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Student vote 2012:

Absentee voting Ingrid Baudler

News Editor

To vote in the 2012 presidential election, students must be registered Iowa college students can either register as an Iowa resident or a resident of the town where their parents live. To participate in local hometown elections, students should register as a resident of that town. Students have a couple options for registering as an Iowa resident.

Iowa registration option 1: 1. Go to gottaregister.com 2. Fill out the information and print it out

Iowa registration option 2: 1. Go to your designated polling station determined by your address on Election Day 2. Fill out a voter registration application

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From Hong Kong to Decorah. Imsouchivy Sous (‘15) shakes former principal of Li Po Chun UWC in Hong Kong Stephen Codrington’s hand at his graduation in 2011.

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83 Luther students will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United World Colleges (UWC) program this month.

UWC, founded by Kurt Hahn in 1962, is a series of 12 schools located all over the world. Its mission statement from its website reads, “UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.”

Claudia Calderon (‘15) is taking the lead in the Luther campus. She attended the Red Cross Nordic UWC in Norway from 2009-2011 after

growing up in Bolivia. “[My experiences in Norway] were by far the best two years of my life,” Calderon said. “Everyone becomes your family. You learn a lot about cultures and interact with people who are really different from you.”

Along with the International Baccalaureate academic curriculum, the schools mix students from about 100 nations on each campus so they encounter new cultures, religions and languages, as well as introducing local values.

UWC program

To register as a resident of another state, students will have to register and apply for an absentee ballot. For states that have same-day voter registration, like Minnesota, applications for an absentee ballot can be states that do not have same-day voter registration, registration will have to be completed before applying for an absentee ballot.

Out of state registration option: 1. Go to the website of the Secratary of State. Minnesota’s is www. sos.state.mn.us. Wisconson’s is www.sos.state.wi.us. Illinios is www. cyberdriveillinios.com.

2. Find the link to the elections division. Look for voting information and there will be printable forms for registering or applying for an absentee ballot.

3. Fill out the pages and mail to the directed address. Do this as soon as possbile. It may take a while to process the paperwork.

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Local provider claims fresher, fairly traded coffee Carrie Juergens

“We source the best quality beans we can get,”

Staff Writer Roaster and Co-owner of Bean Masters Barbara

At Sunnyside Cafe, caffeine isn’t the only buzz in the air. The Cafe started selling K’uun coffee from Bean Masters Inc., a local coffee company based in Calmar, Iowa, at the beginning of this school year.

The brand and the company boast Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance certification. They source globally and buy coffee from Colombia, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ethiopia and Kenya.

“I’m a proponent of Fair Trade, and to know that workers worldwide are being fairly compensated for Carrie Juergens/Chips my purchase is inspiring,” Dylan Hinton (‘15) said.

Bean Masters also uses a method called “microIt’s all in the pour. A Sunnyside Cafe worker mixes a lattee using locally roasted K’uun coffee. roasting” that allows them to keep their coffee fresher.

Vaquero, said. “We roast the coffee to order in small batches. Our coffee is fresher, and people can taste the difference.”

The Sunnyside staff is also passionate about the cause presented by Bean Masters.

“We’ll soon begin selling K’uun by the pound,” Sunnyside worker David Fares (‘13) said. “We’ll relay the feedback we receive from the students to Barbara and Fernando [Barbara’s husband, and coowner of Bean Masters, Inc.], and he’ll begin to tweak the blend to people’s tastes. Stay tuned for a blend, soon to come.”

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SCI CAN provides rehabilitation hope for many “After the money runs out, most people’s recoveries

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To promote SCI CAN’s event, Culver’s restaurant will

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Chris Norton (‘14), and his foundation SCI CAN will host a bike/walk/run fundraiser for new therapy equipment for the Winneshiek Medical Center on September 30.

The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on the new Decorah bike trail with stations for food, t-shirts and music at Wal-Mart, the Fish Hatchery and the Winneshiek Medical Center.

SCI CAN (Spinal Cord Injury Christopher Anderson

This bike, however, allows patients who are partially

cause. p.m. on behalf of SCI CAN.

Norton said.

“There are cancer centers all

the obstacles patients are forced to overcome; obstacles he hopes to eliminate.

Due to the fact that Norton was covered by NCAA’s medical insurance, most of his therapy is paid for as well as the equipment he has at home.

“The NCAA even paid for my RT300 bike, which is what

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Not all patients, however, receive the same level of

Pedaling toward progress. Chris Norton (‘14) works toward repairing damaged nerves in rehabilitation.

Panel discusses methods of prediction Tony Chase

Staff Writer

Luther hosted Sean Costigan, Helene Lavoix and Chris Pallaris as scholars-in-residence for several days last week. During their visit, they conducted a panel discussing ways of predicting future global issues.

Lavoix, an independent political scientist, spoke on strategic foresight, an analytical way to examine data to predict events.

“Anticipation is our unconscious way of predicting,” Lavoix said.

“Our morning routine, for example: we dress for the predicted weather.”

Delving deeper into this notion of foresight and prediction, Lavoix also addressed the consequences of not making accurate predictions.

“The price of failure is surprise,” Laviox said. “This can be seen in the fall of businesses, and especially terrorism.”

Costigan, who specializes in technology and international affairs, gave a presentation on the last 60 years of computing and prediction.

The Univac computer’s accurate

prediction of Dwight Eisenhower’s landslide presidential victory in 1952 is just one example of the progress made in the last half-century in the Although there is much evidence to suggest the human race should put more faith into the predicting power of computers, Costigan warns against this.

“There are plenty of failures due to computers,” Costigan said. “All systems are doomed to fail.”

Ending the discussion was Pallaris, the director of a commercial

intelligence consultancy based in Switzerland. Pallaris emphasized study of the past to better understand humanity and to better foresee the future.

Pallaris emphasizes this notion of studying the past because he believes that humans are driven by the same impulses throughout history. “[We] just have new technology and new ideas,” Pallaris said.

“Bloggers are modern day pamphleteers.”

Even though he emphasized the study of the past, Pallaris cautioned

against becoming overly attached to the past.

“To cling to the past is to stay there,” Pallaris said. “We have to deal with the future anyway.”

As the discussions moved from narrow topics, such as strategic foresight, to broader topics, such as the concept of accepting the future, Pallaris spoke on the even broader concept of failure.

“Failure is a good thing; don’t be afraid to be wrong,” Pallaris said.

“You have to embrace it. Success is a consequence of failure.”

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Hezebollah leads massive anti-U.S. Protest in Lebanon In a rare public appearance, the leader of the militant Hezbollah group exhorted hundreds of thousands of supporters Monday to keep up the campaign against an anti-Islam video that has unleashed deadly violence and anger at the United States across the Muslim world.

Although the massive, well-organized rally in Beirut was peaceful, with police in Pakistan, where one demonstrator was killed, and the world’s most populous Muslim country. *** Troops pack up gear to ship out of Afghanistan While some service members go home, others are busy preparing thousands of vehicles and other equipment for shipment. It’s a laborious tough landlocked mountainous terrain, lack of roads and its mountain passes that will soon be covered with snow.

Between now and the end of 2014, when most U.S. troops will have left, the Americans will move an estimated 50,000 vehicles, including tens of thousands of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.

They’ll also ship an estimated 100,000 metal containers - each about 20 feet long. End-to-end, the containers would stretch nearly 400 miles (600 kilometers).

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Presenting for peers. Micah Ballew (‘13) practices a speech for Molly Ford (‘13), who will provide him with constructive comments to improve his future presentations.

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Staff Writer

Luther College is revamping the Speech and Debate Center sponsored by the Communication Studies Department. The new center is on the lower level of the library and includes the ability to record practice sessions.

Professor of Communication Studies Kim Powell gave details for the cause of this change.

“We’ve had a speech lab for about 15 years, and it used to operate out of Main 116B,” Powell said.

“Last year a woman named Mary Margaret Roberts passed away, and she had left an endowment to and Debate.”

Because of this endowment, several key changes have been made to the Speech and Debate Center.

“With the power of that grant and a new forensics club that was started on campus, we were able to work with the library and the Dean’s

Powell said. “The idea is that the Speech and Debate Center, like the Writing Center, will be located all in the library with Student Support Services.”

The grant has also allowed the center to double its staff to six workers. Molly Ford (‘13), one of the student tutors at the center, explained how speech classes will continue to use it.

“If it’s for a speech class, [we can help with] cleaning up the speech, making sure it’s ready,” Ford said.

“It’s more of just a practice to have someone else hear it.”

Ford also explained what a typical student visiting the speech lab could expect of the experience.

“For anybody else, it’s basically just to get someone who knows what a speech or presentation should look like and sound like,” Ford said.

“They can expect some tips, but not really many critiques. We won’t be hard on you or anything.”

The student tutors will also assist

presentation.

“You can get help with anything from delivery, language use, organization of the speech, to correct use of visual aids for a PowerPoint,” Powell said.

Powell also looks to expand the center’s services as student interest increases.

“Anybody in the Luther community can [use it] right now,” Powell said. “It’s primarily geared toward students. What I hope for in the future is that we can reach out to staff and faculty that may want to help with presentation and speech skills and maybe even to the larger Decorah community.”

The Speech and Debate Center is open Sunday through Thursday from 5-10pm in Room 100 of Preus Library. Students interested in using the center can go to the Communication Studies section of the Luther website and schedule an appointment.

Family Weekend Events Friday, September 21

Saturday, September 22

Family Weekend begins (through Sep. 23)

12:30 pm – Family Weekend Concert Band Performance

4:00 pm – Women’s Cross-Country at UW-Eau Claire

2:00 pm – Women’s Soccer, Luther at Central College

Invitational

4:00 pm – Men’s Soccer, Luther at Central College

4:00 pm – Women’s Cross-Country at UW-Eau Claire

7:00 pm – Family Weekend Concert

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8:45 pm – SAC Special Events - Soda Shoppe

5:00 pm – Men’s Cross-Country at UW-Eau Claire

Sunday, September 23

Invitational

Family Weekend ends

6:00 pm – SAC Leadership Dinner: Scott Pritchard,

10:00 am – Worship Service: Family Weekend Eucharist

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10:00 am – Sunday Brunch

7:30 pm – AGA Collaborative – Gretchen Alterowitz, Alison Bory and Amanda Hamp

Family Weekend Events compiled from: www.luther.edu

*** More than 180 Occupy Wall Street arrests in NYC Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrated the movement’s anniversary marching to the beat of drums that were a familiar refrain last year. all morning in groups of a few dozen each, from one intersection to another and back again, chanting loudly about the ills of Wall Street.

In total, there were a few hundred protesters scattered throughout the city. More than 180 of them were arrested by early Monday evening, mostly on disorderly conduct charges.

The day’s events lacked the heft of Occupy protests last year, when protesters gathered by the thousands. But Occupiers were upbeat as they spread out in their old stomping grounds, giddy at the prospect of being together again. They brushed off any suggestions that the movement had petered out. *** Myanmar’s Suu Kyi begins landmark US visit Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, renowned for her peaceful struggle against military rule, began a marathon tour of the U.S. Monday, the latest milestone in her remarkable journey from political prisoner to globe-trotting stateswoman.

The Nobel Peace laureate will be presented with Congress’ highest award during a 17-day visit that comes as the Obama administration considers easing remaining sanctions on the country, also known as Burma. In the latest step toward political opening, Myanmar announced a new round of prisoner releases hours before Suu Kyi touched down in Washington. *** Pittsburgh ice cream “bank” draws regulator’s ire State regulators are cool on a Pittsburgh businessman’s idea for a bank that pays interest in ice cream shop gift cards.

The Pennsylvania Department of Banking says they want Ethan Clay to shut down the community bank he’s set up at Oh Yeah! ice cream and coffee shop.

Clay says he was motivated by unpleasant bank experiences to check-cashing and loans. He calls the venture Whalebone Cafe Bank.

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September 20, 2012

Dance ‘til dawn Walker Nyenhuis/Chips

The Adventure Camp Music Festival shook the cornfields of Decorah last weekend.

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Tents and vehicles are scattered across the lawn. People of all descriptions are exploring the property, laughing with their friends and enjoying the sunshine. And a constant, dominating beat resonates over the farm. Adventure Camp Music Festival has arrived. held in Decorah over the weekend of Friday, Sept. 14. Running for two days and two full nights, the festival featured various artists from all across the tri-state area. Decorah native Kyle Sorenson, also known by his stage name DJ Smiley, organized the event.

“I’ve wanted to throw a festival for about three years now,” Sorenson said.

“I went down to 515 Alive [electronic music festival] in Des Moines this year and played at that … I got about 10 people booked that day, so I had a really good start on the artist line-up, and things just kind of fell into place after that.”

In addition to the two primary stages, Adventure Camp offered other forms of entertainment, such as a bouncy castle, face painting, merchandise, food vendors and an unadvertised third stage at the end of a prairie trail.

mainly making sure things are okay with your neighbors,” Sorenson said. “At [the shots all day. A little bit of music is a break from the norm for them.”

Aside from the music, Adventure Camp was designed as a camp-out. Most people camped both nights, since the majority of the crowd was from outside of Decorah. Chase the Adventure’s farm offered an abundance “The camping is awesome,” Anders Hopkins (‘16) said. “I’ve been to festivals before, but they’ve only been big ones in the city where people come for the day and leave.”

Many people suspected that the festival would only feature electronic and dubstep music, but Sorenson booked several nonelectronic artists and bands, including Luther alumni band General B & The Wiz. the opportunity to perform in Decorah again.

“It’s where we started the band,” Seth Duin (‘12) said. “It feels like coming home.”

Luther was represented through electronic music as well. Rahul Patle (‘14) played a set at the main stage under his stage name Mahol.

“Everyone is into the music,” Patle said.

“There is a connection between the sound and the crowd. It is a privilege to perform.”

“Everyone is into the music. There is a connection between the sound and the crowd. It is a privilege to perform.”

-Rahul Patle (‘14)

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Friends, Tunes, Dancin’! Top: Matt Boelter (‘13), Leslie Lucky (‘13), and Mark Giselson (‘13) gear up for the festival. Middle: Kai Brewster of General B & the Wiz rocks on stage. Bottom: DJs Smiley and MikeRat duel beats.

Castelaz (‘15) said. “It’s not just a concert.”

Chase the Adventure, a licensed hunt and gun club, hosted the festival. Their property is located just south of the Decorah city limits, where Sorenson noted that the lack of noise ordinance was a blessing for the festival.

“Once you’re out in the country, it’s

kind in the region, Adventure Camp was a tremendous undertaking, and Sorenson credited its success to the people of Decorah and the help he received while organizing the event.

“You can’t have a festival like this without support from a community,” Sorenson said.

“You really do need people with their own specialized skill-sets when it comes to putting something like this on. One person can’t do everything.”

Sorenson is hopeful that Adventure Camp will become an annual tradition for Decorah.

He has already investigated renting a bigger plot of land if he feels that the festival can expand.

“We’re hoping to do it again next year,” Sorenson said. “Mark your calendars for Adventure Camp 2013.”

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New music series features local music Katherine Mohr

Staff Writer

It started as a far-fetched idea.

Beginning as a conversation in the halls of Jenson-Noble during J-term last year, Dan Fernelius (‘13) and Lindsay Sheridan (‘13) saw a need for collaboration between musicians of the Decorah community and of Luther.

That idea grew into the Water Street Music Series, a 7-part concert series that began this fall at various locations in Decorah.

“We saw an opportunity where we could organize [musicians] cohesively to highlight all that talent,” Sheridan said.

The series kicked off Sunday, Sept. 2 with Decorah bands Done Doin’ Laundry and Simple Rogues. Held at Bentdahl Commons with free admission, the concert attracted more than 300 people, many of whom were Decorah residents.

Fernelius and Sheridan see this as a great sign for the Water Street Music Series. getting out to people in the community,” Sheridan said.

Fernelius thinks of it as a starting point for future concerts.

“With that initial splash, the waves are positive,” Fernelius said.

Collaboration is at the core of the series, so artists are encouraged to perform with artists they don’t usually perform with.

A group of artists who are doing just that are Ellen Rockne (‘81), Erik Sessions, John Goodin and Kathy Reed, who will perform at the Steyer Opera House this Friday at 8:30 p.m.

Rockne is a vocalist who will be “singing a couple straight-up Broadway tunes and some folk tunes, a couple of old pop songs,” Reed, who plays harpsichord, said.

Sessions and Goodin have performed together The four are closely connected to Luther: Goodin is an associate professor in Library and Information Studies, Reed is an instructor in music and Rockne attended Luther.

Their show, titled “Coming Home Again,” rings especially true for Rockne, who just moved back to Decorah from Santa Barbara, Calif.

The four of them have never performed together but have a few tricks up their sleeve for Friday. “[Goodin] and [Sessions] and I are going to play a Renaissance-classical instrumental piece,” Reed said. “[The music style] will be quite varied.”

Reed says she’s ready to do something different than normal.

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Lovebirds.

“I’m excited for playing a kind of music I don’t usually play with friends who are such good musicians and in a less-formal-than-usual context,” Reed said.

Fernelius and Sheridan say they think Luther students and Decorah residents alike will value the variety of the shows, performers and venues throughout the series.

“This is something that you are probably not going to see in the same way again, ever,” Fernelius said. “It’s never going to be just another recital or just another concert.”

Local businesses and individual donors help sponsor the series, like Luther College through its Lecture and Fine Arts Fund, Hotel Winneshiek, Decorah Bank & Trust, the Oneota Co-op and Kephart’s. KDEC and Inspired Media also lend a hand as the media sponsors.

Fernelius and Sheridan also have a team of four student volunteers who they say help make the events run smoothly.

“Coming Home Again” featuring Rockne, Reed, Sessions and Goodin will be performed Friday, Sept.

21 at 8:30 p.m. in the Steyer Opera House at Hotel Winneshiek. Tickets are $5 and can be reserved in advance at wsmsdecorah.org or purchased at the door.

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Fall night music. Done Doin’ Laundry performs.

KWLC Album Review: Gerald Clayton Trio Clayton gained renown for his work in Roy Hargrove’s Quintet, especially KWLC Jazz DJ the Earfood album. Some of you may remember him as the crazy guy with The first minute of music on pianist dreadlocks muting the piano strings Gerald Clayton’s sophomore trio outing with his palm on “Strasbourg/St. helps define the record as a whole.

Denis.”

First, an introspective solo piano Coming from a hard-swingin’ plays the familiar clock-tower riff that band like that I expected this album opens the standard “If I Were a Bell” to exhibit similar traits, and Clayton’s and takes a complex Herbie Hancocktime is always spot-on, but I was style polytonal excursion before the pleasantly surprised when it wasn’t rest of the band kicks in with a gospel the RHQ minus two. This trio groove that burns slowly with intensely reminds me more of Bill focused restraint.

Evans’ remarkable Bassist Joe Sanders and drummer group of ‘59-‘61 in Justin Brown interact and follow how each player Clayton telepathically, and the is content to let collective improvisation time pass without that closes the explicitly stating number seven it, creating a minutes later is the stark mood. first show of the trio’s The group explosiveness. interplay is also However, this trio works on par with the most often in subtle hues, innovations of content to play mellow that legendary and understated music that Photo Courtesy of jazzstandard.net group, as the sparkles in its clarity and Air piano. Pianist Gerald Clayton releases his second album with his trio. trio more often ingenuity.

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sounds like three independent voices than one soloist and two accompanists.

However, this group can swing as hard as any band out there, and does so to great dynamic effect many times throughout the album.

The composing and arranging on this album is fantastic and highly original.

Five of the 15 numbers are not Clayton’s, three are standards, and Sanders and Brown contribute one apiece.

Highlights include the multisectional of “3D” with shifts signaled by an emphatic “Ha!” from the leader, reinforcing the playful spirit found on a lot of the playing here.

“All the Things You Are” is given a makeover with dextrous time changes which are handled with such aplomb that they sound like second nature to the band.

The trio’s concept sounds amazingly fully-formed for its second release, and is thrilling throughout. The marriage of advanced harmonic ideas, supple rhythmic artistry and ample atmospheric space blend perfectly with the consistently brilliant improvisation for an astounding 70 minute date.

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The thrill of the climb Avid Luther climbers discuss the challenge and the rush of rock climbing in Decorah Margaret Yapp

Staff Writer

Many Luther students and Decorah residents spend their days surrounded by beautiful bluffs and rolling hills. In Decorah, it is easy to take a day trip to Malanaphy Springs or an evening walk at Dunnings Springs.

Hiking and mountain biking at these destinations are lovely treats that many students know and enjoy, but there is an ever-increasing number of Luther students getting involved in the somewhat overlooked outdoor activity – rock climbing.

“I started climbing when I was 10 or 11 years old with my aunt and uncle in Colorado,” David Duba (‘13) said.

“When I came to Luther my freshman year, I saw the rock wall in Legends and was really excited and surprised to learn that it is free and accessible for student use.”

Duba began to climb daily at the Legends rock wall

the wall, many climbers are traveling to outdoor routes to get their climb on.

“Climbing outdoors is a really good excuse to get you outside, and it’s really good exercise,” Josh Bacon (‘14) said. “There is no better metaphor for achieving a goal than climbing up a wall to get to the top of something.” some precautions that all interested individuals must take.

“I am always worried about publicizing climbing in Decorah,” Duba said. “The unfortunate fact is that a lot of the rock in our area is so loose that it can be dangerous. New climbers need to make sure that they have the correct equipment.”

The majority of the rock in Northwestern Iowa is limestone, which is extremely crumbly and does not lend itself well to climbing. There are a few popular areas in Decorah, but many climbers travel to places like Governor Dodge National Park and Devil’s Lake for better rock and therefore better routes.

-Luke Dovre (‘13) “Climbing outdoors can be a challenge, and you have to know what you’re doing,” Luke Dovre (‘13) said. “Because of the equipment it can be more expensive, but it is all worth it.”

These sentiments are echoed by rock climbers young and old who have fallen in love with the sport. Traveling a few hours or buying new climbing shoes is a small price for what they get in return – a great experience, and maybe even some new friends along the way.

“Everybody that climbs is super cool,” Bacon said.

“Literally every person I have met while climbing is extremely nice. There isn’t much else to say. You just climb.”

“Climbing outdoors can be a challenge, and you have to know what you’re doing ... but it is all worth it.”

he is a student belayer there. His love for climbing may seem extreme, but it is not uncommon for students to climb every day, especially with an indoor wall available.

Using an indoor rock wall is a safe and easy way to get involved, especially with student workers helping the entire way. However, in addition to regular use of

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Conquering the climb. David Duba (‘13) concentrates on scaling a rock in Decorah.

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Reel ‘em in. Josh Bacon (‘14) belays for David Duba (‘13).

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Building trails, building community

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Doing his part. Elliot Drake (‘13) moves lumber to use to keep the revamped “Boa” trail from eroding.

Teamwork. Annie Schlaefer (‘15), Alexis Reynolds (‘15) and Sophia Ristau (‘14) work together on the trail.

Working for a cause. Jordan Jackson (‘13) moves trees while rerouting the “Boa” trail on Saturday.

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community. At least, the Decorah I’ve come to know.

yourself,” SHOC member Jayne Pearson (‘15) said.

SHOC is in its third year at Luther. Just a few weeks ago, the group volunteered at a local Habitat for Humanity build, and it has plans in the pipeline to collaborate with a local food pantry.

“I like to underline that SHOC is a self-sustaining entity,” Drake said. “We can’t function without effort from our various members. We do that pretty well I think. It’s not just a few people that run it – it’s a completely student-run organization. Everybody is playing an integral part and we wouldn’t be able to have this organization with students doing what they do. And they love to do what they do, so it works.”

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Editor-In-Chief We help to increase what the trails can offer.”

10 a.m. Saturday morning.

Elliott Drake (‘13) and I are hiking up a wellgroomed, single-track trail in the bright Decorah sunlight. Later in the day, Drake and a handful of Luther students will pour their efforts into this land, crafting approximately 400 feet of fresh trail for use by the community.

This event, sponsored

by Students Helping Our Community (SHOC) in partnership with Decorah Human Powered Trails (DHPT), is another in a string of service projects the group has undertaken this year.

“To finally have the build come to fruition is exciting,” Drake said. “I’m excited to have that happen. When the volunteering actually happens, that feels good.”

The students spent their time near a steep section trail known as “Boa,” which was previously too steep for most users. By rerouting the trail, they eased the climb to make it more accessible. For Drake, this is a great way to give back to a wide variety of people.

“The trail systems here are a key element of Decorah,” SHOC president Drake said. “It’s an active

Owner of Oneota River Gosen guided the members Gosen does a great deal maintaining the trails.

“In developing a sense

Cycles Richard “Deke” of SHOC in their efforts. of work with DHPT in

of personal well-being, physical activity is a part of that,” Gosen said. “It clears your head, it’s healthy. Heck, it just feels good. That’s a big part of what it does for the community.”

Back on trail with Drake, the use of these -Elliott Drake (‘13) trails becomes apparent.

As we chat, we nod greetings to the Luther women’s cross country team as they tromp past. Just prior, an older man and his dog come trekking up behind us, and overhearing our conversation, he asks Drake: “Hey, what’s SHOC?” “Students Helping Our Community,” Drake replies.

“It’s a volunteer organization. We’re going to do some work out here today.”

“Good,” the man nods, chats for a few minutes and continues on the trail, dog in tow.

This stranger is not alone in his approval.

“I think the take-away is that it’s cool to help the community, and its cool to use the trails you built

“To finally have the build come to fruition is exciting...

When the volunteering actually happens, that feels good.”

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One with nature. Elliot Drake (‘13) says that the SHOC organization works because the students in it “love to do what they do.”

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CHIPS Television: the trash of reality

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characters are played by actors.

Yet the worst part of reality TV shows is that people actually want to watch them. Hordes of people, in fact. “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” a show about a seemingly-wasted, selfproclaimed redneck child model, is succeeding in the rankings.

It was even viewed by 3 million people during the Republican National Convention, an unheard of feat for a non-network show.

The reason reality TV shows exist is because people choose to watch them. Many people do not understand that shows exist to hold an audience for advertisements. That means that when

Ethan Groothuis

Managing Editor

Some people may argue that sex, drugs, rap music or even homosexuality as the causes for the moral deterioration of our country, but to me there is nothing more harmful to our culture than reality television shows.

The other night, not knowing that I would soon be wasting TV to do my homework. Some of my housemates were watching “Breaking Amish,” one of the new shows that premiered on TLC this fall season. The basic premise is that a group of young Amish that are leaving their communities to go to New York City. Before I knew it, I was enraged and my homework was left There was nothing inherently bad about the show. It was another example of a network trying to make an inexpensive television show exploiting an unreached group of people, dressing it up and calling it educational. It is purely cheap entertainment, with little to add to our society other than to mock another group of people. To make matters worse, people are buying into shows like “Breaking Amish” despite allegations that many of the

Opinion

In the face of mud slinging

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is a person – probably sitting in the close vicinity of you – who wants to see that stupid, offensive, or sexist thing.

I want to be apart of the media system, which is probably why I get so upset seeing what it is used for. I try to defend it almost too frequently against people who claim that it ruins the perception of women, makes us a violent culture and even sexualizes news programs. Maybe those are side effects, but they happen because someone wants to see it.

That beer ad showing the scantily clad cheerleader with Photoshopped cleavage large enough to hide a case of said beer: some guy out there wants it. In fact, so many guys want to see it that it has a market, which means every Super Bowl Sunday you can see more scantily clad cheerleaders than ever before.

But what can change that? If the masses are content, should we just let it go? After all, advertisements still push our economy forward, regardless of the groups that get mocked. Maybe I am just griping because I want an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to document rebelling against my fake parents. Maybe I am refusing to come to terms with the fact that by wanting to be a video editor, I most likely will have to work for a reality TV show for the rest of my life. Oh well. Back to my hovel to watch

Fred Burdine

Columnist

A few days before the publication of this Chips, one of the staff members asked me to write an Op-Ed piece for this week.

I agreed — because how cool is it to see your name in the paper — and began to think, what is my opinion? I asked my friends what I should write on, and even began drafts about this year’s presidential election and how our generation has lost itself in alcohol and Nicki Minaj songs about space travel. As I began these articles, I realized that my opinions had two problems: I have no real knowledge of anything going on in the news past the

headlines, and they were really negative.

We all see negativity in the media daily.

No politician is happy until they can get at least one jab in on their opponent and no world news event is complete without a riot, earthquake, or other crisis. As a one-time volunteer Op Ed writer, I can’t compete with that level of professional mud slinging, so I won’t. Instead, I’m going to write about a person who keeps me grounded and reminds me that, despite all of the anger and cynicism, life is beautiful.

Skyler is the 18-month-old son of my closest friend in Ohio. He is a blonde haired, big blue-eyed stomping ball of Cute. He only knows a few words but has already mastered every animal noise you can throw at him. He hates naps more than he hates being tired but he can play with rocks for hours and I’ve never seen a couch he won’t roll around on. He doesn’t know how to say my name but we’ve agreed that “Fish” is good enough.

I don’t know if its ever possible for an adult to feel emotions at as pure of a level as a baby, but hearing Skyler giggle after hitting me in the face with apple sauce is a pure shot of humanity straight to the heart.

To Skyler, nothing exists except the room he’s in and the people he can hand his toys to. Everything is immediate. Life is good as long as there is more ice cream, every song can be danced to and a hug is more powerful than words. Skyler is my daily reminder of gratitude and the importance of discovery. He may not know what he wants to be when he grows up, but I hope that I can grow up to be more like him.

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September 20, 2012

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Opinion

The American Dream: stretched too thin

Charlie Bruer

SAC President

Iraq. Afghanistan. Somalia. Vietnam. Countries seared permanently in the collective memory of the United States because our interventions in them were painful, long and many would say without concrete success, all made more agonizing by the feeling that it was our ideals that failed, and that there was nothing we could do about it.

The feeling that democracy, freedom and the classic “can-do, apple pie and baseball” American values that we hold so dear just wont work in other parts of the globe.

These feelings, coupled with other foreign and domestic as an international player. The economic recession, rising powers in China and Brazil, unemployment, bitter partisan politics and a struggling middle class paint a grim picture of our purple mountains majesty.

Some say that we’ve lost our touch. Our power and

clout in the world. That America has lost its dream. Our We are still a land of immigrants and certainly one of politicians run on the promise to bring it back. Many opportunity. say that we’ll never get it back. But it is not so.

The American Dream is still very much alive, we’re In many respects they are right. The reputation of just having a hard time seeing it. We must be careful. our government and leaders internationally is certainly If we spread ourselves too thin internationally, we lower than it has been in a few decades and we’ve made could lose it all and we might have a hard time getting more than a few mistakes in our foreign policy, both in it back. I’m certainly not suggesting that isolationism our use of soft power (diplomacy, economic sanctions, is our best bet, because it isn’t. We should focus our trade etc.) and hard power (military intervention, covert foreign policy goals as a nation, keeping in mind that our action, etc.)

We have angered many years of continued obligation in and have indirectly fueled the region, seen most recently attacks on our homeland in Iraq and Afghanistan. because of our actions We have a tendency to abroad. But the straits are underestimate the long not as dire as they seem.

We haven’t fallen as far personnel resources that many in the international scene of our interventions dictate, as many would have you and if we want to have any -Charlie Bruer (‘13) believe.

We still have the strongest economy in the world, the most dominant to provide aid and policy abroad we’re going to need to military and distribute more international aid than any be much more realistic about how much responsibility other nation in the world. Our recent support of the we can take on internationally. revolutions of the Arab Spring have showed a historic Instead of pursuing active, primary participation in shift in US foreign policy, from supporting corrupt or violent authoritarian regimes which have supported our sparingly and in limited function (i.e. the U.S. Air international action to actively promoting the right of Force in Libya) and should instead focus our efforts on public bodies to determine their own governance. soft power and on providing international expertise to People all over the world still crave the chance to move nations engulfed in turmoil. We still have the power to to America and pursue their dreams free of oppression make a difference in the world, but only if we change because America is unlike any other nation in the world. our methods.

“Some say that we’ve lost our touch ... That America has lost its dream ... but that is not so.”

Opinion

Anglophilia: my personal obsession

Tyler Hagy

Columnist

Anyone who knows me can tell you that I’m obsessed with “Sherlock” and “Doctor Who.” Not “I-watch-everyepisode-when-it-comes-out” obsessed, but “I-AM-GOING-TO-BUY-EVERYPIECE-OF-MERCHANDISEEVER-MADE-EVEN-THINGSTHAT-AREN’T-IN-PRODUCTIONANYMORE!!!!!!” obsessed. I am still formulating a plan to buy a Sherlockian peacoat (even if they do cost £1350) and have a Sonic Screwdriver Programmable TV Remote on order (available at ThinkGeek!... and no, they aren’t paying me to say that... not yet, anyway.)

I spent last January in London and made it a special point to jaunt down to the Dr. Who Experience, and picked up over £100 in merchandise. We even named our Baker house “221B Baker Street”! I. Am. Obsessed.

What makes these shows so alluring to me? I mean, I have several other shows that I enjoy watching (most revolving around Gordon Ramsay), but I wouldn’t say I’m obsessed with those shows. I

suppose partly it’s due to their Britishness; after all, I am a self-proclaimed Anglophile. But I also think it has something to do with the craft and skill that goes into making those shows, and perhaps some wishful thinking on my part.

“Sherlock” is simply stunning. The look and feel of contemporary London jumps off the screen. Not only that, but the acting is superb. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman take to their roles of Holmes and Watson with a commitment that you don’t see much these days. There’s a commitment to the characters that you can feel viscerally.

It’s as if you’re simply looking into a window and seeing these people live and work and, sometimes, die.

“Doctor Who” is a very different creature. It’s clear from the outset that the show is campy, corny, crazy, clever, charming, complex and every other ‘c’ adjective you can think of. The show isn’t meant to be realistic; I mean, it follows the adventures of a mystical Time Lord who can bend time and space whenever he wishes.

It walks the perfect balance between over-the-top ridiculousness and heartwrenching drama, all while maintaining a youthful energy. If only Paideia lecturers could harness that... But I digress. “Doctor Who” succeeds because it doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s chock-full of a special Who-ness that’s all its own.

As a (fairly) successful actor, it’s my dream to someday play the Doctor, as both the first American and first nonwhite to every portray him. Barring that, you can see me on Broadway in

the 2030 musical adaptation of “The Room!”

Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, you can make the trek out to Baker and participate in my weekly murder mystery skit where I, as Sherlock Holmes, solve the case of “The Study of the Four Scarlet Hounds of Fear Who

Stole the Engineer’s Greek Interpreter’s Carbuncle, While the Three RedHeaded Bachelors and Black Peter Made Off with the Bruce-Partington Plans.” (Next production scheduled for Friday, Sept. 21! I hope to see you there!) Until then... Allons-y! DAVID TENNANT 4 LYFE!

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September 20, 2012

Students unite for anniversary UWC program continued from page 1

Luther UWC alum Imsouchivy “G.V.” Suos (‘15) of Cambodia said. “The day I arrived, eight students came and spoke to me in English with different accents, and I didn’t understand them. Fortunately, they were good enough to help me understand English.”

One of the seven guiding principles of UWC schools focuses on community service. For instance, Suos worked with women and girls who were victims of sexual abuse through the Li Po Chun UWC of Hong Kong. As an extension of this principle and part of the anniversary commemoration, the UWC alumni will help build homes in Decorah through Habitat for Humanity on Sept. 23.

The large number of UWC alumni attending Luther shows the efforts of Executive director of the Center for Global Learning and International Admissions Jon Lund, who has traveled to most of the schools

over the past seven years. “[The UWC Scholars] bring to Luther a passion for education, unique perspectives on countries and cultures around the world and a desire to become globally involved,” Lund said.

Lund interviewed students at the UWC schools, which was where Calderon met him. She echoed his impression with the welcoming environment from her experience.

“It doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you believe, or what you do,” Calderon said. “It’s such a great thing to do, but so many people don’t know about it.”

Founded as a way to bring young people together amid the tension of the Cold War era, more than 45,000 students have studied in the UWC program.

The 140 participating countries each have a national committee which helps select students for the program through an application process.

Of the 83 Luther UWC alumni, 14 are seniors

and over 30 of them are first-years. Shelby Davis, a patron of the UWC program, funds a scholarship that pays in full for many students to attend colleges and universities, including Luther. They maintain a connection with each other, helping to make their transition to college easier.

“Everyone had a similar experience so even if you don’t know the person, you can easily talk to them,” Calderon said. “But everyone also has a really different story, especially about how they got there. In my school we had a lot of refugees, and also people from wealthy nations, but that didn’t really matter.”

To honor the program’s 50 years of service, the alums will lead the chapel service on Sept. 21, hold a UWC fair in Bentdahl Commons on Sept. 22 with a variety of cultural activities and build homes with Habitat.

To learn more about United World Colleges, visit www.uwc.org.

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Sodexo decided to implement this brand as a part of their efforts toward sustainability, ethical practices and environmentalism.

“We want to see how Luther students respond [to the switch],” Sunnyside worker Hilary Callahan (‘13) said. “If it gets a good response, we’ll implement the brand in Marty’s, Oneota and other places.”

Sunnyside workers have noticed students’ reactions.

“We’re gotten good responses so far,” Callahan said.

Some feel the blend is different than Starbucks.

“I think it’s got a nice, smooth

dark of a coffee. The dark roast is bold, but still smooth. The medium Students not employed by Sunnyside enjoy the coffee, as well.

“It’s really quality coffee, and obviously a lot of care goes into making it,” Hinton said. “It tastes so much better than Starbucks. It’s great to know that I’m not getting coffee from a corporation.”

Sunnyside workers will soon take a tour of the Bean Masters headquarters to see how the coffee is made.

“We want the workers and the customers to know about the coffee origins,” Barbara Vaquero said. “The students are very hard

workers. I was impressed by their responsibility and commitment. It couldn’t be better.”

The Vaqueros are locally and globally minded, and planning to make a positive impact on the

Luther community as well as the global community.

“As we grow, we want to help improve our community,” Barbara of our funds raised from business

with Luther will go to a fund for Luther students, in partnership with Sodexo.” for a taste of what Bean Masters has to offer.

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Sipping and studying. Peter Jarzyna (‘15) samples the new K’uun coffee while reading.

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Volleyball drops close match to Coe Jena Schwake

Hannah Theisen (‘16) led the team in

Staff Writer kills with 13 each. Lindsey Ryan (‘16)

made 38 assists, while Jordyn Dudek (‘14) and Natalee Johnson (‘16) Despite a slow start, women’s contributed 16 digs each. volleyball fought defending conference Head Coach Danielle Lynch noticed champs Coe areas of strength College to a and improvement full five sets, throughout the but ended with match. a 3-2 loss on “I think the energy We d n e s d a y, was up, intensity Sept. 12. was up,” Lynch Luther lost the said. “We need to first two sets by start going a little scores of 25-18 faster, but overall, and 26-24. They I’m very proud of answered with -Hannah Wilson (‘14) how they played, two wins of 25their team morale— 20 and 26-24 just that energy to tie the match … we had to switch up our defense score. The last set was decided by a a little bit just to adjust. We had too 15-11 Coe victory. many service errors—take that time, Captain Sophia Brown (‘13) and

“We’re miles beyond where we were last season, so we can only do great things from here.”

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Jump to conclusions. Captain Sophie Brown (‘13) prepares to spike against Coe.

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In the huddle. The team gathers around Coach Lynch for a motiviational talk. take a breath, get back to the service line and focus on winning.”

Brown was pleased with several aspects of Wednesday’s performance.

“When we had a sense of urgency, our communication was great,” Brown said. “We really heard the back row when the front row was going up to swing and I think that was a really good thing. Our energy level was high and that was really key tonight, too.”

That energy was instrumental in their comeback victories in games three and four.

“We were down by two in two games, and we came back and brought them to five,” Ellen Pritchard (‘15) said. “That’s something, to pull together as a team like that. That’s really commendable for being a young team.”

Young is right. This year’s team

boasts just one senior, Brown, and three juniors: Dudek, Alexis Dorschner (‘14) and Hannah Wilson (‘14).

“It just gives us a chance to grow more than other teams can,” Brown said. “A lot of teams have a lot of juniors and seniors, which is great, but they have hit their peak. With us, we have a lot of potential to just grow, grow, grow.”

Since conference play has just begun, the Norse will have plenty of opportunities to explore their potential.

“We can only go up from here,” Wilson said. “We’re miles beyond where we were last season, so we can only do great things from here.”

The next home game will be a nonconference matchup at home vs UWLa Crosse on Friday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 p.m.

NCAA gives honor to recent alum Sports Information

Luther College

The NCAA has announced that former Luther College Softball All-American Kelsey Kittleson is one of nine finalists for the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year.

Finalists were selected based on academic achievement, athletics excellence and dedication to community service and leadership. Three women from each NCAA division were chosen.

The nine finalists are among 30 Woman of the Year honorees who will be recognized during the event.

The pool of 30 emerged from a group of nearly 430 nominees. It includes 10 honorees from each NCAA division who represent a range of NCAA sports.

The 2012 Woman of the Year will be announced and the top 30 women will be honored during the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year awards dinner to be held Sunday Oct. 14 at the Indiana Convention Center,

500 Ballroom, in Indianapolis.

Kittleson is the fifth Iowa Conference nominee to reach the final stage of the selection process (2010 Hannah Baker, Wartburg; 1999 Trina Steines, Wartburg; 1995 Robyn Olson, Wartburg; 1995 Emilie Hanson, Central).

A biology major who graduated with a 4.0 gradepoint average and was recently honored as an NCAA Postgraduate Scholar, Kittleson was also inducted into a pair of national honor societies – Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Beta Beta (biology). She was a two-time first team CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American and was twice named Capital One Academic All-American of the Year for softball (2011 College Division, 2012 Division III).

Kittleson was also a three-time NCAA Elite 88/89 Award recipient as the student-athlete of the championship finals with the highest cumulative grade-point average. She is the first student-athlete to receive the award three times in the same sport.

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Concentration, now in session. Kelsey Kittleson (‘12) during one of her softball games at Luther.

Kittleson was also named to the Iowa Conference All-Academic Team in each of the three years she was eligible.

Kittleson, a catcher on Luther’s softball team, was a member of two Iowa Conference championship teams (2011, 2012), two Iowa Conference tournament championship teams (2010, 2011) and a trio of Norse squads that advanced to the finals of NCAA Division III Softball Championship. She earned first team allIowa Conference honors at catcher in her final two seasons, was a two-time NFCA All-Midwest Region pick (2011 second team, 2012 first team) and took home second team NFCA All-America honors in 2012.

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September 20, 2012 Weekly Standings Football Coe Wartburg Central Simpson Dubuque Loras Buena Vista Luther

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

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

Recent scores: -Sept. 15 vs. Wheaton College L 7-53 Upcoming schedule: -Sept. 29 @ Loras College 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Soccer Buena Vista Coe Wartburg Central Simpson Loras Luther Dubuque

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

Overall 7-0-1 5-1-1 5-1-1 5-2 5-2 5-3 3-3-1 2-3-1

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Prep time. Student trainer Nick Pearch (‘14) applies Kinesio tape to a student athlete’s leg before practice.

Regent’s training room offers new technologies Kinesio tape, seen on many Olympic athetes this summer, comes to Luther.

Noah Nelsen-Gross

Staff Writer

As medical technology advances, so do the options available to athletic training staff around the nation. In the Luther College training room, two methods of treating sports injuries are making their debut this year, and both have already been well-recieved by student athletes.

The first of these items has been around for a long time, but in the past four years has made a huge impact in the sports world, especially with Olympic athletes. Last March, the Luther training staff first began

utilizing Kinesio tape on athletes.

This colorful body tape was evident on athletes during this summer’s Olympic Games and, as far as treatment goes, this tape can be used for a variety of purposes.

The function that Kinesio tape serves depends on how it is applied.

“There are four main content areas about how you are going to apply it,” Athletic Trainer and Clinical Education Coordinator Kris Agena said. “It assists in the function of the muscle, called facilitation, or getting muscle to relax and shut off, which is inhibition. It’s also geared toward improving blood flow as well as pain relief.”

The other added training room gadget is a red laser. This device has three settings that use light-waves to positively impact the cellular structure of the area where it is focused and applied.

“It assists and causes a photo-

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Tape and toes. A trainer applies Kinesio tape to support strained muscles.

chemical change,” Agena said.

“It alters blood flow and cellular regeneration, so it’s going to aid in the healing process. We’re finding it is also very good for pain relief.”

While these new treatments are for the benefit of Luther athletes, they are also incredibly important for education in sports medicine. To continue to produce trainers who can function within their field, Luther must have access to these technologies.

“It also makes our athletic training students more marketable,” Agena said.

To be market viable, students in sports medicine must have training and be familiar with these devices.

Despite being effective, these new additions do add some stress to the functioning of Luther College’s training room.

“They are cost-prohibitive for us,” Agena said.

While effective, Kinesio tape is also marginally more expensive than regular athletic tape. This is always something to keep in mind while acknowledging that it helps athletes and students in relevant programs to get the newest and best technologies available.

In the end, medical technology is constantly advancing, and as time passes new devices and methods become available.

“They are just additional tools that you put into your arsenal and hope that everything you select is going to have the greatest effect on the athlete,” Agena said.

Expect to see more additions to the training room in the coming years as the staff does their best to keep students informed and athletes healthy.

Recent scores: -Sept. 14 vs. St. Thomas W 1-0 -Sept. 16 vs. Carleton College 0-0 2OT Upcoming schedule: -Sept. 19 vs. St. Mary’s @ Home 7:00 p.m.

-Sept. 22 @ Central College 2:00 p.m.

Volleyball Wartburg Coe Loras Simpson Dubuque Luther Central Buena Vista

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

Overall 12-1 7-6 4-6 3-10 6-5 7-6 1-8 1-10

Recent scores: -Sept. 12 vs. Coe L 2-3 Upcoming schedule: -Sept. 12 vs. Coe @ Home 7:30 p.m.

-Sept. 19 @ Simpson College 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Overall 5-1 6-3 6-1 5-1 2-3 4-2 0-9 3-5

Recent scores: -Sept. 12 vs. Dubuque W 8-1 -Sept. 12 vs. Loras College W 8-1 Upcoming schedule: -Sept. 21-23 @ ITA Midwest Regional

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

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

Overall 7-0-1 4-1-2 4-1-1 4-2 4-4 3-4 2-2-1 2-4-1

Recent scores: -Sept. 14 vs. St.Thomas W 4-2 -Sept. 16 vs. Carleton L 2-5 Upcoming schedule: -Sept. 19 vs. St. Mary’s @ Home 5:00 p.m.

-Sept. 22 @ Central College 4:00 p.m.