WINTER 2016 MAGAZINE THE THE POWER OF MUSICAL XX FACTOR STORY GEOGRAPHY ON THE COVER: In 1968 Holland Hall was renovated to serve the needs of the social sciences; today, this iconic campus building is undergoing a new renovation to bring it into the 21st century. PHOTO BY TOM ROSTER 8 ST. OLAF MAGAZINE Winter 2016 · Volume 63 · No. 1 EDITOR: Carole Leigh Engblom ART DIRECTOR: Don Bratland ’87 COPY EDITOR: Laura Hamilton Waxman CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Sophie Breen ’17, Jan Hill, Marla Hill Holt ’88, Joel Hoekstra ’92, Erin Peterson, Jeff Sauve, Andy Steiner CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Jon Brage Svenning (Norway), Natan Dvir (New York City), Curt Fissel (Italy), Rick Friedman (Cape Cod), Arun Janardhanan (India), Bill Kelley (Minneapolis), Nancy Pastor (Los Angeles), Tom Roster (Northfield) Readers may send name/address changes and corrections to: Advancement Services, St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield, MN 55057; email:
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[email protected] CURT FISSEL CURT M A G A Z I N E WINTER 2016 2 Letter to Oles From President David R. Anderson ’74 6 Spotlight Justice O. Nwigwe ’18, Ole Cup entrepreneur, launches a business with a purpose that goes beyond profits.