Construction of Luther’s new

aquatic center is set to begin

this July. A groundbreaking

ceremony for the $5.5 million

project is set for

May 11, after a

meeting with the

Board of Regents.

“We made good

progress to secure

the funding,”

President Richard

Torgerson said

of the largely

d o n a t i o n - b a s e d

aquatic center.

The center will

be built on the

northeast side

of the Regents

Center, adjacent to the existing

structure.

The current 50-year-old pool

will be replaced after many

years of discussion around the

community.

“With a community this size,

we should collaborate as much

as possible,” Torgerson said.

The new aquatic center will

be nearly twice the size of the

current pool, which will help

swimmers, in particular the

swim team.

“It will provide more space

to train as a team,” Swimming

and Diving Head Coach Lance

Huber said. “Right now it is

so limited. It would be like if

you took a basketball court and

chopped off 20 feet on each

side.”

The larger

pool will

include eight

c o m p e t i t i o n -

width lanes. The

pool depth will

be a consistent

eight feet, which

will make for a

fast pool.

“The deeper

the pool, the

faster it is,”

Huber said.

There will

also be an added

14-feet deep diving section.

3-meter diving boards will

replace the current 1-meter

boards. The diving area will

slope upwards to include a

shallow area.

A larger pool deck will

incorporate seating for more

than 250 people.

State of the art equipment,

including starting blocks and

timing systems, will complete

the project, which hopes to

make the facility more efficient.

The swimmers, especially the

ones who will see the completed

project, see the aquatic center

as a great benefit to the future

of the program.

“It will definitely help the

team, Steve Sorenson (‘15)

said. “We need more space,

and will be able to host bigger

meets with better facilities.”

With the new aquatic center,

the swim team can look

forward to hosting multi-team

competitions and possibly even

the Liberal Arts Championships.

The current pool will be

dismantled after the project

is complete. Plans are to

hopefully turn the area

into a recreational center.

The current pool schedule will

not see many changes and will

still continue to incorporate lap

swim, classes and high school

practices.

Many hope that the larger

pool space will create even

more community involvement.

“The atmosphere is exciting

and it is an attraction to all

people,” Huber said. “It will be

great for adaptive P.E. classes

and other classes. A lot of new

ideas will come up as well.”

The Honors Core program will be

suspended for the 2012-2013 school year

GXH� WR� ORZ� VWDIÀQJ�� JLYLQJ� WKH� IDFXOW\�the chance to review and revamp the

curriculum.

This year marked the fourth year of the

program, which consists of a series of

four courses spanning over a variety of

disciplines that students begin during their

sophomore year.

Associate Dean and Director of College

Honors Terry Sparkes says Honors

students have enjoyed the program.

“The students who have been through

the Core think it’s a marvelous addition to

their liberal arts curriculum — the breadth,

the perspective, the connections,” Sparkes

said.

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SURJUDP·V� LQÁH[LELOLW\� LV� DQ� LVVXH�� �6LQFH�the courses are designed to be taken in

VHTXHQFH�� LI� D� VWXGHQW� LV� XQDEOH� WR� ÀW� DQ�Honors course into his or her schedule,

dropping out of the program may be the

only option.

“We can only offer a couple of sections,

and if they meet at the same time as a major

requirement, then there’s a bit of a delay in

completing the next course,” Sparkes said.

Magie Darling (‘12), who has been

working with Sparkes to revamp the

program and researching other schools’

honors programs, says taking the classes in

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people see the progression of thought,

so obviously you want to take them

sequentially,” Darling said. “Programs [at

RWKHU� VFKRROV@� KDYH� LW� D� ELW�PRUH�ÁH[LEOH�… [at Luther] people ended up having a

FRQÁLFW� RQH� VHPHVWHU� DQG� WKHQ� WKH\�ZHUH�dropping out.”

0DNLQJ� WKH� &RUH� PRUH� ÁH[LEOH� LV� RQH�of the goals as the faculty involved with

the Honors program consider changes.

Part of this process involves examining

other schools’ honors programs. However,

Sparkes said, programs like Luther’s are

rare.

“The most selective schools don’t have

[honors programs], the less selective

colleges tend to have a bigger

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Aquatic Center

“We need

more space,

and will be

able to host

bigger meets

with better

facilities.”

-Steve Sorenson (‘15)

Megan CreaseyStaff Writer

Honors core temporarily cut

Fundraising goal

met; project

moves forward

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Honors Core

“Let the chips fall where they may.”

Honors core classes coming to a close. Assistant Professor of Physics Erin

Flater (left) talks with Jill Hughes (‘12) (right) during her honors class.

Megan Creasey/Chips

This spring marks the 10th anniversary of a controversial

event in Luther’s history – the banning of an event dubbed

“naked soccer.”

This legendary game, initiated in 1991 by a few students

as a low-key senior week event, came to be known as a rite

of passage, a last chance to do something rebellious and

cathartic with each other before graduation.

Its escalation throughout the subsequent decade,

however, led to the inclusion of alcohol, underclassmen,

high school students, an audience from outside Luther and

ÀUHZRUNV��ZKLFK�GUHZ�DWWHQWLRQ�IURP�ODZ�HQIRUFHPHQW��The event even achieved international attention in the

spring of 1997 when an intoxicated student was arrested

IRU� WU\LQJ� WR� WDNH� D� YLGHR� FDPHUD� IURP� D� SROLFH� RIÀFHU�taping for evidence of indecent exposure.

In 2001, when the event drew an estimated 500 people

RYHU�VHYHUDO�QLJKWV�GXULQJ�ÀQDOV�ZHHN��3UHVLGHQW�7RUJHUVRQ�decided to address the issue. Faculty and students

met throughout the spring of 2002 to formulate

RIÀFLDO�VDQFWLRQV�“There was talk of withholding diplomas if

students were caught, but the president didn’t

accept that,” Dean of Student Life Ann Highum

said. “He thought it was too harsh. But there are

some pretty serious implications.”

These “serious implications” include city and state

PLVGHPHDQRU�ÀQHV� UDQJLQJ� IURP������ WR� ������� DQG� XS�to 30 days of jail time. Sanctions against participants

currently remain the same compared with previous years.

“Anything that’s dangerous or unsafe which also involves

nudity has another layer of negativity to it,” Highum said.

“If you’re arrested it becomes a matter of public record. It

can affect your entire future and career.”

Highum emphasized themes of sexual harassment,

safety and the possibility of

students having to register as sex offenders if caught.

Three students were cited during the spring of 2002,

sounding a death knell to the bare-bodied romp. A variety

of opinions circulated at the time. Some considered it a

sacred tradition, others an inappropriate offense to Luther’s

sense of community and still more couldn’t see why it was

such a hot topic.

'LUHFWRU� RI� 3XEOLF� ,QIRUPDWLRQ� -HUU\� -RKQVRQ� WKRXJKW�banning the event gave Luther a “stuffy, anti-fun and self-

righteous” reputation, albeit notice from the larger world

and even an increase in applicants.

Torgerson, however, asserted that Luther’s reputation as

‘the naked soccer college’ “will be less humorous ... when

someone is hired or promoted ahead of you because they

graduated from a prestigious college and you graduated

from ‘the naked soccer college.’”

Ten years later, talk of the event remains but seems to be

unaccompanied by action.

“I didn’t realize that it still goes on or was even an issue,”

Christina Storlie (‘13) said.

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said. “In my personal opinion there are few things as

wholesome as some good old-fashioned American nudity.”

This is the attitude Highum fears.

“Students presently on campus don’t know the context,”

Highum said. “Some are probably thinking ‘what’s the

big deal?’ I’m not about taking away everybody’s fun, but

there is a potential for things to get out of hand.”

Highum explained that the college is taking

measures to prevent the event from occurring.

“We’re short staffed in security this month,”

Highum said. “So we’re hiring Decorah police

RIÀFHUV�WR�ZRUN�H[WUD�GXW\�RQ�FDPSXV�IRU�WKH�HQG�of the semester.”

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The sport without shortsAdministration voices opposition to naked soccer on the 10th anniversary of its ban

Keep your eyes on the ball. This graphic accompanied an article outlining the history of naked soccer in an April 1999 edtion of Chips.

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Luther experiences growth in local dairy purchases

In collaboration with two local dairies, Luther College has achieved another milestone in

sustainable food purchasing. This spring, Luther has begun to procure all of its yogurt and

hard ice cream from two dairies that are located within a 30-minute drive of campus.

Country View Dairy near West Union, Iowa, and WW. Homestead Dairy in Waukon,

Iowa, are the farms that supply Luther with the yogurt and hard ice cream the college's Norse

Culinary Team serves at all campus food venues.

Country View opened in August 2011 and is currently meeting Luther's considerable yo-

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Country View Dairy's cows are milked in a barn that is adjacent to the yogurt facility, help-

ing to assure the freshness of the product.

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ebration this past autumn.

The ice cream from the dairy is used for milkshakes in Marty's Cybercafe and is sold in

pints in the college's convenience store. High quality, local dairy products can sometimes

be unaffordable for institutional dining operations, but WW. Homestead made the bulk ice

cream less expensive for Luther by reducing the butterfat content.

The respective dairies have found ways to work together, embracing the idea of local foods

suppliers collaborating. Country View Dairy has an excess of cream, while WW. Homestead

tends to be in need of cream.

They work together to solve both of their problems, as Country View sends its excess

cream to WW. Homestead for processing to meet customer demands.

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Luther’s Pre-Registered Nurses

&OXE� � �351�� KRVWHG� LWV� ÀUVW� HYHU�Stork’s Nest Walk-A-Thon on

April 28.

“I was happy with the turnout

IRU� WKH� ÀUVW� \HDU� RI� GRLQJ� WKH�walk,” Cindy San (‘12) said. “The

weather was horrible, but people

still showed up and those who

participated had fun.”

6WRUN·V�1HVW�LV�DQ�LQFHQWLYH�EDVHG�SURJUDP� WKDW� SURYLGHV� ZRPHQ�and their families in the Decorah

community with opportunities

to earn points for participating in

prenatal and postnatal healthcare

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can be spent in place of cash for

necessary baby items.

This year, the Luther Nursing

'HSDUWPHQW�WRRN�RYHU�6WRUN·V�1HVW�because of budget cuts in public

health programs.

“A lot of the community-based

programs are losing money that’s

supported through the state and a

ORW� RI� QXUVHV� KDYH� EHHQ� FXW� IURP�the Stork’s Nest program,” Britta

Pederson (‘12) said. “Since the

program is in need of funding,

Luther stepped in to support it.”

So far, the group has raised $72

to support the Stork’s Nest program

and payments for t-shirts are still

coming in.

As part of a community-centered

care class through the nursing

department, students are required

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the Stork’s Nest program.

“Part of our clinical hours

come from working within the

community,” Jessica Mietz

(‘12) said. “We create learning

opportunities for mothers and

their families about prenatal and

postnatal care and manage the

points they earn from participating.”

Lindsey Getchell (‘12) proposed

the idea of the walk-a-thon to help

fund the Stork’s Nest program.

“I was inspired by a walk-a-thon

that my high school hosts each

year,” Getchell said. “I wanted

to bring that good feeling you

get from helping others to Luther

because, as nurses, helping people

is our passion.”

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other members of the community

for a good cause.

“It was just a stay-healthy walk

to support mothers and families and

healthy babies,” San said. “We just

want the community to be aware

of this program and know it’s a

program that’s here to promote a

healthy family and healthy prenatal

and postnatal care.”

Luther will continue to run the

Stork’s Nest program in the next

IHZ� \HDUV� EHFDXVH� RI� LWV� YDOXH�to the community in educating

new mothers about prenatal and

postnatal care, as well as the

expense associated with raising a

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mothers and families to get

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Number of US newborns with drug withdrawal triplesDisturbing new research says the number of U.S. babies born with

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Grow up and sing the blues. The album art for

“Right in the Head,” created by Erik Wadman (‘12).

Photo courtesy of General B and The Wiz

Michael CroweManaging Editor

Album Review: General B and The WizGive it up for... Hampton (‘15) presenting a gift to Peter on behalf of the Norsemen.

Courtesy of Lukas Hampton

Hup we go! Tim Peter accepting praise after a song by Collegiate Chorale.

Hanna Knutson/Photo Bureau

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Students get “cosi” for spring opera

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Lights, Carmen, Action. Professor Judisch gives feedback to Erin Persick (‘13).

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Not mezzanine around. Evan Mitchell (‘14), Matt Stump (‘12)

and Adam Bradley (‘13) practicing their musical numbers.

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Lisa Diviney

Staff Writer

May 3, 20126 FeaturesLearning the ropes

Hannah Lund

Staff Writer

A journalist’s first time on Luther’s ropes course

“Are you ready?”“Yup!”“Are you sure?”As I stand on the small circular top of a 25-foot wooden

pole, about to jump, I question how “ready” I was before climbing up. It’s one thing to think about climbing up a pole for an article assignment – quite another to stand there as the wind tries to topple me over. Many feet below, students yell “You’re so close! You can do it!”

Sure, I’ll bet I can fall from a pole. I just don’t know if I should.

I was the one who insisted on going up. Seeing the wooden skeleton of the ropes course by Lindeman Pond on morning bike rides has made me more than a little curious to try it. As it turns out, so was the rest of the class I met that Thursday morning.

“I love being up there,” ropes course class member Liz Bouma (‘12) told me as we put on our harnesses. “The ‘Floating Islands’ are probably my favorite. It’s just these planks of wood on cables and you jump from one to the other. You have nothing to hold onto except for your belay rope.”

I looked up at the dangling planks of wood she was talking about, relieved that we weren’t doing that event today. But that was before Visiting Instructor in Physical Education and ropes course builder Jeff Boeke led us to the Pamper Pole.

It’s called “adventure education,” which is something that Boeke has been interested in since the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. The program lets participants learn key concepts while doing something risky in a safe, controlled environment. Boeke brought adventure education to Luther in 2010 with his ropes course.

“A lot of the core values in adventure education exist in teaching effective communication skills, providing team experiences for people to learn to work together collaboratively, identifying what “healthy” and “unhealthy” risks are, learning how to take the initiative to do new things,” Boeke said. “Those kinds of teaching practices are hard to get at in a classroom.”

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Heidi Darrington (‘12) yelled as she and her partner Ethan Schultz (‘12) climbed up a giant ladder together.

The event is designed in such a way that the two climbers must use each other’s weight to get to the next rung. Darrington and Schultz step on each other’s braced legs to get higher up, a feat that, needless to say, makes climbing up the hill by the CFA look like child’s play.

After watching Darrington and Schultz scale the ladder, I turned around to the Pamper Pole, where another class member stood on top prepping to jump. Outside of this course, doing something so risky would be next to impossible, but as Wellness Director Greg Lonning said in an interview, the course is designed to take students out of their comfort zone.´:KHQ�\RX�ÀUVW�VHH�D�JURXS�FRPH�GRZQ��WKH\·UH�TXLHW�µ�

Lonning said. “It’s very individualized. They’re all thinking of themselves: ‘I can’t wait to do it, I don’t want to do it.’ By the time we get to the last event, which is the Pamper Pole, they’re encouraging everyone to try it. They’re working together so nicely in just a matter of hours.”7KH�URSHV�FRXUVH�KDV�EHHQ�XVHG�DV�DQ�LFH�EUHDNHU�IRU�ÀUVW�

years, as well as a new event in the Special Olympics. Tyler Wedemeier (‘12), who helped coordinate the

Special Olympics, found that the ropes course provided a great opportunity for participants.

“It was amazing to watch all athletes respond to the challenges,” Wedemeier said. “There was instantaneous trust and relationships formed. I think it changed how we all viewed people of special abilities. Everyone has certain characteristics of bravery and being scared no matter the ability or disability.”

No matter the group of students, Lonning said, the amount of trust and cooperation never changes.

Throughout the course of the class, the students illustrate this not only with the ladder, but also when cheering as another person successfully jumps from the Pamper Pole.

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“Okay,” I say, letting go of the belay-rope and sticking out my arms to the sides. My knees tremble. The pole shakes. Everything about this seems like a rash decision, possibly brought on from senior paper stress, but there’s no going back – not when you’re that high in the air.

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in the air, I realize that Boeke is right: this isn’t the kind of feeling you can get from a classroom.

After a semester or year of research and work beneath an ever-looming deadline, many seniors finished their senior projects on Wednesday, April 25.

Not only was Kayla Norman (‘12) one such senior, but Norman was also able to witness each and every relieved senior turn in his or her project. Completing

her work study hours in the Registrar’s office, Norman pulled a nine to five shift on the project due date.

“There were a few people who just sighed with relief,” Norman said. “But there were also a few who were over the top excited to have it turned in.”

After turning in a copy of their paper, seniors were encouraged to take a picture of the momentous moment before signing sheets in the hallway, already littered with excited remarks.

At the 5:00 p.m. deadline, Preus Library decided to help congratulate those who had completed a project.

Innovative Services Librarian Jennifer Rian helped to organize an ice cream social outside the front doors of the library.

“The library hosted the event as a means of celebrating all of the hard work students put into their senior papers while also capitalizing on that last minute frenzy that takes over the building on the due date,” Rian said.

According to Rian, nearly 70 celebratory students attended the first-time event.

“The energy was just great!” Rian

said. “There was a group of young women who jogged up to the library humming “Chariots of Fire” and encouraging their fellow students to fist pump. That really got things off to a good start.”

Katie Goodroad (‘12) was one of those young women.

“I just couldn’t help it,” Goodroad said. “My friends and I sang that song as we turned our papers in, we sang it through Main and the Union. And then we just didn’t stop.”

The library’s social was added to a larger Luther tradition: the Senior Paper Run. In the past, this event consisted of a pack of gleeful seniors sprinting from the library to Main in the final minutes before the paper deadline.

This year’s Senior Paper Run was composed less of a celebratory mob and more of joyful individuals sprinting to beat the deadline.

Yet Rian is hoping to create a new custom on the senior project deadline.

“This was a new event for us. After receiving such a positive response, I would say there’s a good chance of it becoming a new tradition,” Rian said.

Eli Johnson (‘12) attended the library’s social in celebration of completing a 23-page English unit plan and paper.

“Finally,” Johnson said, “The beast is vanquished!”

Seniors rejoice after completing projects

Teamwork. Ethan Schultz (‘12) lends a helping hand to fellow classmate Heidi Darrington (‘12) on the ladder.

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Oh happy day. Megan Creasey (‘12) gleefully skips to the library to celebrate the completion of her senior project.

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Thumbs up. Danielle Gibbs (‘12) is feeling good after turning in her senior project on Wednesday.

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Such great heights. A student takes a “leap of faith” in the ropes course skills class.

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WWOOFing all over the worldCharlie Parrish

Staff Writer

Megan Creasey

Staff Writer

May 3, 2012 7FeaturesLUTHER COLLEGE CHIPS

With a big mission and a slightly odd acronym, World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) provides opportunities for volunteers interested in learning about farming and sustainability.

WWOOF is a network connecting people who wish to volunteer on organic farms with organic farmers who are willing to host them. It is a system based on an exchange.

A volunteer will work for four to six hours a day on the farm in exchange for free room, board and a breadth of knowledge about more sustainable living from their hosts.

WWOOF began in England in 1971 in an effort to provide access to the countryside and a way to support the organic movement for those who

wanted to take part but didn’t know how. The movement has since grown globally, and offers opportunities worldwide, as the name suggests.

Author and WWOOFer Steffen Mirsky recently published a book titled “WWOOFing Adventures Down Under: Living and Working on 36 Organic Farms in Australia and New Zealand” about his experiences WWOOFing in Australia and New Zealand for a year and a half. He gave a presentation on the subject at Luther last Wednesday, April 25.

“The essence of WWOOFing is really in the exchange,” Mirsky said. “It is not just a work exchange, but an exchange of education, culture and skills.”

Mirsky, a graduate of the University of Washington, currently works at Seed Savers

in Decorah, an organization he learned about in a few of his homestays while WWOOFing.

Mirsky believes that WWOOFing can teach volunteers valuable skills.

“The opportunities for WWOOFing are endless,” Mirsky said. “You can learn about all aspects of sustainability. Sustainability issues are incredibly important now and will only become more important in the future. Beyond that, you learn a lot of new skills and have a lot of fun.”

During his time WWOOFing, Mirsky learned many skills straight from experts such as blacksmithing, permaculture and other ways of sustainable living and self-subsistent living.

Many Luther students have had the opportunity to WWOOF in foreign countries and in the U.S. Sam Zook (‘14), Clara Bergan (‘14) and Preston Hopkins (‘14) WWOOFed in Arkansas at an organic vegetable farm over spring break this year.

“I am interested in farming and growing vegetables when I’m older, but WWOOFing is also just a great way to get out into the world,” Zook said. “It’s cheap and you can experience a different culture without doing the touristy stuff.”

The three spent about sixty dollars each for their trip down to Arkansas, where they spent their mornings working on the farm and their afternoons hiking or at the beach. They stayed with an interesting couple: a 25-year-old German man and a woman from New Orleans who, according to Zook, was about

twenty years older.“It was so different from our

approach to life,” Bergan said. “The two of them were very content, living off just a little bit.”

Arkansas was not the first time Hopkins had WWOOFed. Over J-term this year, he WWOOFed in Florida at another small organic vegetable farm. He was also able to receive credit from Luther for this as a J-term II communications independent study.

“I am going to WWOOF again next January, hopefully in a foreign country – somewhere warm preferably – and then after school, once I graduate

... I plan on WWOOFing for a while.”

Zook hopes to WWOOF again next fall in Italy, where he will be studying abroad. His study abroad program runs from the beginning of August to late October. He is not coming home until December, as he plans to backpack and WWOOF throughout Europe during that time.

“WWOOFing is a fabulous experience,” Hopkins said. “I gained a lot from the people that I met. I learned a lot about myself, how to live off very little and a little bit about farming along the way. I definitely recommend it.”

G’day, mate. While WWOOFing, Steffan Mirsky’s neighbor nurses an orphaned joey while a Rusa deer sniffs Mirsky’s jacket.

Steffan Mirsky

Field of dreams. (From left) Preston Hopkins (‘14), Clara Bergan (‘14) and Sam Zook (‘14) pose with their host family.

Preston Hopkins

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PROFILES

What are you doing next year? I got into the University of Alabama. I’m getting a teaching assistantship. This

summer I’m going to New York with some friends I went to school with in Norway. Then we’re going to Chicago, and I’ll be staying here in Decorah working in the greenhouse for the rest of the summer.

You’ve got your senior art show coming up. What’s the theme for that? It’s called “Home Reconstructed”—it’s about how your relationship to where you

grew up is constantly changing. It changes from an idea of place to more of what you value about home, and how that becomes what’s most important. I’ve been painting these collage-like images where I’m stacking different images on top of each other. A lot of the images are my own from places I’ve lived or traveled or studied.

What’s your favorite thing to paint? It changes a lot. Right now I’m really digging foliage, and I really like painting the

lights in night scenes especially. I’m starting to learn more about saturation of paint and how to build up the color so it doesn’t looked washed out in a really dark space.

What spot on campus will you miss the most? Korsrud, maybe? The green spaces.

Astri SnodgrassMajors: Art and Spanish

“Home Reconstructed.” Astri Snodgrass (‘12) poses next to one of her paintings.Megan Creasey/Chips

¸)HMÅLK�HUK�VMMLUKLK�¹�Seibert says he doesn’t understand why this was initially turned down for yearbook publication.

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True Britsby Michelle Boike (‘13)

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Ahh, Paris – the city of croissants, Moulin Rouge and inescapable people. Paris is like many other big cities in the world. Full of people, languages, and as any, a likely place for crime and the reason for your mom’s increased heart rate.

But as I finished up my spring break in this particular city, grabbing a ‘pain au chocolat’ (chocolate croissant) each morning and making my way to the metro, I had a revelation: I was no longer the nervous, bumbling wreck of a traveler that I once was. At the beginning of this school year, the thought of spending three days in Paris was unthinkable. Me? Alone? In Paris? I’m five-feet-tall for goodness’ sake!

My second trip to Paris was in a word – wonderful. I managed to catch my trains back to the airport, find my way, slowly, to my hotel, and then there it was, out my window: Paris. I walked out the door of my hotel and there was a Patisserie next door. Further down the street was a hair salon, and I was determined to get my hair cut. I successfully did so, while using about five words in both French and English.

I met with a friend from high school and we had dinner at a little café near the Centre Pompidou, the modern art

museum. As we walked around, I realized I had become an independent traveler. I was not worried about getting too lost. It was dark but there were lights everywhere, and I knew where I was going. My worry of being in a large city had nearly evaporated. True, I held on to my bag closely, and made sure I was alert at all times, but there’s something great about exploring a city you’ve been to before, except this time around, you’re not lost.

Over the last few days, I saw an exhibit on Egyptian Dynasties, walked down the Champs-Elysees towards the Arc de Triomphe, went into the most hipster store in Paris, saw a film with my friend, went to a trendy restaurant in Madeline, checked out the renowned ‘Shakespeare and Company’ bookstore across from Notre Dame and managed to get a glimpse of the famous Mona Lisa at the Louvre.

I found myself loving the city, and the people I met, and trying to decide ... London or Paris? Which is better? I still haven’t decided, but I learned a lot about myself while I was in Paris. I have become someone who wants to travel the world, broaden my understanding, and work hard to be someone who does good things in the world, for the citizens of the world. Because the world we live in is pretty neat.

On retaining the

freedom to mustache

Dear Editor, In light of recent events, I thought it

would be suitable to have my story be made public in order to prevent rumors from giving me a bad label.

My name is Jake Seibert, and I was recently in a quarrel with the yearbook editors over my yearbook portrait, in which I am sporting a mustache. The yearbook editors deemed my picture as “not appropriate for submission,” but I did not stand for it. I was completely baffled and offended when one of the editors said, “I don’t care what anyone else’s picture looks like, to me, yours is inappropriate.”

I understand and respect the fact that the editors reserve their rights as

such to deem something inappropriate. However, I did not see how sporting a mustache was considered inappropriate, especially considering the fact that some people wear makeup, body modified jewelry, hats, etc. in their yearbook portraits.

Those enhancement features also change the appearance of those individuals that choose to incorporate them into their external appearance, so why couldn’t I display a mustache for my yearbook portrait? Furthermore, I was unaware of any potential rule that I was breaking, which is due to the lack of policies and regulations regarding yearbook portrait submission.

I did not find the situation, let alone my picture, amusing in any way. I am paying to receive the yearbook, and as such, I should be able to choose to express myself in any manner I want. If I am not able to have a mustache for my portrait, then people who display makeup, earrings, or anything else to enhance their natural external appearance should not be able to be displayed in the yearbook either.

In the end, my struggle did not go in vain. According to the editor, “There was no sheet outlining our policy on appropriate dress the day your portrait was taken. Because of this, you are allowed to keep your picture, despite

its inhibition of our book’s integrity.”I wanted to reiterate that I did not put

up a fight to be a jerk. I simply fought to stick up for myself and what I thought was right. Perhaps my struggle will inspire those who experience similar situations to stick up for themselves and for what they believe is right. I also wanted to make this story public to get my side of the story out and prevent any rumors giving me a bad label.

Jake Seibert (‘12)

With spring finally here, many have taken to the great rite of passage of wearing shorts outside. Being a big fan of showing off my pale, chicken legs to anyone willing to melt their face a la “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” I made sure to pull my favorite pairs out of their dusty, moth ball tomb. I proudly walked outside into the beautiful sunshine, to the unfortunate sound of cackling.

I usually get laughed at for plenty of reasons, including small hands, my loud voice and the way I cry when I eat ice cream alone on the weekends naked (I’m watching a Pixar movie, none of that Nicholas Sparks garbage), but this was for how I was dressed. Upon inquiry, I discovered that the harassment was due not to my glowing, white extremities, but my choice of pants: my jorts.

For those of you who are unaware, “jorts” are jean shorts, because I guess some people have a syllable quota, and need to save as many as they can in conversation. Jorts, for some reason unknown to me, are not as socially acceptable as they were in the ‘90s. I understand that in fashion and style,

patterns rise and fall, but these are just made of denim. My mom even tells me that they are flattering on me.

Jorts will have their day, if I have anything to say about it. There are poor, starving children in developing nations who get their 20 cents a day because we buy denim from them. How could we neglect these children by not buying excessive amounts of denim from banana republics, and not the kind that produces clothing for Mad Men? Far from that idea.

Unrelatable attempts at jokes aside, I don’t understand the reason for all the hoopla about jorts. Is a shorter length of the most popular form of pants really all that awful? Look at what you are wearing right now. Is there a chance that it looks perhaps a bit bizarre? Here is a checklist: Are you wearing overalls? Is there more than one crack visible enough to fit a CD into? Are you wearing a shirt with cars on it? If you said yes to any of those things, you are guaranteed to look better in jorts. Who knows, maybe you might like them.

Great taste, less fillingby Ethan Groothuis (‘13)

Courtesy of Seibert

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Beyond the Looking Glassby Hannah Lund (‘12)

AmeriCorps

It’s no secret that the present job market is dismal. MPR recently reported that one in two recent college graduates are either jobless or underemployed. Having graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in

May 2011, I can attest to the fact that it’s not easy out there. However, there is another crisis in the state of Minnesota.

Currently, one in four Minnesota third graders does not read at grade level – that’s 15,000 children. And for children who are not successful readers by the end of third grade, the chances of catching up become significantly less likely. Consequently, their prospects of even considering going to college and experiencing a job search will be bleak, and for some, it will be an unattainable goal.

Since August, I’ve been a key player in helping a few children prepare to become successful future readers. I am one of nearly 800 tutors for the Minnesota Reading Corps – the largest state AmeriCorps program in the country. Reading Corps is an early-literacy program that uses research-based instruction methods that are proven to improve children’s reading abilities.

There are options to work in a preschool classroom with only kindergarteners, or with kindergarten through third-grade students. If math is your forte, consider joining the Math Corps. They work with fourth through eighth graders who are not proficient in math,

helping them become algebra-proficient by the end of eighth grade.

Not only has being a tutor helped me make a tremendous impact on the lives of children both academically and personally, but I’ve also made many professional connections and built up my resume. I have built strong relationships with the principal and teachers at my school, Reading Corps employees and several other professionals in the education and communications realms.

Reading Corps has a unique professional development aspect to it, ensuring members are on the right track to finding a job at the end of their service term. Whatever walk of life you’re from – recent high school or college graduate, retired person, parent, career changer

– the only requirement for you to become part of Reading or Math Corps is that you believe all children deserve to succeed and have endless possibilities in their futures.

The Corps will expand to more than 1,100 members next year and needs dedicated and caring individuals just like you to be part of the program. If you’re interested in becoming a reading or math tutor for the 2012-13 school year, visit joinreadingcorps.org or joinmathcorps.org.

If you would like first-hand accounts of tutors and the experiences that come with being a tutor, check out the blog at blog.mnreadingandmathcorps.org

Briana GruenewaldAmeriCorps

Par for the Norse

One of the first things I remember from freshmen year is when I fell from a 15-foot cliff in the Hodag Cave.

I was swinging my leg over the edge, really about a few inches from grabbing onto my friend at the top, only to slip and flail my way down through the gloom.

I screamed, a noise that bounced off the walls, into the cave, through my skin and back up into the world outside. There wasn’t time to be scared, or really time to think. In fact, though I wish there was something Hallmark-y about how I learned to look at life differently because of my potential confrontation with death, there wasn’t much in that moment at all.

I fell, I landed on some of my friends, who grabbed onto me, and I lay at the bottom of this cave as my own shrieks faded away into the damp air. A rock at the bottom pierced my head exactly in the clump of my ponytail, leaving me unscathed.

Looking back on that incident, it’s hard to believe that I was so incredibly naïve. I’d never gone caving before. I didn’t like heights. I didn’t even have a headlamp, so had to grip my flashlight in my teeth as I scrabbled along muddy rock-edges. It was such a stupid situation, yet one that I was desperate to be part of. Maybe that’s a freshman/college thing: this

never-ending panic that if you’re not always trying something new with someone new, you’re failing.

Or falling, more like.In my time at Luther, I’ve more than done my

share of stupid things. Whether it’s sliding down a concrete water-chute (ouch) or throwing green army men from Pulpit Rock and getting them caught in the trees. Sometimes it’s in groups, sometimes by myself. Still, there’s no denying my incredible capacity to do something really, really dumb. I always think: “Well, at least I learned something here.” But then I’d do something stupid all over again, I’d fall from another height despite putting up warning signs for next time.

It seems like, no matter how often I tell myself not to climb up too high, I’m always falling, taking the plunge into a new world, whether planned or not.

And let me tell you: everything changes in the darkness of a blink.

In the Hodag Cave, blundering in the dark wasn’t exactly a testament to my integrity. It wasn’t a soul-searching test, or even an “I should try this because I’m a writer” adventure. Though I sometimes like to think of it as my failed attempt to impress men at Luther, it was nothing but a moment when the ground I thought would always be there leapt away

and made me figure out how to land all over again. It was a fall. It was my becoming, just as every tiny

fall between breaths and foot-fall has added up to the “me” of right now and will do so for the “you’s” who do this every day. It’s the leap from one place to another as life takes us by the hand and changes us in startling ways we never could have foreseen. It’s the tap on the shoulder to remind us that where we are was only built up from the falls in the past, and the falls yet to come. Because no matter how we promise to be better, we still will fall.

And maybe that’s okay.I’m a grown woman now – for all intents and

purposes – capable of making somewhat less reckless choices. My test today is trying to untangle the pulley system in my ship so my sails can unfurl for tomorrow. In a few weeks, my life will be up to me to configure. In a few weeks, I will be an alum.

And yet, underpinning all of my shining moments at Luther, sustaining the lonesome in-between times of inactivity, is a fall. A fall from the person I thought I was to the person that was waiting for me beneath the scars of everyday uncertainty. I can’t find it when I’m looking. It’s one of things that I have no comment for as it happens.

I just fall.

To the Luther College Student Body:

I am honored to be selected to serve Luther College as the 2012-2013 Student Senate President.

It’s certainly been a busy couple of weeks, however through canvassing and other campaign strategies, our team was able to bring forward many

student voices on topics we hope to tackle for the upcoming year.

One of our goals will be to continue this constant visibility with students in order to keep the student body informed and involved with what Student Senate is working on.

I would also like to extend a sincere compliment to Laura Harney and Sarah Webb for their

hard work and support for Luther College. While this is the end of a great campaign, today marks the start of what will be an awesome year of teamwork and success!

“T.E.A.M. - Together Everyone Achieves More.”

Charles Banta (‘13)Incoming Student Senate President

From the newly elected Student Senate President:

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Editor’s Note:The incoming leadership of Chips extend their congratulations to Banta and wish him and Student Senate a successful year.

Michael CroweEditor-in-Chief, Chips 2012-2013

Ethan GroothuisManaging Editor, Chips 2012-2013

program that operates like a separate

college, and Luther has never wanted to be

either one of those,” Sparkes said.

Darling narrowed down her research of

other colleges’ honors programs to schools

that were comparable to Luther in terms of

liberal arts focus and size.

“I looked at how they structure [their honor

programs], whether it’s a set of classes or

something different, to get interesting ideas

to see what Luther could do to make a more

vibrant honors program,” Darling said.

Many honors programs, Darling

discovered, have similar focuses in which

students learn about ancient history and

philosophy, then progress through the

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consider possible changes to the Honors

Core.

“I think it’s healthy for us to take a fresh

look at this and see if there are ways we can

EXLOG�LQ�VRPH�PRUH�ÀH[LELOLW\��PD\EH�FUHDWH�some curricular connections that we had not

been able to make in the past,” Sparkes said.

As of now, it is uncertain what the honors

program will look like in the future.

The swim team has already

begun to see the benefits of

the new aquatic center. The

recruiting class for 2012-2013

is the biggest Huber has seen.

“It will be fun in three years

to see where we are nationally,”

Huber said.

The swim team sees the

increase in lanes and more

space as the most important

updates. “The new pool will

have all the things we need,”

Katie Storey (‘15) said.

³3HUVRQDOO\� ,� DP�PRVW� H[FLWHG�about bigger lanes and having

a new space for our team.”

Sorenson did add that

there could be one more

improvement.

“I’m disappointed we’re not

getting a hot tub,” Sorenson

joked.

Huber credits the donors for

making the project successful.

“A huge thanks to all those

who donated,” Huber said.

The pool is projected to be

ready for use by late spring of

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Aquatic Center

Donations finalize plans for new pool

Teamwork to shape our world. Students form a human mosaic (left) of Kristi Holmberg’s (‘12) Climate Justice Campaign logo (right) to celebrate Earth Day on April 22. “I hope the dialogue that has begun this April will be able to continue in the future at Luther,” Holmberg said. “When granted awareness and provided opportunities for action, hopefully students will recognize their collective and individual responsibility to climate change and their ability to make a positive impact on a campus, local and global level.”

Courtesy of Photo Bureau Courtesy of Kristi Holmberg

Layout plan. The aquatic center will be named after donors David E.G. (‘64) and Partricia Miller (‘64).Courtesy of luther.edu

Research underway to restructure program

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Honors Core

Changes to come. Kelly Dotseth (‘12) (left) and Okete Dakwa-Agyekum (‘13) (right) review their notes during their honors class.

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Human mosaic wraps up climate justice month

Men’s Tennis defeats rival Coe

Luther softball IIAC regular season champion

John Freudestaff Writer

Sports Information

May 3, 2012 11Sports

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Double header. Nick Mozena (‘13) (foreground) and Quinn Foley (‘15) during a match vs. St. Olaf.

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Champions. Norse softball won its seventh overall title and its second in a row.

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Opinion:Roy Hodgson announced as England ManagerGunnar halseth

sports editor

The governing body of English football, the Football Association, announced on Tuesday the appointment of current West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson to the managerial role of the English National Football Team. Hodgson will take over RIÀFLDOO\� WDNH� RYHU� RQ�0D\� ����after the conclusion of the current English Premier League season, just before this summer’s Euro ����� WRXUQDPHQW� KRVWHG� MRLQWO\�by Poland and Ukraine.

Hodsgon’s appointment has come as somewhat of a shock for many fans, as almost all media speculation as to who would replace Fabio Capello, who resigned amidst a controversy surrounding England’s captain in February, pointed to current Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp to take over the helm of England’s national side.0RUH� WKDQ� VXUSULVH� KRZHYHU��

many fans and critics seem outright hostile to the announcement of Hodgson as England’s manager. The Times’ football editor Tony Evans has described Hodgson’s appointment as both “bewildering” and a “retrograde step”, describing Hodgson as a manager whose “bathroom cabinet is larger than his trophy cabinet”.

Ultimately, many speculate that the decision to appoint Hodgson over Redknapp came down to money, with Tottenham Hotspur requiring over £7 million to part with manager, a price the Football Association was likely unwilling or unable to pay.

Regardless of the speculation surrounding his appointment, Hodgson unarguably boasts an impressive resumé, with experience in seven countries managing some of the world’s biggest national and club teams such as the Swiss National 7HDP�� ,QWHUQD]LRQDOH� 0LODQ��and Liverpool F.C. Fans of the latter team may fear the worst however, as memories of Hodgson’s tenure at Liverpool are almost unanimously bleak.

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The Luther men’s tennis team continued their undefeated streak within the IIAC by handing Coe College their first conference loss of the season this past Friday.

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rivalry continues to grow as Luther has faced Coe in the finals of the conference tournament the past seven years and left with the championship the last five.

Assistant Coach for the Coe Kohawks, Rob Rye, explains his team’s feelings going into the match.

“If it’s not the championship we try to approach it like any other match, but we know what’s at stake against Luther,” Rye said. “What’s important is seeing how we match up against the team we will probably see in the finals next week.”

This is an impressive victory for the Norse as they were trailing behind the Kohawks in the regional rankings just two weeks back. However Luther recently surpassed Coe and has been dominating its spring schedule, having lost only one match since February where Luther played without its No. �� 5DPHVK� .DUNL� �¶���� DJDLQVW�St. Olaf.&XUUHQWO\�1R���� IRU�/XWKHU·V�

men’s team, Scott Sundstrom �¶����FUHGLWV�WKH�VHDVRQ�WR�WKHLU�time spent in Orlando, Fla. over spring break.

“We started the season off a little slow, but turned it around in Orlando,” Sundstrom said. “We won every match down there and got a lot better in doubles which has been huge for this season.”

Sundstrom, who has been named IIAC Performer of the Week the past two weeks, attributes his personal success this season to not trying to change his own game too much through the season.

“I don’t go out there with a bunch of different swings. Some guys swing hot and cold and are all over the place, but

I stay pretty consistent and it’s helped me throughout the season,” Sundstrom said.

Sundstrom’s idea of not changing too many things is the same idea that Head Coach $GDP� 6WUDQG� �¶���� KDV� EHHQ�trying to extend to the entire team this season.

This being Strand’s first year as head coach after serving as assistant coach to Brian Huinker, Strand wants to transition into his coaching style smoothly.

“Brian and I have enough of the same core values that there have not been too many changes,” Strand said.

With the end of the season quickly approaching and the conference tournament merely

days away, Strand sees this concept as more important than ever.

“We’re working on some individual fine tuning and practice competitions, but we won’t change anything this late in the season,” Strand said.

A sixth straight Conference title on the mind brings about the idea of the Norse heading to Nationals for the sixth consecutive year.

“Winning conference means going to nationals so yeah they’re both goals of ours, but conference is what’s on our mind now,” Strand said.

The Norse will head to Iowa City this Friday for two days of tournament play with the IIAC Conference title on the line.

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distance in the circle. Girvan spread four

hits and allowed two runs, walked three and struck out eight.

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May 3, 201212 SportsRec sports wrap up school year

Brandon BolesStaff Writer

Full semester

of activities for

Luther students

to choose from

draws to a close

Luther students have been

given many opportunities to

participate in many different

sporting events during the

spring portion of the school

year.

As the year winds down to

an end, spring activities are

also coming to an end.

Director of Recreational

Sports Vicky Jaeger feels rec

sports give students a great

chance to be involved.

“I think our program gives

students an opportunity to

simply enjoy life, which I

think we don’t do nearly

enough of,” Jaeger said. “It’s

something fun for the students

here at Luther.”

Many students see other

benefits with rec sports here

at Luther as well.

“It keeps me active,” Matt

Moen (‘12) said. “It allows a

change from a workout. The

treadmill does get old after a

while.”

The most popluar event rec

sports offers in the spring is

sand volleyball, according to

Jaeger.

“I have 22 teams playing,”

Jaeger said. “Definitely the

most popular activity in the

spring.”

Ryan Fett (‘12), who played

sand volleyball this spring,

said it is his favorite way to

stay involved.

“Vicky Jaeger does a great

job of setting up tournaments

and leagues,” Fett said. “It

allows me to be active and

involved with my friends as

well.”

For rec sports, however,

there are more activities

set up by Jaeger than just

sporting activities. This past

Saturday, Jaeger and Outdoor

Recreation organized a

canoeing event for students in

Decorah.

“We have tried to

incorporate more “day”

activities since I was assigned

outdoor recreation,” Jaeger

said. “We want to introduce

students to the wonderful

outdoor opportunities that we

have in northeast Iowa.”

Many students have noticed

that the amount of activities

set up seems to have increased

over the past few years.

“Not just the spring, but all

year there is something going

on,” Moen said. “There are

so many times you can get

your friends signed up and

participate, which is great.”

Jaeger believes the key is

not only picking and setting

up events popular with

students, but the timing the

events take place.

“For example, flag football

is being moved to the fall

instead of the spring now,”

Jaeger said. “Sometimes you

just have to play around with

the schedule and see what

works.”

As the school year comes

to an end, rec sports leagues

are winding down, though a

few events will still occur in

the final weeks of the school

year.

“Rec sports has been a very

beneficial aspect in my time

here at Luther,” Fett said. “A

lot of fun times with friends

getting to do things that we all

love to do, it has been fun.”

As for Jaeger, she feels rec

sports will continue to have an

impact for students at Luther.

“Will people play

competitive football for the

rest of their lives? Probably

not,” Jaeger said. “But they

might play flag football for

ten years after college and

they might camp or canoe or

rock climb for the rest of their

lives.”

Balancing act. Jordan Burkhart (‘13) (left) slacklines on campus with outdoor rec.

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Paddle up. Leif Vandersteen (‘14) and David Duba (‘13) on

the Upper Iowa River during an Outdoor Recreation event.

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Weekly Standings

Softball

LutherCentral

Simpson

Coe

Loras

Buena Vista

Cornell

Dubuque

Wartburg

IIAC

15-1

12-4

10-6

9-7

7-9

7-9

6-10

6-10

0-16

34-4

31-7

27-13

31-9

20-16

17-15

20-18

18-22

6-34

Overall

Recent scores:-Apr. 18 @ Dubuque W 5-0, 4-0

-Apr. 29 vs. Cornell W 6-2, 8-7

Upcoming Schedule:-May 3-5, IIAC Tournament

Men’s Tennis

LutherCoe

Dubuque

Cornell

Wartburg

Central

Buena Vista

Loras

Simpson

IIAC Overall

8-0

7-1

5-3

5-3

4-4

4-4

2-6

1-7

0-8

21-6

20-7

14-9

13-10

13-6

11-10

5-11

3-15

4-15

Recent scores:-Apr. 27 vs. Coe W 7-2

-Apr. 29 @ Gustavus L 1-8

Upcoming Schedule:-May 4-5 IIAC Team Championships

Baseball

Central

Coe

LutherWartburg

Buena Vista

Simpson

Loras

Cornell

Dubuque

IIAC Overall

18-5

12-8

12-8

12-8

11-9

10-11

8-12

5-15

4-16

28-9

21-14

21-15

20-16

19-15

16-20

19-17

8-28

15-20

Recent scores:-Apr. 27 vs. Dubuque W 6-3

-Apr. 28 vs. Dubuque W 5-4, 3-1

Upcoming Schedule:-May 4 @ Coe

-May 5 @ Coe

Women’s Tennis

Coe

LutherWartburg

Cornell

Simpson

Central

Buena Vista

Dubque

Loras

IIAC Overall

8-0

7-1

5-3

6-2

3-5

4-4

2-6

1-7

0-8

19-3

17-11

12-9

13-6

10-8

8-13

5-8

5-16

1-13

Recent scores:�$SU�����,,$&�$XWRPDWLF�4XDOLÀHU�YV��Wartburg W 5-0

�$SU�����,,$&�$XWRPDWLF�4XDOLÀHU�YV�Coe L 1-5