In Santiago, the capital of Chile, 300 miles northeast of Concepcion, Luther student Elliott Dejmal (‘10) was awoken by a deep rumbling noise in a hotel room violently shaking back and forth. Dejmal, in Santiago for orientation in his study-abroad program, had never experienced an earthquake before but remembered from orientation to get underneath a door frame as quickly as he could.

“They told us every once in a while they would experience tremors, but after a while I knew this was more than a tremor,” Dejmal said.

Decorah caught an early glimpse of Iowa’s gubernatorial race last week as current Governor Chet Culver (D) and his main competitor, former Governor Terry Branstad (R), visited City Hall and Luther College, respectively.

Branstad’s visit to Luther was put on by the Branstad for Governor 2010 Comeback Tour. His town hall meeting took place in the Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall March 3.

You may have noticed a rise in energy awareness this month: the “Energy Idol” concert, residence halls posters about conserving water and electricity and door-to-door energy audits. This was not a coincidence, but the work of Luther’s Environmental Concerns Organization for Energy Evolution Month.

Looking to explore the world without stepping off campus? The 27th annual Ethnic Arts Festival, sponsored by the Diversity Center, does just that. Held in the Center for Faith and Life March 13, the event celebrates world cultures with international display tables and activities, a world bazaar, ethnic cuisine and an international variety show.

The Ethnic Arts Festival has been a long-standing tradition at Luther College. Started as an educational and entertaining activity, the occasion began in the 80s with only a handful of international students.

Weed, ganja, mary jane, joints, you know what we’re talking about. It’s what all the college students are doing on the weekends...or is it?

Welcome to LUTHEROLOGY. This article series is dedicated to taking comprehensive data from surveys of Luther students in order to find social patterns at Luther and to determine how Luther students compare to the rest of America (doing a little sociology, you might say).

Luther wrestling sent five wrestlers to compete in the NCAA III National Championships March 5-6 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Ranked 12th in the nation, the Norse aimed for a top-six finish but knew that all would have to wrestle well in order to accomplish that.