May 9, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
In recent weeks the Diversity Council has felt inspired by the student response to the incidents of hate speech (our words) over this past semester. In particular, we would like to acknowledge those organizations and leaders that...
May 9, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
We, as the history department at Luther College, join many others in the community in opposing all forms of hate and intolerance. As faculty in a liberal arts college, we seek to draw student attention to the intellectual roots and ...
May 9, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
Last week I picked up a copy of Chips. I looked at the front page article about the hate incidents and found incorrect information. In the third paragraph it states “In light of the two incidents, President Paula Carlson an...
May 3, 2018
Filed under Letter to Editor
In light of the events that occurred last week on campus, the students demand change. The pioneers in the protest have been working to come to an agreed-upon list of demands to submit to the administration.
Although the finalized list ...
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...
Chips editorial staff
May 3, 2018
Filed under Editorial
At the beginning of the year, we at Chips mounted a cover from the Vol. 86, No. 20 edition of the paper (published in 1969) in our office. The cover is all black with a quote from James Baldwin in the center. It reads:
“A count...
Ana López, News Editor
May 3, 2018
Filed under Editorial
I wait. I wait for the day when actions taken against hate are as bold and strong as the pain it causes in our community. I wait, but I don’t wait idly.
In the meantime, we were sent an apology by two students. While I wait, ...
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...
Katrina Meyer, News Editor
April 25, 2018
Filed under Editorial
As Luther faces lower enrollment, a number of cuts must be made to majors, minors, and programs in an effort to save money. One of these programs is Russian studies. In a liberal arts school, cutting a language program, especially...
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...
