The first-year women’s choir at Luther recently experienced a name change. Formerly known as Pike Kor, the choral ensemble is now identified by the name Aurora, Latin for the word “dawn.”

The end of the school year brings more than just finals and dumpsters full of refuse. At the end of each academic year the crime statistics are released to the public for accountability purposes.

Last week Luther College announced that Kent Stock (‘85) and actor Sean Astin will be co-speakers at commencement on May 18.

Stock, a high school baseball coach and inspiration for the movie “The Final Season,” and Astin, who played Stock in the film, were invited to speak at commencement by the Office of the President and an honorary degrees committee.

With summer comes all things hot and fiery. The temperature rises, many nights are spent around the bonfire and we await the Fourth of July fireworks. Maybe we even set off some of our own. The time has come to fire up those grills and experience the greatness that comes with rolling up your sleeves and throwing some burgers on the coals.

It was a gamble to bring organized hip-hop dance to Luther College in the fall of 2004, but two sophomore students took the chance and created Eklipse, which is still running even after the founding members’ graduation.

Every time I drive by Kum & Go these days, I get a little nauseated. Nope, it’s not because of the 15 times I stopped there two weeks ago to get some Red Bull to finish my senior paper, or because public restrooms freak me out. I don’t even have to go in to feel like I’m going to puke. What would cause such a severe reaction, you may ask?

Once again, presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, were the issue at the forefront of campaign news this week after Wright gave a controversial speech at the National Press Club in Washington. The resulting public reaction has proven to be negative, linking the views of the pastor with those of Obama himself.

The front-page article printed in Chips (Vol. 130, No. 21) regarding trayless week was misleading, to say the least. Dealing with statistics often is, as it can be difficult to know what exactly your data is telling you. There are a number of issues that must be addressed to draw any sort of reasonable conclusions that this study failed to look at in any way.

Entering the final round with a one-stroke lead, the Norse secured their first Iowa Conference title since 2000 in the IIAC Tournament, winning by four strokes over Central College.

Four Luther players earned all-conference honors for only the second time in school history by finishing in the top 10. The first was in 1997 and that same year Luther claimed the league title.