Ben Folds at Gustavus!

Ben Folds Performing at Gustavus in April

Join the Gustavus Campus Activities Board on Saturday, April 19th as
we welcome Ben Folds to Gustavus Adolphus' Lund Arena. Tickets are
available online at www.gustavustickets.com and are $15 for the
general public. The concert begins at 8:00pm with doors opening at
7:00.

Folds is best known as a solo artist and as the frontman and pianist
of Ben Folds Five, which broke up in 2000. Widely known for his
prowess as a pianist, Folds began his career in music as a drummer and
is also adept at guitar and bass.

His latest release, supersunnyspeedgraphic, the LP, is a compilation
of songs that were originally released on the extended play albums
Sunny 16, Speed Graphic, and Super D. In 2005, his latest solo work,
Songs for Silverman, was released and received critical acclaim.

For more information on the concert, check out our blog -
www.bigconcert08.blogspot.com. Any questions can be sent to
bigconcert08@gustavus.edu

The Envelope Please....

Announcing the winners of the SGA executive elections:
Wade Hauser and Diana Baetscher - President/Vice President

Mike Krahulec and Thor Steinhovden - Pause Co Coordinators

Amanda Knutson - Political Awareness Committee Coordinator

Max Erickson - Student Activities Committee

David Hlebian - Board of Regents Student Committee Student Observer

Anne Steeves - Student Alumni Association Coordinator

Morgan Harden - Music Entertainment Committee Coordinator

Daniel Plunkett - Diversity Celebrations Committee Coordinator

Regina Whitemarsh - Student Organizations Committee Coordinator

Abby Benson - Volunteer Network Coordinator

A record 1554 votes were cast. Thanks to all who voted and ran, elections were a huge success.

The Results are in....

A record 1,501 people voted in the primary elections on Monday. You want to know who's moving on? Look no further than your friendly Oleville.com

President/Vice President candidates moving on:
Annie Knutson and Brandon Zumwalt
Wade Hauser and Diana Baetscher

Student Activities Committee:
Alex Mitchell
Max Erickson

Student Alumni Association
Anne Steeves
Samantha Mehrotra

Music Entertainment Committee
Andrew Kenfield
Morgan Harden

Board of Regents Student Committee
David Hlebain
Kate Hagen


The Final Elections will be on Wednesday, be sure to vote.

VOTE TODAY!

The time has come!

VOTE in the SGA primaries NOW!

Polls are open from 9 am to 9 pm.

Candidate Profiles and Videos Up!

SGA Elections will be held this MONDAY, March 17th and WEDNESDAY, March 19th! To make sure you keep engaged in the process, check out all the new videos of the candidates from the contested elections.

Not a bad way of keeping informed, huh?

Advocate for Financial Aid

The costs of college are rapidly rising - now is your chance to actually do something about it.

Registration is now open for St. Olaf's Day at the Capitol.

On Wednesday, April 9th - SGA will be taking a bus of St. Olaf students to St. Paul for St. Olaf's Day at the Capitol. This is an opportunity to directly meet with legislators at the State Capitol to advocate for student financial aid, specifically the Minnesota State Grant Program.

In the last academic year, more than 70,000 low- and middle-income Minnesota students received a state grant, including about 10,000 private college and university students. 1/4 of St. Olaf students receive this funding!

Registration is due by April 5th! So, get your name on the roster for the bus-load of Oles headed to St. Paul. To register, click here!

For more information on the event, click here.

St. Olaf: Community or Commune?

This coming Wednesday the Media Studies 260 class will be presenting their documentary in Viking Theater. Come and hear about our little home on the hill

The Details:
St. Olaf: Community or Commune?
presented by Media Studies 260
Wed, March 19
Viking--2 showings 5 pm and 7 pm
discussion following

Ding Ding Ding-- Round 2

Thursday Night
8pm
The Pause

It's time for more SGA Election forums. Come and hear the candidates platforms before you cast your vote (next Monday and Wednesday).

Oh yeah, there's a new Youtube video for you to check out too... it's over to your right.

Forum Tonight

No... it's not another great Political Awareness Committee speaker, it's SGA Elections!

Check out the Elections page (located in the "Hot Links" box) for Candidate information and more!

But don't just meet the candidates through their printed material, hear what they have to say in person!

Tonight their will be a candidate forum at 8pm in Viking Theater.

Tuition is a big deal

So, there's a certain topic on campus that seems to be coming up a lot... tuition anyone?

You're lovely Board of Regents Student Committee has proposed a list of Questions and Answers about this Tuition hike.

You can find the document over to your right under the new "Hot Links" Section.

Also, President Anderson will be talking with Students about tuition TODAY from 4:00pm-5:00pm in Viking Theater, be there!

Youtube Video

Shift your eyes to the right... see that video?

Your going to be seeing a lot more of that. Each week SGA will be posting a new video that will recap the Senate meeting. Student Senate meets every Tuesday at 6:30 to carry out the business of SGA. However, that information is stuff that you the student need to know. So, rather than reading the meeting minutes (which you could also do-- available at: http://www.stolaf.edu/orgs/sga/senate/minutes.htm) you'll post a video each week.

This week's video is looking pretty good... you'll notice a certain Oleville webmaster making an appearance in a very flashy SGA toga.

What's New on this here website?

I looked up "change" on Google and this is the image it gave me, whatever.

The point is- Oleville's had some changes- here's what happened:
1) In the "Fun Blog" Section we've added a new blog. It's written by Christine Bernie's blog from Northfield.org. Check it out every week to find out all the great happenings in Northfield over the weekend!
2) There's a new section under the "On Campus" section. "Pictures" It's a link to the Oleville Picture Galleries with shots from all sorts of events on campus. You got pictures of your own? send them to sgawebmaster@stolaf.edu to get them into the Oleville gallery.
3)If you move your eyes slightly to your right you'll notice a Youtube video... click on it- go ahead, and find out what that's all about.

Education in Nicaragua: Solidarity Dinner

Wednesday, March 5
6:00-8:00 p.m., Rose House (Located on the corner of First Ave. and Lincoln St.)
*Nicaraguan food will be served followed by a presentation on Nicaraguan life and education by three Ole students who taught English to children during January 2007. A free-will donation will be taken at the end of the event that will go directly to buy school supplies and uniforms for children in the small town of La Pita, Nicaragua who can't otherwise attend school because they are lacking these necessities!

Come enjoy Latin American food and learn more about Nicaraguan culture and education!