Oneota Film Festival-a must see
From revolutions to gluten-free myths, symphonies to orphans, Thomas C. Johnson praises Decorah's Oneota Film Festival, hosted by Luther, and invites you to come see the fresh films for yourself.
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Ideas and Creations
The ideas and viewpoints expressed in the posts on the Ideas and Creations blog are solely the view of the author(s). Luther College's mission statement calls us to "embrace diversity and challenge one another to learn in community," and to be "enlivened and transformed by encounters with one another, by the exchange of ideas, and by the life of faith and learning." Alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of the college are encouraged to express their views, model "good disagreement" and engage in respectful dialogue.
Eureka! Student discoveries and a continuing mystery in the heart of ancient Rome
Eureka! Have a read to see what Dan Davis and his J-term students discovered during their time in Italy in January.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the sanctity of ALL life
Professor Nave struggles with the question of what is covered in the phrase "sanctity of life," and debates the merits of sanctity for all life as opposed to sanctity for human life.
The light in the darkness
Discussing mental illness; La Donna D. McGohan blogs about talking as a way to bring those illnesses out of the dark and into the light.
Frankenstinians in Florence
Luther students Jamie Linert and Alexandra Fitschen describe their last few days abroad... from Florence to Rome, the Duomo to Michelangelo's David, and beautiful places of worship to great places to eat!
Laughter and the Nails of Reason
Taking comedy seriously. Bobby Vrtis, Luther College assistant professor of theatre, explains Franca Rame's comment, "When you laugh, you open your mouth, but you also open your mind to be pierced by the nails of reason," in the context of the horrific Charlie Hebdo event.
J-term student blogs
During J-term 2015, 408 Luther students and 38 faculty/staff program leaders are participating in courses around the world. Each course is a different journey and has a different blogger (or several). Here is a glimpse at just a few.
New perspective
Snippets from Brad Miller's time in Vietnam explore comfort zones, why it's important to push yourself outside them, and what we can gain from being a student (even after we've graduated).
Reaction to Charlie Hebdo
Over January, hundreds of Luther students have the opportunity to travel abroad. Here, Ben Harney, Luther class of 2015, is just one of those students relating the incredible opportunity he is experiencing on his J-term trip to Europe.
Telling good stories
It was the bottom of the seventh... and we were down, 0-1... Head Softball Coach Renae Hartl reminisces about a big game, reminding us why telling good stories and working together is worth it.
Why study Islam in Europe?
After Wednesday's attack on the offices of Paris's satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, J-term class members find themselves right in the middle of the very debate they went to Europe to study.
Managing ourselves: The business of the liberal arts
New blogger Alexandra White, Luther College assistant professor of management, leads us through the "official" definition of management to the public's opinion of management (via the boss from Dilbert) and discusses the most important resource in management... hint: it's not paninis and sushi.