October 2nd Issue

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!"#$%&"'( $)'*#''( +,*),-( *-).,"% /0<<:2(!92:;425< !"#$$%&'(")' Two weeks ago, Chips ran an article covering faculty and staff perspectives on teaching about race at Luther. A common theme from faculty members was the necessity of open conversation and understanding among diverse populations. This week, students Marlon Henriquez (‘15), Zora Hurst (‘17), Laura Peterson (‘15) and Charlie Weathers (‘15) share their experiences with race on campus. When asked about their experiences as non-white students at Luther, most responses centered on classroom experiences. “I have found myself to be really disappointed in the amount of ignorance that exists among Luther students in relation to the inequalities between different races,” Henriquez said. According to luther.edu, 83 percent of Luther’s population is white, 11 percent is American multicultural and 6 percent is comprised of international students. “It’s the elephant in the room,” Hurst said. “Most times, I’m the only black student or person of color in class.” Peterson, an Elementary Education major, is hopeful about discussions of race in the classroom. “When these discussions come up, everyone seems to contribute to the conversation,” Peterson said. “As future

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Hurst agrees and hopes that the conversations will continue. “It’s hard to explain to people who have never thought about how it feels to be hyper-visible on campus,” Hurst said. “It’s frustrating that people think we’re in this post-racial society.” Weathers says the demographics make it difficult to break away from racial stereotypes.

“At Luther, I’ve had classmates say, ‘You don’t seem black, why do you talk so white?’” Weathers said. “What does that even mean? [The students] don’t understand that I talk just like my dad does. It’s really offensive when people try to place me into a stereotype.” 5082G%H#I)%J

Political groups acquire polling station /01230(4051627 !"#$$%&'(")' For the primary elections in Iowa this fall, Luther College Democrats and Luther College Republicans petitioned for the placement of three absentee polling stations on campus but were granted only one for Thursday Oct. 3. The satellite absentee polling station is for students who wish to vote but are unable to reach the district polling station on election day, want to vote on campus or have other obligations preventing them from voting on election day. Co-presidents of Luther College Democrats Charlie Weathers (‘15) and Skyler Brocker-Knapp (‘15) collaborated with President of Luther College Republicans Aime Karam (‘15) to spearhead a petition for the stations this fall. Together, they followed standard procedure to request a polling station at an undesignated

location, a site other than the precinct’s district voting place. In order for a station to be approved for an undesignated area, 100 signatures from members of that precinct are needed. All three locations reached the number of signatures needed. However, the administrations of state political parties and Luther College, which reviewed the requests, only authorized one station. “We want polling stations to be effective,” Karam said. “In the last election it was really effective. There was only one [station] and the line was really long. We want to make sure we publicize that this is an opportunity for students to vote.” This year, the satellite polling station will be held in the Dahl Centennial Union on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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