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Two students arrested for vandalism JACOB WAREHIME NEWS EDITOR & DANNY MAY NEWS EDITOR Decorah Police arrested and charged two Luther Students with Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree on Oct. 23 for vandalizing a Donald Trump sign belonging to the residents of 501 Locust Road. According to the police report, officers were dispatched to 501 Locust Road on Oct. 9 at approximately 2:15 a.m. following a report of vandalism in progress. When
officers arrived, no one was at the scene. However, there was visible damage done to the sign. After an investigation, police concluded that Christian Erazo (‘17) was responsible for the vandalism. Police arrested him on Oct. 23 at approximately 8:43 p.m. Erazo was then charged with Criminal Mischief in the 5th degree. According to decorahnews. com, after the damage inflicted to the residence’s sign during the Oct. 9 incident, Winneshiek County Republicans added a new sign to the yard, which read, “How
tolerant Democrats respect your rights.” Later the night of Erazo’s arrest, police arrested Nathan Moore (‘17) for damaging the repaired sign. According to the police report, officers observed Moore carrying a part of the sign on College Drive at 12:29 a.m. After investigation, the officers reported that they concluded Moore broke the sign off of the frame and took it with him. Moore was also arrested and charged with Criminal Mischief in the 5th degree. Both Erazo and Moore were issued citations.
From left: Nathan Moore (‘17) and Christian Erazo (‘17) were both arrested for vandalizing the same Donald Trump sign. The incidents occured on seperate days. Photos taken from Luther directory
Club sports face Conversation funding reduction about faculty
cuts continues ANA LOPEZ STAFF WRITER
The Women’s Rugby Team competes last year during a home match. Women’s Rugby is one of five club teams affected by funding cuts. Megan Oliver (‘19) / Photo Bureau BEN SELCKE STAFF WRITER As Luther College continues to tighten its budget, club sports teams have seen a reduction in funding from the school. At the beginning of the academic year Assistant
Director of Wellness Vicky Jaeger met with the five club sports teams, the three frisbee teams and the two rugby teams, to discuss club sport policies. During the meeting she informed them they would likely not receive funding through Recreational Services as they had in previously years. CLUB TEAMS, PAGE 4
The Academic Planning Committee (APC) and Faculty Interests Committee (FIC) are working with Luther College’s administration to address what they consider to be an unsustainable student-to-faculty ratio at the school. Potential measures include lowering the number of faculty in certain departments, getting rid of majors and minors and having faculty teach in more than one department. According to Associate Professor of Physics and Chair of the Academic Planning Committee Todd Pedlar, first-year enrollment has decreased significantly over the past few years. This decrease in enrollment has contributed to a financially unsustainable student-to-faculty ratio. According to Pedlar, the current student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1 while the calculated ideal ratio is 13:1, given the type of private college that Luther is clasified as. “In 2003 the Luther student body was about 2600 students,” Pedlar said. “Right now it is under 2200. The faculty size has remained the same. There are budget pressures from that.” FACULTY CUTS, PAGE 4
Luther reaches carbon footprint goal EMMA BUSCH STAFF WRITER Luther College Sustainability reached its goal of a 50 percent reduction in the campus carbon footprint last May. This goal comes as a result of continued steps taken towards energy efficiency and carbon neutrality laid out by the college in 2003. According to Director of Facilities Services Jay Uthoff, the college’s carbon footprint is currently at 49.96 percent with 13,846 metric
tons of equivalent CO2. In 2003, Luther’s carbon footprint was at 27,646.9 metric tons. By working with Alliant Energy to create an energy performance contract, the college achieved their goal. “Alliant discovered $1.5 million dollars worth of work we could do to reduce our energy consumption,” Uthoff said. According to Uthoff, in Jan. 2007, Luther signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). By doing this, Luther set a goal
to make sustainability a part of every student’s education and set a date for carbon neutrality. “They didn’t say you had to set it by any certain date, you just had to pick a date,” Uthoff said. “It wasn’t set as an official target [by the Board of Regents] until 2012, which is when we decided on a 50 percent reduction by 2015, 70 percent by 2020 and 100 percent by 2030.” According to Assistant Director for Campus Sustainability Maren Beard (‘08), it was important to Luther to reach these
goals without purchasing carbon offsets. Carbon offsets, Beard explained, are permits that allow holders—usually countries or organizations—to produce one ton of carbon dioxide to offset their emissions. The money used to purchase a carbon offset goes towards financing projects elsewhere in the world, like renewable energy, that would otherwise not be possible without the money. SUSTAINABILITY, PAGE 4
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Kwan talks Alum and Former MN Sen. Johnson lectures on campus
Former Minnesota State Senator and State Representative Dean Johnson (‘69) speaks to the Luther community in the CFL Recital Hall. Shasa Sartin (‘19) / Chips SHASA SARTIN STAFF WRITER
Olympic Gold Medalist Michelle Kwan gives her speech on roller skates in Farwell Hall. Photo courtesy of Abigail Forbes (‘17) MADELINE AJACK VOLUNTEER WRITER Olympic Gold Medalist Michelle Kwan visited campus on Oct. 25, encouraging students to vote early while pledging her support for Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton. In her speech, Kwan addressed the importance of students exercising their right to vote, touting her support for Clinton and denouncing Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. Kwan has been a part of Clinton’s campaign for 15 months and made several stops in Iowa last week, including several liberal arts schools and the University of Iowa. Kwan talked about her strategy of campaigning for students. “I think it’s effective when our surrogates and our supporters come out and energize the students,” Kwan said in an interview.
“I talk about my personal reasons why I am supporting Hillary Clinton and I think everyone comes to their own conclusions.” Kwan also addressed Clinton’s empowerment of women. “Her ability to shatter the glass ceiling is just proof to young girls that they can do anything,” Kwan said in an interview. “I want a day where a father can say to his daughter, ‘You can be anything you want in your life; even president of the United States.’” Attendee Kelly Grba (‘20) attested to Kwan’s shift from major sporting figure to political activist. “Michelle Kwan has been a lifelong hero of mine,” Grba said. “Watching her figure skate in the Olympics and now seeing her speak about Hillary, the candidate I support, is just unreal.” As the November election draws near, Kwan continues to campaign for Clinton.
Former Minnesota State Senator and State Representative Dean Johnson (‘69) gave a lecture titled “America’s Challenges ... Thoughts on Repair and Healing.” Approximately 55 students, faculty, staff and community members attended the lecture, sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Public Engagement (CEPE) on Oct. 25. Johnson weighed in on how the United States can heal itself socially. He addressed the politicization of social issues, the polarization between differing opinions and also offered symbols of hope for the country. Johnson worked as a Brigadier General in the US Army, served as the Speaker of the Minnesota House, was Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate and is currently the chairman of the Board of Regents at the University of Minnesota. Director of the CEPE and Associate Professor of History Victoria Christman said that the CEPE chose Johnson because he exemplifies the center’s ideals. “One of the core objectives of the [CEPE] is to help students create lives in which they ‘serve with distinction
for the common good,’” Christman said. “Dean Johnson has served with tremendous distinction in a variety of public service venues—politics, the church, the military and higher education.” Johnson explained that he believes social issues should remain in the personal sphere. “I prefer [social] issues to be decided more as a matter of family, your faith, your moral values and your moral compass,” Johnson said in his lecture. “They should be less present in the political arena.” Betsy Fawcett (‘17) heard Johnson speak in her class earlier in the day. “My favorite thing he talked about was that for us to heal as a country politically, we must come to terms with the idea that we are not 100 percent right and that people we disagree with are not always 100 percent wrong,” Fawcett said. “This is a really important piece of dialogue and understanding other people’s perspectives.” In regard to a question concerning citizens for wrongfully leaving decisions up to political figures, Johnson responded that politicians need to decide what makes sense for the public and that is why they are elected. “That good decision for all is sometimes not popular,”
Johnson said in his lecture. “People who are in elected office need to come forward and find some resolve.” Christman liked that Johnson was able to balance his lecture between entertaining stories about life and work— which included anecdotes about how he met his second wife, and life in Ylvisaker Hall in 1965—and significant issues that our nation is facing right now. “Not everyone agreed with everything he said,” Christman said. “But I thought that even in the question and answer session following his lecture we saw from both speaker and audience how beneficial public discourse should look.” Among his proposed resolve for the United States, Johnson presented symbols of hope such as fairness, understanding and honesty. According to Fawcett, the Luther community can learn from Johnson’s humility. “[Johnson] talked about [how] we have to be a little humble about holding so tight to our own perspectives,” Fawcett said. “I hope that after this divisive election, we as Luther students, as well as a country, are able to see that we are not 100 percent right and others are not 100 percent wrong. I think that will really help heal our country after this crazy election.”
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Life Outside Luther Protester charged with attempted murder As tensions increase between police forces and protesters vying against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, a protester, Red Fawn Fallis, 37, was charged with attempted murder on Monday. According to an affadavit, on Oct. 27, Fallis reportedly engaged in a struggle with law enforcement officers who were trying to clear protesters off of private property. Fallis reportedly fired three shots from a handgun at an officer. Hedren accuses Hitchcock of sexual assault In her memior, actor Tippi Hedren says she was sexually assaulted and harassed by renowned British director Alfred Hitchcock during her roles in the films “Marnie” and “The Birds.” “It was sexual, it was perverse and it was ugly and I couldn’t have been more shocked and more repulsed,” Hedren said. Alabama explosion causes pipeline shutdown Colonial Pipeline Co. shut down its primary gasoline and distillates pipeline Monday after an explosion and subsequent fire in Shelby, AL injured seven workers. This was the second time in as many months that the corporation had to shut down the pipeline, which is critical to the east coast.
Students paint in Associate Professor of Art Ben Moore’s (‘02) painting class earlier this fall. The Visual and Performing Arts Department is taking a more proactive approach to recruiting. Annika Vande Krol (‘19) / Photo Bureau BIZ WAGENSON STAFF WRITER The Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Department hosted its third annual Creative Arts Visit Day on Friday, Oct. 28. Thirty-five prospective students were in attendance for the event. The departmentspecific visit day was held in the Center for the Arts (CFA) and included different professor-led workshops, a student panel, a portfolio review and interactive games. Associate Professor of Art Benjamin Moore (‘02) commented on why the VPA Department began to host the visit days and what they hope to show prospective students about studying this
discipline at Luther. “We decided we wanted to be really active in recruiting,” Moore said. “In the past, I think art, theatre and dance had been really reserved in waiting until Luther students got here and now we’re really actively recruiting the students. We have to show that it’s a viable option and one that can have a lot of successful outcomes.” Associate Professor of Art History Kate Elliott spoke about how the interactive games, which are a part of Professor of Dance Jane M. Hawley’s (‘87) Invitation Games, are new to the visit day and how they are meant to give prospective students a look at how Luther is unique. “We’re really trying
to showcase how the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Luther might be different from the theatre, dance and art programs at other schools,” Elliott said. “They get to experience that sort of interactive and innovative interdisciplinary art we do over here.” Elliott explained that some of the professorled workshops included an improvisation session with Assistant Professor of Theatre Robert Vrtis. These workshops show that Luther’s focus on interdisciplinary arts is reflected in the visiting prospective students. “I’m finding that students are picking one art thing and one theatre or dance thing because they have two [workshop] sessions to choose from,”
Elliott said. “It seems like the [prospective] students are also interested in interdisciplinary artsmaking.” Several classes in the CFA were cancelled for the day as current students assisted with the visitation event. According to Moore, the student panel was created so that prospective students could interact with current students and relate to their Luther experiences, thus boosting the interpersonal effect. “Prospective students can hear from theatre, art and dance students about how they chose their major, what it’s like to be a college student in the arts and what their career aspects are like,” Moore said. “I think that adds a little clarity.”
McDonald’s to pay $3.75 million in settlement McDonald’s Corporation will pay $3.75 million to settle a lawsuit regarding its violation of labor laws in California. The company will reportedly pay the workers $1.75 million in back pay and damages and $2 million in legal fees. Six dead, ten injured in Baltimore bus accident On Tuesday morning a Baltimore school bus carrying no students collided with a commuter bus, rendering at least six dead and ten injured. Mexico businessman and others face charges A Mexico-based businessman has been arrested in the United States on charges that he and five others engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain tax refunds from the Mexican government and launder over $100 million. Glamour magazine awards sexual assault victim On Tuesday, Glamour magazine named the woman who was sexually assaulted by a former Stanford University swimmer one of its women of the year. The woman remains anonymous. U.S. issues travel advisory for India due to ISIS The U.S. embassy in New Delhi issued a security message to American citizens in India on Tuesday to be vigilant following reports that Islamic State may be planning to attack targets there. Compiled from: reuters.com
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Sustainability reaches goal SUSTAINABILITY, PAGE 1 “We don’t want to be paying money for offsets for projects elsewhere,” Beard said “We want to do the work on our campus and living out what it means to do the reduction, which is harder, but better in the long term and provides more opportunities for student engagement along the way.” According to Energy and Waste Fellow Arianna Cocallas, sustainability has become an increasingly important value of Luther College and a method to combat climate change. “As we’ve realized that our impact on the environment is so extreme, institutions like Luther have recognized that we need to take responsibility for our impact and set strategic goals,” Cocallas said. According to Luther student and Energy Educator Nathan Campbell (‘18), increased energy efficiency has played the largest
role in reducing the carbon footprint. “I think the most surprising thing is that the 58 percent of the 50 percent reduction has been done through energy efficiency projects like light replacement, insulation, weatherization and various different measures to reduce our energy usage, rather than producing renewable energy like we do with the wind turbine,” Campbell said. “Renewable energy has been one of the major contributing factors but our biggest payoff comes from our energy efficiency projects.” Moving forward, the college is looking to take on bigger projects while continuing to be mindful of changes that have already taken place, such as the implementation of four compartment waste bins and LED light bulbs. “So far, I think we’ve captured a lot of low-hanging fruit,” Uthoff said. “We’re working on all of
Carbon footprint since 2003
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those and have gotten a lot of that harvested. The challenging piece moving forward is what is our grid made up of? Is it renewable or still generated by fossil fuels? How do we move forward to another technology?”
According to Beard, reaching future goals depends a lot on community involvement. “It really does take everyone,” Beard said. “It’s one of those things that we just really encourage students, faculty and staff to
think about. Behavior makes a big difference. I think students are becoming increasingly aware of the ways they can help Luther achieve these goals and seem to care about their impact on the environment.”
Faculty faces Club teams see potential cuts decreased funding FACULTY CUTS, PAGE 1 The APC is a group of faculty members that make decisions and recommendations on matters about academic issues at Luther. Currently, the APC wants to address the studentto-faculty ratio by finding ways to restructure academic programs. “We have to think about ways in which we can do what we are doing with fewer faculty,” Pedlar said. “Eliminations and programmatic reductions, where we go from majors to minors—or even just minors to nothing but still offering courses—are part of the formal proposal process that we would do.” The discussion on actual reductions for each department will take place between all department heads, the Academic Dean and the President. The FIC has also been a part of this conversation. The FIC is comprised of faculty members and is intended to make decisions to assist the wellbeing of the faculty. Associate Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Interest Committee Chair Holly Moore explained that the process of faculty reductions is far from a top-down decision. “I am really pleased that the faculty has been seen as the source of the answer,” Moore said. “The faculty at large has been deeply engaged in good conversations about what we as faculty want to invest in, prioritize and what we think is essential.” According to Moore, faculty input is important for the creation of proposals from the APC. “My assumption is that APC is going
to be very driven by the ideas that come from faculty themselves,” Moore said. “I don’t think anybody will want to make decisions on behalf of programs that are not theirs. Getting that feedback is very essential as the backbone of a plan.” A proposed solution includes the shrinking of certain departments, which would mean a direct reduction or the nonrenewal of contracts. According to Pedlar, this type of institutional change will not take place in the short term. He added that the process of restructuring academic programs is lengthy and complex. “It is not the case that there will be faculty who have their positions eliminated at of the end of the year and immediately have to leave,” Pedlar said. “There are procedures in place in the Faculty Handbook that address timelines for non renewal of contracts to protect faculty interests in such cases.” Mauricio Belmar (‘18) said he is concerned with how diversity within the faculty body would be affected after the possible changes. “I think that faculty reductions could eventually be a negative thing on students,” Belmar said. “If you want to have a good education in your department you need a variety of professors to have different perspectives on the subject matter. If you don’t have a good variety then you are stuck with the same point of view.” The APC will release a final proposal to the administration by May. This proposal will guide the administrative decisions regarding the issue. The final decision will be made by President Carlson and other administrative staff.
CLUB TEAMS, PAGE 1 Captain of the frisbee team Pound Ben Oanes (‘18) explained that prior to this year funding for club teams came from Recreational Services, not from Student Senate like most other student organizations. “Now we’ll have to go through Student Senate,” Oanes said. “We haven’t had to in the past because we haven’t [had to be] reliant on their money.” Oanes said that while Student Senate provides club teams an alternative source of funding, they will likely be unable to provide the same level of funding that the teams previously received. Student Senate Treasurer Shari-ann Pan-Oy (‘17) said that money for student organizations has already been allocated for the fall semester. “All the applications were
reviewed by the Finance Committee, and funding was decided on Oct. 5. and 10,” Pan-Oy said. According to Oanes, Pound received $100 from Student Senate for a recent tournament but it remains unclear if the team will be eligible for more. Jaeger said that club sports were not targeted because they were an easy cost saving cut. She added that the cut simply comes as Luther balances the budget to account for a decline in enrollment. “None of us have had any increase in budgets,” Jaeger said. “The [Board of Regents] are looking to cut budgets and it’s across the board.” While club sports teams operate like other sports teams with similar numbers of players—the frisbee teams combined have roughly 80 players—some feel they are already disadvantaged by
not being allowed access to certain Luther athletic facilities. Oanes said the lack of funding has only added to this disadvantage. “As club sports we don’t get any benefits whatsoever, really that money was the only benefit we got,” Oanes said. Oanes said the money that the club teams received is mostly used for bid fees which range anywhere from $250 to $400 per tournament. The players are responsible for for gas, food and hotel costs. “For about 20 guys having to pay that much [$250 to $400] along with hotel and traveling fees it can get pretty expensive if we don’t have that bid fee covered,” Oanes said. While a final verdict has yet to be reached, the Board of Regents meets this weekend (Oct. 29-30) and will decide, among other things, the issue of funding.
Corrections In the Oct. 27. issue of Chips, Robert Shedinger was labeled as “Associate Professor of Religion.” This is incorrect. Shedinger’s official title is Professor of Religion.
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Collaborative art show explores the “Things We Do Not Say”
Nathan Moore (‘17) enjoys a sculpture by Joshua Anderson. SPENCER HODGE STAFF WRITER & ELIZABETH BONIN A&E EDITOR Visual language has a way of speaking when words fail. Artist duo Assistant Professor of Art and Marian Art Gallery Director at Mount Mary University Joshua Anderson and Associate Professor of Art and Graphic Design Chair at Mount Mary University Jordan Acker Anderson opened their exhibition “Things We Do Not Say” in the Center for the Art’s (CFA) Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery on Oct. 25. The show contains both mixed media 2-D works and sculpture works made by Acker Anderson and Anderson respectively. Acker Anderson reported that she experienced both intimacy and vulnerability while creating her pieces in this show. “The art object has the ability to say more to others than you can share in regular conversation and typical interactions,” Acker Anderson said. “Visual language is something we do not say, yet we speak through it.” Acker Anderson explored personal, national and global content. “When I think about the strict limits of what we hold, this could be considered in a tangible way,” Acker Anderson said. “For example holding my children as they age and grieving the time as it is occurring, or an intangible way, such as the cultivation of
one’s heart and mind or our ability to experience things in a communal manner. I have a great deal of hope for our culture to grow into becoming a more just society, even though this can be heartbreaking work as a professor and peace-worker.” According to Anderson, the gallery also represents unspoken ideas, feelings, gestures, boundaries and thresholds. He is particularly interested in the threshold between comfort and vulnerability, and displays this in his art. “It is normally immeasurable, the moment when something is turning or shifting, as we cannot prepare for it to happen or know when it will happen, yet we are forced to accept it when it does,” Anderson said. “I am interested in knowing or pointing to the threshold, because we never recognize the moment we are passing through it, we can only
see it or know it after a transition has happened, as in we are always looking back.” Acker Anderson’s work includes the use of acrylic paint, graphite pencil, colored light gels and colored paper bits that are extracted from a three hole punch. Assistant Professor of Art and Art Gallery Coordinator David Kamm stated that Jordan Acker Anderson uses spiritual concepts like a shrine to describe her work despite their formal qualities. “There’s nothing that I would define as architectural about the work,” Kamm said, “nothing that’s an embodiment of building or structure, so I’m not thinking of a shrine like that. But I’m thinking that is perhaps more of a meditative, reflective space created in an environment, mood, atmosphere or context in which someone might sort of relax, let go and become a little more
tranquil. I can see those qualities in her work.” Art major Nathan Moore (‘17) was partial to Anderson’s sculpture works of painted hard foam. “I liked the way the sculptures occupy space in the exhibition,” Moore said. “The subtleties in each of the pieces make it all pretty real because that’s what we are as human beings—a collection of subtleties, mannerisms and micro-expressions.” Most of Anderson’s works are covered in a treatment of carving and paint that provide a range of nuanced interaction materials for viewers to explore and interact with closely. Art major Maxwell Green (‘17) commented on the same sculptures as they related to gravity. “The sculpture works had illusionary qualities regarding their weight,” Green said. “In conjunction with the treatment
Spencer Hodge (‘17) / Chips of carving and consistency of paint, they make the pieces look way heavier than the polystyrene foam board medium I know the artist used to make them.” Kamm explains that with the artist’s’ perceived gap between comfort and vulnerability there is also an ongoing gap between an artist’s intention and the viewer’s reception of the work. “Artists set the table, but you never know how a viewer is going to respond,” Kamm said. “They bring their own experience and expectation to the work and they notice different things. There might be elements in this work that are very important to the artist that go virtually unnoticed by different viewers.” An artist talk will take place on Wed. Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 203 of the Center for the Arts. The gallery reception follows on Nov. 3 at 3:00 p.m. The gallery will be open until Dec. 9.
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Luther College Ministries, students discuss Lutheranism in Chicago
From left: Linnea Peterson (‘18), Elizabeth Myra (‘18), Daniel Melaas-Swanson (‘18), Alex Aakre (‘19), Jana Mueller (‘19), Derek Barnhouse (‘19), Menzi Nkambule (‘18), Wylie Cook (‘18), Campus Pastor Mike Blair and Campus Pastor Anne Edison-Albright. Photo courtesy of Anne Albright-Edison LILY KIME STAFF WRITER Eight students and two pastors from Luther College attended Decolonizing Lutheranism at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago on October 22. This inaugural gathering was intended to dispel misconceptions regarding the Lutheran faith and expand minds of the participants as to what it means to be a Lutheran. The event was the first of its kind. It began as a conversation over social media and gained enough interest to become an event. This gathering was attended and sponsored by individuals and organizations from across the country, and people from a variety of places were also invited to facilitate the event. This diversity was intended to offer many perspectives on several different topics. According to College Pastor Mike Blair, these different viewpoints were crucial to this event to help break the idea that Lutherans are only stereotypical northern Europeans. “The premise of the event is that religious events are often viewed through a narrow colonial or ethnic lens, so it seems related only to one particular ethnic or
cultural tradition,” Blair said. “Part of this was to say that Lutheranism is much more than Midwestern traditions. There is a much deeper essence of what the Lutheran tradition is.” Every topic began with a session or worship and was followed by small group discussions. Wylie Cook (‘18) saw these small groups as opportunities to further investigate into what was discussed during the session and to create dialogue about inclusivity in all aspects of the liturgical year. “We would have a central worship, followed by a homily, then we would break out into small groups of five to seven people,” Cook said. “In these groups we would really dive deep into what it means when we did that worship and what it means to those that are not white and cisgendered and how to really give everybody a voice.” The event was concluded with the announcement of 11 goals that had been formulated by the facilitators of “Decolonizing Lutheranism,” Some of these included such goals such as having ten bishops serving in the ELCA at once that are either people of color, queer, transgender/ gender nonconforming or have a disability.
Additonally there was a goal to triple the current number of female bishops. Although these goals were written to create a positive influence in the ELCA, their reasoning was not completely relatable to all in attendance, according to Alex Aakre (‘19). “People were very passionate about ideas that they had,” Aakre said. “They talked about things that I personally had not seen occur in the ELCA, but just because you don’t see them doesn’t mean they don’t exist.” According to Aakre, the “Decolonizing Lutheranism” organization was intended to be a beacon to welcome everyone to the church. It was designed to be inclusive and to expand that inclusiveness to all of those who attended the event. This message had a very personal and powerful message to many in attendance ,according to Cook. “I had been told [in the past] that I don’t belong in the church, especially since I wanted to be ordained,” Cook said. “I was always worried that I would be unable to find a congregation or have to check myself at the door, which I don’t think God wants us to do.” The formatting of this event was designed to teach those in attendance ways that they can
expand their personal ideas of what it means to be Lutheran and how to implement these ideas within their own congregations. According to Blair, College Ministries is looking into ways that they can take what they have learned and apply it here on campus. “The first thing is to open up the conversation here on campus,” Blair said. “There were some really creative things that they did in worship, so we’re looking at how we can
incorporate some of that.” According to Aakre, no matter how diverse the demomination, there will always be similarities within the beliefs they share. “We forget that Lutheran traditions have morphed with other cultures that are different from our own and they are equally as rich and powerful as our own,” Aakre said. “We should try and not forget about them. We are all one body, one Christ, one church.”
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Squash Fest: a smashing good time DMITRY VORONA STAFF WRITER The Center for Sustainable Communities held Squash Fest, an event involving a variety of activities such as Rutabaga curling and squash coloring and eating, on Oct. 28. The main goal of the event was to increase awareness of the Luther College gardens and to promote local foods. Luther Foods and Farm Fellow Allison Hren organized Squash Fest to provide a bridge between Luther students and the Luther farms. “I am a big fan of celebrating harvests,” Hren said. “I thought it would be a good way to get people out to the farm to have a celebration of fall harvest and squash is something that we have a lot of right now.” Luther farm student worker Kristina Johnson (‘18) helped organize and run the event. “[Squash Fest] is such a good opportunity to promote local foods,” Johnson said. “It raises awareness about Luther College gardens, since all these squashes were grown at Luther College gardens.” Hren suggested Luther students could benefit from learning about the Luther farm and farming practices. “Not many students know about the farms, which is a shame,” Hren said “It is a really incredible learning opportunity and a great place for fellowship and getting to know other people that are very passionate about food as well. So I have amazing student workers [on the farm], but your average Luther College student has no idea where it is and what it does. So getting people out there is the goal.” Hren asserted that, from an institutional perspective, Luther’s mission is connected to farming. “A big part of Luther College’s mission statement talks about stewardship of the earth and that is big part of the mission statement that directs a lot of things that we do here,” Hren said. “Having this farm program was a way to try to connect students to agriculture and growing the food and connecting them to the food that they are eating.” During Squash Fest, organizers provided a garden tour for participants of the event and explained how Luther manages its farms and what role they play in the life of Luther. “We sell everything that we grow to Sodexo, and then it is prepared by the dining staff,” Hren said. “We sold around 200 pounds [of squash] so far.” Aside from the financial value of squash, Hren also added that squash is abundant in vitamins. “Squash is very high in vitamin A and vitamin C,” said Hren. “And it has much more vitamin A than carrots do.” During the fest, students also had an opportunity to and paint squashes, play squash bowling and try a variety of foods made out of squash prepared by the Luther Dining services. Justine Heinitz (‘18) shared some of her thoughts
Food and Farm Fellow Allison Hren, Meghan Barker (‘17), Simon McCullough (‘17) toss squash. Dmitry Vorona (‘17) / Chips about the event. “I think more people should come,” Heinitz said. “It is a way to explore the gardens if you have never been here before. I would go again next year.” Madeline Craig (‘17) was also excited about the opportunity to attend Squash Fest, but also pointed out that student turnout could have been higher. “I think it is a great idea, who does not like squash?” Craig said. “I thought more people would come, but I think it is a fun activity and a good reason to go outside.”
Madeline Craig (‘17) paints a face on her squash.
Some students who attended Squash Fest speculated that it might be problematic to get to the farms without a car. “The greatest challenge of the event was definitely transportation.” Johnson said. “Some people made the drive, biked, or walked, but I do think that we maybe would’ve had a few more attendees if we would’ve offered transportation. But luckily we had a really nice day so many people were willing to get some fresh air and make the trek down to the gardens!”
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
A&E EDITOR: ELIZABETH BONIN
Brad Schultz performs Halloween organ recital as Count Dracula ELIZABETH GARVIN STAFF WRITER
The recital combined somber organ music and technology to create a unique and entertaining Halloween experience. Visiting Instructor in Music Brad Schultz (‘07) embodied Count Dracula during his organ concert. He dressed in a costume as Dracula to add drama to the Halloween themed recital on Sat. Oct. 29. Schultz has experience with the organ as a church musician. He completed his undergraduate degree at Luther, and then earned his masters in Sacred Music from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Roughly 130 people attended and many dressed up in costume for the occasion. Schultz played a wide variety of music, ranging from dark and scary to light-hearted. “The thing about organ music is that it’s pretty versatile, so sometimes Halloween and organ music go hand-inhand, but there are also a lot of lighter pieces out there,” Schultz said. “I wanted to present a wide variety of music. Some of the pieces are hundreds of years old and some are written by contemporary writers who are still alive today.” The program began with sounds of crashing thunder, flashing lights and the resounding chords of “Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.” Following a number of darker somber pieces, Schultz switched the tone to more lighthearted and humorous, keeping the audience
Caleb Bendull (‘19) served as the page turner for Visiting Instructor in Music Brad Schultz (‘07). Elizabeth Garvin (‘18) / Chips members engaged and interested. To lighten the mood, Dell May (‘19) dressed in a hamburger costume and performed a comedic dance and mime act on stage. Schultz accompanied Dell’s performance with an upbeat and funny song. Dell incorporated popular dance moves such as the “whip” and “dab,” which had the audience roaring with laughter. “This entire performance just seemed like typical Brad,” Music major and attendee Lauren Bennati (‘19)
said. “His personality was very present throughout his playing. He played so well and he puts so much of himself into the music.” This recital further integrated technology to achieve a specific mood throughout the performance. It also made use of lighting to emphasize key changes and chord resolutions. “This recital was super fun and innovative,” Music major and attendee Zane Larson (‘19) said. “I think that Luther should do more recitals like this that integrate technology because it
Tatiana Adams (‘19), Visiting Instructor in Music Brad Schulz (‘07) and Lauren Bennati (‘19) dressed in costume for the Halloween themed concert. Elizabeth Garvin (‘18) / Chips
adds so much to the performance.” A screen projector showed the organ’s keys, allowing for the audience to see the organ up close. “It’s this big instrument that just sits there and produces this large sound and it’s bigger than you are,” Schultz said. “It can be intimidating. I wanted to distance that notion the best I could with this recital. I wanted to make it approachable, light-hearted and fun. You hear it in church and behind choirs but the organ is capable of so much more than that.” Overall, audience members enjoyed the recital. “This performance was absolutely phenomenal and really perfect for Halloween,” attendee Tatiana Adams (‘19) said. “I liked how there were lights to accent changes in the music and the smoke to set the spooky mood and the dancing to keep it funny.” Schultz was dressed in a full Dracula costume including black hair dye, full makeup and a long cape. “Every time I do this recital, I forget until the end that I have to practice with my cape on because it’s so different,” Schultz said. “I encourage people to come dressed up because it’s always too much fun to see what people come dressed as.” Audience members such as Anna DeWitt (‘19) enjoyed seeing other attendees’ Halloween costumes. “It’s a fun and creative event, definitely a good way to spend Halloween,” DeWitt said. Adams particularly enjoyed Schultz’s Count Dracula costume and how it matched the concert well. “I thought the recital really embodied the 1931 Dracula movie well with Schultz’s costume and the effects,” Adams said. “It was a great way to celebrate Halloween.”
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MANAGING EDITOR: MAKEDA BARKLEY
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
A formal apology: the omission of key voices
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EMILY CROWE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In the Oct. 27, 2016 issue of Chips, we printed a story titled “Just Action issues BLM pledge” in which we quoted multiple sources regarding President Paula Carlson’s decision not to endorse the pledge but did not contact Carlson herself. We have discussed this with Carlson in person and came to an
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“When people go on tangents unrelated to the topic and throw me off my learning zen.” -Branna Elenz (‘17)
“When professors give really vague prompts for papers because I like to know exactly what I should be writing about.” -Samantha Rabang (‘18)
“I really hate it when we’re really involved in class and someone is eating really loudly, especially when they’re next to me.” -Evely Leon (‘18)
which is the point of going to class. While student discussion is an important part of learning even in a lecture class, I get increasingly frustrated and anxious when I am distracted from what the professor is saying by another student’s comment. While talking over the professor, you are not only negatively impacting your own education by not listening, but you are impacting mine by distracting me from a class that I am paying quite a bit of money to attend. What is frustrating, besides the fact that I can’t hear what the professor is saying, is that when someone talks over someone else they make it clear that they believe what they are saying is more important than what the professor is saying. Not to mention that what they are saying is more important than the education of every other student in the room. I do not always love all of my professors, but the whole reason I am here at Luther is to learn from those professors even and especially if I disagree with them. I do not think most students who
do talk in class do it because they are trying to prevent other students from learning. Many of the classes I have had at Luther have felt informal, allowing more casual discussion between students and the professor that can lead to more informal behavior by students. Informal discussion does not excuse inappropriate behavior. I wonder in what universe speaking over another person is okay; it is disrespectful even if it is not meant to be. Raise your hand or wait for the appropriate time for comments. Having respect for your fellow students and professors who are there to help you learn is more important than a side comment about disliking a specific character or not understanding a piece of information. You are less likely to get clarification from the person sitting next to you than if you raised your hand and asked the professor the question. Please, please, please be respectful of your fellow classmates and your professors who genuinely want to help you learn.
The importance of mutual respect in the classroom FRAN STEVENSON FEATURES EDITOR I love going to school at Luther for the most part; I have enjoyed my classes, professors and classmates. One thing I find confusing that is not always discouraged by professors is talking in class while the professor or another student is talking. Most Luther classes are on the small side — ten to twenty students — so if there is someone talking or two people having a conversation while the professor is in the middle of lecturing it becomes increasingly difficult to listen to and understand what the professor is saying,
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MANAGING EDITOR: MAKEDA BARKLEY
In the interest of discussion without agenda Letter to the Editor One of the things that I value most about attending a residential liberal arts college is the opportunity to learn in community — to be a part of small, discussion-based classes and to attend lectures, symposia, chapel talks and other events where ideas are expanded upon and exchanged. Something that I have found increasingly frustrating about these events is the unwillingness of a number of attendees to have the conversation we showed up to have. Whether this be the community members who wanted to bash Donald Trump at Storm Bailey’s recent lecture on civil discourse or the student who tried to turn the post-presidential debate question-and-answer session about rhetoric into a discussion about Planned Parenthood. In other words, whether I agree or disagree with the impulses behind the diversion, I think it is important to cultivate the ability to lay aside our own agendas long enough to discuss something other than the issue at the forefront of our minds. This argument can, of course, be misused. “This isn’t the time and
place” can all too easily become “there is no time or place” and “we can’t wait any longer” is sometimes an appropriate response to “not right now.” But I think this does not diminish the value of creating spaces where we question the nature of the common good and the ways we ought to engage with one another, rather than rushing to work toward ideals we have not fully examined. This is the value of a liberal arts education as compared to a life spent reading and sharing internet articles we agree with and occasionally going to protests. My plea to all of you — students, faculty, staff and community members — is that the next time you are going to speak in class or ask a question after a lecture, you pause and ask yourself, “Does this contribute to the conversation we are here to have?” If the answer is no, before assuming that what you want to talk about is more important than the topic at hand, pause and reflect on why the conversation you’re present to have was scheduled in the first place. What is the value of discussing our responsibilities when it comes to civil discourse? What is the value of examining rhetoric? These conversations are happening for a reason, and I think you’ll find that they’re worth your participation. Signed, Linnea Peterson (‘18)
Loss of language programs a mistake for the liberal arts
SIDNEY LARSEN SPORTS EDITOR I came to Luther College because I wanted the opportunity to pursue both of my passions: French and science. I knew that choosing a Liberal Arts College was probably the best place I could do that because they value both the arts and math and science careers. But in recent years, I feel that this duality has drastically been reduced in favor of the sciences. With the creation of the neuroscience major and an ever–present need to churn out nurses and market to pre-med students, the languages have fallen by the wayside. In the French department, specifically, there are only two professors currently teaching courses, and only one course above the 200 level is being offered this semester. The retirement of Dr. Ruth Caldwell last year left the department with only one permanent member of the French faculty, and no effort has been made to fill Dr. Caldwell’s position. As a student of the French department I think this is a gross oversight on the
part of the college. Foreign language is immensely important to those who choose to take advantage of it and provides students with a myriad of benefits throughout all aspects of their lives. For example, a study done by Pennsylvania State University showed that those who study multiple languages are often better multitaskers, and numerous studies have also shown that test scores throughout multiple disciplines, including math, have increased in correlation with taking foreign language courses. Not only that, but learning foreign languages helps students learn about other cultures and become more aware of the world around them. The Luther College mission statement says, “As a liberal arts college Luther is committed to a way of learning that moves us beyond immediate interests and present knowledge into a larger world.” What part of a liberal arts education could do this better than foreign language? As a study-abroad student in Togo, Africa I was able to learn about a way of life drastically different to our own here in Decorah, IA that has permanently changed my perspective on my own life. This would not have been possible for me had I not known the French language through learning at Luther College. As such, I strongly encourage Luther to keep funding language programs, specifically French, because I know for a fact that students like myself greatly benefit from them.
Calling for accountability GENEVIEVE KALLAND NASA COLUMNIST An estimated one in nine students will report being sexually assaulted while in college, a number that is both utterly disturbing and unacceptable. Every student deserves an environment in which they can learn and thrive safely without fear of sexual violence. Every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed and supported. Rape culture can be described as an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture. Rape culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of bodies and the glamorization of sexual violence, thereby creating a society that disregards personal autonomy, rights and safety. Behaviors that promote rape culture include rude, sexist, racist, genderist, classist or any other offensive, belittling comments or conversation. We do not and cannot condone these types of living behaviors. Norse Against Sexual Assault (NASA) is a collaborative student organization that works with faculty, administration and advocates to raise awareness about sexual assault at Luther College and in society at large. NASA members include students, both survivors and allies, and our administrative partners. Our hope as an organization is that we, as well as all Luther students, will be critical viewers, listeners and participants in the ongoing battle against sexual violence and the degradation of our human rights. Due to the recent rhetoric and behavior of prominent political leaders, we fear that the problematic consequences of rape culture will be further normalized if this discourse continues without attention, critique and ultimately, reprimand. We encourage all people to think critically on the actions of both of these party representatives and the influence their behavior has on our expectations for human beings and their bodies in this country. Furthermore, we have great hope
that all voters will keep these behaviors in their minds when they cast their ballot in the upcoming presidential election. The future of our society’s wellbeing depends on it. Of course, it is not only public figures who act as instruments in the promotion of rape culture, and it is important that we do what we can to seek change within our own community. In resistance to rape culture, there are a few things that all of us can do. First of all, we can be attentive to our language and conversation. Regulate the ways in which you talk about another being’s body and sexuality. Remember that words have power and that another person’s sexuality is none but their own. Reevaluate your definition of rape. Adopt and support a “yes means yes” mentality when it comes to your own conversations and experiences. Believe survivors. Support survivors by listening, standing by them, being sensitive to their situation, reminding them of their resources (this may be the local hospital or police department, Luther’s very own Counseling Services, College Ministries, etc.) and by respecting and supporting however they choose to move forward. Speak up when you hear conversations or see behavior that reinforces rape culture (bystander intervention trainings will be offered for Luther students later on this academic year). Another thing we can do further down the line is to educate younger generations. Children are sponges and we would be naive to think that conversations had around youth will not shape their understanding of healthy relationships and acceptable behaviors. Be a part of the generation that puts this intensely damaging rhetoric to rest. We are called by our peers, neighbors, families and strangers to use our influence and privilege to change this harmful discourse. While we may not be able to transform the world overnight, Norse Against Sexual Assault believes that we have the knowledge, resources and capabilities as a community, both at large and as individuals, to transform the spaces that make up our world. We must, for what is “playful” rhetoric to one may result in a life changing reality for another.
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SPORTS EDITOR: SIDNEY LARSEN
Swim & Dive hosts St. Thomas LUKE BERKLEY STAFF WRITER The Luther College swimming and diving team hosted their first home meet of the season against the University of St. Thomas on Oct. 29. The Luther men were defeated with a score of 68.5-222.5 and the women lost 84-213. For the men, swimmer Matt Staver (‘20) led the team with two first place finishes in the the 1,000 freestyle and the 200 butterfly with times of 10:13.64 and 2:02.35 respectively. Zach Martin (‘19) also placed first with a time of 2:01.53 in the 200 backstroke. For the women, Megan Broadbent (‘18) won both the one-meter and three-meter
diving events. Emily Anderson (‘17) tallied a win for the Norse in the 200 IM at 2:22.78 and Kelly Cherrier (‘19) completed the 200 butterfly, finishing first with a time of 2:22.70. The St. Thomas meet marked Luther’s first home meet and only their third meet overall, but the teams have been in the water since early September. According to women’s swimming cocaptain Pilar Dritz (‘18) the Norse were ready to compete and the season has been off to a great start. “We started our season on Sept. 19, so we have been practicing for quite a while now,” said Dritz. “We had our first real meet last Friday in Winona against St. Mary’s and on Friday we have an
Norse swimmers dive into the pool during the 200 Medley Relay. Luke Berkley (‘20) / Photo Bureau
away meet at UW-Eau Claire, so we will have a few meets under our belt before we compete at home. Last week was very solid for our first team competition this year. We definitely have things to clean up, and practices have been tough this week, but I am excited for the first-years to experience the first home meet.” Because swimming is a timed sport, the outcome of a competition can be determined by a split second. Head Men’s and Women’s Swim Coach Nicole Kaupp explained that for spectators, swimming is a very exciting to watch. “For the spectators, I think that the coolest part of a swim meet is that races can come down to hundredths of a second,” Kaupp said. “When you come down to scoring these events, every point matters. The difference between first and second place in a race is five points; first place gets nine points and second place gets four. While you may lose by a fraction of a second, you still lose five points. The touches at the end of the race really do matter.” The team saw the addition of eight new first-year swimmers. Dritz said that although there are very few firstyears this season, she hoped to see them do well at their first home meet. “I am really proud of the firstyears this year, and even though they are a small part of the team with only four men and four women, they have brought a really unique aspect to the team,” Dritz said. “Each of them have an interesting personality dynamic, and it definitely has not been an easy transition. They have pushed through the challenges so far and I hope to see them potentially win some events this weekend.” The swim teams have seen a decrease
in returning swimmers this season. Men’s co-captain Justin Yuan (‘17) said that although there are less people on the team this year feels stronger as a whole. “With any team, people decide to follow other interests,” Yuan said. “It is their own choice. We have a great group of guys still on the team, and we just have to go with it. As long as they are there to work and they put effort into the team, we will still be a great team.” Looking forward to the rest of the season, women’s team co-captain Jackie Hughes (‘17) said that the teams have some important goals for the rest of the year. “We strive to be one of the best teams in the Academic All-American competition, which judges teams on cumulative GPA across all the Division III teams in the nation,” Hughes said. “Two years ago our women’s team was ranked second in the nation for that event, and so we would like to try and get back to that level.” Dritz added that that the team is already looking towards the Liberal Arts Championship and National Championship meets. “Our overall goals, as a combined men’s and women’s team, are that we always look to have strong representation at the Liberal Arts Championship meet,” Dritz said. “This is the final meet of the season, unless you qualify to go to Nationals. I know for the women’s team, we are looking to win the meet for our 11th consecutive year.” The swiming and diving teams will travel to Grinnell, IA to compete at Grinnell College in a dual meet on Nov. 5.
Norse of the Week SIDNEY LARSEN SPORTS EDITOR Luther swimmer Emily Anderson (‘17) was named Iowa Conference Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week on Oct. 23. Anderson was a 2014 All-American swimmer in the 200 medley relay and and honorable mention All-American. She has won two Iowa Conference titles in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestlye. She had three first-place finishes in the 100 butterfly, the 50 freestyle and the 200 freestyle relay during the St. Mary’s meet on Oct. 21 this year. You were recently named the IIAC Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. How does it feel to be honored this way? It feels great to be recognized for all the hard work that I put into swimming. During practice, the whole team pushed me to be better, so I definitely couldn’t be successful without them. What is your favorite memory of swimming at Luther? I think my favorite memory of being on this team is Libral Arts Championships (LAC) my junior year. Our coach, Bethany, was named Coach of the Year, and our team swam and dove extremely well. It is very rewarding to see success after a hard year of training. What has helped you stay mentally tough throughout your four years of collegiate swimming? Our team likes to have fun at practices. Training takes up a lot of my time and is very physically taxing. However, having fun at practice while still working hard makes practice a little easier. We train to swim our best at LAC and seeing the results of our races makes all the work worth it. Do you have any pre-race rituals that you use to get pumped
up before you compete? I don’t really have any unusual pre-race rituals. Right before my race I tend to jump around behind the block to stay warm and get my heart rate up. Before relays, I like to have my relay team huddle around where one of us gives a pep talk before we jump into the water. If you could fill a pool with anything and swim around in it for a while, what would you pick? If I could fill up the pool with anything, I think I would fill up the pool with cats. What advice would you give to a kid who wants to pursue swimming? Swimming is a great sport for anyone. I joined the my local swim team when I was six years old and now I have lifelong
friends because of that. Starting swimming at a young age gave me confidence that I never had without the sport. I would tell a kid who wants to join swimming that it’s a great way to make friends and to be active. When you graduate will you continue your involvement in the sport? Swimming is a part of who I am. I can never separate myself from the sport and I would never want to. The amount of swimming that I do is sure to decrease greatly after graduation, but I hope to always swim. What aquatic animal do you most identify with? I think I identify with a stingray. After practice is over and I am warming down, I tend to swim to the bottom of the pool and just hang out and relax on the floor of the pool.
Emily Anderson (‘17) swims the butterfly at a meet last season.
Photo courtesy of Luther.edu
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SPORTS EDITOR: SIDNEY LARSEN
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Cross country excels at Conference meet KATRINA MEYER STAFF WRITER The Norse men’s and women’s cross-country teams competed in the IIAC Conference Championships hosted at Sunrise Pointe Golf Course in Storm Lake, IA on Oct. 29. The men finished with a point total of 92, while the women ended the meet with 90 points. The women placed third out of nine teams, with McKenzie Carney (‘18) individually placing 10th in the 6k with a time of 23:05, and Anna Ryden (‘18) placing 13th with a time of 23:14. Both women received All-Conference honors. This makes Carney a three-time All-Conference runner, and marks the first time for Ryden. The men placed fifth out of nine teams. Men’s team co-captain Isaac Jensen (‘17) won the race with a time of 25:00. This is the first time since 2007 that a Luther runner has captured the individual Conference title. He was also chosen as the league MVP and named AllConference for the third time in his career. Women’s cross-country co-captain Nora Felt (‘17) explained that the Conference meet is a time when all of the team’s hard work throughout the season really pays off. “We’ve been preparing
McKenzie Carney competition.
since June,” Felt said. “Championship season is just the part of the cross-country season towards the end of October and November when all the miles come into fruition so we’ve mainly been preparing by building spirits.” Men’s team member Jordan Boge (‘18) said that the men were excited to compete at Conference because it is when the team’s training really starts to pay off. “We are looking to be competitive to show all the work that we’ve been doing since June,” Boge said. “There has been a lot of buildup work that people don’t get to see, so we are just looking to be competitive and show that off. We are also looking to have a lot of fun because this is what we love to do.” This year’s Conference meet had a higher level of competition than in years past, according to Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country Head Coach Steve Pasche. “There’s a really good conference this year. It will probably be one of the deepest Conference meets that we’ve had in many years,” Pasche said. “That is at least in part due to Nebraska Wesleyan entering our conference. They have a really strong team and bring a lot of depth into our conference. The top four to five teams in the conference are really strong as well. It will be an awesome meet.”
(‘18) tries to edge out the Photo courtesy of Rob Larson
Weekly Standings Men’s Soccer Loras Dubuque Luther Simpson Wartburg Central Nebraska Wes. Buena Vista Coe
IIAC 7-1 6-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 5-3 2-6 1-7 0-8
Recent Scores
Overall 12-4 13-4 12-5-2 12-7-1 12-7-1 11-7 7-7-3 5-12-1 1-17
Oct. 25 @ Loras College L 0-1 Oct. 29 IIAC Quarterfinal vs. Wartburg W 2-1 OT
Women’s Soccer
Isaac Jensen (‘17) leads a pack of runners at the Conference Championships. Photo courtesy of Rob Larson Assistant Cross-Country Coach Yarrow Pasche explained how valuable a competitive conference is because it pushes the team to do their best. “We just need to put together our best races and make the most of the fitness that we’ve worked for, but it’s really exciting to be a part of a conference where there are so many great teams,” Pasche said. “To toe the line with them and to be challenged and challenge them is what it’s all about.” According to women’s team member Mallory Carr (‘17) the women had very team-centered goals as they headed into the meet. “We want to put together the best race we can with the team we have,” Carr said. “We aren’t necessarily looking at times, just our effort as a group and our team working together and seeing what we can do. We hope to see the effort from all season paying off in a real competitive, successful way.” One of the men’s team captains, Patrick Larson (‘17) explained that the men were confident going into the race. He also said that no matter what happened they would be proud of their efforts. “We are definitely going in with the mindset that we can win the Conference Championships, but because
of all the tough competition, if we don’t, that won’t be a loss for us,” Larson said. Even as they move toward the end of their season, the team remains excited and driven. Women’s team member Brooke Debroux (‘17) explained that this was especially true at the Conference meet. “We were very ready,” Debroux said. “We were excited and pumped up. There had been a lot of hype that week and we were ready to go. We had put in a lot of good work, and I was excited to see what was to come.” Jensen added that the Conference meet is when the runners really push themselved and show off what they can do. “I think we’re ready to show people a lot more than we’ve demonstrated in our races so far this year,” Jensen said. “We’re ready to break out and have a really big performance.” Looking forward to the rest of the season, the teams will host the Luther JV Cup on Nov. 4. The top seven runners on both teams will go on to compete at the NCAA III Central Regionals on Nov. 12 at Carleton College in Northfield, MN where they will attempt to qualify for the National Championship Meet, which will take place in Louisville, KY on Nov. 19.
Luther Loras Central Wartburg Coe Nebraska Wes. Dubuque Simpson Buena Vista
IIAC 6-0-2 6-0-2 6-2 5-2-1 4-4 2-5-1 2-6 2-6 0-8
Overall 10-2-3 11-3-2 15-3-1 10-4-3 11-7-2 7-11-1 6-10-1 3-11-3 3-13-1
Recent Scores
Oct. 22 vs. Central College W 2-0 Oct. 25 @ Loras College T 1-1 2OT
Volleyball
Wartburg Luther Coe Nebraska Wes. Buena Vista Central Dubuque Loras Simpson
IIAC 7-1 6-2 5-3 5-3 4-4 4-4 2-6 2-6 1-7
Overall 19-5 21-7 21-10 14-13 14-13 13-14 15-17 12-18 11-16
Recent Scores
Oct. 22 vs. Central College W 3-0 Oct. 25 @ Loras College L 2-3
Football
Coe Dubuque Central Wartburg Nebraska Wes. Simpson Buena Vista Luther Loras
IIAC 7-0 5-2 4-2 4-2 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-5 1-5
Overall 9-0 7-2 6-2 5-3 3-5 3-5 2-6 2-6 1-7
Recent Scores
Oct. 22 vs. Coe College L 6-45 Oct. 29 @ Loras College L 28-43
Women’s Swim & Dive Coe Simpson Luther Loras Nebraska Wes.
IIAC 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1
Overall 1-0 3-1 1-0 2-2 0-2
Recent Scores
Oct. 28 @ UW-Eau Claire L 84-214 Oct. 29 vs. St. Thomas L 84-213
Men’s Swim & Dive Coe Nebraska Wes. Luther Simpson Loras
IIAC 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1
Overall 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-2 1-3
Recent Scores
Oct. 28 @ UW-Eau Claire L 82-206 Oct. 29 vs. St. Thomas L 68.5-222.5