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Students discuss meal plans

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Dinner time rush. Due to meal transfers only being offered in one place, students find the cafeteria very crowded and lines long during meal times.

Hannah Garry

Staff writer

A change in available meal plans and dining options from last year to this year has affected the Dining Services team as well as student eating habits. This year students living on campus could pick one of six meal plans with varying ratios of meals per week to dining dollar. All meal plans will cost each student the same price, ($1805)

Student injured at frisbee tournament Casey DeLima

News editor

On October 12, ultimate frisbee player Scott Boehm (‘15) was injured during an ultimate frisbee tournament near Milawaukee, Wis. As Boehm dove to make a defensive play, another player’s legs hit Boehm in the chest in such a way that his heart stopped. This is called commotio cordis and occurs when there is an impact over the heart during a certain time in the heartbeat cycle, causing the heart to stop. Boehm’s teammates were quick to realize something was wrong. “At first, it looked like he had the wind Injury continued on page 4

except for the “ultimate meal plan”, which costs $115 more and offers one meal swipe per hour along with $100 dining dollars per semester. The available meal plans changed in response to a bigger transformation Luther has been undergoing this year which included the removal of the meal swipe option at Marty’s and Oneota. Last spring Luther students and faculty collaborated to create a new plan that would better fit the newly remodeled cafeteria. “My committee is Student Learning and Campus Life. We make decisions regarding academic and social issues on campus.” -Luke Hanson (‘14)

“I serve on the Finances and Enrollment committee. We oversee the budget, including capital projects and institutional solvency, and assess enrollment, including selectivity, financial aid and compisition of the student body.” -Paul Esker (‘14) I serve on the Outreach and Gifts committee. We oversee and execute fundraising initiatives and maintain alumni relationships.” -Libby Logsden (‘15)

“We had a lot of input before we made that decision last year,” General Manager of Dining Services Wayne Tudor said. “We wanted to allow each place to have its own identity and really offer a wider range of meal options to students.” Tudor said implementing the new system has been a challenge this year. Meal Plans continued on page 4

Representatives elected to Board of Regents Sam Molzahn

The three committees with Student

Staff writer Representation are Student Learning

Last spring, three members of Student Senate were elected to serve as student representatives to the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents is comprised primarily of Luther alumni and makes decisions regarding the College’s long-term future. The representatives this year are Student Senate President Paul Esker (‘14), Vice-President Luke Hanson (‘14) and Libby Logsden (‘15). “The three representatives to the Board of Regents are elected from the Student Senate and elected by the Student Senate,” Hanson said. “Any senator, regardless of their position, could run to be elected for the Board of Regents positions. So every spring we will seek applications from within the Student Senate and those applicants apply for particular committees within the Board of Regents.”

and Campus Life, Finances and Enrollment and Outreach and Gifts. The three-representative format is different from years past. “In the past there used to be four different positions,” Logsden said. “One from SAC, the student senate president, the Congregational Council president and a Diversity Center representative, and last year we moved to a system of voting for [senators].” The three representatives are placed on the committees and report information to the Student Senate as well as provide an outlet for student opinion. “The student representatives are allowed to participate in a lot of the events that the Board of Regents have during their tri-annual meetings on campus,” Hanson said. “They have Board of Regents continued on page 4


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