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Female followed, Sexual misconduct campus warned policy changes proposed Jayne Cole

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A female student reported that a male approached her at approximately 1:30 a.m. on April 6 near College Dr. and Iowa Ave.The student wishes to remain anonymous, but was willing to comment on the incident.

She said that after being separated from her group, she was followed by the male. After trying to redirect and talk to her her, she managed to escape from the male and return to her dorm. The male then entered her building and tried to enter her room.

She reported the incident the next morning.

“It was terrifying, but luckily I didn’t get hurt,” she said. “Basically I was stalked back on the way to my room.”

“I reported it because I wanted to make people aware,” she said.

“Make sure you call security and the police and walk with people you know and trust who won’t lead you off.”

She also recommends calling the police or security if anyone ever feels uncomfortable, even if drinking is involved.

“I could have called the police while I was walking home and they would have stopped the incident right away,” she said. “They want you to be safe.”

Vice President and Dean for Student Life Corey Landstrom and a committee comprised of students, faculty and staff have recently proposed changes to the student sexual misconduct policy.

The proposed changes include

statement, meaning the college will not pursue any alcohol or drug violation charges if the victim was using either at the time of the misconduct.

“We did not want the student fear they might be in trouble for drinking underage,” Landstrom said.

“Including such a statement in a

not necessarily new.”

The policy has not been looked committee.

“They try to look over every policy every two to three years and somehow this one just slipped under the radar,” committee member Grace Swanson (‘14) said. “There were so

technology that has come around in

of “sexual misconduct,” depending Katherine Mohr/Chips on whether it was non-consensual Happy about change. Katie contact or non-consensual Peterson (‘15) and Grace Policy changes Swanson (‘14) are working on continued on page 10 updating the policy.

SCI CAN Foundation donates bike Scholarships awarded Ingrid Baudler Noah Lange Staff Writer

Chris Norton’s (‘14) SCI CAN Foundation donated a RT 300 stationary rehabilitation bike to Winneshiek Medical Center. This is the only bike of its kind in northeast Iowa.

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RT 300. Chris Norton (‘14) poses with the rehabilitation bike donated recently from his SCI CAN foundation.

“I wanted to donate something that can have a positive impact and can be used by a range of people with different injuries,” Norton said.

The SCI CAN Foundation has raised money through donations and local events to buy therapy equipment for Winneshiek Medical Center and other Iowa hospitals.

“We would have never been able to justify the purchase of equipment like this without the grant,” Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) at Winneshiek Medical Center Jannessa Luzum said of the RT 300, which cost $27,000.

Not only is the equipment expensive, but therapy sessions are too, and patients often have to travel to have access to equipment like this. However, these things are necessary to see improvement.

“Just like with anyone, if you want to keep getting better, you have to workout every day,” Norton said.

For Winneshiek Medical Center, this donation is huge.

“It allows us to have high-tech treatment options to use with multiple patients, from inpatients to outpatients, as well as provide a long-term wellness option for patients that would not be able to use standard exercise equipment,” Luzum said.

The bike uses Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), which means that electrodes are set up depending

the appropriate muscles in their arms and legs. They can then use their arms, legs or both to pedal the bike.

Someone with little to no movement in those muscle groups can use the stationary bike to build strength and improve mobility.

“We’ve already seen progress,” Luzum said. “It decreases muscle spasms, decreases pain and increases muscle strength and muscle mass.”

The therapy bike is useful for people who have SCI CAN

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As the 2012-13 school year winds down, the scholarship application process begins again. For some students, it has already been a fruitful one. Callie Mabry (‘14) was named a Udall Scholar on March 27, and Luther College’s Student Support Services March 20 for the coming academic year.

Udall Scholarship Mabry, and other Udall scholars, are selected for their interest in careers in public policy, Native American public policy, health care and the environment Mabry

$5,000 and participates in a conference of Udall Scholars and public policymakers

in Tuscon, Arizona.

While participating in the Greening Area Churches internship during the summer of 2012, Mabry was recommended to pursue the scholarship by Professor of Political Science John Moeller.

“I worked with nine churches in the area, seven in Decorah and two in Mason City, on environmental sustainability, did a lot of projects with the churches and I happened to be working with this professor’s church,” Mabry said.

Only 50 Udall Scholarships are awarded to college juniors and seniors from over two hundred participating colleges and universities in the United States. The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation was established in 1992 after the retirement of Arizona Representative Morris “Mo” Udall from Congress.

Mabry was enthusiastic about the prospect of meeting fellow Udall Scholars.

“We’ll share ideas and learn skills for how we can be better advocates of our interests and move forward with our careers in Scholars

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School yard games. Luther students play a “snail game” with children at a school in Maasailand during the anthropology 2012 Tanzania J-term trip.

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humanities. Business major and environmental studies minor

recognized we need to be more intentional in preparing students

his coursework.

“I really enjoy anthro but I don’t think it would pay for me to do a major, [so] a minor is perfect,” Velzke said. “I like the idea of sustainable business and fair trade … [and] I like how through anthro you are able to look at human behavior and culture. I want to be able to see the way culture has changed and use knowledge of the trends in a business setting.”

Betts, who has been teaching anthropology at Luther for fourteen years, appreciates this opportunity for students to

Betts explained that professors often help students individually with their research papers and projects, but requiring a basic

Staff Writer Justin Valzke (‘15) is eager to add the anthropology minor to to do research,” Betts said.

Luther College has recently altered its Anthropology major and added a minor in response to increased student interest, a move with which the Anthropology Department is quite pleased.

“We are adding a minor, which we didn’t have before,” Professor of Anthropology Colin Betts (‘93) said. “Faculty and students have asked over the years, [because often students] requirements for a major. [As a minor] it complements biology, history and other majors really well.”

As the “study of humanity,” Anthropology is a broad discipline spanning the natural and social sciences as well as the

“We’re offering two research methods courses because we’ve

students learn what they need to. The timing of restructure is also ideal, since in the past few years the department has hired two new professors.

Many are enthusiastic about a fresh start.

“In all programs you’re always thinking of how you can improve,” Betts said. “You’re always assessing what can be done to better meet your goals. In a broader sense [the Anthropology Department] has simply made changes to better prepare students for grad school and other research opportunities.”

Panel discusses immigration with students Eve Christensen

Staff Writer

Students and community members packed the room for a panel on immigration that was held by HOLA, the Hispanic Organization of Latinos y Amigos, last week. The panel was made up of Campus Pastor David Vasquez, Visiting Instructor in Sociology Julia McReynolds, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics Robert Tischer and Director of the Center for Ethics

and Public Life Greg Jesson. The panelists discussed the facts about

from the audience.

Marlon Henriquez (‘15) and Emmanuel Avila (‘13) moderated the presentations and discussion.

The two felt that the topic of immigration is very relevant to Luther, as many students at Luther are immigrants, including international students, as well as descended from immigrants.

“Even though we’re in Northeast Iowa, we’re isolated,” Avila said.

“We want to be up to the current events in the United States.

Especially with a progressive and really liberal-thinking college, I think [students] need to know how to justify their answers if they’re for or against immigration.”

An important reason to host the event is the upcoming anniversary of the Postville raid. May 13 will raid, an event in which hundreds

of illegal immigrants were taken from their homes by the U.S. government.

Many people who support these raids claim they are necessary in order to protect American citizens form losing jobs to illegal immigrants, Tischer claimed this is based on an unfounded fear.

“Undocumented workers don’t push out documented workers,” Tischer said. “Undocumented workers push out other undocumented workers.”

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Vasquez, an immigrant from Guatemala, wrote two quotes on the blackboard: “People follow trade,” and “If goods don’t cross borders, armies will.”

According to him, many immigrants come to American to follow goods and trade.

McReynolds spoke about the importance of tracking patterns of immigration in sociology. She brought up assimilation and said that hanging on to traditions from a former culture does not detract from assimilating into a new culture.

She used the example of Nordic Fest in Decorah as a celebration of Norwegian heritage, which has not affected the American culture that exists here.

Jesson discussed the ethics of excluding such a growing part of the American population.

He used examples of the civil rights movement and a quote by Einstein to illustrate how we can learn from the ethics of other Americans.

“Albert Einstein once said, ‘the measure of a greatness of a culture is how it treats its weakest members,’” Jesson said.

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Obama says he’s “determined as ever” for gun bill With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama warned Congress on Monday not to use delaying tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he’s “determined as ever” to honor their children with tougher laws.

Obama’s gun control proposals have run into resistance on Capitol Hill, leaving their fate in doubt. Efforts by Senate Democrats to reach compromise with Republicans over expanding required federal background checks have yet to yield an agreement, and conservatives are promising to try blocking the Senate from even beginning debate on gun control legislation.

*** Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, dies Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.

The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation, breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prosperous nation by the time a political mutiny ousted her from No. 10 Downing Street.

Thatcher’s spokesman, Tim Bell, said the former prime minister died from a stroke Monday morning at the Ritz Hotel in London.

*** Japan increasingly nervous about North Korea nukes It’s easy to write off North Korea’s threats to strike the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile as bluster: it has never demonstrated the White out. This winter’s heavy snowfall caused many Grounds Crew members to come to work

Margaret Yapp Staff Writer The clomp-clomp-drag of snow-heavy boots has been a familiar sound these past few months as Luther students have dealt with the extralong, white and icy Midwest winter. Throughout the past months, Luther Grounds Crew worked early mornings and weekends removing snow and ice to make sure that campus was navigable and safe. As the streets and sidewalks finally clear, these men and women can take a welldeserved break.

“It has obviously been a really long winter,” Grounds employee Isak Kvam (‘15) said. “So with all the extra snow we had, our hours had to be much more efficient. We normally only work weekdays, but over the winter some students were on call over certain weekends.”

After especially heavy storms, many of the adult employees would start removing snow and ice as early as 4:30 a.m. to try to make the seven miles of campus sidewalks and surrounding streets clear.

“We just wanted to make sure that nobody fell,” Kvam said. “Every day our goal was to

make campus as safe as possible.”

Compared to the winter of 2011-2012, which was relatively tame, Grounds Crew has used twice as much snow and ice melt on the campus sidewalks, and twice as much ice melt on the surrounding streets of campus.

“We spent a total of $32,000 this year for outside contractors, salt, sand, and geo-melt and sidewalk melt,” Manager of Environmental Services Gary Brickman said. “Last year we spent around $16,000. A lot of this increase is from the month of March.”

March in Iowa is usually hit or miss in terms of weather, and this March had more winter weather than usual.

“Normally in March we’re putting snow equipment away and getting things ready the spring,” Grounds Crew Supervisor Paul Frana (‘89) said. “This March there were ten days that we had to come in for snow removal, which is a lot more than average.”

The first few weeks of April have brought warmer days to Decorah and piles of snow have been replaced by delicate crocuses of all different hues. Although slight flurries remain in the forecast, Luther Grounds Crew is hopeful that the coldest times are behind us.

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Guam, let alone the mainland U.S. But what about Japan? long feared that if North Korea ever decides to play its nuclear card it has not only the means but several potential motives for launching an attack on Tokyo or major U.S. military installations on Japan’s main island. And while a conventional missile attack is far more likely, Tokyo is taking North Korea’s nuclear rhetoric seriously.

*** Hagel seeks change on conviction reversals Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is recommending that military commanders be largely stripped of their ability to reverse criminal convictions of service members, a move that comes in response to a a guilty verdict in a sexual assault case, the Pentagon said Monday.

Hagel has asked his staff to draft legislation that would require that cases go through the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, and that senior in limited, minor offenses that ordinarily don’t warrant a court martial.

The commanders, however, would retain their ability to participate in plea bargains and to reduce sentences, but they would have to defend the lesser sentence in writing.

*** Man dressed as Cookie Monster arrested in NY A man dressed as the Cookie Monster has been accused of shoving a 2-year-old in New York’s Times Square and has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

Queens resident Osvaldo Quiroz-Lopez was arrested Sunday afternoon. He was arraigned Monday on charges including aggressive begging. He didn’t enter a plea.

A Connecticut family posed for a photo with the man dressed as the “Sesame Street” character. Police say he demanded $2 but the family refused to pay. A criminal complaint says the man shoved the toddler and yelled obscenities at the family.

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A walk in the woods

Chips follows Luther’s new hiking group into the wild.

Brita Moore

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On a Saturday afternoon in Decorah, while many students were studying or practicing, Isak Kvam (‘15), Robbie

Helgason (‘15) and Hannah Rowse (‘15) went hiking.

The three students are in Associate Professor of Philosophy Jon Jensen’s (‘89) environmental philosophy class and accepted his challenge to make a change on campus. Their choice was to help get more students outside.

This choice has been manifested into a hiking group. Students who are interested in going for a hike meet in front of the Union on Saturdays.

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The great outdoors. Ben Warner (‘15), Isak Kvam (‘15), and Walker Nyenhuis (‘15) chat and enjoy their hike on Saturday afternoon.

“This is a fun way we can just go hiking with students and get people excited about nature,” Kvam said.

On the first hike, I met up with eighteen students in front of the Union, ready to begin. It seemed that spring was showing its face, with temperatures in the high 50s and rain forecasted rather than snow.

“I needed to get outside,” Lisa Rogers (‘15) said. “It’s spring – it smells like spring and you can feel it.”

Rogers was one of many itching with desire to breathe the warm air as we set out for the Hickory Ridge Woods. It looked like rain was imminent, but it held off for the time being.

We walked across the grassy fields by Sampson Hoffland and crossed College Drive to Anderson Prairie, while Luke Hanson (‘14) ran to catch up. This is when we officially entered nature, or as Kvam put it, “neature.” He led us through the prairie up to the forest behind Baker Village, a new place for many of us.

“I haven’t been on every inch of the trail so it’s a new experience for me,” Rowse said.

There were still patches of ice and snow on the forest floor, which slopes uphill. Melting snow had made the trails covered in thick mud, which was

an effort to walk through.

We had a few close calls for slipping, but we used physics to our advantage and maintained a constant speed while sliding to avoid falling. The group kept morale high, chatting the whole way through and enjoying one another’s company.

Meanwhile, the birds chirped at each other all over the forest. The trees had not caught up to the change of the seasons, as they were still leafless, with branches sticking out everywhere and -Isak Kvam (‘15) scratching up my ankles, which were caked in mud. We could tell the deer had been out here, with what they’d left on the ground.

Although it was difficult to navigate at the time, I look forward to potentially drier and warmer days when I can hike this trail in bare feet, enjoying the fresh soil.

“I wish I could do this more often,” Karl Nilsson (‘15) said.

We took a short break at the top of the hill, overlooking Pole Line Road and the solar panel field. Then it was smooth on the way down, finishing the first part of a five-mile loop of the campus walking trail just as the rain began.

“This is a fun way we can just go hiking with students and get people excited about nature.”

Kvam, Rowse and Helgason will lead the next part of the loop on Saturday, April 13 at 1:30 p.m., also beginning in front of the Union. Interested people can contact any of these three and become a part of the email list.

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Future Einsteins Abby Carpenter

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On Sunday, dozens of Decorah kids swarmed Valders and Sampson-Hoffland for a PALS event that was all about science.

PALS is an organization that connects the kids of Decorah with Luther students to provide not only a fun-filled couple of hours every month, but also a lasting impression in the minds of kids about the students of Luther College and a friend they can look up to.

The science event included 10 different sciencerelated activities, including constructing your own solar-powered car, racing pop cans by using static electricity, launching rockets and making your own ‘goop.’

For many of the kids, being able to make goop was the highlight of the event. Ava, the 5-and-a-half yearold PAL of Lily Dorn (‘16) explains what makes goop-making so fun.

“I’m excited about making goop because you get to make two kinds and you get to keep it!” Ava said.

The ‘goop’ was made by mixing corn starch and water in a plastic bag and shaking it up. Like the rest of the stations, making goop provided kids with a hands-on opportunity to see how things are made and how they work.

Justin Ratzlaff (‘13), chemistry major and secondary education minor, was dressed in an orange

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“You get to keep it!” Lily Dorn (‘16) and her pal Ava make ‘goop’ together at the PALS event on Sunday.

NASA suit at the PALS event and was performing bottle rocket launches outside. Ratzlaff would launch a few different rockets with varying amounts of water, which he called “rocket fuel,” and would ask the kids which rockets they thought would fly the highest based on their weight.

“I feel like I’m pretty fortunate having the rocket launching station, because it’s pretty exciting and everyone loves launching rockets.” Ratzlaff said. “But it’s also been fun getting to ask the kids questions, besides just launching rockets, to help them try to figure out why some things work the way they do.”

Ratzlaff was at the event because of his Advanced Methods for Education class.

“One of the things we’re doing is outreach and

helping to make science more available for younger kids,” Ratzlaff said. “We’re getting them interested in science by having a fun time, and we teach them a little bit along the way.”

PALS events are scheduled about once every month, but sometimes there are conflicts with scheduling and not all the PALS -Ava, PAL are able to attend these events. One such occurrence happened with Emmie Vander Stel (‘14) and her 6th grade PAL Aubrey. Vander Stel set up a time outside of the pals event to bond with Aubrey – to get shakes at Marty’s and to catch up.

“I love that PALS gives you an opportunity to bond with little kids,” Vander Stel said. “I learn more from them than I think they do from me.”

“I’m excited about making goop because you get to make two kinds and you get to keep it!”

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It’s electric! A Luther student and her PAL do a static electricity experiment at the PALS event.

Senior Profiles: Molly Ford Emily Gehlsen

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has given me a lot of experience and connections.

What is your dream job?

What are your plans for next year?

Getting a job is my main focus. I have applied for a position in a church in Guttenberg, Iowa to be the director of family and youth at St. John’s Lutheran Church. I’ve also applied to be a possible admissions counselor at a small private Catholic college in South Dakota called Aberdeen. Seminary has been on my mind a little bit, but that will probably be in the distant future if anything. I’m looking forward to this upcoming part of my life where hopefully I’ll have a steady salary and have the next step of independence.

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Molly Ford (‘13) Major: Communication Studies Minors: Spanish and Psychology

You were a captain for the women’s soccer team this year. What else have you been involved in at Luther?

I tried to be involved in a lot of stuff as a freshman, but soccer has taken over a lot of my time, but I’ve been able to do a lot of stuff through soccer. The past three years I was a coach for Decorah United Soccer Club. I’ve been able to do a lot of community service.

I’m also a part of Launching Luther Leaders, which

If I could be a director of a YMCA, that would be awesome. I grew up with one of my close family friends and their dad was the director of the YMCA in our town. It overall seemed like a great position.

His employees respected him so much. It deals with people and seems like an awesome job to have. My second one would be being a director of family and youth or outreach in a Lutheran-based church because it deals with community and helping the youth, which is a big part of our society. I would love to be able to work in a position that relates to my faith.

What is your favorite Luther memory?

All the memories I’ve made with my girls at Tree House this year, hands down.

What song has been stuck in your head lately?

There is one song that I haven’t been able to shake.

It’s called “Mirrors” by Justin Timberlake.

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MOMIX: Dance redefined Walker Nyenhuis

It really pushes your understanding of what the human body is capable of doing.

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an opportunity to see something that they wouldn’t

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The stage has become an ocean. A solitary tree stands in the shallow waters, its branches and canopy swelling in rhythm. Suddenly, women in elegant white gowns begin to rise from the water.

Their arms outstretched, they spin away the waves surrounding them and begin to explore the aquatic scene in wonder.

MOMIX is a company of illusions. The group will present their latest work “Botanica” as the Series on Friday, April 12. Unique and innovative, the company uses the human body to explore the capabilities of dance as an art form. is,” Performing Arts Committee Publicity Co-chair Aaron Kvale (‘15) said. “It’s not a group that’s content to just sit on its laurels and stick to tradition.

Every new show is a different kind of spectacle.”

For over 30 years, MOMIX has pushed the limits of the visual and performing arts under the direction of founder and renowned choreographer Moses Pendleton. The group utilizes props, lights, costumes and other stimuli to create a truly unique performance.

“This will be an experience that you will be talking about,” Director of Campus Programming Tanya Gertz said. “It will be something you have not seen on the CFL stage.”

The Performing Arts Committee is excited to bring

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Through the roof. MOMIX dancers use props and costumes to create illusions.

the company’s unique nature and commitment to originality.

“We try make it a habit of doing dance theater once per year,” Kvale said. “It really provides people with

As an art form, dance is one medium that frequently meets skeptical and even critical audiences. Gertz notes that viewers of dance often over-analyze the performers’ creative motives instead of appreciating the performance. out,” Gertz said. “The vast majority of dance just wants you to experience it … They hope you don’t can just enjoy it.”

Rather than split the performance into two or three long movements, MOMIX has divided “Botanica” into a series of “vignettes,” or short impressionistic scenes. Many of these vignettes showcase the dancers.

“It really pushes your understanding of what the human body is capable of doing,” Kvale said.

Gertz agrees with these sentiments of bewilderment.

“It does not seem possible, what they are doing,” Gertz said. “They are creating these stories out of their bodies in a beautiful, artistic way that you will not forget.”

Stage Series, Gertz acknowledges the “Botanica’s” themes of nature as timely and appropriate for the “We are yearning for life outside,” Gertz said.

“We are yearning for color. We [of the Center Stage Series] do hope that the last show makes you yearn for more.”

Tickets to “Botanica” are still available and free for students with CAF. The performance is this Friday, April 12 beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the CFL Main Hall.

KWLC Concert Review: Bobby Long’s return to rock Ashley Urspringer

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“Thanks for coming down on Easter Sunday. I’m pretty sure we’re the only band playing in town tonight, and that’s the only way we’d have it!”

The intimate crowd laughed as singer-songwriter Bobby Long tuned his guitar. It’s hard to believe he is the same

“I’m lucky I’ve got a bunch of guys in my band now who are all really like-minded and just want to play,” Long said.

“So the whole day you just look forward to playing the show.

Minneapolis show four years ago, mumbling in his thick British accent about the stories behind his songs.

Minneapolis’s 7th St. Entry, Long talked about his new album, “Wishbone.” Compared to the acoustic folk tunes of Long’s previous albums, the new release features songs with a strong rock sound, peppered with Americana and bluesy “There’s only so much playing you can do on your own without really wanting to play loud,” Long said. “I did that 17 or 18. I played really loud music. And I wanted to do that again, to have more of a chance to express myself on the guitar with noise, you know?”

Touring with a group is different than traveling as a solo singer-songwriter, but Long admits he enjoys the change.

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Long road home. British singer-songwriter Bobby Long played the 7th St. Entry on Sunday, March 31.

There’s something nice about sharing something.”

As recently as a year ago Long would tour with only his manager. Now, Long says, “It’s just four guys, and I’m kind of doing the tour managing, and the driving is split between the other three. It feels like a little traveling circus. I really enjoy playing with a band.”

While recording “Wishbone,” Long had the opportunity to use a guitar and amp previously owned by one of his biggest musical idols, the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. “[It has been] the most spiritual, spiritually kind of pulling moment that I’ve ever been involved with,” Long said.

When asked if music is spiritual for him, Long was pensive for a moment before sharing.

“Yeah, I mean, it’s just everything,” Long said. “It’s the thing you call upon when you’re feeling like shit, and you call upon when you’re feeling happy, you know? I don’t try and over think it because it’s just everything. I don’t think of it as being spiritual, I think of it as being otherworldly. And untamable. “ Whether playing solo or rocking out with a band, it is obvious that Bobby Long is tapping into that untamable spirit, he creates in pieces that leave the audience wanting more and more. Luckily for them, he seems happiest on the road and it is never too long until he is back in the neighborhood.

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SAC Spotlight on Student Groups Luther students packed Marty’s to watch 2Tall4U, Eklipse, and Strangz perform in the SAC Spotlight on Student Groups this past Friday, April 5. Join Chips Staff Writer Hannah Garry as she explores the background and dynamics of these unique student performers.

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2Tall4U was formed when Kurt Bearinger (‘13) and Jake Doty (‘13) started making music together a little over a year ago.

At the Spotlight, the towering duo appeared relaxed on stage, consistently joking with the audience. At one point Doty interrupted a song by saying, “Sorry, Kurt’s not playing the right song” before laughing and quickly getting back on track.

Unlike Eklipse and Strangz, a crowd of fellow Luther students is not the audience for whom 2Tall4U usually performs.

Instead, the band plays regularly for small town bars.

“Usually we’re playing in front of a crowd that’s been drinking and they react quite a bit differently,” Bearinger said.

Doty adds that the atmosphere in bars is generally more casual and the attention is not focused solely on the band performing.

“Honestly the biggest difference is that in a bar you can be bad,” Doty said. “I’m not saying that we’re bad. But you can mess up … If you’ve got a guitar and a microphone and something to hit on, people

are generally happy.”

In front of students however Doty says the atmosphere is different because the audience is completely focused on them.

“You want to be perfect,” Doty said. to listen to you.”

Despite their unfamiliarity with an audience consisting of Luther students, playing in front of familiar faces does not bother Doty or Bearinger.

“It doesn’t really faze me that much,” Doty said. “I could play in front of my family or complete strangers.”

2Tall4U viewed their performance at the Spotlight as an indicator of how the group and the music has progressed.

“We kind of viewed last night as an eye opening experience, to see where we were and how things were polished,” Bearinger said. “We’ve decided now that we’re going

After the duo graduates they plan to continue making music together, though it will be less often.

“We’ll be half an hour apart,” Doty said.

“For right now the plan is to do it when we can.”

Twangin’ heartstrings. Karl Nilsson (‘15), Kurt Bearinger (‘13) and Jake Doty (‘13) opened the event with a set of original country music.

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Strung with swag. Strangz alternated sets with Eklipse.

Strangz Strangz is a contemporary string ensemble formed in 2010 with the desire to bring string players out of their comfort zone.

Member and frequent manager Olivia Hahn (‘13) described their music style as anything ranging from Top 40 to oldies to classical. Having a variety of genres allows the group to increase the amount of variations and enhancements they make to each piece.

“It has become a trademark of Strangz to do arrangements by ear,” Hahn said. “This way, our sound is original and allows for each member of the group to give input and make it their own within the ensemble.”

Members of Strangz hope to introduce their fellow students to a different side of strings.

“In every performance we look to further break down the stigma that goes along with classical music, strings in particular,” Hahn said.

SAC Spotlight on Student Groups was especially unique because of the collaboration between Strangz and Eklipse. According to Hahn, Strangz had been hoping to work with Eklipse for some time.

“We couldn’t have asked for a better student-led group to share a show with,” Hahn said. “We hope the audience enjoyed it even half as much as we did, it was such a good time.”

As an ensemble, Strangz has had many performances this year. In addition to appearing at visit days for perspective students and for other events on campus, the ensemble has also ventured outside of Luther to perform.

“This year we have branched out into the Decorah community, playing for the high school and middle school orchestra students, as well as doing a holiday showcase at WalMart,” Hahn said.

Despite the group’s success, the future of Strangz is up in the air as many of its members graduate in May. However, the group remains optimistic.

Eklipse Of the three groups, Eklipse has been around the longest. Current members estimate the group’s formation dates back at least seven years. The group performs choreographed hip-hop dance routines in venues on the Luther campus and in the Decorah area.

Captain Sam Simataa (‘13) has found Eklipse to be a family of sorts, an intimate yet diverse group of people sharing a passion for dance.

“It’s a small group, which is nice,” Simataa said. “It’s not like a sport or anything. It’s almost like choir.

People in Eklipse are pretty diverse in terms of things they do on campus.”

Another aspect of Eklipse that Simataa appreciates is its commitment to remaining student led. In order to

come up with routines, different group members can choreograph dances to whatever song they choose and before presenting it to the group.

“It’s really cool to look at the choices of music,” Simataa said. “People have different takes on hip-hop.”

As one of the student leaders, Simataa knows that as much as this aspect allows for flexibility it also can be difficult. Simataa says it’s hard for him to be strict because he views the group as his friends.

“I won’t lie, its really hard,” Simataa said. “There’s not really that authoritative distinction. It gets quite stressful when we get closer to shows … getting formations and also knowing the choreography.”

Sunday Service @10:30am . St. Benedict School (402 Rural Ave.) . 563-387-7706 is offering rides from campus to their 10:30 church service. A van with the LifeHouse logo leaves from the Union @ 10:00 Sunday mornings.

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Watch the throne. Eklipse performed their unique blend of hip-hop and dance.

Despite the occasional stress of an upcoming performance, member Kayla Kolbert (‘15) describes the atmosphere of the group as relaxed.

“It has a really casual feel to it,” Kolbert said. “There’s not an insane amount of pressure other than what we put on ourselves.”

This pressure often comingles

with the adrenaline of performing.

Individual members of the group greet performing in front of their fellow students with a myriad of emotions.

“For me, it’s nerve-wracking. I’m borderline hyperventilating,” Kolbert said. “ [But] a lot of people just drink in the energy and get into it.”

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April 11, 2013

Opinion: Sigh no more

Chacos versus Tevas footwear? This is ridiculous. To me, both Chacos and Tevas embody the spirit of Luther.

For me, this battle began a little earlier than school sporting my brand new, bright blue Tevas. Although I believed I was wearing high fashion, I turned out to be dead wrong.

After a day of ridicule for my ridiculous school many times after that. The next year I decided to try a different brand of shoes

Becca Dugdale

Columnist

Now that spring is in the air, if only for a very short time, it is the season that we at Luther love the most: Chaco and Teva time.

Now I know there is a big battle between Chaco and Teva lovers, but I would like to propose a truce. Here at Luther everyone prides themselves on promoting peace and tolerance, but we cannot even get along with those who prefer a different kind of

discovered them at camp where those who wore Chacos were automatically the coolest kids in the cabin. Yet again, my hopes and dreams were crushed by the mockery of my “mom sandals.”

It was not until almost six years later when I realized Chacos and Tevas were not only accepted, but were indeed cool! On the of college, I walked outside to see, to my surprise, almost everyone wearing Chacos

Macklemore attacks My fellow Luther College students and Decorah residents, Like many of you, I was thoroughly disappointed after hearing of Macklemore’s cancellation of the show on April 2 at Luther College.

I have been following his career for a few years now and was as excited as the next person to get to see him live and in person, rather than through music videos and the television.

However disappointed you may be, I am appalled and disappointed at the reactions of my friends. Rather than bite the bullet and get over it, many people are going to the extreme of posting nasty stuff on his facebook page, such as: “Dear Macklemore x Ryan Lewis... Please go F*** yourselves...

Pretty sure you just lost a large percentage of fans from the 2,200 people who had tickets to the Decorah show. Nodes? Sounded pretty

or Tevas! This was the moment I knew I truly belonged at Luther.

I believe that both Chaco and Teva lovers alike embody the true spirit of Luther. This spirit is one of adventure and a love of the outdoors but it goes much deeper than that.

While it sounds very cheesy to say out loud, the ideals behind Chacos and Tevas feed into the image of Luther; one that includes not only the love of nature and the outdoors but the love of others as well. It shows a sense of togetherness. Teva states their mission is to “play and protect,” two fundamental parts of the lives many students and faculty.

Now this image does not have to pertain exclusively to those “nature-y” people, this spirit of the outdoors includes those who enjoy a nice walk, talking in the spring sun.

Chacos and Tevas should be a uniting factor among us, not one that pulls us apart.

Let’s unite in our adventures and proudly stand side by side in the beautiful spring sunshine, enjoying the wonderful atmosphere we are so lucky to have here at Luther.

good on Conan tonight bro. Sure you just didnt want to cancel?

Most unapologetic cancellation letter I have ever read. Done with it, will no longer be a fan/supporter. Remember your song ‘Make the Money?’ Dont let the money make you.... Didnt think so.”

“I forever hate Macklemore now though.”

Really? He canceled one show; some artists cancel entire tours, making more people upset and disappointing a much larger amount of people.

On another note, a friend of mine had a link to an article about a girl throwing her phone at Macklemore with the caption, “nodes apparently heal quite fast.” Vocal cord nodules don’t heal and only diminish or disappear after overuse of the vocal cords has stopped.

According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery website, “For example, if a professional singer develops benign vocal cord lesions and undergoes voice therapy, which improves speaking but not singing voice, then surgery might be considered to restore singing voice.”

My younger sister developed vocal cord nodules at a very young age and will lose her voice at any given time. Given a day or two of rest her voice goes back to its normal point. If you don’t personally have nodules, or know someone with them, there is no right for you to say, “Nodes, my ass” about Macklemore’s cancellation.

In the future I hope that if any show is cancelled at Luther, or anywhere else, you take it in stride, deal with it and think about what you say before you say it.

Anna Derdzinski (‘14)

Opinion: My latest obsession

Phigophilia: the love of cold our friend Phil was wrong in his prediction in recent memory that has been as cold as this. In fact, I remember a particularly exciting drive from Iowa City in April of 2011. I was coming back from a Decemberists concert with my friend Max when an unexpected blizzard hit. Five snow-covered highways, two terrifying

Tyler Hagy

Columnist

You know what I love? The cold weather. mounds of snow as high as my chest, and thousands of icicles hanging from all the cracks and crevices around Baker Village.

The best part is when it’s in April! Feeling that crisp, cold “spring” breeze on my face always gets me excited. There’s nothing like it.

break later ... but that’s a story for another time.

On Wikipedia (the most reputable of sources, I know), the article about Groundhog Day lists twenty groundhogs who made predictions about the length of winter this year. They include such luminaries as Susquehanna Sherman, Stormy Marmot, Shubenacadie Sam, Octorara Orphie, Wiarton Willie, Poor Richard, Woody and, my personal favorite, Fred. Arguably the most famous of the bunch is Punxsutawney Phil, featured in the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day,” starring the inestimable Bill Murray. Fortunately,

snow on the ground around Decorah!

After all, it does seem odd that we base our predictions of spring on the shadow of animal who are also called “whistle pigs.”

I mean, it could be worse. Decorah could have 83-degree weather, like it was in 1968. Just imagine it. A sunny day.

Flowers blooming. Sounds awful, right?

Sweat stains galore! Unfortunately, the one thing that the cold weather keeps me from doing is wearing my collection of jorts, Crocs and frat tanks. But I can’t think of anything hotter than eight layers of long underwear, a sweater, a jacket, an overcoat, earmuffs and four stocking hats.

There’s just something about it ...

I’m so happy that I get to spend the last few months of my undergraduate career in perpetual winter, in the frigid northeastern corner of Iowa, with you ... Until next time! Allons-y!

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April 11, 2013

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Editorial: Great taste, less filling

Claiming voices as your own

Ethan Groothuis

Managing Editor

I discovered a new pet peeve last week. I was sitting in a meeting when Luther students received the email about Macklemore and Ryan Lewis not being able to come to campus for the spring concert. Like most seniors, this was really disappointing because even if they come back in the fall, I will no longer have a convenient way to get a ticket. However, my pet peeve was not that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were unable to come. It was not that sometimes performers who actually sing and avoid lip syncing develop nodes on their vocal chords. No, what really upset me were the students who decided to speak for me and the rest of Luther College and assault Macklemore on social media.

There were numerous attacks and open letters addressed from students

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Like the ceiling can’t hold us. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performing on the Conan O’Brien show on Thursday April 4. saying how disappointed they were and how unfair it was, with some of them getting ridiculously inflammatory. At what point did you earn the right to call out a performer and speak for me while doing it?

Let me frame the situation: Macklemore didn’t maliciously choose to not come to Luther so he could sing on the Conan show instead. He sang one song, which is far less stenuous on a hurt voice than an hour and a half concert. In fact, the show he gave at Augustana last Friday only lasted 45 minutes.

Even if he did snub Luther, a group of

2000 students is far less important than a national audience on a late night show that has a demographic almost equal to his target audience. It only makes sense that he would choose to focus on recovering for his one song more likely to win him future success compared to being contractually obligated to come to Luther at some point anyway.

I am going to reiterate that the whole situation is unfortunate. A lot of people were looking forward to seeing a concert of a top selling, talented act. But your disappointment does not entitle you to post incendiary

comments to the performer and claim every student’s name. How do you think this will affect future concerts?

If we establish a bad reputation with bands because we as an audience can’t handle disappointment like an adult, a performer of Macklemore’s caliber is not going to even humor us by coming.

In the future, if you are trying to make a point to someone you are upset at, think about what you write before flying off the handle, especially if you claim to speak for other people. It gives the people’s voice you are selfishly claiming a bad name.

Travel: Megan Kresse (‘14)

Norsin’ around in the Nation’s Capital

Worried about the state of affairs in Washington, D.C.?

Have no fear, because this spring a group of great Luther students are improving the city by using their skills as top-notch interns in our nation’s capital. Each term, Luther sends students to be a part of the Lutheran College Washington Semester program. Luther students live, intern and take classes with students from 13 other small Lutheran liberal arts colleges throughout the nation.

The Lutheran College Washington Semester provides students with the unique opportunity to develop themselves as skilled professionals while experiencing all of the excitement that Washington D.C. has to offer.

“There is never a dull moment in D.C., between my go,” Sarah Christopherson (‘14) said.

Many participants in the program say that their

experiences are providing them with invaluable experience, while preparing them to enter the workforce of the “real world.” Syrian Support Group intern Kene Ukabiala (‘14) has been using his experience as a chance to effect change within a country undergoing great transition.

The Syrian Support Group is a non-governmental organization that focuses on lobbying Congress and fundraising for the Free Syrian Army. As an intern, Ukabiala’s responsibilities include assisting with authoring the resolutions and aspects of the transitional justice and government plan. Additionally, he helps to organize events and galas where members of President Obama’s cabinet and notable media representatives will be present.

Ukabiala feels his work at the Syrian Support group is “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of alleviating millions of oppressed people in a foreign nation by overthrowing a dictator,” Ukabiala said. “Not many people are caught up on this issue but it is a very pertinent and relevant one. This revolution could be similar to the apartheid.” Working in D.C. has had an impact on Ukabiala’s worldview and aspirations, “It is changing what I thought I wanted to do with my life,” Ukabiala said. “Learning about justice and government and truth In addition to being interns, students participating in the LCWS program get to explore and experience the nation’s trips that include visits to the Pentagon, Supreme Court and the National Institute of Peace. Students also are given the opportunity to participate in discussion with White House Correspondent Dave Boyer for the Washington Times, Navy Chief of Information Admiral John Kirby, and Susan Eisenhower.

Students interested in participating in the Lutheran College Washington Semester can learn more by visiting the program’s website at www.washingtonsemester.org, or by contacting Luther’s on campus representative, Professor Moller at mollerj@luther.edu.

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April 11, 2013

THIS WEEK IN

HISTORY

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**** 4/11/1814 - Napoleon

Bonaparte abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba.

4/12/1861 - The Civil War

begins when Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on Unionheld Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Bay. 4/13/1997 - 21-year-old Tiger

Woods wins the prestigious Masters Tournament by a record 12 strokes in Augusta, Ga. It was Woods’ first victory in one of golf’s four major championships– the U.S. Open, the British Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters–and the greatest performance by a professional golfer in more than a century.

4/14/1865 - John Wilkes

Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shoots President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C..

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All smiles. Recipients of Steven Mark Anderson Scholarship recieved their awards at the SSS celebration banquet.

SSS presents scholarships Scholars continued from page 1

Mabry is an active participant in groups related to the environment and sustainability on campus, including Luther’s Food Council and the Energy and Water Taskforce Committee.

Steven Mark Anderson Scholarship Luther College’s Student Support Services, a federally funded program

Scholarships to Michael Berndt (‘14), Aimee Lenth (‘14), Kendra Moser (‘14), Katelynn Richman (‘15) and Rebecca Rudquist (‘14).

Rudquist said.

The scholarship was founded in the name of Pastor Steven Mark Anderson, a 1985 Luther College graduate. His parents established the endowed scholarship in 2001. It been awarded to 65 students in the last twelve years.

The application process involves multiple faculty recommendations, several essays and active participation in activities on the Luther College campus. doing as many things as you can to embrace the program. A lot of the recipients are very involved in campus activities and very service-oriented said.

Policy to be revised, updated

4/15/1946 - Jackie Robinson,

age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Policy changes continued from page 1

4/16/2007 - 32 students and

teachers die after being gunned down on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

According to Landstrom, the goal of the process was to make

4/17/2002 - ABC airs the

10,000th episode of the daytime drama General Hospital, the network’s longest-running soap opera and the longest-running program ever produced in Hollywood.

For committee member Katie Peterson (‘15), the lack of clarity of the previous policy made it frustrating when she had to Ingrid Baudler/Chips

Spinning wheels. Norton tests out the new rehabilitantion bike.

Bike helps PTs SCI CAN

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spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, or those who are recovering from a stroke.

So far, Winneshiek Medical Center has 10 patients using the bike and has had 40 sessions evaluating patients or teaching caretakers how to use it.

Norton started his foundation to pay for equipment like the bike after his own spinal cord injury while playing football for Luther College. He uses the

rehabilitation bike regularly as part of his therapy.

day, sometimes two or three times a day, trying to understand With the proposed changes, though, both Peterson and Swanson agree that it is much clearer.

Landstrom hopes the policy changes will help to raise

more likely to report incidents and the work to revise the

Norton plans to continue to improve therapy equipment locally. big rehab facilities but there’s Norton said.

To learn more about Norton’s story or donate to the SCI CAN Foundation, visit scicanfoundation.com.

most underreported violations on a college campus and while a policy update is not a guarantee reporting will increase, it is part Landstrom also commended the LC Fems for their initiatives, such as Red Against Rape, which are raising awareness about The policy has been approved by both Student Senate and to review and approve. If the changes are approved and go through legal review, they will be implemented and the updated

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Sports 11 Bad weather puts Golf wins Loras Invite, Bruns a damper on golf, takes first April 11, 2013

frisbee practices Peter Jarzyna

Staff Writer

A slow transition from winter to spring is taking a toll on a number of Luther’s outdoor sports teams.

Among these teams are Luther golf and Pound frisbee, both of which have made concessions in their practice schedule and face the postponement of events as a result of disagreeable field conditions.

Golfer Ben Kerns (‘13) noted that this has been the longest winter in his four years at Luther.

“Typically we are able to get out on the course soon after we return from spring break,” Kerns said. “Unfortunately, the slow winter has kept us off the course until this week.”

While practices have been forced to an indoor setting, Kerns remains optimistic about the team’s direction.

“Although the weather has lost us time on the course, not all is lost,” Kerns said.

“Most of us use the time to do more video work than we would normally do in order to get our swings grooved. We all help each other out with our games.”

Pound frisbee was originally scheduled

to host a tournament this past weekend, which was canceled due to wet fields.

Captain/Coach Ben Stofferahn (‘14) noted that this was the first week the team was able to practice outside, and they are still struggling with harsh winds.

“We’ve been able to condition indoors, but having to throw in the wind has really hurt us,” Stofferahn said. “I’ve been telling the guys to just get out there when they can to throw. It feels so weird just working on basics so late in the year, but it’s what we gotta do.”

Kerns’ grievances regarding the long winter resonated with Stofferahn as he struggled to find indoor practice locations leading up to spring break.

“It was rough finding space so late,” Stofferahn said. “Last year we were outside in February.”

Looking ahead, Stofferahn expressed worries for the long-term effects the circumstances might have on the team’s progress, while recognizing the lost time is out of his control.

“It’s a little nerve-wracking with sectionals being next weekend,” Stofferahn said. “It’s all pretty frustrating, but there isn’t much we can do about it.”

Softball sweeps Wartburg Luther College

Luther College

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Luther claimed the team title at the Loras Invitational this past Saturday, April 7. This 36-hole tournament was moved to Des Moines, Iowa because the golf courses in Dubuque were not available to play due to weather and course conditions.

The Norse shot a two day total of 298-289-587, finishing eight strokes ahead of runner-up UW-Stout at 595. The first round was played at Waveland Golf Course and the final round was held at Otter Creek Golf Course. Six teams played in the tournament.

Joel Bruns (‘14) was the tournament champion. Bruns carded rounds of 71-72-143. Tobias Kohl (‘14) was second (74-70-144) and Andrew Peter (‘14) was third overall (74-71-145). Matt Axelrod (‘14) (79-80-159) and Adam Turner (‘16) (85-76-161) completed the Norse five.

The Norse return to action April 13-14 when they will play in the Wartburg Invitational.

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Putting like a champ. Joel Bruns (‘14) makes a putt during the Eau Claire tournament in September. Bruns shot rounds of 71 and 72 to win the Loras Invite by one stroke over Tobias Kohl (‘14).

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No. 9 Luther won its third game in a row and improved to 16-4 after sweeping Wartburg College 6-0, 10-0 (5) on April 8 in Decorah.

In game one, Becca Girvan (‘14) improved to 9-2 after throwing a three-hit shut out.

Girvan struck out eight of the 20 batters she faced.

The Norse scored three runs in the third, two in the fourth and one in the sixth. Elisa Smith (‘13), who was 2-for-3, drove in two runs. Shari Huber (‘13), Carli Radil (‘16) and Miranda McCay (‘16) all tallied multiple hits. Radil, Morgan Franklin (‘16), Kelsey Weindruch (‘14) and McCay all drove in one run.

Luther scored four in the second and three in the fifth en route to the five inning victory in the nightcap. Miranda McCay ended the game with a three-run home run to left field in the fifth. McCay was 2-for-3 with four RBI and ended the day going 5-for-6 with 5 RBI. Huber also had a big game, driving in three runs and going 2-for-2 and scoring twice from her lead-off slot. She finished the afternoon 4-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored.

Erica Manske (‘15) remained perfect in the circle. Manske threw a two-hit shutout, walked three and struck out two, while improving to 5-0.

The two wins gives Luther an Iowa Conference record of 3-1. Wartburg fell to 0-4, 4-18 overall.

Luther plays Buena Vista University next at home on April 13. The game begins at 2 p.m.

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New turf planned

April 11, 2013 Weekly Standings Softball Central Dubuque Coe Luther Buena Vista Simpson Loras Wartburg

IIAC 4-0 4-0 3-1 3-1 2-2 0-4 0-4 0-4

Overall 20-5 10-10 21-3 16-4 11-11 21-7 7-10 4-18

Recent scores: • Apr. 8 vs. Wartburg W 6-0, 10-0 (5) • Apr. 7 vs. Coe L 2-3, W 8-1 Upcoming schedule: • Apr. 13 vs. Buena Vista @ Home

Men’s Tennis Coe Buena Vista Central Wartburg Simpson Dubuque Loras Luther

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Heavy movers. A construction worker moves some lumber around during the process of remodeling the old pool area.

Sam Molzahn

Staff Writer

Construction of the new swimming pool has been making noise down at the Regents Center all year, but new sound has started in the old pool space.

Work has begun on installing a turf floor for added indoor practice space where the old pool was located.

The project is still in planning stages, but some basic renovations are going to be done including filling in the old pool and pouring a concrete floor over it, building storage areas and a unisex bathroom and building ramped hallways that connect to the new pool room, making it handicapped accessible.

The new pool is projected to be completed in early June. That is when construction of the new space will pick up the pace. As of right now, the plan is to have the renovations in the old pool space completed before students come back for fall term.

While much of the planning for the old pool space is still up in the air, it appears as though a turf floor will be installed.

“We’ve got the rubber in the SRC and we have all the wood in the basketball floors, so we’re looking at a form that will be a little different,” Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Joe Thompson said. “That’s why we’re thinking the turf; it will give us a little more flexibility in there.” The turf floor would give indoor practice space to sports like football, soccer, golf and ultimate frisbee, and will also provide space for recreational sports and physical education classes.

“I suspect anything that goes on in grass outside will be interested in coming in there,” Thompson said.

The space will be managed just like any other area in the Regents Center and no sport, club, or organization will have exclusive use of it.

Funding for the new pool came from donations, but none of the funds were allocated for the planned renovations

in the old pool area. The funds for the planned renovations are coming from a mix of different sources. “[The funds] are coming from either unrestricted gifts that have come in or, mostly, it’s been fit into the budget surplus,” Vice President for Development Keith Christensen (‘80) said. “When we’ve had any surplus dollars in past years we’re able to put those into a plant fund and so those dollars have been used to renovate the existing space for the college’s use.”

Gifts and money from the plant fund are two sources for funding.

Another source is the Norse Athletic Association, according to Thompson.

This means that students will not see a direct rise in costs from this project.

The total cost of the project is still unknown, but the turf on its own is projected to cost between $20,000$25,000.

The space the turf floor will occupy will not be large enough for competitive games and so will be used mainly as a training facility. The turf floor is unlike any other indoor surface in the Regents Center and can be used to get a better feel of what it is like to be in grass when that is not an option.

With long Iowa winters and wet springs the indoor turf floor provides an ideal practice space that can be utilized year round.

“Everybody is looking for space inside,” Thompson said. “I suspect it’ll be pretty busy next winter.”

IIAC 3-0 3-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 1-3 1-4 0-1

Overall 21-0 7-4 10-4 9-7 4-11 3-13 1-9 6-9

Recent scores: • Apr. 7 vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater L 1-8 • Apr. 6 vs. Coe L 1-8 Upcoming schedule: • Apr. 13 vs. Simpson @ Home

Women’s Tennis Coe Luther Wartburg Simpson Central Buena Vista Dubuque Loras

IIAC 7-0 6-1 5-2 4-3 3-4 2-5 1-6 0-7

Overall 17-3 14-5 10-8 9-10 10-6 4-7 4-7 1-13

Recent scores: • Mar. 27 vs. Carthage W 8-1 • Mar. 27 vs. Elmhurst W 9-0 Upcoming schedule: • Apr. 12 vs. Wheaton @ Home 4:00 p.m.

Baseball IIAC Loras Coe Wartburg Central Luther Buena Vista Simpson Dubuque

6-0 7-1 6-2 4-2 3-5 2-6 1-7 1-7

Overall 12-4 12-6 17-5 12-5 7-9 10-10 5-12 3-13

Recent scores: • Apr. 8 vs. Coe L 1-2, 3-6 • Apr. 7 vs. Coe L 2-4, 1-5 Luke Hanson/Photo Bureau

Out with the old, in with the new. Workers bring in new materials to the old pool area. The new turf will be funded by gifts and money from a surplus fund.

Upcoming schedule: • Apr. 12 vs. Simpson @ Indianola