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Luther mourns student’s death DANNY MAY NEWS EDITOR & JACOB WAREHIME NEWS EDITOR The Luther community grieves the death of Bjorn Norderhaug (‘17), who was found deceased on Sunday, Sept. 18 in the Upper Iowa River.

The Decorah Police Department reported Norderhaug as missing on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 17. According to the Decorah Police Department news release, Norderhaug was last seen around 1:50 a.m. in the downtown Decorah area. After a missing persons investigation conducted by Decorah Police, Luther College staff and the Decorah Fire Department, officials found Norderhaug’s body at approximately 9:32 a.m. in the Upper Iowa River near Clay Hill Road. At the time of print, the incident remains under investigation.

A remembrance gathering was held in the Center for Faith and Life on the evening of Sept.

17, where the Luther community congregated to mourn Norderhaug’s passing.

“The Luther community is devastated by this loss and continues to pray for Bjorn’s family,” Luther President Paula Carlson said in a press release. “We ask that the community come together and support one another in this difficult time.”

Norderhaug’s roommate and long-time friend Jake Ford (‘17) recalled their relationship.

“On the outside he seemed shy,” Ford said.

“But once you got to know him, he was just really funny and a little bit different, which made him hilarious for me and lot of other people to hang out with. He was just a good spirit who had a lot of fun in him.”

Norderhaug’s teammate and friend, Kyle Appel (‘17) attested to Norderhaug’s gentle, welcoming character.

“Bjorn was a quiet guy who kept to himself,” Appel said. “He and I were alike in that way, which made it easy for us to get along. He was a fierce friend and a hard worker. Although he was quiet, he loved being around his friends, and we all loved having him around.”

Vice President and Dean for Student Life Corey Landstrom offered thoughts on Norderhaug’s passing.

“We each will respond to Bjorn’s death differently,” Landstrom said. “For some of us, the grief is immediate and deep. For others, it may be a few days or a week before we really experience grief. We may have questions that repeat in our heads and we may be seeking answers that may not be possible to answer.”

As students, faculty and staff alike cope with the news of Norderhaug’s death, Landstrom explained the importance of patience and understanding.

“There are a range of emotions alive in our community today,” Landstrom said.

“Recognizing this, having patience and grace for one another is so important and necessary.

By appreciating that someone may be struggling we can offer what is most important to them in that moment—understanding. Take someone to coffee, cry, go for a walk, listen to music, slowly breathe, absorb the beauty that surrounds us, sit together in silence, read, pray, sing … ask, ‘how are you?’ and ‘how can I help?’”

Another teammate and friend Sam Buffington (‘17) expressed his appreciation of the Luther community’s response.

“There were a lot of people there at his service and remembrance Sunday night,” Buffington

Bjorn Norderhaug, who was a computer science major, poses for a photo in October of 2015.

Photo taken from Facebook said. “Outside of that and around campus, I have had several people approach me, other teammates, or other close friends of Bjorn and ask if we were doing okay. The love here at Luther College is immense and we are strong because of it.”

Ford talked about the coping process moving forward.

“Obviously, I’ll miss him like hell,” Ford said.

“Just not having a roommate or best friend

Faculty cuts considered LIZZIE GARVIN STAFF WRITER In light of recent changes in Luther’s student-tofaculty ratio, the Academic Planning Committee is currently reviewing department needs, with faculty cuts discussed.

Luther’s current student population is 2,169 with a student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1. According to Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Kevin Kraus, although this low ratio is one of Luther’s greatest selling points to prospective students, the college can no longer afford to keep paying its entire faculty if enrollment numbers continue to decline. In order to accommodate for the continuing drop in enrollment, the college aims for a 13:1 studentto-faculty ratio.

“The administration has asked the Academic Advising Committee to study this situation in our school and schools facing similar situations and then recommend program cuts,” Kraus said.

Kraus explained that the committee will look into how many departments have faculty close to retirement and then adjust the department to cope

without replacing that tenured position. According to Kraus, there are no moves to cut faculty, but if enrollment continues to drop, the college must cut at least 20-30 faculty members within the next three years.

“Our faculty handbook dictates that these program cuts be carried out by faculty, not administration,” Kraus said. “We must work together.”

Kraus added that the last time Luther had a studentto-faculty ratio of 13:1 was in 1992. Luther’s student body grew every year from 1992 until 2003, and in response the college increased its faculty from 157 to 190. Kraus explained that since 2003, the number of students at Luther has decreased while the faculty population has stayed fairly stable.

According to Kraus, in addition to the altered ratio, the amount that students pay out-of-pocket for tuition has decreased. With more students attending Luther on scholarship, the college is left with less money to use for day-to-day operations. Kraus said that Luther cannot afford to pay a faculty intended to teach 2,500 students with an actual student body of 2,169.

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anymore will be tough. We’ll get through it together. That’s honestly what I’ve found out— the Luther community has helped out so much and it’s only been four days. I’m just really, really glad to have so many people like that around.”

Norderhaug’s funeral will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. in the Center for Faith and Life. Landstrom encouraged students to visit Counseling Services, College Ministries or Student Life for support.

Library basement sustains flooding ANA LOPEZ STAFF WRITER As a result of flooding from Wednesday, Aug. 24, water seeped into the basement of Preus Library, threatening college-owned archives and collections.

As most of the items were stored on shelving, no items sustained significant damage.

Director of User Services Diane Gossman explained that she received a call from Facilities Services at 4:15 a.m. on the morning of the flooding regarding water leakage in the library basement. Grossman evaluated the damage and notified other collection managers as well as College Archivist Hayley Jackson.

According to Gossman, Facilities’ first step was to stop the water from entering the basement. “[Facilities’] help was fabulous,” Gossman said. “They gave notice right away, they were there the entire time and they brought in all the resources they had to help out.”

Collection managers started to assess the situation as they arrived, concluding that there was no major damage to the items in the basement.

Anthropology Collections Manager Destiny Crider explained that the library’s preventative measures minimized damage.

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Professor gives lecture on constitutional issues in 2016 presidential campaign DANNY MAY NEWS EDITOR Professor of Political Science Michael Engelhardt delivered a lecture entitled “Constitutional Issues in the 2016 Campaign” on Thursday, Sept. 16.

Engelhardt’s lecture addressed several Constitutional amendments relevant to the current presidential race, and the debate surrounding those amendments.

“Recently, many [Luther students] have become eligible to vote,” Engelhardt said. “It would be important for them to know how candidates are using the Constitution in their campaigns.”

Among those relevant sections of the Constitution, Engelhardt singled out the First Amendment, 14th Amendment and Second Article for his lecture.

Engelhardt cited Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump in relation to these portions of the Constitution. He also made note that Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton has not raised many Constitutional issues in her campaign.

The First Amendment, regarding freedom of religion, comes into question as a result of the debate surrounding foreign immigration, specifically the Muslim refugees of Syria. Trump has voiced intentions to prohibit these Muslim refugees from entering the United States.

Attendee Kyle Knoke (‘17) offered comments

on Engelhardt’s lecture, with particular regard to religious constraints.

“I thought it was very timely,” Knoke said. “This discriminating against people based on beliefs is a new kind of fear culture that hasn’t been nearly as relevant in the previous presidential elections. The media’s 24/7 [perpetuation of the idea] that the ‘other’ is bad has made United States culture very self-focused.

Any economic hardship really amplifies that.”

The issue of immigration was present throughout the lecture as Engelhardt addressed the 14th Amendment, which deals with American citizenship. Trump has also raised issue with this amendment, referring specifically to Mexican immigrants who illegally cross into the United States.

Engelhardt brought up the matter of illegal immigrant employment and their contributions to federal funds such as Social Security.

Attendee Anna Phearman (‘19) expressed her views on the 14th Amendment and on the lecture in general.

“I think it was a very valuable thing to [attend the lecture in order] to keep informed on the election,” Phearman said. “The whole idea of natural-born

citizenship is such a complex debate.”

The Second Article of the Constitution holds that only a natural born citizen or one who has held citizenship in the United States for 14 years shall be eligible for the presidency. Past presidential candidates such as Ted Cruz and John McCain and current president Barack Obama have received public questioning regarding the legitimacy of their citizenship.

Engelhardt explained that, seeing as Luther receives federal funding, the college is required to run a program about the Constitution annually on Constitution Day in order to remain eligible for that funding.

“It’s kind of clunky,” Engelhardt said. “Every reputable college is going to teach about the Constitution, it’s certainly not any harm.”

As the lecture was given on campus in Olin building several students were present, and Phearman commented on the relevancy of the lecture to the Luther community.

“This lecture helps to prepare us for our future,” Phearman said. “Being informed about whatever decisions you’re making is such a big part of our future.”

“This lecture helps to prepare us for our future. Being informed about whatever decisions you’re making is such a big part of our future.”

- Anna Phearman (‘19)

Staff and faculty prepare for writers festival LUKE BERKLEY STAFF WRITER Thirty writers will be on campus to read their work and talk with students about the writing process for the Luther College Writers Festival, on the weekend of Sept. 23 and 24. The festival, which occurs every three years, is intended to give attendees insight on both the writing process and how people make a living through writing.

The festival begins with an opening panel in the Center for Faith and Life starting at 4 p.m. on Friday followed by the

keynote presentation at 7:30 p.m.

Some of the writers speaking about the process of becoming and living as a writer include: Jane Hamilton, Athena Kildegaard and keynote speaker Erik Larson, author of many critically acclaimed books including “Devil in the White City.” Many of the authors who are being featured are recognized on an international level.

Associate Professor of English Amy Weldon says that the opportunity to interact with established writers has the biggest appeal to the public.

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Author Mark Salzman delivers a lecture during the 2013 Luther College Writers Festival.

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like this is the opportunity to see writers in the flesh, and to see writing happen in the flesh,” Weldon said. “You learn to write better by doing it yourself, by reading, but also by engaging in communities with other writers.”

Weldon says this opportunity is especially important for students who study writing.

“One of the most important things to a writing student is just being in the presence of people who do this crazy, brilliant, awesome thing that you are trying to do,” Weldon said. “Just being around them, just breathing the air is inspiring.”

Assistant Director of Luther College Writer’s Festival Keith Lesmeister (‘01), says that it is not hard for Luther to acquire all the high-profile writers that attend.

“A few of these writers have been here before, and they express interest in coming back and helping out with the students,” Lesmeister said.

According to Lesmeister, the real challenge lies in simply making sure the event goes smoothly.

“The biggest challenge for an event of this scale is just aligning all the moving parts,” Lesmeister said. “Making sure everybody is where they need to be at the right time and making sure that everybody has a great experience.”

Festival Director and Professor of English Nancy

Author Anne Lamott signs books following her keynote address at the 2013 Luther College Writer’s Festival. Aaron Zauner (‘16) / Photo Bureau Barry says even though it’s easy to book writers, it’s a lot harder to get Luther students to attend the festival.

“A big challenge for an event like this is getting the student body to understand how rare an opportunity this is,” Barry said. “A big part of this festival is creating enough buzz in the student body so that people will attend.”

This festival happens once every three years, and although it is something that many people would like to see more often, Barry said this is not feasible.

“Conferences of this size and

scope take lots of resources,” Barry said. “The Writers Festival has the help of a small endowment that we use to help fund the event, but it isn’t sufficient enough to fund a festival every year, or even every two years.”

The keynote presentation is open to the public, and free of charge. However, the rest of the festival requires a registration to attend. There is a $10 charge for students, and registration is still open. For a full schedule and more information regarding the festival and registration go to: www.luther. edu/writers-festival.

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Out-of-state students weigh voting options As the nation nears Election Day, United States Citizens are not only planning for whom they want to vote, but how they want to vote. Around 40 percent of U.S. Citizens are projected to vote early in some capacity this year. Many out-of-state Luther students find themselves a part of this number as they consider their options for voting while at Luther.

Some students will vote through an absentee ballot.

Alternatively, many students who are not planning on voting with an absentee ballot are instead registering to vote in the state of Iowa.

Since 2000, an increasing number of Americans have been voting absentee. Absentee voting is a way to cast a ballot via the internet or mail because the voter cannot be present at the necessary time. Absentee voting will start on Sept. 29 in Iowa.

An alternative option for early, non-absentee ballot voters in Decorah is satellite voting. Satellite voting is a form of absentee voting where voters physically show up to an authorized location to cast their vote. This year Luther will host satellite voting on campus on Oct. 12 and 25.

These methods of voting in advance have been increasing in popularity on the national scale, a trend also present in Winneshiek County voting records.

Winneshiek County Auditor Ben Steines (‘97) explains why this trend has arisen.

“Over the last six to eight years, we get higher and higher percentages of people voting by absentee instead of waiting for Election Day,” Steines said. “It’s a personal convenience for voters; they just like to get it done.”

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contributing factor to this trend. “[Political parties and their candidates] call potential voters and send them absentee ballot request forms,” Steines said. “The candidates and political party try to identify people that vote in their favor, and try to get them to vote ahead of time.”

In 2012, Iowa residents voting early for President Obama gave him a lead in the battleground state. It was recorded that 59 percent of his votes in Iowa were from the early vote, according to a recent CBS news story.

Many out-of-state Luther students are also deciding to forego the absentee voting system and are registering to vote in the state of Iowa.

Head of Luther College Democrats club Betsy Fawcett (‘17) details the thought process of students who register to vote in Iowa.

“A person’s decision has to first be ‘Am I going to vote in Iowa because I live here right now, or am I going to vote at home because that’s where I’m from?’” Fawcett said. “For me personally, I decided to register here two years ago because I felt that I live here now and I have a better chance at being able to understand the candidates and understand the issues at hand when I’m voting in the place I’m living.”

Fawcett also added that presidential races in Iowa tend to be very close and the excitement around the Iowa vote is something that attracts many out-of-state students to change their registration.

Mitchell Stenoien (‘17) is one of these students.

“If I want to influence the vote at all, Iowa is going to be a battleground state so it’s going to be much closer,” Stenoien said. “I’ll vote here and actually have it count towards something.”

The Luther College Republicans club was unavailable for comment at the time of publication.

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UN suspends Syria aid convoys after ‘savage’ attack BEIRUT (AP) — The United States on Tuesday blamed Russia for an overnight attack on an aid convoy that killed 20 civilians as the U.N. announced it was suspending overland aid deliveries in Syria, jeopardizing food and medical security for millions of besieged and hard-toreach civilians. Confusion continued about who struck the convoy, but the White House insisted it was either Russia or Syria. White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said either way, the U.S. held Russia responsible, because it was Russia’s job under the week-old cease-fire to prevent Syria’s air force from striking in areas where humanitarian aid was being transported.

Trump skips swing-state cities; opts for rural town instead KENANSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is spending a lot of time in this critical presidential swing state, but he campaigned Tuesday evening far from cities like Charlotte and Raleigh where many candidates have courted moderate voters in recent years. Instead, he zeroed in on this tiny, rural town of about 850 people to make his pitch to the disaffected, working-class white voters who have propelled his campaign. The strategy appears to be less about swaying undecideds and more about making sure supporters don’t stay home on Election Day. Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans 2-1 in Duplin County, but voters here have chosen the GOP presidential candidate in the past two elections by a wide margin.

Charlotte officer fatally shoots armed person CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina shot and killed a man carrying a gun Tuesday afternoon at a Charlotte apartment complex, officials said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers went to the complex about 4 p.m. looking for a suspect with an outstanding warrant when they encountered the man - not the suspect they were looking for - inside a car, department spokesman Keith Trietley said in a statement.

Officers saw the man get out the car with a gun and then get back in, Trietley said. When officers approached the car, the man got out of the car with the gun again.

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Anna Ryden (‘18) fills out an absentee ballot for Minnesota.

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Library basement floods Szabo addreses

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Water entered into the archives room as a result of flooding.

LIBRARY FLOODS, PAGE 1 “The only thing that we had damaged were old boxes on the floor that we actually didn’t need anymore, so we are very lucky,” Crider said. “We typically try to anticipate potential problems, so all of our collections are on [shelves] that are off the floor.”

Similarly, Jackson said there was no extensive damage to the college archives.

“We had a few items that got a

little water damage,” Jackson said.

“But everything was salvageable and is in fine condition now.”

Associate Professor of Art History Kate Elliott explained that three weeks prior to the flood, library employees moved paintings from the floor to raised storage systems.

Elliott added that changing climate conditions in the basement threatened artworks and other items.

“Our big worry after we

Ana Lopez (‘19) / Chips [cleared] the water was to get the humidity down immediately, because [the paintings] were already shocked by the huge increase in humidity,” Elliott said.

Elliott explained that the library brought commercial dehumidifiers into the basement in order to regulate the climate, also re-adjusting the room temperature.

The basement of Preus Library has returned to its normal condition.

College considers decreasing faculty FACULTY CUTS, PAGE 1 Associate Professor of Education and Assessment Coordinator Jeanette Pillsbury explained that the Academic Advising Committee must consider several factors before deciding which faculty to cut, among them giving each department its due diligence.

“The first factor is that every department has different needs,” Pillsbury said. “Comparing the music department versus the education department highlights these differences. The music department requires a lot of faculty to teach lessons and conduct ensembles because

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Pillsbury used the education department as an example when explaining that although that particular department only offers elementary education as a major, many students have logged 30 hours or more in the department through their minor. Pillsbury said that the goal of the Academic Advising Committee is to not merely cut one faculty member from each department.

“Our goal right now is to study the needs of every department to try and understand their situation better,” Pillsbury said. “There is no plan to cut anyone before we understand their needs with the current faculty they have.”

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Ross Szabo lectures about mental health. Ben Selcke (‘18) / Chips BEN SELCKE STAFF WRITER Speaker Ross Szabo delivered a lecture on mental health on Tuesday Sept.

14. Active Minds, Student Activities Council (SAC) Leadership, Counseling Services and the Wellness Center hosted the lecture, in which Szabo spoke about the specific mental health needs of college students.

Szabo addressed coping skills and self acceptance, emphasizing that everyone has to deal with mental health on some level. Szabo defined mental health as the managment of stress instead of a problem.

“Mental health is as important as your physical health,” Szabo said. “And you can build it in the same way.”

President of Active Minds Ashley Veeser (‘18), explained that, as student usage of Counseling Services has increased recently, Szabo’s lecture was particularly relevant and well-placed at the beginning of this academic year.

“Bringing him at the beginning of the year instead of the end of the year is a choice that will help make this conversation [about mental health] normal around our campus,” Veeser said. “If we don’t have that conversation, maybe a first-year is struggling with [mental health] and if they come to this talk tonight, then they’re not afraid to go to Counseling Services.”

SAC Leadership cochairs Berit Breed (‘17) and Erik Nelson (‘18) work

together to plan lectures and events. Breed emphasized the importance of having a speaker on campus instead of an event or special day.

“I think one of the greatest benefits of having a speaker is hearing [a] personal story,” Breed said. “If you hear someone’s testimonial, I think it makes it much more real, as opposed to walking into the union and seeing a bunch of tables. I think it definitely captivates an audience’s attention much more effectively than a day or activity could.”

Szabo drew from his own experience with bipolar disorder in his speech. Veeser commented on Szabo’s agenda.

“He’s got a curriculum set up and the way he talks draws people in,” Veeser said.

“He’s very relatable. He’s not a speaker who just gets up there and wears his suit and tie, he’s very down to earth and is easy to relate to.”

Attendee Ethan Harris (‘18) echoed Veeser’s feeling.

“I thought he did a really good job of speaking in language that was relatable to college students,” Harris said. “It didn’t feel like he was talking down to anyone, it seemed that everything he was saying was genuine and that he wanted to help people.”

While Harris praised the speaker, he cautioned that beyond the lecture, students need to do more if the conversation is to continue.

“I think it might create a conversation for the first hour after the lecture, but beyond that I think it’s really going to take people being active to make a difference,” Harris said.

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Brazilian 2wins group inspires personal change in unique music performance

Walter Caldas plays with high energy and great enthusiasm.

SPENCER HODGE STAFF WRITER Walter and Wagner Caldas grew up in the slums of Rio de Janeiro where they were often witnesses to tragedies of drug crime and murder. To combat these challenges, the native Brazilian twins formed their band, B2wins.

Wagner and Walter Caldas lead their band with a ukulele

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16 in Marty’s Cyber Cafe. They perform to have fun and inspire people beyond music.

Backing the Caldases on electric bass and drums, Riley Scheetz and Raqwon Reed, respectively, complete the band’s self-defined unique instrumentation.

“When you get rid of traditional instruments like guitar and keys, you take away

the traditional sound,” Scheetz said. “That’s probably the biggest reason why it’s hard to identify it.”

B2wins played various cover songs such as “The Sweet Child of Mine,” “What a Wonderful World,” “I’m Yours” and “Beat It.” The act encouraged audience participation.

They spontaneously invited attendee Erik Nelson (‘18) to join the stage to sing along to “Living on a Prayer.”

Spencer Hodge (‘17) / Chips “They were really fun performers,” Nelson said. “I was glad to just go up there to have fun.”

The band stressed the importance of fun as part of their performance.

“We have a blast on stage,” Walter Caldas said. “We dance, we do back flips, we talk to the people, we ask questions and they ask questions back. Our message is to always try to make people

go home with something new in their mind. Music is only a tool we use to help achieve this.”

Attendee Gavin Lochtefeld (‘20) noticed the band had a positive and lively effect on the audience.

“The show was good, especially in the second half,” Lochtefeld said. “Once the audience began participating, the place just came alive.”

When the crowd began dancing towards the end of the set, Wagner Caldas took notice and spoke directly to them.

“You all look far different than you did before,” Wanger Caldas said. “Doesn’t it feel nice to be free?”

Last summer, Wagner Caldas was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor, which threatened his life and immobilized some of the fingers he uses to play his ukulele.

Having finished his treatment, Wagner Caldas remembered when he performed a show a few days after his diagnoses.

“I was in so much pain that day because the tumor was so large on my arm,” Wagner Caldas said. “I just kept dancing anyway because I thought I was already dying.”

The band continues to play shows because it helps them empower their own positivity in response to these challenges.

“The energy comes back bigger than what we put out,” Walter Caldas said. “A lot of the time people let us know that we have changed them. They open their hearts. It is very good for us to hear it.”

Fabric of Peace Project promotes connection JULIA CURTIS STAFF WRITER & ELIZABETH BONIN A&E EDITOR In response to violent current events, women from around the world created the Fabric of Peace Project to facilitate peace through quilting. They quilt images on swatches that represent their own idea of peace, and send the quilts to be displayed around the world.

Two of the quilts, “Interfaith Connection” and “Peace in Our Community,” are displayed in Gjerset House and in the Women and Gender Equality Center, respectively. The third original quilt titled “Fabric of Peace” is displayed in the Center for Fine Arts.

Women and gender studies major William Cook (‘18), who helped bring the project to campus, finds it easier to define peace through the art of quilting rather than words.

“A lot of them make you think about the experience of the women making the square and what they are trying to get across to you and the larger community that seeks peace and justice,” Cook said.

The images on the swatches range from a cabin, to a grandmother with her newborn, and to a bunch

of little peas with the words “world peas.” The squares together display what can be achieved when people from different backgrounds and experiences come together to create something.

According to Professor of Sociology Charlotte Kunkel, the two goals of the project are to create visibility for the Women and gender studies program, and to honor the artwork and idea of peace.

“The underlying mission of the artwork is to create peace in the world, or to create consciousness about women being peacemakers,” Kunkel said.

The Women and Gender Studies department hosted a reception on Sept. 16 to celebrate the Fabric of Peace Project and a new school year. After viewing the quilts, Cook led reception attendees through a Peace Walk on campus.

“It’s a way of listening and looking, but then also being called to do something,” Cook said.

They visited sites such as Campus House, the Peace Pole, Bentdahl Commons and the Center for Faith and Life. Cook explained how each site connected to Luther faculty and students searching for peace and justice in the world, and how they can create change in social issues. “[The walk] is for getting people to develop thoughts about how we can continue to work towards peace and justice within the community, Luther College and the global context,” Cook said.

Students and community members learn about the history of the Peace Pole.

Julia Curtis (‘17) / Chips The Regional Center for Women in the Arts launched the Fabric of Peace Project in 2008. The quilts come from countries all over the world including Australia, China, Israel, Iran, Germany, Turkey and the Navajo nation. Professional and nonprofessional artists send their completed swatches to West Chester, PA, where professional female quilters stitch the swatches together to create the quilt.

“Art for action,” Kunkel said. “That’s what I think

peacemakers are.”

The project first came to the attention of Campus Ministries, who then passed the information on to Kunkel. Those who wish to get involved can fill out a form and receive a blank swatch to decorate with what peace means to them.

“All of us are in this fabric of humanity,” Cook said.

“Our own individual experience isn’t enough. We always have to be connected to each other.”

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Students begin fall senior projects DMITRY VORONA STAFF WRITER Although many students complete their senior projects during the spring semester, this fall 298 Luther students will begin thier senior projects before their other classmates. Students complete their senior projects in the fall in order to alleviate stress in t=heir final semester or to submit it to graduate schools.

Classical studies major Alessandro Battaglia (‘17) decided to write his senior project in the fall semester because he argues that it is more practical for him to do the senior project in the fall than in the spring semester.

“I am going to write my senior project and then submit it as a writing sample for graduate school,” Battaglia said.

“Since the deadline for certain graduate schools is between the first and fifteenth of December, it is much more convenient for me to do the fall senior project.”

Completing a senior project in the fall is beneficial not only students applying for graduate school, but also students, like management major Grace O’Brien (‘17), who would like to go to labor force.

“I am doing my senior project in the fall so I can get it done as soon as possible,” O’Brien said. “The spring semester will be set aside for interviews and eventually just enjoying the rest of my Luther experience.”

For other students, like Psychology Major Julie Goulette (‘17), fall semester senior project is a matter of necessity, since, like many students, she is going to graduate after the fall semester.

The decision to do a senior project in the fall can be made for many different reasons. However, the senior projects themselves vary greatly no matter the time of year they are completely.

Maxwell Green (‘17) works on his senior art project.

Students may have varying senior project experiences due to modified requirements set by their respective academic departments.

Art major Jayna Felder (‘17), who is doing her senior project on embroidery, explains some of the requirements for her senior project.

“All of our artwork is done in the fall and then we present the work in the spring,” Felder said. “We do have a paper, —not the 20-page paper that other senior projects may have — but it is a reflection on our project. Our

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project is mostly rooted in the artwork that we do, and then the paper is the stance on why we did it.”

Battaglia has slightly different requirements for his senior project in the Classics Department.

“I have weekly meetings one-on-one with my supervising professor, where we discuss my research progress,” Battaglia said. “In the Classics Department, we need to write an 18 to 20-page research paper, but we don’t have to present it.”

Despite the departmental differences, many students who are doing their

Jayna Felder (‘17) works on her senior project on embroidery.

Dmitry Vorona (‘18) / Chips

senior projects this fall semester would agree that it is not an easy experience.

Goulette finds the process of narrowing down research questions to be especially challenging.

“I think for me the difficulty is that there are so many different things that I find interesting, things that I want to know more about,” Goulette said.

“Sometimes it is challenging to decide what direction I want to take in my research.”

However, choosing a research question is not the only difficulty that Luther students face while working on their senior projects. Battaglia, who is doing his senior project about Roman coins, said that there are certain obstacles with researching.

“I am doing research about a particular Roman coin that Professor Dan Davis [and I] found in the Luther College numismatics collection,” Battaglia said.

“The major difficulty lies in the fact that nobody published an academic research regarding this particular coin.”

Art major Maxwell Green (‘17) is doing his project on visual narratives about wild creatures. He describes his project as slow going and worries about getting it done in time.

“The most difficult thing is going to be getting work done by the time fall semester is over,” Green said. “The pieces are really tedious to paint; there are a lot of small details. So far it is a pretty slow process.”

According to Felder, the time constraint is going to be her major difficulty in completing her senior project.

“For me, the greatest difficulty will be finding the workflow that allows me to do the embroidery,” Felder said. “Time is going to be my enemy.”

All seniors have to complete a senior project for their major and while many students complete their projects this fall, even more will be going through the same process this spring.

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FEATURES EDITOR: FRAN STEVENSON

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Raining emotional support cats and dogs

Cat Bob enjoys himself in Tessa Radcliff’s (‘19) dorm room.

LILY KIME STAFF WRITER A dog is man’s best friend, but for college students, their best friends aren’t allowed in residence halls. Emotional support animals are pets that are allowed to live in resident halls with their owners to be a comfort to them when it comes to stress, anxiety, depression or anything else a student might need emotional support for.

For some students that deal regularly with emotional distress, the Emotional Support Animal (ESA) program can be an integral part of emotional health and living a comfortable and healthy life at Luther. According to Tessa Radcliff (‘19) who utilizes this system, having Bob — her cat — around helps her unwind at the end of a stressful day of classes.

“When I get back to the room after class, my emotions are really built way up,” Radcliff said. “It helps that he’s here, so I can pet him and talk to him. It calms me down.”

Christen Foster’s (‘18) ESA dog Blossom is there for her when she is having a bad day or just needs a cuddle.

“When I come back to my room, no matter how bad my day has been, she is always ready to love me and to cuddle with me in bed.” Foster said.

In order to take part in the ESA program, students must complete an application through Disability Services and have adequate medical records that state that the student does qualify to have an ESA. To complete the process, students must sign a contract that outlines the conditions for having an ESA in a residence hall. According to Farwell Area Coordinator Nicholas Lauer, this contract is to make sure that the student takes care of both the animal and their room.

“This contract states that the owner of the ESA must treat the ESA humanely and must attend the needs of the ESA,” Lauer said. “The owner must maintain high levels of hygiene for the ESA and the space in which they live.”

One of the main concerns regarding the presence of an ESA is the health of students, especially those that suffer from allergies related to pets. According to Radcliff, she and her roommates have not run into any trouble with other students and their cat.

“There haven’t been any issues with any of my roommates

or anybody near us this year, which is really fortunate,” Radcliff said. “I know there is somebody on the other side of the hall that has really severe allergies to cats, so we lucked out that nobody near us has an allergy.”

There are a variety of issues that can arise from animals living in residences halls such as other students with allergies. Mackenzie Graham’s (‘19) roommate has an ESA, a cat named Theodosia. Although it was no problem for Graham personally, they did have some difficulties when it came time to move into their room.

“We were originally in a different building,” Graham said.

“Then we had to move because we couldn’t have Theodosia in Miller. Then we had to switch wings because someone in another wing had an allergy, so we moved to [Olson Hall … It was a little bumpy at the beginning, but it turned out.”

Blossom the dog sits outside to pose for a picture.

Lily Kime (‘18) / Chips ESAs can be a topic of confusion and speculation. This could be due to the fact that not all students know the rules and regulations of having an ESA. Before the beginning of this year, Graham did not realize that ESAs were a choice for students.

“I wasn’t aware that it was an option until my roommate brought it up,” Graham said. “I think it could be better advertised. I think a lot of people struggle with anxiety that could benefit from it, but so many people don’t know about it.”

Although pets are not allowed in resident halls, ESAs are an exception to that rule. ESAs serve a different purpose than normal pets do. For students in need of emotional support, ESAs can be the difference between failing or thriving in school.

Photo courtesy of Christen Foster

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A&E EDITOR: ELIZABETH BONIN

Vesterheim celebrates 50 years of folk art The museum began teaching folk art classes to the public in 1967.

ELIZABETH WAGENSON STAFF WRITER The Vesterheim NorweiganAmerican Museum opened a special exhibit to celebrate 50 years of Vesterheim Folk Art School on Sept.

3. The exhibit features traditional Scandinavian painting, woodworking, weaving and blacksmithing.

For half a century Vesterheim has offered classes to teach younger generations the techniques and skills of Scandinavian folk art.

“The exhibit explores some of the different ways to decorate and create, and has examples of as many classes as we can from 1967 to this year,” Chief

Curator of Vesterheim NorweiganAmerican Museum Laurann Gilbertson said.

In addition to the special exhibit, Vesterheim set up more classes that are available to the public this year.

Vesterheim Education Specialist Darlene Fossum-Martin recommends that those looking to discover a link to the past or their heritage should take a class and keep Scandinavian folk art traditions alive.

“I think there is a great connection to the people who come here and take classes,” Fossum-Martin said. A great majority of people have come through here in the last 50 years, and still do, because they want to connect with their own roots.”

Many of those who have previously taken classes at Vesterheim also returned to teach classes there. For Fossum-Martin, part of the celebration is recognizing people who have been involved in the folk arts classes

Heidi England previously took classes at the Vesterheim, and now teaches at the museum. Elizabeth Wagenson (‘17) / Chips

Frank

Ocean’s

HUNTER PRUEGER KWLC ROCK MUSIC DIRECTOR About a month ago, Frank Ocean released two new albums. One of them was Blonde, his long-awaited, critically acclaimed follow-up to 2012’s Channel Orange. The other, Endless, is largely overlooked and forgotten due to its Apple Music exclusivity.

His release was accompanied by visuals that were, honestly, stagnant and boring. It doesn’t really work as an album, but more as an EP’s quality of songs with a

Community members take a Swedish painting class from Heidi England.

Elizabeth Wagenson (‘17) / Chips throughout the past 50 years.

“It’s really about the people, just as much as it is about the classes,” FossumMartin said. “There has just been such a strong connection between the first students and even the students who are here now.”

Gilbertson explained that one of the hopes of the exhibit is for Luther students to come and see what alumni are currently doing.

“I hope that the Luther students will enjoy this exhibit because it shows what has been happening in recent years,” Gilbertson said. “A lot of the times when you come to the Vesterheim you see very old things, but I think it would be exciting for students today to see what other students are doing, and to get a sense of the range, the possibility and the future of folk art because I think it can inspire artists to try some different things.”

The exhibit also includes contemporary works using traditional Scandinavian techniques, such as a wall hanging created through a form

‘Endless’

Is

collection of scattered and discarded ideas in between.

However, found in this hodgepodge is some of Frank Ocean’s most interesting work.

Endless features a plethora of interesting production ideas. On “Alabama,” we hear Ocean’s voice telling a story, but beginnings and ends of sentences overlap while they pan left, right and center to give the effect of three Oceans frantically interrupting each other to tell the story as fast as they can. Songs like “Comme des Garçons,” “In Here Somewhere” and “Sideways” contain some of the most inventive beats Ocean has ever sang with. And then there’s the general production aesthetic, sounding as though it’s been re-recorded while played into a large, empty room which gives it a dark, lo-fi effect.

Ocean’s songwriting prowess shines through in Endless’ completed tracks. Frank reminisces about his childhood experiences in a dangerous neighborhood in “U-N-I-T-Y.”(“Iberville 1995/You’d think there were airstrikes on outside.”)

“Wither,” an emotional, stripped-down track features only a guitar, Ocean’s voice and backup vocals utilizing a creative wordplay of “wither” and “with her.” It also provides the most memorable motif on the album.

“Slide on Me,” one of the coolest sounding tracks off Endless and Blonde, uses a dark bassline beneath an acoustic guitar paired with fast beats. It builds into a key change and fades into “Sideways,” which eventually fades into “Florida,” presenting multiple, connected ideas that work in a similar vein as Channel Oranges

of yarn work called rya. A painting by Sigmund Aarseth, one of Vesterheim’s folk art teachers, used techniques of the traditional rosemåling, which is patterns of swirling and stylized flowers, in nontraditional ways.

“I think that there are a lots of pieces here that people might be surprised by because they might have thought you can only do the historical style, but this is just another opportunity for personal and modern expression,” Gilbertson said.

Nordic studies major James Miller (‘19) practices Scandinavian wood carving and had his work displayed by Vesterheim. Miller agrees that folk art classes are important for carrying on tradition, as well as providing an outlet for self-expression.

“Teaching folk art to new generations is about more than simply preserving the past,” Miller said. “It gives people a connection to a timeless community and a skillset that allows them to develop a personal style of expression.”

The exhibit is open until April 23.

Underrated

“Pyramids” and Blondes “Nights.”

Then there’s “Rushes,” a beautiful guitar-driven ballad about the highs and lows of a relationship.

It’s an easy standout in Ocean’s entire career. This is soon followed by “Rushes To,” another stripped-down dude-and-guitar song about the inevitable end of a relationship that provides an emotional and vocal climax for the album.

Endless has its flaws, including the awful “Device Control” at the very end of the video, which Frank had nothing to do with in either songwriting or production.

However, its highs greatly outweigh the few lows and missteps. The album is streaming for free now on Vimeo, so you have no reason to procrastinate listening any longer.

For the best in new independent music, tune in to 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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MANAGING EDITOR: MAKEDA BARKLEY

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Is our campus safety solution contributing to rape culture?

FRAN STEVENSON FEATURES EDITOR Last year the Zeta Tau Psi fraternity announced that they would start a service to walk students home at night if students felt unsafe. This fall semester Zeta Tau Psi have officially started their walk-home service.

I have no doubt this service was started with good intentions, but I cannot help but wonder if students will use this service? I personally have never felt anything but safe on Luther’s campus but I know recent events have changed the way a lot of people view safety on campus. For women in particular, walking home late at night whether just across campus or from downtown can be daunting.

Would I use Zeta’s service? No, although, again I understand that these students have fantastic intentions, I would feel uncomfortable calling someone I don’t know to walk me home unless I was being chased down the street with a gun. Then again, this has more to do with discomfort of a social interaction than discomfort directed at the Zetas.

That being said, as my time at Luther has gone on

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“No, I have never used their service. I generally feel pretty safe on campus, and if I were to feel unsafe I would probably just call a friend.”

-Allie Martin (‘17)

I have become less and less convinced of the safety of campus. Recently the emails reporting sexual assaults and other crimes have weighed on my soul and made me question my place at Luther.

There is a problem here but not one that should or can be solved by a fraternity. I think it is wonderful that a student organization is willing to give up their time to make other students feel more comfortable, but it skips past the problem of students feeling unsafe in the first place. After every sexual assault on campus there is an investigation, but students do not get to hear the outcome of these investigations. Was the assailant caught? Was it a student? Were they expelled?

If campus security or the Decorah Police are dealing with these assaults why do I keep getting emails? Why has the climate on campus resulted in a fraternity offering to walk people home at night because they might feel unsafe?

Part of the appeal of Luther as a college is its location, a small safe town. Students come here for many reasons but one of those reasons is that we are not in the middle of a large city where crime is something to worry about.

This program aims to solve the symptoms of a problem rather than the illness itself. The illness is people are assaulting other people on and around Luther’s campus. Suggesting that the solution is to make young women—or anyone else—feel afraid at night or feel less afraid by means of a bodyguard, is in its own way victim blaming.

I don’t think the Zetas are victim blaming. They are trying to help, but they are doing so in a way that they are adding to the problem by ignoring the solution, as is Luther security and the Decorah police by not creating an actual solution. The actual solution you ask? A community where sexual assault, and any other kind of assault, is absolutely, under no circumstances, okay.

Have you used the safe-walking service provided

by Zeta Tau Psi? If not, would you? Why or why not?

“I’ve never called them, but if I ever felt genuinely unsafe I would probably use the service.”

-Greta Schmidt (‘17)

“I have never used the service.

I’m usually with a group of people when I’m out and about, but if I were to ever be alone and feel unsafe, I would call them.”

-Martha Hall (‘18)

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MANAGING EDITOR: MAKEDA BARKLEY

Bell sounds and the sonic atmosphere of Luther’s campus Letter to the Editor The second installment in a series of letters by Associate Professor of Music and ComposerIn-Residence Brooke Joyce Last week, we revealed that the sounds of bells coming from Main Building are produced synthetically by a laptop computer and a set of outdoor loudspeakers. In this article, we’ll explore the notion of public sonic art.

The notion of making music in the public sphere is as old as humanity itself. Beginning with the human voice, moving to flutes carved from wood and bone, to lyres and drums used in ancient Greece, to the conch shell “trumpets” used by ocean-side communities, a variety of natural and man-made instruments have been utilized for both aesthetic and utilitarian purposes.

Large bronze bells, which were created as early as 3000 BCE, served a multitude of purposes. In China, circa 1000 BCE, a bronze bell, tuned to F4, became a standard of measurement for liquids and solids.

When the bell was struck, the tone “guaranteed a harmonious way of life and good government. The [bell] was literally the measure of all things. It was the vessel in which the human encountered the divine,” according to Luc Rombouts in “Singing Bronze: A History of Carillon Music.”

By the fifth century BCE, collections of tuned bells, as many as 65 in a set, were played by multiple players to create harmonious sounds that could summon

departed ancestors.

Fast-forward to the early years of Christianity. As the Gospel spread to Egypt and northward into the British Isles, the tolling of a bell became a call to prayer, a signal to call the community together, a defense against evil spirits, or a protection for the souls of the dead. By the time of Charlemagne, bells were ubiquitous in Europe, not just in monastic communities but in towns and villages as well. Over the centuries, bell towers were constructed that increasingly housed multiple bells capable of producing multiple pitches. The remnants of this development can still be heard in parish churches throughout Italy, many of which still contain two bells, tuned approximately a whole step apart, that mechanically ring just before the start of daily mass.

Over time, a range of curious and fanciful inventions brought music into the public, outdoor sphere. Some, such as the water organ built in Tivoli in the 16th century and powered by a waterfall, became tourist attractions and sources of wonder.

Others, such as the development of mechanical clocks with accompanying bell chimes that marked the passage of time, became important sonic landmarks in a community. The development of military bands brought musicians together to mark important historical events in public, outdoor venues.

These developments cumulatively create our sense of public, musical sonic space. We have come to associate the tolling of bells with sacred spaces and buildings. We

watch and hear a marching band as an important part of a parade or sporting event. Occasionally, a public space is decorated with a kind of sonic ambience, such as Harry Bertoia’s “sonambient sculpture” across from Millennium Park. In all of these instances, musical sound is deliberately placed into a public space, where it may function as a utility (chiming the hour) a performative act (marching band half-time show), or an ambient sound event intended to complement the landscape. In all cases, an intentional human artistic act is at the heart of the resulting public sound.

At this point, it is useful to consider the effects of public musical sounds. Are they purely utilitarian or also aesthetic?

Do they enhance the environment and our experience of it, or detract from it? Do the sounds encourage us to experience beauty more authentically, or do they feel imposed and artificial? Turning to our environment at Luther, what effects do the synthetic bells have for you? Do you notice the sounds and enjoy them? Do they serve a utilitarian or aesthetic function? Or, when you hear hymn tunes broadcast on the sound system, are they a form of worship?

As mentioned previously, Luther used to own an electronic carillon, which functioned as a time keeping device, as an expressive musical instrument, and as a worship tool. These coincide nicely with the history of the carillon as a worship instrument, which we’ll explore in the next article.

Luther College prides itself on its exemplary music program. The cornerstone of formal music study is live musicians performing on acoustic instruments. Should not the same be true for a carillon? Acoustic bells played by student musicians would respect the fine music tradition enjoyed by all at Luther.

–University of Florida Carillonneur/ Organist Laura Ellis (‘86)

The Luther squirrels: a nuisance and a risk for the college community?

Letter to the Editor Luther College needs to stop obsessing over squirrels. These creatures are far from cute and adorable. They are messy, vicious disease-carrying rodents.

They are a disturbance both visibly and audibly to the Luther campus.

The campus squirrels are much tamer because they are very accustomed to interacting with humans on a regular basis. They associate human beings with food and we humans produce a large amount food waste. This food waste is thrown into garbage cans and dumpsters and the squirrels therefore have easy access to the dumpsters and stick around to collect leftovers

from the Luther dumpsters. Often attacked and killed a stray Rottweiler in times I have passed one of the various Russia. dumpsters on campus only to find If these reports don’t scare you, bits of garbage and then search waste strewn across “squirrel attacks” the ground. I have on YouTube. The also passed tree video search results after tree listening provide evidence of to the annoying numerous violent screeching noise of acts by squirrels. one squirrel as it Hopefully this will chases another. make you reconsider When squirrels trying to feed are hungry, they them. act viciously. In Like other living fact, they have things, squirrels been known to kill create waste. Animal larger animals. In waste, however, can 2002, UK News be harmful to human reported that a health. Leptospirosis squirrel “attacked at -Victoria Sandeno (‘17) and salmonella are least six residents,” transmitted in the of Knutsford, waste of infected Cheshire. These attacks included the squirrels. Humans can contract these squirrel chasing residents. In 2005, BBC diseases by coming into contact with News reported that a pack of squirrels contaminated objects or areas. Think

Leptospirosis and salmonella are transmitted in the waste of infected squirrels. Humans can contract these diseases by coming into contact with contaminated objects or areas.

about the population of squirrels on campus. Now think about all of the areas they roam. The result leaves a lot of area that could potentially be contaminated.

Fleas and ticks are also common with squirrels. An outbreak on campus is quite possible due to the tame nature and close proximity to dormitories.

Squirrels could easily fit into small dorm openings and have been known to climb in between the walls of buildings.

Therefore the possibility of a campus outbreak is not farfetched.

In summary, squirrels are not cute and cuddly. They are gross, disturbing vermin. They are animals with wild behavior, they make a mess, they can bite and they carry many diseases. My plea to the students of Luther College is to never feed or touch the squirrels.

I fear the day that a student attempts to feed a tame squirrel only to walk away with a nasty bite.

-Victoria Sandeno (‘17)

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

SPORTS EDITOR: SIDNEY LARSEN

Men’s Soccer competes in Missouri KATRINA MEYER STAFF WRITER Luther College men’s soccer traveled to Missouri this weekend to play Webster University on Friday, Sept. 16 in Webster Groves and Washington University on Sunday, Sept. 18 in St. Louis. The Norse tallied one win and one loss, beating Webster 3-2 before falling 4-0 to Washington, bringing their overall record this season to 4-1-2. Washington University was ranked 17th nationally compared to Luther’s national ranking of 16th going into the game on Sunday. Webster University was

unranked.

On Friday night against Webster University, Joshua Miller (‘17) started off the game by scoring in the 36th minute with an assist from Luke VonEschen (‘18).

Then in the 58th minute, Andrew Avram (‘20) scored off of an assist from Bernardo Marotti (‘18). Finally, Kyle McNeese (‘17) scored an unassisted goal in the 59th minute. Webster came back to score two goals in the 66th and 86th minutes, but Luther hung on to secure their fourth win of the season.

During Sunday’s game against Washington University, Luther kept the

game at an even 0-0 in the first half, before goals from Washington in the 49th, 58th, 61st and 70th minutes went unanswered by Luther, resulting in a 4-0 loss. This was the first loss for the Norse this season.

The trip to Missouri is a new addition to the men’s soccer schedule and requires traveling a greater distance than most regular season trips for the team, according to Head Men’s Soccer Coach Christopher Garcia-Prats. He added that games like the one against Washington University provide excellent opportunities for the team.

“Each time we make an addition like this St. Louis trip, it adds value to [the

The soccer team stands together at Webster University.

Courtesy of the Luther College Men’s Soccer Facebook page

Norse of the Week SIDNEY LARSEN SPORTS EDITOR The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced on Sept. 7 that Ellie Bunz (‘17) was named conference Offensive Player of the Week for women’s soccer.

In the Norse’s season opener against St. Mary’s University Bunz made four shots on goal and scored the game winner, bringing the final score to

2­1 for a Luther victory. Bunz is a three­ -time letter winner for the Norse and has been named Second Team All­-Iowa Conference three times. Last season, Bunz was selected as a member of the Second Team All ­Region.

Chips: You were recently named IIAC offensive player of the week. What are your feelings on that honor?

Bunz: It’s always exciting to be named player of the week!

Ellie Bunz (‘17) keeps the ball from the opposing team.

Annika Vande Krol (‘19)/ Photo Bureau

It’s nice to be able to start the season out on a strong note in that regard. However, it is a tribute to our team and the way we have been playing offensively so far this year­I think we have been playing very creatively and cohesively as a team, and individual awards reflect that.

What are you looking forward to during your last Luther soccer season?

I am mostly looking forward to spending every day with this group of girls and our coaches.

We are just one big family and it’s fun to be able to come out to practice together and do something you love. I think this is one of the most talented groups of girls I’ve ever played with, and I am excited to see what this season has in store for us.

What are your goals, individually and as a team for this season?

Individually, I hope to have a successful season, one I can walk away from and be proud of, but more so I just want it to be fun and memorable. As for the team, our overall goal is just to play together as long as we possibly can. We have goals of being IIAC champions and getting a chance in the national tournament, but ultimately that comes down to playing with each other as long as we can.

team’s] experience within our program to play a top program like Wash-U,” GarciaPrats said. “We are always trying to prove that our program is one of the best in the country and we have to be able to play against the best teams. Our out-of-area travel is always prompted by playing toplevel competition.”

Beyond the value of facing tougher teams, defender Ahmed Osman (‘18) noted the opportunities for team bonding that come from playing in different locations.

“When you go to places six hours away or places that you have to fly to, it creates better connections [between players],” Osman said. “You really have to get behind each other to win the games because it’s hard to win away.”

VonEschen echoes Osman’s statements on the benefits of away games.

“We’re facing some quality teams [in Missouri],” VonEschen said. “It’s a good experience for the whole team to be away from campus and on our own together.”

Looking toward the remainder of the season, defender Myles Norville (‘17) explained that the team will be putting their focus on the present going forward.

“Everyone on the team wants to make a run in the national tournament,” Norville said. “But first, we have to win some big games and do well in our conference tournament. We have to take it a game at a time and not get too far ahead of ourselves if we want to do well.”

The team is 11 games away from the National Qualifying Tournament, which begins on Oct. 29. The Norse play next at home on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7:00 p.m. against number-six ranked Macalester College.

Ellie Bunz (‘17) jumps for a ball during a game against St. Olaf.

Annika Vande Krol (‘19) / Photo Bureau If you could hang out with a professional soccer player for a day who would it be?

I guess it would be pretty cool to hangout with Sydney Leroux for a day­. She’s my favorite player on the women’s national team.

Do you have any pre-game rituals?

Nothing in particular. I listen to the same “game day” playlist before every game but that’s the only thing I would consider a ritual.

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SPORTS EDITOR: SIDNEY LARSEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Norse golf season starts out strong

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

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

Recent Scores

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

Sept. 18 @ Washington University L 0-4 Sept. 21 vs. Macalester College W/L

Upcoming Schedule

Sept. 24 vs. Coe College 1:00 PM Sept. 28 @ UW-Platteville

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

The men’s golf team poses with their team trophy at the Midwest Region Classic.

Photo courtesy of Peter Kephart (‘17) EMMA BUSCH STAFF WRITER Luther’s fall golf season continued for the men and women’s teams on Sept. 1718 with the Midwest Region Classic and the Division III Classic, respectively.

At the Midwest Region Classic, hosted at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena, IL, the Luther men’s team won the team title, shooting 609 rounds. Peter Kephart (‘17) led the Norse and tied for second place with a score of 146. Joseph Fewer (‘19) followed with an eighth place finish and a score of 149.

The Norse women placed 11th out of 17 teams after shooting 685 rounds at the Division III Classic played at The Jewell Golf Club in Lake City, MN. Meggie Acker (‘18) scored 167 and achieved a 29th place finished, while Madeline Petellin (‘17) shot 169 and finished 32nd.

According to Acker, the team went into the Division III Classic with high hopes that they would perform well.

“We’re trying to do the best we can with what we have,” Acker said. “As our coach says, we can roll with the punches really well.”

Rainstorms and flooding at the Oneota Golf and Country Club damaged the course and made scheduling practices difficult for the athletes, according to Acker. She said that despite difficulties with the weather,

the golf team has not lost morale.

“It was definitely a tough situation with the floods,” Acker said. “But I know that our team is really flexible, so I don’t think changing our venue is going to change our performances. We’ll be able to go out strong on any course.”

Kephart said that while the course is beginning to open up a little bit, the men’s team still has to cope with flood damage.

“The course did get flooded completely,” Kephart said. “They just opened up nine holes, but we’ve kind of been all over the place these last few weeks of practice.”

Head Women’s Golf Coach Eric Karius praised the women’s team for their adaptability through adversity.

“We’ve been bouncing around to different courses, but the girls have done a great job of moving forward,” Karius said.

According to Karius, team chemistry plays a huge role in the team’s positive outlook on the season.

“All the girls get along well and they support each other,” Karius said. “I’m really proud of what they’ve built with the foundation of this program.”

Team dynamics are also important for men’s golf.

The team did not acquire any new players this year, but finds benefits to playing with returning teammates,

according to Kephart.

“We definitely have a good team vibe going,” Kephart said. “You’ll see another guy on a different fairway and you can stop to chat with them. It puts you back in a mentally positive attitude to finish off a round.”

According to Kephart, getting along with his teammates also makes the lengthy car rides to their tournaments more bearable.

“Our closest tournament is like an hour away,” Kephart said. “Most of them are at least three-hour drives, so you’ve got to be with guys for those three hours and it makes it a lot easier when you like all the guys.”

Luther College women’s golf seeks to constantly

improve their game, according to Karius.

“It’s about getting better each day,” Karius said.

“Outcomes will take care of themselves. If we’re progressing each day and striving to reach our potential, we’re good.”

Kephart echoed Karius, emphasizing that the men’s team takes their season one step at a time.

“We’re just trying to get better each week,” Kephart said. “And that’s what we’ve done thus far.”

The Norse women will be competing in the College City Challenge in Hastings, MN on Sept. 24-25. The men’s team will play at the Gustavus Twin Cities Classic on Sept.

24 and 26 in Minnesota.

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

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

Recent Scores

Sept. 17 @ UW-Eau Claire W 1-0 OT Sept. 21 @ UW-La Crosse W/L

Upcoming Schedule

Sept. 24 vs. Coe College 7:00 PM Sept. 25 @ UW-Stout

Volleyball

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

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

Overall 9-4 6-5 4-6 8-5 6-4 7-5 5-5 6-6 5-6

Recent Scores

Sept. 17 vs. St. Olaf College W 3-2 Sept. 17 vs. Augsburg College W 3-2

Upcoming Schedule

Sept. 23-24 IIAC/NACC Crossover Tournament Sept. 30 @ Nebraska Wesleyan University

Football

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

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

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

Recent Scores

Sept. 3 vs. UW-La Crosse L 14-45 Sept. 10 @ St. Olaf, L 46-40 2OT

Upcoming Schedule

Sept. 24 vs. Dubuque @ 1:00 PM Oct. 1 vs. Nebraska Wes. (Homecoming)

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

IIAC 6-0 4-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-3 1-2 1-4 0-6

Overall 8-1 6-1 5-1 5-4 3-3 5-4 1-3 1-5 0-10

Recent Scores

Sept. 17 vs. Simpson College W 9-0 Sept. 18 @ Coe College W 5-4

Upcoming Schedule

Sept. 23, 25 ITA Regional Tournament Oct. 2 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan University 12:00 PM

Meggie Acker (‘18) drives the ball during a meet last year.

Photo courtesy of Meggie Acker (‘18)