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HEAVY LIFTING FOR THE HIGH TUNNEL. (From left) Jayne Pearson (‘15), Director of the Center for Sustainable Communities Jon Jensen (‘89), Maintenance Mechanic Myron Rediske and Mariana Fernandez (‘16) work on the construction of the new high tunnel near the Luther gardens. Abby Carpenter / Chips
High tunnel extends growing season for Luther gardens ABBY CARPENTER STAFF WRITER To extend the growing season and increase the amount of Luther produce in the cafeteria, the Luther gardens will have a movable high tunnel starting this fall. A high tunnel is a structure with metal arches and plastic covering that is used to protect plants from the elements and keep them warm by the heat of
the sun. Construction started earlier this fall near the Luther gardens off of Pole Line Road. “We see major advantages to growing in these structures and growing so close to campus year-round,” Sustainable Foods Educator Maren StummeDiers (‘08) said. “It’s a fairly innovative agricultural technique that’s really gaining a lot of ground at farms across the country.” The high tunnel that Luther purchased is particularly
advantageous because it is movable. “You can plant things in there, and when it’s warm enough for plants that are more frosttolerant to be outside, then you can just move the structure and plant something else inside that needs more protection,” Stumme-Diers said. The structure itself is 30 feet wide and 96 feet long and runs on a track that is three times its length, so that the high tunnel can be put in three different
positions. “Another advantage of a movable high tunnel is that often there’s salt that gets built up in the soil or pest cycles, or things that are really hard to break when you’re using the same soil over and over again,” Stumme-Diers said. “The high tunnel would allow plants to be grown in different areas of soil.” The high tunnel was purchased from Four Season Tools, a company co-founded
by Luther alums Mike Bollinger (‘02) and Katie Prochaska (‘01). “[Bollinger and Prochaska] live a mile from campus and have four of these high tunnels themselves,” StummeDiers said. “They’ve been great resources and have been helping us figure out how to position it and what equipment to order and how to prep the ground and have been very helpful.” HIGH TUNNEL, PAGE 4
Former Luther student survives wilderness NOAH LANGHOLZ STAFF WRITER
GONE FISHING. August Kramer poses while on a fishing trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the summer of 2013. Photo Courtesy of August Kramer
On Sunday, September 7, former Luther student August Kramer went missing in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana. Kramer grew up in Mahtomedi, Minn., and studied environmental studies at Luther until he transferred to the University of Montana to pursue a degree in forestry. At about 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, Kramer’s car broke down. “Right when the car broke down I kind of just felt like my stomach dropped into my feet,” Kramer said. According to Kramer, he did not
experience much panic after his initial reaction. “I knew it was only a matter of time before someone found me,” Kramer said. Kramer was most concerned about his family members and friends who didn’t know his status. “I felt really bad about everybody else, all my family that would be involved in the search effort,” Kramer said. “They had no idea that I had food and I had water.” Kramer was stranded with an energy bar and other small snacks. He also had matches, a lint roller, an axe, a beer can, blankets and a Frisbee. KRAMER, PAGE 4
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Students donate to Red Cross
HAPPY TO HELP. Taryn Bolea (‘16) donated blood along with 64 other students on Monday Sept. 22 .
LAURA HAYES STAFF WRITER Alpha Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity (APO), sponsored a two-day blood drive on Sept. 22 and 23 in Brunsdale Lounge. This was the first of two blood drives that the fraternity will host this academic year. Working with the American Red Cross, APO asked Luther College students, faculty and staff to donate one pint of blood, which, according to the American Red Cross can save up to three lives. On the day of donation, the donors went to Brunsdale Lounge. There, the donors had to register to review health history. Red Cross doctors checked the donor’s temperature, pulse and hemoglobin level. However, the actual donation only takes around eight to 10 minutes for most donors.
“It doesn’t take a lot of time out of your day,” co-chair Mikayla Brockmeyer (‘17) said. “There’s instant gratification.” Between online registration and tabling, APO was able to fill 90 percent of the 65 appointments available on Monday and 93 appointments available on Tuesday. “I think it’s important to me because I’ve had close friends and family who needed blood when they were admitted to the hospital,” co-chair Allison Meier (‘17) said. “To know that they might not have
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that option if people don’t donate hits home.” Because APO is a service fraternity, the members often participate in service projects that range from blood drives to fundraisers at Culver’s for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. In their mission statement, APO says that their goal is to “prepare the members to be campus and community leaders through fellowship and service.” APO will work on a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association later in the semester. They will also sponsor another blood drive in January, where they anticipate to have
“I think it’s important to me because I’ve had close friends and family who needed blood when they were admitted to the hospital.” - Allison Meier (‘17)
K’uun Coffee bar opens in Decorah MAKEDA BARKLEY STAFF WRITER
Luther students and faculty and Decorah community members attended the grand opening of K’uun Coffee bar at The Perfect Edge on Thursday, Sept. 18. Visitors came throughout the day-long grand opening to sample the locally roasted coffee and check out the newest coffee house in Decorah. “Before coming I wasn’t quite sure what to expect,” Victoria Sandeno (‘17) said. “But the coffee is so flavorful, the menu is diverse and the bar gives it a different vibe than either Java John’s or Magpie. It’s definitely my new favorite.” The bar offers a wide variety of both caffeinated and non-caffeinated drinks, but their emphasis lies in the quality of their fresh-roasted, fair trade coffee. “Here you can come in and try all the different origins that they provide,” co-owner Jeff Brown said. “And part of this is going to be educational. We want people to taste coffee in a different way than you usually do … [the] first thing is just fresh-roasted coffee.” After coffee owners Fernando and Barbara Vaquero launched K’uun in 2012, Luther College and owners of the Perfect
Edge Jeff and Anja Brown partnered with them. “Barbara was a customer of ours, and they were looking for an outlet for customers to pick up orders so we offered to let them come in here and pick it up,” Brown said. “We started off with a handful, and by the time this business got started we were up to about 80 pounds a month.” Jeff and Anja Brown run the bar along with their son, master barista Sean Brown (‘13). Luther College also connected with K’uun Coffee. “David Vásquez introduced us and they were interested in doing business with us,” Luther College Purchasing Specialist Curtis Raddatz said. “Fernando and Barbara invited us to come out and tour their roasting facility … Ever since then we took off and we’ve been doing business [together].” Luther now purchases around 500 lbs. of coffee per month from K’uun, holding to the college’s goal of sourcing from local merchants. “What Luther preaches is what they do,” Barbara Vaquero said. “They have supported not only us, but other businesses in the area. They do try hard, and I think they are doing a great job supporting us.” The owners of K’uun Coffee are also
SAMPLING A NEW BREW. K’uun Coffee co-owner Fernando Vaquero serves Victoria Sandeno (‘17) locally roasted coffee at The Perfect Edge in downtown Decorah. Makeda Barkley / Chips
committed to supporting education. Last spring the Vaqueros awarded the K’uun Coffee Scholarship to April Taggs (‘16), Austen Perry (‘14), Katie Berner (‘14) and Tony Dischinger (‘14). The value of each scholarship was about $230. “We come from an underdeveloped country where we see people with many needs,” Barbara Vaquero said. “We thought we could make this company an instrument
for others to be helped so that’s why we created the K’uun Coffee scholarship.” The scholarship will be awarded again this year to Luther students working in Dining Services at Luther. Five percent of purchases made by Luther students and faculty at the K’uun Coffee Bar will go toward the scholarship. Bar owners anticipate that the award amount will increase from last year.
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Center for Global Learning offers summer courses
PRACTICING PEACE AND DIALOGUE. Luther students studied reconciliation at the Nansen Dialogue Center in Lillehammer, Norway during January Twerm 2014. Photo courtesy of Laurie Iudin-Nelson
Luther College has expanded the 2015 summer session to include off-campus study abroad opportunities through the Center for Global Learning. “For a number of years we’ve had students who are Nordic Choir members or involved in winter sports who want to go on a J-Term experience but are unable to do so because of their schedules,” Executive Director of the Center for Global Learning and International Administrator Jon Lund said. “We decided that it would be good to provide an option for them and we are going to try out three programs on a pilot basis this coming summer.” Summer session off-campus programs begin May 26 and will last through June 17, which is the same amount of time as a J-Term course. “We purposely designed it so that the programs will get back relatively early if students need to get a summer job or something,” Lund said. “It’s not quite peak travel season, so airline costs will be a little lower and there are some parts of the world that going toward the end of May is better than going in January.” Two courses will take place in the Balkans. This includes Paideia 450: Stability and Change: the Balkans, which is a brand new course developed by Professor of Political Science John Moeller and Associate Professor of Economics Steve Holland. “I think it will be exactly what a Paideia 450 is designed for in terms of being both interdisciplinary and a source of tremendous ethical reflection,” Moeller said. “The Balkans is an area where there are a lot of intersections and we see it as a case study for the larger questions we face in the world.” The second Balkan course is Foreign Culture/Scandinavian Studies 399: Peace and Reconciliation Dialog in Norway and the Balkans led by Professor of Russian Studies Laurie IudinNelson This course will be similar to the course that Nelson typically offers during January Term. Students will have the opportunity to study dialogue at the Nansen Dialogue Center with Nobel Peace Prize nominee Steinar Bryn, who facilitates
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inter-ethnic dialogue throughout Norway and the Balkans. “It is a very powerful course that discusses ways to resolve conflicts very relevant in the present international situation,” Nelson said. “I am excited to teach the course again because I spent the summer at the University of Oslo in graduate study in Peace and Conflict Studies, and I can bring new elements into the course.” The Paideia 450 course “Practicing Embodiment” has been taught before on campus but has been expanded and moved to Hawaii for the summer session. “In addition to traveling abroad, we’ve also added a sustainability component to the course as well,” Professor of Religion Guy Nave said. “The topic of the course is practicing embodiment, so we are recognizing our relationship to other embodied realities, such as the planet.” Students will travel to the Hale Akua Garden Farm in Maui, where they will do their own harvesting and cooking while studying and practicing techniques of spirituality. “We’ll be staying at the farm the entire time, which is really attractive because so many of these month-long courses involve living out of your suitcase and bouncing from place to place,” Professor of Dance Jane Hawley said. “We are going to really, intentionally channel indigenous Hawaiian practices and cook our own food together. There’s no way to get closer as a group than to share a meal made together. It changes everything.” Priority applications for the off-campus summer courses are due November 15 and must be submitted to luther.edu/global-learning/.
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Life Outside Luther Obama opens a new front against al-Qaida The U.S. decision to strike the Khorasan Group to stop a possible terror attack represents a significant expansion of the largely secret war against core al-Qaida, a group President Barack Obama has proclaimed was “a shadow of its former self.” Administration officials said Tuesday they have been watching the Khorasan Group, an al-Qaida cell in Syria, for years. But Obama had resisted taking military action in Syria to avoid inadvertently helping President Bashar Assad, a leader the U.S. would like to see gone. That changed, officials said, because intelligence showed that the Khorasan Group was in the final stages of plotting attacks against the U.S. and Europe, most likely an attempt to blow up an airplane in flight. Fire destroys Michael Brown memorial in Ferguson Anger spilled over Tuesday after fire destroyed one of two memorials on the street where Michael Brown was killed, a site that has become sacred to many in Ferguson and others nationwide focused on interactions between minorities and police. How the fire happened wasn’t immediately clear, but it stoked fresh resentment among those who question whether the shooting of the unarmed, black 18-year-old by a white Ferguson police officer on Aug. 9 is being adequately investigated. Wife of hostage held in Syria receives life plea The wife of a British aid worker held hostage in Syria by the Islamic State group said Tuesday she has received an audio message from him pleading for his life. Alan Henning, a 47-year-old former taxi driver, was kidnapped in December in Syria, shortly after crossing into the country from Turkey in an aid convoy. Palestinians seek $3.8 billion in aid for Gaza Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said Tuesday he has asked for $3.8 billion in urgent aid to help rebuild Gaza following its devastating 50-day war with Israel this summer. Hamdallah told The Associated Press that Saudi Arabia has pledged $500 million and other nations have indicated they would join in. He spoke at the end of a donor meeting lead by Norway on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. Compiled from: www.ap.org
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Garden high tunnel to be completed mid-October HIGH TUNNEL, PAGE 1 Stumme-Diers anticipates that the high tunnel will be completed by midOctober and planting will begin this fall. “In the fall we’ll grow some mixed greens and spinach,” student gardener Devon Hovey (‘15) said. “And in the summer we’ll grow cherry tomatoes, so we can have those covered and more protected from the weather.” The produce grown in the high tunnel will go right back to Luther, according to Hovey. “The student gardeners will harvest it all, and then it will be sold to Sodexo, who will then use it in the [Luther] Cafeteria or in Peace Dining,” Hovey said. According to Stumme-Diers, the high tunnel will greatly increase the amount of produce that goes into the Cafeteria. “We estimate that in some months
we will be able to produce most of the greens that the college is consuming,” Stumme-Diers said. Many people have come together to get the high tunnel assembled. Student gardeners, facilities, environmental studies professors and more have been out to the Luther gardens to help assemble the high tunnel. Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Sustainable Communities Jon Jensen’s (‘89) Sustainable Food Systems class has been out to the Luther gardens assembling the high tunnel. “It’s great because of the food that comes out of it, but also the educational value of doing things and having the students involved,” Jensen said. “It’s a good partnership between students, faculty, staff and the community.” To see the progress on the movable high tunnel, students can visit the Luther gardens on Pole Line Road, directly across from Highway 52.
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HIGH TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION. Mariana Fernandez (‘16) (front) and Jayne Pearson (‘15) (back) help out with high tunnel construction. Abby Carpenter / Chips
Kramer survives two days in wilderness KRAMER, PAGE 1
Thursday, September 25 Center Stage Series: Rhythmic 7:30 p.m., Center for Faith and Circus Life, Main Hall Friday, September 26 SPIN Theatre Presents: One Act 7:00 p.m., Storre Theatre Festival Faculty Artist Series: Kathryn 7:30 p.m., Jenson-Noble Hall of Reed, Harpischord Music, Noble Recital Hall Saturday, September 27 Science Exploration Day All day Women’s Tennis 9:00 a.m., 3:30 p.m. SPIN Theatre Presents: One Act 1:30 p.m., Storre Theatre Festival Faculty Artist Series: Carol Hester, 4:00 p.m., Jenson-Noble Hall of Flute Music, Noble Recital Hall Gloriana & Love and Theft 7:00 p.m., Regents Center Concert Senior Recital: Eric Angeroth 7:00 p.m., Jenson-Noble Hall of Franks, Trumpet Music, Noble Recital Hall, Monday, September 29 Chapel: President Paula Carlson 10 a.m., Center for Faith and Life Tuesday, September 30 5:15 p.m., Center for Faith and Life, Melanchthon Interfaith Room (205) Wednesday, October 1 Women’s and Men’s Soccer, vs. 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Home Wartburg College Volleyball, vs. University of 7:30 p.m., Home Dubuque Thursday, October 2 Presentation: Virginia Gibbs and 7:00 p.m., F.W. Olin Building, Luz Maria Hernandez Room 102 Faculty Artist Series: Spencer 7:30 p.m., Jenson-Noble Hall of Martin, Viola Music, Noble Recital Hall Silent Meditation
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To try to attract the attention of passing aircraft Kramer taped CDs to the roof of his car with bits of lint roller. Kramer was also able to make a fire and acquired clean drinking water by filtering water from a nearby stream through a handkerchief in the beer can on the Frisbee over the fire. “A lot of the day [was] spent just sitting and trying to conserve energy and be attentive to the fire and sounds,” Kramer said. “The one thing I was a little bit worried about was food. I didn’t spend a lot of energy doing anything I didn’t have to.” To supplement his diet of an energy bar and random snacks, Kramer also ate a grasshopper cooked over the fire. “The grasshopper was great,” Kramer said. Those close to Kramer were not surprised to find out that he took care of himself so well. “Of course he would be able to figure that out,” Kramer’s partner and former Luther student Cady Buche said. “If anyone on the planet would figure out those essential things it would be August. If you were stranded on a desert island he would be the one you’d want to take with.”
REUNITED. August Kramer reunited with his mother after two nights in the wilderness. Abby Carpenter / Chips
Kramer’s friends also say that his behavior was expected. “He’s so in tune with what’s going on around him,” Colin Berry (‘15) said. “He just loves being out and seeing what he can do with unconventional things. He’s really perceptive.”
Two days after being stranded, Kramer’s car was found by a passing grouse hunter, who gave him a ride out of the Bitteroot Mountains. Kramer was reunited with family and friends later that day.
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ArtHaus still slammin’
VICTORIOUS VOICES. (From left) Kristen Underwood awards Chelanga Langason ( ‘16), Laura Hayes (‘15) and Zora Hurst (‘17) first place and runners up prizes for best original poetry performed during the ArtHaus Poetry Slam on Friday, Sept. 19. Emily Crowe / Chips
Local nonprofit brings in new management while maintaining familiar offerings. EMILY CROWE STAFF WRITER ArtHaus hosted their first poetry slam under new management in the Decorah Elks Lodge on Friday, Sept. 19. This summer Jenni and Eric Petersen-Brandt took over the management of ArtHaus from Kristen Underwood and Adjunct Faculty in Art Lea Donhowe Lovelace (‘97) who founded the nonprofit in 2008. “One of the ways you can tell Jenni and Eric are in charge now is the music,” Underwood said at the event. “We used to use my boombox, but now we have an iPod!” Underwood has been relieved of her publicity and marketing jobs with the organization. Her main focus is now on hosting the poetry slam. “I just get to show up and host,” Underwood said. “Now Eric and Jenni are doing all the leg work.”
Aside from taking over all of the those who want to compete with their original administrative aspects, the Petersen-Brandts poem in the slam. have left the poetry slam unaltered. “The Slam adds a little friendly competition “[Eric and Jenni] are appreciative of what we to the night,” Underwood said. “Competition have done the last six years,” Underwood said. is good sometimes.” “They really want to understand why it works Three randomly selected audience members before they implement new ideas.” are chosen to judge the Slam, and the audience The Petersen-Brandts have plans to help as a whole gets to vote via ArtHaus’ unique ArtHaus and the poetry slam grow and Applause-o-Meter. improve. Luther was well-represented at the slam. “We haven’t changed much other than Chelanga Langason (‘16) won the competition, the new music,” ArtHaus Co-director Eric and Zora Hurst (‘17) and Laura Hayes (‘15) Peters en-Brandt tied for second place. said. “And there is a “You get to send out your While the limit on how many Poetry Slam and poems and we will send back the other current Original Voices can enter, but that love and support.” ArtHaus programs is just to keep us - Kristen Underwood run smoothly, the from going until Petersen-Brandts are midnight.” hoping to initiate changes and new programs. The Original Voices and Slam categories are “In the future, we aren’t planning a huge now both capped at 12 participants. divergent from Kristen and Lea’s content,” The slams begin with a Featured Artist, ArtHaus Co-director Jenni Petersen-Brandt followed by Original Voice, where anyone can said. “We would like to respond to the bring an original poem and sign up to recite it. community and make changes and offer “If you’re participating in Original Voices, different courses based on their feedback.” you get to send out your poems and we will The Petersen-Brandts also have ideas to send back love and support,” Underwood said. diversify their audience. The last people to perform at the event are “We want to expand our programs to
include more youth programs and make them more accessible to those who couldn’t afford to participate otherwise,” the PetersenBrandts said. The directors also hope to tap into more of Decorah’s artistic talent. “We want to get more art in the space on a regular basis,” Jenni Petersen-Brandt said. “There used to be an art show every other month, but we want to try to have art on display at all times. We want to always have something for people to stop and see and explore. We also want to add a small sales gallery.” The Petersen-Brandts also hope to take ArtHaus out of house. “We want to find a way to take ArtHaus off-site,” Eric Petersen-Brandt said. “Decorah isn’t huge, but transportation is often a barrier for senior citizens. We want to take our art teachers to spaces that are convenient and where youth are comfortable.” Upcoming events and programs can be found on ArtHaus’ Facebook page. The next ArtHaus Poetry Slam will be Friday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. at the Decorah Elks Lodge. Entrance is $5 or $3 for students. Those who wish to participate can sign up in advance by calling ArtHaus at 563-382-5440 or by registering online at arthaus.org.
SPIN Theatre presents One Act Festival ELIZABETH TABAKA VOLUNTEER WRITER SPIN Theatre will kick of the 2014-15 performance season with the One Act Festival on Friday, Sept. 26. The One Act Festival will consist of four independent shows, “Trifles,” “Words, Words, Words,” “Rockaby” and “The Proposal.” “We held auditions last spring, and the expectation was that everyone would come back memorized,” Artistic Director of SPIN Theatre Tim Komatsu (‘15) said, explaining how the group was able to pull a performance together so early in the academic year. While managing a theatre troupe provides students with unique opportunities, there are also many challenges that come with being a student-directed group. “A lot of us are untested in many ways, like the challenge of just kind of knowing the best way to interact with actors, the best way to interact with the exec board and that kind of thing,” Komatsu said. “It’s all still very much a challenge.” SPIN Theatre was formed in 2004 as a student-led organization, offering opportunities to students who want to explore their interests in all aspects of theatre, including acting, directing, stage design and marketing. “The biggest challenge is that we’re all very busy,” Marketing Manager of SPIN Maggie Sulentic (‘16) said. “So it really comes down to having the time to devote to designing, producing, directing, performing and writing.”
A CLASS ACT. Ellen Badger (‘16) and Scott Senko (‘15) will star in the production of Anton Chehov’s “The Proposal” Elizabeth Tabaka / Chips Though the SPIN executive board may be time-consuming, acting as a part of SPIN provides budding actors a lowpressure, low-commitment performance option according to Komatsu. “I think it’s just a great experience for people who don’t necessarily want to commit to a main-stage production,” Komatsu said. “Theoretically, we’re less scary and we’re better at relating to students. We have more in common, so it’s a nice way to pull in a lot of people that wouldn’t necessarily always come out to productions.” The level of independence that accompanies a student-led
production allows members to take liberties they may not be able to in another troupe. “It gives us a lot of artistic license and room to stretch our legs,” Sulentic said. “I get to create a piece from the ground up and that’s something that we don’t get in the department a lot, so it’s nice to get the opportunity to kind of create something entirely from scratch.” If you’re interested in getting involved in SPIN, you can contact them at spin@luther.edu or on Facebook. The One Act Festival will be on Friday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 27 at 1:30 p.m. in Storre Theatre.
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Nourishing the local tradition
VEGGING OUT. The Oneota Community Co-op is a contributor to Luther’s local produce.
Luther continues to provide local food for students, faculty and staff. KATIE NELSON STAFF WRITER Over the past decade, local food availability has been on the rise at Luther College. Sources such as the student-tended Luther garden, Back Forty Farms, Country View Dairy, Ferndale Market, Grown Locally, K’uun Coffee, Oneota Community Food Co-op, Sno Pac Foods and WW Homestead Dairy provide several kinds of fruits and vegetables, dairy, turkey, beef, pork and coffee. Luther’s definition of local food is food that has been raised within 200 miles of the college. According to Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center of Sustainable Communities Jon Jensen (‘89) the college seeks food that “producers are producing that meet our standards and match our values while that food is produced.” The food Dining Services will provide during the 2014-15 school year is 21.9 percent local food according to Dining Services Purchasing Specialist Curtis Raddatz. Luther’s history with local food goes back to the 1930s. “If you look back to the 1920s and 30s, Luther grew a bunch of its own food,” Sustainable Foods Eductor Maren Stumme-Diers (‘08) said. “We had dairy cattle, pigs and beef, and lots of vegetables.” Luther eventually stepped back from producing their own food and buying locally. “After the 1960s there was a move toward industrializing everything,” Jensen said. There was eventually a resurgence of interest in local foods. “In 2004 some students approached Jon and they said that we really want to have a garden,” Stumme-Diers said. The project grew from there.
“A lot of students started saying we want a lot more local food on campus. we want to know where our food is coming from; we want more fresh food,” Jensen said. It started as a once-a-year local food night in the cafeteria, but students wanted more. “After a couple years of that, students started saying, ‘yeah, but we want local food more of the time,’ and so there was a real attempt starting, I would say in 2006, to start sourcing a little bit more local food,” Jensen said. At this time the now quarter-acresized Luther garden was plotted, and by 2008 there was a goal set for Dining Services to try to source 35 percent of their food locally. “That’s when the real push came for local food and that’s when the real growth, [started] developing the relationship with local suppliers, really trying to get as much local food in [as possible],” Jensen said. Since then, this goal has been met some years but according to Stumme-Diers local sourcing can be fluid. “It’s really tricky because businesses change a little bit and maybe don’t fit our definition as well as they did at some point,” Stumme-Diers said. “We do change our sourcing a little bit from year to year and sometimes we need to take one step back to take two steps forward.” 2013-14 was one of those years. However, Dining Services is taking measures this year to raise the numbers again, according to Raddatz. “We’re already on track to be back up over last year, this year,” Raddatz said. The cooperative relationships between Dining Services and the local sources are what keep both sides coming back to the other for business. “We have the opportunity to go visit the majority of the farms that we source from,” Raddatz said. “They’re very transparent about what they do, so getting that and being able to go see that is huge.” Many students have the opportunity to visit Luther’s food sources. In the next month there will be student visits to both WW Homestead Dairy and Sno
Pak. “We’ve been very steady with Luther which is something that we really appreciate,” Ferndale Market owner John Peterson said. “I commend Luther for that. There’s a lot of pride for us in that and in that kind of a relationship.” Luther buying local benefits farms and businesses in more ways than one, according to Oneota Co-op general manager David Lester. “It is not just the direct sales to Luther that benefits our business, but the visibility of our products and focus on organically grown products that bring in new customers to our store,” Lester said. For some, the relationship even goes beyond merely providing food. “We have done collaborative projects with Luther’s environmental studies program, provided internships for
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students at the store and have provided cooking classes and other educational opportunities for staff and students over the last four years,” Lester said. It isn’t just positive for Dining Services, the business or the students, but also the entire community. “When we purchase locally, we have a very positive economic impact on the region,” Jensen said. According to Stumme-Diers, Luther spends a little under $500,000 on local food each year. However, it’s the students that get the best end of the deal. “I hear things like, ‘oh wow, that’s just so good, it tastes so great,” student gardener Sarah Forsythe (‘15) said. “And I like knowing where my food comes from, whether it be from my own hand or someone else’s.”
“I like knowing where my food comes from, whether it be from my own hand or someone else’s.” -Sarah Forsythe (‘15)
CHILLING DAIRY. The cows from Country View Dairy in Hawkeye relax while waiting to be milked. Country View Dairy provides 1,000 lbs. of dairy to Luther College every week. Photo courtesy of Luther Sustainabilty
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SPOKES makes biking accessible SPENCER HODGE STAFF WRITER Luther College’s SPOKES is a student run biking community that provides resources for those in need of bike maintenance, trail recommendations and fellow riders. “We are here to get people into the swing of biking,” SPOKES Treasurer Robbie Helgason (‘15) said. “[However] we aren’t a competitive club … I think the average rider at Luther is someone that just has a bike for transportation who isn’t super competitive and just wants to go for the occasional ride.” SPOKES leads road rides on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and mountain bike rides twice every day. Interested riders meet at the Luther bell during the ride’s designated time. Helgason leads the weekly road ride on Saturday afternoons at 2 p.m. for those looking for a longer trip. They usually cover 20 to 30 miles to places such as Bluffton or the lower dam and last a few hours. “My rides are more challenging on our scale,” Helgason said. “But it isn’t like a super long 50 or 60
ride that requires you to bring all your extra stuff.” SPOKES’ President Katie Vorderbruggen (‘16) leads the weekly ride on Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. for the more casual rider. They usually spread 10 to 15 miles along places like the Trout Run Trail to the Decorah Fish Hatchery and last an hour or so. “My rides are usually the shorter, more recreational, casual ones while Robbie’s go longer,” Vorderbruggen said. “Sometimes there are just lazy days, a lot of other things are happening and we just need a nice cool ride.” SPOKES Vice President Ben Jerke (‘16) leads the mountain bike rides two times every day on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12:15 p.m. and 4 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:45 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Jerke takes riders on the four major trail areas in the Decorah region: Luther’s trails, Dunning’s Springs, Palisades and Van Peenen. “It’s pretty intense depending on how fast you go,” Jerke said. “You’re within feet from trees at most points in the ride … the terrain varies from place to place. You’ll be riding over roots in one area, slick rock in another. There’s
a lot of limestone features here— there are trails that are practically limestone staircases eroded from the sides of cliffs … it’s fun. It keeps me sane.” SPOKES also holds special events like the Alley Cat scavenger hunt that will take place Friday, Oct. 3 from 8-9 p.m. “I’m super excited for Alley Cat,” Vorderbruggen said. “It is our nighttime biking scavenger hunt. You just go around and do a bunch of fun and ridiculous checkpoints. It’s good for
everybody on campus looking to get out and have some fun biking.” While coordinating rides and events is a big part of the club, they are also committed to helping those who need bike maintenance and information. “We kind of have a hand in the mini bike shop in the Regents Center,” Helgason said. “Most of the money for that is made possible through the wellness grant with Greg Lonning (‘83) so it’s not actually our organization,
but we still consider ourselves close advocates.” Students who need a repair can go to the SPOKES bike shop located on the first floor of Regents. Paying only a discounted price for the necessary replacement parts, students will receive service that might otherwise cost more in town. Those who wish to receive further information on rides and bike maintenance may do so by emailing SPOKES at spokes@ luther.edu.
FREE WHEELIN’. (From left) Andrew Braun (‘18), Katie Vorderbruggen (‘16), Amanda Eby (‘17) and Elizabeth Larget (‘16) pose before heading out on their ride on Sept. 21. Casey DeLima / Chips
Soda Shoppe traditions transformed MAGGIE STEINBERG STAFF WRITER
Every Family Weekend since 1975, SAC Special Events has hosted Soda Shoppe, an event where students and their families can gather for live music, socializing and ice cream. This Family Weekend many students and their families attended the event on Saturday, Sept. 20. However, this event has changed throughout its history. While current students at Luther are familiar with the Soda Shoppe that takes place in Marty’s with novelty ice cream and live music, Luther alums and longtime staff members had a different experience. “Luther faculty used to wait on tables,” Coordinator of Student Activities and the Union Trish Neubauer said. “Before the cafeteria was renovated, students and their families would order sundaes and professors would bring their order to them.” Over time, Ye Olde Soda Shoppe, as it was originally called, transformed from waited tables to a buffet line in the cafeteria. Faculty was still heavily involved. “I think they called them ‘soda jerks,’” Neubauer said. The term was used to refer to the person who made ice cream floats in old diners, an action accompanied by the jerking motion one used to pull the soda handles. “Join the SAC Special Events Committee … for an evening of fun and frolic tonight, October 31,” reads a Chips article from 1975. “Things will start popping at 8:00 when there will be a Soda Shoppe in the Oneota Room with your favorite soda jerks [including President Farwell] serving everything from banana splits to phosphates.” While the soda jerks are long gone, SAC Special Events has modified Soda Shoppe
to make it more efficient. “The layout of the Caf made it difficult to see the jazz ensembles,” Neubauer said. The move into Marty’s has provided an easier setup for SAC Special Events to coordinate. “We move through everyone pretty quickly,” SAC Special Events Co-Chair Meg Ostrem (‘16) said. “It’s nice because we can help people get ice cream faster.” Attendance at Soda Shoppe has been consistent over the years, with an estimated 700 people coming to Marty’sthroughout
the evening. Because Soda Shoppe is held over Family Weekend, parents and students gather to listen to the live music that accompanies the event. While Jazz Band and Jazz Orchestra have been regular performers at Soda Shoppe, other student groups on campus have made appearances in the past. Juggler and comedian John Wee (‘88) who is part of the famous group The Passing Zone has performed at Soda Shoppe in his time at Luther.
Dance groups and other musicians have also taken the stage at Soda Shoppe over the years. “We’ve had student entertainment from the beginning,” Ostrem said. SAC Special Events does all of the organizing, from coordinating with Dining Services to booking Jazz Band and Jazz Orchestra. According to Ostrem, it is a tradition worth keeping. “Bringing everything together makes this all really fun,” Ostrem said.
ALL THAT JAZZ. Connor Jones (‘15) and Adam Graf (‘16) play in a small student jazz ensemble during this year’s Soda Shoppe on Saturday, Sept. 20. Casey DeLima / Chips
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Tapping to a new beat Center Stage Series brings tap group “Rhythmic Circus” to Luther. JENNIFER JANSEN STAFF WRITER Toes will be tapping in the Center for Faith and Life when Rhythmic Circus Productions takes the stage on Thursday, Sept. 25. The group of young musicians and tap dancers based in Minneapolis, Minn. will perform at Luther as part of the 2014 Center Stage Series. “People see the poster and think it’s a tap show with a backup band but everybody is 100 percent involved and this [is a] fun interaction with the audience,” Executive Director Nick Bowman said. “It’s a playful piece. We consider the tap dancing to be a larger part of the rhythm section.” The group is comprised of four tap dancers and seven musicians. The performers are friends that made up several independent projects
before combining their arts and touring around the world together in 2007. “We’ve been hard at work at this for years all around the U.S. and other countries,” Bowman said. “It’s been non-stop touring and everybody’s hard work that’s made it successful [...] it’s a true collaboration.” Luther College’s Performing Arts Committee (PAC) has wanted to bring a tap group to campus for years. Their search process begins one to two years prior to any performance and the selection process is a collaborative effort between PAC and the Programming faculty and staff. “The students were excited about seeing them and having something [come] that’s young and enthusiastic about performing and talented, too,” Campus Programming Assistant and Box Office Manager Bradley Phillips said. Rhythmic Circus Productions caught the attention of PAC’s attention early as a diverse addition to Center Stage Series this year. Performing Arts Committee President Britany Thorpe (‘16) is enthusiastic about the group.
TAP THE NIGHT AWAY. Rhythmic Circus Productions is a collaborative effort between tap dancers and musicians to create a fully immersive musical and entertaining performance. Photo Courtesy Northwestern Michigan College
“We’re really excited for this show because we haven’t had something so modern in quite a long time, especially in the realm of dance,” Thorpe said. “It will be beautiful. I can’t wait.” Thorpe also felt the performers would be a great addition to the Center Stage Series lineup because of the
unique energy they bring to the stage. “The energy translates directly to the audience; they’re just so acrobatic and so rhythmic and it is just so fluid,” Thorpe said. “It’s insane and beautiful. It’s not just this preprogrammed routine, it’s this collaboration of artists bringing all of that together. It makes it
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explode.” “Rhythmic Circus: Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” will perform on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m in the Center for Faith and Life. Tickets are $27 for adults, $25 for seniors, $15 for youth or free with CAF and can be purchased from the Luther College Ticket Office or online at www.tickets. luther.edu.
Arcade Fire, “Funeral” PETER JARZYNA KWLC PROGRAM DIRECTOR The memory has never left me: Christmas 2004, my father is given a seemingly unremarkable burnt-orange CD. “That’s the one, right?” asks my aunt. Three months after its September release, the debut album from Arcade Fire would thrust my world off its axis. There would be no announcement—I would hear it from car speakers and my parents’ home stereo, bleeding through the walls of my childhood home. I was 11 years old; I knew nothing of loss or heartbreak or death. Throughout the decade that followed I
would listen to this album more than any other and would wonder what it was that had so enraptured all who came to know it. Maybe it was the ground-shaking, wordless chorus of “Wake Up.” Perhaps it was Win Butler’s heartbreaking sincerity and Régine Chassagne’s soul-piercing howl. Was it the baroque instrumentation? The undeniably authentic communal angst and catharsis? What was this “Funeral?” One thing was clear: this collection of 10 songs would be an Important Album. It unlatched new windows within the world of indie rock, taking a sharp turn away from the blithe and playful apathy of Pavement and transcending the devastating confessional of Neutral Milk Hotel for something that would immediately resonate with all reached by the music. Soon enough, Arcade Fire would win Grammys, headline festivals, fill stadiums the world over, collaborate with David Bowie and give Bono a new lesson in the meaning of the world “anthem” (not that he would learn anything). Historical standing aside, in every repeated listen of “Funeral” I am met with a faint glimmer of understanding as to why this record has achieved such glorified standing. From the first imagined snowfall of “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels),” to the epic, world-bearing weight of “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out),” to the final harp plucks of “In the Backseat” and Chassagne’s cried affirmation that she’s “Been learning to drive / My whole life,” listening to “Funeral” continues to feel like a gathering larger than any single person, inviting all who have felt loss to spring forth from pain and
take hold of the reins. For the best in new independent music, tune into KWLC Radio Monday through Friday from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. KWLC can be found at 1240am on the radio dial or online at kwlc. luther.edu.
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Barbie barbarisms LAURA HAYES STAFF WRITER Every December, my mother would take my sister and me to Toys “R” Us so that we could tell her what we wanted for Christmas. Running up and down the aisles, we would make a list that would inevitably include every toy that we laid our eyes on, but our lists always included one thing: Barbies. We loved Barbies. My mom had given us her old dollhouse from when she was a kid, complete with cardboard furniture made by
my grandmother, and we would spend hours playing “house.” While we would play house, my sister and I unknowingly acted out our perceived gender roles: Ken would always leave the house in his stylish Barbie convertible while Barbie stayed at home to take care of the kids. Over and over we acted this scene out. Ken would fly the Barbie plane while Barbie was the stewardess. Ken was the boss while Barbie was the secretary. Ken was the cook while Barbie was the waitress. In every single instance, Barbie took a subservient role to Ken. These gender roles are ingrained in us from a young age, and they manifest themselves in behavioral norms of how men and women are supposed to act. For example, women are expected to be nurturing and maternal. As young girls, we are encouraged to play games like house and take care of baby dolls. On the other hand, men are expected to be tough, and
young boys are often referred to as “girls” when they show emotion. In the case of Barbie, girls are taught that they will not be the person in charge of the company or flying the plane, but that they must work for the men. Girls are not expected to be more successful than boys. As Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said, “We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, ‘You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you would threaten the man.’” The norms that we learn as children influence our decisions later in life. Women are expected to want to get married and have children. From the baby dolls that we play with to acting out what it would be like to be married, girls are encouraged to take on the role of “homemaker” to such an extreme that when women refuse this role they are viewed as
deviant. Women who do not have children are often pitied and viewed as not having a fulfilling life. The problem isn’t that women want to be mothers; the problem is that society tells women that they should want to be mothers. On the other end of the spectrum, men are told that they should be ambitious and not want “feminine” jobs like nurses and stay-at-home fathers. Men are encouraged to not express their emotions, which can have negative effects on their emotional health. In short, their gender roles encourage men to not act like women. As a result, these gender roles tell girls and boys that they should want to be boxed into and limited to these roles. It is normalized for girls and women to dream of being a wife. We are told as children through Disney movies like “Cinderella” that our happily ever after will come only when we fulfill our gender role and become a wife and mother.
Senate increases student organizational funding A Senate Sit-Down The Student Senate of the 2014-2015 school year is absolutely thrilled to again welcome all students home and hopes that your year is off to a terrific start. We have had our first couple of meetings and our senate retreat and are already working toward policy changes on campus. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what Student Senate does, we are a body of students representing all aspects of campus from diversity and student athletes to sustainability and disability services. All representatives within the Student Senate bring forth concerns of their peers to the attention of
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the senate, and we discuss ways to rectify or improve upon these concerns. Senate is divided into committees, including Communications, Campus Betterment, Special Events, Leadership, Finance and Student Life. In addition to student initiatives, we have increased the amount of student organizational funding to $20,000 for this academic year, where $15,000 will be allotted in the fall and the remaining $5,000 in the spring. We encourage organizations to apply for the funding and submit the online applications for student organization funds by this Friday, Sept. 26th at 10 p.m. The three types of funding in order of importance include: 1.) Continuity funding 2.) On-campus events and activities 3.) Funding for conferences and off-campus events. Students must update their contact information with Coordinator of Student Organizations Kasey Nikkel before applying. After completing the application, organizations are expected to informally meet with members of the Finance Committee to answer questions about their request on either Monday, Sept. 29 or Tuesday, Sept. 30 from 7-9 pm. Please feel free to contact Chair of the Finance Committee Dietrich Jessen (‘15) at jessdi01@luther.
edu with any further questions. As a senate, we hosted our very first “State of the Campus” segment of the meeting, a 15-minute slot where leaders from across campus can come discuss their organization with Senate, explain what they do and discuss any projects or upcoming events they are working on. This past week, we had the pleasure of hearing from David Zalk (‘15) of the Honor Council, where he discussed their goals of the educational facet of the Honor Council. If you are interested in informally presenting to the Senate what your organization is working on, please contact President Libby Logsden (‘15) at logsel01@ luther.edu. The Student Senate is incredibly excited to see what is in store for this year, and we encourage you to attend our meetings! Come join in the discussion on Thursdays from 9:40-10:50 a.m. in the Loyalty Hall Boardroom. See you then! Your Secretary, Jordy Barry (‘15)
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MANAGING EDITOR: SARAH KING
Tenure: a path to academic freedom Letter to the Editor Dear Chips Editorial Staff, As a former member of the appointment promotion and tenure committee and a longstanding member of the American Association of University Professors, I was delighted to see the recent article explaining the tenure and promotion system to students. I realize that this method of evaluating and ranking college professors is often unclear to many students. Since students play a central role in evaluation of faculty undergoing third year, tenure and promotion review, I have often felt it is important that they understand these evaluations serve a very different purpose than our ordinary course evaluations. As Professor EnosBerlage said, “This is someone’s pitch to be promoted or keep their job.” Students at Luther who are given the responsibility for providing some of the information used to determine a faculty member’s future need accurate information about what their words and ratings of faculty will be used for. Because of the importance of this process for the institution and individual faculty I would like to add some information to your description
of the purposes of tenure. Beginning in 1925 the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Association of American Colleges (representing college administrations) began a conversation aimed at defining the central purposes of colleges and universities and the role that tenure played in those institutions. Concluding that the pursuit of knowledge for the common good was the ultimate goal of these institutions, the 1940 AAUP statement on Academic Freedom and Tenure identified two core functions of tenure. Tenure is a means to certain ends; specifically: (1) freedom of teaching and research and of extramural activities, and (2) a sufficient degree of economic security to make the profession attractive to men and women of ability. Freedom and economic security, hence, tenure, are indispensable to the success of an institution in fulfilling its obligations to its students and to society (AAUP Policy Documents and Reports). Your article addressed point 2 fairly well but said little about academic freedom. I am sure it will come as no surprise to Chips’ readers that college professors sometimes take unpopular stands on political and social issues. Nor I suspect would it shock you to learn that your professors don’t all agree with one another on issues of import. Yet these disagreements and the dialogue they create are essential to our core missions as scholars—to
come to deeper and more accurate understanding of our world and human activity in that world. While we would like to think that no one would be punished or held back for honestly and energetically pursuing increased knowledge, that is not always the case. By following the AAUP guidelines for promotion and tenure, Luther College has committed itself to assuring that faculty are protected as part of fulfilling our mission, “to be a community where students, faculty and staff are enlivened and transformed by encounters with one another, by the exchange of ideas and by the life of faith and learning.” Given the importance of students in this process and the absolute necessity of it for protecting the very thing we as an institution are about, I want to once again thank Chips for enlightening the community regarding tenure and promotion. Further, to all our students—when that department head hands you the evaluation for a faculty member undergoing third year, tenure or promotion review, remember how important it is for your education that Luther College continues to employ brave and forthright individuals who are dedicated to pursuing the truth, pushing back the boundaries of our knowledge and challenging our social conventions. Sincerely, Jacqueline S. Wilkie
Don’t touch me CASEY DELIMA FEATURES EDITOR
A few days ago, YouTuber Sam Pepper released a video of a “prank” in which he pinches the butts of females on the street while asking them for directions. Since then, there has been a lot of upheaval and the video has been removed from YouTube. Though I’m relieved that such a large number of people realized the harmful nature of this “prank” and expressed negative feedback, I know that this isn’t the first time this has happened and unfortunately, it is likely that it will not be the last. Pepper’s video is a demonstration of a prevalent attitude in our society: women’s bodies are property. I don’t believe that every man or even that most men would agree with such a sentiment, but many still act in a way that reinforces this belief. As a server at a bar, I have experienced being touched without permission but am met with a confused reproach when I ask people not to touch me. I am regarded as rude when I ask people not to touch me, which is absolutely
absurd to me. It’s my body. Why should other people be allowed to touch it without my permission for any reason? It is clear that this does not just happen to women in the workplace but in many other aspects of our lives. In environments like bars and clubs, many people think it a fact that a woman simply being in these places is an invitation to be touched, and this is not the case. What happens when young boys see videos and “pranks” such as Sam Pepper’s and learn that it’s OK to harass women on the street? What happens when they see men put their arms around the waitress’ waist while at the bar? And what happens when girls see other women being touched and told they have to put up with it because it’s “not a big deal?” These are the kind of things that teach not only men and boys but also females that touching without permission is not only OK but that it is normal and must be put up with. But it’s not OK. Everyone—men, women or people of any gender identity have a right to their body and that right is theirs only. Each person can decide how they would like to share that right, and some people may be more OK with being touched than others. You may think that some touches really aren’t a big deal, but an unwanted touch could be anywhere from slap on the behind to someone putting their arm around a shoulder. It doesn’t matter what kind of intention you have behind it, either. If someone doesn’t want you to touch them, don’t. If you don’t know them well enough to gauge whether a touch will encroach upon their boundaries, it’s better just to not risk it.
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SPORTS EDITOR: JULIA JOSEPH
Men’s rugby rushes forward Luther men’s rugby team works with new players in hopes of reaching division championships. RACHEL WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER The Luther men’s rugby team is underway with four league matches as part of the Minnesota Rugby Union in their fall season. They played a friendly inter-team match of sevens on Saturday, Sept. 20. This is where each team has seven players instead of fifteen because St. John’s University men’s rugby team forfeited their scheduled match. “St. John’s was supposed to be at Luther College for a match but they forfeited,” men’s rugby team President Tom Lundberg (‘16) said. “Their division III team was playing against Gustavus College and they didn’t want to be in two different places at once.” They hope to return to the division championships in Rochester as they did last year. “I’m excited about how this team can progress and develop, hopefully into another championship team,” Morgan Melton (‘15) said. The team lost by three points to St. John’s University last year, coming in second in their division. Their strategy will change this year with 10 new players recruited, many of whom have not played rugby before. “With a new team, we are focusing on the basics, making sure no major rule infractions happen and working on the chemistry as a team between old members and new guys,” Lundberg said. First-year players are eager to have their first match under their belts and look forward to continuing to progress as they learn the game. With practices every day, everyone on the team gets a chance to play and improve daily. “I want to get into plays and make a difference on the field,” Sam English (‘18) said. Many of the first-year recruits joined because it was a
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RUGBY PRIDE. Luther’s rugby team comes together with new members to continue building from last year. Bjorn Myhre / Chips
sport they did not know much about. Rugby is a growing sport, becoming more popular on college campuses throughout the country. This is beneficial for Luther’s team because this will give them more game opportunities in the future. “I hadn’t played rugby before but I had heard the name and saw the movie ‘Invictus,’” English said. “The guys have been pretty cool and it’s a fun sport.” Others joined due to the lighter time commitment than other sports teams on campus. “I played football and Frisbee in high school, and rugby seemed like a happy medium,” Jesse Sabota (‘18) said. “It’s rough but without the time commitment.” Practices and matches are not mandatory, however this season the new players are very passionate about the sport.
If you could play for any pro team, which one would you choose and why? I’d choose Chelsea FC in the English League. They’ve been my favorite team for as long as I can remember, and it would be incredible to play with some of my role models.
“I’m excited about the numbers we have this year as well as the commitment to the team,” Melton said. “We have a lot of talent. I’m excited to give my all to this college for one last year.” With new players and a focus on creating a foundation for the future of the club, Luther’s team is ready to have a strong season. The team’s next match is Saturday, Sept. 27 against North Dakota State University. The team will be making the trek to Fargo, N.D., to play. The next home game is Oct. 18 against the University of Northern Iowa. “Rugby is a sport that you can play for the rest of your life,” Melton said. “There are a lot of men’s teams to get involved in and play.”
“I’m excited about the numbers we have this year as well as the commitment to the team. We have a lot of talent.” - Morgan Melton (‘15)
What advice do you give to the firstyears on the team? Enjoy your time here; time flies by when you're having fun. Appreciate every opportunity to play the game that you love. What is your meal of choice before
JULIA JOSEPH SPORTS EDITOR JW Slauson (‘15) is a midfielder on the men’s soccer team and was recently named IIAC Offensive Player of the Week. Slauson has scored three goals and added three assists so far this season. The men’s team is currently undefeated with a record of 7-0. A men’s soccer team has not had this record leading off their season since 1992 when they went 8-0. Chips: How do you guys plan to keep your winning streak going? Slauson: We simply take one game at a time and fight for each other in every game. We're going to continue to work extremely hard every day in practice and in every game. What do you like most about playing midfield? Midfield is a very enjoyable position for me. I like working hard and running as well as having the ball at my feet a lot. Playing in the midfield is perfect for this, based on the fact that you have to get up in the attack as well as get back on defense.
EVERY MINUTE COUNTS. J W Slauson (‘15) chasing down the ball against Macalester. Photo courtesy of Luther sports
game day? It varies a lot based on the fact that we don't always eat at the same place, but I do my best to eat some cookies with my pre-game meal. What do you feel like you've improved on most while playing for Luther? I’ve improved most on the physical aspect of my game. When I first came to Luther I didn't realize how physical the college level is. Over the last four years I have worked really hard to improve on my speed and strength. What game are you most excited for coming up? Our next game is against St. Olaf. I am always most excited and focused on whatever game is next. I just take it one game at a time. Being a senior, what will you miss the most about the team? My teammates. They are my family.
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Football team honors military service ERIKA STORVICK STAFF WRITER On Saturday, Sept. 20, the Luther College football team honored America’s veterans in style. The players debuted new jerseys, featured military personnel during the national anthem and finished the game off with a defeat of Grinnell 4921. This puts their record at 3-0, which has not happened since 1987. “We want[ed] to honor the military for all the things they provide for us,” Head Football Coach Aaron Hafner said. “We should appreciate them a lot more.” This season there are 16 members of the team who have had immediate family members in the military. Several parents were able to come back for Saturday’s game, including Ben Trocinski’s (‘17) father who was in the Army for 13 years and Air Force for eight years. “With everything that’s going on, a lot of people don’t really think about the individual people in the military,” Trocinski said. “Every person that’s in it sacrifices a lot.” The opening ceremony featured significant military and Luther personnel. STRIDES TOWARDS SUCCESS. Josh Vos (‘15) sports The Decorah VFW presented the colors the new camouflage jersey against Grinnell on Sept. with Blane Maher (‘15) and Weston 20. Evan Sowder / Photo Bureau Noble (‘43) serving as the honorary captains. Noble served as a World War II U.S. Army Tank Commander while said when speaking about the ceremony. The presence of these veterans added Maher served in the Air Force Special “It came directly from the football team, to the spirit of the game and the new Operations Command (2008-12). and I think it’s a pretty cool thing.” camouflage jerseys, blue and black, According to Sports Information All veterans who attended Saturday’s served as an additional tribute to the Director David game were given military. Students involved with SAC B l a n c h a r d , “With everything that’s free admission. Service were also tabling outside the Maher was the e team also game, encouraging people to make going on, a lot of people Th kicker for the invited all Luther thank-you cards for veterans. football team don’t really think about alums registered This is the first time Luther football last year. Maher the individual people in as veterans via has dedicated one of their games to was a first- year email. military appreciation, but Hafner has at Luther in the military. Every person “We knew that not ruled out the possibility of doing it 2006, then was that’s in it sacrifices a lot.” a lot of people again in the future. deployed four not be “Every year I want to do something - Ben Trocinski (‘17) would times, twice to able to attend, to recognize a group: Military Afghanistan and but we wanted to Appreciation, Breast Cancer Awareness, twice to classified locations. He has since invite Luther alumni that were veterans etc,” Hafner said. “I didn’t know it was returned to finish his degree. just because we are grateful for the gonna get this much attention, which is “That’s how it all got started,” Blanchard service that they did,” Blanchard said. awesome.”
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Weekly Standings Men’s Soccer
# 19 Luther #10 Loras Simpson Wartburg Buena Vista Coe Central Dubuque
IIAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 7-0 7-1-1 7-3 5-2-1 3-3-1 3-6 2-6 1-5-2
Recent Scores
Sept. 21 @ Carleton College W 2-1 OT
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 27 @ Cedar Rapids, Iowa vs. Coe College 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer #22 Luther Dubuque Central Wartburg Loras Buena Vista Coe Simpson
IIAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 8-0 6-3 4-2-2 4-2-2 4-5 3-2-2 3-4 2-7
Recent Scores
Sept. 21 @ Carleton College W 2-1
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 27 @ Cedar Rapids vs. Coe College 5 p.m.
Football
Luther Simpson #9 Wartburg Central Coe Dubuque Loras Buena Vista
IIAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Recent Scores
Overall 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-2
Sept. 20 vs. Grinnell College W 49-21
Upcoming Schedule
Oct. 4 vs, University of Dubuque 1 p.m.
Volleyball
#22 Coe Wartburg Luther Buena Vista Central Simpson Loras Dubuque
IIAC 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1
Overall 12-2 11-2 9-5 9-7 9-5 5-6 6-9 7-11
Recent Scores
Sept. 19 vs. UW-La Crosse W 3-1
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 26 @ Dubuque, Iowa vs Lakeland College 1 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Dubuque Central Coe Loras Luther Simpson Wartburg Buena Vista
IIAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
Recent Scores
Sept. 19-20 IIAC Individual Tournament NTS
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 26-28 ITA Regional Tournament @ St. Peter, Minn.
Women’s Tennis Coe Luther Wartburg Loras Simpson Central Dubuque Buena Vista
IIAC 4-0 4-1 3-1 3-2 2-2 1-1 0-4 0-6
Overall 8-0 7-1 5-2 4-5 5-5 4-1 2-5 0-8
Recent Scores
Sept. 19-20 ITA Regional Tournament @ St. Peter, Minn
Upcoming Schedule
Sept. 27 vs. Simpson College 9 a.m.
HONORING THE FLAG. The Luther football team honored members of the armed forces on Saturday, Sept. 20. Erika Storvick / Chips