary; no partner needed.

Comfortable shoes (and boots) and festive dance-ready attire recommended.

All ages welcome, but participation in the main dance is recommended for ages 10 years

and older.

For more information contact Suzie Nakasian, Northfield Contra Dance Association northfieldcontradance@gmail.com.

For a video slide show of last year's Northfield Winter Stomp ! go to

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Northfield+Winter+Stomp+&search=Search

Everyone Welcome! Hope to see you at the Armory on Friday 2/22!

Yeah, it's still cold

In honor of this Interim's past webmaster- I'm changing the photo on the right to another warm scene. Think warm St. Olaf, think warm.

What's Hot? What's Not?

Are you an inventor? An Entrepreneur? Or maybe you just want to talk with some Ole Alums that are!

Come to the "What's Hot What's Not" Panel
Tuesday February 12th, BC Viking Theater, 6:00pm

Panelists include venture capitalists and entrepreneurs from the medical services, medical devices, environmental, technology and general business industries who will point to areas in their fields where they see growth and opportunity.

Panelists:
Sean Benson '90, Co-founder, ProVation Medical, Inc.
Jodi Hubler, Managing Director, Lemhi Ventures
Kristine Johnson '73, Principal, Affinity Capital
Mark Johnson '82, Founder and CEO, Four51
Erik Knutson '84, Co-Owner, Baltix Furniture

Moderated by: Jonathan Pearce '01

The Finstad Program for Entrepreneurial Studies, Ole Ventures, and the Alumni and Parent Relations Office hope you can make it!

And we're back

Welcome back to all of those who've been out about, around the globe. Adam Ludvigson has been filling in for me as webmaster while I was off in Latin America (see picture at right for an idea of what my month entailed... that's a pineapple friends). I hope he treated you well. But now that Oleville is back in my hands and I've got big plans for semester 2. Stay tuned for more changes to the ville of Ole and feel free to shoot me any ideas you've got for the site.

As for now: We've added a new blog under the Student Blog section. It's a great sports blog written by Matt Tiano- check it out!