While many Luther students, faculty and staff traveled all over the world during J-term, those left on campus experienced a less thrilling and more sickly adventure of their own. This adventure, also knows as norovirus, is one of the most contagious gastrointestinal viruses and infected over 100 Luther students and staff during its January stay.

Norovirus is a group of viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis and is transmitted via contact with an infected person, touching surfaces that are contaminated with norovirus or eating foods that are contaminated with the virus.

Since it is so contagious, there is no way of pinpointing exactly where the virus came from. However, because of the immediate action taken by Health Services, the virus was quickly diagnosed on campus.

“We were really aggressive with our testing and our diagnosis of it,” Director of Health Services JoEllen Anderson said. “Within WKH� ÀUVW� KDOI�KRXU� RI� SHRSOH�

coming to us, we already had a spreadsheet going, documenting what symptoms they had and what they had eaten and within WKH�ÀUVW�KRXU�DQG�D�KDOI��ZH�ZHUH�able to determine it was not food poisoning from the caf.”

Samples taken from Health Services were sent to the University of Iowa lab where WKH� LOOQHVV� ZDV� FRQÀUPHG� WR� EH�norovirus. Symptoms include vomiting, nausea, diarrhea and stomach cramping, but there is really no treatment for the virus which usually dissipates on its own within 24 hours.

“It’s a really self-limiting virus,” Anderson said. “But it’s highly contagious and people can still be carrying the virus around for at least two weeks after they’ve been ill, so it could still pop up every so often.”

Since the virus is so contagious, Dining Services took immediate action to contain it. Although the outbreak came unexpectedly, Dining Services was well-prepared due to the policies and procedures still in place from the H1N1 outbreak.

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From journalism to gender equality. Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Nicholas Kristof gave the Farwell

Distinguished Lecture focusing on his book “Half the Sky” about gender inequality across the globe.

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Journalist Nicholas Kristof issues a call to action

Under the lens. This microscopic view pictures the gastrointes-

tinal virus. that left students with digestive issues during January.

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“The central moral challenge in this century is the oppression of girls and women,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof told the nearly one thousand students, faculty and FRPPXQLW\� PHPEHUV� ZKR� ÀOOHG�the CFL on Thursday, Feb. 2.

Kristof, this year’s Farwell Distinguished Lecturer, based his lecture on his book “Half the Sky,” which Paideia I students are currently reading.

Campus Programming Assistant Benji Nichols said the connection between the lecture and the Paideia readings was a stroke of luck. “The connection between that and the reading was extremely serendipitous; Paideia reading and the Farwell lecture don’t always connect in that way,”

Nichols said.Kristof’s lecture and book focus

on the issues that women face around the world, including sex WUDIÀFNLQJ�� �+H�UHFRXQWHG�VWRULHV�of girls being kidnapped and forced to work in brothels for no pay in countries like Cambodia, India, Pakistan and Thailand.´>6H[�WUDIÀFNLQJ@�LV�WKH�PRGHUQ�

form of slavery” Kristof said. The statistics regarding women in developing countries were staggering, but students were

most affected by the personal stories Kristof told, such as one of a girl who had an eye gouged out by a pimp.

“Why should I care?” Kristof

asked the audience. “If you see a girl who got her eyes gouged out in a brothel then you don’t ask that question. It changes you.”

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Film festival draws student submissions

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enthusiasts from Luther and the Decorah community. Their

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Addressing the environment. Kristi Holmberg (‘12) interviews Jon Jensen for her award-winning documentaty.

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Charles Dickens lives on. Top: Professor Emeritus Harland Nelson blowing out the candles

of Charles Dickens’ cake. Middle: Hannah Lund (‘12) and Katherine Claude (‘14) act out a

scene from the Christmas Carol parody. Bottom: Nelson talks about Dickens’ work.

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Negotiators reach tentative payroll tax cut pact House-Senate talks on renewing a payroll tax cut that delivers

about $20 a week to the average worker yielded a tentative agreement Tuesday, with lawmakers hopeful of unveiling the pact Wednesday and sending the measure to President Barack Obama as early as this week.

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Israel blames Iran for series of Bangkok blastsIsrael accused Iran of waging a covert campaign of state terror that

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offered tours for lovers on Valentine’s Day.The tour host and superintendent of the Newtown Creek Wastewater

treatment plant in Brooklyn told the Daily News it’ll be a unique date, and one that special someone will never forget.

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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens, the famous author of these oft-quoted opening lines to “A Tale of Two Cities,” was commemorated at Preus Library last week in honor of his 200th birthday.

To mark this historic occasion, Innovative Services Librarian Jennifer Rian put together an afternoon for remembering the famed author and highlighting the library’s vast collection of Dickens’ works. Several classics such as “Oliver Twist,” “A Tale of Two Cities,” “David &RSSHUÀHOGµ� DQG� ´*UHDW� ([SHFWDWLRQVµ� ZHUH�prominently displayed next to an elegantly decorated cake, ensuring everyone would pass by his works. However, it was evident that the main attraction was the performance directed by Professor Emeritus Harland Nelson.

Having only J-term to prepare and one rehearsal, Nelson revamped an old faculty play with the help of volunteer students and put together a 13-minute performance highlighting and playfully satirizing Dickens’ famous “A Christmas Carol.”

The performance took elements of several of Dickens’ works and used them to create a work that gave one hilarious insight into the realm of Dickens’ literature.

Inspired by Professor of English Mark Muggli and his readings of Shakespeare’s sonnets in Bentdal Commons during fall semester, Rian

thought a fantastic way to

make students and faculty aware of the library’s resources would be through an event like this.

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Eric Hutchinson brought Luther students to their feet, with songs mainly from his album “Sounds Like This.” Some popular favorites included his piano pounding “OK, It’s Alright With Me, Oh!,” “Outside Villanova” and his top rated on iTunes “Rock & Roll” for an encore.

Before the Feb. 3 show in the CFL, SAC Concerts scheduled a meet-and-greet session so students could get to know Hutchinson and ask him their questions.

During the session, Hutchinson credited some of his inspiration to his favorite musicians.

“Probably my ultimate favorite is the Beatles,” Hutchinson said. “My parents used to quiz me growing up on which Beatle was singing a song.”

Hutchinson added that Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Paul Simon also inspired him.

His advice to music students looking for a similar career was to have determination and persistence.

“It’s a struggle but it can be really fun,” Hutchinson said. “I’ve been doing this full time for about ten years now.”

He also encouraged creativity. “The exciting thing right

now is there’s no “right” way to do it anymore,” Hutchinson said.

On the subject of getting started, students asked what the ÀUVW�VRQJ�KH�HYHU�SHUIRUPHG�ZDV�

“It was “Johnny Be Good” by Chuck Berry,” Hutchinson said. “I had a broken wrist at the time and a buzz cut.”

As far as his own songs, Hutchinson claimed he doesn’t have a favorite because he’s very selective on what makes the album.

“It sounds kind of cliché, but I do like all of [my songs],” Hutchinson said. “I don’t want to perform any song that I’m not passionate about. I maybe wrote 75 to 100 songs for this album – most of them not very good.”

When writing a song, Hutchinson sticks with his

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piano or guitar,” Hutchinson said. “As soon as I get stuck I switch to something else.”

His future plans are unclear, but he likes it that way.“One thing I’ve tried to stop doing is getting ahead

of myself,” Hutchinson said.Hutchinson’s opener, Dustin Hatzenbuhler, has a

local connection with Luther students Ben Kofoed (‘12) and Collin Meyer (‘12). They played in a band together in high

school and were pleased to see Hatzenbuhler

perform again.“It’s just a pleasure to have someone with that amount

of vocal talent,” Meyer said. “It’s such a powerful and controlled voice.”

Kofoed feels both Hatzenbuhler and Hutchinson put on a great concert for Luther.

“I think Luther is among one of the better college scenes for that type of show,” Kofoed said. “There is a

lot of musical background at Luther so [audience members] can engage with it and appreciate genuine talent.”

Eric Hutchinson also enjoyed the concert and tweeted about it afterwards.

“Musicians, don’t go to Luther College in Decorah, IA unless you like amazing audiences & memorable

shows!” Hutchinson said. “Tonight was awesome! �ZDIÁHSDUW\�µ

Hutchinson has just released a new single, “Watching You Watch Him” and Hatzenbuhler has a new album coming out this April on iTunes.

“Musicians, don’t go to Luther College in Decorah, IA unless you like amazing audiences & memorable shows.”

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Connecting fame to Luther. Opener to Eric Hutchinson, Dustin Hatzenbuhler, playing in Minneapolis last November with Luther student Collin Meyer (‘12)Ryan Hazenbuhler

Photo courtesy of Hutchinson

Ethiopian painter Salah Mubarek is bringing a splash of color to the CFL and the Black History Conference Feb. 15-16.

Mubarek’s exhibition in the CFL balcony, “Pursuit of the Spiritual,” consists of 24 watercolor paintings.

“I wanted to give a nod to spirituality as the long standing subject in African American art, and at the same time acknowledge what moves me and guides my creativity,” Mubarek said.

Art Gallery Coordinator David Kamm helped bring Mubarek to Luther.

“Salah attended the conference two years ago,” Kamm said. “He’s from Ethiopia but studied in Chicago.”

Mubarek taught a watercolor workshop Feb. 15, which Kamm moderated and Assistant Professor of Art Benjamin Moore (‘02) facilitated. Moore and Mubarek are both figurative artists.

“[Mubarek is] a very powerful person,” Moore said. “His works are really strong, and they have a sense of coming forward with individuality.”

The workshop is a key area of student involvement with the conference.

“This is the first time we’re doing an art workshop [during the Black History Conference],” Kamm said. “A few years ago we had a student art exhibit … In the art building we’ve

offered students opportunities to do projects that relate to the conference. This year that’s taking form in the workshop.”

In his art, Mubarek contemplates and explores the nature of life.

“It is important for me to paint subjects that move me emotionally or that I have had an important experience with,” Mubarek said. “While some of my work is celebratory … it is mostly quiet and intimate. But the unifying theme throughout my work is a message of the universal promise of hope.”

Mubarek’s recent works have consisted of watercolor still life paintings. He has also worked with oil paintings and drawing.

“Most of his drawings are about people,” Kamm said. “Working from life is about the human condition.”

Examples of some of Mubarek’s paintings are “Humanity,” “Woman,” “Mother and Daughter,” and “Identity.” Influenced by both Ethiopian and American cultures, his works reflect a broad worldview.

Mubarek will speak in the CFL gallery about his exhibit at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. A reception with hors d’oeuvres will follow.

On Friday Feb. 17, Marty’s will swing to the tune of Six Appeal, a visiting all-male a capella group from Minneapolis.

Six Appeal, established in 2006, boasts a wide variety of songs, remixes and on-stage antics that, according to their website, “excite audiences of all ages and musical tastes.” Taking inspiration from the top of the charts, classic favorites and upbeat jazz pieces, Six Appeal hopes to appeal to all listeners.

“Six Appeal is not tied to genre,” the group’s website says. “The guys will keep you guessing as they effortlessly move between pop, rock, jazz, hip hop and the timeless classics that have made a cappella what it is today.”

Through videos posted on their website the group’s variety becomes clear. Soulful renditions of “What Hurts the Most” sit adjacent to a version of “Party in the USA” complete with hand gestures and dancing.

The group even performed in the Twin Cities Fringe Festival, entertaining theater-goers with its take on adolescence in the play “Balls Out!” With such a diverse career, SAC Diversity KRSHV�WKDW�6L[�$SSHDO�ZLOO�ÀQG�D�ZDUP�UHFHSWLRQ�LQ�'HFRUDK�$FFRUGLQJ� WR� 6$&� 'LYHUVLW\� FR�FKDLU� $DURQ� +RIÁDQG�

(‘12), it was this variety that made Six Appeal a viable option when he visited the NACA (National Association for Campus Activities) conference last year to help select upcoming acts for SAC. Though each act only performs a couple-minute preview, it was enough to convince SAC that the group would EH�D�JRRG�ÀW�IRU�/XWKHU�´%HLQJ�DW�/XWKHU��PRVW�RI�RXU�DFWV�DUH�PXVLF�ÁDYRUHG��EXW�

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In a performance lasting roughly 75 minutes, the group hopes to have good feelings all around.

But the group’s interesting antics are only one part of their appeal. Being an a capella group, Six Appeal will be able to relate to the ongoing efforts of on-campus a capella groups,

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Luther a capella fans. “I feel like having professionals coming in and doing a

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show. “I think they get along very well with the college sector,

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that Six Appeal will provide the kind of up-beat performance that will make February shine, despite cold weather and winter blues.´,W·V�D�JURXS�WKDW�ÀWV�D�ORW�RI�SHRSOH·V�LQWHUHVWV�µ�0F&R\�VDLG��

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Luther hosts rising a capella group Six Appeal

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Problems and HopeWhen a big name in journalism like Pulitzer Prize-winning Nicholas

Kristof comes to campus, we newspaper nerds down in Chips get pretty excited. In case you missed his credentials, the guy has lived on four continents, reported on six, and traveled to 140 countries, all 50 states, every Chinese province and every main Japanese island. He’s seen wars, caught malaria, survived an airplane crash and has seen an Indonesian mob carrying heads on spikes.

Needless to say, we were not the only ones on campus excited to hear from this world traveler. Imagining the experiences Kristof has had, the variety of his intercultural experiences and the wild encounters he’s weathered, it is even more striking that among these things, gender inequality is what struck him most deeply. In fact, it struck him so deeply that he calls it the ethical dilemma of our generation, likening it to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.

Kristof has met girls and women with gouged-out eyes, full-body burns, SDLQIXO�DQG�OLIH�WKUHDWHQLQJ�LQWHUQDO�WHDUV�FDOOHG�ÀVWXODV��JLUOV�OHIW�RXW�WR�GLH�after giving birth, starving girls with healthy brothers and scores of other injustices that are the direct result of misogynistic societies and indifferent individuals.

It is easy to get bogged down in the hopelessness of it all, the inhumanity of these unwarranted punishments. But Kristof also offers glimmers of something different in his book “Half the Sky” – tales of success, hope for a better tomorrow, and actions that we can take, right here on campus,

right now. With so many students returning from eye-opening, even life-altering

VWXG\� DEURDG� H[SHULHQFHV�� WKLV� LV� WKH� SHUIHFW� WLPH� WR� UHÁHFW� RQ� WKH�interconnectedness of the beautiful, broken world we inhabit. It’s all too easy to let the lessons learned overseas become isolated experiences, WUDSSHG� LQ� WKH�SDVW� DQG�ÁRDWLQJ� VRPHZKHUH� LQ� WKH�EDFN�RI�\RXU�PLQG�between the onslaught of classes, homework and activities. We urge you to pause what you’re doing for ten minutes – quicker than a Facebook break – to look at the websites below. Some solicit donations, and if you’re able WR�JLYH�ÀQDQFLDOO\�WKDW�LV�DQ�H[FHOOHQW�ZD\�WR�PDNH�D�GLIIHUHQFH��2WKHUV�simply put you on a mailing list to keep you informed about these issues, and awareness is free of charge.

In the question-and-answer session following Kristof’s lecture, he was asked why we should get involved with these far-away problems.

“When you’ve seen a girl’s eye gouged out, you don’t ask that question,” Kristof said in his lecture.

Don’t get caught this semester living in the Luther bubble. There’s a world of problems – and hope – waiting just outside.

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How low can you go?Luther’s Annual Energy Competition is

days away. It runs Feb. 20 – March 11, and it’s going to be a big deal: There will be over 90 individual prizes worth a total RI� �������� WKUHH� ELJ� ÁRRU� SUL]HV�ZRUWK� D�total of $450 and one hall winner whose legacy will be displayed in the Union on the Energy Competition plaque. There is a ring on the plaque — just one ring.

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Energy reduction and maximizing involvement are our main goals. Every time you Assist – a highly effective way to reduce energy use – your name is entered LQWR� D�GUDZLQJ�� DQG�ÀIWHHQ�$VVLVWHUV�ZLOO�win $15 gift cards each week to the local business of their choice. Pledge, Assist, and Black Out, and you are an Energy All Star. Fifteen Energy All Stars will be drawn each week to, once again, win $15 gift cards. Get creative, and make a short

energy or water-related video, and send it to livesimply@luther.edu for a chance to ZLQ�����SHU�SHUVRQ� IRU�XS� WR�ÀYH�SHRSOH�in the video.

Go low and win big. Play the game because you’re altruistic, passionate, aware or just $15 in debt.

This past Sunday, I went to Marty’s around nine p.m. looking to grab dinner and was turned away, to the horror of my grumbling stomach.´.LWFKHQ·V�FORVHG�µ�,�ZDV�JUXIÁ\�LQIRUPHG��As I slumped out, grumbling at my denial of chicken strips, I noticed

a sign hanging on the door: “Due to an extreme shortage of workers, Marty’s kitchen will close at 8:30 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.”

Let’s be real: nobody wants to work on the weekend. I certainly don’t. But Marty’s has somehow always managed to stay staffed – until now.

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Administrators limited the hours many students are allowed to work a week from ten to six in an effort to create more job openings for students. While this has had the direct effect of denying many of these students a fair amount of the money they were promised upon their enrollment at Luther, another unexpected consequence has arisen. 7KH�/XWKHU� MRE�PDUNHW� KDV� EHHQ� ÁRRGHG�ZLWK� RSHQ� SRVLWLRQV�� DV� LV�

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“We have no student help,” Narum said. “They will not work. I don’t have one single [student] worker working Friday, Saturday or Sunday night shifts.”

Students that have been limited in their hours are now able to hit their DOORWPHQW�GXULQJ�WKH�ZHHN��DQG�GRQ·W�QHHG�WKH�ZHHNHQGV�WR�ÀOO�WKHLU�TXRWD���They can’t work beyond their allotment, even if they wanted to pick up an extra shift on the weekends, and no one will work only these undesirable spots.

“If we offer someone a job at this point, and that’s what we have open ... they just don’t want it,” Narum said.1DUXP�LV�VXUSULVHG�DW�WKLV��DQG�LV�ZRUNLQJ�KDUG�WR�ÀOO�WKHVH�RSHQLQJV��

even considering hiring high schoolers, although there has been little response so far.

So that’s the irony: in an effort to create more jobs for students on campus, the administration has unintentionally forced staffers to hire from the outside to cover basic student services. Nice one.a

Sustainability Updateby Energy & Waste Steward Eric Holthaus, for Luther Sustainability

Our Take: Staff Editorial

Hiring woes and work study cutsEditorial: Michael Crowe (‘13)

February 16, 2012 9Opinion

LUTHER COLLEGE CHIPS

True Britsby Michelle Boike (‘13)

2Q�WKH�ÀUVW�ZHHNHQG�RI�WKH�VHPHVWHU��P\�6KDNHVSHDUH�VWXGHQWV�and I saw a joint Guthrie Theatre/Acting Company production of “Julius Caesar” in Minneapolis. Given the large, rolling video-wall that was projecting a dozen TV news commentators as we entered the seventh-story black-box theatre, it didn’t take much savvy to recognize that this “Julius Caesar” was going to be set in the present. No surprise, then, when the Roman 7ULEXQHV�RI�WKH�ÀUVW�VFHQH�ZDONHG�RXW�LQ�EXVLQHVV�DWWLUH�RU�ZKHQ�the mob held up “OCCUPY ROME!” signs and threw obscene gestures at those well-dressed representatives of the 1%.

Someone, somewhere—perhaps it was in a review—suggested that the contemporary setting would probably upset academic purists. But, really, academics are the last people to be purists about contemporary settings for Shakespeare. Dressing Shakespeare characters in suits isn’t even within shouting GLVWDQFH�RI�EHLQJ�DYDQW�JDUGH��7KHUH�DUH�PRUH�ÀOPV�EDVHG�RQ�Shakespeare’s life and works than on any other author. Can \RX�JXHVV�KRZ�PDQ\�RI�WKRVH�ÀOPV�XVH�RULJLQDO�VHWWLQJV�DQG�costuming?

Actually, you can guess all you want, because I have no idea what the number might be. But I do know that the term “original settings and costuming” is itself problematic. For many Shakespeare plays the setting is ambiguous. Is “Hamlet” set in the Renaissance (the play does include a lot of 16th century references) or in the Middle Ages (the oldest surviving ´+DPOHWµ�VWRU\�ZDV�HYLGHQWO\�ÀUVW�ZULWWHQ�GRZQ�LQ� WKH�YHU\�medieval year 1216)? Is “Measure for Measure” set in Vienna, where the characters say it occurs, or in London, to which there are some obvious references? Many other Shakespeare plays KDYH�D�VLPLODU�PL[�RI�FRQWHQW�WKDW�UHÁHFWV�TXLWH�GLVWLQFW�WLPH�periods and settings.

And then there’s costuming. We actually don’t know exactly

how Shakespeare’s plays were costumed, even in the case of a play like “Julius Caesar” which has a precise setting (Rome, 44 BCE for the opening scenes). The one surviving Renaissance drawing of a Shakespeare play, the Peacham drawing of “Titus Andronicus,” another play with a Roman setting, is completely ambiguous: no one knows if the drawing even documents an actual production, since the combination of characters it represents don’t ever appear on the stage at the same time. But it is interesting to note that the drawing shows a mixture of Roman and Renaissance costumes and props. Perhaps “original costuming” was itself often at least partly “modern dress.”

Our class had interesting things to say about the Guthrie “Julius Caesar” setting. We debated whether that cool and reserved black man playing Caesar was meant to evoke Barack Obama. If so, that assassination scene becomes even more chilling. We noted that the “Occupy Rome” scene blurred the status of the Roman Tribunes by making them distinct from the protesting commoners. We noted that killing a famed Roman general with a large, pointed letter opener has different connotations than stabbing him with the kind of daggers that Roman soldiers would have carried into battle.

In the midst of this discussion one student noted that after a couple of scenes he quit noticing the modern setting, or noticing the setting at all. That has probably happened to a lot of us, even if we’re trying to remain open to the full impact the production is aiming for. Those Shakespearean words can sometimes sing so spiritedly that the lines really do start to sound like the sentiments of a timeless human being. After $QWRQ\�KDV�ÀQLVKHG�QHJRWLDWLQJ�ZLWK�&DHVDU·V�NLOOHUV�DQG�LV�OHIW�alone on stage, he talks honestly to Caesar’s body:

O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,

That I am meek and gentle with these butchers.

Thou art the ruins of the noblest man

That ever lived in the tide of times. (3.1.257–260)After this beautiful expression of his pained love for Caesar, Antony begins to prophecy that Caesar’s assassination will EULQJ�´GRPHVWLF� IXU\�DQG�ÀHUFH�FLYLO� VWULIHµ�DQG�´EORRG�DQG�destruction.”

And Caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge. . .

6KDOO�LQ�WKHVH�FRQÀQHV�ZLWK�D�PRQDUFK·V�YRLFHCry “havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war,

That this foul deed shall smell above the earth

With carrion men, groaning for burial (3.1.273–278)(YHQ�LI�\RX�GRQ·W�JHW�HYHU\�QXDQFH�RI�WKDW�ODQJXDJH��´FRQÀQHVµ�= in these regions), you can feel the frightening power in WKH�ZRUGV�� ,W�GRHVQ·W�PXFK�PDWWHU� WKDW�´KDYRFµ� LV�ÀUVW�XVHG�in English as a verb meaning “to devastate or lay waste; to slaughter and pillage” in 1576, over 1600 years after Antony’s speech. It doesn’t matter whether you understand precisely the comparison underlying the image of the “dogs of war” (they’re being released from their leashes). Nor does it matter whether the speaker is wearing a toga, a poofy-sleeved Renaissance cape over a tight doublet or a slick Wall Street suit and tie. As you read, and as the Guthrie Antony delivered the lines, you’ll feel yourself in the presence of a universal voice and you’ll shiver with a universal human fear. At least that’s what I did.

I wish you all could have been there. Keep your eyes open for some on-campus bits of Shakespeare as the semester proceeds.

by Mark Z. Muggli, Professor of English

I walked into the post office in Nottingham’s city-centre, and pushed the screen for counter-services. Out popped a ticket which gave me the number 007.

“Excellent,” I thought. “I’ll be through here soon.”

Underneath the number, I saw a small sentence. It read: There are 49 people in front of you. Oh man, this will be a long wait, I realized. As I sat there, I started thinking about how a 49-person wait in America would be unheard of. I came to my conclusion; Brits take their time, and enjoy themselves too.

While waiting at the post office is not the most glamorous thing to take up my time, I realized that British citizens will take their time doing whatever is important to them. While Americans may argue that they do that too, I must say it is not the same as Brits. For example, Brits take their time doing such things as reading the paper, travelling, eating and drinking.

When I went into a local chain bookstore, I noticed something peculiar upon reaching the third floor: There was a large array of people sitting in the small coffee shop, reading the paper and sipping their tea or coffee. Walking by other coffee shops, I noticed the same thing. Two businessmen spent the better part of two hours conversing in a small sandwich shop near Council House.

In British pubs, it is the same type of culture; a person goes to the pub to socialize and have a pint, not to get

drunk. Simply put, the majority of the population takes its time, and enjoys itself.

In England, much of transportation is still public. America’s individuality shows when it comes to the ways we transport ourselves. Americans like to have a car, maybe even two of them, ... but why not take the public bus? As convenient as having a car or truck or whatever your thunder of choice is, England gets along fine without. Double-decker buses, trams, subway systems and good old-fashioned walking are used frequently and by millions of Brits every day. It’s my experience after having had a car in high school, then not having one at Luther, to taking the bus here in Nottingham – that it’s more convenient to not have a vehicle. As always, there are still cars zooming around in Britain, but the use of public transportation is high, despite the extra time it takes to use.

What can Americans learn from their friends across the pond? Just this: It’s okay to take your time and drink your tea, and read the Daily Mail. It’s okay to go out with friends and take your time, enjoy it, so that you can remember it in the morning. Americans: take a hint and slow down, and take a break from our fast paced, ultra-rushed society. In this technological age, there might be more to a really meaningful life than speed.

Less is more.

This is our life. Or, is it their life? His life?

It’s amazing what a slight change of pronoun can do to a sentence. Where once there’s an all-inclusive ‘we,’ suddenly an ‘I’ walks in and ‘they’s’ the responsibilities onto others. Oh, it’s not so bad when the ‘we’ congratulates an ‘I’ for something ‘he’ did, and asks ‘them’ for help. But, when the ‘me’ takes a problem and ‘we’s’ it into everyone’s lives, ‘you’ might not feel as charitable.

‘I’ personally don’t think that many speakers know the power of pronouns, thinking that ‘they’ can throw ‘our’ words around willy-nilly. ‘They’ have the power to include or exclude who ‘they’ choose with one word.

Just think: “Welcome to ‘my’ school!” sounds proud, if not possessive. But, change it to ‘their’ school, and it has a twinge of exclusion or judgment. ‘Our’ school excites feelings of patriotism, whereas ‘your’ school has a trace of force behind it.

It’s just words, right?It’s never just words.Imagine what would happen if a ‘she’

became an ‘it,’ or a group became a ‘they’ which then became a ‘that.’ As soon as words leave ‘our’ mouths, ‘they’ are no longer harmless collections of ink or XQIRUPHG� WKRXJKWV�� :RUGV�� VSHFLÀFDOO\�the ones ‘we’ use to label others, stratify and consequently nullify healthy relationships. ‘We’ can be a collected sigh of contentment, or a trap that forces a group of people to believe and ascribe to the same ideologies. ‘They’ can be an acknowledgement of differences, or a way to ostracize the unwelcome—the ‘them’ to an elusive ‘we.’

Or, what about when a ‘they’ becomes nothing more than an object of hate—

an ‘it’ or a ‘that’? Once words blanket humanity, it’s easier to disregard validity.

Have ‘you’ noticed that when a speaker wishes to undermine a person, ‘they’ will never say ‘she’ or ‘he’? If the speaker knows ‘their’ pronouns, ‘their’ rhetoric, ‘they’ will say ‘that woman’ or ‘that man’ or even generalize more until the opponent is ‘that liberal’ or ‘that conservative.’

Pronouns have the power to place placards onto people, dehumanizing ‘them’ until viewers see nothing but what a word ultimately is: indifferent LQN�ULOLQJ�XS�VSHFLÀF�IHHOLQJV�IURP�WKRVH�who choose to read.

Is ink truly indifferent? Are words nothing more than a collection of symbols placed strategically onto a page?

Or, is it possible that something as simple as a pronoun can decisively determine how a reader evaluates a person’s humanity? ‘I’ don’t think it takes much imagination to realize that speakers and writers are the true movers and shakers of the world, that with a single click of a pen, monsters come to life, villains purged. It doesn’t take much warning to realize that the words selected for a page are the products of an idea, a VSHFLÀF�ZD\�RI�WKLQNLQJ��

Words are meant to be interpreted. Words are meant to be a jumping-off point for readers to imagine a new world of thought. Words are in ‘our’ hands as VRRQ�DV�¶WKH\·�OHDYH�D�ZULWHU·V�ÀQJHUWLSV��which means that ‘we,’ (and ‘I’ do mean ‘we’) have a responsibility to look WKURXJK� WKH�ÀOWHUV�DQG� VHH�ZKDW·V� UHDOO\�going on—which pronouns are favoring who, and for what reason.

So, ‘I’ advise ‘you’: watch out for the pronouns. ‘They’ can be deadly.

Beyond the Looking Glassby Hannah Lund (‘12)

Check online for Student Senate President Jonathon Grieder’s (‘12) open letter to the student body at lutherchips.com/opinions

“I’ve&heard&of&brothels,&but&I&never&understood& it& this& deeply,”& Ami&Gilbert&(‘15)&said.&“I&was&shocked&by&����������������������������Kristof’s&lecture&outlined&possible&

solutions&to&help&solve&the&problem.&&Investing&in&girls’&education&was&one&of&them,&as&was&buying&animals&for&the&family.&&Kristof&used&the&example&

of&a&girl’s&family&who&received&a&goat&and&used&the&money&from&selling&goat&milk& to&put& the&girl& through&school.&Solutions& like& this& have& already&inspired& a& number& of& students& and&faculty&on&campus.&&Associate& Professor& of& Religion&

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also&developing&a&fundraising&project&for& girls’& education.& Even& though&the&class&is&still&developing&the&idea,&Suomala&has&already&decided&to&use&$1000&of&her&own&money&to&start&the&project.&&

“We&might&use&that&money&to&put&some&girls&through&school,”&Wyman&said.& “$300& will& fund& ten& years& of&school.”Imsouchivy&“G.V.”&Suos&(‘15),&an&

international&student&from&Cambodia,&was& already& closely& familiar& with&the&issue.&&He&had&met&the&girl&who&had& lost& an& eye&to& a& pimp& and&has& spent& the& past&few& years& helping&out& with& an& antiV������ ����� ���organization&called&AFESIP.& Founded&by& a& sexual&slavery& victim,&AFESIP& offers&rehabilitation& and&shelter& for& sexual&slavery& victims&and&atVrisk&women&and&girls.& &Suos&recommends&Kristof’s&book.“It’s&useful&to&get&people&to&believe&

that&these&problems&still&exist,”&Suos&said.&“No&matter&how&much&humanity&has&evolved,&slavery&still&exists.”&However,& Suos&was& disappointed&

with&the&solutions&Kristof&offered.“The& book& offered& solutions,& but&

not&ones& that& students&or&professors&could&get&involved&with,”&Suos&said.&&As&a&response,&Suos&is&contemplating&founding&an&onVcampus&organization&to& spread& awareness& and& donate&money&to&organizations&that&help&stop&��������� �����

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question& during& the& lecture’s& Q&A&section,&but&didn’t&feel&he& was& adequately&answered.“He& could& have&

explained& why& he&chose& to& mention& so&many& stories& from&developing& countries&and&nothing& from& the&developed& world,”&Ddin&said.The& lecture& and&

book&provided&Paideia&classes&with&plenty&of&

questions&to&discuss.“Are& there& universal& human&

rights?”& Assistant& Professor& of&History&Victoria&Christman&asked&her&Paideia& class& after& the& lecture.& “To&what&degree&can&you&say,&‘I’m&sorry,&this&is&wrong,&it&doesn’t&matter&what&culture&you&are?’”Nichols&noted&that&while&the&book&

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department’s& regulations& and& we&sanitized& everything&with& bleach,”&

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be& gone& for& the& moment,& Luther&community& members& should& be&aware&that&it&could&reappear&at&any&moment.&No&one&is&immune&to&the&virus& and& its& quick& transmission&makes&it&likely&to&reappear.&In&order&to&prevent&another&outbreak,&proper&hygiene&and&sanitation&are&key.“HandVwashing& is& the& single&

most& important& thing& you& can&do,&not&only&for& this&virus,&but&for&most&viruses,&especially&since&hand&sanitizers& are&not& effective& against&norovirus”& Anderson& said.& “And&for& cleaning& surfaces,& you& need& a&solution&with&at&least&10%&bleach.”

February 16, 201210 NewsLUTHER COLLEGE CHIPS

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Norovirus

“We followed the health department’s regulations and we sanitized everything with bleach.”

-Diane Narum

Hand-washing is best way to combat norovirus

Out with the salad. Dining Services Staff Member Nancy Pickar helps empty out the salad bar at the end of the day to combat the virus that circulated around campus in January.

Lauren Maze/ Chips

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Questioning the status quo. Assistant Professor of Philosophy Holly Moore asks Kristof a question during a workshop held in the Recital Hall in the Center for Faith and Life.

Maria da Silva/ Photo Bureau

Kristof addresses global human rights violations

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Season’s overlap doubles demand

Swimming and Diving gears up for LAC

Zambia wins

African Cup of

Nations against

all odds

Jayne Cole

Staff writer

Brandon Boles

Staff Writer

February 16, 2012 11Sports

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200 extra laundry bags. Practice at 11

p.m. Extended work hours. Balancing two

sports at once.

The overlap period between winter and

spring sports affects athletes, staff and

student workers alike. With twice as many

athletes, the usual hustle and bustle of the

Regents Center is only heightened. With

more work needed, keeping everything

running efficiently becomes a balancing

act.

Ask Anna DiCecco (‘13), a student

trainer who works with both the women’s

basketball and softball teams.

“I usually come straight from class,”

DiCecco said. She added that the training

room could be open until 10 p.m. “It’s not

that bad. We think, ‘okay this is coming

up, this is what is going to happen.’”

The injury load is also different, giving

the trainers opportunity to execute more

of their knowledge, with winter athletes

handling long-term injuries and spring

athletes needing treatment for overuse

injuries.

Though accounting for five extra sports

takes a toll in the training room, DiCecco

and her coworker Alison Vandegrift (‘12)

enjoy the busied time period.

“It’s easier being a senior because we

have done it a few times.” Vandegrift

said.

Sarah Sindelar (‘14), a two-sport

athlete, also felt the effects of the overlap.

Sindelar competes as a diver and is on

the track and field team. It was her first

season as a diver.

“It’s a big commitment to do both

sports,” Sindelar said. She decided to add

diving to her repertoire after motivation

from friends. “It is hard to transition into

track because the training is a lot different.

I originally wanted to go for the 55m

record, so it is kind of a disappointment

to not be at full potential.”

With the SRC being in high demand,

athletes in club sports are also affected

by this transition period and often have

unusual practice times. The women’s

Ultimate Frisbee team regularly gathers

from 9 to 11p.m.

Most athletes see the stress as temporary

and are grateful for opportunities to

practice and compete.

“I enjoyed the challenges of diving and

got to try a new sport.” Sindelar said.

She now divides her week to attend both

practices. Sindelar will travel with the

Norse swimming and diving teams this

weekend for the LAC Championships.

The season overlap will fade with the

conclusion of the winter sports, meaning

that work and practice schedules will

soon return to normal.

“It takes some getting used to, but the

spring has been easier.” DiCecco said.

“Being prepared is what is important.”

Extra Treatment. Riley Jamison (‘14) and trainers in the treatment center. Jayne Cole/Chips

Since the Luther College

men’s and women’s swim teams

concluded the regular season

with blowout wins against Coe

College on Jan. 28, the teams

have been in preparation for

the Liberal Arts Championship

in Elsah, Ill. this weekend.

Despite the strong regular

season and finish for

both teams, Head Coach

Lance Huber believes the

championship meet will be

very competitive with a strong

field of teams.

“This year is going to be a

tough test,” Huber said. “I am

confident and believe that both

the men’s team and women’s

team will prevail and see a ton

of success.”

Both teams have unique

stories when it comes to the

Liberal Arts Championship.

The women’s team has won the

last five championships, while

the men’s team is looking

for their first championship

victory since they won five

straight from 2005-2009.

The women’s team feels

confident they can repeat yet

again at the championship this

weekend.

“I personally feel that we’ve

always done well because

we’ve always been prepared,”

Erin Mykleby (‘12) said.

“There is no doubt in my mind

that every single person on the

team is going to do great things

once we hit the water.”

The men’s team also believes

they will compete strongly and

look to end a two year slip.

“All of our training has led

up to this meet and it is time

for us to unleash everything

we’ve got,” Eric Hild (‘13)

said. “ I am expecting some

phenomenal times from

everyone.”

Right now, teams are working

more on technique, while at

the same time resting up and

avoiding tough, long swims

so the teams can be as close to

100 percent as they can be for

the meet.

“We work so hard all season

that the body needs the rest to

compete at its fullest potential,”

Huber said. “So far, it has been

going perfectly.”

Everyone involved with

swimming this year has

acknowledged they have

exceeded expectations. The

strong bond with these close-

knit teams has led to steady

improvement throughout the

season.

“I am very proud of the team

and all that we’ve accomplished

this season both in and out

of the pool,” Mykleby said.

“Now we are looking to take

everything we’ve worked for

and do big things at Liberal

Arts.”

In form. Swimming and Diving hope to stay on top after a dominant season.Photo Courtesy of Luther Swimming

In what has got to be one of

the most dramatic underdog

stories of the New Year, the

tiny (in soccer terms) nation of

Zambia defeated arguably the

strongest team on the African

continent, Ivory Coast, on Feb.

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Going into the second round

of penalty kicks, Zambia

clinched the trophy after over

120 minutes of scoreless play

from the two sides. What makes

this victory truly remarkable is

the fact that Zambia is ranked

71st by FIFA, compared to Ivory

Coast’s 16th ranking.

The difference on paper

between the two squads is

profound, with almost all

of Zambia’s players coming

from smaller clubs on the

African continent, or from

some of Europe’s smallest

professional teams. The Ivory

Coast, on the other hand, is

captained by perhaps the most

famous African player in the

world, Chelsea striker Didier

Drogba, and has a roster full

of soccer’s superstars such as

Drogba’s Chelsea teammate

Salomon Kalou, Arsenal winger

Gervinho, and the brothers Kolo

and Yaya Toure, who ply their

trade for Manchester City.

Given the differences in

ranking, squad depth, and top-

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Zambia to make it near the

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matches against some of

Africa’s strongest sides, such as

Senegal and Ghana.

Zambia made it through these

trials unscathed, led by their

captain, tournament MVP, and

joint-top-scorer Christopher

Katongo, and guided by French

coach Hervé Renard. In the

end, the Zambian players,

their coach, and their fans will

forever be remembered as the

giant killers who showed the

world that rank, money, and

expectation mean nothing when

confronted by a team playing

the beautiful game at its best.

Opinion:

Gunnar Halseth

Sports Editor

Champions of Africa.zambian-voice.blogspot.com

February 16, 201212 SportsWrestling coaches reach milestone

Margaret YappStaff writer

Mitchell and

O’Gara reach

200th Victory after

Conference Duals

Recent scores: -Jan. 28 @ Coe W 172-66

Upcoming schedule: -Feb. 16 Liberal Arts Championships-Mar. 21 NCAA III National Championships

Weekly StandingsMen’s Basketball

Luther Coe Dubuque Buena Vista Central Simpson Wartburg Loras Cornell

IIAC10-410-410-59-58-68-65-93-121-13

16-616-716-813-1016-711-1111-126-183-20

Overall

Recent scores:-Feb 11 vs. Central L 74-77

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Women’s Basketball

SimpsonWartburgCoeDubuqueLorasCornellBuena VistaLutherCentral

IIAC Overall11-310-410-49-69-66-85-93-111-13

18-517-616-714-1014-108-1310-136-176-17

Upcoming schedule:-Feb. 18 @ Coe 2:00 p.m.

Recent scores:-Feb. 11 vs. Central W 61-53

Men’s Swimming

LutherLorasSimpsonCoe

IIAC Overall3-02-11-20-3

6-26-21-40-7

Recent scores:-Jan. 28 @ Coe W 123-50

Upcoming schedule:-Feb. 16 Liberal Arts Championships-Mar. 21 NCAA III National Championships

Women’s Swimming

LutherCoeLorasSimpson

IIAC3-02-11-20-3

Overall7-14-36-32-4

WrestlingIIAC Overall

WartburgCoeCornellLutherCentralDubuqueLorasSimpsonBuena Vista

8-06-16-25-33-42-42-41-70-8

19-111-311-413-513-103-65-176-144-11

Recent scores:-Feb. 10 @ Dubuque W 22-17

Upcoming schedule:-Feb. 24 IIAC Championships-Mar. 9 NCAA III National Championships

Gentlemen. Daniel Mendoza (‘14) shakes hands after a win. sports.luther.edu

Luther College Wrestling Head Coach Dave Mitchell and Assistant Coach Jeff O’Gara have led the team to a 13-5 record this season, and are currently ranked 10th in NCAA Division III. Mitchell and O’Gara have been coaching together for the last 16 years, and in January won their 200th dual meet at the Iowa Conference Duals meet.

“Before Coaches Mitchell and O’Gara came to Luther the program wasn’t stellar. As soon as they came it became a top 10 program in the country,” Billy Baringer (‘12) said. “It’s pretty significant for a team to be at this level for as long as it has.”

Mitchell has also gained national recognition by being inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame,

a process which requires a nomination from a current member.

“It was humbling and very special to be able to share that with our staff, our team and my family,” Mitchell said of his induction.

He was surprised by his nomination, but his achievements speak for themselves. Mitchell has coached 45 All-Americans, eight national champions, four national runner-ups, 33 scholar All-Americans, two NCAA Post-graduate Scholars and four CoSIDA Scholar All-Americans. In addition, he has led the Norse to six top five finishes at the National Championships during his time at Luther.

Mitchell became enamored with the sport of wrestling at three years old when his older brother won Riceville, Iowa’s first state wrestling title. He wrestled throughout high school, and went to UW-La Crosse where he was coached by Luther’s own Greg Lonning.

“He was an outstanding

coach, and, in my opinion, is one of the best wrestling coaches in the country,” Mitchell said of being coached by Lonning.

Lonning certainly helped Mitchell succeed-helping him earn All-American honors and place third at the championship meet as a senior. Mitchell knew at this time that he wanted to coach and began as a volunteer youth coach in Ames at a Boys and Girls Club, eventually working his way to coaching at Luther College.

“I truly have a passion for coaching,” Mitchell said.

This passion is certainly not lost on his wrestlers.

“Coach Mitchell is a very engaged person in whatever he is doing,” Kyle Windquist (‘13) said. “He cares for each individual, and has a system that he believes in. He is all about being positive and keeping everyone motivated. He is the perfect example of what I would call a great leader.”

The season is not over yet, and both Mitchell and the wrestlers are expecting great things.

“We have high goals,” Mitchell said. I feel like this team can challenge some of the top teams in the country the in next few weeks. We are excited about the possibilities.”

IIAC Championships will take place February 24th at Coe College, and NCAA Division III Championships will be a few weeks later, March 9-10 in La Crosse.

Hall of Famer. Mitchell’s 200th win adds to career honors.

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