By Erin Bradley On Oct. 10, students, faculty and the general public logged onto their computers and began to navigate the new Bethel College website. Although everything was not as in place as the designers hoped, the website was launched the week of Fall Fest in honor of the 125th anniversary. Many on campus reacted [...]
Read more...By Emma Bradley The process of deciding on a major has some limits for Bethel students, who essentially pick from a set list with predetermined class requirements. For sophomore Mycah Westhoff of Newton, the major options that Bethel provides did not prove adequate. Instead, she chose to create an individualized major. Bethel’s individualized major option [...]
Read more...By Samantha Wilkerson Dr. Keith Sprunger, professor emeritus of history, taught at Bethel from 1963 to 2001. His presentation, entitled “Listening to the Students’ Voices: Postcards, T-Shirts, and Underground Opinions” is part of the 60th Menno Simons Lecture series, which is devoted to celebrating Bethel’s 125th anniversary. The Menno Simons Lectureship Endowment, established in 1950 [...]
Read more...By Emily Simpson On Nov. 4 at 2 a.m., most of the country will once again be required to set their clocks back an hour for Daylight Saving Time. The idea for DST was first introduced by Benjamin Franklin in 1784 in his essay, “An Economical Project.” However, the idea was not seriously considered until [...]
Read more...By Emma Bradley While many children walk from house to house every year on Halloween night, the tradition at Bethel is a little bit different. During the college’s annual “Trick-or-Treat Off the Street” event, children from the community and their parents are invited into the residence halls to trick-or-treat. According to Amber Chalashtari, resident director [...]
Read more...By Emily Simpson Obama: Foreign policy: Obama wants to keep troops in Egypt, Tunisia, and Liberia because, in his words, we are “one indispensable nation.” He has also raised funding to the embassy in Baghdad by 0.3 million dollars and is planning on creating embassies in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Abortion: Employees will be offered birth [...]
Read more...By Erin Bradley As midterms wrap up and the end of the semester quickly approaches, seniors begin to work and plan their final projects. With each major comes a different set of requirements for students to graduate, including seminars, capstones, clinicals, student teaching and placements. Some seniors are already starting to prepare for their projects. [...]
Read more...By Katelyn Melgren According to Dale Schrag, director of church relations and campus pastor, “meaningful work done in the community is the purest and most delightful form of play.” Service is a major part of Bethel College’s identity. This is exemplified in Bethel’s motto, “Seek. Serve. Grow.” It is also one of the college’s four [...]
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