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Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter

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Emily LallGerman is no longer being offered as a major or minor at Hamline, but courses are still going to be offered this next academic year.

The incredible shrinking Modern Languages department?

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
May 8, 2021
Courtesy of Nancy VictorinChaplain Nancy Victorin-Vangerud receives the Wesley Award at a commencement ceremony.

Chaplain change is in the air

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
May 8, 2021
Leo Coughenour

Auf wiedersehen, German

Kelly Holm, Sports Reporter
March 10, 2021

A calming “Presence” for student orgs

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
March 10, 2021

A major first in Hamline history

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 14, 2020

Reaching for record-high voter turnout

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
September 24, 2020
As the United Methodist Church prepares to split over LGBTQ rights in their denomination, Hamline chooses inclusivity and love for all.

Hamline ratifies Reconciling status

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
March 18, 2020
What’s the word on commencement?

What’s the word on commencement?

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
March 18, 2020

New dining services director takes office

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
March 11, 2020
Bishop Karen P. Oliveto addresses the crowd in Sundin Hall during Feb. 25’s Mahle Lecture.

Isolation and the image of God

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
March 5, 2020

Art showcases racism, trauma

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
February 26, 2020
Senior Nicholas Jenkins’ latest effort in public and community service was to serve on the Governor’s Council for Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in late December and early January.

Setting a standard of service

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
February 19, 2020

The pseudonyms and lies of a professor’s family history

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
December 11, 2019
All In photo caption (can be used for either 01 or 02, only post one of these online): Coordinator of Social Justice Initiatives Nur Mood accepted a platinum seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 12. 2019.

Pipers go platinum for voter engagement

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
December 11, 2019

Turning Point USA sets up shop

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
November 30, 2019

Strategic Plan sets comprehensive goals for Hamline

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
November 20, 2019
A pride flag flies outside Hamline Church United Methodist near campus.

Love Boldly campaign leaps forward

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
November 13, 2019
The professors provide assistance but also let student groups in the class take initiative in pursuing their separate projects.

Hamline’s first CoLLab class seeks to answer community questions

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
November 6, 2019
Rev. Tyler Sit is a United Methodist church planter and preaches at the LGBTQ+ friendly New City Church in Minneapolis. He was the keynote speaker for Hamline's Coming Out Week.

Reverend builds a “New City”

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 23, 2019
Students look through study abroad opportunities made available through several outside agencies at the Study Away Fair on Oct.10.

Study-away’s changing face

Kelly Holm, News Editor
October 16, 2019

Incidents of racial prejudice and poor representation unfold on campus

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 14, 2019

Find your first-gen fam

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 9, 2019
Volunteers Maggie Burns, Mary Anthony, Alexa Clausen, and Emma Kiley ready to help people coming to the pantry.

Groceries galore for the food-insecure

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 2, 2019
Students planning to park in one of Hamline’s surface lots can purchase these semester parking permits at Anderson front desk.

Parking have you in the pits?

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
September 25, 2019
Emma Kiley gives a group of first-years a "food tour" at the Micro Farm behind Hamline Church.

Meet Emma Kiley, Hamline’s first Food Access VISTA worker

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
September 18, 2019
Sophomore Bridget Benson (Robin Hood) and junior Ian Olson (Will Scarlett) star in Meraki Theatre Company's production of "Robin Hood."

Improv, feminism, and a dash of chaos star in ‘Robin Hood’

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
September 18, 2019
From left, owner Melody Luepke stands with volunteer John Sponsel and her husband, Charlie Luepke in the newly opened Flying Pig Thrift.

Secondhand store built from tragedies celebrates joy in thrifting

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
September 18, 2019
The stage of the O’Shaughnessy theatre at St. Catherine University, set for Parable of the Sower: The Concert Version.

An opera for the future

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
May 1, 2019
The Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church prior to the 1925 fire.

Beauty out of ashes

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
May 1, 2019
Hamline Church’s interior boasts Gothic design, with stained-glass windows and wood-covered steel beams.

[Photo] Art marks the spot at annual Saint Paul Art Crawl

Sabrina Merritt, Senior Reporter
May 1, 2019
NCUR students battled bad weather and bureaucracy

NCUR students battled bad weather and bureaucracy

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
April 24, 2019
Anna O’Neill stands proudly in her IfNotNow tee.

Hamline student arrested while protesting in New York City

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
April 24, 2019
“Love and Information” is long-winded

“Love and Information” is long-winded

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
April 24, 2019
From left, sophomore and co-coordinator Frances Verner; sophomore, co-coordinator and host Stef Holland; and senior and panelist Aria Gilliam speak at the Evening of Entropy panel on April 10.

Evening of Entropy envelops Englewood

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
April 17, 2019
Anna Keiserman performs Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Etudes-Tableaux op. 33” in Sundin Hall on April 9.

A snippet of Russian history in Sundin

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
April 17, 2019
Keep for Cheap performs at the Hi-Watt House on March 13.

Keep for Cheap keeps the beat

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
April 10, 2019
Hamline United Methodist Church faces conflicting ideologies following February's "Way Forward" vote.

The “Untied” Methodist Church

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
March 13, 2019

“How long have you had a mask?”

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
March 13, 2019
The “Plunge”: pitfall or perk?

The “Plunge”: pitfall or perk?

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
March 6, 2019
Left to right, Hamline alumni Willie Johnson, Eric Goodlow, Laura Mann Hill, Jamesetta Collins, Tottiana Duffy and Alex Leonard share their stories from their time at Hamline.

Alumni rise to show their PRIDE

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
February 27, 2019

Public Safety wait times whittled

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
February 27, 2019

Walk on up to Walker Studio

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
February 20, 2019
Senator Carla Nelson with one of her constituents, Theresa Kallmes, and Hamline's Director of Communications, Jeff Papas.

Grinding for the MN state grant

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
February 20, 2019

TEFL prepares teachers

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
February 20, 2019
Alissa Paris cranks the warm-up into high gear, prompting surprised laughs from everyone.

Hip-hop sizzles on a chilly night

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
February 18, 2019
Big screen to boast adaption of Brandon book

Big screen to boast adaption of Brandon book

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
February 18, 2019
Kyle Knapp, archaeology records specialist, going through the boxes of paperwork.

“I want to give them back their name”

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
February 18, 2019

Wages to change

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
December 6, 2018

A capella says “auf wiedersehen” for J-term

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
December 6, 2018

Post-election reflections on campus

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
November 16, 2018

Ninety minutes in the 90s

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
November 16, 2018

Sabbatical: more than just Netflix

Kelly Holm, Senior reporter
November 13, 2018
An LGBTQIA+ pride flag waves in front of Hamline Church United Methodist.

Paving the Way Forward

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
November 13, 2018
Jessica Yang ‘19 Economics Affairs Committee (EAC) Chair, in the driver seat of a Hamline van that will be used to shuttle students back and forth to the polls next week.

To the polls and back

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
November 4, 2018

Dungeons, Dragons and Sisterhood

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 30, 2018
Piper power at the polls

Piper power at the polls

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 30, 2018

Hamline boasts high CPA exam pass rates

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 18, 2018

“Playing with Fire” plays with a classic tale

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 18, 2018

Facing food insecurity in the new year

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 11, 2018
Dr. Anne McCarthy, who plans on building a Finance and Analytics Lab in East Hall.

Introducing an interactive lab

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
October 11, 2018

HUSC talks voter turnout

Kelly Holm, senior reporter
October 7, 2018

The Common Read’s role in community

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
September 28, 2018
A tobacco-free tomorrow dawns on campus

A tobacco-free tomorrow dawns on campus

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
September 21, 2018

The lowdown on New Student Throwdown

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
September 21, 2018

TRHT Circle event inspires discussion

Kelly Holm, Senior Reporter
May 2, 2018

Spring means senior recitals

Kelly Holm, Reporter
April 26, 2018

Bringing home the gold

Kelly Holm, Reporter
April 18, 2018

English majors descend on Hamline

Kelly Holm, Reporter
April 18, 2018

An epistolary history

Kelly Holm, Reporter
April 18, 2018

Spotlight on special topics

Kelly Holm, Reporter
April 18, 2018
Minnesota State Representative John Lesch discusses gun control.

Searching for a solution

Kelly Holm, Reporter
April 18, 2018

A path for working professionals

Kelly Holm, Reporter
April 11, 2018
Preceding the roundtable discussion, four of the five “Super Troopers”- Paul Soter, Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan and Jay Chandrasekhar pose for a picture.

“Super Troopers 2” takes town

Kelly Holm, Reporter
April 11, 2018

Professor O’Connor to release third children’s novel

Kelly Holm, Reporter
March 15, 2018

Hamline Plan revamped

Kelly Holm, Reporter
March 15, 2018

Encouraging radical self-love

Kelly Holm, Reporter
March 7, 2018

“Rabbit Hole” hits home

Kelly Holm, Reporter
March 7, 2018

To agree or disagree

Kelly Holm, Reporter
February 28, 2018
Members of the Ha Family Lion Dance Troupe pose after performing a traditional Chinese lion dance.

Ringing in the Lunar New Year

Kelly Holm, Reporter
February 28, 2018
Kate Malanaphy performs her song “Honey” at the venue Honey.

[Photo] Kate Malanaphy’s mellifluous concert

February 28, 2018

Mardi Gras comes to Minnesota

Kelly Holm, Reporter
February 21, 2018

The Piper printer plague

Kelly Holm, Reporter
February 21, 2018

One professor aims for the prize

Kelly Holm, Reporter
February 19, 2018

Dance showcase doesn’t disappoint

Kelly Holm, Reporter
December 7, 2017
Breaking up with U.S. Bank

Breaking up with U.S. Bank

Kelly Holm, Reporter
December 7, 2017

Opting to end Opioid epidemic

Kelly Holm, Reporter
December 7, 2017
Cheers for "Sweet Charity"

Cheers for “Sweet Charity”

Kelly Holm, Reporter
November 21, 2017
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