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Two Luther alumni were present at the Boston Marathon, only three blocks away from the bombing sites when the explosions occurred. Anna Murray (‘12) and Ashley Matthys (‘13) traveled to Boston to watch Anna’s mother Lisa Murray run the 26.2-mile race.
the second bomb [12 seconds later], a feeling that doesn’t happen very often kicked in.” The bombs were set off around the four-hour mark, a time when
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Paul Esker (‘14) and Luke Hanson (‘14) have been elected as president and vice president of Student Senate for the 2013-2014 school year. They ran unopposed, a rare occurrence in Student Senate’s presidential election history. Esker and Hanson still campaigned, however, by publicizing their goals for next school year hanging posters with phrases like, “Probably better than nothing,” “Because it’s still technically Democracy,” and “Opposed? ...We’re not.” They also created a video describing their platform, which is focused on funding student organizations. “We wanted to generate a discussion on campus with all parties involved – students, faculty, staff – about our goals and our platform,” Esker said. “And we wanted feedback.” Their goals are threefold: to better fund student organizations, to restructure how Student Senate uses
possible. This year, Student Senate budgeted $4,000 to fund student organizations. Esker and Hanson believe this amount to be “embarrassing,” Esker said in the campaign video. They compare the funding of student organizations at St. Olaf with the $4,000 allocated at Luther. Last year, St. Olaf distributed $74,000 for student organization funding, or about $24 per student. Luther doles out about $1.60 per student with the current budget. Next year, however, the budget will be $14,500 for student organization funding. This is due in large part to the shifting of funds from SAC and PAC to increase the budget. “SAC actually combined two committees, the Diversity Committee and the Spotlight Committee, put them together to free up more money for student Senate elections continued on page 10
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While some students plan to wait tables or fetch coffee as an intern this summer, others will be researching the percent of deer ticks that carry Lyme Disease or studying the effect of indoor gardening for nursing home residents. The Dean’s office has extended research grants to about 20 students this summer, which enables them to research a topic of their choice in collaboration with a professor. The students will receive a $3,000 stipend along with free on-campus housing and up to $500 for research materials. While most are science-based projects, this Courtesy of Hans Becklin norm has been changing. Altar-ing history. Hans “Over the past decade or so Becklin (‘14) plans to examinie as a faculty, we have expanded altar pieces in area churches.
Associate Dean Terry Sparkes said. “We have created more opportunities and made these programs more flexible.” Hans Becklin (‘14) is taking advantage of this opportunity. He plans to study 19th-century altar paintings in area churches as a way to learn about Norwegian immigrants. “[These paintings are] a visual manifestation of the values they have – and not just religious values but cultural values,” Becklin said. “It shows how these people viewed their religious identity.” This project brings together Becklin’s interest in art, history and his own personal identity as a Lutheran of Norwegian descendant. He not only sees this project as a good opportunity for himself,
“As the oldest NorwegianAmerican college in the United States, our institutional history is so tied up with the history of these churches that these altar pieces are found in and so to some extent when we talk about the identity that these congregations had, we’re talking about the identity of the early founder and early student at Luther College,” Becklin said. His research project topic’s specificity adds to the identity of the whole location of Luther College. “You can do most math or science or even humanity projects anywhere,” Becklin said. “Decorah and this area is really the capital of 19 century Norwegian America so that makes this research all the
more important to me and to the institution.” Aaron Zauner (‘14) decided to go a different route for his research project. He will be writing a critical edition of Haydn’s Cello Concerto No.1 in C Major. He will be looking at everything from the original manuscript to contemporary editions of the piece to try to figure out what the composer intended in terms of the playing style. “It’s a lot harder to know what the composer originally wanted because he didn’t give as much because it was expected that once it fell into the performers hands he would know what to do,” Zauner said. Critical editions of the piece so far have included markings Research grants continued on page 10
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Rising narcissism caused by social media and classrooms
Margaret Yapp
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Visiting lecturer Jean Twenge spoke on the current generation of youth’s increased attention to the individual in two separate lectures last week: “Generation Me” and “The Narcissism Epidemic,” based off two of her books baring the same titles. According to Twenge, for young people, the importance of the “self” is emphasized daily in social interaction, social media and in the classroom. Especially in recent years, this emphasis is not usually thought of as selfish or snobby, rather, is considered a positive form of self-care and personal growth. In “Generation Me,” Twenge lays out how cultural change creates generation gaps, and focused on the generation including everyone born from 19801999. Although this generation, which includes all traditional students at Luther College, is without an official name, it’s popularly known as “Generation Y”or “The Millennial Generation.” “The first studies I did on generations came about from my undergraduate honors thesis,” Twenge said. “All of that research really got me thinking, and when I was in my first year of my graduate program I started doing generational stuff.” Both of Twenge’s lectures looked at the increasing
rates of narcissism in young people, especially those considered millennials. Twenge believes these rising rates are due to an increased focus on good self-esteem from a young age, in both schools and the home. Although self-confidence has some obvious benefits, if it reaches the level of narcissism, society can suffer. “Narcissism is toxic to a society,” Twenge said. “When a community is made up of [narcissists], you get a society where people aren’t interested in helping others, don’t want to get other people’s perspectives and charities would break down.” Director for the Center for Ethics and Public Life Greg Jesson brought Twenge to campus. “The Center for Ethics and Public Life is trying to create epic-making people,” Jesson said. “I search long and hard for people that will help students be confronted with something they’ve never really thought much about. Most people have not addressed the question: ‘Am I a narcissist?’” In both lectures, Twenge stressed that hope is not lost – millennials are not bound to a narcissistic fate. By becoming aware of how other generations see you, understanding their perspectives and influences, and remembering the age-old adage “treat others as you would like to be treated,” one can stay a confident, valuable member of society without treading into the narcissistic downfall.
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“Generation Me.” Visiting lecturer Jean Twenge believes rising narcissism is due to an increased focus on good self-esteem from a young age.
Baseball media blackout brings about heartbreak and outrage for community Peter Jarzyna
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It’s a swing and a miss for students hoping to tune into their favorite Major League Baseball teams this season. The MLB media blackout, which affects local broadcasters like Mediacom, is still in effect, preventing customers from accessing Fox Sports North. Since 2011, Twins baseball games, among others, have been broadcasted almost exclusively on FS North. Cable and satellite providers were required to purchase an additional media package to broadcast those games, which Mediacom did not do. Some fans have taken to subscribing to the website MLB.
tv to watch their games, but as Visiting Assistant Professor of English Clara Van Zanten points out, even the online broadcasting service isn’t covering the games of some teams. “It’s an MLB product; you’d think it would allow you to watch your games when you’re far from home,” Van Zanten said. “Here I am, a ways from St. Louis, and I can’t watch the Cardinals.” The games of six different MLB teams are blacked out in Iowa. Though Van Zanten’s Cardinal pride is strong, she recognizes that she shares the pain with many other baseball enthusiasts. “I’m heartbroken, and pretty outraged on behalf of all the fans,” Van Zanten said. “I’ve been meaning to call in but I
haven’t had time. I need to work myself up to give a full-throated complaint.” Some baseball fanatics have taken refuge at T-Bocks, where FS North continues to be broadcast. In these harsh times, students such as Chris Paulson (‘13) have found sanctuary in the sports bar and grill. “I’m a huge Twins fan and I could always watch them at home,” Paulson said. “Now T-Bocks is where we have to go.” Paulson recognized at least one silver lining to the media blackout. “I get frustrated, but it’s also kind of a blessing in disguise,” Paulson said. “I love to watch Twins games for hours on end, but it takes away from stuff I need to get done for school.”
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Final Poetry Slam of the season showcases both new and veteran voices.
poets,” Langason said. “They were all so invested in evaluated by the audience and several judges. their art and they really lived their art. I wish I could “When we started The Slam, poets could perform do that.” pieces written by famous poets,” Underwood said. For Poetry Slam Host and ArtHaus Co-Director “But we quickly realized that there was easily enough Kristen Underwood, living for art is just another day original poetry coming from Decorah to fill up an on the job. The Decorah nonprofit has been putting on entire night.” Dylan Hinton the Poetry Slam since 2008. The event was initially Friday night certainly saw no shortage of willing Staff Writer held at ArtHaus, but the crowd soon became much poets, and the Original Poets portion filled up too large for the venue. quickly, with pieces “By our second slam ranging from hilarious to The ArtHaus Poetry Slam is always an amusingly we had about 60 people heartwarming. alliterative affair that thrills Luther students and the “The atmosphere Decorah community alike, and the last event of the lining up on the sidewalk outside ArtHaus to during Original Voices season was no exception. listen,” Underwood said. and The Slam was On Friday, April 19 an impressive crowd gathered in “Now, we’re regularly buzzing,” Alex Lohrbach the Elks Lodge in downtown Decorah for an evening (‘15) said. “There was of poetry reading and friendly competition. Luther getting 160 to 180 people, and at our last one we had so much positive energy, student Chelanga Langason (‘16) was the evening’s almost 200.” and everybody was so featured artist. The Poetry Slam is a supportive of each other.” “It’s a pretty big honor,” Langason said. “I know huge source of revenue The winners of The Slam the last featured artist was [Professor of English] for ArtHaus and has were Cerrissa Snethan Nancy Barry and they’ve featured published poets, gone through several and Andrea Becker, two so I was thrilled when they asked me to do it.” -Kristin Underwood renovations since its Decorah residents who Langason opened the Poetry Slam with 15 minutes establishment. The received the highest of original work, including the winning piece he scores from the judges recited at the slam in February. Langason has been evening is split into three parts: Featured Artist, and the “Applause-ocrafting poetry since high school and has won the slam Original Voices, and The Slam. Meter,” a handcrafted prop that translates applause twice since arriving at Luther last fall. In addition to The Original Voices portion of the evening is open into ratings from “Hmm ... Interesting” to “Uuuff his own poems, Langason also read a piece written to any artist in the community to perform up to two Da!” by Bob Kaufman, an American Beat poet and artistic minutes of original poetry. The Slam offers poets the Though this is the last Poetry Slam of the season inspiration. opportunity to perform for up to two minutes and be for ArtHaus, the nonprofit will continue to put on an “I have always been in love with the Beat generation array of exciting events thoughout the summer, such as sign language courses, art auctions and day camps. Sunday Service @10:30am . St. Benedict School (402 Rural Ave.) . 563-387-7706 The success ArtHaus has experienced will certainly raise the bar for future poetry slams, as the Decorah and Luther communities continue to reap the benefits is offering rides from of such a popular, unique event. campus to their 10:30 “I think that people brought together by art of church service. A van any kind reminds us of certain universal truths,” with the LifeHouse logo Underwood said. “I think the Poetry Slam is so leaves from the Union @ popular because it reminds us of all the things we 10:00 Sunday mornings. have in common.”
“I think that people brought together by art of any kind reminds us of certain universal truths. I think the Poetry Slam is so popular because it reminds us of all the things we have in common.”
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Staff Writer singing, it’s just great,” T. Gibbons said. The concert at Marty’s was far from their
Few bands are as close as family, but some bands are – well, family, that is. Marty’s hosted sister musicians Brenna (‘13) and Haley Gibbons (‘11) for an intimate concert last Saturday, April 20. The sisters performed a variety of covers, from The Impressions’ “People Get Ready” and soul classics to Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and an expansive catalog of other tunes. Brenna Gibbons performed on lead vocals, accompanied by her sister Haley Gibbons on piano, her father Tom Gibbons on guitar and younger brother Tanner Gibbons on percussion. “I always struggle to describe our style or our genre because it’s all covers,” Brenna Gibbons said. “It’s a random collection of stuff we like and stuff we think people will like — from John Lennon to Marvin Gaye to Donnie Hathaway to Joni Mitchell to Fleetwood Mac. My dad gave me a Marvin
regularly over the last decade, starting with Christmas services and school events and progressing to weddings, restaurants and clubs in the La Crosse area. for it.” B. Gibbons said. career was the ELCA National Youth
Gathering in San Antonio, Texas in 2006. “We got to record with Peter Mayer, Jimmy Buffet’s lead guitarist ... Sheryl Crowe’s drummer, Donna Summers’ percussionist, and way out-of-our-league musicians. It was kind of serendipitous that we were heard by the right person at the right time,” B. Gibbons said. While the group does not have solid plans to make a recording, they tour actively, and are scheduled to perform throughout the Driftless region this summer.
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“We do a lot together in the summer now,” B. Gibbons said. “We’re not in the same place at the same time during the year – it’s kind of sporadic. It’s just a really, really fun hobby for us. We’re all taking career directions elsewhere.” T. Gibbons is cherishing it while it lasts. “It’s a chance to travel together - load up the truck with equipment and go someplace … A chance to be onstage together. It really doesn’t get any better than that.” T. Gibbons said.
that CD over and over. Something about that R&B soul stuck and that’s what I really really enjoy.” has worked to cultivate. “They play a lot of music that I pick, I like – old songs,” T. Gibbons said. “And to be honest, that pays the bills. If you’re working in a nice restaurant, people want to hear familiar stuff. They want to hear oldies.” Despite his key role in the group, T. Gibbons has little to no formal music training. This is not the same background as his daughter Haley Gibbons, who graduated from Luther College in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. “Her ability to hear all the harmonies and
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“New Work” explores the unknown Eve Christensen
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However, he has been able to create art that represents
Staff Writer has pursued this inspiration for about thirty years, in the his own personal mythology for the past several years, course of which he moved to Minnesota, North Carolina
A new art exhibition by Decorah resident John Snyder is on display in the CFL. Aptly titled “New Work,” the gallery showcases Snyder’s personal mythology through a concept he calls “The Church of the Unknown.” “The known is unknowable,” Snyder said. “But to know the unknown is maybe my goal in life.” Snyder was born and raised in Marion, Iowa. After studying art as a college undergraduate, Snyder began to
Snyder said. build a grotto, a prominent desire of his since college. He moved to a piece of land outside of Decorah where he could build the structure, which ultimately never came to be.
thanks to Decorah’s inspiring environment. Snyder considers the exhibition to be a milestone in his work. He is able to express his “Church of the Unknown” concept through this art. “I’m kind of giving up everything to say, ‘What is going on at this very moment?’” Snyder said. Snyder’s emphasis on cosmic and spiritual themes has been shaped by his interest in Buddhism and Mysticism. For inspiration, he often draws on the eastern religious teachings of Alan Watts, whom he says has been tremendously important in his work. The “New Work” exhibition follows a display of his work at the Bockley Gallery in Minneapolis. Much of the pieces from that display are also featured in the CFL. Assistant Professor of Art Benjamin Moore (‘02) is familiar with Snyder’s work, both from an exhibition he had in recent years at ArtHaus and the exhibition at Bockley. “We’ve spoken together occasionally at art openings and art events in Decorah and at Luther on our processes,” and that his life experiences fuel his work.” Snyder admits that much of his work is quite abstract in nature. “It’s work that’s maybe not as easily accessible as a portrait or landscape, but that’s not my interest,” Snyder said. “If it provokes thought with one individual, that would excite me.” Moore had positive comments for the exhibit in the CFL.
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Hello John. Decorah artist John Snyder leans near a painting from his “New Work” exhibit in the CFL.
Moore said. “[It] encourages dialogue for exploring our collective selves.”
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Ashley Urspringer on forgiveness, her work in Amish communities and the so-called ‘reality’ of reality TV.
Minnesota. The towns consist of “Old Order” Amish who live a very strict lifestyle without electricity, heating, plumbing, or cars. “When people hear that Amish people don’t use electricity and don’t use cars, a lot of people think it’s because ‘it’s the work of the devil’ or it’s ‘inherently evil,’ and it’s not so much that,” Urspringer said. “They’re so tight-knit that if they were to have cars, everyone could move farther away and just drive to Abby Carpenter Staff Writer church every 2 weeks, and that would just pull the community apart.” Urspringer believes the biggest advantage of the Amish Ashley Urspringer (‘14) had long been interested in the lifestyle is their sense of community. Amish community and lifestyle, but it wasn’t until she received “If there’s an accident in the community, or someone’s hurt, the Nina Munson grant that she was able to immerse herself in everyone comes together and does their part.” Urspringer said. their culture. This especially comes into play when someone in the Urspringer was curious to research how the Amish deal community gets hurt or ill and has to go to the hospital. Not only with forgiveness, since it is do the Amish make a relatively such a strong value in their low income, but they also community. don’t have insurance, which “I was interested in makes paying high hospital forgiveness because in my bills nearly impossible. In personal life, I’ve witnessed order to help, all members of people do bad things and the community pitch in and do then try to repent them,” what they can to help. Urspringer said. “And I’ve Along with having a -Ashley Urspringer (‘14) seen what happens when strong sense of community, someone doesn’t forgive, and Urspringer discovered that how it just totally disrupts the the Amish are extremely family or the group of friends, and it’s really hard to function. welcoming. I knew it was a big deal in the Amish community so I wanted “They really emphasize hospitality,” Urspringer said. “If to see how it worked there, and what they do that makes it you go to an Amish house, they will drop everything, and invite seemingly so easy.” you in and give you pie and talk to you for three hours.” To start her research, Urspringer headed to the heavily After talking to one family in the community, Urspringer was Amish-populated towns of Harmony and Canton in southeast referred to another family in the community. It became easy for Urspringer to talk to more and more families and gather more research and knowledge of the Amish. With all that she has learned from the Amish communities
“I’ve watched one episode of one of the Amish shows on TLC and I just couldn’t sit through it.”
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‘Reality’ television. Ashley Urspringer doesn’t believe the popular TV shows about the Amish, like TLC’s ‘Breaking Amish,’ are accurate representations of the Amish communities she works with.
when she says that the popular TV shows coming out about the Amish aren’t always true or accurate. “I’ve watched one episode of one of the Amish shows on TLC and I just couldn’t sit through it,” Urspringer said. “I mean, every Amish community is different, so maybe some of them came from Amish communities where they do things differently from the Amish I know here, but it was pretty obvious when I watched it that most of the people on that show weren’t Amish or Mennonite, or maybe were and had left 8 years ago.” Urspringer is doubtful of the truthfulness of the shows because the people on the shows rarely have a PennsylvanianDutch accent, which is the main language that Amish speak, and because the concept of Rumspringa is played into too heavily.
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Living in an Amish paradise. Ashley Urspringer (‘14) works with Amish communities in Harmony and Canton.
Rumspringa is the period of adolescence when a member turns 17 or 18 and temporarily leaves the community to experience life in the outside world. On some of these shows, Amish going through Rumspringa are shown doing outrageous things that Urspringer says are not typical of an Amish person. “For the majority of Amish teens, Rumspringa is really just them going to town and seeing a movie, maybe, or buying a radio and hiding it in their barn.” Urspringer will continue doing her research for one more year, uncovering the importance and method of forgiveness in the Amish community and enjoying herself while doing it. “There’s just that appeal of a simpler life,” Urspringer said. “Things can get so hectic and busy, that it’s hard to come back down to earth and just think. For me personally, getting to leave campus and just sit in an Amish living room and talk in front of the woodburning stove, it just resets your mind from the crazy life. It’s a nice escape.”
Senior profiles Bailey Mulholland
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What are some activities you’ve been involved in while at Luther? I did Norsemen my freshman year and I’ve been playing in Philharmonia since sophomore year. I organize a lot of music for student ensembles – that’s really what I do here, write music and find people to play it. The music faculty [at Luther has been] incredible, and the composition teacher is amazing. Courtesy of Neil Quillen
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[They] read the last movement of one of my pieces and we recorded it.
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I’m going to NYU-Steinhart for a Film Composition Masters. I guess I could just sum it up and say that I want to write music for as many things as possible. How did you get so interested in music? Guitar is what got me started on music, and that evolved into composition when I learned about how evocative music can be through guitarists like Steve Vai. Favorite movie score or composer?
My biggest achievement and the most famous group [I’ve worked with] is the Brentano string quartet.
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The Student Senate sponsored Disability Awareness Day started in the Union on Wednesday with contests for prizes and a running PowerPoint of celebrities with disabilities. That evening, Student Senate held a forum featuring speakers Shannon Koenders (‘13), Chris Norton (‘14) and Lydia Dawley, a tenth grader at Decorah High School. The speakers encompassed a wide range of perspectives on disability and they used personal stories to make it easier for the audience to connect with the issue of disability awareness. Because she grew up with a brother who has Downs syndrome, Koenders became involved with the Special Olympics organization. When Student Senate proposed the idea of a disability awareness day, she offered to coordinate “Spread the Word to End the Word” pledge sheets and speak at the forum about intellectual disabilities. “Spread the Word to End the Word” is a national campaign to end the use of the word “retarded.” Students were encouraged to sign a giant poster board which stated that they would cease to use the “R-word.” Koenders spoke about the prevalence of disabilities in America. “One in every ten Americans has a
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Shannon Koenders (‘13) encouraged students to sign her poser on Disability Awareness Day.
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Spread the Word. Shannon Koenders (‘13) and Laura Harney (‘13) smile as they work to end the use of the “R-word.” family member with an intellectual disability,” Koenders told the audience at the forum. Koenders believes storytelling is an effective way to spread her message. “I think sharing a personal story is a good way to let people know that it is a personal issue, that when people say those things it is really hurtful,” Koenders said. Both Dawley and Norton took this approach, as well. Their talks highlighted the potential of people with disabilities to achieve what others doubted was possible. Norton told the audience about his journey to overcome a spinal chord injury that he sustained playing football his freshman year. “The reality is that bad things happen to good people,” Norton told the audience. Norton hopes he can give everyone the tools they need to achieve their highest potential. This hope has led him to start SCI CAN, a project dedicated to providing patients who do not have
enough support through their health insurance to help them recover. This project was acknowledged and appreciated by Dawley, who thanked Norton for being an inspiration to her and for starting SCI CAN, which will benefit many people with disabilities in the Northeast Iowa region. Dawley, a tenth grader at Decorah High School, spoke from the perspective of someone with -Shannon cerebral palsy, a non-progressive physical disability. “Do you like to play charades?” Dawley asked the audience at the beginning of her speech. She continued, asking the audience to imagine playing charades all the time. This, she said, is what her life
was like before she got the assistive communication device she was using to tell her story. Dawley uses her device to voice her thoughts to her teachers and peers. Without it, Dawley asserts, she would not have been able to mainstream her education. Dawley’s inspiring story of overcoming the doubts of others was a rollercoaster that kept the audience jumping between laughter and Koenders (‘13) solemn silence. Dawley travels around the nation speaking at high schools and college campuses about every person’s ability to reach his or her highest potential. “A disability does not define who a person is,” Dawley said.
“I think sharing a personal story is a good way to let people know that it is a personal issue, that when people say those things it is really hurtful.”
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I ever got. But I’d have to say John Williams is my favorite [composer].
Why John Williams?
Dreams of travel?
John Williams is such a powerful creative voice - people stereotype him for the beautiful catchy melodies he writes, but his work is so much more sophisticated and detailed than that. He can also write in any style. He is a true genius.
There are so many beautiful places, but I’d probably love to visit Greece or Japan. I’m the kind of person who wants to travel every inch of the earth before I die. I’m inspired by music from different places too. I think people make the assumption that western classical music is the highest form of music and that’s so false, – it’s just one in the mix.
What made you love “The Lord of the Rings” soundtrack so much?
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
“The Lord of the Rings” was like an “on” switch for my imagination in so many ways as a kid. But as it’s relevant to music, that score demonstrated to me the potential to create worlds and tell stories through music.
Flight because it’d be most useful in a variety of situations.
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Feeling the music. Ted Olsen (‘14) plays bass while Neil Quillen (‘13) plays guitar during an impromptou jam session.
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Sports Editor
A former teammate of mine was hit and killed by a car two weeks ago. The news of his death caught me by surprise as I browsed Facebook during a passing period. As I sat there wondering how this could have happened, I thought of all the good memories I had of my teammate and the time I was able to spend with him. His laughter was infectious and he was always able to bring a smile to my face even during an exhausting wrestling practice. The sudden shock of this event has forced me to look at my world from a
different perspective. We young people think that we are invincible, that nothing can touch us and we can live our current lives forever. We abuse our livers on the weekends in order to forget about the abuse we put on our minds during the regular week. We laugh too little, hate too much
roommates, love your friends and love your family. Love everyone around you, even if you don’t want to. Love until it’s raw and it hurts and you’re sick and tired of it, then love some more. Show people that you care. Smile at random people you meet on the street. Wash the dishes for
things. In doing all of this, we forget that we, too, will die. In this time we’ve been given, we have the power to do basically whatever we want with our lives. The only absolute is death. All other outcomes are within our control. I was not surprised by the outpouring of support in the wake of my teammate’s death. He touched many lives in the two decades that he spent on this earth. He brought a lot of joy to the people in his life, and he certainly brightened up my day whenever I saw him. I can only wonder if people will remember me in the same way when I’m gone. I am now burdened by this question: What can people do to be remembered? How can people make this world a better place from day to day? I think the answer is simpler than you might imagine: Love more. Love your
trying to bring others down and instead focus your energy on bringing others up. Call it cliché, call it sappy; I don’t care. I’d rather love too much than too little. The worst thing would be to wake up one day at the end of my life and realize that I didn’t give out all the love I had. To me, that’s worse than dying. To paraphrase Maya Angelou, in the end people won’t remember what you said or did, but they will remember the way you made them feel. I can certainly attest to this. Time has passed and I have forgotten many of the things that my teammate said and did, but I will always remember his laugh and how it brought me up whenever I was having a bad day. He loved life, and in doing so he made everyone else around him happier. My question to you is, what will you do to be remembered?
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Too liberal for my own good east side, which means that I have always been in extremely close proximity to the University of Iowa campus. There is no denying that large universities (and small colleges, of course) provide many great things to a city: educational opportunities, arts, music and diversity being among them. In my experience, however, living right next to U of I turned most of my high school classmates, including myself, into unquestioning mega-liberals. What I mean is, is it not a little ridiculous that I did not have a
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I often describe my youth in Iowa City as ‘too liberal for my own good.’ This is usually meant as a joke, but I have come to listened to many friends explain their feelings of disconnect with their hometowns, families and friends in high school, and I was never able to relate. Where I grew up, and who I grew up with, had an extraordinary effect on my beliefs, personality and way of interacting with my surroundings. Until a few months ago I was really proud of this, but now I am not so sure. I have lived in several different places in IC, but only on the
of a “liberal person,” but that is exactly what we thought at the time. Furthering the questionability of it all, all of these things felt necessary in order to be a socially conscious and decent human being. beliefs, some of which are much more conservative than what terrifying, I did not want to listen. Now I am learning that I cannot take my beliefs for granted, that I must ask myself why I think a certain way and if the other side of things has any merit. Usually the other side – which in my case is the conservative side – has a lot to teach me. I am listening now.
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Opinion: Hannah Garry
On using the ‘R’ word
Though it’s not something most families experience, You wouldn’t necessarily know it just from talking to me, but it does change how I view daily conversation. It has made me hyper aware of some things, the most insulting of which being the R-word. Thrown around casually by many, this hurtful word has become immersed in our slang, and as young people, we are the main agents of its prevalence.
Student Senate provided huge pledge sheets so students could promise, via their signature, to end their use of the R-word. I applaud all the students who signed it for taking a step toward decreasing the prevalence of this word. For the rest of you, here’s some incentive to take the pledge yourself: Retarded is not a scientific term. Perhaps it used to be considered when all people with any sort of mental or developmental disability were lumped into one category by doctors and scientists who didn’t understand each individual with a disability, and didn’t attempt to. It was a scientific term when it was assumed that if you had any sort of mental or developmental disability you should live away from your family so as not to burden them, and away from society so as not to bother them (unfortunately, this view still exists). This incredibly long cycle of dehumanization stems from the basic idea that people with disabilities are not fully human, and when you say the R-word you perpetuate this belief. Calling someone retarded “in the scientific sense” takes away their sense of identity.
Fortunately it seems like people are finally starting to notice. In October 2010 President Obama made bill S. 2781 federal law. The law removes the terms “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” from federal health, labor and education policy, replacing them with “intellectual disability” and “individual with an intellectual disability.” The main difference with these terminologies is the way in which they use the word “individual” first. By putting the person first, you are acknowledging that every person is unique and has other attributes that make them who they are besides their disability. Notice how in this piece alone I have always referred to the person first and their disability second. Every human being wants to be seen this way, and in order to do this we can’t just stop at policy language. I acknowledge that “in the scientific sense” is not the way in which most young people employ the r-word. It doesn’t matter, however, what or who you are referring to when you use the R-word – a person you view as inept or a task you don’t want to do – the effect is still the same. Arguments I have heard in defense of the R-word range from apathy to perceived protection of freedom of speech. Some people will argue that it’s engrained in their language. It’s like the words “like” and “swag” and now that it’s there it can’t possibly be removed. But this is laziness and apathy; you don’t want to try and remove it from your lexicon and you don’t want to think about why you should. Also, just because you are lucky enough to live in a country where you have the right to speak however you want and use whatever words you choose doesn’t mean you get to dismiss
might sue you for nowadays; you might just for mentioning someone’s name. Anyway, Tom and I conversed for a while, talking about this and that; we were generally being friendly. We are not close friends, but we have seen each other around campus a couple of times. On the table he had pictures of himself with a couple of reputable politicians, including the President himself. As he was telling me about his memorable encounters with I walked into the Union today with the sole aim of buying lunch at Oneota, but instead I got more than I had bargained for. The school fair was still in full gear, so I decided to stop by one of the stands to greet a familiar face. He was presenting about the
And besides, you never know what people
but ask what his political views were. So
friendliness to this question – a somewhat unexpected calmness. I was in awe because most people treat their political opinions as if they were a terminal disease they didn’t wish to talk about in public.
human compassion and maturity. Nonetheless, I agree that it is your choice. I am merely attempting to make you think about the multitude of feelings behind this one little three-syllable word. Though the media was once the biggest perpetrator of spreading the R-word in this casual way, it has begun to use its power over America’s opinions and culture for good in recent years. One example is the popular TV series “Glee,” which added two characters
the word. With the strides the media is making paired with the success of campaigns run by “Spread the Word,” it seems that the R-word may finally be on its way out, but it needs your assistance. The minute I hear the R-word come out of anyone’s mouth I immediately lose respect for them. It is respect that is hard to win back. By calling anyone or anything the R-word, you are recalling a hurtful time in history when people with disabilities were severely dehumanized. You are singling out anyone with a mental or developmental disability as different, apart, and, ultimately, worse. It is outdated and derogatory, and when I hear someone use it I feel like I’m getting punched in the stomach. And if you continue to use it, know that it is my belief that you will soon become part of an antiquated minority. Work to decrease the use of the R-word by taking the pledge, eliminating it from your own daily speech and calling others out on it when they use it. If the R-word becomes less socially acceptable, it will become less commonplace.
offended when someone asks you which political party you support as if they had asked you if you were wearing the same pair of underwear you wore yesterday. Yes, people, it is that serious to some! But my intentions are not to belittle or make fun of anyone, I’m just pointing out the ridiculous high degree of secrecy people put on their political opinions. Anyway, back to Tom, he said he was a Republican, and judging by the smile on his face, he was proud of this. I had no problem with that because whatever party he supports is his choice. I was with a gay friend of mine, and I asked Tom if he supported or was against gay marriage. He said neither. “I’m sorta in the middle.” Now, I couldn’t help but be confused by this statement. Republicans are often known for their staunch opinions, so to meet a Republican who was not sure about where he stood was shocking.
I don’t know whether Tom chose to say “neither” because he was afraid that he might offend my friend, or if that is really what he thinks. I don’t know. But then this got me really thinking; can we really say “I’m in the middle” when it comes to dictating how other people choose to live it is this “I’m in the middle” attitude that has been plaguing the American citizenry for generations. As history proves, it has always been the middle man who stops the train of progress. Because he is neither for nor against, he is a hindrance. A pebble in the shoe, as the British like to put it. He is a nuisance to democracy. He never votes for anything because he can never make up his mind. He says he is against inequality, but is shamelessly comfortable in the privileges his particular predisposition grants him, be it his race, gender or sexual orientation. I despise middle men, and have no patience for them whatsoever. It is because of them that we can never move forward as a nation. We shall forever be grappling with the same-sex marriage debate, the immigration policy, the tax issue and many others for generations to come, if spineless middle-men like Tom do not pick a side and stick to it. You are either for or against a cause. You can’t be sucking work that way, my friend. So, with that being said, if you ever where you are confronted with causes that contradiction each other, take time to which one you support and which one you don’t, because your vote counts. Your vote has the power to free or restrict someone’s life. In American politics you can’t be impartial, that is why we have Switzerland! Thando May (‘14)
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**** 4/25/1945 - Eight Russian armies completely encircle Berlin, linking up the western bank of the Elbe, then later at Torgau. Germany is, for all intents and purposes, Allied territory. 4/26/1986 - The world’s worst nuclear accident to date occurs at the Chernobyl nuclear plant near Kiev in Ukraine. The full toll from this disaster is still being tallied, but experts believe that thousands of people died and as many as 70,000 suffered severe poisoning. In addition, a large area of land may not be livable for as much as 150 years. 4/27/4977 B.C.E. - The universe is created, according to German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler, considered a founder of modern science. Kepler is best known for his theories explaining the motion of planets. 4/28/1945 - Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured Switzerland. 4/29/2011 - Great Britain’s Prince William marries his longtime girlfriend Catherine Elizabeth “Kate” Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London. Some 1,900 guests attended the ceremony, while another 1 million spectators lined the streets of London and an estimated 2 billion people around the world watched on television. 4/30/1789 - In New York City, George Washington, the great military leader of the American Revolution, is United States. 5/1/1931 - President Herbert City’s Empire State Building, pressing a button from the White House that turns on the building’s lights. Hoover’s gesture, of course, was symbolic; while the president remained in Washington, D.C., someone else
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organizations,” Esker said. “We really appreciate the sacrifices they make and we’re so lucky to be in a place where everyone involved wants to empower students and student organizations.” Hanson emphasized the need for collaboration between students and Student Senate in order to affect these changes and other goals students might have. “We’re not policymakers so much as we’re grassroots activists,” Hanson said. “I think that Luther College is full of passionate students who have ideas for improving this place but not a lot of them know where to start. So when we make a video, our goal is to give that outlet.” Though Esker and Hanson won the president and vice presidential positions by default, that will not be the case for the general Senate elections, slated to take place April 25 through email. “Most of the [general Senate] positions have 2 or 3 spots open, and all of [the positions] have about eight applicants,” Hanson said. According to Esker, the lack of competition for the Senate presidential race was an anomaly, not due to a lack of enthusiasm from other students.
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Empowering students. Increasing the student organization budget is at the top of their to-do list. “Some people have said that maybe [running unopposed] is a bad sign for Luther College, maybe this says things about a lack of civic engagement or lack of passion for the Student
Senate,” Esker said. “But I don’t think any of those things are true and you only have to look as far as the general Senate elections: every race is hotly contested.” The general Senate ballot
will arrive in an email to students Thursday, April 25. Esker and Hanson encourage feedback on any of their campaign ideas via email: eskpa01@luther.edu and hanslu01@luther.edu.
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together in fewer than four hours, which line before the explosions. Both were thankful they were together at the end. “No one is in a hurry after the marathon, so things were moving slowly,” Murray said. “When the bombs went off, we couldn’t see beyond the people.” Matthys says there was not an initial panic. “It was a weird moment when everyone stopped,” Matthys said, describing the Murray and Matthys recall not knowing it was a bombing attack until they received updates via Twitter from friends back home. “As we got back to the hotel, there were a
lot of emotions, mostly sad,” Murray said. Matthys hope that now that the suspects “What’s saddest is that people who have trained for months or even years for this special event were attacked,” Matthys said. The Boston Marathon is a pinnacle distance running event. Participants must standards set for each age group. “It is such a huge accomplishment to qualify,” Matthys said. “Runners know what that means.” Even with the bombing, both Murray and Matthys, both former cross country and track runners at Luther, hope to run Boston some day. “The community unites over the marathon,” Murray said. “There were so many people cheering their hearts out.”
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that were not originally written in. “You use what you know about performance practices and the style [of the time period] to make interpretive decisions,” Zauner said. “And history is important but so is using your ear.” He appreciates the college offering research grants because he probably would not have had the opportunity to devout his time to research otherwise. “Fiscally speaking, I think it’s a project that’s feasible for a lot for people who need to spent their summers working,” Zauner said. “Especially being in the arts, it’s a lot harder don’t have to pay for.” Both students expect their summer research to be insightful, rewarding and to affect their future plans by either shaping their senior project or even giving them a taste for what they might like to do as a career. Students doing summer research projects also have the opportunity to present at the research symposium in the spring or other conferences throughout the year. “We encourage students to think about this as an opportunity for themselves,” Sparkes said.
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April 25, 2013
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Women’s golf sees early struggles Sam Molzahn
Staff Writer
The women’s golf team is off to a slow start this spring due to poor weather and injuries. The team competed in the Wartburg Invitational April 20 and 21 and placed eighth out of ten teams, beating Coe College and Buena Vista University. Kaitlyn Traxler (‘13) was the top finisher for the team and tied for eighth place overall. While there isn’t any snow left on the ground in Decorah, lower-than-average temperatures and plenty of wind and rain make for poor practice conditions. “It’s been a little bit of a struggle with the weather,” Traxler said. “Our course isn’t even open yet so we haven’t played at all except for one round.” The wet conditions have prevented the course from opening for practice or play all season. The only practice space available is the on-site driving range. “We get to practice hitting a lot but we don’t get to be on the course so we can’t actually play,” Laura Davis (‘14) said. “We don’t have a lot of putting practice because we don’t have an actual green.” When the weather cooperates the team spends a lot of time practicing on the green. “If we could, we’d go out there Monday, Thursday, Friday and weekends if we don’t have a tournament,” Davis said. “We usually do a lot of putting and chipping practice and golf a couple holes and maybe one day a week golf nine holes or more.” The weather is severely limiting the
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Lining up the putt. Elle Krogh (‘15) focuses on making a crucial putt during the Wartburg Invitational on Sunday, April 21. amount of practice time the team can get, and also prevents the team from practicing some aspects of the game like chipping and putting. In addition to poor weather, the team lost one of their top players, Katie Gaudian (‘14), to an injury. “Katie tore her ACL last year and then she re-tore it the other day,” Traxler said. “Unfortunately she has to get surgery so she’ll be out for the rest of the season and I’m not sure about the fall. It depends how fast her recovery is.” While performing well is always a goal, players see the spring as a time to rebuild.
Despite losing a top player, the team is still competing and looks for other athletes to step up. “It’s a tough situation but there’s not much we can do,” Gaudian said. “They’ve still played their own game and it helps that it’s a very individual sport. The worst part [of being injured] is that we don’t have a lot of girls on the team so we really need a lot of recruiting for freshman for next year. The team is very concerned with how I’m doing but they’re also working really hard.” While performing well is always a goal, players see the spring as a time to rebuild.
“The spring is mostly getting back in the motion of golf, getting prepared for the summer and then the fall,” Davis said. “It’s about getting back into golf shape and practicing and trying to improve and fixing your swing.” Conference tournaments are held during the fall so spring can be used to warm up and play after winter. With three tournaments in the spring, the time allows players to get back into the swing of competition. “I know that a lot of us are a little bit nervous during tournaments,” Traxler said. “It’s nice to get more experience playing with people you don’t know on different courses.”
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The women’s track and field team finished fourth at the eight-team Augustana-Rock Island Invitational on Saturday April 20. The Norse posted a team total of 130. Monmouth won the team title with 215.5, followed by Augustana with 172.5 and UWWhitewater with 164. Individual first place finishes were posted by Addy Rickels (‘13) in the heptathlon, Tricia Serres (‘16) in the 1500, Jayne Cole (‘14) in the 5000 and the 4 x 400 relay team. Serres crushed her own school record in the 1500. She was clocked at 4:26.39, nearly six seconds faster than her time at Hamline University two weeks ago. This time currently ranks second in the nation behind Annie Monagle of Johns Hopkins University (4:25.49). Serres won the event by five seconds. Rickels finished ahead of 17 competitors in the heptathlon. She tallied 4,231 points, finishing ahead of teammate Leah Broderick (‘15) who was second with 4,069. Rickels point total ranks fifth on Luther's WAKE UP WITH
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all-time list, while Brodericks's ranks ninth. Maggie Pierson (‘14) also ran the 1500 and finished fourth with a time of 4:40.21. That is not only a personal best but also ranks tenth on Luther's all-time list. Cole and Christina Storlie (‘13) led a group of five Luther runners that placed in the top nine of the 5,000. Cole crossed the finish line in 17:57.98 followed by Storlie at 18:15.65. Lauren Mordini (‘16) was fourth (18:46.06), Kara Maloney (‘16) was seventh (19:02.84) and Maddie Lambert (‘14) was ninth (19:17.93). This fivesome produced 28 points for the Norse. The foursome of Marea Holkesvik (‘16), Anna Hennessy (‘13), Serres and Jordyn Dudek (‘14) edged Loras College for the win in the 4 x 400. Luther's time was 4:03.18, while Loras was clocked at 4:03.50. In the field events, Amanda Dunn (‘14) and Jackie Hoyme (‘16) placed third and fourth respectively in the discus. Dunn recorded a mark of 136-7 and Hoyme's distance was 135-3. Hoyme's effort was a personal best and ranks eighth all-time. Hoyme also posted a top-10 mark in the hammer throw
with a distance of 127-10 that ranks fourth all-time. The men’s team placed seventh at the 10-team Augustana-Rock Island Meet of Champions April 20. The Norse posted 59.5 points. Augustana won the team title with 201.5, followed by UW-Platteville with 161.75 and UW-Whitewater with 144.5. Marty Mitchell (‘13), Austin Bauer (‘14) and Alex Rigdon (‘13) finished second, third and fourth respectively in the 10,000. Mitchell’s time of 31:00.34 ranks third all-time, while Bauer’s time of 31:11.91 ranks fifth and Rigdon’s time of 31:12.75 ranks sixth. Third place finishes were recorded by Tyler Broadwell (‘16) in the 5,000 (15:26.38), Logan Langley (‘13) in the 1500 (3:59.82) and Sam Stokes Cerkvenik (‘15) in the 400 hurdles (56.72). Andy Ambrose (‘13) posted a top-10 mark in the decathlon. Ambrose placed sixth from the field of 12 competitors with a point total of 5,445 points that ranks sixth on Luther’s all-time list. The Norse will compete at the Drake Relays this week and those who do not qualify for Drake will compete at the St. Mary’s University Invitational on Saturday, April 27.
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April 25, 2013 Weekly Standings Softball Coe Central Luther Simpson Dubuque Buena Vista Loras Wartburg
IIAC 10-2 10-2 7-3 6-6 5-5 4-8 2-8 0-10
Overall 28-4 26-7 23-7 27-9 13-15 13-17 10-15 4-24
Recent scores: • Apr. 21 vs. Wis.-Stevens Point W 11-1, 8-0 • Apr. 20 vs. Simpson L 4-12, L 2-7 Upcoming schedule: • Apr. 24 vs. Loras @ Dubuque
Men’s Tennis Coe Luther Buena Vista Central Wartburg Simpson Dubuque Loras
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Making strides. Danny Smith (‘13) throws a pitch during a game against Coe this season. Smith has a 3.31 ERA this year.
Byom (‘13), Peterson (‘16) earn wins for Norse as they fall to sixth in conference. Emily Gehlsen
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The Norse baseball team went 2-2 in a key series against the University of Dubuque last weekend. The team had close losses in the opening games on both days, but opened up to score 9-2 and 9-4 victories on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Alex Byom (‘13) and Blake Peterson (‘16) were credited with the wins. As a result, Luther is currently in sixth place in the IIAC. Luther entered the series with a 4-8 conference record while Dubuque entered with a 4-10 record. It was an important series for the team because of both schools’ similar records and conference standings. “This is a pivotal series to get our way back into the conference race and establish ourselves as a conference tournament contender,” Norse Head
Coach Alex Smith (‘03) said. “Dubuque is a team that has been competitive in every game that they’ve played.” The team is currently halfway through their season, which has a guaranteed 40 games before postseason play. The men opened their season on March 9 playing in the Minneapolis Metrodome. The season goes into early May depending on how the team performs in the rest of their conference games. The Norse have had some ups and downs during the season. They were victorious in their series against Buena Vista, going 3-1 in the series against one of the top teams in the IIAC. The men’s recent series against Simpson College resulted in a close loss. “We’ve had some pretty good games, and we’ve had some tough games that we’ve lost by one or two runs,” pitcher Joel Martin (‘14) said. “Just last weekend, we lost three one-run games.” The players have had a rough spring for outdoor practices, but they have been working hard to make up the lack of nice weather with indoor practices. Since their series against Simpson, Coach Smith has been focusing on getting the team in a live setting during
practices to prepare for the important upcoming series. The team has had a good amount of beneficial training and game experience up to this point outside of their conference. The Norse took a trip to Tucson, Ariz. over spring break. While they were there, they played six varsity games and four JV games. They went 2-4 in the varsity games and 4-0 in the JV games. The team’s overall goal is to make it into the conference tournament. “Obviously we want to get a good seed in the conference tournament,” outfielder Matt Larson (‘15) said. “We just need to tweak the little things and fundamentals to put ourselves in good position for the rest of the season.” The players still have a good amount of games ahead of them to capture a spot in the tournament after the draw against Dubuque. Coach Smith knows that both luck and persistence are involved in winning games, and he continues to work on consistency to keep his players sharp. “Baseball is a game where sometimes you have to make your own breaks,” Coach Smith said. “You have to find ways to do the little things … we seem to be making some good strides.”
IIAC 6-0 3-1 4-2 3-2 3-2 1-5 1-5 1-5
Overall 25-0 10-9 8-5 11-5 11-8 5-15 3-16 1-11
Recent scores: • Apr. 20 vs. Wartburg W 8-1 • Apr. 20 vs. Central W 9-0 Upcoming schedule: • Apr. 23 vs. Dubuque @ Dubuque
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 17-4 15-6 10-9 11-10 10-7 4-7 7-8 1-13
Recent scores: • Apr. 21 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W 6-3 • Apr. 13 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) L 2-7 Upcoming schedule:
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Overall
15-2 14-4 8-10 7-9 7-9 6-11 6-12 6-12
26-5 20-9 16-14 15-12 13-13 10-15 10-17 8-18
Recent scores: • Apr. 23 vs. Wartburg L 1-4 • Apr. 21 vs. Dubuque L 0-1, W 9-4 Upcoming schedule: • Apr. 26 vs. Loras @ Home
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Swinging for the fences. Luther dropped the series 0-4 against Coe this April.
Earning the win. Alex Byom (‘13)