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St. Olaf students are returning to classes Tuesday after hundreds of students 

staged a sit-in to protest a string of racist threats

The college went as far as to cancel all classes Monday so that they could have public discussions about race relations at the small, mostly white, liberal arts college.  

At the sit-in, a group of students presented St. Olaf College President David Anderson with a list of demands to address an array of concerns that go beyond the racist notes that prompted the protests. 

Later in the day Anderson signed a modified agreement forming a task force to review race relations at the college.  

He spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about Monday's sit-in, race relations on campus and how the investigation is progressing. 

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David Anderson says the investigation is generating leads and that he's "optimistic" they'll catch the perpetrator, or perpetrators.

St. Olaf students are returning to classes today after hundreds of students staged a sit-in to protest a string of racist threats made on campus this year.   The College went as far as to cancel all classes yesterday so that they could have public discussions about race relations at the small, mostly white, liberal arts college.  At the sit-in, a group of students presented St. Olaf College's president David Anderson with a list of demands to address an array concerns that go far beyond the racist notes that prompted the protests. Later in the day he signed a modified agreement that forming a task force to review race relations at the college.  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with President Anderson.

St. Olaf president says intensive effort underway to find people behind racist messages

Students interrupt a staff meeting at St. Olaf

St. Olaf president says intensive effort underway to find people behind racist messages

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