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Facilities made renovations on both the tennis courts and football field over the summer.

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Facilities spent the summer renovating the football field and tennis courts in an effort to improve playability and safety.

Interim Dean for Equity and Inclusion Lisa Scott.

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KATRINA MEYER NEWS EDITOR Luther College renovated the tennis courts and football field to improve the safety and playability of both surfaces over the summer. Both projects were funded by donors.

Director of Facilities Services Jay Uthoff described the process of choosing which areas needed renovation.

“The master plan process had identified areas of concern that weren’t up to the standards of our

identified as an area of concern, a donor stepped forward to help.

Luther College announced the hire of Lisa Scott as Interim Dean for Institutional Equity and Inclusion in August.

Prior to joining Luther College, Scott served as the Vice President of Student Engagement and Success at Susquehanna University for four years.

Scott was also a part of a diversity infrastructure assessment at Luther three years ago. Scott said that she feels comfortable coming to Luther to engage in the task of leading this college in becoming a more inclusive and welcoming community.

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The new tennis courts are designed not to crack despite dramatic weather changes.

Photo Courtesy of Photo Bureau peers,” Uthoff said.

According to Uthoff, the tennis courts had numerous large cracks that were beginning to affect the team’s ability to play. After that was

Luther offers tenured faculty severance packages JONATHAN KUEHNER STAFF WRITER Luther administration is offering a severance package to 81 tenured faculty members in an effort to cut college costs and create a 13:1 student-faculty ratio.

A collection of campus officials and boards including Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Kevin Kraus, Vice President for Finance

and Administration Eric Runestad, the Board of Regents, two faculty committees, and a third party legal team, designed the package.To be eligible for this offer, faculty members must be tenured and have served a minimum of 15 years at Luther. If they choose to accept, these professors will resign from Luther at the end of the academic year.

Compensation for those faculty who accept this package will be an additional

payment equal to their annual salary at the end of this academic year. These professors will also be eligible to stay on Luther’s faculty health care plan for the next five years. In addition, the family members of professors who are currently receiving tuition benefits will continue to receive these benefits, as will family members who are current high school juniors and seniors planning to attend Luther.

Similar severance packages have been offered in Luther’s recent history — once in 2010 and again in 2014 — however, those offers also contained an age requirement in addition to requirements concerning tenure status and years of service.

The 81 tenured faculty have received the offer, but no one is required to accept it.

Runestad described the goals of the offer.

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Biology department starts pilot phage hunting class

Luther gives 15K grant to nonprofit for electricity facility study NATALIE NELSON STAFF WRITER

Yosbiel Garcia ('20) and Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Melissa Mefford analyze a petri dish .

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KARL NYCKLEMOE STAFF WRITER The biology department recently added a pilot laboratory-intensive class titled Phage Hunting.

This class is designed to provide students with experience in laboratory work.

The class emphasizes laboratory work over lecture, and students taking this class will learn what it means to be a scientist, according to Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Melissa Mefford.

“This course is different because it’s 90 percent lab,” Mefford said. “We don’t sit in a classroom.

Sisekelo Mabuza (‘19) in the process of phage hunting.

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We’re in the lab doing biology and experiencing being a scientist.”

The goal of the class is for students to isolate and identify their very own bacteriophage, or phage, which is a virus that specifically injects its DNA into bacteria. The phage then multiply inside the bacteria to the point of the bacteria bursting, which releases hundreds of new phage. For students, this hunt began the very first day of class.

“On the first day we actually went out to get some samples of soil,” Sisekelo Mabuza (‘19) said.

“I thought that was excellent to introduce a course that way” After acquiring their soil samples, the students began their work isolating a single type of phage from the bacteria within the soil. According to Mefford, the students have already faced some difficulties while conducting their research.

“Something I don’t think people understand about real science and being a scientist is that there is a lot of failure,” Mefford said. “Things go wrong.”

The issues that the students have faced range from contamination of samples to human error.

Lauren Resner (‘18) shared her experience with the challenges of the class.

“So far it’s frustrating,” Resner said. “I’m not used to the sciences, but it’s been fun to learn and to see others have successes.”

While this is the first year the class has been offered at Luther, the course has already been implemented in other colleges and universities across the country. Carthage College uses phage hunting as their first-year science course that all students majoring in the life sciences must take.

Another school that offers this type of course is Johns Hopkins, where Mefford had taught this course before. Luther has yet to decide if phage hunting will become a permanent part of the Biology major.

“I’m just piloting it,” Mefford said. “We’re giving it a go here at Luther College so that the biology department can utilize my knowledge and expertise to see how the course runs, and if it’s something they would be interested to put into the curriculum.”

Phage hunting is only being offered as a special topics course this year, leaving its future at Luther ambiguous.

As the biggest user of energy in Decorah, Luther recently contributed a $15 thousand grant to the local nonprofit Decorah Power. This grant will go toward a feasibility study regarding the possibility of a municipal electricity facility.

By contributing this grant and forming a partnership with Decorah Power, Luther is making an investment toward the institution’s carbon neutrality goal.

“We have a carbon neutrality goal we stated [to reach] at 2030,” Luther's Vice President for Finance and Administration Eric Runestad said. “We will get to 70 percent by 2020. We’re at just about 50 percent right now, and so we’ve got some work to do. As we think about how we might accomplish those goals, learning more about municipalization could be an option.”

Runestad also said that changes to the cost of electricity is a motivation for Luther to explore other options.

“Just for round numbers, the college’s electricity bill is around one million dollars a year and rates are going up next year about 13 percent,” Runestad said. “That’s a significant increase for us.”

Decorah is not the first community in Iowa to explore the idea of a municipal utility.

Over one hundred other communities in Iowa have transitioned to municipal electricity facilities. Director at Winneshiek Energy District and a member of the Board for Decorah Power Andy Johnson stated that there could be many benefits to follow in their footsteps. This includes keeping investments and decision-making processes local as well as supporting clean energy. Decorah Power was formed earlier this year for the purpose of running this feasibility study.

“It’s not a matter of left vs. right,” Johnson said. “There are really fundamental things that are good for the community and for all of us. Those things include clean environments.

We can transition to owning our energy systems, and this can be tremendously

important.”

Johnson continued to say that the biggest risk involved cost. If the feasibility study is successful, Decorah Power would need to buy out Alliance, the current investor-owned utility. The cost would be significant. The exact amount is unknown, but it is part of what the study will investigate.

“Decorah Power has made it clear that its first goal is to learn,” Johnson said. “There are a lot of questions still to answer.”

The grant was written for Decorah Power by community member Kristine Jepsen, who explained the implications of the transition to a municipal electric.

“The project is huge,” Jepsen said. “The proposed transition to a municipal electric would involve a lot of people and a lot of dedicated hours, and I think it’s smart to have an organization that is positioning itself to make it happen. It’s going to take that organizing effort to help the city transition.”

If the feasibility study proves that a municipal utility is possible, the city would be in charge of putting it to a vote and the Iowa Utilities Board would have to approve the transition. Jepsen said the transition would be long and involved, but that she has faith in the ability of Decorah Power. This transition will also involve Luther.

“The transition to municipal electric would mean that you need big customers, like Luther, to be on board and to be fully supportive of what they need to do to make that transition, because it’s not easy,” Jepsen said. “It takes a lot of time and is expensive to buy out existing infrastructure and to potentially transition it to what I think a lot of the founding members of Decorah Power envision: more sustainable energy.”

Runestad conceded that this was the first step of what would be a long project for Luther.

“I would call it kind of a long uphill climb,” Runestad said.

“But sometimes long uphill climbs are worth doing and we feel like this is one that we’d like to see through.”

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Dan Davis appointed as new Qualley Chair

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EMMA BUSCH STAFF WRITER Associate Professor of Classics Dan Davis was awarded the Orlando W. Qualley Chair of Classical Languages in August.

The Qualley Chair was the first endowed faculty chair established at Luther College and named in honor of Orlando W. “Pip” Qualley, a prominent Luther graduate and faculty member.

After graduating in 1918, Qualley began his six decadeslong career at Luther in the classics department. During this time, he also served as Luther’s first Dean, first Vice President, the Registrar, and the football and basketball coach before retiring in 1969. The O.W. Qualley Lounge in the Center for Faith and Life (CFL) is also named in his honor.

According to Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Kevin Kraus, endowed chairs are developed with the assistance of donations to Luther and enable faculty to enrich academic life.

“Friends of the college, family members, grateful students, or colleagues have given money to create endowments,” Kraus said.

“The money is used partly to pay the salary, but also to provide what we call programming money for the person holding the chair, that they get to use for travel, books, and for research.

It isn't the kind of thing that everybody has available to them.”

Holders of endowed faculty chairs are chosen by the Dean, the President, and senior faculty of the department with which the endowed chair is associated. Kraus says that Davis was chosen for his approach to his field of study.

“He's a really good professor, a strong teacher, and a great scholar,” Kraus said. “He is what he would call a nautical archaeologist, and one of his favorite things to do is study shipwrecks from ancient times and bring up artifacts that help us understand life during those time periods.”

Instructor in Classics Anne Bulliung says Davis is a worthy holder of the Qualley Chair because of the leadership he displays for his students.

“Dan is an obvious choice since he is an excellent language teacher of both Greek and Latin,” Bulliung said. “Professor Davis regularly takes part in archaeological expeditions in Greece and Turkey, often underwater. Since Davis arrived at Luther in 2011, he has taken dozens of students with him on these expeditions and taught them all he knows every step of the way.”

Davis credits his time in the Navy for directing him towards his field of study.

“I was in the Navy for several years as a diver,” Davis said.

“Right before I got out, I was about 24 years old and thinking about doing something with archaeology. I was forced to take part in an exercise in which we helped the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with an exploration of the Civil War ironclad, called The Monitor, off Cape Hatteras in North Carolina.”

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82/62 Robert Ballard and Associate Professor of Classics Dan Davis working together in the Black Sea .

Photo Courtesy of Dan Davis Davis said a conversation with those involved in the NOAA exploration piqued his interest in pursuing archaeology.

“I remember talking with some of the NOAA divers, who are professional archeologists, and asking them how I become an underwater archaeologist,” Davis said. “I had a diving background and was already interested in the ancient world. They said I should go to Texas A&M University, so after I got out [of the Navy] I ended up going there.”

Since then, Davis has done many explorations involving ancient shipwrecks.

According to Davis, he does not yet have a definitive plan for the money the Qualley Chair awarded him, but he hopes to use it to benefit Luther students.

“I'm thinking it will be to help fund student travel and organize archeological projects in Greece and potentially in the future, Israel,” Davis said. “I've just been invited to take part in an archeological expedition to Caesarea, which is this ancient site in Israel. I'm working with a couple other people, including some professors at [Vanderbilt University], and we are envisioning a field school now for undergraduates.”

Davis sees the Qualley Chair as a privilege as well as an opportunity and hopes to inspire students.

“If I can inject some excitement into students about the ancient world and why it matters today in a very technologically oriented 21st century, then I will have done my job,” Davis said.

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Associate Professor of Classics Dan Davis teaches at an archaeological expedition.

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Life Outside Luther UN Security Council Passes Sanctions on North Korea After North Korea's strongest and most recent nuclear test, the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to pass tougher sanctions, banning textile exports and capping crude oil imports. The U.S. wanted to pass tougher sanctions on North Korea, but ended up watering down their initial draft to ensure the support of China and Russia. The U.S. is still saying that North Korea has not passed the point of no return, but they stress the importance of tough sanctions.

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy allows Trump's travel ban to stand temporarily Justice Kennedy changed the lower court ruling prohibiting the ban, giving the Supreme Court more time to make a ruling. The Justice Department is not appealing the decision by the lower courts to let more family members in. The full court is expected to make a ruling soon.

California, Minnesota, Maryland, and Maine sue Trump over his actions towards DACA The attorneys general of the four states sued Donald Trump over his attempt to remove protections for children brought to the U.S. illegally. California relies heavily on immigrant labor, and is concerned with the economic consequences of Trump's actions. Nearly 800,000 young adults are currently covered by the DREAM Act that Obama instituted in 2012. The lawsuit is over the violation of constitutional protections for the Dreamers.

Trump considers adopting a more aggressive policy towards Iran Trump is considering adopting a policy of more aggressive responses to Iranian military actions in proxy conflicts in Iraq and Syria as well as their support of militant groups in the area. The idea was presented to Trump at a National Security Council meeting by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and national security advisor H. R. McMaster. Trump has yet to act on the proposal.

US Justice Department charges a Deutsche Bank trader with civil fraud The trader, Paul Mangione, is accused of misrepresenting information about loans regarding two mortgage-backed securities, which were then sold to investors.

The case is connected with conduct during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Patrick Smith, an attorney representing Mangione claims that the charges are unfair and unjust. He claims that there was no intention to mislead investors, and that Mangione acted like many other traders at the time.

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Facilities staff works on the summer renovations.

Will Heller ('16) Photo Bureau RENOVATIONS | PAGE 1 The football field was identified as an area of concern because Luther was the last school in the IIAC conference to not have an artificial turf field. Turf helps the safety and playability of the players. Several people stepped forward to help with that project, Uthoff explained.

According to Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach Adam Strand (‘04), all 12 tennis courts were remodeled using post tension concrete thanks to an anonymous donation of over a million dollars.

“Post tension concrete is a series of cables below the courts that are connected and pull, so as that first freeze comes and those courts start to freeze together and then thaw, those cables are going to keep it together more,” Strand said. “The science behind it is that we are not going to see these big cracks anymore. We may over time see some hairline cracks, but it is nothing that is going to impact the court surface or the ability to play.”

Student athletes are also very excited about the renovations over

the summer. According to team captain Brady Letney (‘18), the football team is looking forward to the opportunities that the new turf presents for the team.

“It’s a unique playing surface,” Letney said. “Other than Boise State, not many other schools have a blue turf. It brings a sense of excitement and pride. I also think that we are excited to be playing on turf because it is a safer environment. I feel like it enhances how we play.”

The tennis team is also excited with their new venue and the new feel that the renovations gave the courts, Anna Pearson (‘18) said.

“We have some lower fences in certain areas which is nice because it allows for more fans and spectators,” Pearson said. “It is a more welcoming environment for spectators, so we are hoping to get more fans out there which will be super fun. We love the courts and they are beautiful.”

The new football field was dedicated before Luther’s home opening football game against St. Olaf on Saturday, Sept. 9. The tennis courts will be dedicated in a ceremony before the alumni match on Saturday, Sept. 16.

SEVERANCE| PAGE 1 “When we spoke to the board of Regents, we gave them 25 as a ballpark figure that we were hoping for,” Runestad said.

This uncertainty is a source of some concern. If too few professors accept the offer, the budget will be unaffected. If too many accept, the college’s academic programs will suffer and potentially result in even lower enrollment. Weakened programs would have less appeal to prospective students.

“Professors are the folks that carry out a good deal of the mission: working with students,” Runestad said. “So stability is important.”

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As the Dean for Institutional Equity and Inclusion, Scott will be primarily working on a broad level at Luther. Her responsibilities will include staff training and infrastructure and faculty development. Staff training covers topics like developing cultural confidence, challenging the views different people have of the world, and noticing how experiences influence how one sees the world.

Making Luther a diverse institution is one of Scott’s goals.

According to Scott, Luther’s identity as a Lutheran, Norwegian school is a challenge for inclusion. While she acknowledges the value of those characteristics for the Luther community, she added that they become limiting when people who hold different identities are not included in the community. “When we meet those who are different than ourselves, our identity become stronger,” Scott said.

Scott added she is happy to be working with different members of the community where student organizations like Student Senate have an active role. She is passionate and motivated to take the lead on equity and inclusion at Luther.

Assistant Director of the Diversity Center Michelle Boike is looking forward to working with Scott.

“Scott will bring a more specific direction in the area of inclusion,” Boike said.

An example of this, Boike said, is getting the Luther community to come together, culturally.

“People want to be effective allies, but they do not know what to do or where to go,” Boike said.

She added that one of the initial steps is to interact with those who are different to you.

“Allyship is knowing our convictions, but still understanding others,” Boike said.

Colin Lane ('20) is happy that Luther is taking a step in the direction of diversity and inclusion. “The hiring of the Dean for Equity and Inclusion is something that Luther College needed and will be really beneficial,” Lane said.

Scott invites everyone to challenge what she calls the wrongful idea of “you get something I lose something” when dealing with inclusion.

For Scott, this limits and prevents people from taking active roles and makes a solid invitation to appreciate everybody.

“We all have a culture,” Scott said.

There is currently no plan to replace any faculty who choose to accept the offer.

While this package is unrelated to the Academic Planning Committee's proposed cuts last year, both stem from the same financial issues affecting Luther and similar colleges.

“This pressure on enrollment and this decline in enrollment for places like Luther is common,” Kraus said. “We want people to know it’s not that there is something wrong with Luther, it’s that the model is being stressed.”

If this measure does not have the desired effect, further consultation with academic departments will be conducted to discuss the next step.

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A&E EDITOR: LILY KIME

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leftmore: indie music in the evening air GRACE ONSRUD STAFF WRITER Denver-based singer-songwriter Leftmore gave a concert on Friday, Sept. 8. Leftmore connected with Luther students through his music and sense of humor during his concert in Bentdahl Commons.

Joe Ziegler, whose stage name is Leftmore, seemed comfortable in Bentdahl Commons’ intimate setting that he perfromed barefoot.

He interacted with the small audience of about 35 on a personal level during the performance.

Between songs, his banter with the audience and the stories he told about his life provided moments of humor.

Ziegler said he enjoys a genuine connection to his audience, citing it as one of the main goals in his music career. For this reason he enjoys small audiences like the one at Bentdahl Commons on Friday.

“There’s an intimacy which allows me to connect beyond the music and the performance aspect,” Ziegler said. “I enjoy when there is no fourth wall.”

Student Activities Council (SAC) Entertainment, formerly known as SAC Spotlight) Co-Chair Alex Shaw (‘19) explained how the leaders of SAC Entertainment want to bring performers who connect with their audience. Shaw saw Ziegler perform at another event in Decorah last year and immediately wanted to bring him to Luther’s campus.

“I hope that people who were at that house show [last year] and remember him and the people that saw him on Friday mesh together,” Shaw said.

Both Shaw and Ziegler detailed

Leftmore, the stage name of Joe Ziegler, performs outdoors in Bentdahl Commons. their aspirations for encouraging more independent musical collaboration within the student body at Luther. They also stated they hope bringing music to more people would inspire more musicians to take up the craft.

Though this event was Ziegler’s first time playing at Luther, he played several off-campus performances during his previous

visits to Decorah, so some students recognize his music. Ziegler first visited Decorah after James Stortz (‘17). who was already aware of the musician from a previous show he had done, invited him to perform at a local venue.

“As soon as I got here, I felt like I met a lot of artistically engaged folks and had a lot of really open conversations about life and what

Leftmore adds a twist to his perfromance by using glasses and mugs as accompaniment.

we are all learning,” Ziegler said.

“I’ve enjoyed coming back ever since because I feel like the student body here is on the pulse of what’s important and what’s special.”

Ziegler expressed enthusiasm about performing at an on-campus event and how that could expand his audience.

“I see it as an opportunity to impress upon the college as well as

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Because he enjoys the atmosphere, Ziegler said he will likely return to Decorah on future tours. In the meantime, Ziegler encourages people to reach out to him with questions about his music, tours, or anything else they may want to ask.

SAC Entertainment wants to have more outdoor concerts in an effort to increase the usage of Bentdahl Commons and the appreciation of Luther’s campus, according to Shaw. This has gained positive responses from some Luther students, such as audience member Colin Cosgrove (‘20).

“A beautiful campus accompanies beautiful music,” Cosgrove said.

The concert was the second concert that SAC Entertainment has brought to Bentdahl Commons this semester. Luther College was one of several performance venues for Leftmore on a tour that includes stops in South Dakota and Nebraska before he returns to Denver.

The next show that SAC Entertainment will bring to campus is magician Peter Boie.

This event will take place in Marty’s and begin at 7:30 on October 27.

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Luther students reflect on time abroad

Mediterranean Sea near Balluta Bay, Malta, where Cecilia Mitchell (‘18) studied.

Marcella Meza in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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KRISTEN WUERL STAFF WRITER Adjusting to life in a new country is a culture shock for many people who study abroad.

An aspect of study abroad that is often left out is the very kast part: coming home. As Luther students return to campus for fall semester, those who studied abroad last year are facing unique challenges re-adjusting to life at Luther College, as well as in the United States. Marcella Meza (‘18) felt this reverse culture shock when returning to Luther after her year-long

study abroad experience in Nottingham, England.

“You feel brand new [upon return], but you’re also expected to be a senior mentor that should have the ropes on everything at this point in your life,” Meza said. “A large part of Luther is feeling like you belong in the community, but when you come back and don’t know 50 percent of [the people] on campus, you feel really foreign. It’s really weird.”

Other students who studied abroad during the 2016-17 school year shared Meza’s disorientation. Cecilia Mitchell

(‘18) traveled to Malta last spring and said that returning home posed challenges for her.

“I really missed Malta when I came back,” Mitchell said. “It was tough going from having so much independence in Malta and then the lack thereof back home.”

Mitchell also struggled with her new social dynamics on campus.

“The 12 of us got really close [in Malta], but we’re not really in the same friend groups [on campus],” Mitchell said. “Seeing them on campus is weird because I know them really well

Photo courtesy of Marcella Meza (‘18) but they don’t know my friends, and my friends don’t know them.

Assimilating back to my friend group and people that were on campus all year and not abroad with me was definitely hard.”

Billy Jeide (‘18), a student who had a very full six months of non-American student life, was eager to return to Luther to see his friends. This past spring he studied abroad in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil.

Immediately following that, Jeide spent the summer in Norway as part of the Peace Scholars program. His study abroad experience in the spring was crafted to his academic interests through an outside agency, unlike the Malta semester and Nottingham year which have deep Luther roots. Besides his summer in Norway alongside another Luther student, Bakhita Goncalves Soares (‘18), Jeide was with non-Luther students.

“All my closest friends these days are at Luther,” Jeide said.

“I could unpack my experiences more easily with them than I could with some of my friends back home [Minnesota]. Friends and a routine have been really good with reintegrating back to Luther and resettling myself.”

Although it was easy for him to reconnect with his friends,

Jeide had trouble returning to a campus with new faces and without friends who graduated in the spring.

“I don’t know half the people who go here,” Jeide said. “Also coming back [after being gone in the spring] means there are some people who graduated, and that’s a change, too.”

Jeide and Mitchell both noted that the Center for Global Learning (CGL) maintained contact with them while studying abroad. According to Mitchell, having a Luther professor on the Malta trip helped her stay connected with Luther as well.

Despite this, Meza, Mitchell, and Jeide agree that they did not miss life on campus or in the United States.

“I think if you spend too much time thinking about what’s going on somewhere else, you’re never really in the moment,” Jeide said.

Meza shared Jeide’s appreciation for being present.

“I was with amazing people all the time [when I was abroad], and we were doing awesome things that I never thought I’d see or do,” Meza said. “Being abroad helped me detach from Luther a lot, and I let go for a year. I wanted to live every moment that I was there, and I felt like I did.”

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Organizations fundraise for victims of Hurricane Harvey SHASA SARTIN FEATURES EDITOR This fall, both Luther Athletics and College Ministries are raising money for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Luther Athletics collected donations at four sporting events between Sept. 1 and 4, and College Ministries will be holding a “Caf Fast” on Friday, Sept. 29.

A “Caf Fast” is when students donate a meal swipe, and the value of their meal is then collected by the student organization coordinating the fast. The money is accessible because students pay for their meals in their tuition. College Pastor Mike Blair explained the importance of service. “[Serving others] is not only in our mission statement, but I would [say] it’s woven into the DNA of Luther,” Blair said.

“It’s both particularly Lutheran and also [within] the universal dimension of the life at Luther.”

Vice President of the Student Congregation Alex Aakre (‘19) said he sees service as woven into the identity of Luther students.

“I feel [that] as Luther students, [if ] we see a problem, we want to fix it,” Aakre said. “[These are] people that we’re not directly connected to, but we can still have an impact where we can still do a lot of good.”

The Student Congregation is allowed to hold one philanthropic “Caf Fast” each year. In spring of 2017, the group raised approximately $1,700 to aid students affected by President Trump’s executive order travel ban. This year, the Student Congregation felt a pull to use their caf fast for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Aakre noted how his faith lead him to that decision.

“This year it just kind of seemed perfect,” Aakre said. “This is a way that the Luther dollars and the Luther community can affect a place that we may never go. [And] very simply put, ‘love thy neighbor.’ That includes Texas.”

The money raised will be sent to the Lutheran Disaster Response. The Lutheran Disaster Response is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s relief sector. It was important to Blair that this was the organization funds were donated to because of their trustworthy reputation.

“When you give to that particular program, one hundred percent of those donations go to aid,” Blair said.

Student Athlete-Advisory Committee (SAAC) Advisor Alex Smith (‘03) echoed the idea that service is part of Luther, even on the opposite end of campus. “[We like] anytime our athletic department can be part of something on a bigger scale, outside of sports, whether it be close to home or far away,” Smith said.

“It’s much more than sports when it comes to the worldly view for us.”

The weekend of Sept. 1 — Sept. 3 there were four home athletic events. Sept. 1 was Men’s soccer vs. Colorado College, and on Sept. 2 the Women’s team played Wheaton College. The following day Men’s and Women’s soccer had games against Washington University, St. Louis, and Knox College, respectively. The Women’s golf team also hosted a tournament on Sunday, Sept. 4 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Head Men’s Soccer Coach Chris Garcia-Prats had the idea to fundraise during the events because of his personal connection to the

Image that was printed for flyers that were posted around campus leading up to the events.

A map detailing where Hurricane Harvey was predicted to hit the labeled cities of Southeastern Texas.

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“I’m originally from Houston, Texas, and so obviously it was kind of a crazy week for me,” Garcia-Prats said. “Five of my brothers and my parents still live in Houston. [I was] concerned about their well-being. Fortunately they were all okay.”

Garcia-Prats was not only deeply worried about his own family, but also for the city as a whole.

“Seeing your home community go through the devastation that they went through hits pretty hard,” Garcia-Prats said. “So, we just [tried] to do something simple to help people out.”

The idea came to fruition through collaboration with Smith and Director of Media Relations Julie Shockey-Trytten,

who has also been associated with the soccer program for many years. Smith explained that it was also important for Luther Athletics to lend a hand because flooding is a shared experience between Decorah and Houston.

“What we went through last year in Decorah got to people’s minds,” Smith said. “What we had experienced was on a much smaller scale than what people in the Houston area had to deal with, but I think it did resonate with us.”

Luther Athletics donated a total of $650 to the American Red Cross. Of that money, $500 is donations from staff members within the department, and the $150 is from the donation jars at the various home events.

Image courtesy to Luther Athletics

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

A&E EDITOR: LILY KIME

Live on Water Street links Luther with Decorah through local flavors

The folk-rock band Farewell Milwaukee plays music from their new album “FM” as a part of the Live on Water Street event finale.

OLIVIA ENQUIST STAFF WRITER Scenic downtown Decorah hosted Live on Water Street as a part of the Water Street Music Series. Advertised as the cross-section of music, food, and drink on Saturday, Sept. 9, the event was organized

by Luther alumni and Water Street Music Series co-founders Dan Fernelius (‘13) and Lindsay Sheridan (‘13) in collaboration with the Oneota Community Food Co-op.

According to Luther Emiretus and musical contributor at the event John Goodin, the Water Street Music Series

began as a way to integrate the Luther community and the Decorah community together by highlighting the importance of connection through music and food.

Gooding described the importance of music and events within the Decorah community.

“I’ve lived here for not quite 25 years, and one of the reasons that I chose to move here was that Decorah is an active musical town,” Goodin said. “There are a lot of people who love to dance, that love to listen, and that love to play.”

The Water Street Music Series began in the fall of 2012 during Sheridan and Fernelius’s senior year at Luther College.

Kids play on the sidewalk they decorated with chalk during Live on Water Street.

Olivia Enquist (‘19) | Chips

They have enjoyed their close bond with the community, saying that this event was the culmination of previous, smaller collaborations with the Co-op.

Sheridan described how the organization’s focus on community was an important aspect within their goals for the event and how Live on Water Street strived to bring in music from the Midwest region.

“For this performance in particular, we were focusing on bringing in more people with a regional pull,” Sheridan said.

“The idea being that if we love them, we want our Decorah audience to see them. We want to provide the opportunity to bring more of the regional talent here.”

The event featured food from the Co-op, beverages from Puplit Rock Brewing Company and Toppling Goliath Brewery, and music from the three ensembles. The event opened with music from John Goodin on mandolin and Erik Sessions on violin.

They were followed by Dickie, a musical group based out of Sheffield, Iowa, whose music, according to their Facebook page, is a combination of “subtle symphonies layered over indie-pop melodies.”

Farewell Milwaukee, a folk-rock group based out of Minneapolis, was the final band to play in the event.

Olivia Enquist (‘19) | Chips Farewell Milwaukee’s front man, Ben Lubeck, noted his great appreciation for the music of the Midwest.

“It means so much to us to be from here, and we feel very honored to have grown up in the Midwest ” Lubeck said. “Obviously the bands of the Midwest, the Americana bands, the alt-country bands — Wilco, and the Jayhawks — have all influenced us, and they’re all from here too.”

Attendee Veronica Seher (‘17) saw this musical event as a new chance for all community members to connect over things they love.

“My favorite part of the evening was getting to see all of the Decorah community coming out and enjoying a lot of good drinks, food, and music,” Seher said.

According to Sheirdan, this downtown event is possible because of the dedication of Water Street Music Series to providing entertainment that the local community wants to see.

According to Sheridan, this unique event drew a wide variety of community members from both Luther and Decorah.

“I saw a lot of Luther students, families, and young people from town,” Sheridan said. “I think it’s just this great crosssection where everyone is enjoying claiming this block of Water Street as their own.”

“I think it’s just this great cross-section where everyone is enjoying claiming this block of Water Street as their own.”

— Lindsay Sheridan (‘13)

OPINION

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MANAGING EDITOR: ELIZABETH BONIN

STAFF Editor-in-Chief Jacob Warehime Managing Editor Elizabeth Bonin News Editors Katrina Meyer Ana López Features Editor Shasa Sartin A&E Editor Lily Kime

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

EDITORIAL

Chips ready to carry on tradition of truth and discussion

Sports Editor Ben Selcke Staff Writers Karl Nycklemoe Natalie Nelson Gillian Klein Emma Busch Grace Onsrud Olivia Enquist Jonathan Kuehner Anothony Ramón Jorge Contreras Peréz Soto Part-time Writers Forrest Stewart Kristen Wuerl Martel DenHartog Elizabeth Hand Head Copy Editor Elyse Grothaus Copy Editors Jackie Cychosz Lyndsay Monsen Ad Representative Marissa Carius Web Content Manager James Miller Social Media Director Elyse Grothaus Distribution Manager Lyndsay Monsen Faculty Adviser David Faldet

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LUTHER COLLEGE

CHIPS Chips is a student publication of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. The paper is designed, composed edited and managed entirely by Luther students. It is published weekly during the academic year, excluding the month of January.

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JACOB WAREHIME EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “So why do you call it Chips?”

Any Chips employee, past or present, has no doubt responded to this question before. I cannot attest to the degree of patience with which they may have responded. But I have always jokingly maintained that one of the most important parts of working for Chips is explaining to people where our name originates. So hold on a minute while I adjust my soapbox.

“Chips,” comes from the 19th century adage of a woodcutter cutting a log. The woodcutter, so focused in completing his task with the utmost precision, does not pay attention to the chips of wood that fly from the log as he cuts. In the idiomatic sense, the woodcutter is letting

things unfold naturally — he does not let his own prejudices influence what he is doing.

In our context, the adage becomes a statement on journalistic integrity. We don’t let ourselves become distracted or influenced by the “chips” that fly off of our stories while we write them.

Our writers and editors work to get to the heart of the story — the truth, uninhibited by whatever the process brings.

I am often asked “Why don’t you change the name to something more modern?” This question always makes me chuckle. What could be more modern or important right now than the adage of the woodcutter to which our name is a reference? In a political climate mired by lies, distrust, and an increasingly blind contempt toward journalism, the image of the woodcutter serves as the standard to which we at Chips continually hold ourselves.

Besides our wonderful faculty advisor, Professor of English David Faldet, Chips is an entirely student run organization. Every decision — from the stories we run to the punctuation we use — are decisions made by your fellow classmates. Because of this, Chips is more than just a school newspaper. It is a unique, college-wide, public platform

for students and faculty to discuss the issues that are important to them.

However, being a completely student run organization also means that we at Chips aren’t perfect. Working at Chips is a learning opportunity, which means sometimes we make mistakes. If you find issue with something we have published, let us know. If you have an opinion about something going on around campus, please, write us. If you want your voice heard, Chips is your platform. We work for the Luther community, and we hope the Luther community will work with us.

I’ve worked for multiple, brilliant Editor-in-Chiefs during my time at Chips, all of whom have shaped my view of what it means to be a journalist, as well as what it means to be an integral part of Luther’s community and shared history. And while another school year brings with it many uncertainties, one thing is certain — they’ve given me big shoes to fill. The way to fill these shoes?

You probably guessed it — to let the chips fall where they may. My hope is that at the end of the year, we will look back at our large stack of perfectly cut logs, hardly able to notice the piles of wood chips that litter the ground below us. This is our goal. We look forward to achieving it in tandem with you, the always wonderful Luther community.

EDITORIAL

Find a degree, not Luther love I vividly remember my orientation experience here at Luther College. It was a horrible and wonderful experience of finding myself in a completely new situation that I had not been able to fully picture a year before. For the most part, I believe that the orientation process here at Luther is effective (if not longwinded). That being said, there is one part of the process that LILY KIME was not likely scripted, but was A&E EDITOR said anyway and continues to stick with me to this day.

“Among your classmates you may find your future spouse!” one well-meaning, but misguided orientation leader said.

Two years later, I still think about that. At the time, that piece of information gave a glimmer of hope, and a healthy dose of doubt.

Two years later, I am no closer to getting an engagement ring than I am to an Olympic medal in swimming. Two years later I think I have fully collected my thoughts on that statement and am ready to respond.

First, I would just like to wish the best for people who have found their future significant others while in college. Don’t let anything else I say dissuade you from believing the truth of that.

Now back to my opinions. It is a quaint and rather convenient thought that we will all find our spouses in any one of our classes, but the chance of that is so slim that it floats away on a slight breeze. Yeah, it would be lovely to find love at first sight with some person four rows ahead of you that is now so distracted by your good looks that

they forget to ask if anyone actually read what they were supposed to before going to the lecture. The first year of college is an odd adjustment period for everyone. Maybe if you found that love, you would learn too much about that person, like how they thought it was perfectly socially acceptable to call an inflatable futon a bed. Or a futon for that matter.

Maybe sophomore year is a better time to discover that significant other. But on the other hand, sophomores are discovering all of this new-found freedom that comes with being a whopping one year older. They are a rather enthusiastic bunch, but I’m not sure you want to have a love-connection with that one person who has counted exactly how many steps it takes for them to get from their room to Scoe’s. Let’s perhaps let that person mature into a junior before trying to get a ring on the finger.

Trying to find your future spouse as a junior? You had better hope that you have some general education requirements to fill, or hopefully that one love is in your major because unless you’re in a sport or a really tight-knit ensemble, you may never see that person again. People the you knew first-year sort-of disappear when you have different majors. Sometimes you’ll see them in the Caf, but if you try to talk to them there, you’re just the jerk that stands and talks right in everyone’s way. Surely senior year will help bring the two lovebirds together!

From what I can tell, seniors just want to sleep. No, not sleep with somebody. Just sleep. The average senior seems to fill their 24-hours a day with approximately 42-hours worth of stuff, so unless you want to get to know each other’s hobbies and interests through subconscious conversations, this could be a challenge.

All attempts at humor aside, repeatedly telling first-years that they may find their significant others in college is fine, but should absolutely not be taught as some archaic priority. A person’s relationship status does not make them more or less hirable. I am attending Luther College with the goal of earning a degree, not a ring.

OPINION

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MANAGING EDITOR: ELIZABETH BONIN

EDITORIAL

Trump’s decision to break with DACA is a mistake ELIZABETH BONIN MANAGING EDITOR President Trump recently announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). For the past five years, the program has allowed those who immigrated to the United States as children to have work permits, pursue an education, and have relief from deportation. Their status had to be renewed every two years. DACA allowed young immigrants to work, attend K-12 and higher education, and in some cases escape violence from their home country. Overall, the program gave young immigrants a wonderful opportunity. But with Trump’s executive action, DACA recipients will effectively lose their status on March 5, 2018.

Congress has six months to devise an

alternate plan of action.

I find it obscene that Trump has no value for the 800,000 recipients of DACA. The day he announced the termination of DACA, Trump tweeted out, “I look forward to working w/ D’s + R’s in Congress to address immigration reform in a way that puts hardworking citizens of our country 1st.” This implies that DACA recipients are not hardworking.

A c c o r d i n g to a survey conducted by americanprogress. org, 76 percent of respondents are employed, and 45 percent are both employed and enrolled in school. It seems more likely to me that these young immigrants are taking the opportunity to be successful. They are working towards a better life for themselves and their family. They deserve their spot here. The DACA recipients should not even have to justify living in the U.S.

If they need help, shouldn’t the U.S., a country wealthier than most others, offer them assistance and protection?

In addition, eliminating DACA will not be economically efficient. There will be 800,000 less people adding to the economy. Employers will have to search for new employees to fill the spot of DACA recipients, and they may struggle to find someone with the same level of expertise.

According to the New York Times, Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, the gross national product of the U.S. will be $105 billion less with the loss of the DACA recipients. Some argue that these young immigrants are “stealing” jobs from Americans. I disagree. You cannot steal a job you never had. In addition, I would much rather hire a competent employee than an incompetent one, whether

“Documented American citizens are not the only people who we should value.”

-Elizabeth Bonin

The Norse Poll

“The removal of DACA is probably one of the worst things they could do for people in the [United States] because these are people that literally know nothing else. Some people don’t know the native language of where they come from because they’ve been here since birth.”

-Jack Benson (‘18)

“The decision to remove DACA is incredibly heartbreaking. Just because somebody is coming into the US illegally does not mean they are inherently evil jobthieves. The people are most affected by the removal of DACA are children who have never known another home.”

-Katy Roets (‘18)

or not they were an undocumented immigrant. If you earn a job, you earn a job.

Many, if not all, of these young immigrants did not choose to come here. They came with their families at a young age for their own survival and general well-being. They have now lived in America so long that they do not identify with the country they were born in. They are true Americans and should not have to leave based on a decision that was not their’s. Even if they did have a say in the decision, they should not be punished for working toward a better life.

Despite all the negative ramifications of ending DACA, I am pleased to see that this is something Republicans and Democrats both seem to agree on. I think that happens fewer times than a total solar eclipse across the U.S. I do urge the remaining few that support the end of DACA to rethink their position.

They are essentially turning their backs on 800,000 people. They are telling 800,000 people that they do not matter.

We need to get rid of the “America first” mindset. Documented American citizens are not the only people who we should value.

Do you agree or disagree with the decision to eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program?

“I support the elimination of DACA because on average, per student, combined of local, state, and federal taxes is $10,000 for that one student to go to school, and if there’s 800,000 students being supported by the government, that’s over $8 billion per year that is funding them to get their education. When they get their education, there is no guarantee that they’ll stay in America.”

-Logan Peterson (‘21)

SPORTS

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

SPORTS EDITOR: BEN SELCKE

Luther football wins home opener following field dedication JORGE CONTRERAS STAFF WRITER Luther football won their home opener 44-20 against St. Olaf College on Sep. 9. The dedication of the new blue turf field, Legacy Field, took place prior to the game.

The first game played on Legacy Field was a victory for the Norse, outscoring St. Olaf 27-13. The first touchdown of the game was a 21-yard throw from Letney which was received by Nicholas Slavens (‘19) for the first touchdown of the game and field.

Luther and St. Olaf players line up before game.

Luther installed a blue turf field over the summer due to several donations last year. The field is one of the safest and most unique among NCAA Division III. Dennis Birkestrand (‘64) and Suzanne Birkestrand, who are the main supporters of the project, named the new turf Legacy Field to honor all alumni of the football program and donors.

The Birkestrands attended the ceremony and served as honorary football captains for the Norse at the game.

According to Head Football Coach Aaron Hafner, the field is helping Luther’s football program stand out and

Jorge Contreras (‘20) | Chips

bettering Luther’s image as an institution. “[The field helps] to bring awareness to how great of a place Luther College is. Being able to utilize our football field to do that is very special,” Hafner said. “Not just for our football program but our whole athletics department and Luther College.”

The Luther community is grateful for Legacy Field as the artificial turf has numerous advantages. According to quarterback Brady Letney (‘18), the field has brought enthusiasm to the team. It has made practice more consistent, and players are excited to use it.

“It is a safer environment compared to our older field,” Letney said. “It’s a more leveled surface and you don’t notice that much of a difference in bad weather conditions. It is a very unique environment. Not everyone can say that the got to play on a blue field.”

Luther players got motivated to play on a synthetic field after a visit to St. Olaf College’s turf field on Sep. 10, 2016.

“It facilitates some energy in our practices and it gives us a sense of pride in being a Luther football player,” Letney said. “Last year we went up and played [St. Olaf ].

We won their home opener on their brand new turf field, so they are going to try to do that to us” Looking to the future, Hafner believes that the current football program will attract more prospective students to Luther and will make the Athletics Department stronger.

“We had several recruits that ended up coming here after we had announced the blue turf, so they are very excited to be here,” Hafner said. “We have a great firstyear class.” “[The new recruits] are fitting well with our returning players, and we have a great culture right now.

We think that is going to allow us to be very successful.”

Norse of the Week BEN SELCKE SPORTS EDITOR Meredith Arpey (‘18) scored a game winning goal in the one hundred and third minute of double overtime, in a match versus St. Olaf College on Sept, 6. This was Arpey’s first goal of the season and was scored during a corner

kick.

What position do you play and what’s your role on the team?

Arpey: I play forward, and I am one of the senior leaders for our team.

Describe to me the goal you scored in the one hundred and third minute to win the game.

Meredith Arpey (‘18) prepares to pass the ball.

Rachel Miller (‘18) | Photo Bureau

Maggie Anderson got the ball from Julia Trandahl from about the half, and she took space and took the ball to the end line and was able to draw a corner. I went to take the corner and the field was set, so I ran up field as I approached the ball. This allowed me to get my foot under the ball, and I bent the corner in right between the goalkeeper’s hands.

What are your goals for the season?

Individually, I want to make an impact in every game, whether that be on the field or encouraging my team from the sideline.

Collectively, I want this team to get to play together for as long as we possibly can, and have a little fun along the way, of course.

What sports star do you look up to most and why?

Lionel Messi because he is an incredible player, but he also seems pretty humble.

What’s your favorite sports brand and why?

Ten thousand percent Nike. It always makes me look fairly athletic and somewhat put-together while I actually rolled out of bed and put on the most comfortable thing I could find.

Meredith Arpey (‘18) approaches the ball in a game v.s. St. Olaf College.

Rachel Miller (‘18) | Photo Bureau

SPORTS

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SPORTS EDITOR: BEN SELCKE

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Luther hosts 45th annual All-American GILLIAN KLEIN STAFF WRITER Luther hosted the 45th AllAmerican Cross Country Meet on Saturday Sept. 9. The annual race brought together both men’s and women’s teams in a four mile and a 5k race, respectively.

The Luther women’s team placed fourth out of six teams. University of St. Thomas took first, St. Ambrose University came in second, and the College of St. Benedict finished third. Luther’s McKenzie Carney (‘18) placed fourth with a time of 19:15.0 for the women’s 5K. Anna Ryden (‘18), placed sixth for the women, crossing the line with a time of 19:24.0.

The All-American meet courses consist of hills and winding trails across Luther’s lower campus.

“Each individual runner aims to have a patient start with there being a hill half a mile into the race, work in the middle through the athletic fields, woods and prairie, and race it home with a downhill to the finish.”

Head Cross Country Coach Steve Pasche said.

Luther cross country alumns were also in attendance to race the course alongside the collegiate runners.

Many performed well, with alumn Adam Bohach (‘07) taking first with a time of 20:41.2 over the four mile race.

According to Ryden, the preparation for this race and the rest of the season began months ago for the runners.

“We spent most of the summer logging many miles in order to keep our endurance ready for this upcoming season,” Ryden said.

The team received a taste of racing last week with the season opener at St. Mary’s University in Winona, MN. In the men’s and

Weekly Standings Football Buena Vista Coe Dubuque Wartburg Central Loras Luther Simpson Nebraska Wes.

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

Recent Scores

Overall 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2

September 9 vs. St. Olaf College W 44-20

Upcoming Schedule

Spetember 23 vs. University of Dubuque

Women’s Soccer

Martel DenHartog (‘19) and Ananda Easley (‘19) run side-by-side in the All-American meet.

Nathan Riley (‘18) | Photo Bureau women’s competition, Luther placed first against St. Mary’s University, Martin Luther College, and Viterbo University.

To prepare for the competition this past weekend, the teams went into the St. Mary’s opener with a strategy, according to Ryden.

“St. Mary’s was about adjusting to racing and getting over some prerace jitters,” Ryden said. “We ran in packs according to similar mile times.”

The All-American race this weekend held a different strategy and purpose for the teams than that of the St. Mary’s University opener.

The top ten finish for Ryden aligned with Ryden’s prior reaction to building up to the All-American race.

“The whole team is pretty excited,” Ryden said. “It will be the sophomores first time running the All-American due to flooding last year and the meet being cancelled.”

The men’s team ran immediately following the women’s race. The men’s team focused on one goal for the meet, according to team captain

Tanner Gibbons (‘18).

“The main goal for this weekend is to emphasize racing being more than running hard and fast,” Gibbons said. “It’s also about learning to feel good racing.”

Luther Alumns placed third and Luther’s team placed fourth. Luther’s own Collin Kern (‘20) took 11th place with a time of 21:39.5, Hunter Prueger (‘18) took 12th place with a time of 21:41.2, and Patrick Finnegan (‘18) took 13th with a time of 21:43.5.

After the race this weekend, both men’s and women’s teams have a two-week hiatus from racing to focus on goal setting and training.

Vera Lindhorst (‘20) commented on the state of the team.

“We did lose some seniors last year, but we have a promising [first-year] class,” Lindhorst said. “With our hard work and hardly any injuries so far, we have a bright future.”

The women’s and men’s team will run again on Sept. 30 at the Carleton Invitational in Northfield, MN, but for now, the team continues training for the races to come.

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

Overall 4-0 5-0 3-1 3-1 3-1-1 2-1-1 2-1-1 1-4-1 0-3

Recent Scores

September 8 vs. St Scholastica W 3-2

Upcoming Schedule

September 13 vs. UW-La Cross

Men’s Soccer Central Simpson Wartburg Dubuque Loras Luther Coe Buena Vista Nebraska Wes.

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

Overall 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-2 2-2 2-3 2-3

Recent Scores

September 10 vs. St. Scholastica W 5-1

Upcoming Schedule

September 16 vs. Wheaton College

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

IIAC 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-2

Overall 4-0 4-1 2-1 4-1 5-2 0-2 2-2 0-2 0-2

Recent Scores

September 12 vs. University of Dubuque W 6-3

Upcoming Schedule

September 17 vs. Coe College

Volleyball Dubuque Wartburg Luther Nebraska Wes. Buena Vista Coe Central Loras Simpson

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

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

Recent Scores

September 9 vs. Augustana College W 3-0

Upcoming Schedule

September 13 vs. University of Dubuque

Left to right Daniel Iselin (‘21), Erik Duethman (‘18), Collin Kern (‘20), and Bryce Hefty (‘18) race the All-American.

Madie Miller (‘19)| Photo Bureau