“Going to MIAC conference championships with the swim and dive team!” — Kylie Sieben ’23 | French with International Relations and Management Studies concentrations
“Being recognized for achievements in economics and management studies at the 2022 Honors Reception” — Abdul Muqeet Faraz ’23 | Quantitative Economics, Statistics, and Data Science Concentration, and Finance Area of Emphasis
“My favorite memory from St. Olaf would probably have to be helping plan the activities for Programming Board. Becoming involved on campus was one of the best decisions I made and I have met so many amazing people because of it. Some of my favorite moments have been singing “Um Yah Yah!” at the Homecoming football game and seeing how people dress up for President’s Ball.” — Josie Alvstad ’23 | Mathematics and Psychology
“Sledding down Old Main Hill” — Indira Galeeva ’23 | Psychology and Neuroscience
“Pause dances and studying abroad in the Bahamas” — Nicole Banitt ’23 | Biology
“Weekends with friends!” — Juan Patino Sanchez ’23 | Economics & Race and Ethnic Studies
“Winning the MIAC playoff championship for Men’s Hockey in 2022.” — Evan Shoemaker ’23 | Biology and Pre-Health
“Performing in a musical after I thought COVID-19 killed my stage career and had accordingly switched majors from theater to English” — Grace Quayle ’23 | English with a Media Studies Concentration
“Getting together with friends to play a game of sardines across two floors of RNS at night. It was a really fun way to release some energy and also thoroughly explore a building as we tried to find each other.” — Andy Harrison ’23 | Biology and Environmental Studies
“One of my favorite memories at St. Olaf is performing on the Boe Chapel steps during Spring Fest. The weather was perfect and all of my friends were dancing as I sang!” — Ingrid Streitz ’23 | Psychology
“Going sledding with friends” — Maureen Wainwright ’23 | Political Science, Race and Ethnic Studies, International Relations, and Statistics & Data Science
“Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day” — Corinna Snow ’23 | Studio Art and Concentrations in Race and Ethnic Studies and Environmental Studies
“My archaeological dig in Turkey” — Benjamin Hess ’23 | Physics, Math, and German
“Playing for the Zerks, the men’s Ultimate Frisbee team” — Grady Conquergood ’23 | Social Work
“Going to Pause events” — Tyler Burnham ’23 | Quantitative Economics
“My most cherished memories are those late-night tech rehearsals in CAD leading up to the Veselica International Dance Ensemble Spring Showcase: the smell of hairspray and makeup, the bobby pins and safety pins all around us, the warm stage lights of Studio 1, the variety of snacks (or survival carbs), the kind and encouraging words of Professor von Bibra, and the community feeling of the cast members when celebrating dances from around the world.” — Raveena-Flor Lalwani ’23 | Political Science concentrating in International Relations, Education Studies– TEFL Certificate, and Women and Gender Studies
“The memory collage created of four years worth of small daily moments: walking to class and admiring the way the light hangs, the first time seeing robins in the spring, the quiet that falls over campus in the early morning as the sun is still rising and I’m walking to work, passing familiar strangers on the Quad, daily chapel, going to choir rehearsal, helping patrons at my library job, talking to the Bon App staff, the ease of seeing friends for dinner. These are all small moments that I’ve loved, finding beauty in the sacred, daily ordinary of the unique St. Olaf community, and I’ll miss them.” — Micah Land ’23 | Religion with GSS and RACE Concentrations
“All the theater I got to keep doing during COVID because of how dedicated the students were! And working on “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (the Spring Haugen production in 2022).” — Margaux Daniel ’23 | Theater and History
“Companydance Spring Concert 2022” — Jordan Wright ’23 | Dance and Asian Studies
“Having all my closest, non-music major friends come to my senior recital. It was a lot of work and to see them all there and share such personal work with them was so special.” — Chris Martin ’23 | Composition and Choral Church Music
“Being around my group of friends – cooking, dancing, singing, and laughing together.” — Lunar Than ’23 | Economics and Psychology with Media Studies and Management concentrations
“Some of my favorite memories from St. Olaf have been while playing Spikeball with my friends on the Quad for hours on end until it gets dark!” — Christina Cheng ’23 | Chemistry, Mathematics, and Religion
“Going on tour with the St. Olaf Orchestra” — Amelia Podolny ’23 | Biology and Spanish
“Staying up until 3 a.m. in The Pause with friends!” — AnnaGrace Katzenmeier ’23 | English and Education
“Going to Europe, living in Italy, and making memories with new lifelong friends.” — Adele Hensley ’23 | Mathematics and Statistics and Data Science
“Sophomore spring semester, I remember sitting outside and eating lunch with my friends during Thursday community time when we all got the email that we officially entered the green (or low) COVID alert level on campus! So many people cheered and it was all anyone could talk about for the rest of the day. The whole campus felt a little bit happier that day.” — Ava Smith ’23 | Psychology and French
“Interim study abroad in Greece!” — Lauren Johnson ’23 | Psychology and Race and Ethnic Studies Majors, Education Concentration
“Being silly with my roommates in Thorson 502 and Ytterboe 242.” — Eleanor Hinchcliffe ’23 | English and Religion
“My closest friends being in the front row of my final show at St. Olaf, bringing me flowers and cheering the loudest out of anyone there.” — Thomas Weinheimer ’23 | Religion with Management Studies Concentration
“The Music Department and the various ensembles” — Aryaman Joshi ’23 | Music and Math with concentrations in Statistics and Data Science and Composition
“Checking out Ole bikes from the library and riding around campus and to town with friends in the fall. The autumn leaves, biking around, and the Malt-O-Meal air is an unforgettable memory.” — Olive Karnowski ’23 | Philosophy and Biology
“Getting to meet a ton of different musicians and discover my passion for music. Also exploring the Natural Lands with my buddy Matt!” — Kai Cook ’23 | Political Science, Race and Ethnic Studies, and Film and Media Studies Concentration
“President’s Ball 2021 and hosting Champion of the Hill” — Megan Skoog ’23 | Biology
“Junior year it snowed a ton in the span of a few hours. We borrowed trays from the caf and went sledding for hours in the dark until we were soaking wet. It was a magical experience walking through campus at night when the snow made everything feel so bright.” — Sofi Serio ’23 | Sociology/Anthropology and Gender and Sexuality Studies
“Sledding down Old Main Hill on caf trays” — Trevor Laugen ’23 | Chemistry
“My favorite memory from this year would be a random night when I was over at the Manitou House eating pizza, watching a movie, and simply doing homework with friends. We all laughed so hard that night after some of the strangest conversations we’ve ever had. In my opinion, that is what college is all about – creating friendships and finding joy in the smallest of moments.” — Juliana DiFilippo ’23 | Nursing
“Road trips for water polo tournaments, co-leading an OUTS spring break backpacking trip to Colorado, and helping students at Prairie Creek Elementary design a school garden.” — Kathleen Murphy ’23 | Spanish and Environmental Studies concentration
“Winning the conference tournament for men’s volleyball this year” — Joe Linder ’23 | Political Science and Quantitative Economics
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