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MN Private Colleges Week Preview, June 20-24
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)–During the lazy days of summer, college visits are ususally the last thing on high school students’ mind and the first thing on parents’ minds. But for one week, however, high...
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St. Olaf College Student Named Miss Minnesota
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A St. Olaf College student has been crowned Miss Minnesota. Natalie Davis was crowned on Saturday night in Eden Prairie. The Mankato Free Press reports Sunday that her platform...
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Charges: Woman Stole College Students’ Credit Cards
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A woman has been charged with stealing credit cards from Bethel College students and then using them to buy gift cards at various Twin Cities stores. According to the criminal...
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Mpls. Lutherans Elect 1st Female Bishop In Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis-area Lutherans have a new leader, and she’s making history. Pastor Ann Svennungsen was elected as the first female bishop in Minnesota to lead the nation’s largest...
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St. Olaf Coach Olszewski In Hunt For Augustana Gig
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Augustana College in South Dakota has named 3 finalists for its vacant head football coach position. They are Missouri S&T head coach David Brown II, former Colorado State...
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Genocide Took His Parents, Now St. Olaf Gives Him Hope
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (WCCO) — In the baggage claim of MSP International Airport, balloons, signs and nervous anticipation greeted a young man with a simple dream. At 21, Norbert Abayisenga was on his...
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Beyond Bounds: Plain Cheerios Fuel St. Olaf’s First-Year Phenom
(credit: St Olaf Sports Information) The first-year came in first. After 251 of the region’s best cross country athletes darted through the serene arboretum surrounding St. Olaf College, Noelle Olson —...
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Best College Productions To See This Year In Minnesota
Catch a budding thespian on the rise and be entertained in the meantime. This fall, Minnesota college theater departments are offering an array of significant literary works from amusing to solemn....
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St. Olaf Among Midwest’s ‘Most Haunted’ Campuses
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Most of the time, when college students are up all night, it’s because they need to study for the next day’s big test. But there’s one Minnesota college where some students might...
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Gustavus, Luther Hire New Presidents
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) – Gustavus Adolphus College has named its next president, and for the first time in the school’s 152-year history, that president is a woman. Rebecca Bergman will be Gustavus’...
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Estonian President To Speak At St. Olaf College
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — The president of Estonia speaks at St. Olaf College in Northfield this weekend. Toomas Hendrick Ilves will receive an honorary degree and speak to St. Olaf’s graduating class...
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Northfield Named 2nd Best Small Town In U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Northfield, Minnesota was just named one the second best small town in the country, according to newly released rankings. The town, which houses St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges,...
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Rival Minn. Schools Show Solidarity After Tragedy
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — College students in Northfield are coming together to support a neighboring school. After learning of the death of a student at St. Olaf last week, Carleton students filled every...
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Minnesota Runners Help Opponent In State Meet
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Two Minnesota high school runners have been disqualified in the state girls cross country meet for helping an opponent who fell. Kailee Kiminski, a senior from Esko, and...
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St. Olaf Honors Alum, Icon In Civil Rights Movement
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150312184012590AA.mp4 NORTHFIELD, Minn. (WCCO) — St. Olaf College in Northfield is celebrating the life and death of one of its most famous alums. The...
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James Reeb Family Attends 50th Anniversary At Selma
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — John Reeb plodded down the cracked pavement of Washington Street, his thick white beard and frizzy gray hair glowing orange in the setting sun. His feet ached as he moved slowly past...
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St. Olaf Cancels Baseball Season After Hazing Investigation
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150328181248933AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – St. Olaf College is cancelling the remaining games of the 2015 baseball season after “serious violations” of...
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Details Emerge On Hazing Allegations In St. Olaf College Baseball Team
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150329000750753AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — New details have emerged about a reported hazing incident that ended the baseball season on the St. Olaf...
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5 Historical Facts You Didn’t Know About Minnesota
You may consider yourself a Minnesota expert, but even the most knowledgeable may be surprised by parts of the state’s long history. Here are five Minnesota facts you may not know — you may find...
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St. Olaf To Jazz Up Cuba In Spring 2016
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota college jazz ensemble plans to tour Cuba next spring. St. Olaf College in Northfield received an invitation from the Cuban Ministry of Culture to have its jazz...
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