Jorge Contreras Osegueda, Staff Writer
May 3, 2018
Filed under Contributing Writer
The only thing that bothers me more than the hateful incidents that happened last week is the administration’s response. I get the sense that they are more interested in keeping a positive reputation by just making it look like ev...
May 3, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
International students or students of color are not looking for sympathy. Please allow me to kill that assumption. We are not looking for you to give a big grin when approaching us and go back to your resting face as soon as y...
April 25, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
To the Luther community: Recently I submitted a letter to the editor to the local Decorah newspaper and online news. Although it is not my practice to submit opinion pieces to Chips, I am breaking my personal protocol given t...
April 25, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
I am a local citizen helping in the campaign for a municipal electric utility. Yesterday I was standing out in front of Dahl Centennial Union talking with students about the May 1 Decorah referendum and a staff person approached ...
April 25, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
The local election involving the formation of a municipal electric utility in Decorah will take place May 1. If the vote passes the city council will be authorized to apply to the Iowa Utility Board — Iowa’s regulatory body f...
April 18, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
Most Luther students are required to live on campus which in turn requires a full meal plan. This leads to us primarily eating in the cafeteria during the school year. However, many Luther students are not happy with cafeteria f...
April 18, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
This year’s Luther College Dance Marathon was a landmark year as it was LCDM’s fifth event. After we saw a huge increase in the fundraising total last year, the executive board this year sought to keep morale high and e...
Brady Uekert
April 11, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
As we settle into the aftermath of the hateful events that took place on the football field on March 11, it seems that there has now been a lull of action among students and faculty here at Luther College. There is struggle in ...
Forrest Stewart, Staff Writer
April 11, 2018
Filed under Contributing Writer
On May 1, the citizens of Decorah will vote on whether to authorize city council to establish a municipal electric utility. Our current electricity distributor is an investor-owned utility, Alliant Energy, which strongly opposes...
Grace Onsrud, Staff Writer
March 21, 2018
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“Gender diversity on the security staff, and racial diversity as well, is a step towards making more students feel safe on campus.”
-Grace Onrud (‘19)
Since last Sunday, when symbols of racial hatred were stomped o...
Matthew Dosland ('19)
March 15, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
I often hear something along these lines from students: “It’s a problem definitely, but administration has bigger issues, especially low enrollment, to focus on.”
I agree, low enrollment is probably the single biggest issue ...
Anna Phearman (‘19)
March 15, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
I used to be proud. I used to be proud to be a Luther student. I used to be proud to call myself a part of such an inclusive community.
I remember how, on my campus tour, every person that passed me gave me a smile. I mistoo...
