Clarion - September 29, 2011

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011VOLUME 87 • NUMBER 3

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Homecoming is defined as the return of any group of people for a special event to a place formerly frequented or regarded as home. In the case of a college homecoming, it is the annu-al celebration for alumni at their alma mater. The tradition of homecoming originated with alumni football games since the mid-1800s.

While many schools, such as Baylor, Illinois and Missouri, claim to have started the tradition, game shows and the NCAA officially recognize the University of Missouri as the founders of what we know today as Homecoming. The first annual Home-coming that was centered around a parade and a football game

was in 1911. College homecoming is mostly an American tradition. While

some universities in Canada do celebrate, they are uncommon and involve different events. Another example of “homecom-ing” may refer to special church services in congregations to cel-ebrate church heritage and welcome back former members or pastors. These are usually held as one-time only events, instead of annually.

Where did Homecoming originate?

BSA General Budget 2011-2012

Total Budget: $370,000Student Activity Fee: $140 per year(increased $10 from 2010-11)

The BSA General Budget is created by student leaders and then examined by the Senate Finance Committee. The final budget is then voted on and approved by the Student Senate.

The 2011-12 BSA General Budget was approved on Sept. 26, 2011.

By Sara raSSler of The Clarion Staff

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NewsWomen's suffrage

King Abdullah has announced that women in Saudi Arabia will have the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, as well as have the right to be appointed to the consultative Shura Council. Saudi Arabia enforces a strict version of Sunni Islam-ic law; women are not allowed to drive or leave the country unaccompanied. According to Saudi writer Nimah Ismail Nawwab, activists have been cam-paigning for 20 years on these issues. These changes will be in effect starting from next term; the next municipal elections are due in four years’ time.

Hikers released from Iran

After 781 days in an Iranian prison, Americans Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, have returned home. Their imprisonment was based on spying charges after they, and fellow hiker Sarah Shourd who was re-leased last year, allegedly crossed an unmarked bor-der from Iraq. The hikers believed they “were held because of [their] nationality.” Their two years of im-prisonment consisted of almost complete isolation. They had to hunger strike repeatedly in order to re-ceive letters from loved ones, and had barely fifteen minutes of phone calls their entire imprisonment.

Terrorism stopped in UK

Six men, all from Birmingham and between the ages of 25 and 32, have been charged with terrorism offences. Four men in the UK have been charged with preparing for an act of terrorism, and two have been charged with fail-ing to disclose information. According to West Midlands Police, whose Counter Terrorism Unit carried out the ar-rest operation, these terrorism offences are said to include a suspected suicide bombing campaign. A seventh man, 20-years-old, was arrested on Thursday and continues to be questioned. He must be charged or released by Sep-tember 29th, or the police must apply for further time.

Arrests made on Wall Street

Over 80 people were arrested in an anti-Wall Street march in New York’s financial district Saturday With sev-eral hundred participants, it followed a week of protests organized by the Occupy Wall Street campaign, which says it is defending 99% of the US population against the wealthiest 1%, calling for 20,000 people to “flood into lower Manhattan” and stay there for “a few months”. Banners held by participants in the march supported issues including healthcare reform, an end to US wars and the scrapping of the death penalty. Most arrests on Saturday, according to the police, were due to disorderly conduct and blocking traffic.

Tripoli's mass grave

Thought to be the remains of up to 1,270 inmates who were killed by security forces in 1996 in the Abu Salim prison, a mass grave has been found in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Many of these inmates were killed because they did not like Mummar Gaddafi. The uprising against Col Muammar Gaddafi resulted from a protest demanding the release of a lawyer who represented the families of inmates in this pris-on. Already, several bone fragments and pieces of clothing have been found in the top soil of the desert field within the grounds of the Abu Salim prison. In order to determine what happened, the new government’s officials say they will need foreign forensic help.

Satellites plunged to Earth

The decommissioned craft, once deployed to study Earth’s upper atmosphere, appears to have fallen to the Earth between 03:23 and 05:09 GMT. The best estimate is 04:16—if it re-entered many minutes after this, it is possible its debris could have reached the American landmass. Most of the 20-year-old satellite should have burnt up upon re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, yet it is indicated by mod-eling work that 500kg could have survived to the surface. NASA’s chief scientist for orbital debris at the Johnson Space Center in Houston stated that there are no reports that he has “seen that talk about people who think they might have recovered debris.”

By ABBey Villwock for The Clarion


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By AmAndA Ahlmfor The Clarion

Politically-minded Bethel stu-dents are stepping out of their bubble to look at world issues from a different point of view.

According to the United Nations Club’s official mission statement, the newly formed group seeks to “bring together students who share an interest in international politics to build community and encourage academic growth.”

Dr. Chris Moore, a professor of International Relations at Bethel, formulated the idea for the United Nations Club and collaborated with senior and newly-elected club presi-

dent, Ryan Soller, to make his vision into a reality. The club hopes to take on both an on-campus and off-cam-pus role.

“One of the biggest obstacles is apathy,” said Soller. “People really get stuck in the Bethel mentality bubble.”

The main on-cam-pus goal is to raise stu-dent awareness about issues of international importance and to learn about these is-sues from a different perspective.

“We hope to hold events, bring in speakers, and plan other ac-tivities that help students be more

aware of international politics and the effect it has on their lives,” said Moore.

The United Nations Club meets once a week to prepare for the up-coming off-campus conference. The

event will be four days of meeting with about 40 other colleges. Each college will represent a different

country and discuss relevant issues from their assigned country’s point of view.

The Bethel team will consist of 12 students representing the country of Sri Lanka on six differ-

ent issues. While the team can do months of preparing, they never know what other teams are going to throw their way, so they need to research and know their country back-wards and forwards.

“We want to be more informed about Sri Lanka than the citizens of Sri Lanka,” said Soller.

Looking forward, Soller said there are two main goals he and Doctor Moore have for the future of the Bethel United Nations Club. In the coming years, Soller hopes that the team will have the fund-ing and the interest level to rep-resent more than one country at the national conference.

Also, as the group gets more firmly established, they hope to host a high school Model United Nations conference at Bethel where Minnesota high schools can come and compete.

“We have received wonderful support from the administration and an incredibly enthusiastic re-sponse from students,” said Moore.

■Bethel's new United Nations Club examines world issues before the intercollegiate conference

United Nations Club prepares for conference

By KAtie ZehowsKifor The Clarion

“Our services exist to provide the student community with a range of professional counseling and con-sultation options,” said Jim Koch, director of Counseling Services. “Our goal is to promote personal whole-ness, specifically in areas of personal and/or relational difficulty, which might interfere with your academic or vocational goals.”

Koch said that throughout the year Counseling Services sees “about 300 to 400 students.” During the begin-ning months of the academic year, Counseling Services works with students who are primarily dealing with, according to Koch, “adjust-

ment issues to college life, indepen-dence, and relationships.”

However, the beginning of the year is not the busiest for Counsel-ing Services. Koch said, “As you can imagine, we increase in volume as we near midterms and keep grow-ing as we approach the end of each term.”

The services provided through-out the year include: individual, cou-ples and group counseling - which also includes aiding with roommate situations. Pre-marital counseling, consultation, referrals and assess-ments are also available.

Students may seek out Counsel-ing Services for a number of other reasons such as depression, anxiety, sexuality and anger. Others may

come for health and wellness issues, educational goals, career goals, or finances. Counseling Services aids with learning difficulties as well as spirituality and faith counseling.

Counseling Services has eleven counselors, including five regular staff – four are licensed, two part-time Master degree level counsel-ors and four graduate interns. “If you add all of us up, we have close to four full-time counselors for 2,800+ students,” Koch said.

To put students’ financial con-cerns to rest, there is no charge to receive counsel from Counseling Services. Located in Townhouse H, their hours are Monday through Fri-day from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and can be reached at (651) 635-8540.

Counseling Services offers broad range of free services ■Counseling Services offer a variety of help to over 300 students yearly — especially near midterms and finals

“We hope to hold events, bring in speak-ers, and plan other activities that help students be more aware of international politics and the effect it has on their lives.”

-Dr. Chris Moore

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION BY JARED JOHNSON


By Sara raSSlerof The Clarion Staff

In all the Welcome Week buzz, students may not be aware of the Navigators program. Navigators is a three-day addition to Welcome Week for intercultural students to help ease the transition from high school to Bethel. The main mis-sion is to provide support and re-sources for incoming students of color and to help them cultivate empowering and inclusive rela-tionships. Senior Jenny Lee, Exec-utive Director of United Cultures of Bethel, said that Navigators is

all about “navigating who we are as individuals and as Christ follow-ers at Bethel.”

Becky Vang, a junior and the Asian Christian Fellowship Co-Director at Beth-el, explains that many intercultural students “feel lost because they come from very di-verse backgrounds and communities and it can be hard to adapt to a Caucasian-dominant school like Bethel.” These incoming students

come three to four days earlier for Navigators as well as participating in Welcome Week.

Some students have ex-

pressed the concern that Naviga-tors is only segregating students more. According to Vang, this

isn’t the case. “We are just there to support their transition. We encourage them to be involved in everything,” Vang said.

Students of color are not forced into the pro-gram; Navigators works with the Admissions Of-fice to inform each stu-dent that the option is available if they feel like it is the right place for them. This year, about a third of incoming students of

color participated.Navigators is only a week-long

process at the beginning of the

year, but after that the students can transition into the United Cul-tures of Bethel (UBC), which is a support network for students of color at Bethel. UBC is an exten-sion of Navigators that provides fellowship and activities to help all of Bethel learn more about other cultures. Vang said that many Caucasian students are misinformed when they think UBC is not for them. “We want the whole Bethel community to come and see how we celebrate our cultures; the first step in bridging the gap is to show up at events,” said Vang.

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■Navigators transitions Bethel's multicultural students from Welcome Week into United Cultures of Bethel

Navigators: Welcoming students to Bethel

Counseling Services offers broad range of free services


Did you know... Navigators was initially established to assist missionary kids and students with disabilities as they transitioned to Bethel. Two years ago, Navi-gators started focusing on students of color.


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ROTC at BethelBy Margaret gill for The Clarion

You have probably seen a few students walking the Bethel hall-ways in military gear. These stu-dents are involved in various ROTC programs in the area. The Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a col-lege program offered in over 1,000 schools across the nation, for the training of young men and women to become officers in the U.S. Military. Although not housed on Bethel’s campus, it is an optional and highly profitable organiza-tion to be a part of. Each service branch of the Military has its own ROTC program, and students can choose and apply for which divi-sion interests them. Bethel stu-dents are currently involved in the Air Force and Army branches of the ROTC.

First Lt. Rody Lageson is a unit

admissions officer for the Air Force ROTC (AFROTC) Detachment 410 at the University of St. Thomas. Lag-eson said that St. Thomas houses 15 crosstown schools, including Bethel University, St. Catherine University and Hamline University, who have students enrolled in AF-ROTC through their department of aerospace studies.

Students who have been ac-cepted into the AFROTC are ex-pected to participate in various classes, leadership labs, and physi-cal training each week. Lageson described the experience as “fan-tastic leadership training” for the participants striving towards a commission in the Air Force after graduation. Nationwide 50% of cadets are cut after their sopho-more year, never receiving their commission. At St. Thomas, that number is only 25%, which is good news for the many colleges with students involved.

The first year in the program usually requires about five hours on location for training, but as the students move up in the program, their commitment and responsibil-ities grow. The seniors and juniors are expected to be leaders for the underclassmen in the program.

“It’s less about what the Air Force can do for you, but what you want to do for your country,” said Lageson. “Our best cadets are the ones that want to serve their na-tion.”

Matt Vogel, a senior at Bethel, is

part of the Army branch of the ROTC program. Instead of traveling to St. Thomas, Vogel and other Army ROTC students travel to the Univer-sity of Minnesota and various other training sites, to be a part of the U of M’s Golden Gopher Battalion. The Army ROTC program is similar to the Air Force branch through St. Thomas (U of M also has their own Air Force detachment).

Students must apply for the program through University of Min-nesota’s website, and they attend classes, labs, and physical training sessions. Time commitment for first year students is estimated at 15

hours a week, including homework, and closer to 25 or 30 hours when participants reach their junior and senior years.

The University of Minnesota ROTC website states, “Being a stu-dent at University of Minnesota and learning to become a leader will make your college experience even richer-and prepare you for the future.” Participating students may be challenged, but the program trains students for leadership, disci-pline and service to their country.

Bethel students have to look outside of the ‘Bethel bubble’ in order to apply to ROTC programs,

as well as find their own transpor-tation to and from their respec-tive locations. Bethel has recently shown their support by expanding its Veteran Center. Ryan Turnmire, was hired as one of the two new on-campus veteran coordinators. Turn-mire said their desire to implement a mentorship program for those students in the ROTC programs.

It isn’t too late for someone still interested in an ROTC program. In the case of both Army and Air Force, students can be in their sophomore and even junior years (depending on program and requirements) and still apply.

■ Students balance school with off-campus training to serve their country in the Army and Airforce

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF BETHEL

Ryan Turnmire was hired as an on-campus veteran coordinator.

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF MCT

Bethel students can choose from ROTC programs through the United States Army or the Air Force.


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Why did you want to be involved in ROTC? I just felt really called by God to do it. I want to work in the medical field and my ultimate passion is to save people physically through medicine and spiritually through Christ.

So your goal of being in ROTC is to be a nurse or doctor in the Air Force?Yes. I’m not necessarily prone towards the flying planes thing, but I just really want to work in the medical field in the hospitals and clinics and everything.

Then why did you choose to do nursing through ROTC rather than just a regular nursing program?I think it can definitely enrich me as a per-son. I felt called by God to obey Him. I feel like I can develop morally, like my character, discipline, and integrity.

How hard was it for you to get into the ROTC program?Right now it’s just the beginning processes; it’s not too hard to apply and try for it. It’s not until your summer going into your junior year that really matters, that’s when you have to make the cut for the field training. You have to work really hard to get into the program for that.

Looking ahead, does that worry you at all?I’m at peace with it, trying to figure out God’s will in all of it and where to go, but He’ll answer and open doors as they come. I’m trying to put my trust in Him.

How do your parents feel about you being in this program?My dad is applying to be a chaplain in the Navy, so he’s really gung-ho about it. My mom supports the decisions I make, but she is a little more nervous.

How much time does ROTC take out of your schedule, and how are you going to bal-ance your social and study time?As you move up in years you will have more class load and workload and will be given more responsibilities, because upperclass-men lead the underclassmen. So work will be added to it, but right now I’m really learn-ing balance, and getting to bed on time be-cause I have to get up at 5:30 in the morning for physical training.

How many times a week do you do that?At least twice a week, and then Mondays I have a class at 4:15 (p.m.) and a leadership lab after that.

As a freshman nursing major who loves living on fourth floor of Bodien,

Jessica Gartland joined ROTC to follow what she describes as God’s call-

ing. She balances her Bethel life of on-campus activities – attending Testify

and playing volleyball – with being part of the Air Force ROTC program of-

fered for Bethel students through St. Thomas University. Gartland gave us

a glimpse of her life in ROTC.

ROTC day in the life: Jessica GarlandJessica's Schedule

On physical training and lab days

5:30 a.m. – Wake up 6:00 a.m. – Leave for St. Thomas6:30 a.m. – Physical training 7:30 a.m. – Leave for Bethel8:00 a.m.- Arrive back at Bethel 10:15 a.m.- Chapel11:10 a.m. – Classes1:20 p.m. – Lunch 3:30 p.m. – Leave for St Thomas4:10 p.m. – Class/Leadership lab7:45 p.m. – Finish for the evening8: 00 p.m. – Leave for Bethel 8:30 p.m. – Arrive back at Bethel9:00 p.m. – Homework/Social time 12:00 a.m.- Hopefully bedtime!

■Despite physical training at 6:30 a.m., freshman Jessica Gartland has plunged right in to ROTC

By Margaret gill for The Clarion


ViewsAmericans are running out of drugs By Sara Rasslerof The Clarion Staff

Studies over the last five years prove that America is the most-medicated country. According to the annual study Health, United States, as of last year over half of all adults are on at least one pre-scription at any given time, and half of seniors age 65 and older take three or more. From ADHD medication and antidepressants to painkillers and blood thinners, Americans consume more drugs than any other country in the world.

With this in mind, it makes sense that there have been medi-cation shortages cropping up all over the country. The Food and Drug Administration’s website

states that the number of drug shortages has tripled over the last six years, and 2010 set a record high for drug shortages. These shortages are continuing to in-crease this year with over 180 drugs in short supply.

The biggest problem is that the FDA does not require drug manufacturers to report potential upcoming shortages. In fact, drug companies can stop production at any time for any reason, such as a lack of funds or ingredients or a complete recall, without warning.

While they encourage the companies to keep them in-formed, without actual regula-tions enforcing this, the FDA is occasionally left in the dark until it is too late. This happens most often with cancer patients who

need to be treated promptly, but the medication is not available be-cause the FDA was not informed in time.

Even when they are informed, there isn’t a whole lot the FDA can do to mitigate shortages besides asking the companies to try to fix the problem or trying to find other companies to help with pro-duction.

Most of the drugs that are in short supply are the medicines given by injection or intrave-nously in the hospital. However, there are still many shortages in prescription medications taken at home, such as ADHD medications and nasal sprays. For consum-ers in need of these medications, there aren’t a lot of options. They can talk to their health care pro-

fessionals to try to obtain an-other drug with the same active ingredients or go without, which isn’t really an option at all. Many consumers are turning to Canada or having medication shipped in from other countries, which is il-legal and can be dangerous.

Perhaps Americans should rely less on drugs—a process that could take decades if ever at-tempted. Perhaps the FDA should change its regulation policies to be better informed and more pro-acive —another long process. Per-haps there should be more drug manufacturers—also a lengthy process that could be dangerous. Whatever steps are taken, it is going to take time, and for now, Americans are left to suffer without plausible options.

Drug Shortages (according to the FDA)

2005: 612006: 562007: 902008: 1102009: 1572010: 178

By Alex Kempstonof The Clarion Staff

When it comes to parking on

campus before class, students have resorted to desperate mea-sures. We are all guilty of wast-ing time as we stalk people in the Upper East lot for that elusive po-sition. We have all felt the sting of defeat when we realize the spot we waited for turned out to be the education department’s reserved slot.

With class sizes growing con-siderably each year, parking spac-es must assimilate and advance with us. The fact is simple: There are no parking spots on campus

at 12:15 p.m. “Once, I parked in the Soho lot

off to the side in the weeds, so I wasn’t blocking traffic. Bethel Se-curity found me and ticketed me, saying the overflow lot was in a strip of dirt outside Soho,” said ju-nior Andy Moore. “There was no sign indicating this.”

Once the sacred parking spot has been secured, we hurriedly move into the next area of Beth-el’s campus: the buildings.

Just by looking down the hall-way at the swarming crowd, one would have never guessed that we live in a country struggling to financially stay afloat. Every year, our student body grows,

and the classrooms do not. Every fall, our hallways are filled once again, new faces mingling with the familiar ones in a controlled mob. Each individual who walks through these hallways after cha-pel or sits in an AC 300 classroom encounters different sensations, but everyone shares one common feeling -- being cramped.

After the long day of classes has ended, students still living within the confines of the school head back to the third area of campus: the dorms. Comparing the dorms on campus is useless, considering they all have nothing in common with each other. From Getsch to Arden Village to Lissner,

all the dorms have unique charac-teristics that set them apart.

They can be fun places to live, but the problem is, there aren’t enough of them. Classes are growing, and besides fixing a toi-let or changing a bulb, the dorms remain the same.

It is phenomenal to see Beth-el’s population growing the way it is, but the physical environment must expand to fit the increasing student body. Changes must be made in the near future if we wish to become the thriving, modern campus we want to be, where stu-dents learn and grow together in comfort.

Despite the economy, it's getting crowded here

■A lack of government oversight and increasing demand leads to shortages in prescription medications

■There is no sign of the recession's ugly head on campus as classes grow, and we all get a little more cramped

GRAPHIC FOR THE CLARION BY LEAH SANDS


Despite the renovations, buildings, hallways and parking are crowded.


By Alex Kempstonof The Clarion Staff

Advance, improve and up-grade are all words one associates with a country’s economy. From fuel-efficient cars to faster Inter-net, corporations across the globe are always competing to bring a better product to an increasingly demanding consumer. This is the motivation that led to the study and production of genetically modified (GM) food.

GM foods are typically created from genetically modified organ-isms (GMOs) whose DNA has been specifically enhanced in a variety of ways. Initially, producers of GM foods were worried it would lead to problems, and not long after its first conception, those problems became a reality.The Flavr Savr tomato was the first genetically modified food and made its inaugural appearance in supermarkets in 1994. Because of its low price, consumers embraced

it right away. Unfortunately, production issues led to its de-

mise, and it was taken from the shelves. To make matters worse, due to many legal battles between 1991 and 1996, the engineering of GM foods was temporarily halted. However, the produc-tion of GM foods had not ended forever, and within a few years it was back in full force. Today the practice has advanced con-siderably since the failures of the early 1990s. In fact, it would be almost impossible to avoid GM foods such as corn, sugar cane, soybeans, cotton, tomatoes or rice. Genetically modified organ-isms being cultivated today cover 331 million acres of surface area

across the world, mostly in North America. But this does not come without a price and the engineer-ing of modified foods still remains a hotly contested issue.

The reason to create GM foods is to ensure that the world’s popu-lation will not go hungry. Since the population is increasing, produc-ers of GM foods claim that with-out them, food production could not keep up with consumers.

The benefits of GM foods include resistance to pests, tol-erance to herbicides, increased defense against disease in plants and resilience to cold weather. GM foods are reportedly more nutritious, and with further study they could become better every year. If the claims about nutrition are true, it could prove to be a life-saver in a world struggling with malnutrition.

Unfortunately, there are still many people opposed to GM foods, including environmental-ists, governments and various organizations across the world. They claim that the production of GM foods is harmful to the envi-ronment and its inhabitants.

In her article “Genetically

Modified Foods: Harmful or Help-ful?” published in 2000, Deborah B. Whitman stated, “Most con-cerns about GM foods fall into three categories: environmental hazards, human health risks, and economic concerns.” The produc-tion of GM foods can harm many other living organisms sharing the same environment or cause al-lergic reactions in humans. Also, since the study and production of GM foods is still relatively new, there is no way to know the full effects they have on human well-being.

The benefits of furthering the study of GM foods far exceed the negative aspects. Scientists should proceed with caution and provide the public with the infor-mation they demand in regards to any new products being devel-oped. If one day the study of GM foods could solve the problem of world hunger and use less land to produce more crops, a few insect casualties along the way will be forgotten.

ViewsGenetically modified food is here to stay

GRAPHIC FOR THE CLARION BY LEAH SANDS

Sample ProductCorn

Cotton

Tomato

Watermelon

Sweet Peas

Strawberries

Potato

Cotton

Salmon

Banana

Genetically Modified Food

TraitPest-Resistance

Herbicide-Resistance

Delayed Ripening

Miniature Size

Improved Sweetness

Cold-Resistance

High Starch

Polyester Gene Added

Growth Hormone Added

Hepatitis B Virus Protein Added

■Despite controversy, genetically modified food is in every grocery store and staving off world


Focus

HOMECOMING

23,000The number of Homecoming mail invites sent out to alumni this year.

Homecoming has been a tradition at Bethel since the

1940s.

When history professor G.W. Carlson was a student at Bethel in the 1960s, he re-members Homecoming week focused mostly on "cultivating female relation-ships" and the "anxiety of asking a young woman out."


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HOMECOMING

The average number of alumni that come back for Homecoming festivities each year.1,000

Business Professor Bruce Olsen graduated from Bethel in 1978 and remembers there was “the traditional home-coming queen and her court, as well as cheer-leaders.” None of this is part of Bethel's current Homecoming events.

PHOTOS FOR THE CLARION BY JARED JOHNSON


Culture

Senior Spotlight: Rick King has secured a job


By Lexi BeasLeyof The Clarion Staff

With high unem-ployment rates across the United States, col-lege graduates are hit-

ting the workforce with little hope

of finding that first “real”

job. De-spite

the tough job market, there are still jobs out there for soon-to-be graduates – senior Rick King has seen this first hand.

King, a business major with emphases in finance and interna-tional business, already has his first post-graduation job lined up just one month into his senior year.

After his summer internship at Thomson Reuters, he accepted a job offer to return after gradua-tion. King will serve as a financial analyst involved with financial planning analysis, running finan-cial forms which include fore-casting sales, operating income and revenue attainment, among other tasks.

According to King, getting

involved and taking advantage of experiences has been key. As Bethel Student Activities Execu-tive Director of Finance, King is able to showcase his leadership experience. In addition, King gained cross-cultural experience by studying abroad in London where he studied international business.

King originally came to Bethel to study pre-medicine, but after taking a biology course, he re-alized it wasn’t for him. After taking some business classes, he decided on finance and then added international business after he studied abroad.

After graduation, King is most excited about taking some time off for traveling and then starting

his full-time job, in late July. King’s favorite part of his

Bethel experience was the cul-ture in the classroom. “The fact that you can develop a relation-ship with the professors is sec-ond to none here at Bethel,” said King. “You have to take ad-vantage of that and the students that do, I think, become success-ful.”

King encourages all students to use their professors as re-sources and get an internship as early as possible, even if it’s not ideal. "The fact that you have ex-perience in the business world early in your academic career will lead you to getting a top-notch internship," said King. "It’s all about the building blocks.”

Heidi CzlapinskiSenior

Media Communication, PsychologyLos Angeles Film Studies CenterLos Angeles, California

Photo from Abroad"On our first day off, I went with my roommate to the Santa Monica Pier."


By HannaH Bitkerfor The Clarion

“Pray First” is seen mentioned on t-shirts around campus and at Vespers each Sunday, but according to Assistant Campus Pastor Donna Johnson, who leads the group, there is much more to this organization.

Pray First is a student ministry in its third year on Bethel’s campus. In the last few years, Pray First has held prayer walks and provided the campus with “24 Hours of Prayer and Praise.”

This year, however, the organiza-tion is replacing prayer walks with a Prayer Labyrinth. This event will be held in October for people to walk through and pray in various ways at different stations. They will also revisit the 24 Hours of Prayer and Praise in

the spring. These event changes go along with several changes within the structure of the ministry.

In the past, there have been about 30 people involved with Pray First. This year there has been a slower response, and there are only 20 members. However, Johnson said, "God wants whoever He wants for this ministry." She believes that it is not about how many people are in-volved but what God is going to do with those whom He has called.

There are four teams as-signed Vespers services and spring break missions trip, as they have been in the past, but each team is now specialized, be-cause as Johnson said, “I would rath-er have students do their passion.”

The first team prays for the residence halls. This group may place

door hangers to let residents know a team is praying for them and set up times for prayer in each dorm.

The second team prays specifical-ly for staff, faculty and administration. Megan Youngblood is a co-leader of this group and beginning her third

year with the ministry. Youngblood said, "Being able to pray for my broth-ers and sisters on campus is like a di-rect window into how and where God is moving in people's hearts, and it is so exciting. God is so at work on this campus."

The third team will be available for weekly prayer in different parts of the academic buildings on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They will be there for

anyone walking by who feels the need for prayer.

The fourth team, ac-cording to Johnson, "looks

outside of Bethel.” Their focus is on intercessory prayer and

petition, partnering with World Mission Prayer League in praying for missionaries and other nations. They also hope to partner with Praise FM and have students praying on the air

next semester. Praying for physical and emotional healing is a specialty of this group during Vespers.

The Pray First team meets every other week to share and learn from each other. Johnson said their focus for the year is “armoring ourselves with the Word of God." They strive to memorize scripture so that when they pray it is with God’s Word.

A highlight for the group so far, said Johnson, was being stationed at the Cornerstone Chapel at the Min-nesota State Fair and pray for 60 to 70 people in just a few hours.

Johnson said that the mission statement of Pray First is “To trans-form the culture of Bethel to become a culture of prayer--that this would be the norm.” She hopes that by the ex-ample of Pray First, the community of Bethel will learn to “go to God first.”

CulturePray First serves community in new ways

■While shifting their strategy, Pray First remains dedicated to interceding for Bethel's campus


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■The term 'student-athlete' is getting more complicated as some schools generate millions off college athletes

By Brock Buesingof The Clarion Staff

Say what you want about the Min-nesota Lynx, but they are the only pro-fessional winners (so far) in the state of Minnesota as of late. The Timberwolves are 32-132 in the last two seasons com-bined. The Vikings have not yet won a game this season. The Twins are even flirting with 100 losses this year. As for the Wild, there isn't much to be said there either.

The word “winning” is rarely heard around the Twin Cities these days. How-ever, the forgotten Lynx have made a huge splash in the WNBA this year and may become the state’s official pride and joy.

The Lynx have only made the WNBA Playoffs twice since the team was found-ed in 1999. Despite posting a lacklus-ter record of 13-21 last year, the team bounced back this season with the WN-BA’s best record of 27-7.

Former University of Connecticut star, Maya Moore, who was named WNBA's Rookie of the Year, was drafted by the Lynx with the first overall pick of this year's WNBA draft. However, what is truly impressive is that she isn't the pri-mary reason for the Lynx's success. Her athleticism has proven a great weapon for the team, but she isn’t even the sec-ond leading scorer on the team.

It’s been a team effort for the Lynx, as the addition of Moore, along with Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen,

contributed to the team’s breakout sea-son. Whalen, who led the Minnesota Gophers to the Final Four in 2004, led the league with 5.9 assists per game. Augustus leads the team in scoring at 16.2 points per game, ranking her ninth in the WNBA.

Rebekkah Brunson was also a big reason that the Lynx got out to such a quick start this season. She recorded six straight double doubles highlighted by five straight Lynx wins. Brunson fin-ished the regular season averaging 8.9 rebounds per game.

The Lynx will likely never surpass the Vikings' popularity, but winning a WNBA Championship would give some hope to depressed Minnesota sports fans.

The Lynx beat the San Antonio Silver Stars in three games in the first round of the WNBA Playoffs. Advancing to play the Phoenix Mercury in the Western Confer-ence Finals was guaranteed to be a high scoring battle for the league's best team. Winning the opener going away, 95-67, the Lynx proved to be the team to beat. In the potential clinching game, Moore and five other Lynx players scored in double figures to propel them into their first WNBA Finals, 103-86.

The Lynx will have a chance to bring home a WNBA Championship, which would be the first since the Twins did it in 1991. The Lynx may not be the favorite but can make a statement and attempt to put the WNBA on the map in Minnesota.

Lynx advance to WNBA finals, look for first title

■ Team may become Minnesota's most successful team in recent history with championship title


Sports

By Matt KelleyFor The Clarion

On Sept. 17, Ohio State played Miami in a football game less noted for the plays on the field than the players not participating. The game was dubbed the “Ineli-gi-Bowl” because several players were suspended for violations of the NCAA’s rules on amateurism. The teams are just the most recent examples of an alarming trend.

These stories are becoming more the rule than the exception, leading many to question the ideal of the student-athlete, the foun-dation of college sports. Are they really primarily students and sec-ondarily athletes, or has the big business of major college athletics soiled that noble idea? More im-

portantly, should these players still be considered amateurs?

The average football player at a major Division I university is worth $121,000 per year, and the aver-age major college basketball player is worth an annual $265,000. Esti-mates for players at the University of Texas and Duke Uni-versity, the most valu-able “brand names” in college football and basketball, exceed $500,000 and $1 mil-lion, respectively. Ev-eryone is cashing in except the players, and many fans are sick of the hypocrisy.

Former University of Georgia wideout A.J. Green was suspended four games last year for selling his jersey from UGA’s 2009-10 bowl

game. Meanwhile, Green’s jersey continued to be sold legally in local shops and on websites, profiting the university, manufacturer and retailer.

The NFL and NBA prohibit play-ers from entering immediately after high school, so elite athletes

have to go to college as a stepping stone. Since they’re forced to delay professional money, the answer is to compensate the players in col-lege. They’re the most valuable and least compensated employees

in the business of college sports. There are, however, two ar-

guments against paying college athletes. Traditionalists cling to the ideal of innocence in college sports. That perceived innocence is only a marketing campaign, fab-ricated by the NCAA.

The second argu-ment against abolishing amateurism, the pro-verbial Pandora’s Box, is equally misguided. Sure, there are many questions about how or how much to pay play-

ers, and the new system wouldn’t be perfect either. But waiting for perfection, while preserving this injustice, is foolish.

Half of a university’s athletic revenue and booster donations

should be placed in a general pool, to be distributed among all sports. The other 50 percent should be kept by the sport that generated the income, to be used at the pro-gram’s discretion. Players would be paid whatever head coaches are willing to offer, a fair market price. This system would ensure that athletes in smaller sports wouldn’t be forgotten, but players who are worth the most would be paid what they deserve.

It is unlikely that my system will be adopted by the NCAA, given its sluggish pace in addressing this pressing matter. I have no doubt, however, that the eventual desti-nation is a system where college athletes are paid. The injustice is simply too great to persist.

Division I athletic programs face scrutiny

Notable Recent Violations

August 2011: University of Miami Booster Nevin Shapiro admitted he provided improper bene-fits to 70 players over the last decade. The benefits, worth mil-lions of dollars, included cash, yacht rentals, trips to expensive restaurants, prostitutes, jewelry and, in one case, an abortion.

June 2011: Ohio State UniversityFive current and former football players were found to have swapped autographed team memorabilia for discounted tat-toos and cash. Head Coach Jim Tressel was accused by the NCAA of dishonesty for hiding these allegations and later re-signed from his position.

June 2011: University of North Carolina The football program was hit with nine violations by the NCAA Notice of Allegations due to players being beneficiaries of aca-demic dishonesty.

November 2010: Player Cam NewtonHeisman Trophy winner Cam Newton was accused of start-ing a bidding war for his services after he left junior college in 2009.

June 2010: University of Southern California The program was forced to vacate football wins after Reggie Bush was found to have accepted gifts and cash from market-ing agents.

■The term 'student-athlete' is getting more complicated as some schools generate millions off college athletes

Are they really primarily students and secondarily athletes, or has the big business of major college athletics soiled that noble idea?

Some of the nation's most prominent sports programs are in hot water after violating NCAA guidelines:


Sports

By Brock Buesingof The Clarion Staff

Someone needs to whisper in the Vikings' ears that there are two halves in professional football. I’m aware that the NFL’s longest lockout, that last-ed 136 days, meant no off-sea-son organized workouts and no communication with the coach-ing staff, but that's no excuse. The Vikings have outscored their first two opponents 34-7 in the first half. However, the end result has tallied zero vic-tories in the win column for the purple. If the Vikes really want a new stadium in the future, they need to start playing bet-ter.

Maybe it’s time to ditch the Donovan McNabb experiment and put in their young first round pick, Christian Ponder. McNabb is scheduled to make $5.05 million dollars this sea-son and giving up on him im-plies that he is the only problem that the Vikings have, which is certainly not true. Their offen-sive line, the secondary and the wide receiving corps are very thin.

Developing Ponder could be smart for the team if they want a young and upcoming quarterback to represent the state of Minnesota. Developing him now could mean that he will take his lumps early but by gaining experience he could be the Vikes' “guy,” peaking before the new stadium is built.

The billion-dollar stadium deal that has been put togeth-er would have a $350 million

roof paid for by Ramsey Coun-ty through a half-cent sales tax and $300 million from the state. The Vikings would foot just under half the cost or $407 million according to the StarTri-bune.

Should the Vikings not get a stadium, they will eventually leave the state, probably to ru-

mored Los Angeles. They have made it clear that they do not intend to play another season in the Metrodome if a new sta-dium deal is not reached soon.

Gov. Mark Dayton needs to put his foot down on behalf of most Minnesotans who want the Vikings to stay.

The Vikings need to figure

out how to play the full 60 min-utes. In their first two games, they have scored only three points in the second half com-pared to 34 in the first. The dis-mal offense is averaging a lousy 70 yards in the second half.

The Minnesota Vikings are hopefully here to stay. This new stadium could reap ben-

efits just like Target Field did. All home games are always sold out, and merchandise sales went through the roof.

Only time will tell what’s in store for these unproven Vikings and the unresolved sta-dium issues.

Vikings: Do they deserve a new stadium? ■After a tumultous start to the season, the team has yet to earn the new billion-dollar stadium they want

IMAGE FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF THE VIKINGS

The Vikings envision a new stadium that they hope will improve their game play, but a rough start has not yet justified the expense.


Sports

Bethel's Seth Mathis mirrors Packers' player By RoB LeMayof The Clarion Staff

It began on a cold afternoon at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers.

“Man, that guy is a beast,” recalls Bethel’s sophomore line-backer Seth Mathis when he first watched Clay Matthews play.Mathis is not the only person to refer to Matthews as a beast.

At 6 feet 3 inches tall, and a solid 255 pounds, Matthews al-ready has a lengthy list of awards documenting his talent after play-ing just two years in the league. He was named the NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2009, and was

honored with two Pro Bowl selec-tions, a Defensive Player of the Year award in 2010, and a Super Bowl Championship win.

When Mathis first recognized the pure dominance Matthews brought to the field, he decided, “That is who I want to play like.”

On the field, there are strik-ing similarities between the two. Mathis and Matthews have simi-lar statues and play the same po-sition. At 6 foot 3 inches and 240 pounds, Mathis is slightly smaller than his NFL idol.

With these similar builds, both are linebackers who make big plays and punish opposing ball carriers. However, the most distinctive and

signature feature of both Mat-thews and Mathis is not so much their play on the field but rather something under their helmets: the long, flowing blond hair.

“He has blond hair like me and I thought I could look like him,” said Mathis, who grew his hair out after seeing Matthews.

In addition to their play on the field and their looks, there is an-other similar trait between these two players: the journey to where they are today.

Both Mathis and Matthews had to deal with great disappointments and adversity.

Matthews dealt with the disap-pointment of only receiving one

Division I scholarship offer, from Idaho. He decided to walk on at the University of Southern Califor-nia where he worked his way into scholarship standing and later be-came a first round draft pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Mathis’ story of recruiting has a similar theme of disappointment. After a successful career at Anoka High School, Mathis received of-fers from some pretty big schools. According to Mathis, when he got a recruitment letter from Bethel in the mail, he threw it in the trash.

However, in a turn of events, playing for a big school didn’t pan out, and he took a year off from football. That was when Bethel

Head Coach Steve Johnson gave Mathis a call and told him to give Bethel football a shot.

Mathis said, “I didn’t really know anyone, but the team ac-cepted me like ‘that.’”

Like Matthews, Mathis expe-rienced a wild ride in his journey to where he is now. But today, like Matthews, he wears his team’s col-ors proudly and sends opponents on a ride of their own.

“I think it turned out for the best and this is where I want to be,” said Mathis with a smile.

According to Johnson, “We knew he would be an amazing player and has a chance to be one of the great ones.”

■On and off the field, there are striking similarities between Bethel's linebacker and Packers' Clay Matthews

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF MCT

Packers' linebacker Clay Matthews, at a press conference following the 2010

Super Bowl Championship.

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF ANDY KENUTIS

Sophomore linebacker Seth Mathis set out to play football like Clay Matthews (above).


The Clarionion - Bethel's own slice of "The Onion"

By Danny ValentineOf The Clarion Staff

Student butts were left cold and uncomfortable Tuesday when Facilities Management replaced all chastity furniture with brown carpet squares.

“We bought the most uncom-fortable chairs we could find, and yet coeds still chose to sit on them together and be in love,” said Ryan Droffman, Dorm Coordinator.

“The new carpet squares boast a 70 percent increase in discomfort and should keep students from sit-ting on one another,” added Droff-man.

Complaints could be heard from

dorm rooms all over campus, as stu-dents helplessly watched movers haul away their uncomfortable fur-niture.

“I have serious back problems, but they wouldn’t listen,” said soph-omore Jeremy Fitz. “My chiroprac-tor wrote the Facilities Management office a note requesting an excep-tion, but they just shoved another carpet square under my door,” ex-plained Fitz.

Facilities Management and Droff-man confirmed that the changes will be permanent, and they advise stu-dents to get used to them.

Extra and replacement carpet squares can be purchased from RAs in students’ respective shacks for $10.

By Danny ValentineOf The Clarion Staff

Large Rock addressed a group of students yesterday afternoon in Kresge Courtyard during a press conference scheduled by some smaller stones.

Rock spoke softly to those gathered around, telling of his life spent in silent observation and the lessons he has learned. Rock recalled sweet memories and spoke of the happy things he had seen come and go. He told the growing crowd how excited he was for the school years ahead, but informed them that he must leave to care for his family at home.

Rock gave his final words, then left to be with his ail-ing mother in a small quarry in San Antonio, Texas. “I’ve only known of her illness for a short time. I regret so much having to share this news with you all,” said an emotional Rock, as he began to slowly roll away.

“Rock and his mother will be in the thoughts and prayers of the Geology Club,” said se-nior and Geology Club founder Carl Trout. “We all just feel so helpless and numb.”

A blank patch of dirt serves passers-by a sobering re-minder of the uncertain fu-ture and the loss of a large rock.


PHOTO FOR THE CLARION BY NICOLE NETTLETON

Chastity chairs deemed too sexy, replaced by carpet squares

Large Rock bids Kresge Courtyard fairwell

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