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Luther College Chips

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Luther College Chips

Ava White ('24), new CHIPS editor-in-chief for 2024-2025. Photo courtesy of Armando Jenkins-Vazquez ('21)/Luther College Photo Bureau.
White Named New Editor-In-Chief of CHIPS
Kayla Will, Staff Writer • May 9, 2024
Celebrity runners Jake Dyer, Adrianna Tam, Brad Phillips, Steve Zittergruen, Gwen Strand and Nori Hardley participate in a race around the Luther track. Photo courtesy of ABY.
Stride Through Their Story 5K Concludes Sexual Assault Awareness Month at Luther
Ava White, Head Staff Writer • May 8, 2024
Students gathered in Bentdahl Commons listen to the organizer of the March for Palestine on April 30.
Luther Students March for Palestine
Peter Heryla and Ethan Kober May 7, 2024
Q&A: Jesse Reese, Luther’s Newest Communications Studies Professor
William Scott, Staff Writer • October 14, 2024

At the start of the 2024-25 academic year, Luther welcomed a brand new communications studies faculty member to campus: Visiting Assistant Professor...

Staff Collaborative Pianist Camille Balleza started at Luther this semester. Photo courtesy of Camille Balleza.
Q&A: Camille Balleza, Staff Collaborative Pianist
Niamh Mee, Staff Writer • October 13, 2024

Camille Balleza is the new staff collaborative pianist in the music department this year. On any given day, she can be found in the Jenson-Noble...

Jake Althaus (‘27, left) and Ramon Wenker (‘27, right) go all in on a game of blackjack at SAC’s Casino Night on April 27. Photo courtesy of Duy Nguyen ('25)/Luther College Photo Bureau.
Casino Night Brings Vegas Vibes to Luther College
Scott Rust, Copy Editor • May 9, 2024

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas — except for Student Activity Council’s (SAC) second Casino Night, which brought casino activities and...

Revelers celebrate Syttende Mai at Vesterheim while dressed in traditional Norwegian clothing. Photo courtesy of Vesterheim.
Vesterheim to Host Syttende Mai Celebrations
Peter Heryla, Editor-In-Chief • May 8, 2024

In celebration of Syttende Mai on May 17 — a Norwegian national holiday also known as the country’s Constitution Day — Vesterheim, the...

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Photo courtesy of Luther College Aquatic Center and Miller Natatorium on Facebook.
Luther Taught Me to Swim: A Final Opinion
Ethan Kober, Managing Editor • May 10, 2024

My first experience at Luther College that I can remember was a temper tantrum in the pool. I was in preschool, when the turf room was the...

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A rare photo of Peter Heryla ('24) actually doing his classwork instead of writing and editing CHIPS stories (if any professors read this he's kidding...sort of.) Photo courtesy of Kent Kriegshauser/Luther College Photo Bureau.
Last Year, Best Year: Thoughts on My Time at CHIPS
Peter Heryla, Editor-In-Chief • May 10, 2024

It might be hard for anyone to believe this, but it took me a while to really find a love for CHIPS. My first year had COVID, so that really...

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Luther announces the addition of a varsity women's wrestling program after hosting girl's wrestling tournaments and camps. Photo courtesy of Luther College Wrestling.
Equal Rights, Equal Fights: Women’s Wrestling Added to Luther College’s Varsity Programs for 2025-2026
Alex Burdzy, Staff Writer • October 15, 2024

On September 19, Luther College formally announced the addition of a women’s wrestling program, set to commence for the 2025-2026 academic...

Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach Adam Strand (‘04) and Head Softball Coach/Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Renae Hartl with their teams after their respective
600th and 700th career wins. Photos courtesy of the Luther College Athletic Department.
Strand and Hartl Reach Career Win Milestones
Ryan Malecha, Staff Writer • May 7, 2024

Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach Adam Strand (‘04) and Head Softball Coach Renae Hartl each achieved significant wins this past month,...

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