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Students discusss Gender-neutral housing: emergency alert Students host Live-In event miscommunication JACOB WAREHIME STAFF WRITER Luther students received an email regarding an assault that took place on campus on Oct. 8.

The email, sent out at 1:41 a.m., was incorrectly labeled “Armed Intruder on Campus.” The following day, students received a correction email apologizing for this mistake. However, students have found issue both with the mistake itself and the content of the emails.

McKenzie Carney (‘18) was awakened by the notification. Upon receiving the email, she and her roommates were confused and simply went back to bed, according to Carney. She wishes the notification had been sent closer to the time of the event.

“I would have been in a clearer mindset,” Carney said. “I would have been more concerned.”

Carney says she wasn’t as concerned as she could have been partly because of the time of day the email was received, but also in part because she took the time to read through the whole email.

“If you read the information in the first email you would have known that it wasn’t an armed intruder,” Carney said. “[The body of the email] said it was an assault.”

Although the subject line was incorrect, the information provided within the email was correct.

Mitchell Stenoien (‘17), like Carney, was also upset over the subject line of the email.

“Saying that there was an armed intruder, that’s just unprofessional,” Stenoien said. “That shouldn’t have been in the email.”

He also commented on the content of the email, which was sent out the following morning.

“Some of the recommendations [in the second email] were a little over the top,” Stenoin said. “Just say ‘be cautious’ and have people take their own meaning to that. Have Luther reinforce the idea of security on campus.”

Stenoien added that, misinformation aside, his real concern is the lasting effect the emails will have on campus.

“I’m worried not so much because it’s dangerous,” Stenoien said.

“It’s more so the fact that now people have a reason to be scared. Being cautious and being scared are two different things, and there’s a fine COMMUNICATION ERROR, PAGE 4

LIVING ON THE LAWN. (From left) Ashley Meyers (‘16), Claire Boeke (‘16) and Zora Hurst (‘17) and others camped out on Farwell Clearing in order to visibly demonstrate the need for gender-neutral housing.

Anna Jeide / Chips FRANCES STEVENSON STAFF WRITER Continuing the discussion about gender-neutral housing, Black Student Union (BSU) and Luther College Feminists (LC Fems) hosted the Gender Neutral Housing Live-In event on Farwell Clearing this past weekend, Oct. 24 –25, to express the need for action to the Board of Regents and Luther College administration.

About 12 tents were set up on Farwell Clearing where about 20 students spent the night camping out as a visual reminder of the need for gender-neutral housing on campus. This action followed the letter of intent sent to President Paula Carlson and the Board of Regents earlier this month.

BSU Vice President Zora Hurst (‘17) originally brought the idea for the event to BSU and LC Fems. The groups then decided to make it a larger event. The event was meant to serve as a visual reminder to the Board of Regents.

“The cause of the whole thing is that we have no

housing for gender non-conforming or trans students,” Leader of LC Fems Emma Cassabaum (‘16) said. “The direct action is meant to be a reminder to the Board of Regents as they meet this weekend that they need to discuss this issue and that it’s something that is a problem and it’s not going to go away.”

The organizations’ goals for the event were to get interim housing on campus for transgender and gender non-conforming students along with a concrete plan to move forward with permanent housing.

“For me the ultimate goal, which would mean that the [Board of Regents] are moving along with what we asked for, would be a plan set up for the interim,” Hurst said. “If they don’t establish interim housing then we know that they are not planning to follow through with it.”

The Board of Regents, along with the administrators who have been involved with this issue, such as Assistant Dean for Student Life and Director of Residence Life Kris Franzen, Carlson and Dean for Student Life and LIVE-IN EVENT, PAGE 4

Guest lecturer Richard Winter discusses rape culture JESSE ANDERSON STAFF WRITER

THE ERA OF SEXUAL FREEDOM. Winter discusses connections between sexuality, pornography and rape culture.

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Luther College Center for Ethics and Public Life hosted psychotherapist Richard Winter M.D. to deliver a series of lectures Oct. 21-22. Winter is a former member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (U.K.) and is professor of applied theology and director of the masters program in counseling at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis.

Winter gave a lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 21 titled “Surrendering our Freedom in an Age of Soma: Living on the Edge of Addiction” where he addressed some of the complexities surrounding addiction today in the context of Aldous Huxley’s “Brave

New World.”

In his second lecture, Winter presented “The Challenge of Sexual Freedom: Gender Equality and Rape Culture” on Thursday, Oct. 22.

This lecture focused on the issue of rape culture, the extent to which it is prevalent throughout the world and possible contributing factors.

“We wanted the perspective of a practicing psychotherapist to talk about issues of addiction and issues of sexuality, not just as something theoretical and abstract, but about how people’s lives are actually going,” Director of the Center for Ethics and Public Life Greg Jesson said.

Winter outlined features of rape culture in his lecture.

“We define rape culture as a culture

in which the victim tends to be blamed, where rape is trivialized by passing around videos of what has happened and laughing about them and where there is often police and college administration apathy and cover-up and a lack of prosecution,” Winter said.

The lecture listed a number of statistics about the extent to which this is a problem, as well as the lack of accurate statistics due to instances of sexual assault being underreported.

“Rape culture is more prevalent than people realize. It takes lectures like tonight’s to bring awareness so that we can take steps to deal with this issue,” Sexual Assault Advocate for the WINTER LECTURE, PAGE 4

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‘Impermanence of man’ lecturers visit classes Matija nikolic stAFF writer

Filmmaking and visual artist duo David and Hi-Jin Kang Hodge gave the 2015 Oen Fellows lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Recital Hall of the Center for Faith and Life. The lecture, which has the same title as their art piece “Impermanence: The Time of Man,” was also a part of the 2015-16 Religion Forum series and the Paideia Text and Issues Lecture series.

During the lecture, David and Hi-Jin Hodge explained what inspired their creation and led to their participation in an exhibit celebrating the work of the Dalai Lama. They recalled how they originally met nomad Tibetan monks making a sand mandala, a traditional Buddhist art that is ultimately destroyed at the end of

the process to release it back to nature.

“It was arresting because, us being artists saw people who make things, spend all that time and say, ‘OK, let’s burn it,’” David Hodge said.

“We were also struggling with impermanent things in our own lives at the time,” Hi-Jin Hodge said. “We thought, ‘Why don’t we interview other people about the topic of impermanence?’ It was a way of researching.”

Inspired by their interaction with the monks, the authors started developing “Impermanence: The Time of Man,” an art piece in the form of a video installation. The main theme is exploring the temporary nature of life. It is built upon 122 interviews with different people. These interviews were then cut into short videos that

are simultaneously displayed in a circle of 12 iPods.

Professor of Religion Gereon Kopf was glad to feature a lecture on impermanence.

“I feel like the whole idea [of impermanence] is very exciting since it confronts people with co-existential issues and sort of includes philosophical themes and innovative technology,” Kopf said. “I would like to see the whole exhibit myself. They talked about it, but I see exhibits as conversations of how people view it, so I could engage as a Buddhist philosopher and say that some people engage more positively while some take a critical approach.”

Jedidiah Nixon (‘17) found connections to the lecture in unique places.

“The lecture reminded me of a place in the book ‘Gulliver’s

Travels’ by Jonathan Swift, where after living for a certain amount of time people were declared dead even though they were still alive so that they wouldn’t be locking up resources, in order to make the change easier to happen in the society,” Nixon said.

“The idea of the world without impermanence could be jarring.”

Ashley Myers (‘16) expressed similar sentiments.

“Usually when I think of permanence, I think of stillness.

And how boring is that,” Myers said.

The Hodges also visited several classes at Luther, including Professor of Art Richard Merritt’s ART 306: Intermedia Arts, Assosiate Professor of Art Benjamin Moore’s ART 408: 2D Workshop and Associate Professor of Communication Studies Thomas Johnson’s

COMS 258: Concepts of Media Production.

Concepts of Media Production student Christian Erazo-Alvarez (‘17) points out that the most important aspects of their visit to the class were filmmaking techniques and seeking inspiration through international environment.

“They shared their expertise on shooting documentaries and the one focus they really had during the whole conversation was lighting and how it can affect any type of film,” ErazoAlvarez said. “Whatever one is trying to capture on the camera, it’s all about lighting.

Emotions, thinking process and even foreshadowing can be portrayed through different lighting, because it controls the environment and that’s what the Hodges specialized in.”

Erazo-Alvarez enjoyed the myriad influences seen in the pair’s work.

“I personally find it interesting how they work for five months every year in San Francisco, and for five months they work in Stockholm, Sweden, because David is an American and Hi-Jin is from Sweden,” Erazo-Alvarez said. “We were definitely able to see diverse influences in their work due to this multi-cultural aspect.”

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FaMily duo. Filmmaker and artist duo Hi-Jin and david Hodge visit a luther class.

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in the previous issue, Chips printed information that all students enrolled in the dance 101 and 130 coursescouldreceivecredit for a physical education skills course. the registrar’s office clarified that only students who entered luther under the 2015-16 course catalog can receive Pe skills course credit for the dance 101 and 130 courses. we apologize for the misinformation. in the otte exhibit story in the oct. 22 issue of Chips, the main photo is of daniel otte and darrell Henning. siblings elsa and Paul graduated from luther in 1962. daniel transferred to the University of Michigan after one year at luther and did not get a minor in Art. However, elsa and Paul both had minors in art from luther college. they all had orville running as an instructor.

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Music deptartment faces student piano accompanist shortage ElySE GRotHauS stAFF writer The Luther College music department is struggling to find enough piano players who can fulfill the role of a student accompanist. At the present time, there aren’t as many incoming pianists with the needed skill level to accompany, creating issues within the music department.

Student accompanist Luigi Enriquez (‘17) emphasized the need for pianists in the music department after many piano majors and accompanists graduated last year.

“We definitely need more people,” Enriquez said. “We lost a lot of people, and we would love to have more people playing piano.”

Luther Music Department Head and College Organist Gregory Peterson (‘83) explained the vital role of a student accompanist for vocal or instrumental musicians.

“We talk about a pianist being an accompanist, but we actually talk more about a pianist being a collaborative musician with an instrumentalist or a singer,” Peterson said. “That role is crucial. There is a part for the pianist and a part for the vocalist or instrumentalist, so it’s a partnership really.”

Student accompanists can either get a job through work-study to be a pianist in vocal studio seminars or they can contract individually with students who need a piano player at their personal music lessons. This year, however, the shortage of student accompanists is leaving students struggling to find an accompanist for their lessons in addition to some professors going without pianists at their vocal seminars.

Kate Gerike (‘16) is a sought after student accompanist and, with the shortage, she is approached daily about jobs.

“I probably get three people a day who come up to me asking if I can accompany for them,” Gerike said.

“However, being a student accompanist is a lot of work, and it is impossible for students to take on the amount of musicians who need them.”

One way that the music department is trying to help the problem this year is by taking the extra work-study money that isn’t being utilized by the students and using it to pay a couple of outside pianists. However, this is only a short-term fix. Looking into the future, the music department is hoping to find a way to meet the needs of the 450 vocal students, not to mention instrumental students, who need a collaborative musician.

“It is certainly a serious problem, and we take it seriously,” Peterson said.

“Given the size of our music department, we would love to have more students taking piano lessons, and more students being able to work as collaborative pianists. We are willing to help train people

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life outside luther No shutdown, no default: Obama backs deal Congressional leaders and the White House united Tuesday behind an ambitious budget and debt deal aimed at restoring some order to Capitol Hill, ending the threat of government shutdowns and defaults until after a new president takes office. The outgoing Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner prepared to push the deal through on Wednesday as his last act before departing Congress at the end of the week.

More than 260 fatalities from Pakistan earthquake A massive earthquake struck remote and impoverished regions of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 263 people as it shook buildings across South Asia and knocked out power and communications in already-isolated areas.

The 7.5-magnitude quake occured deep beneath the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan’s sparsely populated Badakhshan province, which borders Pakistan, Tajikistan and China, the U.S. Geological Survey said. In the Afghan capital of Kabul, buildings shook for up to 45 seconds; walls cracked and cars rolled in the streets.

tHE accoMPaniSt iS in. shayla de Jong (‘16) practices as a collaborative artist. Elyse Grothaus / Chips in that regard, and we would also love to have a staff equivalency position. Those are all things that we will not only wish for, but we will keep working at.”

Student accompanist Shayla De Jong (‘16) reacted positively to the idea of having a pianist on staff whose only job would be to accompany students and be the collaborative pianist in seminars.

“I really do think that if we could manage it, maybe hiring a new faculty member or even just a part-time faculty member would be really helpful to the rest of the department,” De Jong said.

Anyone interested in becoming a student accompanist should contact Professor of Music Jessica Paul about getting on the official list of student accompanists.

Bacon, meats linked to cancer Bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts are under fire; the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Monday that processed meats raise the risk of colon and stomach cancer, noting that red meat is probably harmful as well. Cancer experts are welcoming the most comprehensive pronouncement yet on the relation between meat-eating lifestyles and cancer.

The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, analyzed decades of research, putting processed meats in the same danger category as smoking or asbestos for the first time.

Israel’s proposal for Jerusalem Palestinians An Israeli proposal could potentially strip tens of thousands of Palestinians in Jerusalem of their residency rights. The targeted Arab neighborhoods are those that were dumped outside Israel’s separation barrier a decade ago, even though they are within the city’s boundaries. The government’s review of the status of these neighborhoods illustrates the fragile position of Palestinians in a city where they have long suffered discrimination. With few exceptions, Jerusalem’s Palestinians are not considered Israeli citizens and instead hold residency status that can be revoked.

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Winter lectures on rape culture

QUESTION AND ANSWER. Professor of English Lise Kildegaard engages with Winter’s claims regarding pornography and rape culture .

Jesse Anderson / Chips WINTER LECTURE, PAGE 1 Riverview Center Jessica Rupp said.

Winter discussed the difficulty in getting real and accurate statistics on this problem.

Rupp echoed his concerns.

According to Rupp, 70% of sexual assault cases are not reported to the police, causing the official reports to be much lower than the real numbers.

After discussing the scope of the problem, Winter moved on to its possible causes.

Winter outlined six factors that he believes contribute to rape culture. According to Winter, these include: “different beliefs about men, women and rape, sexual freedom— the ‘anything goes’—culture, porn culture, hook-up culture and campus culture.”

Winter explained each of these claimed causes, but “porn culture” was discussed in depth. Winter discussed the draw to and potential for addiction to pornography.

“Fantasy is easier than reality,” Winter said. “Real relationships are difficult …

Today’s is a world of no boundaries of ‘50 Shades of Grey.’”

Winter linked aggressive themes in pornography to promotion of rape culture. According to Winter, a majority of pornographic material includes scenes of physical and verbal aggression.

“These men [who consume pornography] become more accepting of violence against women,” Winter said.

Some students and faculty disagreed with this direct association between porn culture and violence against women in the discussion following the lecture.

Despite disagreements about particular causes, many in attendance at the lecture agreed that rape culture is a real issue that should be addressed.

“Sexual assault impacts both men and women,” Ellen Larsen (‘17) said. “It can destroy lives; this doesn’t have to be an uncomfortable conversation. I think we can prevent a lot of pain by talking about these issues more.”

Daniel Ray attended the lecture and shared his reaction to the statistics and lack of appropriate response to rape culture on college campuses.

“If the stats are accurate about the degree to which rape isn’t considered seriously by college administrators [nationwide], we need to rethink the measures we have in place to prevent this serious harm,” Daniel Ray (‘16) said.

BSU and LC Fems take to the lawn LIVE-IN EVENT, PAGE 1 Vice President Corey Landstrom have moved forward with the proposal as if it were the first time it was proposed.

According to Hurst, genderneutral housing was first proposed in 2013 and brought to the Board of Regents, where it disappeared.

Both Hurst and Cassabum stress that the Live-In event is not to serve as a punishment but rather a reminder of the necessity of action.

“The protest isn’t to punish anybody,” Hurst said. “It’s not meant to make the school look bad.

We’re not commenting on anybody.

If it was supposed to be convenient, there wouldn’t be any reason for us to do it.”

Carlson has expressed her support for the gender-neutral housing proposal and is committed to meeting all students’ needs as she works with Student Senate and Student Life to move forward with the proposal.

“At Luther, we are committed to meeting the needs of our increasingly diverse student body,” Carlson said. “In the past few years, Luther has provided more housing options for students. We will

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continue to work with individual students to meet their needs, and we will continue to engage with student leaders in their work with the Senate and other student organizations on any additional proposals and possibilities they may develop.”

Creating changes in housing opportunities is complicated and takes time, but there is value in appreciating small victories, according to Cassabaum.

“Despite demanding the big changes that need to happen, I will still celebrate the small things,” Cassabum said. “Like [Carlson’s]

public response and the relabeling of single use bathrooms to the gender neutral term: restrooms.”

COOKING OUT ON THE LAWN. Demonstrators share a meal during the Live-In. Anna Jeide / Chips

Emergency alert miscommuncated COMMUNICATION ERROR, PAGE 1 line between them.”

Stenoien feels that the safety recommendations found in the emails caused unnecessary concern.

“You’ve got to walk that line really well,” Stenoien said. “There’s no reason to make people scared. It’s just dumb that the whole email thing gave people a reason to freak out.”

According to Vice President and Dean for Student Life Corey Landstrom the safety recommendations found in the email are based off of resources specifically designed to prevent sexual assault such as RAINN, the Rape Abuse Incest National Network. Landstrom pointed out that the concerns raised by students regarding the emails have not gone unnoticed.

“This concern was discussed and considered at a recent Campus Life Committee meeting,” Landstrom said.

“The concerns were discussed and the committee members affirmed the importance of focusing on preventive steps individuals can take while at the same time recognizing additional information related to campus resources for survivors and others affected by such incidents would be helpful to include in future notices.”

Regardless of controversy surrounding the emails, students have taken action in response to the assault. Members of Zeta Tau Psi announced last week that they will be implementing a campus-wide “buddy system.” Through this program, the fraternity will provide one of their members as an escort to any student who feels the need to be accompanied by someone.

Zeta Tau Psi member Jacob Schwartz (‘18) came up with the concept for the program but wasn’t as put off by the email error.

“I immediately expected that [the subject line] was an incorrect statement,” Schwartz said. “We would have been notified when it happened if it was an armed attack. They wouldn’t have put

everyone in harm’s way by waiting so long.”

It was the emails, however, that inspired him to come up with the idea for a campus-wide buddy system. “[The morning] after we got the text, I reread it and immediately sent to [Zeta Tau Psi’s] group chat, ‘If we want to make ourselves better people, we need to make this campus a better place. We need to do this,’” Schwartz said.

Schwartz also added that the fraternity is currently trying to team up with the Decorah Police department to learn more about protocol regarding sexual assaults.

They hope to learn the boundaries of selfdefense as it pertains to other students and the extent by which they themselves can get involved.

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Ballroom/Swing

dances with the stars PREPARE TO DANCE (From right) Assistant Professor of Music Andrew Last (‘97) and partner Sara Ranscht (‘16) begin their dance with a simle. Annie Goodroad / Photo Bureau SAMANTHA EA STAFF WRITER Co-sponsor of Flamingo Ball 2015 Luther College Ballroom/Swing announced a spring event in the making at this year’s dance. The first ever Dancing with the Stars: Luther Edition features collaborations between faculty and Ballroom/Swing members. The event will take place Saturday, April 23.

There will be four couples in the competition, with pairings including: Assistant Professor of Music Andrew Last (‘97) with Sara Ranscht (‘16), Assistant Professor of Music Jennaya Robison (‘96) with Cody Arndtson (‘17), Classics Instructor Anne Bulliung with Ehren Kluge (‘16) and Assistant Professor of Psychology Justin Sprung with Elizabeth Hurley (‘16).

Robison, Last and Sprung were all present at Flamingo Ball with their student coaches and all performed, giving a preview of what the event will look like in April.

Sprung reflects on what it was like performing at Flamingo Ball.

“It was fun,” Sprung said. “I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I was a little nervous because we only had a few practices before that, but it was cool. I had an audience, so it was nice to get out there in front of the audience.

It made me excited for the event in April and makes me practice and study a little more to improve myself because I did get a glimpse of my competition, who were doing very well.”

President of Ballroom/Swing club and Last’s student coach and partner Ranscht can attest to the excitement of the Flamingo Ball performance.

“I think that students took notice when they saw the professors dancing right off the bat,” Ranscht said. “I heard whispering starting to spread throughout the crowd. And the professors were nervous about being seen for the first time. But I was really happy with the way we were received.”

With practice currently at once a week for about 45 minutes to an hour, both professors and student coaches are focusing on the basics to help ensure success and growth throughout the year.

Arndtson is working with his fellow coaches to prepare dance routines in a variety of styles.

“Right now, we’re just instilling the basics of each of the dances so each couple has two dances that they are doing specifically,” Arndtson said. “We teach the lead and the follow parts, which is hard for some of us because we haven’t danced those parts before.”

Arndston finds himself learning a lot from the entire process of teaching the faculty the basics.

“It has been a really great experience for us four student coaches so far, because we really truly have to focus back on the basics for our professionals,” Arndtson said. “It helps us in the long term to go back and work on those specific small basic things that seem so insignificant but are really important.”

With the excitement for the event, there are also some nerves with the lack of experience “the stars” have in practices, according to Arndston.

“Some days it’s lots of fun, and some days it’s really frustrating,” Last said. “I think I’ve had three or four lessons now, and some days I leave there and I feel a huge sense of accomplishment, and that this could be a really fun thing. Then there was last week, and I felt I like I couldn’t get anything, and the footwork was just not sinking in my head and so I left, pretty darn frustrated.”

Ballroom/Swing hopes that by having professors be involved in the event, other students, faculty and community members will take notice, attend and support the event.

“Professor involvement really interests students a lot,” Ranscht said. “Students love to see their professors interacting with students and doing things students do, so I think we knew that the student population would be excited about this. We also want to get the community involved and to expand the knowledge of what our club does and what we’re doing here.”

Along with the four professors, other members of Ballroom/Swing will be involved at the April event and be able to showcase their dance skills.

“We’re hoping that they will put together showcases to go in-between professor acts, to give [professors] a break and let them change, and kind of mix it up a bit,” Ranscht said. “We’d like to have maybe a couple do a showcase at a time, and for them to also get involved in group dances.”

Along with the members of Ballroom/ Swing, the professors are also excited for the exposure the club event will provide.

“Come support us and cheer us on,” Last said. “I think that will be the thing that makes it the most nonthreatening, if people are there cheering you on, rather than feeling you’re isolated out there.”

Sprung’s confidence is already off the charts and is sure to grow as the event approaches and lessons continue.

“I have been referred to as the Patrick Swayze of the psychology department,” Sprung said.

“When I perform, you’re sure to have the time of your life.”

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SHOWCASING HER SKILLS (From right) Assistant Professor of Music Jennaya Robison (‘96) and partner Cody Arndston (‘17) rehearse their steps at Flamingo Ball.

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BRanDt RestRooM DeDiCation. Moeller reads his speech before the toilet paper ribbon cutting ceremony.

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outhouse DeDiCation. on oct. 31, 1921, the outhouse was dedicated to the dean of Men, Brynjolf Hovde.

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The john dedicated to John: Brandt, first floor, east wing katie nelson news editor

“First, I want to thank my parents for naming me John, and I want to thank John Harrington for inventing the first flushing toilet in Great Britain in the 1590s.”

These were the opening words of Professor of Political Science

John Moeller’s speech on Oct. 20, at a ceremony hosted by the male residents of Brandt Hall, first floor, east wing (B1E) held to dedicate their restroom in his name.

The events that led to the dedication ceremony in honor of Moeller all started when the boys heard a unique piece of history about Luther College. They were

inspired by the dedication of an outhouse to Dean of Men Brynjolf Hovde held almost 94 years earlier, on Oct. 31, 1921. The floor’s bathroom committee decided to plan a similar event in honor of Moeller.

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committee chairman Alex Aakre (‘19) said. “They dedicated an outhouse to a Dean of some sort, but we got the idea of naming it after a professor and we were talking about professors that we liked. John Moeller came up a few times, so we’re like, ‘Let’s name it after him.’”

The Brandt residents invited Moeller to the event, uncertain of how he would react to the unusual dedication.

“We weren’t sure, so we’re really glad that turned out well,” Aakre said.

“We didn’t want to insult him or anything, so we were a little cautious, but he’s a really great guy with a sense of humor, so he liked it.”

Moeller gave a prepared speech for the occasion before cutting the toilet paper ribbon on the bathroom.

“I implore you to treat this john well,” Moeller said. “Remember your allegiance to those who preceded you, and those who will follow you, and most important, never ever leave an empty roll of toilet paper in the stall. God bless America and God bless this

bathroom.”

To close the ceremony, a band played a fanfare composed by Zane Kittleson (‘19). Although they could not find the sheet music for the cantana from the original event, titled “Morning, Noon and Night at Luther” by Gummar Malmin (‘23), the band made do with a new song.

“I got my inspiration from some other fanfares I listened to,” Kittleson said.

“The name of it is ‘Fanfare for Some John.’”

Moeller found the humor in the event through his own college memories.

“When they said, ‘Would you do this?’…I said, ‘Sure, what the heck.’ Then I got to thinking about it later and I thought, ‘Well you know, I can see college students doing something like this.’ I did something probably equally stupid, but I don’t think we contacted a faculty member to see if they would speak.”

The bathroom committee decorated the bathroom extensively for the event, filling it with dollar store goods.

“We wanted it to send an artistic message,” Aakre said. “Something like chic-cheap.”

“i implore you to treat this john well. remember your allegiance to those who preceded you, and those who will follow you, and most important, never ever leave an empty roll of toilet paper in the stall.

God bless America, and God bless this bathroom.”

- John Moeller

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nortons publish memoir

athlete to authoR. terry norton and chris norton (‘15) sign copies of their book in the book shop during Homecoming. elizaBeth stay stAFF writer Over Homecoming weekend, lines filled the Luther Book Shop as people were eager to get books signed. Chris Norton (‘15) and his father Terry Norton were signing copies of a book they recently co-authored; “The Power of Faith When Tragedy Strikes: A Father-Son Memoir.”

In Oct. 2010, Norton fractured his C3-C4 vertebrae during a kickoff return of a football game.

Norton initially woke up from surgery without being able to move anything below his neck. 4 ½ years later, he was able to walk across the stage at his graduation with assistance.

“I always wanted to share my story on a larger scale,” Chris Norton said. “People find hope and inspiration from it, so writing a book was something I really wanted to do but didn’t know where to start.”

According to Chris Norton, author Christy Hayes had heard about his story and read posts on his dad’s CaringBridge page, and felt compelled to help in the making of the book.

“She felt everyone needed to hear/read this story of faith and hope,” Chris Norton said.

Hayes volunteered for over a year to help Chris Norton and his father Terry Norton coauthor the book, according to Chris Norton.

“We had an extensive seven day interview process where she asked my dad and I about a million questions,” Chris Norton said. “The answers were recorded and dictated on a document where Christy took the material and put it in a ‘story’ format.”

According to Chris Norton, Hayes would send him and his father one chapter at a time to look over, make corrections and add in missing pieces.

“We spent a lot of time looking at how we wanted things worded in order to be accurate and to keep it authentic,” Terry Norton said.

Chris Norton’s fiance Emily Summers assisted in the writing process by reading over

the chapters and giving input on what could be added or changed.

“Chris, his dad and Christy put in so many hours bringing Chris’ story to life,” Summers said. “It was pretty incredible holding the book for the first time after seeing all of the work that they put into the book.”

The book is written in alternating chapters between Chris and Terry Norton.

“We wanted to convey the power of faith, family and friends,” Terry Norton said. “Your responses to your challenges in life are what determine your ultimate outcome. You cannot let adversity in your life define you, but rather inspire you.”

Chris Norton had a similar message that he wanted to convey.

“I’m just an average guy from small-

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town Iowa,” Chris Norton said. “But with perseverance, hard work and faith you can accomplish big things and get through difficult times. You should never give up, no matter the odds.”

Chris Norton believes his book will help other people going through their own struggles.

“I believe that this book will change, and already has changed, so many people’s lives,” Summers said. “We all face things in life that are difficult, and that’s why this book is so relatable and life changing for everyone.”

Chris and Terry Norton both have noticed changes that have occurred in their own lives since writing the book.

“I’m even more appreciative of the support I have gotten from family, friends and others,” Chris Norton said. “I learned a great deal about

the challenges my family faced when I was first injured by reading my dad’s chapters.”

The memoir revealed the separate struggles of Chris and Terry Norton.

“I believe we both have a better understanding for what the other went through,” Terry Norton said. “It has been a real ‘window’ into our lives.”

Chris Norton recommends his book to anyone who needs to be uplifted.

“We hope people will read it and take something away from it that will help them face the challenges in their lives,” Terry Norton said.

Chris Norton says he is a “proud Luther alumni.”

“Thanks to the Luther community for always supporting and believing in me,” Chris Norton said. “Go Norse!”

suppoRteD By fRienDs. chris norton (‘15) stands with two teammates in 2011.

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Community college Dorian fest ELysE grothaus StaFF Writer Luther College welcomes a variety of musical guests to campus for Dorian Festivals every year.

On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the second annual Dorian Community College Choral Festival took place.

Community college choirs from Iowa and Minnesota came to Luther for a day of music and learning. In total, there were 115 guest students, an increase from the 21 students who attended last year.

The Community College Festival is similar to other choral Dorian events that Luther College hosts, but on a smaller scale and without an overnight stay.

Dorian Music Coordinator Jim Buzza sees this as an important opportunity to welcome and connect with an audience of community colleges.

“The overall philosophy is the same as the other Dorian events,” Buzza said. “I won’t pretend that this is not a recruiting event. But, having said that, if it’s not a good musical event first, it’s not worth coming and nobody will ever come back.”

LEarning in Workshop. assistant Professor of Music Jennaya robison (‘96) uses kinesthetic gesture as a tool during her workshop with one of the Dorian choirs.

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The day’s schedule consisted of mass choir rehearsals with Director of Choral Activites and Professor of Music Allen Hightower and Assistant Professor of Music Jennaya Robison (‘96), a vocal master class with Professors of Music Edwin Andereck and Jessica Paul, performances by two of the guest community college choirs, side-byside rehearsal with the Luther College Collegiate Chorale and the opportunity to attend a Nordic Choir rehearsal.

Allison Scott from North Iowa Area Community College was one of the guests at the event. This was not her first time visiting Luther, but she enjoyed coming to this event as a way to see the college again and have a positive musical experience.

“My experience this time was amazing, being able to sing with Collegiate Chorale and watching the Nordic Choir was awesome,” Scott said. “Knowing that they love music as much as I do and they are in choir because they want to be is wonderful. I gained a lot of knowledge about singing that day. My favorite part was definitely listening to the Nordic Choir! So amazing!”

Buzza hopes that this event will continue to grow and expand in the future. After all, this is only the second year that the event has been held. Their future plans will depend on who attends the event, as well as what the visiting directors want their choirs to get out of the experience.

“I’m hopeful that the word will spread among the guest directors,” Buzza said. “I don’t know how big it could get. If it gets big, that will be a nice problem to deal with. At the very least, we have given them a good musical experience and we have at least put the words ‘Luther College’ in their vocabulary.”

Hello…it’s me.

Adele to return with ‘25’ Emma Cassabaum Co-Station Manager After the release of Adele’s longawaited single this week, I wish I could reach through time to my sixteen-yearold self who cried over every track on “21” and say, “Hello from the other side.” It’s been nearly five years since the Grammy-winning powerhouse has graced us with an album, and three years since her Oscar-winning single for Skyfall. In short, it’s been far too long, but arguably worth the wait.

Fans worldwide seem to be in agreement; the numbers simply don’t

lie. When “Hello” dropped this week in single form, it instantly rose to the top of all charts. In addition, presales for “25” have shattered records, despite the fact its release date is still a month away. In 72 hours, the music video has accumulated over sixty million views (at least 1 million of which are mine alone). The video itself is a work of art, directed by Xavier Dolan and the first music video to ever be shot on IMAX lens.

The lyrics are trademark Adele: clean, simple and effective, yet utterly indebted to her vocal prowess. Adele’s belt is astonishing; a high chorus seeming to deliberately shut down any doubts about the singer’s vocal health

following surgery during her hiatus.

The production value of “Hello” is clearly just as high as the belted glory notes, exhibiting a skillful build and use of instrumentation that slowly tightens its grip on the listener.

As a straight-up superfan of Adele, I’m already gripped pretty tightly by this single and the album it’s leading.

Boasting songwriting collaboration from Elton John, Sia, Mark Ronson and Ryan Tedder, among others, “25” certainly has the right parentage.

After waiting on tenterhooks for the last four years, I think everyone is ready to welcome “25” into the world. If “Hello” is indicative of what’s to come from “25,” Adele is in for

Photo courtesy of www. adele.com another Grammy’s sweep, and we’re in for another emotionally crippling listening season.

For the best in new independent music, tune in to KWLC radio Monday through Friday from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. KWLC can be found at 1240aM on the radio dial or online at kwlc.luther.edu.

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In defense of freedom of the press in student newspapers Editorial As a Chips staff, we do our best to stay informed about news in our community and beyond the Luther bubble. Recently, we came across a piece of news that we find both troubling and incredibly relevant to our work as student journalists.

The student newspaper of Wesleyan University, The Wesleyan Argus, has come under scrutiny for an opinion piece that was published on Sept. 14, 2015.

Newspaper staff writer Bryan Stascavage, a 30 year-old Iraq war veteran and Wesleyan student wrote an opinion piece critiquing the Black Lives Matter movement.

Stascavage suggested that the movement encourages violence against police and questioned whether the movement has true potential to create change.

As a response to Stascavage’s opinion piece, a group of Wesleyan students are criticising The Wesleyan Argus for excluding the voices of black students on campus and for not fairly representing the issues that people of color face. This group of students drafted a petition to the Wesleyan Student Assembly asking them to cut the funding for The Wesleyan Argus because “the paper has historically failed to be an inclusive representation of the voices of the student body,” according to the petition. “Most specifically it neglects to provide a safe space for the voices of students of color and we are doubtful that it will in the future.”

The petition also calls for a boycott of the paper and a reallocation of funds until certain demands are met by the paper, including “commitment to work study/ course credit positions, social justice/ diversity training once a semester for all publications, monthly report on allocation of funds and leadership,” among other demands, according to the petition.

Earlier in October, the Wesleyan Student Assembly passed a resolution to

restructure how funding is distributed to the Argus, claiming that the purpose of the resolution is to “reduce paper waste” by printing the Argus less frequently.

Funding for the paper has been reduced by 50 percent.

There are several issues in this controversy that alarm us as student journalists.

First, the students of Wesleyan University are misinterpreting that Stascavage’s views represent the views of The Wesleyan Argus.

The difference between pieces published in the opinion section and pieces published in other sections continues to confuse readers everywhere, even at Luther College.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record (see disclaimer on page 10 of this paper) opinion pieces do not represent the beliefs of the newspaper, but are only the opinions held by the individual whose name is attached to the piece. It does not make a difference if Stascavage works for the newspaper.

When a staff member publishes an opinion piece, they are not acting as a representative of the newspaper but as an individual. He has an equal right to freedom of speech as does any other student at Wesleyan. An opinion piece critiquing the Black Lives Matter movement is just as valid of an opinion as a piece stating exactly opposing views.

It may be that Stascavage made some insensitive, racist claims in his opinion

pieces with no regard for the perspectives and realities of his fellow classmates. They too have the right to freedom of speech to respond to Stascavage’s opinion. We take issue with the fact that instead of exercising their freedom of speech in response, the students decided to attack the platform that exists for the purpose of providing a place for all voices to express their views.

When a student group conspires to control their media by defunding and demanding rights to control the newspaper, that is an infringement upon freedom of the press.

The petitioners of Wesleyan are directly interfering and infringing upon the right of The Wesleyan Argus to maintain their journalistic integrity. Students may have other reasons to claim that the Argus has not made room for the voices of students of color, but if they are basing that claim on this one opinion piece, they are in error. Stascavage’s views do not represent the paper.

Opinion sections are meant to be a forum where all members of a community have an equal voice.

At Chips, we do not selectively publish opinion pieces we agree with, because the opinion section does not belong to us.

The opinion section belongs to you, the community of Luther College, just as the opinion section of the Argus belongs to any person who decides to contribute.

Second, just as troubling as a student group intentionally undermining the

“What does it say about us if we are not willing to even listen to each other but instead stomp out each other’s rights to speak one’s mind?

When our political positions come at the cost of freedom of speech, a cornerstone of democracy, we all have cause for alarm.”

- Editorial staff of Chips

rights of the press, this controversy speaks to a larger issue. As a nation we have become so politically polarized that instead of engaging one another in conversation we choose to tune out voices that we don’t want to hear. It is disgusting that instead of engaging with the minority conservative voices on campus, the majority liberal voices at Wesleyan instead took action to manipulate the newspaper which could and should serve as a forum for dialogue. What does it say about us if we are not willing to even listen to each other but instead stomp out each other’s rights to speak one’s mind? When our political positions drive us to silence those we disagree with at the cost of jeapordizing freedom of speech, a cornerstone of democracy, we all have cause for alarm.

We are not defending the views that Stascavage expresses in his opinion piece. We are defending the right of an individual to express their opinions, however misguided those opinions may be. Most importantly, we defend the right of media to function independently of political persuasion.

As always, Chips encourages your opinions. We welcome opinions from students, staff, faculty, administrators and any other community members. If you take issue with something we publish, write a response. If you read an opinion piece which causes you to react, then write a response and begin a dialogue. It is our hope that our opinion section functions and will continue to function as a platform for all voices on this campus. However, never ask us to filter the section based on your own political views. By doing so you would be asking us to compromise our journalistic integrity and that would be a disservice to ourselves as reporters and to our readers. The Wesleyan Argus apologized for printing Stascavage’s opinion piece. We at Chips will never apologize for printing an opinion piece, and we hope you would not ask us to.

Student responds to Rape Culture lecture Letter to the Editor There are a few things I expect when attending a college-sponsored talk. For one, the speaker should be knowledgeable about the topic at hand, and a clear thesis should follow from the supporting evidence. The talk should not promote dangerous stereotypes and should be inviting to all students regardless of religion, race, class, gender or sexual orientation. This past Thursday, Richard Winter gave a talk titled “The Challenge of Sexual Freedom, Gender Equality and Rape Culture,” and it failed to meet my expectations on all counts. He demonstrated a lack of cultural sensitivity and knowledge of gender and sexual minorities while removing rape culture from any form of historical context.

Winter listed cultural beliefs about the difference between men and women as one of the root causes of rape culture. To illustrate this, he chose to reinforce the classic stereotypes including the violent and misogynistic Muslim who acts in the name of Allah, the warring African country and the women who become its casualties and the restrictive dress code and importance of virginity in India. To sensationalize the treatment of women in other countries without examining the context in which such conditions developed is unacceptable and misses the larger picture of a world shaped by colonial powers and exploitation.

To add insult to injury, there was little talk of gender roles and gender socialization within the U.S. Instead, the focus of the presentation became our culture of sexual freedom. A slide appeared. “Sexual Freedom” was written in large letters surrounded by smaller words including: hookup culture, gay, lesbian, transgender, bestiality and last but not least robot sex. For starters, trans* is a gender identity, not a sexual orientation, and thus can’t really contribute to a culture of sexual freedom. Second, by associating the Gender and Sexuality Minority community with sexual freedom, Winter ignores the varied and complex relationships that

exist and instead compares an entire community to acts such as bestiality and robot sex.

How does sexual freedom perpetuate rape culture?

Winter claims that hookup culture and rampant porn use teaches us that “sex is not about interacting and caring and love or respect,” but rather it is simply about selfgratification. In his eyes, we would be better only having sex with those we care about deeply. But is consent really so difficult that we must have a deep personal connection in order to stop us from violating another human being? What does that say about our culture and, more to the point, with men being the perpetrator in most cases of sexual violence, what does that say about our construction of masculinity? And why then does rape exist within marriages, families and lifelong partnerships? The issue is clearly not the form our relationships take but the power dynamics at play within them.

I would ask that the Center for Ethics and Public Life recognize that speakers they bring to campus have the potential to do harm to our community, and they should take greater care in selecting future candidates.

Claire Boeke (‘16)

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MANAGING EDITOR: CAMERON MEYFERTH

Think before you pink CAMERON MEYFERTH MANAGING EDITOR The United States is a very confusing country. For some reason, it seems like Americans really love breast cancer. We go to “Walk for the Cure” events, we watch football games with players wearing pink accessories, we wear pink football jerseys, we purchase products because a portion of the proceeds go to a charity supporting breast cancer research and even our porn sites support breast cancer research. We have an entire month devoted to the promotion of breast cancer awareness.

So, this all means that Americans are really concerned with the health and well-being of women, right?

Well, no, not really.

While all of the pink ribbons, apparel and equipment does serve to raise awareness of breast cancer, which is likely to increase the likelihood a woman will get tested (early detection is the best protection), many efforts to actually raise funds for research to find a cure for breast cancer are ineffective or flawed in some way.

First off, NFL merchandise in 50 shades of pink does not increase funding for breast cancer research as much as one might think. According to Business Insider in 2013, for every $100 of pink NFL merchandise sold, $12.50 goes to the NFL, who in turn gives $11.25 of that to the American Cancer Society. Then only 71.2 percent of that $11.25 actually goes toward breast cancer research. So only 8.01 percent of that $25.95 pink-trimmed Ravens cap (a whopping $2.08) goes toward research. But hey, at least now you have a cap that both shows how much you love breasts and affirms your masculinity.

Second, Susan G. Komen for the Cure doesn’t do very much to further breast cancer research. Much of their donations and revenue goes toward breast cancer “awareness” or administration costs, like the exorbitant

annual salary of $684,000 paid to founder and thenCEO Nancy Brinker after the Planned Parenthood controversy in January 2014 (a 64 percent increase when donations dropped and the foundation canceled half of their races). The foundation was quick to replace the CEO, but surely this type of salary hiking is indicative of a greater overall issue. Additionally, many of the corporations Susan G. Komen partners up with reap more benefits than the foundation does, with very little of the proceeds from products actually going toward research (similar story to the NFL merchandise). On top of that, many of the products sold with pink labels and Susan G. Komen’s trademarked ribbon contain carcinogens that can cause breast cancer (single-use plastic water bottles), were produced in plastics factories that increased risk for breast cancer in workers or they promote unhealthy lifestyles and obesity (pink buckets of KFC chicken), another factor in breast cancer risk.

OK, so maybe these major, highly publicized monetizations of breast cancer aren’t the best at increasing funding for breast cancer research, but that doesn’t mean the U.S. doesn’t care about women’s health, right?

Well, no, not really.

Not only are these efforts less than great, but it would also seem that America doesn’t really care at all about our women’s health and well-being. With dozens of politicians itching to defund Planned Parenthood based on false beliefs of their abortion practices and statistics, women’s health could potentially be at an all-time low soon, and that’s something to be embarrassed about.

So what’s the point of this column? I don’t know, maybe we should just be a little more conscientious about where we think our charitable donations and purchases are really going and be more observant of how the laws and policy of our country are reflective of our nation’s values.

“While all of the pink ribbons, apparel and equipment does serve to raise awareness of breast cancer, which is likely to increase the likelihood a woman will get tested…many efforts to actually raise funds for research to find a cure for breast cancer are ineffective or flawed in some way.”

- Cameron Meyferth (‘16)

Senate discusses housing A Sit-Down with Senate

It’s been a whirlwind of a year, and with the many conversations happening around campus on various topics, Luther’s Student Senate has committed itself to being something more this year.

In many meetings, we discussed our changing campus and how to best educate our fellow student body about these changes taking place because they do affect everyone, both in our community and those coming into it. Recently, Senate endorsed a statement of action addressing these changes.

This year we seek “…to affirm the liberating power of faith and learning, in accordance with the values of Luther College… to [work] collaboratively with the student body and the college

administration to effect meaningful change in the policies governing our campus life.” Though these changes may look different to a lot of people, we do seek to make a positive impact on our campus climate in order to promote inclusivity and the feeling of community that we pride ourselves on. We’re committed to making change and we hope that you are, too.

There’s been a lot of talk about the lack of trans* and gendernonconforming housing options here at Luther. While we lead the pack in residential equality when compared to our sister schools around the Midwest, there’s always room for improvement. With the rising rate of acceptance for our Gender and Sexual Minority brothers, sisters and everyone in between, the fact is our student body won’t look the same in 5-10 years. The prospects of these changes are exciting and yet troubling at the same time because we don’t have the proper resources

to support the changing times.

Our hope for change lies with our president, cabinet and the Board of Regents, and though many think there’s no conversation happening, there’s a ton. This lack of resources not only plagues our campus, but it’s also affecting higher education all around the country.

So what can we do? You may be asking yourself the exact same thing that we’ve been asking ourselves for months. As individual students, sometimes we feel that we’re yelling from the top of a soap box, but collectively, we have the power to make a difference. Let’s begin with education. Join Student Senate as we host a panel titled “What’s Next for Luther Housing?

Gender, Identity and a Growing Campus” on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Valders 206. We hope to see you there. Bring a friend, invite your professor and let’s make something happen. Together.

Jesus Lucero (‘16) Student Senate President

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Volleyball falls to Wartburg in fifth set Cody Arndston staff writer With a record of 25-5 overall and 4-2 in the IIAC, Luther College’s Volleyball team lost to rival Wartburg on Tuesday, Oct. 20, two sets to three (24-21, 12-25, 25-11, 13-25, 7-15), and looks forward to the conclusion of their season with a final game against Coe. The women of Luther’s volleyball team had a showdown with Wartburg that went the distance of five sets. The Norse won first and third sets but fell short to the Knights in the second, fourth and final fifth sets.

Luther did not come away with a victory, but Head Coach Danielle Lynch details that it was a difficult battle.

“Having those peaks and valleys was an emotional rollercoaster, so trying to find that happy medium was tough,” Lynch said. “I thought that showed in the fifth set, where you want to be that first team out of the gate and you want to get there fast. We were just a little hesitant and a little slow, so I think we were a little more afraid of making mistakes than to go in and be aggressive. And then we turned it on for a little bit, but when the fifth set only goes to 15 points, it is tough.”

Captain Lindsey Ryan (‘16) talked through the mindset going into the fifth set against Wartburg.

“Your body is exhausted, it is a mental game and I think we were prepared for that fifth set, but once they got up right away it took a hit on people’s confidence,” Ryan said.

Brandi Knupp (‘16) acknowledged the take away from the game.

“Something that we took from the game was we’re not going to dwell on that loss but more forward onto our next game and better our playing as a team,” Knupp said.

The mentality that Lynch brought into this year was focused on having a calm intensity in games and going out with the best team presence that they can have each and every game.

“Not only do we want to be better than the team we were last year, but being the best team every single time,” Lynch said. “Not just being OK with what we were before, but wanting to build into something greater than what we have done before.”

steve peterson sports eDitor Maggie Helms (‘16) set a Luther record this past week after being named to the IIAC Tennis All-Conference team in both singles and doubles. Four other tennis players were granted this honor this year, but Helms is the only player in Luther history to be named to both the singles and doubles All-Conference teams for four straight years.

Chips: How did you feel the

Huddle up. teammates talk between sets during their recent match against wartburg.

Ryan and Knupp talked about their experience with this year’s team comradery and how leading by example will continue to help move the team forward.

“We lead by example on and off the court,” Ryan said.

“That is our style, and we just hope that everyone catches on to that mentality.”

Both teammates agree that it is important everyone on the team understands this.

“We are all one team,” Knupp said. “It is not an individual sport, we are all important whether we are on the bench or on the court. We want everyone to feel included and a part of the team.”

With the season coming to a close, Lynch reflected on her experience as a coach.

“The overall feeling when I go home at night and think about practice whether it was good or bad, is that they are my team. They are my girls and I would not want any other group,” Lynch said. “I am part of something bigger than myself. These girls are working their tails off for me, the

fall tennis season went for you personally? For the team?

Helms: I think the fall season for the team went incredibly well. We were able to make a statement in the beginning of the season by beating four teams in a row 9-0. I think these four wins really gave us the confidence we needed that we typically lacked in the past.

Personally, I feel like I played my best tennis compared to my last three seasons at Luther. I played with a lot more

confidence and a “will to win” than I typically did in the past.

How did you feel when you found out you were named an all-conference athlete?

When I found out I made allconference I was obviously very excited. It’s a very rewarding feeling when you know your hard work is paying off in the end.

What are your plans for the offseason?

My plan for the offseason is to strengthen my shoulder.

I ended my season with tendinitis in my right shoulder that really affected me in the last conference tournament.

The entire team will be lifting and conditioning with the new strength training coach who has been very helpful so far.

What are you most looking forward to as you continue next spring?

I look forward to seeing how well our team can do and the success we will bring in the spring. Our spring season is usually pretty tough, but our team has done really well so far with overcoming adversity against teams.

I’m also looking forward to making the most out of my last year as a collegiate player!

Regarding tennis, what are your plans after graduation?

After I graduate I plan on taking a little break from tennis. Maybe in the future I will give private tennis lessons because I love

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program, for Luther, and it is so fun to see.”

As the team anticipates their last conference game of the season against Coe College on Wednesday, Oct. 28, coach Lynch says that the team is excited and ready for the challenge Coe has awaiting them.

“Coe has had some ups and downs, so hopefully we can take advantage of that,” Lynch said. “They have home court advantage, but we have been doing really well for away games and hopefully we can keep that up by bringing what we have to offer onto the court. You never know what is going to happen so you have to be prepared the most that you can.

That mental game of volleyball is killer, but we have the leadership that can set the tone for next week versus Coe.” After the Coe match, the team looks forward to playing in the conference tournament. All seeding and match information will not be determined until the season has concluded. Updates on this information, scores and schedules of Luther volleyball can be found on the IIAC Conference website or at luther.edu.

FoCused In. Helms looks to return in a match against Dubuque this season.

Megan Oliver / Photo Bureau teaching kids, but other than that I plan to take a nice break!

Any superstitions/rituals surrounding your game?

I never change the grip on my racket until after season.

Typically you should change your grip every week or two.

I’m afraid that if I change my grip I’ll play really bad! I also have to bounce the ball before I serve at least three times.

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SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE PETERSON

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Basketball teams begin prep for 2015-16 season

Weekly Standings Football

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

Dubuque Wartburg Loras Central Simpson Luther Coe Buena Vista

Recent Scores

Overall 5-2 6-1 4-3 4-3 3-4 3-4 2-5 1-6

Oct. 17 vs. Buena Vista, W 41-34 (OT) Oct. 24 vs. Wartburg, L 7-47

Upcoming Schedule

Oct. 31 @ Coe, 1:00 PM Nov. 7 vs. Loras, 12:00 PM

Women’s Soccer ZONED IN. Brenna Hafner (‘17) controls the ball in a drill during a recent practice.

SIDNEY LARSEN STAFF WRITER The Norse women’s and men’s basketball teams officially started the 2015-16 season on Thursday, Oct. 15 with practice and weightlifting.

With the beginning of this new season, the Norse feel that it is important to set objectives for themselves.

Women’s Head Coach Amanda Bailey said she is setting high goals for the Norse women this season.

“My goal for the 2015-16 team is to get my players to come to practice every day in the pursuit of excellence,” Bailey said.

“I want our practices to be intense, I want us to compete and I want us to be a family.”

The men’s overall goal, according to team member Hank Dickey (‘17), is to take the season one day at a time.

“Our team takes it day by day,” Dickey said. “We’re working on getting better every day.”

Both teams are looking to build on the foundations that they set during their seasons last year.

After coming off an appearance at the National Tournament, the Norse women felt that it was important to realize that they are a new team this year.

They are, however, looking to last year to see what made them successful and then building on that.

“Last season was amazing. We showed that with hard work, a common goal and a great group of young women, anything is possible,” Bailey said. “While it is easy to want to pick up right where you left off the season before, you have to remember what made you successful in the past. For us right now it is taking it one day at a time and doing the hard work now.”

While the men’s team felt comfortable with communication last season, they are looking at it as their greatest area for improvement in 2015-16, according to Dickey.

“We’re working on our communication a lot more,” Dickey said. “We didn’t have a lot of issues last year, but it’s something we could get better at, and we’re working on building from the ground up.”

Women’s and men’s basketball are focusing on different

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aspects of their game this season as far as offense and defense are concerned.

With an already strong offense, men’s player Kevin Stafford (‘18) sees defense as the component that could make or break the Norse men’s game.

“We’ve got a lot of great shooters on this team and we’re just trying to make sure everyone is there on defense,” Stafford said. “I feel like we’re really pinpointing that this year. We’ve gotta play defense to be the best team we can be.”

The women’s team, on the other hand, will focus on building up their offense with a confident defense as their base.

“While we will be playing with a similar style as last year, the fact that we have a different team this year will be the biggest change,” Bailey said. “We are still evaluating the strengths of our team and we will look to develop our offense around them.

Defensively, we will be as scrappy and gritty as last season.”

Chemistry is extremely vital to both the men and women’s teams this season.

According to Stafford, the men’s team has started the season with great chemistry.

“I think the chemistry is going to be there,” Stafford said. “We have a lot of new freshmen and a lot of strong returners, so we can help the freshmen out and learn things from the freshmen and strive to make the program better together.”

The women’s team is placing much of their focus on team building in order to develop chemistry, according to Bailey.

The women’s team hit it hard in preseason in order to ramp up their intensity for the actual season.

“We have done a great deal of team-building this fall with clinics, strengths finders and small group meetings. We feel that team chemistry is a crucial key to a team’s success,” Bailey said. “We look at team chemistry as more than just ‘liking’ each other. We are all unique but have the same mission, and that is what makes us Luther College women’s basketball.”

The Norse men will kick off this season’s gameplay by hosting St. Scholastica College for their first game on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. The Norse women follow two days later with a home game against UW-La Crosse at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

“We showed that with hard work, a common goal and a great group of young women, anything is possible.”

-Amanda Bailey

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

Wartburg Coe Luther Central Loras Dubuque Simpson Buena Vista

Overall 12-4-1 14-1-2 12-3-1 9-4-2 9-5-2 10-5-2 4-13 3-12

Recent Scores

Oct. 20 @ Macalester, L 0-1 Oct. 24 vs. Central, T 3-3 (2OT)

Upcoming Schedule

Oct. 31 @ IIAC Tournament - 1st Round Nov. 4 @ IIAC Tournament - Semi-Final

Men’s Soccer IIAC 6-0 5-1 4-1-1 3-2-1 3-3 1-5 1-5 0-6

Loras Coe Luther Simpson Wartburg Coe Central Buena Vista

Overall 11-4-1 11-4-1 10-4-3 8-8-2 10-6-1 5-11-1 4-12 5-11

Recent Scores

Oct. 21 @ UW-Oshkosh, W 1-0 Oct. 24 vs. Central, W 2-1

Upcoming Schedule

Oct. 31 @ IIAC Tournament - 1st Round

Swimming and Diving Loras Men Coe Men Luther Men Simpson Men Loras Women Coe Women Luther Women Simpson Women

IIAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Recent Scores

Oct. 17 vs. Alumni Meet

Upcoming Schedule

Oct. 31 @ UW- Whitewater

Volleyball

Wartburg Luther Loras Buena Vista Coe Dubuque Central Simpson

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

Overall 25-5 20-11 20-12 16-4 19-12 15-16 14-16 11-17

Upcoming Schedule

Oct. 28 @ Coe, 7:30 PM