Community meeting Wednesday
regarding naked soccer issue
President Torgerson will respond to the naked soccer task force report
at a community meeting for all students, faculty and staff Wednesday,
April 24, at 8 p.m. in the Center for Faith and Life.
Support Staff meeting April 24
Luther College Support Staff will hold its meeting Wednesday, April 24,
at 9 a.m. in Peace Dining Room. President Torgerson will conduct an open
forum for staff. Also on the agenda will be Sue Luzum and Jean Gehling
who will discuss information reported on each employee's pay stub. All
new support staff employees who have joined Luther since October will
be introduced as well.
Facilities Management Projects
The Box Office in the CFL is being renovated. The project will make the
space four times larger than the current office and should be completed
in early May.
Work is also under way to replace the chiller for the cooling system in
Miller and Dieseth residence halls.
Thanks from Jessa Slostad's family
Jessa's family would like to thank everyone for the wonderful messages
we received and all who supported us through visitation and celebration
services in memory of Jessa. Jessa loved being a part of this community.
We are very happy that she had the support of the Luther family these
past three years. You are appreciated!
Sincerely,
Paul and Carla Slostad, Jessa's parents,
and Jasmyn and Mike Curry, Jessa's sister and brother-in-law
Math teams receive merit award
Luther's two teams at the 2002 Mathematical Contest in Modeling, consisting
of Adam Syverson, Amit Palicha and Micah Oines, and Chris Anderson, Stefan
Atev and Karl Martensson, were Meritorious Winners, putting them in the
top 15 percent of the 650 registered teams from around the world. They outperformed
all but one Midwest liberal arts college.
Comm/Ling senior paper presentations
Senior Communication/Linguistics majors will present their senior paper
research April 28 in Olin 102. The presentations will be given in three
sessions: 1 p.m., 2:25 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. The community is invited to attend.
KWLC lectures to air
Stephen Bloom's lecture "A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America"
will air at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 27 on KWLC. The response from the Postville
Community, "Harmony in Diversity" airs at 9 a.m., Saturday, May
4.
Women's Studies/Concerns events
Women's Studies and Women's Concerns announce several events this week.
Today, Tuesday April 23, join in the celebration of women's "Words
of One's Own," in Marty's 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, view the clothesline project in the Union from
9 a.m. -3 p.m.
On Thursday April 25, a diaper drive will be held in front of the Union
to benefit women with young children. Donations go to the Domestic and
Sexual Abuse Resource Center, contact Kelly with questions, telephone
1886.
March in "Take Back the Night" Thursday evening, April 25.
Marchers will begin on campus at the Bell Green at 6:30 p.m., walk to
the courthouse by 7 p.m. and return to campus. Contact Char with any questions,
telephone 1624.
Balalaika Ensemble raises $700
The LC Balalaika Ensemble, directed by Laurie Iudin-Nelson, performed a
benefit concert at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, La Crosse, Wis., April 14.
The ensemble raised $700 for the Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy Food Sharing
Ministry, an ELCA-supported ministry. This donation will provide approximately
1,200 meals for clients at the soup kitchens.
Three-on-three basketball tournament
Luther College will host the "Hoop-in' It Up for Humanity"
three-on-three basketball tournament on Sunday, April 28, to raise funds
for the Winneshiek County chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
The tournament is for both men's and women's teams. Age divisions are
from sixth grade through college/adult. Starting time is 1 p.m.
Entry fee is $25 per team. All proceeds from the tournament will be donated
to the Winneshiek County chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
To register, contact Jenn Kruger at the Luther Regents Center, telephone
387-1575, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Teams can register until tournament tip-off
time on April 28.
The tournament is organized and conducted by students of the Health 72
class.
OFS announcement
The Office for Financial Services is going "live" with Datatel,
June 1. To help with the transition, OFS is asking for your help. Remember
that supplies, materials, etc., must be ordered by May 1. This ensures that
goods are received by May 31 to be expensed to the FY 2001-02 budget. All
outstanding travel expense reports, purchase orders, purchase permits, invoices
and account adjustments should be sent to OFS by May 31.
Also, a reminder that any charges made to a Luther College credit card after
April 30 may not show up on the current FY 2001-02 budget since there is
such a time lapse with credit card purchases. Thanks for your cooperation.
Biology Colloquium Series
On Thursday, April 25 at 8 p.m. in Valders 168, Chris Kjonaas, 2000 Luther
grad and 2000-2001 Fulbright Scholar in Venezuela, will present a talk titled
"Redefining a bird-flower mutualism: avian nectar robbing in the Venezuelan
Andes." All members of the Luther community with an interest in living
systems are invited to attend.
Gallery reception for Larson
A gallery reception for "The Artists' Gaze: The Portrayal of Women
in 20th Century Art" will be held in Hovde Lounge Tuesday, April 23
at 12:30 p.m. "The Artists's Gaze" is a senior honors project
curated by Katy Rose Larson. The exhibition, on display in Preus Library
through May 26, uses works from the Luther College Fine Arts Collection.
Haller lecture April 28
Sharon Haller will present "An Air Force woman's 12 year journey towards
peace" at 2 p.m. April 28 at the CFL recital hall and at 1:30 p.m.
April 29 in Olin 102, All are welcome to attend. Conversation will follow
the presentation, including a brief section of the PBS special on the Gulf
War. Haller was a noncombatant in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War
in 1991. Her address is her story of going to war and the journey to become
a peace advocate. She is an active member in Veterans For Peace, Friends
Peace and Social Actions Committee and Peace Education (FNVW), Every Church
a Peace Church Workshops, Women Against Military Action, Amnesty International
and the American Civil Liberties Union.
Vocal ensembles perform April 28
Three Luther College vocal ensembles -- Cathedral Choir, Collegiate Chorale
and Nordic Choir - will perform in concert Tuesday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m.
I the CFL. The performances are open to the public with no charge for admission.
Articles, creations, honors, etc.
Jennifer Cantine, Mark Johns and Kim Powell attended the third annual
Conference on White Privilege: "Understanding, Respecting, Connecting,"
held at Central College in Pella, Iowa April 18-19. Lawrence Williams presented for the Brown Bag lecture session, at
the African American Museum and Cultural Center, April 11 in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. The paper presented was titled, "M.L. King's Christian Love vs.
the Protest of Ordinary People." Caroline Banks attended the eighth annual Human Sciences Conference,
"Understanding Subjectivity in Culture: Psychoanalysis/Ethnography/Cultural
Studies," April 11-14 in Washington, D.C. She presented a paper titled,
"From Guilt to Method in the Anthropology of Self-Starvation."
In addition, her poem, "There is No Fat in Heaven," will appear
in a forthcoming issue of Gastronomica, The Journal of Food and Culture
published by the University of California Press. Oyvind T. Gulliksen gave a lecture on "Ethnic Mourning: Reading
Norwegian-American Tombstones" at Minnesota State University, Mankato,
April 11. His essay, "Beret's Terrible Test: Giants in the Earth in
Contemporary American Scholarship," has just appeared in American Studies
at the Millennium, University of Turku, Finland. His essay on Waldemar Ager
and Assimilation was published in Norwegian-American Essays 2001. Daniel Womeldorf, Dining Service, will have a poem titled "Conjure"
featured in an anthology "Letters from the Soul" due out this
summer. This poem will also be one of 33 poems featured on a spoken word
album, "The Sound of Poetry," due this May. Joyce Becker was elected vice-president of the Iowa Council of Teachers
of Mathematics. Her two-year term begins with the executive board meetings
in June. Becker and Catherine Miller (UNI) are co-authors and winners of
a grant of $1,000 to form a coalition of secondary mathematics educators
from all accredited teacher education universities and colleges in Iowa
to better define state requirements for content endorsement in mathematics. Sandra Peter was a clinician for the Lake Conference Concert Choir
Festival in Rosemount, Minn., April 18. She worked with top choirs from
Apple Valley, Eagan, Rosemount, Eden Prairie, Burnsville, Chaska, Lakeville
and Eastview High Schools. William Kuhlman presented a workshop for the Northern Iowa Chapter
of the American Guild of Organists on "Organ Nomenclature and the Art
of Registration," Sunday April 21, in the CFL.
'Four-hour, 100-mile' rock layer trip
Open to all Faculty and Staff. The "Four-hour, 100-mile" trip
through the rock layers of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties will be led
by geology curator Jean Young either Sunday April 28, or Sunday May 5, 1-5
p.m. One college van will be taken, with a limit of 12 people. Please respond
to Jean, telephone 1508, or e-mail youngjea@luther.edu,
with your preference as to date.
Wellness challenge: Walk America
Luther Wellness team is trying to get a large team together for the Walk
America for March of Dimes on Saturday, April 27. We are hoping to beat
Upper Iowa in a challenge to have the most walkers and contributions. Help
us in the work to prevent premature babies. Call Vicky Jaeger, telephone
2115 or 1360 if you would like to be a member of the team or contribute.
Free blood pressure screenings
Luther faculty and staff can have a free blood pressure check at two
blood pressure screenings, April 24, 2-4 p.m., and April 26, 8-10 a.m.
in the Borlaug Room, Centennial Union. The screenings are sponsored by
Luther Health Services and the Nursing 73 class.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, congestive
heart failure or kidney failure. One in four U.S. adults has high blood
pressure, but because there are no symptoms nearly one-third of these
people are unaware they have it. This is why high blood pressure is called
the "silent killer."
Come to the blood pressure screenings and get the facts on high blood
pressure. Find out how you can reduce your risks for heart attack and
stroke with proper monitoring by a physician and simple lifestyle changes.
Position opening
Instructor of music: The position is not tenure-eligible, but contracts
may be renewed annually for a maximum of six years. Qualifications include:
minimum of master's degree, ABD preferred and experience in opera desirable.
The successful candidate would be required to teach applied voice students
and participate in the direction of the opera/opera scenes program. Applications
are being solicited from the widest range of potential candidates. Women
and minorities are encouraged to apply. Review of applications begin May
28 and continues until the position is filled. All correspondence including
letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation,
authorized transcripts of undergraduate and graduate work, and audio tape
or CD should be sent to John F. Strauss, Head, Department of music, Luther
College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101. EEO.
Third Culture Kid meeting
Northeast Iowa's first-ever meeting of TCK's/global nomads will be held
in Decorah on Sunday, April 28. If you have grown up with different experiences
from people who have lived primarily in only one culture, you are what author
David C. Pollock calls "a Third Culture Kid." Come see that TCK's
"are not new or few" at 510 W. Main, 3-4:30 p.m.
Sports results
The baseball team split a doubleheader with Cornell, losing the first
game, 6-9, and defeating Cornell, 3-1,in the second game, April 20.
The softball team split a doubleheader with Wartburg, defeating the Knights
4-0 in the first game and losing, 4-5, in the second game, April 20.
The men's track and field team finished eighth of 10 teams at the Meet
of Champions hosted by Augustana-Rock Island, April 20.
The women's track and field team finished fourth of 13 teams at the Augustana
Women's Invite hosted by Augustana-Rock Island. Lynn Dalhed won the shotput
with a toss of 43-0 1/2.
The men's golf team is in third place after the first 36-holes of the
Iowa Conference Championships. Jordan Ryan is the individual leader with
a two-day total of (75-70-145).
The men's tennis team defeated Upper Iowa, 7-0, and Loras, 7-0, April
20.
Home events this week:
The baseball team will host St. Olaf in a double header, April 24, 2 p.m.
The softball team will host Central, April 24, 3 p.m. and Cornell, April
27, 2 p.m.
The women's tennis team will host the Luther Invite, April 26. The meet
will last all day.
The men's golf team hosts the Luther Invitational, April 26-27.
Music Friends' spring concert
The public is invited to Music Friends' Spring Concert Sunday, May 5, at
the First Lutheran Church in Decorah. Concert time is 3 p.m.
Music Friends is a Northeast Iowa Area Youth Chorus. Current members number
36 voices representing Cresco, Decorah, Ossian and Ridgeway communities.
The concert will feature sacred, secular, folk songs and patriotic favorites.
Special soloists and ensembles will also be highlighted.
Unclassified ads
For sale: Sure sign of spring. Daffodils of all kinds, from Friends
End Flowers. $7/dozen, we deliver. Contact Martha Davis, telephone 1192.
Free books: Literature, history, et al., on fifth floor Main from
Harland Nelson's library. He's downsizing.
For rent: One-bedroom upstairs apartment, downtown, close to Fareway.
Available Aug. 1. Utilities included in rent. New appliances and off-street
parking. Telephone 382-4861 and leave message or 382-0001 and ask for
Donna.
For sale: Historic house at 507 Franklin. Spacious, 2-story house
with mother-in-law apartment and attached garage. Two blocks from Phelps
Park. Main part of house has three bedrooms, two offices, two bathrooms,
living room, dining room, large eat-in kitchen, a family room, and lots
of storage. Could be used as a single family dwelling, or as income property.
Roof and boiler are new. Upstairs bathroom is recently remodeled. An upstairs
bedroom is also a possible kitchen. $92,000. The house can be seen May
9-12. Interested parties may call Mel, telephone (813) 988-0056 or (813)
215-3403.
For rent: Two-bedroom apartment near downtown Decorah and within
an easy walk to Luther. To sublet June and July, then sign a regular lease
with the landlord for next year. Available June 1. Second floor of a house,
with separate entrance. $400 a month, heat included. Garage is optional,
add $25 a month. Please contact Du at 382-4105.
For sale: 1985 Buick Century Limited, light green, 78,000 miles,
with electric tilt seats. $1,750, OBO. Telephone 382-9295 or 1208.
Useless but fun facts:
· "60 Minutes," on CBS, is the only network television
show that does not have a theme song.
· Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.
· Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers
were all invented by women.
· The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television
was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
· The first novel written on a typewriter was "The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain.
· Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from
history: spades - King David, hearts - Charlemagne, clubs - Alexander the
Great, diamonds - Julius Caesar.
· Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes
them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
· No NFL team that plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever
won a Super bowl.
Julie Shockey
Public Information Office
700 College Drive
Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
