The Scroll | September 6, 2011

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By Bridget McDowellScroll Staff Writer

With the arrival of the 100-year anniversary

of Bethany Lutheran College’s Old Main, school officials decided to celebrate by remov-ing the time capsule placed in the building’s cornerstone.

Unsure whether the corner-stone did contain a time capsule and preserved materi-als, earlier in the year Beth-any officials had it X-rayed to confirm. Though the results showed that it did in fact contain materials of some kind, the contents remained a mystery until the Aug. 9 ceremony.

“There was plenty of specu-lation about what we might find,” President Dan Bruss said in his speech at the open-ing service held on Aug. 21. “One person hoped it might contain a Honus Wagner or Ty Cobb baseball card - both were superstars then, even by today’s standards. Another hoped we’d find a $20 gold piece. Any of these would be worth considerably more today. We didn’t find any of those. For that matter there weren’t any trinkets, only remarkably well preserved printed mate-rial, much of which still speak to us today.”

Another surprise to many was how full the box was. Under a complete inventory written in German cursive on yellowed paper was a stack of

papers and books.This printed material

includes editions of the local newspapers, a copy of the building’s mortgage statement, hymnbooks and Luther’s Small Catechism. There was also a copy of the program for the dedication event, which opened with a service at Immanuel Lutheran Church followed by a procession up the hill to the school.

“I would say that collectively these items were of far more value than any coins, baseball cards or good luck charms… and they tell us a great deal about what was really impor-tant to them and thankfully us,” Bruss said. “It is God’s Word.”

This “One Thing Need-ful” has been the theoretical cornerstone of the school’s mission since its inception. The Bethany faculty especially appreciates the time capsule documents as a reminder of the school’s consistency.

Established as Bethany Ladies College in 1911, the school was purchased by the Norwegian Lutheran Synod in 1927. The school began its current incarnation as a four-year liberal arts institution in 1996 after operating as a junior college for 69 years. Bethany’s mission statement alludes to this “One Thing Needful.” According to its mission state-ment, “Bethany continues to offer a student-centered

Christian liberal arts education designed to prepare students for this life and for life in eternity.”

The school has been viewed as a mainstay of the Mankato community from the begin-ning. A story published by the Free Press in July 1909 thanked the school’s founders, including Pastor A.F. Winter of Immanuel Lutheran Church, for establishing the institution in its community:

“We are exceedingly glad the new school is coming to Mankato. Not only because it will be such a good thing for the city… [But] it has united the citizens in common endeavor as they never were united before… We firmly

believe that a more united, broad spirit will result from the united efforts of all parts of the city to serve this school. That result alone will be worth much.”

Religion professor and Bethany alum Erling Teigen inspected the materials with Shelley Harrison from the Blue Earth County Historical Society. Once the documents were removed and relocated out of the wind to the second floor lobby of Old Main, they sifted through the materials. Teigen translated those written in German and explained each item’s importance.

“It was amazing how well preserved [the documents] were,” Teigen said. “I am almost sure that if we looked at them closely enough, we might find their fingerprints.”

In anticipation of the addi-tion of another 100 years of history to the school, an archives committee has been established to determine which of the time capsule items will be replaced, and what new materials should be added, for future generations to find. Copies of current local news-papers as well as Bethany’s own The Scroll are already on that list. It is hoped that the school can maintain the same consistency in faith and teach-ing that was evidently upheld through the previous century.

Time capsule uncovered from Old Main

Bethany Annex building acquires new identityBy Madeleine NelsonScroll Staff Writer

Watch out Gullixson, Honsey and Meyer Hall,

there’s a new name on campus. For those who don’t know, the Bethany Annex building is currently undergoing a name change.

This past summer, the Beth-any Lutheran College Board of Regents met to discuss the name change of the Bethany Annex building. It was unani-mously agreed upon that the building be named after none other than the Rev. Milton E. Tweit, a faithful and strong supporter of Bethany Lutheran College.

Tweit, a pastor in the ELS synod for many years, served on the Board of Regents for 56 years, 21 of them as chairman.

When asking President Bruss to describe the chair-man, he beamed, “He was an

unbelievable champion for Bethany. The family used to joke, [often referring] to Beth-any as their seventh child.”

Rev. Tweit served in many congregations throughout his pastoral career, spreading the

news of Bethany wherever he went.

“There would be a spike of students from that congrega-tion that would then end up at Bethany,” explained President Bruss after meeting Tweit.

The Bethany Annex was originally much smaller and served as the seminary. It was later turned into the campus Communication Center as the campus expanded. Now with a newer seminary building and a new communication center in Honsey Hall, the Annex has been able to serve a multitude of students including those in exercise science and art.

With so much change in

the building’s history, it only seems fitting for it to be named after the man who brought so much change to Bethany. Tweit also served as chairman of the building committee that oversaw the construction of this building

Although the specific name for the building is unknown, Bethany will be holding a dedication ceremony during the activities of Fall Festival, on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 2:45 p.m. to celebrate this honor given to Tweit. The dedication will include a 15 minute cere-mony with a speech from Pres-ident Bruss and the attendance of Tweit’s six children.

Photo by Denice Woller

Professor Erling Teigen and Shelley Harrison of the Blue Earth County Historical Society decipher papers recently uncovered in Old Main. The event on Aug. 9 consisted of removing the time capsule buried inside the cornerstone.

Photo by Anna Wright

As one of the many activities going on during Fall Festival weekend, students are invited to the dedication of the Bethany Annex to find out why it is being named after Rev. Milton E. Tweit, and what he gave to Bethany.

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Libya wakes up as new countryBy Shawn LogingScroll Staff Writer

The days of Muammar Gadhafi’s near 42 years of

control over Libya seem to be numbered. The Arab Spring, originating in Tunisia and engulfing the Arab world, now occupies the capital of Libya, Tripoli.

On Aug. 21, pro-democracy rebels coming from the west quickly took over large parts of Tripoli, sending Gadhafi’s well-trained forces running.

Travis Drescher, fresh-man, said, “I am for what the people against Gadhafi are doing because he is a dictator, and he has killed many inno-cent people, including his own. This is probably the only way to get rid of him.”

Reports of Gadhafi’s sons’ capture ensued as rebels made their presence known. Even as the rebels commanded the city, Gadhafi released a message saying he was intent on remaining in Tripoli until the end, even leaping as far as to support his own victory.

On Aug. 23, the rebels moved

in on Gadhafi’s compound and came out victorious in a matter of hours. Rebels looted the riches of their conquest, taking out everything from major artillery to sidearms. After going through and claim-ing the compound, Gadhafi was nowhere to be found. An elaborate series of under-ground tunnels allowed him to escape, going off into different sections of the city.

“One of the first things that come to mind is how in the Bible, Jesus said ‘live by the sword, die by the sword,’” said Chaplain Donald Molds-tad. “The tunnels they found show that Gadhafi knew in his consciousness that he may one day have to escape from his own people. I am also glad for the people of Libya and how close they are coming to democracy. Even though our government is not quite perfect, it makes us appreciate what we have.”

As rebels entered Tripoli, a few dozen journalists found themselves barricaded inside the Rixos hotel by Gadhafi

supporters. For six days they spent most of the time in blistering heat, dealing with a lack of food and water, and at the mercy of the some-times-brutal supporters. On Aug. 24, an end was in sight. After it became clear that the supporters might not have a government left to fight for, they allowed the release of the journalists. Among those held were CNN reporter Matthew Chance, who said that many journalists were worried if push comes to shove, the loyal-ists may “execute or use them as human shields.”

While rebels have achieved control of the city, carnage continued as Gadhafi support-ers and rebels engage in battles in sections of Tripoli. In spite of this, a recently formed democratic system of govern-ment, the National Transition Council, moved most of its members to Tripoli in hopes of returning order and stability.

“My major concern about Libya is what will replace Gadhafi,” said history profes-sor Dr. John Boubel.

TIMELINEFeb 14, 2011: Peace-

ful protest commences in Benghazi

Feb 16: Protest turns violentFeb 20: Protesters take

control of BenghaziFeb 22: Gadhafi appears on

state TV, claiming to never leave Libya

March 7: NATO Begins 24- hour surveillance missions

March 19: NATO enforces no-fly zone and beings bomb-ing of military institutions

Late March – Early August: Rebels both gain and lose cities along coast, stale-mate ensues

June 8-13: National Transi-tion Council formed to recog-nize the Opposition’s Hope for Democratic Government

Mid Aug: Rebels take city of Zawiya and start move on Tripoli

Aug 20 - Present: Rebels move into and take over Tripoli

(Sources: CNN and BBC)

Theatre Physics auditions: What you missed

Photo by Cassie Wierschke

In total, 33 auditions took place on Wednesday, Aug. 24, as auditioners grasped for laughs from the audience seated in Sigurd K. Lee Theater.

Percentage of skits based off of Weird Al: almost 10 percent

“Awesomeness”-use count: 5 (est.)

Number of innuendoes said by Pete Bloedel: 1 (“I don’t know if

you guys are together or not”)

Front Row: stuck helping with computer speakers

Most used prop: paper planes, squadrons of paper planes

Number of minutes gone over schedule: 43

Number of Star Wars-themed auditions: 2 too many

Number of snap-brim hats thrown recklessly to the side: 3

Food items showcased: baked potato, cheeseburger, live goldfish

Shameless plug: advertisement for The Divers cassette tapes

Fedora hats: maybe making a comeback (not really)

Best crowd response to an auditioner’s question: “Cottage cheese”

Unexpected on-stage accessory: DeGarmeaux suspenders

Best Reaction: Ben Schultz to Wookiee noises

Imaginary infants tossed around: check

Number of dance parties: 1

Moment that would make best animated GIF: kab kaniess turn-

ing around revealing a soaked bottom

Photo by Cassie Wierschke

Jessica Mueller is one of 12 that made it into Theatre Physics. Performances are Sept. 16-18, during Fall Festival.

Notes by Ethan Schultz In what Professor Pete Bloedel claimed to be the biggest turnout to open auditions in Theatre Phys-ics history, things started out a little heated — and outdoors to boot. But between all the fire breath-ing, princess rescuing, and goldfish swallowing, you just have to ask yourself: Does it get any more phys-icking than this? Just watch out for Peter Pan on your way back to Teigen hall.

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Campus Q&A

If you could be any professor for a day,

who would you choose and why?

By Dave Zarrett

Moriah BarkerSophomore“I think I would be Peter Bloedel, because he always seems to have energy, and he never seems tired.”

Alan EverettSenior“I’d be Dean Shoop, because of his unbelievable patience.”

Ezra GrabauSophomore“I would be Prof. Lo, because he’s funny without even trying.”

Hank HeyerFreshman“Prof. Marzolf for sure, just so I could be insanely musically talented, and be crazy for one day and get away with it.”

Joe RuchJunior“Kurt Paulsen so I could feel like I actually know what I’m talking about when I talk about film. ”

Name: Melissa Bergemann a.k.a “Missy”Hometown: Mankato, Minn.Major: Undecided, possibly HistoryHobbies: “I like to sew dresses for the Renaissance Festival and civil war reenactments in the summer.”Favorite Music: Celtic and Hard RockFavorite Movie: “I love old-fashion movies, especially ones set during the time of Jane Austen.”BLC Activities: Concert Choir, Theater Physics, and IntramuralsBiggest Dream: Open a suc-cessful bakery shopLooking forward to at Beth-any… “I would like to learn a lot more about the Lutheran faith. I’ve learned some from my mom and dad, but I want to know more.”

Name: Landon MessnerHometown: Winthrop, Minn.Major: BiologyHobbies: “I love playing bas-ketball and sand volleyball. I also love snowboarding and wake boarding.”Favorite Music: PopFavorite Movie: ActionBLC Activities: “I would like to get involved in choir and intramurals, maybe student senate.”Biggest Dream: To live in a house by the seaLooking forward to at Betha-ny…”I’m excited to make con-nections to the business world and assistance in pursuing a graduate degree as well as life long relationships.”

Name: Megan GrunkeHometown: Fairfax, Minn.Major: UndecidedHobbies: “I really love read-ing, cross stitching, doing puzzles, and taking photos.”Favorite Music: No particular favoriteFavorite Movie: Any type of Disney movie, especially PixarBLC Activities: “I’m in pho-tojournalism and I might be going into intramurals.”Biggest Dream: Travel the worldLooking forward to at Beth-any…”I’m excited to learn the know how for photography and how to develop and edit film.”

Name: Kasslin SwensonHometown: Nicollet, Minn.Major: Business Administra-tionHobbies: Scrapbooking, hang-ing with friends, watching movies, and shoppingFavorite Music: CountryFavorite Movie: RomanceBLC Activities: Basketball and VolleyballBiggest Dream: “I would love to someday open up my own bakery to make cupcakes and wedding cakes.”Looking forward to at Beth-any…new friends, being suc-cessful in sports and excelling in the classroom.

Name: Julio GarciaHometown: Arlington, Minn.Major: EducationHobbies: Working out and runningFavorite Music: Pop, Rock, and SpanishFavorite Movie: “I’m not a big movies watcher, but I did like the Pirates movies we watched on the green.”BLC Activities: SoccerBiggest Dream: I would love to be a professional soccer player for Barcelona one day.”Looking forward to at Betha-ny…excelling in sports and in the classroom.

Freshmen Files


By Ryan KochScroll Staff Writer

This year Bethany added another faculty member

to its team. Professor Mike Butzow has joined Bethany as the new Assistant Director of Christian Education.

Butzow comes to Bethany from St. Joseph, Mich. where he was a high school principal. With some old friends on the staff, and his son BLC Senior Ben encouraging the transi-tion, Butzow decided to make the move to Bethany.

Butzow has an extensive education background. With three degrees; a bachelor’s degree from Martin Luther College, master’s degree from Concordia University in Seward, Neb., and an Educa-tion Specialist degree from Grand Valley State Univer-sity in Grand Rapids, Mich., Butzow looks forward to joining the Bethany education department.

“Right now I just want to get to know people and take

in the positive energy and spiritual comradery of BLC,” said Butzow. “In time, however, I intend to complete an Ed.D., interact and learn from the amazing young adults here, and do whatever I can to help the students at BLC to achieve their own goals.”

Butzow became interested in the education department back

in high school when his parent encouraged him to look into the teaching ministry.

“Once I started interacting with the kids during student teaching, I discovered that education was a unique way to share one’s faith, make a difference in the lives of young people, and learn something new every day.”

Currently Butzow teaches a freshman composition class and a senior education course. Aside from his son Ben, Butzow has two more children and a wife. Butzow’s daugh-ter, 28, is currently a teacher in houston, Tex., and his other son works for Compuware in Detroit, Mich.

Butzow also enjoys trav-eling. He has taken many interesting trips over his life thus far.

“One of the most interest-ing trips I ever took was in the early ‘90s when I visited schools and stayed in homes in Shimodate, Japan. It’s a long story. In short I got to know a ‘juku’ schoolteacher through a former student of mine, and after some pen pal interactions, he visited the U.S. and I visited him in Japan. It turned into a series of ‘home stay’ experi-ences during which he sent students to stay with me and my students at the schools at which I’ve served. The latest visit took place in the spring of

2011.” Butzow also enjoys travel

around the Americas with his wife. “[We] have had the chance to see multiple amaz-ing locations like Tijuana, San Diego, San Francisco, Miami, Boston, key West and Savan-nah, among many others. We are ‘lighthouse hounds,’ so we enjoy visiting wherever there’s water. This summer we visited the Dry Tortugas, the smallest National Park about 70 miles west of key West. It’s an old fort on an island surrounded by a coral reef. They only allow 120 people per day to visit it. Once there, we snorkeled the reef and got to see marine life up close. It was amazing,” said Butzow.

Butzow is loving Bethany up to this point and is looking forward to a great future here.

“It has been great so far, welcoming, encouraging [people], friendly students, great technology and a beauti-ful campus.”

Education department welcomes Butzow

By Alex NelsonScroll Staff Writer

From sweltering heat and humidity to numbing cold,

from palm trees to Christ-mas trees, from the sun and the sand to the frozen tundra, David Balza has gone against the grain, migrating north for the winter to become the new head coach of the Bethany men’s basketball squad.

Balza, who has exhibited his knowledge of the game for over 20 years at five different universities across the country, brings an educated perspec-tive and a fresh optimism to the program. In the sixth stop of his career, he will be taking over his first Division III team with the Vikings, which will provide him with a bevy of exciting opportunities, as well as a few new challenges.

However, Balza is not one to back down from an intimidat-ing situation, as he is credited with playing an integral part in the creation of the men’s basketball program at Flor-ida-Gulf Coast from scratch, along with overseeing its tran-sition from Division II to the Division I level. he has also been the head signal caller at Cleveland State, St. Joseph’s, and Ashland College through-out his successful tenure.

“In Divisions I and II, we are allowed eight more weeks of prep time than at the Divi-sion III level, which starts up on October 15. I told the guys that they had better be ready to absorb a lot of informa-tion in a hurry,” said Balza, exuding a quiet confidence about the upcoming season. “Also, I have always been a big-man coach and we have a small team, so that will be an adjustment for me and for the players.”

What the Vikings are lack-ing in size, they will make up for with organization and experience, as they return four of their top seven contributors from last year’s campaign. In addition to this reassuring presence, they welcome a large group of promising newcom-ers, who are eager to impress their new head coach.

“With a new coach comes new opportunities, as everybody will be on the same

level. The veterans may have different roles and the young guns can come in and make an impression,” said Balza.

The arrival of a coach of Balza’s caliber on Beth-any’s campus has reju-venated the basketball program. There is a feeling of anticipation building as the players and fans gear up for another competitive year.

“I have a tremendous amount of respect for Coach Balza and I know he will bring excellence to the men’s program in all aspects, whether it is with the x’s and o’s, the academics of play-ers or in providing a Christian environment. Not everyone gets the chance to work with someone with his exper-tise. I have a lot to learn and I am looking forward to it,” said newly appointed assistant coach Greg Holzhueter.

Although Balza is look-ing forward to seeing the implementation of the schemes and strategies that make up his complex system reach its full potential, he is also going to take pleasure in being able to more openly incorporate his faith into his coaching. This had been a lot tougher in many of his previous coaching jobs,

because many of the universi-ties did not have any religious affiliation.

“Bethany is a place where I can focus on all three of my passions in unison: my Lord

and Savior, my family, and basketball. I plan to use my experience here to serve God fully,” said Balza.

Balza brings experience to basketball court

Photo by Anna Wright

Professor Mike Butzow is one of the new faces on campus this fall. He comes in with a positive attitude and a willingness to help students so that they may have an ‘easier ‘ year here at Bethany.

Photo by Melissa Richie

With the start of basketball season about a month away, the new head coach, David Balza, looks to make a big impact on the men’s basketball program.

“Bethany is a place where I can focus on all three of my passions in unison: my Lord and Savior, my family, and basketball.”

David Balza


By Josh RoblinScroll Staff Writer

The start of the school year has begun and with it a

new wave of first year students beginning their college life at Bethany. However, this year’s orientation was differ-ent from the previous years. New students were intro-duced to an activity called the Viking Voyage as part of their orientation. The Viking Voyage - a new and exciting game - brought freshmen from different parts of America (and abroad) together.

The Viking Voyage intro-duced students to differ-ent sections of campus by providing 15 clubs at Bethany a chance to promote their activities early in the year. Students raced around campus

acquiring different colored stickers in an activity scaven-ger hunt. For each stop on the Voyage students met the club organizers, department heads, health services, the Dean of Students Ted Manthe, security and the intercultural center. Students discovered where these places were on campus and received a small talk at each stop, before they raced off to acquire more stickers.

Why were these stickers so important? Three lucky students were competing to win one of the three prizes up for grabs. Prizes included $100 - 200 worth of Bethany bucks to use anywhere on campus. The grand prize that got students running was a $500 gift card for Best Buy.

Steve Jager, the Vice

President for Student Affairs was the mastermind behind the Viking Voyage. Jager thought of the idea late last year after realizing last year’s incom-ing students were not able to embrace all clubs and activities that were available. To solve this problem he created a new, fun and interactive way for the freshmen of 2011 to learn what Bethany has to offer to its students. It also allowed students to band together and meet new people hopefully forming strong friendships.

Students that were inter-viewed said they enjoyed the event, and Jager plans on creating a new and improved version of the Viking Voyage next year.

The event wrapped up during the campus picnic when

Jager awarded the prizes.Like the Vikings of Norse

mythology, this year’s fresh-men set sail for college life

with the knowledge of the campus and clubs and the foundations of some strong, close friendships.

Viking Voyage launches freshmen campus life

Photo by Allison Homan

In a Bethany tradition, the choir, which included freshmen, take part in the opening service to add music to the service.


During the opening service, three new members of the faculty and staff (Dave Balza, Mike Butzow, and Phil Lepak) were installed along with one professor (Doyle Holbird) who added Religion classes to his teaching load.

Photo by Kathryn Wolf

Amiee Bruss, and Megan Grunke received stickers from Tom Flunker in the Intercultural Center while they participated in the Viking Voyage. After freshmen completed the Viking Voyage their names were put in a drawing for various prizes.

Successful opening weekend kicks off new year


The Diver’s music filled the air on Monday as students enjoyed the last evening before classes started the next day.


Kindra Fairburn and Johnny Luna were just two of many students who took advantage of lawn games on the night of the concert.


The annual dinner on the green served as a good setting for for the Divers’ concert on Monday. Students were able to fill their plates and take a seat on the green for an evening of entertainment, which included the winners from the Viking Voyage raffle. Landon Brands took home the grand prize of a $500 gift card to Best Buy.


This year’s orientation session for new students brought a few changes. The students were paired up with their advisor to receive necessary information and find their classes.


By Blake SmisekScroll Staff Writer

After a grueling seven hour interview process,

Bethany Lutheran College announced their new soft-ball coach. There were many candidates for the softball head coach, but in the end there was one name that stood out from all the others: Renee Tatge.

Tatge is not only the new softball coach, but will be serving as Student Activities Coordinator and Intramural Coordinator for Bethany.

“There are many reasons why we made the final decision [to hire Tatge],” said Athletic Director karl Fager. “A few

[reasons] were her youthful-ness that she would bring to the team. She will have a new perspective that she will bring to the team. Also she knows the Bethany traditions and will keep them living for genera-tions to come. I also liked that she was a Bethany Alumni. ”

Born in Lowell, Ind., Tatge knew about Bethany Lutheran

College because her sister attended here. Tatge stated that Ryan Buch also wanted her to come and pitch for the Bethany Vikings.

She attended Bethany from 2003 to 2007 and played soft-ball every year. Fager stated that Tatge was one of the only pitchers they had so she was the workhorse of the team.

“I am not starting from scratch. The coach before me set up an amazing founda-tion and I want to build on that. One thing I want to focus on is getting more people aware of the girls that we have and really celebrate the accomplishments that the girls

make,” said Tatge.Tatge is excited to meet all

the girls on the softball team. She has been so busy moving all of her things to Bethany and setting up her office that she hasn’t got a chance to meet all the girls on the team yet.

Tatge will not only be teach-ing on the field but in the class-room as well. She is teaching an intermediate algebra class and a college algebra class.

Despite the chaos, Tatge is excited for the opportunity that she is blessed with.

New softball coach builds on tradition

Photo by Denice Woller

In 2007, Renee Tatge graduated from Bethany a student-athlete. Now, four years later, not only is she teaching a few math classes on campus, Tatge was recently named the new head coach for softball.

“I am not starting from scratch. The coach before me set up an amazing foundation and I want to build on that.”

Renee Tatge

Behind the scenes: The life of a Bethany RABy Alex NelsonScroll Staff Writer

The distinct howl of a fire alarm suddenly reverber-

ates throughout Gullixson Hall as the students are ushered out in an orderly manner. A roommate dispute breaks out in Anderson Hall and the inci-dent is solved with a calm and sensible approach. A stereo is blaring at full blast in Teigen Hall at 3 a.m. and the matter is tended to with the well-being of the residents in mind.

These are all examples of situations that a resident assis-tant on Bethany’s campus may come across during their occu-pation of the position, but by no means do their responsibili-ties stop there. In addition to handling moments of trouble or crisis, RAs are present to serve the student body in what-ever way, shape or form they are called.

Teigen hall’s new resident manager, Greg Holzhueter, described the mission of a resident assistant best, saying, “All of an RAs training is conducted from a standpoint that Residential Life is avail-able to students at all times, always having their best inter-est in mind. RAs really do care about the students and genuinely want to help.”

To be sure that all of the RAs are fully equipped to handle

any predicament that will come their way, the Residen-tial Life staff has put in place a training course, which starts the week before school is in session. Not only is this course highly informational and a lot of fun, but it also assists in forming the RAs into a driven and cohesive unit. The theme of this year was “Being a Servant Leader.”

The task of fulfilling the duties of an RA is not to be taken lightly whatsoever, as they are the “first responders” on campus, acting as an inter-mediary between the Residen-tial Life staff and the student body. Most students are aware of this and it affects their inter-actions with their respective resident assistant.

“In some cases, I feel that people think that RAs are just looking to get them in trouble or to write them up and that might make them less will-ing to socialize with us. First and foremost, we are there to be a resource and a helping hand,” said senior RA Alyssa Wiechmann.

Another part of an RA’s job is to create a sense of cama-raderie among their residents, encouraging them to inter-act with their fellow students and to utilize their God-given talents to get involved on campus. The main outlet

through which they attempt to achieve this goal is by providing a slew of activities in which their residents can participate. These activities must meet a certain criteria, fulfilling a certain number of Campus Life objectives, which are listed in the Student Guidebook.

“We put a big emphasis on community building and what it means to be a part of the Bethany community, showing that we are here to serve the residents in every way,” said Theodore Manthe, the Dean of Students and the head of the

Residential Life staff.Although RAs may be

placed in a position of author-ity, they are also students; students who look forward to getting to know their resi-dents on a personal level, while building respect among one another. The rules of the insti-tution will always be enforced, but the main goal of a Bethany RA is to be a kind and friendly servant to the entire student body.

“Do nothing out of self-ish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not

looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relation-ships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advan-tage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becom-ing obedient to death— even death on a cross!” – Philippi-ans 2:3-8.


Eight days of training brought this year’s residential life staff together as a group of students and resident managers who will not only do the job required of them, but also enjoy the ride along the way.

Dr. Kenneth L. Thiele316 Belle Avenue, Mankato, MN 56001

(One block south of Madison Ave. near Walgreens)

(507) 387-5591

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Students are encouraged to know their limitsBy Brittany TitusScroll Staff Writer

As a small group of Beth-any Lutheran College

students gathered in a circle, Judy Hanson, an educator of prevention, sat on the campus green. She began to describe her background in the preven-tion field and unravel her strong passion to “make every child safe in Minnesota.”

A faculty member at Metro-politan State University, located in Minneapolis, Minn., Hanson has been in the preven-tion field for 25 years and was asked to speak by PAMA (Promoting Awareness, spur-ring Motivation, and encour-aging Action) on alcohol prevention and how to repre-sent one’s self as a whole for the “First 6 Weeks In” college.

The goal of PAMA is for “promoting healthy, productive lifestyles in addition to recog-nizing and confronting issues facing our campus,” according to Bethany’s Web site.

“As co-president of PAMA, I want to have an active role in finding speakers for the students so that they can help our lives now and in the future,” said senior Maxine Thao.

“The First Six Weeks In” is about a new student’s transi-tion into college. Although it may be nice to be away from parents, the experience can be terrifying, since the student is alone with temptations lurking around every corner.

“Out of all the U.S. states, Minnesota is the third high-est in alcohol consumption,” said Hanson. “Most colleges

have three types of student groups: students who have never used alcohol, those who have limited experience with it, and those who are well established with drinking. For some, it may start as early as high school.”

“There are even some high school students who go out of their way to drive to a college campus to go to a party and drink,” said hanson. But, “one third of college kids prefer a campus that won’t allow alco-hol use but promote safeness.”

“One reason why I chose Bethany was because it seemed so safe,” said freshman kayla Vit. “I liked the speech because it was very interesting. It had a lot of good points and had a lot of useful information that I could use in life, such as knowing my ‘no,’ and to never be alone; to always be with a buddy.”

“When someone sees some-one else passed out, what do they do? Nothing,” said hanson. “That’s why drink-ing alcohol alone can be very dangerous.”

Females are more likely than males to black out from consuming too much alcohol. It’s important to watch uncov-ered drinks and to know one’s drinking limit, so that passing out can be avoided. Drinking is with dealt at every college, so making good judgments ahead of time is key.

“Make decisions before the situation happens,” said PAMA advisor Patti Reagles. “Remember who you are and live that life.”

Photo by Kathryn Wolf

Judy Hanson (gesturing) was surrounded by (from left) Brittany Titus, Kayla Vitt, Alex Sina and Shelby Latusek as she spoke to an intimate group of students on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Students were able to intro-duce themselves and learn about each other as well as listen to the message of prevention.

Holzhueter heading up Teigen as new RMBy Grace MerchantScroll Staff Writer

Managing the residents of a dorm building is

one line of work that requires a game plan. Greg Holzhueter, the new Resident Manager of Teigen hall, knows a thing or two about game plans.

Originally from Mankato, Holzhueter has been heavily involved with athletics, includ-ing basketball and baseball. he played at Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School and later took his passion for sports to Martin Luther College. There, Holzhueter pursued a career in teaching high school math. Although Holzhueter attended MLC, he is no stranger to Bethany. Many of the athletic camps he had attended took place right here on campus.

While Holzhueter lost inter-est in teaching high school math, a new opportunity presented itself in the College Student Affairs graduate program at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

While looking further into the program, he found the Resident Manager position at Bethany.

“It was a great practi-cal experience to apply to the program at MNSU,” Holzhueter said of his new job.

In addition to this experi-ence, he said he enjoys being a part of Bethany’s Christian environment.

As the new Resident Manager, Holzhueter said he sees himself as a supervi-sor to the Resident Assistants, serving as the go-to man for any assistance the RAs might need. He also helps them come up with programs and activi-ties for the freshman students living in Teigen hall.

Although his new job managing residential life and the graduate program seem to fill up his schedule, holzhueter still manages to find some time to be involved in athletics as the new assistant head coach of the men’s basketball team at Bethany. After Coach David Balza was hired, Holzhueter was hired as assistant coach.

Holzhueter has many respon-sibilities lined up for him in all of these new opportunities, and

there will be challenges ahead. One of the toughest as the new RM, he said, is enforcing campus policies while trying to maintain a good rapport with the residents in Teigen. he also wants to get to know each resi-dent individually; a task that may seem easy on Bethany’s small campus, but testifies to Holzhueter’s dedication to the freshman and RAs he serves.

This game plan will have many challenges and responsi-bilities ahead, but Holzhueter’s time with the RAs and fresh-man residents in Teigen makes it all worthwhile.

“I enjoy being around the guys,” he said. “[They’re] a fun group of freshman guys, and I’m looking forward to build-ing friendships with them.”

Photo by Josh Roplin

While Greg Holzheuter is a new face on campus to some, to many others, he is very familiar. Holzheuter has taken on the roles as Resident Manger in Teigen Hall as well as assistant basketball coach.

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