Women’s golf win invitational
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Burke, Storvick study Norwegian knitting
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LUTHER COLLEGE
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“Let the chips fall where they may.”
MAY 8, 2014
Serving the Luther College community since 1884.
VOLUME 136, NO. 23
Students selected for scholarships
LC Republicans, Democrats push for early voting SAM MOLZAHN STAFF WRITER
Katrina Okerstrom (‘14)
Becca Rudquist (‘14)
David Pfotenhauer (‘15)
MEREDITH BRUSTER STAFF WRITER Every year, Luther students receive regionally or nationally accredited scholarships to help pay for tuition. David Pfotenhauer (‘15), Katrina Okerstrom (‘14) and Becca Rudquist (‘14) are three examples of students that intend to use their scholarships for post-graduate study. For the second year in a row, Pfotenhauer received the Rossing Scholarship for undergraduate students studying physics. He will use the scholarship to fund a portion of his education at Luther. After Luther, he plans to pursue Ph.D. studies in mechanical engineering, with an emphasis in renewable energy. Okerstrom was awarded the McElroy Fellowship for students pursuing graduate studies. She and other recipients of the fellowship are awarded $30,000 over three years of graduate study. Okerstrom will attend the University of Iowa next year to study neuroscience. She will use the fellowship to finance her living expenses
during graduate school. Rudquist received a Fulbright Scholarship to study and teach in Malaysia from January to November of 2015. According to Director of Curriculum Development and College Honors Terry Sparkes, Fulbright Scholarships provide students with opportunities to experience another culture while growing as professionals and lifelong learners. “The U.S. Fulbright program is intended to create opportunities for cultural understanding between the U.S. and other countries,” Sparkes said. “[Scholarships] can be for teaching, study or research.” Rudquist reported feeling excited for the opportunity to teach internationally. “It just seemed like something that really fit what I am interested in,” Rudquist said. “Fulbright is about international opportunities, which I am definitely interested in [pursuing for] the first few years after college.” SCHOLARSHIPS, PAGE 4
Student organizations Luther College Democrats and Luther College Republicans have been working together to garner a satellite-polling station for the Iowa Primary Elections. Early voting will take place on Tuesday, May 13 and is open to all voters registered in Iowa. “We had Stacey Walker, staffer for Anesa Kajtazovic, come onto campus and collect signatures and that’s how we were able to have satellite voting here,” President of Luther College Democrats Charles Weathers (‘15) said. “What the early voting is going to be is for the primaries for people running for Bruce Braley’s spot. Mainly what this is going to be about is not only about the election but also having people understand that Luther does care about northeastern Iowa.” Registration for voting will be run on May 9 and 12 and students eligible to vote in the United States can register to vote in Iowa. “[Luther College Republicans] are going to run voting registration with the LC Democrats in the lobby outside of Marty’s,” Vice President of Luther College Republicans Aime Karam (‘15) said. “We’re teaming up because we feel that it’s important for students and everyone in the community. When you have a polling station here, it’s not just for the students; people from the community can come do it and it’s just a satellite-polling place. It’s just really important for people to be involved and really know what’s going on when the next election comes up.” Voter registration will also be available during voting on May 13 during the voting period. Part of the effort of the two groups is to allow students to have easy access to a polling place, but also to show that Luther College students are engaged in the communities of Decorah and northeast Iowa as a whole. EARLY VOTING, PAGE 4
L3 Banquet honors student accomplishments MADDY KOFOED STAFF WRITER Student leaders and organizations were recognized at Launching Luther Leaders’ (L3) fourth annual Leadership Awards Banquet on Sunday, May 4. The banquet recognized finalists and winners in four categories: Outstanding Event, Service Project, Student Leader and Student Organization. This year’s Outstanding Event award went to the Spring Immigration Panel sponsored by HOLA-Enlaces. The panel, which took place March 12, 2014, focused on educating the Luther and Decorah community on the current challenges facing immigrants in the United States. Finalists for this award included the Ethnic
Arts Festival sponsored by the Diversity Center and Happiness Week sponsored by Student Senate. The category for Outstanding Service Project was awarded to HOLA-Enlaces’ volunteering at English as a second language (ESL) classes for immigrant students in Postville, Iowa. This project, initiated by Enlaces in 2012, is an ongoing effort in which the group sends volunteers two to three times each week to help tutor and translate in ESL and General Education Development classes in Postville offered through Northeast Iowa Community College. The Habitat for Humanity Santa Fe Build and Dance Marathon Penny Wars were also finalists for this category. L3 BANQUET, PAGE 4
RECOGNIZING LEADERSHIP. HOLA-Enlaces won the awards for Outstanding Event and Outstanding Service Project. Aaron Zauner / Photo Bureau