The Clarion -- April 11, 2013

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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013VOLUME 88 • NUMBER 13

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Students win prestigious math award

Taking on the TOMS vision

Ronning's dual life

Sexism at Bethel?pages 10-11

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How do Bethel’s ath-letic fields survive winter?

Jenny Hudalla Sports Editor

This winter was a snowy one com-pared to its predecessor, and nearly a foot of glittering white powder still covered the fields and courts when students returned to Bethel after spring break. Despite the glaring temperature difference between this spring and last, manager of grounds Josh Gerth said there is always a con-siderable amount of work needed to prepare the athletic facilities for spring competition.

This year facilities management and the athletic department have teamed up to get the baseball fields, softball fields and tennis courts ready for the Royals. On March 25 and 26,

the grounds crew used large snow blowers to clear the snow off the baseball and soft-ball fields. No fur-ther measures have been taken to ready the fields since then, be-cause the ground is still hard-ened by frost. Gerth said their efforts will continue until the athletic areas are both safe and playable.

Some athletic events have already been rescheduled, including several softball and baseball games. Softball moved an April 2 game against Saint Mary’s from Ona Orth to the dome in Rochester, Minn. Both the softball and baseball teams have postponed

games scheduled for late March until mid April, or when the fields are clear and dry. Tennis, on the other hand, has been able to compete inside at the Lifetime Fitness in Fridley. All three teams tested the playing surfaces dur-ing competitions on April 4, when the day’s 50-degree high made for ideal playing weather.

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Bethel trio honored with prestigious math awardnStudents’ paper one of 11 'outstanding winners' in international competition

Jon WestmarkNews Editor

On April 5, Bethel seniors Tony Burand, Jake Smith and Michael Tetzlaff were named outstand-ing winners for their collective work in the annual Mathematical Contest in Modeling, a grueling four-day, worldwide competi-tion put on by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP). Their paper was also chosen for the Mathematical As-sociation of America Prize – the association’s pick for the compe-tition’s best paper.

By Feb. 4, the end of the four-day competition, the COMAP judges had received 5,636 en-tries, which they whittled down to 857 meritorious winners, 13 finalists and 11 outstanding win-ners. This year, only 7 percent of the teams were from the United States, while 5,261 of the entries came from 13 other countries, predominantly China. Colorado College and the University of Colorado- Boulder were the only other U.S. schools with out-standing papers on a list that included entries from science heavyweights like the Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology, University of California-Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, Harvard and the University of Minnesota.

The competition began for the students on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m., when two open-ended problems were posted online for the team to pick from. Over the next 96 hours, the team had to

research, model and submit a solution for one of the two prob-lems. This year, students were able to decide between either developing a cost-efficient water strategy to meet projected needs of a given country, or developing a maximally effective brownie pan in terms of oven space and baking effectiveness.

Though the competition was primarily based on math skills, the team’s experience in other fields helped. Each member of the Bethel team is a double major – Smith in math and physics, Burand in chemistry and physics and Tetzlaff in computer science and physics. According to Smith, Burand’s knowledge of physical constants and convection, Tet-zlaff’s aptness at computer mod-eling, and his own experience in statistics allowed them to “put all of the pieces together.”

The physics department of-fered its electronics lab so the group could work uninterrupted over the four-day span. The stu-dents were allowed to leave the space whenever they pleased and could consult external published materials, but could not speak to others about the problem. The group took advantage of their freedom. “Even though the work was stressful, we made sure to take breaks like go out to eat or watch some of the Super Bowl,” Smith said. “After a little while, it was back to work.”

The trio also made it a priority to get eight hours of sleep each night, and Smith estimated that they spent about 10-12 hours on

the project each full day. Need-less to say, they missed some class time.

“The actual competition was stressful,” Smith said. “We set goals for ourselves to accomplish every day, and the actual prob-lem-solving was tough. Deciding what to focus on and what to pur-sue further was one of the most challenging aspects.”

One of the most important pieces is the one- to two-page summary on the cover of the submission, according to Nathan Gossett, professor of math and computer science and the team’s advisor. “You’ve got about a min-ute or so to impress the judges or else you’re out,” he said. “A lot of what we go through in practic-ing and training for this is how to make sure that in the first 60

seconds the judges know there is something special about your paper.”

As the team’s advisor, Gossett is well aware of the judging pro-cess. In addition to having won two MCM outstanding awards as a student at Bethel in 2001 and 2002, he has also been a judge for the high school version of the competition.

Apart from Gossett’s expe-rience with the competition, Smith and Gossett both point to Bethel’s curriculum as a primary contributor to the team’s consis-tent success. “I believe that we really have a really good cover-age of math theory, but we also have an emphasis on math ap-plication,” Gossett said. “There is a beauty to mathematics, but math is also incredibly useful

and I think that is something that comes through in our math class-es and helps people prepare for this.” Math modeling is one way that the practicality comes out in the curriculum, with each calcu-lus course at Bethel utilizing it to some extent.

Bethel has now won four outstanding awards in the MCM competition since 2001, a win-ning rate equal to that of MIT in the same time frame. According to Gossett, only six schools have won more often than Bethel as far back as the online records go.

For Smith, the accomplish-ment goes beyond prestige. He cites the practicality of the expe-rience for post-graduation as well as the fact that he was able to share the experience by working with friends.

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Jake Smith, Michael Tetzlaff and Tony Burand (left to right) prepare to begin the 96-hour competition.


NewsStudents look to start scholarly discussion on campusnInterdisciplinary journal ready for its first edition

Jon Westmark News Editor

This May, there will be a new publication at Bethel when the inaugural edition of Colloquy, a journal committed to undergrad-uate scholarship, joins its cre-ative counterpart the Coeval on campus. Students Abby Stocker, Roberta Fultz, Leah Patton, Sta-cie Lewis, Brad Cox, Jacob Man-ning and Jared Hedges make up the editorial team that will com-pile the journal.

The name Colloquy, which literally means conversation, was a reflection of Stocker’s desire to begin a more involved schol-arly discussion on campus. After presenting a paper she wrote for class at the Taylor University “Making Literature” conference, Stocker was surprised by the ac-cessibility of the scholarly dis-cussion. “I thought there was no reason we couldn’t have people send us papers that they had written for class,” she said. “We’d read through them and find the best ones and publish them.”

Though the Taylor confer-ence was oriented toward English literature and creative writing, Stocker and the Colloquy staff would like Bethel’s journal to draw from all fields. “We don't want the journal to only cater to one department,” said Patton. “We want it to be a representa-tion of the quality work that goes on at Bethel across the board.”

The journal will be “peer-re-viewed” in multiple senses of the

word. Like most peer-reviewed academic journals, qualified fac-ulty will review each selection and judge its merit. But because it is undergraduate work, it is also peer-reviewed in the sense that students will play a large role in deciding what goes into the vol-ume.

One of the biggest difficulties with starting a peer-reviewed journal within the Bethel com-munity is making the process unbiased. With a relatively small number of students, creating a double blind environment – where neither the student edi-tors nor the faculty reviewers know whose work they are read-ing – poses potential problems. Many students do their research in which one or multiple faculty advisors, potentially making the pool of reviewers rather small. Also, because all of the student editors happen to be English ma-jors, papers from this discipline may need exceptional care.

To combat these potential is-sues, the staff responsibilities are divided up. One editor will take in a submission, remove the au-thor's name and send the paper to the other members of the staff, who will decide if the piece contributes to the general pur-pose of the journal and reflects the school’s best work. If the paper meets these standards, it will then be passed on to a fac-ulty member within the field of

study that the paper addresses. The professor will then suggest edits and revisions to the paper. Once the paper is revised, the name will be reattached by the acquiring editor and the journal will be assembled for publica-tion.

According to Stocker, the theme for this issue is (Re/De)Generation. However, papers do not need to fit with the theme directly, and the theme is inten-tionally ambiguous to allow for a broad range of submissions. “We tried to kind of find a way to make the different papers and ideas speak to each other and have some kind of coherent com-monality between them,” she said. “But we didn’t want to limit submissions.”

According to Stocker and Pat-ton, Colloquy is more than an opportunity to get student work published. It is also about chang-ing the academic climate around campus. “We are proud of our community, and want this to be an opportunity to show what we can do,” Patton said.

The deadline for submissions is April 12. There are not guide-lines for length, but 30+ page papers may be excerpted. The journal will tentatively be re-leased in journal and online form, with funding from the English de-partment. The staff is also plan-ning on having a release party in early May.

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VP of Student Life speaks on millennial generationnFaculty delve into the minds of the students in their classrooms

mary Polding For The Clarion

Last week Bethel faculty had the pleasure of attending a talk by Edee Schulze, vice president of Student Life, on characteristics of the millennial gen-eration. The talk was aimed at providing insights into the different behaviors of the current student population to bet-ter equip faculty and provide stronger understanding. The gasps in the room after Schulze declared that millennials have lived their entire lives without the Soviet Union made it clear just how dif-ferent the student body may be from the faculty teaching it.

The following is a brief synopsis of the talk, highlighting the top six characteris-tics typical of millennials. Please, keep in mind that of course these are not true of every person within the age group, but a representation on a national level.

We are/think we are:

1. SPECIALThis is the characteristic most often

translated into entitlement. As a whole, we grew up with parents who desired for everyone to be winners, creating a dif-ferent approach to winning and compe-tition. This mindset, combined with the market that we have grown up in, creates a great desire in us for prompt feedback. With new technologies emerging as we have grown up, businesses have sought to grab our attention and figure out how best to target us. We expect more atten-

tion and very quick feedback, just like the marketplace has provided.

2. SHELTEREDOver 60 percent of our parents con-

fess that their number one concern for us growing up was safety. We have been surrounded by highly regulated environ-ments, and two-thirds of millennials sur-veyed express the sentiment that “you can never be too careful.” This aspect does not factor into our desire for self-expression.

3. CONFIDENTWe are not only confident in our abil-

ity to take on a challenge, but in our fu-ture success as well. Nearly 85 percent of millennials believe that the next Bill Gates will come out of their generation, 66 percent believe that they will person-ally know that person and 24 percent think they will actually be that person. We have optimism like no other, and we don’t think change is out of reach.

4. TEAM-ORIENTEDThis may surprise some, as many have

criticized technology and our lifestyles as being highly individualistic. But be-hind our zoning into various media chan-nels is a desire to be connected. We are constantly seeking interaction – perhaps the reason we are often assigned group projects in class.

5. CONVENTIONALAccording to research presented, this

characteristic likely correlates with our safe but optimistic mindset, as we have a high respect for one another. We are the most diverse generation and are proud to not carry some of the scars of those before us, though we have our own mis-haps to face. Millennials as a whole are also taking their time to get married – despite the patterns we may see at Bethel.

6. PRESSUREDMillennials may have high expecta-

tions of the services around them but rarely cut themselves a break. College students today are considered the busi-est age group in the world and spend the least amount of the week in unstruc-tured, free time. There is constantly something to be done, whether that is to continue to meet the need of connec-tion, or to pursue our dreams of success.

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Schulze presented findings from "Millennials Go To College," along with her own in-sights, to about 30 faculty and staff members on March 28.

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micaHela moHs For The Clarion

With all of the different majors of-fered at Bethel, it can be hard for stu-dents to choose just one (or two, for a double major) that fits with what they want to do or what they feel called to do. Undecided majors are often inter-ested in several different fields of study but cannot figure out which major will best combine their interests and aspira-tions.

Now, there is a new major created for Bethel students: missional ministries. According to the degree’s overview, the new major is for students who desire to fulfill missio Dei – the mission of God – in every aspect of their lives, regardless of the field they go into. It emphasizes the idea of missional theology and par-ticipation in the mission of God, where believers are called to engage in culture from a cross-cultural standpoint.

Missional ministries draws heav-ily from – and will replace – the exist-ing youth ministries major, creating an interdisciplinary degree that can be combined with biblical and theological studies for a double major or fit with dif-ferent minors such as business, commu-nication, psychology or reconciliation studies. The degree promises to pre-pare students for any field of ministry, instead of just training for youth minis-try, by teaching skills such as leadership, fund-raising, creating budgets and un-derstanding human development.

Pamela Erwin, associate dean of pro-fessional programs, says that the cre-ation of the major started from “three years of review of Bethel youth min-istry and BTS alums,” who were asked questions based on their current ca-reers, such as how much their degree

had prepared them, or what they hadn’t learned but found a need for. Also, the BTS department began to evaluate its curriculum in terms of the changing cul-tural landscape, finding a need to “better prepare students who had a passion for being disciples in the 21st century,” ac-cording to Erwin.

Some may ask why the major is being created now, when Bethel is encounter-ing financial issues and a budget reduc-tion, but those behind the creation of the major, such as BTS professor Dale Durie, cited broad appeal to ministry-minded students who aren’t just interested in youth ministry. Additionally, most mis-sional ministries courses will be convert-ed from youth ministry courses, with only a few changes, such as an introductory “Foundations of Ministry” course, and two ministry practicums that go along with two required internships.

Several students have already begun to deliberate switching their major to missional ministries, or have chosen it as their degree. Sophomore Bethany Hall, who had previously declared a double major in youth ministries and communi-cation, with a BTS minor, is switching to missional ministries because of her desire to work with a nonprofit after gradua-tion – similar to her current work at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan, Minn. Hall calls the major “very flexible” and be-lieves that it will better equip her for the ministry that she feels called to.

The main appeal of the major seems to be that it gives options for students who may be interested in different types of ministry. Zach Horejsi, another student switching to the new major, mentions the flexibility of missional ministries as “cru-cial” because it can give “the qualifica-tions necessary to be used in whatever way God wants.”

nThe missional ministries degree calls students to new options and career fields

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greta soWles Staff Writer

Everybody loves a harmless April Fools’ Day prank, even YouTube and President Obama.

According to Time maga-zine, YouTube released a video on Sunday, March 31 with the title “YouTube’s ready to select a winner.” In the video, the em-ployees of YouTube explained that the site will be shutting down and undergoing the task of choosing the best video. The winner would be announced when the site returned in 2023 and they would receive an mp3 player and a $500 stipend to begin another creative work.

In the video, YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar said, “We start-ed YouTube in 2005 as a contest with a simple goal to find the best video in the world.”

The contest’s panel of judges featured distinguished film critics, commentators and some of the most famous YouTube celebrities, including Antoine Dodson, whose “Bed Intruder” Auto-Tune video went viral in 2010.

“I encourage everybody to watch as many videos as pos-sible before YouTube deletes everything tonight,” Dodson said in the video.

“By the way ... April Fools! ;-)” appeared at the very end of the video description, po-tentially fooling over 10 million viewers.

The White House also played a simple prank on April Fools’ Day. It was announced that

there would be a special video message from the President, but instead of starring Presi-dent Obama, Robby Novak, who plays “Kid President” in a series of popular YouTube vid-eos, appeared on screen. When the presidential music played, Novak popped up and said, “It looks like you were expecting someone else.”

Although Bethel’s April Fools’ Day jokes seemed con-fined to fake engagements on Facebook, a comical joke oc-curred earlier at the start of the annual BSA Easter egg hunt.

A group of male sopho-mores bought and hid the same kind of eggs as the annual BSA egg hunt. Normally the eggs contain a BSA stamped slip with a number on it, which is then turned in to claim a prize that corresponds to the number. The slips inside the fake eggs instructed winners to call cer-tain numbers or talk to certain professors in order to claim a “grand prize.”

Sophomore Johnny Indle-coffer received a call from a student seeking a prize. “Ev-eryone was falling for it,” said Indlecoffer. “And honestly, ev-erything was clean. It was all in fun.”

Jessica Young, BSA’s direc-tor of BU traditions, explained that many of the students who came to the commons tables to return fake eggs were fresh-men. “It was awkward when people came up with fake eggs, because you want to give ev-erybody prizes,” she said.

Young estimated that around 20-30 fake eggs were hidden and returned by stu-dents in anticipation of a prize. Unfortunately, the spreadsheet that labels each egg slip with an associated prize was very par-ticular, and BSA could not af-ford to give out prizes to those who did not find real eggs.

April Fools’ Day is not the only day for pranking. Pranks like the egg hunt happen all around campus, during every season of the year.

Sophomores Drea Chalm-ers, Bethany Hall, Kassie Hall, Chelsea Weitzel, Holly Gab-

bert and Lauren St. John, who live in Arden Village East have been the consistent victims of the pranks of a group of sopho-more men. Near the beginning of the year, the men – Alex Tunel, Nick Reich, Chad Cybo-ran, Matt Lund, Chris Chris-tianson and Jake Zea – stole pillows and other objects from the women’s dorm room, took pictures with the stolen objects and had the pictures printed. They used these pictures to fill empty frames that were previ-ously hanging on a wall in the women's living room.

In a second prank, the men

wrapped everything in the women’s room in newspaper. “Down to the pens and pencils, everything was newspapered,” said Bethany Hall. To get the men back, the group of women stole food and flags from the men’s dorm room.

Last year, some individuals changed Getsch Hall’s painted windows that read “In Pur-suit” to “In Pooooop,” and it remained there for the rest of the year.

Needless to say, Bethel also loves a good, clean prank, and the stories are sure to continue.

Students join in on April Fools' funnPranks pulled on campus and across the country on the first of the month

nThe missional ministries degree calls students to new options and career fields

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YouTube's "Kid President," Robby Novak, appeared instead of President Obama in a video on the White House's website as part of an April Fools' Day prank.


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nStigmas interfere with our ability to properly deal with mental health issues

Mental illnesses: a healthier approach

dan sHeets For The Clarion

Current medical statistics are now showing that issues of mental health are on the rise and are more prevalent than ever. The negative stigma of mental health has been por-trayed on the news multiple times the past year, whether in a mass school shooting or a stu-

dent stepping out of line with his teachers. We seem to only catch the short negative mes-sages on mental health issues.

Within the past year, I have been diagnosed with an anxi-ety disorder, mild depression and ADD. At first, it was some-what of a shock, but it grew on me. Being properly diagnosed, I could start on a path of treat-ment and receive help for the

symptoms that never seemed to go away.

For those of you who don’t have an anxiety disorder or depression, let me try and briefly explain it to you. Anxi-ety attacks and chronic anxiety almost feel like having a heart attack. Some doctors have even gone as far to say that they are identical symptoms. Your brain tells you at these moments that death is looming from a heart attack. The first time you en-counter it can be one of the scariest times of your life. Other times it can be less severe and just be continuous nausea when experiencing high stress.

Depression is another thing. While symptoms of depres-sion and anxiety are commonly paired together, they are not the same thing. People without clinical depression might try and relate it to a down day or the feeling of having a bad test week. Clinical depression is not that. People with depression can experience a wide array of symptoms. Personally, I have days where I just don’t feel like I can get out of bed and socialize with people and my brain feels as if it has a major block in it. It’s the feeling that the whole day is going to hell, even though it is not. People can also suffer from more serious symptoms of which can be deadly.

I write this article to inform people of the need to start a mental illness reform. We need to take away the stigma that having a mental health illness is a negative thing. We need

young people, like ourselves, to take the step and receive help for these mental health illness-es and not feel judged by soci-ety or ashamed. This reform is a two-step approach: firstly, preaching the message of tak-ing the step and getting the appropriate help and secondly, reforming the way people with-out a mental illness perceive such diseases. Both are ex-tremely vital in our current so-ciety and media blitzed world.

Preaching the message of getting help is easier said than done. Many people, like myself, struggle with coming out open-ly about having a mental health illness. The central feeling of being judged plays a major role in why people struggle internal-ly with a mental illness. Part of this “reform” is getting the mes-sage out to people with mental illness that it is not uncommon and that many people have the same mental illness that they are going through. This can be done through many ways – tele-vision advertisement, radio, mailings – but it will all take the initiative of some sort of non-profit group. This is what I am proposing to start.

The same can be said about the public perception. Both sides of this reform play an equal role into our current standing of mental illness. The news and many other media outlets can portray having a mental illness as having a dis-ability. This can lead to the stig-ma that having a mental health illness is wrong and causes the

reaction of being ashamed to openly say you have a mental health condition. Again, it will take the efforts of some sort of nonprofit group to change this negative stigma and inform people of what a mental illness really entails.

If you suffer from a mental health disease, severe or mod-erate, please feel free to con-tact me via email ([email protected]) to have an open discussion. You would be ex-tremely surprised to realize you’re not alone in the symp-toms you face every day. If you do not suffer from a mental illness but would like to get in-volved in the ongoing reform on mental illness, please also feel free to email me on ways to get involved. A group of people and I are building the stepping stones to what we hope we will be a life-changing nonprofit or-ganization. We want to reach out to people with and without mental health diseases and re-form the way society perceives mental illnesses.

On a final note, if you are reading this and have a mental illness, I applaud you for even taking the time to read about it! I know when I was first diag-nosed, I wanted nothing to do with my diseases and denied even having them. Just remem-ber the cheesy line people al-ways say: you’re not alone. So many people share the same ill-ness and are powering through it, just like you are. Let's take this reform by the horns and run with it.

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Children’s issues Parents’ response

© 2011 MCTSource: Child Mental INstitute telephone

survey of 1,000 adults (primary of co-caregivers) with children ages 2-24; margin

of error: +/- 3 percentage points Graphic: Keith Claxton, Chicago Tribune

Most common difficulties a child with mental health issues has

According to a recent survey, nearly a quarter of parents are concerned with their children’s mental health.

Children’s mental health

Has trouble going about daily life

Kids with mental health issues show higher rates of dangerous behaviors

Suspension

Arrest

Binge drinking

Drug abuse

Bad attendance

Suicide

9%20%

5%14%

7%19%

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6%13%

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Percent of concerned parents who sought

treatment for their child

Mental health is just as important as physical

There is not enough coverage of mental

health issues

Their pediatrician asked them regularly about

mental health concerns

Percent of their children diagnosed with attention

or behavioral issuesTop diagnoses

Percent of parents who say ...

Autism

Difficulty making friends, socializing

Becomes withdrawn or depressed

Suffers academically

49%

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18%

Bipolar10%

Depression9%

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cHris sJolander For The Clarion

“Ushers will now come by to collect this morning’s of-fering” are words that we all routinely hear in a Sunday morning church service. The usher presents the plate to the first person seated in the row and it is passed down the aisle efficiently. You may notice that sometimes the plate makes it to the opposite end of the row without even one dollar placed inside. This image is startling and sadden-ing to me.

As of late there has been a significant decline in offer-ing donations to churches –

which is mainly attributed to economic stress as a result of the Great Recession of 2008. Families are cutting back on expenditures and saving their money for household necessi-ties and for rainy days.

The reality is that churches rely primarily on offering con-tributions; they fund specific ministries, missions and also compensate pastors and staff. If you are benefiting from a church’s services and minis-tries, it seems only fair that you help support that church financially.

Understandably, giving an offering is a challenge for college students. The money from our paychecks funnels

right into tuition, loans and living expenses. However, having good stewardship of our money is crucial now, and more importantly in the future when we face more expenditures, bills and the re-sponsibilities of spouses and children.

Pastor John Crosby of Christ Presbyterian Church in Edina, Minn. said, “Each should give in proportion to their income, generously and joyously rather than grudg-ingly, according to some set standard.” John’s argument is supported in 2 Corinthians 9:7, “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compul-

sion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Jesus does not judge the quantity of our offering. Rath-er, He values the intent of our generosity. Take, for example, the story of the poor widow in Mark 12:41-44. The widow gives two small copper coins — a seemingly meager amount compared to her neighbors. Jesus uses her as an example of the type of generosity His disciples should have.

Bethel has provided some opportunities for students to donate money to various pro-grams and organizations. One of these opportunities was United Worship’s Live 58 pro-gram back in the fall, which

focused on combating mal-nutrition in Mozambique. The effort garnered $2,000, but junior Erin Schrupp believes we can do better. She said, “By fasting and giving money and trusting in the Lord, mas-sive things can happen.”

So Bethel, I challenge you to put some money in the of-fering plate. It could be $10, $5 or even $1. Think about what you spend your discretionary money on every month. Sac-rifice that one coffee drink at Starbucks, that new sweater or that movie ticket to instead help further the Kingdom of God. Our world is in desper-ate need of your support.

A call to give 'generously and joyously'nDespite tight budgets, college students should be more willing to give to churches and charities

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Sexism is a deep-rooted issue explicitly addressed in the Bethel Covenant for Life Together. In fact, the Covenant says, “We view racism and sexism as sinful and reflective of some of the most harmful aspects of our culture.” Although sexism is addressed in as-sociation with racism, some in the Bethel commu-nity wonder if sexism receives less attention.

AnneMarie Kooistra, associate professor of his-tory, recently posted an issue related to sexism on the c-faculty online forum. In the forum post, Koois-tra mentioned that a particular female student had received an outspoken lack of respect from a male peer in response to her recent acceptance to various graduate programs at prestigious universities.

Prior to this incident, Kooistra had heard stories from other female faculty members who felt a lack of respect in the classroom because of their gen-der. “It was a different thing when I had a specific incident from a student I knew,” said Kooistra, who could not speak more highly of the student. “When-ever someone that I care about gets treated with no respect, that’s very problematic.”

Christina Busman, a female professor in the bibli-cal and theological studies department, experienced similar instances of sexism as a Bethel undergradu-ate looking to study further at either Princeton Theological Seminary or Yale Divinity School.

Busman’s continual frustration stems from the fact that she has had to deal with situations of dis-respect from both colleagues and students at least once a semester. “I think sometimes it’s often not malicious, but it doesn’t make it okay,” she said.

Kooistra’s c-faculty post prompted over 50 fac-ulty responses, beginning a conversation about the

issue of sexism and how it subtly plagues Bethel’s campus.

Rich Sherry, assistant to the president, immedi-ately responded with the suggestion that this par-ticular instance posted on c-faculty was an issue of bias. A formal complaint can be filed anytime an in-dividual feels as though something has been said to him or her that violates the Covenant. This includes both sexism and racism.

According to Kooistra, the major drawback of such an action is that the student who files the re-port may feel like he or she is unable to continue to work and play in his or her social environment.

The forum post also activated discussion of gen-der roles, both in society and in the church. “There should be some discussion about how we are going to make sure that even if there is a diversity of opin-ions, the individual woman here still feels respected in the role that she has,“ added Kooistra.

Christian Collins Winn, biblical and theological studies department chair, has dealt directly with sex-ism in relation to the role of women in ministry. “The sexism issue in the BTS context is treated differently because the issue over women in ministry is usually the lens through which the discussion happens,” said Winn.

Winn affirmed that in the hiring process for the BTS faculty, the egalitarian view of women in min-istry, which states that men and women can have identical roles in ministry, is a requirement. While the faculty may be collectively egalitarian, they have encouraged conversation and discussion from op-posing views.

Kooistra also added that dealing with an issue like sexism takes a certain amount of finesse be-cause it can cause a tricky situation. “These are men and women who need to learn to play together as

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much as they are to learn together,” she said. “Call-ing attention to issues of gender sometimes can make those relationships quite difficult.”

To improve the institutional response to sexism, Kooistra suggested focusing on bringing glory to God through learning and academic excellence. She also suggested having a recorded anonymous line where students could talk to trusted faculty members about sexism-related issues. “I think there still has to be some kind of documentation so we know what problems we are experiencing and how to address them,“ she said.

According to Winn, a more robust response to sexism is required to make large steps forward in the process of ending it. “If 60 percent of the student body is women, we are sending the wrong message to them by not affirming fully that they can go where they feel God is calling them,” he said. Winn sug-gested that Bethel should take a written and verbal stance for egalitarianism.

While Busman agreed with the idea of taking a stance, she encouraged the integration of egalitari-anism, rather than simply making a statement in support of the position. Additionally, Busman sug-gested using the model of how racism has been talked about and integrated to take steps forward to end sexism at Bethel.

Busman has felt affirmation and support from the leadership at Bethel, but she is also adamant about putting a stop to sexism. “People in our com-munity are being hurt, and I think that should move all of us,” she said.

“Part of the redemption process is bringing to mind this idea that we are all created in the image of God; therefore, we need to treat people with re-spect,” Kooistra added. “That would be a great step forward in general.”

Edee Schulze, vice president of Student Life, presented her gender dynamics study and find-ings at the Moberg Conference Saturday, Feb. 23. The purpose of the study was to help understand the Bethel experience of female students, both in and outside the classroom. While similar studies have been conducted, Schulze was interested in understanding how being a faith-based institution would compare to previous studies of secular in-stitutions.

Basing her study on Hall and Sandler’s “The classroom climate: A chilly place for women,” Schulze borrowed the term “chilly climate” to ex-plain “the subtle ambiance in which many small inequities can create a negative atmosphere… Although many instructors and students feel that they are free from sexist prejudice, each holds entrenched beliefs of which she or he may not be fully aware.” Schulze said that this could take the form of professors or students yielding to stereo-types, excluding women, giving women less intel-lectual encouragement or defining women solely on sexuality.

Three of the major findings of the study con-cerned gender identity development, tensions re-garding gender roles, and the perceived roles of men and women. To read more about her findings and study, look for the published article in Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Stu-dent Development this July. Schulze will also be presenting her research on April 18 from 10:15 to 11:00 in the Eastlund Room.

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CultureBU junior launches local music blog nCeleste Harlow's blog has already garnered attention from City Pages, The Current and several local bands

amanda aHlm Culture Editor

Some people listen to music casually, while oth-ers are more serious fans. Bethel junior Celeste Har-low would consider herself a “junkie,” especially when it comes to the Minneapolis music scene.

Whether it ’s a more inti-mate house venue like Live Letters Loft or a larger venue like 7th Street Entry, Harlow wants to be there.

When asked about her music interests, she said, “If it ’s Minneapolis, it ’s me.”

Together with her friend Mattie Buezis, a student at the University of Minnesota, Harlow has recently taken this passion and combined it with her interest in writing to create a website.

The website – mnmu-sicjunkie.com – is dedicated to concert reviews, album releases and all things Min-neapolis music.

“The Minneapolis music scene is phenomenal for a lot of reasons,” Harlow said. “The musicians themselves are extremely talented and there is a really cool vibe and cool sound that comes out of here.”

Their website was launched last month and has taken off since then, accord-ing to Harlow. It is followed by The Current, City Pages

and many local bands.MN Music Junkie has al-

lowed the women to net-work within the music scene and has even given them op-portunities to individually do publicity for the bands, sep-arate from the website.

The creation and upkeep of this site has been no small feat for Harlow and Buezis. Harlow said that each week she puts approximately five hours into research, 15 hours into writing and editing, and goes to at least three shows.

However, the site has some obvious perks. In ad-dition to the networking, the two women have al-ready received free tickets to shows as an incentive for them to go and write about the bands. The duo’s goal is to eventually not have to pay for any concerts they want to go to.

While Harlow and Buezis are honest with their read-ers as to their own music tastes and preferences, they are open to every genre and want to explore every-thing that Minneapolis has to offer. They take readers’ suggestions and input, and from that have been able to expand their own horizons.

One way Harlow can see the site expanding in the future is through a forum that encourages community among fans and listeners of local music.

“The fans and the musi-cians are really well connect-ed, but there is not a lot of community among the fans. People that are really excit-ed about music here don’t really have an avenue to connect with one another,” Harlow said.

While Harlow does not know if this site could ever get big enough for her to make a living, it has given her the relevant experience she needs to pursue a career in music as well as an outlet to connect with other music “junkies” like herself.

Celeste's blogging tips1. Be okay with being passionate about something.2. Act upon that passion.3. Know that there are other people that share your same interests.4. Do something to set yourself apart.5. Stick around. The blogs that stick around and stay consistent are the ones that end up becoming popular.6. Promote your blog through social media, and interact with followers.7. Findpeoplewhocanbenefitfromwhat you are writing about.


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greta soWles Staff Writer

In its first year of business, TOMS sold 10,000 shoes. Since then, the organization has given over 2 million shoes to kids in over 50 countries. What started as an idea became a movement, and it has touched the Bethel campus.

On April 16, the Bethel community can join in “One Day Without Shoes.” The day encourages people to inten-

tionally go barefoot in order to bring awareness to the global health issues associated with the lack of shoes.

The Bethel event has been going on for the past three years and has been coupled with the sale of the popular TOMS shoes at a discounted price. This year, the shoes were purchased online through a Bethel link for $35 instead of the $44 retail price. In this event last year, around 160 Bethel students purchased

discounted TOMS, and many participated in going barefoot. Shoes are only required in the Dining Center and near the 3900 Grill.

Juniors Hillary Henke and Kristine Schmidt are in charge of this year’s TOMS event.

“By going without shoes we get to experience what they go through,” Henke said.

“Shoes are a no-brainer to us. To so many people in the world, shoes are luxury items,” added Schmidt.

In addition to participating in “One Day Without Shoes,” Bethel students who pur-chased a pair of TOMS can dec-orate their shoes. “Style Your Sole” is an event that will be held in The Loft from 8-10 p.m. on April 16. Glitter, paint, but-tons and sewing materials will be provided.

According to toms.com, a pair of shoes can prevent a child from getting infections and diseases, and it can com-plete a school uniform, which is often necessary for educa-tion in many countries.

TOMS works with over 75 Shoe Giving Partners, who integrate shoe giving into other work, including health check-ups, distribution of vac-cinations and school support. When a pair of shoes is pur-chased through the TOMS or-ganization, a pair of specially designed black canvas shoes is given to a child in need. Shoe distributions are often paired with education on hygiene and other healthy habits.

Founder Blake Mycoskie started the organization after taking a life-changing trip to Argentina in 2007. “I was so overwhelmed by the spirit of the South American people, especially those who had so little,” Mycoskie said. “And I was instantly struck with the desire — the responsibility — to do more.”

The shoes come in over 10

styles, including canvas clas-sics, cordones, stitchouts, wedges and wrap boots. The prices range from $44 to $140, depending on the style.

“It’s selfless, and I think that’s what TOMS strives to do,” said Schmidt. “It is so small to us, but it is huge to other people.”

In addition to shoes, TOMS sells eyewear, and the organi-zation collaborates with eye care professionals who can help people in need obtain prescription glasses, medical treatment and eye surgery.

According to the TOMS web-site, 285 million people around the world are blind or visually impaired, and 80 percent of these cases are treatable or curable. TOMS currently helps restore sight in 12 different developing countries as well as in the United States. The glasses range in cost from $88 to $169 and include polarized or regular sunglasses.

Like “One Day Without Shoes,” “World Sight Day” on October 10 is a day that raises awareness of blindness and vi-sual impairments around the world.

To learn more about the TOMS organization, visit www.toms.com.

nBethel students participate in TOMS events to raise awareness and bring relief for those without shoes

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TOMS shoes have become famous for their "One for One" policy, donating a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair purchased.

TAKING ON THE VISION


Culture

lexi Beasley For The Clarion

Many people have a driving question that they strive to an-swer throughout their life. Kristi Piehl, founder and CEO of Media Minefield, sought to answer the question: “Is it possible to run a company by the Golden Rule, on biblical principles, and be profit-able?”

Piehl graduated from Bethel as an English literature major with an emphasis in professional writing and a minor in communi-cation studies. She was a semes-ter ahead of her class, finishing in December of 1996. She re-members feeling anxious to get into her field and couldn't wait to find a job. She had been the editor-in-chief of The Clarion and had completed three internships at the Hutchinson Leader, UPN 9 (now Fox 9) and KEYC Mankato, the last of which provided her with her first job.

After college, she married her high school sweetheart and worked at KEYC. She was there less than a year as an anchor and continued her career path at various other television stations. After moving throughout the Midwest, Piehl and her husband eventually came back to Minne-apolis where she began working for KSTP.

“When I started out in TV, it was such a difficult career path,” said Piehl. “I don’t think I could’ve done it without my faith.”

Piehl said that her faith devel-oped and deepened during her three and a half years at Bethel. “For me, it was so wonderful to

spend that time really talking about and thinking about my own personal faith,” said Piehl. She described her time at Bethel as a seed that has taken root in many areas of her life.

After covering so many ter-rible stories as a news anchor and reporter, Piehl’s faith car-ried her through all of the ups and downs. Two of these career highs and lows came within a few short months of each other. On October 25, 2008, Piehl was announced as an Emmy award winner for her investigative re-porting story “Smiley Face Kill-ers,” reaching a goal Piehl had strived for for years. However, in December of that same year, Piehl was laid off from KSTP, along with close to 20 other em-ployees.

After a 12-year television ca-reer, Piehl had to decide where to go from there. She knew that a career in television was not good for her husband and two sons and that she couldn’t keep it up. Because of this, she viewed the layoff as a blessing when she didn’t have the courage to leave television on her own. So, she decided to let God regain control of her life and lead her where He wanted her to be. “If I wasn’t driving, if I was in the passenger seat, what would God have me do?” Piehl asked herself. This was a question that, looking back, produced results Piehl couldn’t have imagined at the time.

The pastor and staff at Way-zata Evangelical Free Church, the church she was attending, heard about her layoff and offered her a part-time position writing news-

letters and bulletins. It was only 10 hours a week, but Piehl knew it was the right thing for her since she would be able to spend more time at home with her family and really find out what she was sup-posed to do with her future. She began taking a class through the church, and it was there that she imagined Media Minefield. “Dur-ing that class, a business came to me – the name, the concept, ev-erything,” Piehl said.

Piehl had never even dreamed of having her own company, but her husband fully supported her. “I never saw it coming or, I would even go as far as to say, wanted it to happen,” said Piehl. Her vi-sion for this company was to help nonprofits and small companies navigate the media and get their stories on television. And she did just that, working solo at the outset. A year after starting the company, she hired her first em-ployee.

Today, three years after she began this company, there are 11 employees, many of whom have television backgrounds. The goal of Media Minefield is to collaborate as a team and most effectively tell the stories of each of their clients. And Piehl has certainly found her passion here. “I love helping people get their stories out and I love help-ing them use the media to help them grow their ministry, grow their business, etc.,” Piehl said. “The whole thing has been an act of faith.”

So, is it possible to run a company by the Golden Rule, on biblical principles, and be profit-able? Piehl sure thinks so.

The Golden Rule CEOnBethel alumna strives to run an honorable, profitable company

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Kristi Piehl, Bethel alumna and CEO of Media Minefield, uses her gifts to help nonprofits gain recognition through the media.


SportsThegirlonfire:Caroline‘Tickles’KivistonThe freshman catcher is an offensive leader in the MIAC

Jared nelson For The Clarion

Although Caroline Kivisto routinely responds to praise with tight-lipped humility, her screaming statistics are loud enough to attract conference-wide attention.

The freshman catcher leads the team with a .518 batting average, .577 on-base per-centage, .911 slugging per-centage and five home runs as she also leads the MIAC in RBIs with 28. Kivisto has perplexed opposing pitchers through 19 games. But you would never know any of this just by talking to her.

“I’m just having fun out there,” Kivisto said. “My goal is to just keep improving.”

Kivisto credits the team with her own success, saying that the team's spirit and con-tagious hitting have allowed her to get off to such a hot start.

“When a few people are hitting the ball well, it gives confidence to all of us,” she said.

The team leads the MIAC with a team average of .347, and its pitchers are holding opponents to just a .276 aver-age. Compared to their .285 average last season, the Roy-als are in good shape.

While there is no denying that the team is hitting the ball well this season, Kivisto’s teammates give her a lot more credit than she gives herself.

“Tickles, as we call her,

doesn’t overcomplicate things,” said senior captain Ra-chel Gilbert. “The coaches see how talented she is, so all they say is, ‘Caroline, go hit,’ and that’s exactly what she does.”

Kivisto spent her winter on the ice for the Royals, playing in all 27 games for the wom-en’s hockey team as a forward. Although she was forced to miss the first few weeks on the diamond because of it, Kivisto said her experience playing hockey may have helped her when the softball season came around.

“The hockey season gave me some confidence and al-lowed me to be less nervous, since I was able to get rid of some of the first-game jit-ters,” Kivisto said.

According to Kivisto, hav-ing the company of five team-mates who play on both the hockey team and the softball team made the transition eas-ier, because they were able to help one another get up to speed with the rest of the team.

“Even though she had to miss time for hockey, she still worked out with softball-spe-cific drills,” Gilbert said. “Car-oline still hit when she could and took grounders. We knew that she had potential, so we encouraged her to get in and work, as we do with all of our young players.”

Even with her teammates singing praises about her work ethic, Kivisto remains humble and takes little credit for her own success.

“I'm definitely surprising myself a little bit,” she said. “I wasn't sure how it was going to work out with the numbers and how many girls we have, but I'm really glad I got my shot when we were in Florida [over spring break].”

Gilbert and the rest of the team hope that they can continue to ride Kivisto’s hot streak for as long as possible.

“When someone is hitting like that, it becomes conta-gious. We’re hitting well and we’re relaxed,” Gilbert said. “It’s so much fun.”

Despite the pressure to keep performing, numbers are the last thing on Kivisto’s

mind. She’s far more con-cerned with improving herself and giving her team the best chance to win.

“I don’t put numbers on it,” she said. “I just want to con-tribute to the team in a posi-tive way every single day.”

Even though Kivisto is new to the team this year, her team-first attitude embodies everything the softball pro-gram stands for.

“Our team doesn't focus on the individual. We're all about the team, and Caroline is a great example of that,” Gilbert said.

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION BY DREA CHALMERS

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF BU SPORTS INFORMATION

Freshman catcher Caroline Kivisto leads her team in batting average, RBIs and slugging percentage.


SportsSenior hoops star showered with accoladesnTaylor Hall continues to receive post-season recognition

Jillian scHinzingFor The Clarion

Senior Taylor Hall has received more ath-letic awards this year than most players receive throughout their entire college careers. Hall was named MIAC MVP and MIAC Joe Hutton Player-of-the-Year, as well as a member of the MIAC All-Conference Team, MIAC All-Defen-sive Team, NABC Division III West District First Team, NABC Coaches' Division III All-America Second Team and D3hoops.com All-America Second Team.

The forward was also chosen for the 2013 Reese’s Division III College All-Star game and named the MIAC’s top all-around player. Hall also led the league in scoring, averaging 21.8 points per game, and ranked first in rebounds, blocked shots, field goals and free throws.

Head basketball coach Jeff Westlund de-scribed Hall as "powerful, explosive, intense, skilled, driven and a great competitor.”

Hall started the season with three straight 30-point performances, and he scored double figures in all but three games, with a season high of 37 points. His statistical dominance earned him three MIAC Athlete of the Week awards.

Westlund said one of Hall’s major strengths is his competitiveness. "He would be on the floor diving for loose balls and put in extra ef-fort defensively to get the rebound,” Westlund said. “He decided he was going to play that way, and he was amazing.”

Regarding his personal achievements, Hall said he was most proud of his spots on the All-America teams. “I’m proud of it because it’s a combination of my career,” he said. “I’m not saying that I worked toward individual goals all the time, but it was nice to be individually rec-ognized for it on the court.“

Hall walked in the May 2012 graduation, but he had only played three years of college

basketball, so he had one more year of eligi-bility. He surprised many when he decided to come back and play.

“It was kind of weighing on me over the summer, and I needed some time to think about it,” Hall said. “I talked to my assistant coaches, prayed about it a lot, and in the end I knew I was going to regret it if I didn’t come back.”

Hall said his personal highlights from this season didn’t come from a single game or mo-ment.

"I think the highlight of the season was more the road trips with my teammates,” Hall said. “Every bus ride we’d just joke around. That’s the stuff I’m going to remember when I’m 70 and 80 years old – not just the games we played, but really the conversations we had.”

Hall said one of the things he’s going to miss the most about Beth- el basketball is the family-like bond he shared with his coaches and team-mates. According to Westlund, the feeling is mutual.

“He did so many different things on the court as a well-rounded player that we will miss him leading by example,” Westlund said.

Hall is currently working full time at Johnson Brothers while receiv- ing credits. While Hall is unsure of what the future holds for him, he has been in contact with agents and coaches en-couraging him to try out for overseas teams.

“I think I’m going to just kind of just leave my options open and enjoy life, and we’ll see where God takes me,” he said.

Although Hall will miss his time as a Royal, his remarkable basketball ca-reer may not end just yet.

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Sports

sHannon ryanChicago Tribune

(MCT)ATLANTA -- After the Big East

championship, Louisville players never held a pair of scissors. After earning the right to play in the Final Four, they breezed past a ladder positioned under the nets.

But on Monday night, their work was done.

At the Georgia Dome on Mon-day night, the scoreboard read: Louisville 82, Michigan 76.

Wearing "Cut the Net" T-shirts, the Cardinals allowed themselves to reach to the rim and snip at the net in an NCAA tournament tradition that is as concrete a sign of victory as the scoreboard.

Except for one player.The hoop came down for

Kevin Ware, the inspirational leader who was sidelined after breaking his leg gruesomely in the Elite Eight. He took the last snips of the net and wore them around his neck.

In one of the most memo-rable, up-tempo and closely contested title games in recent history, Louisville capped a bril-liant tournament run.

The Cardinals carried the burden of the tournament's No. 1 overall seed expertly en route to the program's first title since 1986. They beat fourth-seeded Michigan in the NCAA champi-onship game, erasing a 12-point

deficit for a second straight game, this one featuring seven lead changes.

Louisville coach Rick Pitino added to his legacy by becoming the only coach to win titles at two programs, adding a ring to the one he won in 1996 at Kentucky.

He'll have something to re-member it by, saying he will make good on his promise to his play-ers to get a tattoo if they won the championship.

"We beat a great basketball team probably because I have the toughest guys I've ever coached," he said.

With the team's stars strug-gling, Luke Hancock showed up again, helping bring the Cardinals back from 12 points down with four-straight 3-pointers near the end of the first half.

Hancock, a George Mason transfer whose ill father watched the game in person, made all five of his 3-point attempts and best-ed his 20-point Final Four out-ing with 22 in the championship game.

The crowd howled "Luuuuke" as his image was shown on screens at the dome as he celebrated on stage with his teammates and was named the tournament's most outstanding player.

Point guard Peyton Siva may have been overshadowed by teammate Hancock and the bril-liant first half of Michigan's Spike Albrecht, but he was a master after halftime, scoring 14 of his 18

points.Forward Chane Behanan

scored 11 of his 15 points and pulled down 11 of his 12 re-bounds after halftime.

Ware beamed as he walked on the court on crutches.

"It's not about me," he said. "I've never been that type of guy. These are my brothers. They got the job done. I'm so proud of them. So proud of them."

The first half belonged to Albrecht, Michigan's freshman guard from Crown Point, Ind., who made 6 of 7 shots and all four 3-point attempts to lead the Wolverines with 17 points while national player of the year Trey Burke sat on the bench with two early fouls.

Albrecht was held scoreless after halftime. Burke finished with a game-high 24 points.

Monday's game made for a sparkling finale to a good-life week for Pitino.

He was named a Hall of Fame inductee earlier in the morn-ing. His son Richard was hired to coach Minnesota earlier in the week and the horse he co-owns won the Santa Anita Derby.

The game ended a stellar tournament run for Michigan, which finished the Big Ten season in fifth place.

Loaded with young talent, the Wolverines were back in the championship game for the first time since the Fab Five lost in 1993.

Louisville cuts down the nets in AtlantanA late first-half explosion from Luke Hancock leads the Cardinals to a title

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF MARK CORNELISON / MCT

Sophomore guard Kevin Ware, who suffered a gruesome broken leg in the regional final against Duke on March 31, was the last Cardinal to cut down the nets after the rim was lowered for him.

Congrats to the winner of

the Clarion March Madness

pool: Dan Duehn! (267 points, 41 of 63 games correct)

The Rest of the Top 52. Chris Sjolander (247 points, 38 correct)3. Alexis Beasley (233 points, 41 correct)4. Derek Robarge (221 points, 39 correct)5. Betsy Wriedt (212 points, 33 correct)


SportsThe double life of Reggie RonningnThe tennis captain is both an athlete and an athletic trainer

Jenny Hudalla Sports Editor

With practices, matches and team bonding, senior tennis captain Reggie Ronning has a lot on his plate. And when he’s not busy leading one team, he’s working to heal another.

Aside from his tennis-relat-ed responsibilities, Ronning has had the valuable experience of taking on a dual role as an athlete and an athletic trainer, which has buoyed his credibility and ability to relate to players.

“I understand their intensity and passion to compete, be-cause I've been in their shoes,” Ronning said.

For part of his athletic train-ing major, the tennis captain worked with Augsburg’s foot-ball team in the fall before mov-ing on to serve Bethel’s hockey

team in the winter. He was es-pecially drawn to these two sports because their force and physicality gave him ample op-portunities to gain experience.

Ronning’s responsibilities ranged from pregame stretch-ing, taping and treatment to return-to-play protocols, heat-illness management and post-injury rehabilitation. He also dealt with an emergency situa-tion when Royals’ hockey player Garrett Windle was injured in the first series of the season.

It was from this injury that Ronning experienced both the pain and joy of walking an ath-lete through the rehabilitation process. After being checked from behind, Windle suffered a severe neck sprain and missed four weeks of MIAC play. When he won the MIAC Athlete of the Week Award after returning to

the ice, it was a special moment for Ronning.

“I felt like I played a small part in his success and the suc-cess of the team,” Ronning said. “When the team wins, I feel victorious, but when the team loses, I feel the loss as well.”

Although he initially con-sidered it his responsibility to keep the athletes healthy and safe, Ronning has since adopted a different mentality that puts his athletes in hands even more competent than his own.

“No matter how prepared or experienced I am, I'll never be able to surpass God in his ability to help my athletes,” Ronning said. “I’ll trust God to protect them and guide me if He choos-es to use me.”

More than anything, Ron-ning values the relationships he has established with his ath-letes, particularly those he es-tablished with Bethel’s hockey players.

“I owe everything to my hockey guys, because they're the source of the joy that we had in the athletic training room this year,” Ronning said. “Hav-ing those relationships with my athletes is crucial to gaining trust and vulnerability, which creates an atmosphere where athletes communicate effec-tively regarding their health status.”

Ronning originally became interested in athletic training after seeing his older brother’s passion for helping athletes. Having been around sports since childhood, Ronning was excited by the prospect of hav-ing a career in athletics. Now

he plans to pursue a master’s degree in human performance at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and ultimately hopes to work as both a college pro-fessor and a certified athletic trainer.

Although athletic training comes with the trial and error necessary to meet the needs of

unique athletes, Ronning isn’t deterred by the possibility of failure.

“I believe that God knows our bodies inside and out,” Ronning said. “I will often pray for healing for my athletes as I'm treating them, knowing that God is the ultimate healer, not me.”




The Clarionion - Bethel's own slice of "The Onion"The Feud: The real reason behind the North Village split

roBin Banks Of The Clarionion

Bethel has fallen on finan-cial hard times, and the future is fraught with uncertainties. Clear-ly, there will be cuts and changes, but the exact impact of this tighter budget is unknown. But we’re with you, Bethel! We know what it’s like to be penniless and in debt, and we support you 100 percent. As you approach the daunting task of determining our school’s future, we humbly and graciously offer our best money-saving sugges-tions.

1. Time to tighten belts — lit-

erally. The DC needs to go. Why produce sumptuous meals for stu-dents who are just as happy eat-ing fast food? Instead of a pricey variety of dishes, serve a college student staple: Ramen noodles. An assembly line of noodle bricks, hot water and flavor packets will be more than adequate, and if nu-trition value is a concern, provide a multi-vitamin for dessert. We students are more than willing to make this sacrifice — and for most of us, this wouldn’t even change our diet.

2. Trim the freshman dorms. You offer discounted triples now — what about quadruples? Quin-

tuples? Octuples? A single room is more than adequate for 12 or 15 people when you string hammocks from wall to wall. This strategy can free up entire buildings — by this time next year, Getsch could be a four-star hotel, bringing in a modest but respectable income.

3. Digitize chapel. Instead of funneling students into Benson three times a week for our Chris-tianity booster shot, make a pod-cast. At 10:15 students can stop wherever they are, tune in, sing along and listen to Pastor Lau-rel’s preaching — all through their headphones. Not only would this be more accessible to students

off-campus, it would make Benson more available for rent by local speakers, recording sessions, wed-dings, poetry slams, bar mitzvahs — the possibilities are endless.

4. Sad to say it, sorry to see it leave — but the Cookie Tent has got to go. Not only is it a huge drain on expenses (there’s no such thing as a free cookie), it buys into our consumerist, Santa-worship-ping societal norms. Student loans and the job market have long since crushed our belief in that benevo-lent fat man of the sleigh — we rely on God alone. As Bethel should. Keep your stories straight, Bethel, and cut costs by eliminating cook-

ies altogether. Or, if you’re feeling generous, add a scoop of icing to the ramen.

5. To save on faculty spending, TAs should teach classes. They’re basically professors without de-grees, with all the knowledge but only a fraction of the pay. Short-term, this would require extensive restructuring, but in the long term it would pay off. In, say, 10 years or so, each department could consist of just one professor accompanied by a swarm of teaching assistants — a surefire way to cut costs.

So there you have it, Bethel University. The students have spo-ken.

Collin D’Kopps Of The Clarionion

As you may have heard, unless you’ve been living under a rock or napping for a very long time, North Village as we know it is soon to be no more. Starting next year, the Vil-lage is being split into two separate dorms: North Woods and North Waters.

We have been told that this change was made in order to pro-vide CAS students with more on-campus living options. They say that it will give more students the opportunity to experience the “Bethel community life.” They say it will allow more students to live independently while remaining on campus.

Now, all of these things are well and good, but they’re not telling us the real story of why North Village is being split up.

It can all be traced back to The Feud.

In the year 1964, Shirley Wa-ters, an RA in Wessman, and Stan-

ley Woods, an RA in Turnwall, found themselves chatting theology over lunch.

It didn’t take them long to dis-cover that Waters was a Calvinist and Woods was an Arminian. What began as a friendly discussion soon turned into an all-out shouting match. Our sources say that the fight came to a breaking point with a joke. The dialogue went a little something like this:

Woods: “How many Calvinists does it take to change a light bulb?"

Waters: “Um … I don’t know.”Woods: "None, because God

predestined the light bulb to burn out."

Waters: “Oh yeah? Well, how many Arminians does it take to change a light bulb?”

Woods: “Well, I don’t know.”Waters: “Only one, but first the

light bulb must want to be changed.” After such an intense, theo-

logical argument, each of the RAs received sympathy from their resi-dents and neighboring halls. Waters received support from many semi-

nary students in both Widen and Wingblade, while Woods received support from the students in Dan-ielson and Chalberg.

Throughout the remainder of that school year, tensions built up as the groups continued to taunt each other.

However, during finals week in the spring of 1965, words turned into action. After months of avoid-ing each other, Woods and Waters met unexpectedly in the North Vil-lage parking lot. A moment of awk-ward silence passed, and then fists started flying.

This showdown quickly got the attention of many villagers. Stu-dents came running from every-where – the woods, the lake, the disc golf course – some fighting for Woods and others fighting for Wa-ters.

After finally breaking up the fight, the RD of North Village called all of the villagers together to form a peace treaty. And since the sign-ing of the Treaty of the Village, there have been no further incidents …

until this past fall. This September, sophomore

Calvin Woods, grandson of Stanley Woods, snuck into the Bethel ar-chives and stole the Treaty of the Village. He then publicly tore up the document, yelling, “For Arminian-ism, and for Grandpa!”

As you can imagine, this action began The Feud all over again, and tensions mounted in the weeks to follow. Although they put on a unit-ed face for the homecoming cheer, North Village was on the verge of a civil war.

One evening in late October, students from both sides of the debate formed ranks in the North Village parking lot. The students were armed with weapons such as disc golf discs, musical instruments, home-cooked food, camping gear and a plethora of theological jokes.

At the blow of a trumpet, ob-jects began flying and students began yelling.

“I never thought I’d fight in a real battle before,” recalled one Armin-ian villager. “It was both terrifying

and exhilarating.” The battle lasted for quite some

time, since no one really hears about or knows what goes on in North Village. However, freshman Emily Roberts was going for an eve-ning jog when she heard the ruckus. After observing the battle from a distance, she ran to tell security.

“I had heard that the villagers can be a little weird, but I didn’t think this was normal,” Roberts said.

Despite what we have been told about the North Village split, the truth has finally come out. North Village is being divided because the rift between halls is too wide to mend.

Only time will tell whether The Feud will rear its ugly head again, but until then, start sharpening your instruments and studying your the-ology.

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