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LUTHER COLLEGE
“Let the chips fall where they may.”
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MARCH 13, 2014
Serving the Luther College community since 1884.
VOLUME 136, NO, 17
Student artwork stolen MATT HELM STAFF WRITER Student works of art on display in the Union Gallery and in the Center for Faith and Life have gone missing as a result of recent art thefts whose perpetrators are unknown. “This hasn’t happened for quite a while,” Art Gallery Coordinator David Kamm said. “The long history with art shows here is very good in terms of things not being disturbed, not being vandalized, not disappearing. To have two incidents within a few weeks of each other is disturbing. We don’t want it to be something that gets traction—we don’t want people to think it is okay.” Art major Dia LeFebvre (‘14) discovered that one of her paintings from her exhibition in the Union Gallery was missing last weekend. “People need to think about how much work goes into those paintings,” LeFebvre said. “That’s both my physical and intellectual property that they took. It’s like working on your senior paper and your hard drive crashes.” The painting was recovered behind Farwell face down in the snow. “The canvas was wet and the frame was warped,” LeFebvre said. “It structurally destroyed the painting. I built that frame, I stretched that canvas and I painted it. All of that work I put into it and to have somebody take it just because they can and STOLEN ART, PAGE 4
ART HEIST. Dia LeFebvre (‘14) displays her art piece, “Emily,” that was stolen from the Union Gallery. It has since been replaced. Photo courtesy of Dia LeFebvre
Sullivan named Paideia director Three cited for marijuana possession SPENCER HODGE STAFF WRITER
Assistant Professor of Library and Information Studies Rebecca Sullivan (‘84) has been appointed by the Dean as Paideia director for the next three years beginning next fall. Sullivan was first a Rebecca Sullivan (‘84) Paideia student when Spencer Hodge / Chips she attended Luther and then became a Paideia instructor later in 1986. She plans to use her familiarity with the Paideia program to head its effort toward liberal arts education. “Paideia had a big impact on me,” Sullivan said. “After I left Luther, in fact, I had gone into interdisciplinary studies. My first master’s degree was in American Studies, which was an interdisciplinary study of American culture. I just really think it’s an interesting way to study.” Sullivan believes students can develop critical thinking, effective writing and strong voice through Paideia.
“Paideia is a very distinctive first-year program, sort of a signature course here at Luther, and I think one of the secrets to that has been its continuity,” Sullivan said. “[Professor of History] Jackie Wilkie and the faculty have a very strong program in place. There will be no big changes coming just because I am the Paideia director. I think my job is to just stay the course.” The Paideia director traditionally has many duties. Sullivan will often be in consultation with the Paideia Planning Committee, which she has once been a part of herself. Together they will develop the future Paideia teaching staff with a focus on interdisciplinary instructors. With all academic departments represented, there are usually over 30 Paideia professors per semester, so it can take considerable effort to coordinate them all. Selected staff will then develop the curriculum for the next year’s Paideia courses, including the reading list, music selections and artworks. “It’s a lively part of the job when we all get in one room and talk about our approaches to teaching a text,” Sullivan said. “It’s a very collaborative kind of staff.” The director also meets with a governing board
“There will be no big changes coming just because I am the Paideia director.” - Rebecca Sullivan (‘84)
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BRITA MOORE NEWS EDITOR Three Luther students faced police actions because of marijuana-related charges over March 4-5. The cases are all separate from each other. The first incident occurred at 1:54 p.m. on March 4. According to the police report, Brett Bradford (‘17) was allegedly found with approximately 1.3 ounces of marijuana in his room in Brandt Hall after a narcotics search warrant. He was arrested and charged with Conspiracy to Deliver a Controlled Substance and Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp. Both charges are Class D felonies. The second occurred around 11 a.m. on March 5 in Dieseth Hall, according to the police report. The Decorah Police Department allegedly found marijuana and cited Jon Hagen (‘14) with possession of a controlled substance. The third was also March 5, around 3:40 p.m. Nicholas Brahs (‘17) was allegedly found to have marijuana and drug paraphernalia and cited with possession of a controlled substance, according to the police report. These three incidents were part of a larger group of marijuana-related arrests and citations around Decorah over the week of March 3-10 as a result of narcotics investigations. Out of five, Bradford, Hagen and Brahs were the only Luther students involved.