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20 Students awarded research grants

By: Ingrid Baudler, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 25th 2013

While some students plan to wait tables or fetch coffee as an intern this summer, others will be researching the percent of deer ticks that carry Lyme Disease or studying the effect of indoor gardening for nursing home residents.

Candidates race unopposed

By: Katherine Mohr, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 25th 2013

Paul Esker (‘14) and Luke Hanson (‘14) have been elected as president and vice president of Student Senate for the 2013-2014 school year. They ran unopposed, a rare occurrence in Student Senate’s presidential election history.

Flood levels found normal

By: Brita Moore, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 25th 2013

The Upper Iowa River’s level has increased with the greater amounts of snow and rain this spring compared to last year. Historical indications, however, suggest that the Luther community should not feel alarmed.

Baseball media blackout brings about heartbreak and outrage for community

By: Peter Jarzyna, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 25th 2013

It’s a swing and a miss for students hoping to tune into their favorite Major League Baseball teams this season. The MLB media blackout, which affects local broadcasters like Mediacom, is still in effect, preventing customers from accessing Fox Sports North.

Rising narcissism caused by social media and classrooms

By: Margaret Yapp, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 25th 2013

Visiting lecturer Jean Twenge spoke on the current generation of youth’s increased attention to the individual in two separate lectures last week: “Generation Me” and “The Narcissism Epidemic,” based off two of her books baring the same titles.

Campus emergency phone removed

By: Casey DeLima, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 18th 2013

Due to the construction of the new pool, one of the blue emergency phones on campus that was located near Regents has been taken down. That leaves only two left on campus — one behind Preus Library and the other outside of Olson Hall.

Students package 23,328 meals

By: Ingrid Baudler, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 18th 2013

One bowl of soy protein, dry rice, chicken flavoring and dehydrated vegetables. This is what Food for Kidz distributes to children across the world to keep them from starving. Through his One for Five business, Jeff Thompson (‘13) set up a food packaging event to sort, weigh and package meals to be distributed by Food for Kidz.

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