The Luther College men's and women's soccer teams both defeated Buena Vista University in conference matches on October 3rd. The women won 6-0 behind two goals from Melisse Chassé and one each from Madison Speer, Lauren Hughes, Hanna Christopher, and Ellie Bunz. The women's team improved to 10-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play. The men also defeated Buena Vista 5-1, improving their record to 7-3-2 overall and 2-0 in conference. Both Norse teams will look to continue their success in upcoming conference matches.

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Community members filled the
pews of Decorah Lutheran Church
on Sunday, May 10 for the annual
concert with Luther College’s
Norsemen, directed by Assistant
Professor of Music Andrew
Last (‘97) the Luren Singers,
a Decorah-based Norwegian-
American singing society directed
by Professor Emeritus David
Judisch and Senior Bass Clef 12, a
small men’s vocal ensemble from
Decorah High School directed by
Jason Rausch (‘98).
According to Last, the concert
was held earlier in the semester in
years prior, but that timeline did
not work for Norsemen this year.
“It was always too early; we
weren’t quite concert-ready yet, so
this way we’ve had our [spring]
concert [and] we know we’ll have
music ready,” Last said. “I think
it’s great for us to get a second
shot at doing stuff that we’ve been
working on. It’s not like Norsemen
really gets to do a tour, so this is
a great chance for them to get a
second chance at doing some of
the literature that they’ve been
working hard on all semester.”
The three men’s ensembles
performed a variety of vocal
arrangements separately, ranging
from lyrical ballads to Norwegian
hymns, and even a sea shanty and
a couple of folk songs. For the
concert finale, the three groups
merged and performed two pieces
as one chorus.
Norsemen member Lucas
Wilson (‘18) expressed satisfaction
with the Norsemen’s performance.
“I love how the Norsemen has
the flexibility to do the songs they
sing, like ‘She Walks in Beauty’ and
‘When I Hear Her I Have Wings,’”
Wilson said. “Beautiful pieces that
are kind of slower paced, yet you
can turn around and sing a song
like ‘Johnny Schmoker’ where
we’re doing actions and someone’s
imitating a bagpipe, screaming at
the top of his lungs.”
While many Norsemen
appreciated the opportunity for
a second concert, Last also saw
the concert as a valuable learning
experience for his students.
“In my view, it’s a chance that
these guys could see that this can
be a lifelong thing, like it doesn’t
just have to stop after they leave
Luther,” Last said. “So many of
those guys that are up there with
Luren in their 70s and 80s, I think
that’s really cool, and it’s even
better when we invite the Decorah
High School guys to come in and
do it with us; it stretches it out even
further. Five of these Decorah guys
are coming in to Luther next year,
and it’s a great little funnel into
Luther.”
Luren Singers member and
Luther alum John Nelson (‘58)
commented on his choral journey,
having been involved in choir
during his time at Luther.
“I was living in Chicago and
had a good friend who sang with
a group called Normennenes, who
I would say were the premiere
Norwegian men’s group … so I
started to see what was happening,
singing with the club,” Nelson
said. “Then I came back here, and
I didn’t really know much about
Luren other than the fact that it
was here, and my brother was a
member of Luren, so he asked,
‘Why don’t you come sing with
us?’ I did that and started singing
with them.”
At the rehearsal immediately
prior to the concert, Last reminded
his students, “Remember: Sing,
then preach, then pray, then
shout.”
BRINGING MUSIC TO LIFE. Norsemen performed their annual concert with the Luren Singing Society and Decorah High School Senior Bass Clef 12 at Decorah Lutheran
Church on Sunday, May 10. Cameron Meyferth / Chips
CHORAL COLLABORATION. In addition to the three ensembles, several guest musicians were featured, including Willie
Leafblad (‘14) on oboe. Cameron Meyferth / Chips
CORRECTION
In the May 7 issue of
Chips, Professor of
Music Daniel Baldwin
was misidentified
as David Baldwin.

2. Holy guacamole!
Editorial
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The Norse Poll
“Everyonelovesagoodguacrecipe,
butIthinkridiculingJackWhiteand
puttingtherecipeouttherewithout
hispermissionisabadwaytogeta
newguacrecipe.”
KaileyPeterson(‘15)
“Ithinkifit’ssomethingsomeone
couldget...andthenpackage,that’s
whereitgetsshady.Ithinkiftheyput
ittogetherandthensellitusingJack
White’sname,thenI’dbeupset.”
SkyeNewcom(‘17)
“It seems like if the intent of
the article was to be rude, then
that’s just a rude thing to do.
At the same time, he maybe
overreacted.”
Abbey Syme (‘16)
While Luther’s usual buzz of activity
was engaged in a brief respite during
J-break, controversy ensued in Norman,
Oklahoma, over an online post by the
Oklahoma University student newspaper,
The Oklahoma Daily.
The staff of The Daily made a public
record request to see the contract made
with music artist Jack White, who was set
to have a performance at OU on Feb. 2.
While their alleged intent was to see how
much their school was paying the artist,
they also got their hands on the rider,
which is a list of requests or demands for
a performance. While riders often exist
to ensure a venue doesn’t cut corners in
costs,likeprovidingverycheapfood,they
also sometimes make ridiculous requests
with the intent to see how closely the
entirecontractisbeingreadandfollowed.
In the case of White’s rider, there was,
among other things, a detailed recipe for
guacamole,includingarequestforittobe
very chunky.
The Daily posted the rider and guac
recipe, along with the entirety of the
contract, on their website on Jan. 29, four
days before the concert. Throughout the
post, the writer repeatedly pokes fun at
some of the decidedly more eccentric
details of White’s rider and criticizes
some details, such as the banning of
photography in or around the venue
during the show.
While the post was likely intended as
a humorous side story to a more serious
investigation into the use of funds by
their university, The Daily received much
condemnation from readers criticizing
their breach of White’s privacy. In
addition, White was very upset, and his
booking agency reportedly blacklisted
OU. White is reported to have said at the
Feb. 2 concert, “Just because you can type
itonyourcomputerdoesn’tmakeitright.”
In The Daily’s defense, what they did
wasn’t necessarily wrong. They posted
documents that were publicly available
to anybody with the primary intent to
inform students of what their money
was being spent on, which is important
news to report. However, The Daily
was careless and unprofessional in their
bashing of White’s rider and publication
of the guacamole recipe. The editorial
staff should have put more thought into
the potential consequences of such an
inappropriate, tabloid-like article. They
will certainly share a portion of the blame
ifOUisnolongerabletoattractGrammy-
winningtalentlikeWhiteinthefuture.
On the other hand, perhaps White
overreacted to The Daily’s article. It was
their duty to gain legal access to those
documents and report on the facts
relevant and important to their readers,
thestudentsofOU.Further,nosignificant
harm was done to White or his crew
overall. As a public figure, White is just as
open to criticism, scrutiny and mockery
as U.S. President Barack Obama or our
own President Paula Carlson. However,
it is certainly White and his agency’s
prerogative to be upset and deny future
bookings if they feel they have been
wronged.
Here at Chips, we are committed
to objectively reporting the facts as a
newspaper staff. We also aim to seek out
new viewpoints and angles in an effort
to shed new light on groups and events
around Luther, and to give voices to
those unheard. However, we also wish
to pay attention to how individuals may
be affected by the articles we publish. We
areacutelyawarethatwantonmockeryof
any figure, even public, is inappropriate,
not to mention unprofessional and
inconsistent with the image with which
we wish to represent our school and
ourselves.
EVERY VALENTINE’S DAY EVER Sarah King
ChipsasksrandomLutherstudentswhattheythinkaboutthisweek’seditorial.
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 MANAGING EDITOR: SARAH KING
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3. Football
IIAC Overall
Wartburg 1-0 4-0
Coe 1-0 2-2
Dubuque 1-0 2-2
Simpson 1-0 2-2
Central 0-1 2-2
Luther 0-1 2-2
Buena Vista 0-1 1-3
Loras 0-1 1-3
Recent Scores
Sept. 19 @ Grinnell College, W 56-0
Oct. 3 @ Dubuque, L 14-16
Upcoming Schedule
Oct. 10 @ Central College, 1:00 PM
Oct. 17 vs. Buena Vista 1:00 PM
Women’s Soccer
IIAC Overall
Luther 2-0 10-1
Central 1-0-1 7-3-1
Loras 1-0-1 6-3-2
Coe 1-1 11-1-1
Dubuque 1-1 8-2-1
Wartburg 1-1 7-3-1
Buena Vista 0-2 3-8
Simpson 0-2 2-8
Recent Scores
Oct. 3 vs. Buena Vista, W 6-0
Oct. 4 vs. Carleton College, W 2-1
Upcoming Schedule
Oct. 10 @ Simpson, 5:00 PM
Oct. 14 vs. Dubuque, 5:00 PM
Men’s Soccer
IIAC Overall
Dubuque 2-0 7-2-1
Luther 2-0 7-3-2
Loras 2-0 6-3-1
Wartburg 1-1 8-3-1
Central 1-1 4-7
Simpson 0-2 5-6-1
Buena Vista 0-2 4-7
Coe 0-2 2-8-1
Recent Scores
Sept. 29 @ Macalester College, L 1-3
Oct. 3 vs. Buena Vista, W 5-1
Upcoming Schedule
Oct 10 @ Simpson College, 7:30 PM
Women’s Tennis
IIAC Overall
Coe 7-0 7-1
Luther 5-1 7-1
Central 5-2 7-2
Wartburg 4-3 5-5
Simpson 3-3 5-5
Loras 2-5 2-9
Dubuque 1-6 1-10
Buena Vista 0-7 0-7
Recent Scores
Oct. 3 @ Simpson, W 9-0
Oct. 3 @ Central , W 7-2
Upcoming Schedule
Oct. 9-10 IIAC Individual Tournament 9:00 AM
Volleyball
IIAC Overall
Buena Vista 3-1 13-7
Luther 3-1 12-7
Wartburg 2-1 14-3
Loras 2-1 11-8
Coe 1-2 13-7
Central 1-2 12-7
Dubuque 1-2 10-12
Simpson 0-3 11-11
Upcoming Schedule
Oct. 10 Wartburg College Quadrangular 11:00 PM
Weekly
Standings
TEAM WORK. Luther’s men’s team lines up before their victory against Buena Vista. Cameron Meyferth / Chips
CAMERON MEYFERTH
MANAGING EDITOR
“We still have some unfinished
business in the IIAC.”
-Cecilia Duoma (‘16 )
The women’s and men’s soccer teams took on their
Buena Vista University counterparts for the second
conference game of the season last Saturday, Oct. 3. The
women’s team won in a 6-0 shutout and the men’s team
also won with a score of 5-1, improving their record to
7-3-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play. The women’s
team also played Carleton College on Sunday, Oct. 4 and
beat them 2-1, improving their record to 10-1 overall
and 2-0 in conference play.
The women’s team started strong against Buena Vista,
with midfielder Madison
Speer (‘17) starting off the
scoring with a header goal
five minutes into the game.
The Norse women then
scored four more goals
before halftime. Forward
Melisse Chassé (‘17) scored two goals, and forward
Lauren Hughes (‘17) and midfielder Hanna Christopher
(‘19) each put the ball in the net. After the half, the
defense remained strong and didn’t allow any goals, and
midfielder Ellie Bunz (‘17) added one more goal to the
final score of 6-0. Goalkeeper Lauren Thormodsgard
(‘17) had one save in her sixth clean sheet of the year.
Going into the match, both the Luther and the Buena
Vista women’s teams hadn’t had a match since Sept. 26,
which Head Women’s Soccer Coach Russell Schouweiler
(‘05) said was a welcome break.
“This is the first time that we’ve had a week off,”
Schouweiler said. “We haven’t had a midweek game
which has been really nice at this point in the year, the
kind of halfway point, to have some rest.”
According to Schouweiler, the last week of practice
started light and then moved into heavier, full-field
practice in preparation for back to back games. He
said they also had to take into consideration the Buena
Vista defense, who prior to Saturday’s game had a goals-
against average of 1.18 and three shutouts.
“They haven’t let in that many goals in their games,”
Schoueweiler said. “[We looked] at their defense and
how they break down teams, looking at a couple ways
how they score in terms of on counterattacks and ways
that we can cycle that as well. Conference takes the
precedence, so our focus most of the week has been on
[Buena Vista].”
Defender Cecilia Douma (‘16) was pleased with the
game’s result.
“With a double header this weekend, our goal … was
to shut the game down early and get as many waves of
fresh legs on the field as possible,” Douma said. “That’s
a goal we definitely accomplished.”
According to Douma, she’s been proud of the team’s
defense all season but thinks their defensive style is a
full-team effort.
“It starts with high pressure in our offensive half, with
forwards and midfielders who are willing to work hard
off the ball,” Douma said. “We also have a very solid
back line this year that hasn’t been allowing opponents
many opportunities, and, of course, Lauren has been
very consistent in goal.”
The men’s team also started strong in their game
against Buena Vista, with defender Myles Norville (‘17)
scoring the first two goals of the game. Buena Vista
midfielder Marcus Krause closed the gap by taking
advantage of a penalty kick, ending the half 2-1. The
Norse men kept up the pressure second half with three
more goals by midfielders Nigel Nielsen (‘17), Matheus
Beato (‘17) and Aidan
O’Driscoll (‘19), for a final
result of 5-1.
Heading into the match,
the Luther men were still
recovering from a tough
stretch of four games over
seven days, according to Head Men’s Soccer Coach
Chris Garcia-Prats.
“These last couple days have just been recovery
and just getting refocused a little bit as we head into
October, a critical month to our season with conference
play along with a pretty good non-conference game with
UW-Oshkosh,” Garcia-Prats said.
Garcia-Prats also commented on how the young
Buena Vista team, which starts seven first-years and has
a coach in just his second season, presents a different
challenge.
“They’ve got a really young, youthful team with
energy, and they’ll know they’re playing a good team,”
Garcia-Prats said. “[We have to make] sure that we use
our experience, because we’re playing a good number of
seniors and upperclassmen and guys who have been in
the program for a good number of years, and [recognize]
how our experience is going to come into play.”
Nielsen was satisfied with the outcome of the game,
despite what he viewed as a disappointing first half.
“I think the game went well,” Nielsen said. “We didn’t
have the ideal start we wanted in the first half in terms
of getting the ball into the back of the net, but we kept
pressure on their doorstep and sure enough the goals
started to come for us.”
A key factor in the men’s team’s success so far this year,
according to Nielsen, has been the team’s mentality and
effort for one another.
Both teams will look forward to playing their third
conference game of the season at Simpson College next
Saturday, Oct. 10.
“We still have some unfinished business in the IIAC,”
Douma said. “We’re hoping to carry this momentum
forward and improve as we continue down our
conference schedule.”
The women’s team begins play at 5 p.m. and the men’s
game will follow at 7:30 p.m.
SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE PETERSON OCTOBER 8, 2015
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Soccer teams still
unbeaten in IIAC