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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013VOLUME 88 • NUMBER 12

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Will a 16-seed ever beat a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament?

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No matter how bad we are at picking brackets in March, at least we’ll always get at least four games right…right? Maybe not.

With its opening-weekend wins over 2-seed Georgetown and 7-seed San Diego State, Florida Gulf Coast University became the first 15-seed to ever make the Sweet Sixteen. FGCU is only the seventh school to win a game as a 15-seed, but two of the others were last year, making a compelling case that the parity is increasing in men’s college hoops.

Many basketball scouts say that the current crop of college

talent has fewer elite players and teams than at any time in recent memory. This reduces the dis-parity between 16- and 1-seeds, making an upset more likely than ever before.

This year, No. 16 Southern gave top-seeded Gonzaga all it could handle, but the ‘Zags pulled out a six-point victory. Though Kansas’ seven-point win over 16-seeded Western Kentucky wasn’t quite as much of a nail-biter, the close margin may be significant in showing the lack of dominance of 1-seeds.

Nate Silver, a computer ex-pert who predicted the 2012 presidential election to near-perfection, estimated in FiveThir-tyEight, his New York Times blog, that there was about a 5.5 per-

cent chance of any No. 16 seed winning a game this year – not exactly impossible odds. Of the four 16-seeds in the tournament, Southern was Silver’s favorite to win its first game at 1.8 percent.

For what it’s worth, Silver had FGCU as the most likely 15-seed to pull off an upset.

It’s also worth noting that a 16-seed has beaten a 1-seed in women’s college basketball, a

sport renowned for dominant teams beating up on weaklings. In 1998, lowly Harvard beat mighty Stanford in a first-round game after two of Stanford’s top players were sidelined with seri-ous knee injuries.

So it may take a similar medi-cal anomaly for a 16-seed to final-ly get over the hump in the men’s game, but the feat is possible.

The Couriers were one of the six bands to compete in the Battle of the Bands on March 22 in the Underground.

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pond includedAfter seeing the film “Secondhand Lions,” George

Morris was inspired to purchase a yacht and dig a pond on his Missouri property to float it on. He purchased the two-bedroom yacht in Alabama and had to transport it in two trips: first the top deck and then the heavy bot-tom portion on the return trip. For a time, Morris was stranded near a gas station in Alabama, since the heavy yacht destroyed the trailers used to transport it. He be-came a local celebrity due to his project, and he now plans to rent the yacht to honeymooners and friends from Alabama.

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Obama advocates for more talk

President Obama returned on March 23 from a trip to the Middle East, where he met with leaders and gave speeches in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Jordan to show American support for Israel-Palestine negotiations. He spoke to Israeli students in Jerusalem’s International Con-vention Center instead of speaking to the country’s parlia-ment, and talked of both Israelis and Palestinians having the “right to exist.” In the West Bank, Obama said that Pal-estinians deserve a state of their own. However, some pro-tested the statement, citing America’s vote against their partial statehood in the U.N. on Nov. 29, 2012.

New smartphone ready for a fight

On Friday, March 22, the Canadian company BlackBerry released their newest smartphone, the Z10. In the competi-tive market, BlackBerry, who hasn’t released a new phone in two years, has long been considered "second-class" in the hierarchy of smartphones. Thorsten Heins, CEO, calls the iPhone “passé” and losing its competitive edge. He says the Z10 is a “major milestone” for the company in that it features a new platform and a completely digital keyboard, instead of the signature physical keypad. Heins, however, knows the company has its work cut out, especially since BlackBerry’s 100,000 available apps can’t compare to the Android and Apple markets' 700,000.

The marriage debate revisitedOn March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court heard two

important cases related to gay marriage. The decisions made in each may be monumental in their significance for or against the movement. On the 26th, the consti-tutionality of a California law against gay marriage was questioned. On the 27th, the federal Defense of Mar-riage Act was discussed, which currently does not allow same-sex couples to receive federal benefits. On March 7, defenders of traditional marriage gathered in St. Paul in opposition to a bill to legalize gay marriage, continuing in the struggle to be heard among many highly organized gay rights organizations.

Giving patients the choice

Although assisted death is illegal in most states and most proposals in favor of it have been shot down over the years, support is growing in Vermont, where the Patient Choice and Control at End of Life bill has passed in the Senate. Vermont would be the first state to pass such a bill through legislation, though Oregon and Washington passed referendums for end-of-life bills in 1998 and 2008 respectively. The law in Oregon requires a patient’s written request with two witness-es, a spoken request, two doctors to confirm his or her terminal illness and two waiting periods to make sure the patient knows what he or she wants.

Quick loans save the economy

The small country of Cyprus adopted the euro as its main currency in 2008, four years after joining the EU. Re-cently, because of the country’s over-sized banking system and reliance on Russian money, Cyprus needed a bailout to avoid economic collapse. Already dealing with a recession, the country has been shut out of international markets for the last two years, and when they applied for a bailout last June, it was delayed. With a deal approved early on Monday by the EU, 10 billion euros were secured in a last-minute bailout. Banks have been closed since March 16, and Cy-prus has agreed to cut its budget and bank sector.


NewsStudents stride toward change in Africa

Greta sowles Staff Writer

Running 26.2 miles is no easy task. Neither is raising $1,310. But both can become a possibility through the Twin Cities Marathon and Team World Vision.

This year, Team World Vi-sion is forming teams to run the Twin Cities Marathon on Oct. 6 with the intent of rais-

ing money for clean water proj-ects in Zambia, a small country in Africa where almost half the population lacks access to clean water.

As of right now, the Bethel team, which is led by captain Christine Carroll, has 30 mem-bers and is within reach of its goal of 50 runners. One of those already signed up is sophomore Ben Cline. “It’s an opportunity I can’t pass up,” he said. “On top

of accomplishing that life goal ... I have the opportunity to make a real difference.”

Team World Vision is ask-ing each runner to raise $50 for each mile run on race day, which amounts to $1,310 for all 26.2 miles. The money raised goes through World Vision straight to the engineers in Zambia, who create a plan to build water wells in a way that is best for the community.

“As soon as that money is raised, the staff in the field be-comes aware that the money is available,” said Bradley Hof-bauer, the Twin Cities direc-tor for Team World Vision. On average, there is a 12-month turn around period, meaning it takes the people in a communi-ty between six months and two years to become beneficiaries of a water solution.

Surprisingly, 80 percent of the people who join Team World Vision are new to run-ning. In fact, most of the run-ners were not interested in running a marathon until they heard about the accessibility of the race. “Pretty much any-one who can walk can com-plete a marathon in six hours,” Hofbauer said. “They have the ability to really change lives by doing it.”

Team World Vision also has an extended training program to prepare runners. It lasts 26 weeks, which is much longer than the typical 18-week mar-athon training program. The training starts with 20-minute intervals, jogging for two min-utes and walking for one.

Averaged throughout the whole year, the training pro-gram is about an hour to 75 minutes of training, three to four times a week. “There are not many doctors in the world who would tell you not to el-evate your heart rate for an hour, three times a week,” said Hofbauer.

A common strategy for race day is to walk all of the water stops, which occur about every mile-and-a-half to two miles.

“Our training is very minimalist – just getting people to the fin-ish line,” Hofbauer said.

For the runners on Team World Vision, the race is more than just crossing a finish line. “We have a responsibility to make sure that our brothers and our sisters who are right next to us and who are across the world have their basic needs met,” Carroll said.

“A 7-year-old carrying 40 pounds of water has worse health problems than almost anybody in the United States,” added Hofbauer. “If she can do that, then we can do this so that she doesn’t have to do that.”

This year, the funds raised from Team World Vision in the Twin Cities Marathon will go directly to Zambia instead of being put in a pool and dis-persed to ten different coun-tries like they have in the past.

As funds come in, a picture of a beneficiary will come up on a runner’s fundraising page. This process is unique to the Twin Cities race this year, and Team World Vision will use the results to test how the change affects fundraising.

“There’s a reason to do it, and it is not a self-centered reason," said Carroll. “You are doing it for someone.”

The cost of the marathon is $125 per person. Registering to run with Team World Vision is free. Registration information is available with Christine Car-roll or outside of the Campus Ministries office. You can join the Bethel team at www.team-worldvision.org/goto/twv-bu.

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Sophomore Zach Horejsi and senior Christine Carroll train on campus for the Twin Cities Marathon, to take place Oct. 6.


News'Third wave' coffee emerges as newest socially responsible beannMany students may view organic and Fair Trade as designer distinctions, but the social benefits may be profound

Matt Kelley Editor-in-Chief

College students consume an in-credible amount of coffee, but it can often be easy to overlook the impli-cations of which kind of “Joe” fills those mugs.

According to a 2011 survey con-ducted by the National Coffee As-sociation, nearly half of 18- to 24-year-old Americans drink coffee on a daily basis. Whether due to op-pressively busy schedules or confus-ing labeling systems, terms like “Fair Trade” and “organic” are sometimes overlooked. Scholars have found, however, that buying more socially responsible coffees can have a pro-found impact on the life experiences of the coffee bean farmers.

Coffee grows almost exclusively in the equatorial regions of Central America, Africa and Southeast Asia – traditionally impoverished areas. The economic conditions in these re-gions often make it hard for farmers to make ends meet. Additionally, ex-perts estimate that about 70 percent of coffee comes from small, family-owned farms, which are particularly vulnerable to even small fluctuations in the market.

This was the original purpose of the Fair Trade label – to ensure farm-ers were able to sustain themselves in a supply chain with multiple mid-dlemen.

But studies in recent years have revealed that the regulation of the Fair Trade label also helps improve working conditions and promote social justice. Anthropologist Sarah

Lyon found in 2007 that the simple act of investigating farms during the certification process requires “producer groups to be democratic, transparent and accountable.” But according to Fair Trade USA, a non-profit that is the world’s leading Fair Trade certifier, the trickle-down ef-fects can be even more beneficial.

In addition to bolstering other-wise struggling economies and de-creasing the environmental impact of growing coffee, Fair Trade can also aid in areas of social justice, accord-ing to Fair Trade USA. Proponents of Fair Trade say the certification pro-cess creates better working condi-tions for women by equalizing pay, promotes education by reducing the economic need for child labor and increases health in communities by requiring access to medical care.

Perhaps the most relevant social good of Fair Trade certification is a crackdown on slave labor, and thus the human trafficking industry. Cof-fee – along with chocolate – is one of the goods most commonly produced by using slave labor, and the pres-ence of outside certifiers, whether for Fair Trade or organic, makes it more difficult for farms to hide faulty labor practices.

The problem with Fair Trade and organic certifications, however, is that they both typically require dues paid to the certifying agency. That’s where “third wave” coffee makes its mark, even if by accident.

The original intent of third wave coffee was to treat coffee with the same intricate palate as connoisseurs of wine – to identify and celebrate

flavor details of specific regions. Third wave coffee is also typically roasted much less, meaning the bean tastes more like the region it came from and less like char.

One prerequisite for this type of roasting, however, is developing a re-lationship with individual farms. This means that the roaster can ensure the coffee is both organic and Fair Trade – as well as socially responsi-ble – without the farm having to pay for official certification. This allows smaller farms to benefit from the growing trends of gourmet coffee.

These socially responsible beans

are becoming increasingly popular and are now available to students from a variety of sources. The Cari-bou coffees served by Royal Grounds are not typically Fair Trade, but Cari-bou beans from Peru, Mexico and Rwanda are. The CityKid Java served at the 3900 Grill is always organic and Fair Trade.

Off campus, the closest option is the third wave coffee served at J. Arthur’s Coffee on Rice Street in Roseville. J. Arthur’s uses beans from Dogwood Coffee, a Minneapolis-based roaster that finds, buys and roasts in the third wave tradition.


NewsFacility hours chosen with multiple considerationsnWeekend library and weight room hours not as arbitrary as students may think

Jon westMarK News Editor

It has likely happened to most students on campus at some point: a student moseys up to the library on a Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon, looking to catch up on some homework, only to turn on their heel as they see the library dark and deso-late – the hours were not as the student expected. Though stu-dents quickly learn to adapt their schedule to the varying availabil-ity of Bethel facilities on week-ends, many may not know that more goes into the decision than the desire to give workers a rest.

The library has a long history of tailoring the weekend sched-ule to that of the student body, while also balancing budget concerns. Years ago, the library was not open on Sundays due to the observance of the Sabbath. However, as the school grew and church practices began to change, the library began open-ing its doors to students in the afternoon, while closing from 5-7 p.m. to accommodate evening services.

“Through the years there have been frequent requests for additional weekend hours includ-ing Friday and Saturday evenings and all day Sunday,” said Carole Cragg, the associate director of the library. In 2010, however, due to cuts in the library budget, the services on Sunday took a step back and the library lost its abil-ity to employ a reference librar-ian on that day.

“The final determination of

hours has been decided based on several factors including use and finances,” Cragg said. Sun-days were the least used during the week, and because Sunday morning services continue to be the primary time for students to attend church, Cragg does not see Bethel extending the hours earlier than 2 p.m. “It is difficult to imagine that Bethel would ever want to encourage that as a work time or prevent student and full-time library staff from having a half day of Sabbath to attend worship services and pos-sibly have a meal with family or friends,” Cragg said.

The evening hours extend to midnight for students who may go to Vespers, return to campus later in the weekend or generally study later at night, according to Cragg.

While Sunday hours appeal particularly to students in the College of Arts and Sciences, Saturday hours cater to students of the College of Adult and Pro-fessional Studies and Graduate School, and have experienced a similar metamorphosis over the years. As the two schools have grown, including classes on Sat-urday morning, the library was requested to open earlier to ac-commodate those students and faculty who may be on campus.

With the current library bud-get, feedback from students and information on usage, the library staff does not plan on changing the hours any time soon.

Other facilities must also bal-ance the financial detriments of being open for extended week-

end hours with students’ desires to use the resources. The weight room is one example. Though during the week students may complain about the over-crowd-ed weight room, on weekends, the facility is used minimally, ac-cording to strength and condi-tioning coach Rick Meyer.

“On weekends, you’ve got half of the school that’s off of campus, do you need it open the full 7-12?” Meyer said. He also said that students gener-ally have more time on the week-ends, making it less necessary for the weight room to offer lon-ger hours. “I don’t think people spend more than one hour in this facility during the day,” he said. “It should be more manageable to fit that one hour into some-one’s day as opposed to, say, a library visit.”

The discrepancy between weekday and weekend usage is so drastic that the weight room is open during chapel time. “This is probably the one facility where we can’t allow everyone in here at the same time,” Meyer said. “We have to kind of manage it a little differently. It’s about sheer volume and size.”

Instead of extending the hours until later at night, a time when less people tend to work out, Meyer and the athletic staff see the value of paying staff to work during the 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. slot – when many students are likely to use the facility.

“We’ve got more athletes that want to lift and stay compet-itive to allow their games to be as good as they can,” Meyer said.

“I think if you are at a university that offers athletics, you should offer that opportunity for your athletes to be as good as they want to be.”

Both Cragg and Meyer stressed that the main deciding

factor when choosing hours of availability is the students. “It is designed to serve you guys,” Meyer said. “It’s designed to get as many of you guys in here to work on your physical health as we possibly can.”


Students on weekend library hours:

“I actually got my stuff locked in the library once be-cause I didn’t know it closed at 6 p.m. on Saturdays — someone had to come and let me in.” -Bradley Dawson, sophomore

“It’s not really super bothersome. People usually eat lunch at noon and can get over by 1:00 p.m., so I guess they could open a little earlier, but I usually find something to do for an hour.” -Justin Ivory, senior

“There are some times when it would be good if it were open until later. It’s less about wanting to be in the library and more about wanting to get a book that I need. I think the real story is about the library carpet.” -Stephen Seaberg, senior


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Walking for a curenStudents exercise to raise money for cancer research

hannah Garcia For The Clarion

Bethel Student Association has always been known for hosting creative events that entertain stu-dents. But for this month’s event, BSA decided to bring the Bethel community together in a way they haven't before.

Since early October, BSA mem-bers had been diligently working to create Bethel’s first ever Relay for Life. On March 23, hundreds of students gathered to partake in the cancer walk to raise money for cancer research. Relay for Life is partnered with the American Can-cer Society, and provides communi-ties with the opportunity to make a difference in the advancement of treatment technology.

Bethel’s Relay for Life began with an opening ceremony to welcome community members, staff and stu-dents. Then began the eight-hour walk in which participants rotated walking laps, symbolizing what it is like to go through the long, daily process of cancer.

BSA combined funds from par-ticipants who had fundraised prior to the event with money raised from the day’s events, including silent auctions, raffles and dona-tions. While they were not able to reach their goal, they were able to raise $10,000 at the event.

On a more serious note, BSA put this night together to show their respect and support for those who have passed away from, have over-come or are currently enduring can-cer.

One of the ceremonies during the event was the “Luminaria Cer-emony,” where participants were given the chance to decorate a paper bag for someone they know who has gone through cancer treat-ment. The lights were turned off, and the gym was lined with the glowing bags as members walked to show their support.

BSA seasonal director Olivia Cor-dova put in countless hours to make sure every individual understood why this event was important. Aside from all of the activities that were available during the relay, Cordova purposefully planned the night to center around cancer victims.

Her father, a cancer survivor, sparked a passion in her to continue to educate the community on can-cer research in a way that is practi-cal and experiential.

“It is a really serious event. It is something that is going to be im-pactful because a lot of students and staff are moved by the topic of cancer. It gives them the opportu-nity to for once make a difference in those lives,” Cordova said.

Giving the community the chance to personally be a part of something great, BSA aimed to bring partici-pants to the realizations of a cancer victim’s world.

“This event is not for Student Activities, it ’s not for the students and it ’s not even for Bethel,” Cordo-va said. “This night is for God, and I really hope people can see that.”

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abby stocKer For The Clarion

This past February I attended an undergraduate literary con-ference at Taylor University. Bethel was gracious enough to sponsor our trip, and I and four other English majors spent three days with other English students from around the Midwest dis-cussing literature. Many of us presented papers we had writ-ten for class, continuing the dis-cussions after our presentations had ended.

I consider myself a conscien-tious student, but I was initially surprised to consider my paper as “scholarship.” This was a paper I wrote during finals week last fall. I didn’t sit around feel-ing academic and profound while writing it, yet I found that when I was placed into an envi-ronment where I was allowed to present and challenge my ideas with others, the paper became

something bigger than just the product of yet another frazzled finals week.

I was surprised to be treated as an academic at the confer-ence, and I think, in part, it’s because the Bethel community carries a stigma against being the “smart kid.” Why do we feel that we must minimize our ability to excel in order to not stand out from the crowd? We live, study and work on a college campus. We trade daily in ideas and specialized knowledge with professors who are experts in their disciplines.

Recognizing that we are blessed to attend an institu-tion of higher education doesn’t make us proud or conceited, it’s the first step toward humility. Until we are willing to be honest about what we know, until we can celebrate that knowledge but also challenge it in an aca-demic setting, we cannot accept the limitations of our knowledge

and strive to be more.Let’s put it this way: if I, as

a good student, spend my time downplaying the fact that I got a good grade in a class, I don’t spend my time and mental ener-gy actually learning. I limit my-self by not expecting more from my own ability to learn.

As a student, I know I’m bi-ased, but I’m of the opinion that learning glorifies God. One thing I’ve realized since coming to college is that academics, at their finest, should be driven by curiosity. The student or scholar should be someone who looks out at the world and questions it, who wants to know more and actually takes the initiative to go out and learn. Unless you are in a major or field that you picked for entirely logical/prac-tical/disinterested reasons, I truly think this idea applies to everyone here – the English major who loves the way that words create both meaning

and art, the biochemistry major who works in a lab to discover something new about an inor-ganic compound, the reconcili-ation studies major who seeks to understand the differences between cultures and how to bridge those differences. Our studies are based in a desire to understand more than we do. It must be glorifying to God to have creation studied with so much curiosity and attention.

In this way, academics – even when primarily research-based – can be a deeply creative en-deavor. And I think it’s a shame that with so much creative, life-affirming work being done with-

in our four walls, we should feel the need to limit what we say. If anything, we should speak out even more, be even more genuine about our God-given gifts at a Christian institution. We should affirm and prize our academics in addition to our ex-tracurriculars, clubs and experi-ences. It’s part of our calling.

We talk so often about being created in the image of Christ. Perhaps we should focus more on reflecting that deeper, more genuine image rather than the surface-level, “cool” look of the crowd around us.

nLearning to recognize student academic work as valuable Students should take pride in their scholarship



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Mary PoldinG For The Clarion

On Wednesday, March 13, a new pope was elected. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, an Argentin-ian cardinal out of Buenos Aires, walked out of the white smoke at the Vatican to cheers of hope and excitement. He will be a man of firsts, as the first pope from South America, the first pope of Jesuit background and the first pope to take upon the name Francis. With the convenience of social media at our fingertips, it was clear to see the mixed responses of this news as a blend of joy and an outcry of “Who cares?” Well, the pope, whether you are Catholic or not, is still the pope. And the following

are just a couple reasons why that may matter to you.

The pope, as the leader of the Catholic Church, is the leader of Vatican City, providing him with global leadership and influ-ence. There are 1.2 billion Catho-lics, making up 17 percent of the world's population. In addition, there are 1 billion others who as-sociate with various Christian de-nominations. This man could be potentially representing 2.2 billion people (theoretically – depending on your own view of course).

While many Evangelicals like to keep the line between Catho-lic and Protestant theology neatly drawn, it is still clear to see an al-lied relationship and historical tie with the Catholic Church. To many

in the world, the pope is represen-tative of the leader of Christianity as a whole, similar to the Dalai Lama. Pope Francis holds to more conservative views in politics and public policy, particularly in his views on human life and marriage – both deeply debated topics within Christian circles. With his cultural and humanitarian back-ground as well, he is believed to offer a significant bridging point between the old world of Europe and new emerging markets.

He also carries with him some radical actions that not only sup-port his choosing the name of Pope Francis, a name exemplify-ing humility and humbleness, but also indicate a shift in priorities of the Catholic Church toward social

justice. “Father Jorge,” as he was referred to in Argentina, lived his entire cardinalship outside of the church mansion – he instead chose to live in a small apartment downtown with a wood stove. He was known and beloved in the city for his work with the poor and was often found using public transportation instead of the pro-vided private car. On Thursday, March 28, Pope Francis already turned heads as he celebrated, not at a traditional basilica mass, but one at a juvenile prison in Rome where he spent the evening washing the feet of inmates.

Many view Pope Francis as a much stronger successor to the late and beloved Pope John Paul II, as opposed to recently retired

Pope Benedict XVI. Despite his older age of 76, Pope Francis is regarded as offering a new and hopeful vision for the Catholic Church, and therefore Christian-ity. His position and selection are indicative of the shift in Catholic demographics and market emer-gence in the Americas as well.

Pope Francis will be faced with many challenges including signifi-cant administrative conflicts and the decreasing global reputation of the Church. Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world offer enthusiasm and optimism for his future, his global influence and stature remaining highly rel-evant to Christians and non-Chris-tians alike.

Who is the new pope and why should we care? nChristians of all denominations take notice of Pope Francis


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Jon Westmark

News Editor

While students were busy fill-ing out their surveys and taking tests for assessment day, many faculty and staff stayed busy by discussing Bethel’s financial situ-ation with administrators in a “Backstage Pass” event in the Un-derground.

The event came as a response to a growing number of inquiries from staff and faculty about the details of Bethel’s plan to resolve the fiscal shortfall, which was dis-covered and announced in late January. At the event, adminis-trators presented data based on common concerns and fielded ad-ditional questions.

The school faces an estimated $7-10 million shortfall by the end of the next fiscal year. In spite of this, Bethel has committed itself to just a 3 percent tuition increase this coming fall – the lowest per-centage increase in 30 years. “Part of our challenge is, we were used to doing 6 percent tuition increas-es routinely,” President Jay Barnes said. “That won’t work. That will never work again.” This means that pending new sources of revenue, the school will need to make diffi-cult decisions about where to cre-ate room in the budget. The event

gave administrators, faculty and staff time to communicate about where that money will likely come from.

According to faculty senate president Rollin King, one of the faculty’s primary concerns was the suddenness with which they found out about the budget defi-cit. “The administration, to some extent, knew about the increasing debt, but the faculty pretty much did not, so in January and February we were advertising positions that had been approved by the admin-istration,” he said. King also said that many fac-ulty members have wondered why administra-tion was overly optimistic in its projections of enrollment, health care costs and pension costs among other things.

Bruce Olsen, an accounting professor and the faculty senate vice president-elect, agreed that some of these problems could have been identified with more realistic projections about cost. “Whenever I’d put together a pro-jection in the business world, I’d have a best case, a most likely case

and a worst case,” he said. “I would never work off the best case, and I think [Bethel] has been working off the best-case projection.”

In light of these concerns, one thing the senate has been push-ing for is better communication between the two parties. In addi-tion to the faculty benefiting from understanding what cuts will be made and why, the administration could also benefit from increased communication with faculty. “There are some street smarts about what is going on that you have from just being with students

every day,” King said.

One impor-tant piece of in-formation that the senate has been trying to procure is the amount spent on direct facul-ty-to-student instruction. “Our

job is to advocate for the faculty members,” King said. “We’re try-ing to establish that if there are cuts made to faculty compensa-tion and faculty-student ratio, that they’re justified and that the prob-lem isn’t actually somewhere else.”

The Office of the President re-leases an annual report, which de-

tails the sources and destinations of the school’s finances. Accord-ing to the 2011 report – the most recent report available – about $38 million, or 40 percent of op-erational expenses, went to class-room instruction. The rest went to institutional support, academic support, student services and aux-iliary services.

Faculty compensation cuts have already been made. In addi-tion to an initial wage freeze, Beth-el recently announced changes to the two retirement plans that are offered. For roughly half of faculty, those who receive monthly pay-ments into their retirement fund, the change is relatively straight-forward – a drop from 10 percent to 3 percent of wages into a tax-advantaged retirement fund. “It’s a big cut in wages, when pay is fro-zen and your retirement benefit is cut by 7 percent,” King said. “My wages in August will be 10 percent less than I had every reason to ex-pect they would be in February.”

Between the wage freeze and

benefit cuts, administrators esti-mated $6 million savings without cuts to any programs or faculty. However, despite the immediate payoff, King does not view the revised retirement packages and wage freezes as realistic long-term solutions.

While many faculty were upset by the reduction retirement con-tributions, Mike Holmes, a pro-fessor in biblical and theological studies, thinks it may be the lesser of two evils. “What you look for is if they’re trimming in ways that spare the most personnel,” he said.

Another initiative that has been brought up is the Voluntary Separation Incentive Package, which amounts to a lump sum and continued benefits for those who retire early. Although the VSIP package has been promised to be more lucrative than Bethel’s standard severance package, this plan could potentially save money if the faculty who take the offer are not replaced or are replaced

STARINGDOWN

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nWith cuts likely in the next year, faculty and staff are left guessing about their fate

“My wages in August will be 10 percent less than I had every reason to expect they would be in

February.”


for less money.Holmes, a 31-year Bethel vet-

eran, was offered a VSIP but does not plan to accept. “With all the economic uncertainty, the idea of retiring early is a little scary at this point,” he said.

Pending the results of this plan, there will be faculty and staff cuts made. “We’re looking at things on the order of 1 million tentative dollars’ worth of reduc-tions for this current fiscal year, and maybe something two times that next year in our current mod-eling,” said Joe LaLuzerne, a senior vice president. Barnes elaborated that some relatively small or ex-pensive majors will likely be elimi-nated a year from now, though current students within those ma-jors would be able to finish their degrees.

The faculty handbook states that all faculty members must be notified by December of any termination of a continuous con-tract. Since the budget shortfall was discovered in January, no

faculty who signed a continuous contract can be released for the 2013-14 academic school year. It also means that administrators have the opportunity to do a full review of programs over the sum-mer before making academic cuts. Although plans for the Academic Review Committee don’t currently include a faculty representative, Olsen hopes administration will reconsider and give faculty a di-rect influence over any potential program cuts.

Faculty whose contracts will not be renewed will likely be noti-fied in early fall, which is often the time to look and apply for other teaching jobs. Despite these safe-guards for faculty, the wait also amounts to a time of drawn out uncertainty about their future.

Bethel staff members do not have such a guarantee, and cuts may have an immediate impact. According to King, Provost Deb Harless has indicated that signifi-cant staff cuts will likely take place before May 31, with another round

next year. Barnes acknowledged that it’s likely that every university department will sustain personnel cuts. “That will mean that they will have to stop doing some things that they have been doing,” he said. “That’s hard because in our model, we view things like Campus Ministries and Student Life as vital to the edu-cational quality that we have, so they’re not easy decisions.”

These de-cisions will be based not only on seniority, but also with regard to the unique needs of each de-partment, according to Cara Wald, the director for human resources.

With faculty cuts imminent and a hiring freeze enacted in most academic departments, many professors have expressed frustration at the continued search to fill another administrative posi-tion, Vice President for Enrollment Management. The Executive Leadership Team already has 19 members, and many faculty said they were confused about why so many administrators are required.

“From a faculty standpoint, I think there’s a concern that we have too much administration. It just doesn’t seem like we need to have that many people at those levels,” Olsen said. “It’s that upper level administration that, for a school our size, we’re somewhat top-heavy, and that’s a perception from a lot of faculty.”

Holmes wasn’t quite as sur-prised by the number of admin-istrators. He says that during his

time at Bethel, the number of state and federal regulations on colleges has grown significantly and that all those rules require a system of oversight. Still, Holmes said, it’s at least worth a look.

“When you get that many ad-ministrators at a school this small, you won-der,” he said. “It’s an obvious question to ask, but asking it doesn’t imply an answer.”

While the College of Arts and Sciences administration

has grown, Barnes said the total number of administrators for the university has been reduced in re-cent years, due to consolidation in CAPS and Bethel Seminary.

Though King acknowledged that it will be difficult to see friends and colleagues go, he was encour-aged by the fact that Barnes and his administration “are not eager, to say the least, to continue going into debt.” For King, this is shown by the fact that in the next board meeting in May, Bethel adminis-trators are expected to present a balanced budget. The board issued a similarly stiff resolution in 2008, in lieu of comparable fi-nancial difficulties, toward the seminary, which had been losing money consistently for years.

Until the current plan is deter-mined, however, the faculty mem-bers are left in an uninformed limbo. “It does strain a community like Bethel,” King said. “We oper-ate on trust to some degree – it’s an important part of the place – and when we just don’t know

what’s going on other places and when times are tough, people start to get suspicious and con-cerned and trust starts to erode. That’s going to be a challenge moving forward.”

Philosophy professor Sara Shady was particularly discon-tented about the faculty’s wait-and-see status. “There just seems to be a large disconnect between what administration are doing and what faculty thinks and un-derstands about those decisions,” she said. “Morale is really low. Very low – the lowest I’ve seen it in 11 years, and it’s sad to come to work every day. I love the classes that I’m teaching, I love my students, I love my job. But when you come to work, the only thing that every-one is talking about all day long is, ‘What have you heard? What’s the news?’”

Barnes said that he under-stands the difficulty ahead and advises students to “Pray, love your faculty and don’t throw rot-ten tomatoes at those of us who have to make hard decisions.”

Both Barnes and King were ultimately positive about the cur-rent financial problem’s effect on students. “We work with friends, if any of our friends have to get fired, of course this is traumatic, but from the perspective of the institution, it doesn’t mean that the institution’s about to evapo-rate,” King said. “I hope that the students aren’t panicked about this. You may just not get your swimming pool.”

Matt Kelley contributed to the reporting of this article.

“Morale is really low...When you come to work, the only thing

that everyone is talking about is, 'What have you

heard? What's the news?'”


CultureFeeding Fido: An entrepreneurial adventure nSophomore Aidan Fealy starts dog treat business

aManda ahlM Culture Editor

Juggling classes, homework and friends, sophomore Aidan Fealy seems no different than any other student at Bethel. However, on top of the normal responsibilities that come with college life, Fealy is a co-own-er of a new pet treat business called Howell Pet Products.

This summer, along with two students from St. Thomas, Fealy found a connection in China where he and his friends

could purchase a mass quan-tity of healthy dog treats for a cheap price. The men saw this as an opportunity.

From there, they pooled their money and took care of the logistics that came with starting a company, including correspondence with the gov-ernment, branding, production and more. After they officially became a company and figured out most of the logistics, the Howell men contacted an in-vestor in Texas who agreed to give them $10,000 to start up

in exchange for a share in the company.

With this money, they were able to continue with their business plan. Their treats were shipped and held to be approved by the FDA. It wasn’t until about a month ago that Fealy and his colleagues actu-ally received the 20,000 treats they ordered. In the waiting period, they were talking with potential buyers, including stores and websites who may want to take on their product.

In January the trio spent four days passing out treats and getting their name out at one of Minnesota’s largest dog shows, put on by the Land O’Lakes Kennel Club.

The company sells four dif-ferent treats: the Triple Treat, the Flippy Floppy, the T-Bone and the Slugger. The treats are corn- or wheat-based dog chews. According to Fealy, they last longer than normal dog treats, are easier for dogs to digest and are healthier than greasy, over-processed treats like rawhides and jerky.

“We do care for our con-sumers, and we wanted to find a dog treat that is healthy for dogs, and we had access to a dog treat that isn’t sold in the continental U.S.,” Fealy said. “Because we have the corner of the market for our treats, people have been interested.” Hawaii is currently the only other state that sells these treats.

Fealy’s specific role in the company has included taking on the marketing plan, design-ing their brand and figuring

out the best ways to get their product to their target con-sumer.

For Fealy, the most exciting part of the process has been the networking. He said the experience has provided him with outlets for conversations and connections that he could not otherwise make with peo-ple.

“I didn’t have a whole lot of experience in dog food, for sure, or pets in general, and all of a sudden I was talking to as many people as I would need to,” Fealy said. “I get to net-work like crazy, and it has been one of my favorite things.”

However, starting up a busi-ness can be tough, especially as a college student. According to Fealy, the hardest thing has been collaborating with the other owners.

“Our weekly meetings turned into monthly meetings because we were in school and we didn’t have time to do the things we wanted to do,” he said.

Sales also suffered as the owners had to dedicate more and more time to school and less to the company. However, Fealy said that sales have been going well overall, even at the beginning stages of just get-ting their product out into the market.

“I just think that if anyone is interested in buying dog treats, I should be the person they should get a hold of, be-cause I know a guy who has got 20,000,” Fealy said, laughing.PHOTOS FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF HOWELLPETPRODUCTS.COM

Fealy and his two partners from St. Thomas, Wenjun Huo and William Peckels, work to provide a healthy alternative to dog treats.


CultureHunting for discountsnStudents have become increasingly inclined to save money by shopping for clothes at thrift stores

lexi beasley For The Clarion

Five years ago, the words “thrift store” may have conjured up images of last year’s Hallow-een costume or matronly turtle-necks embellished with shoulder pads and frills. However, within the last few years, thrift stores have gone from a place where our grandmothers find antiques to a portal for finding individual-istic style at a cheap price.

Though some still may feel uncomfortable with the idea of “secondhand” clothes, the trend in thrifting has been ever increasing. And yet, to a select few, thrifting is not a trend in which they have jumped the bandwagon; it’s a lifelong hobby.

Katie Riesenweber, a junior at Bethel, has been going to thrift

stores her whole life. In fact, she believes that 75 percent of her wardrobe is thrifted items. To her, thrifting is economical.

“It makes sense to invest a little portion of your money into things that aren’t going to last a long time – like clothes,” Riesen-weber said.

Not only does it make sense for your wallet, it is also an in-credibly fun experience if you know how to do it. “When you walk into a thrift store, it’s huge,” said Riesenweber. “You need to know what you’re look-ing for, otherwise you’ll feel so overwhelmed.”

One of Riesenweber’s strat-egies is setting a budget ahead of time. Doing this before you go can help you keep yourself in check when you see deal after deal. Also, Riesenweber recom-

mends checking the price tag be-fore you try anything on. Doing so before you “fall in love” with the item will make sure it’s in your budgeted amount.

Thrifting can also create an-other way to bond with friends.

Looking through the stacks of sometimes hilarious clothes can be highly enjoyable and produce lots of laughs. “It’s not the same as going shopping at Target or at Macy’s or wherever,” Riesenwe-ber said. “You have to work to

find something that you want.” And when you do, “it’s more fun because you don’t have the same thing as everybody else.”

Thrift stores near Bethel:

Goodwill Roseville: 3.8 mi (6 min.)

Salvation Army Thrift: store: 3.8 mi (11 min.)

Planet Thrift: 4.7 mi (10 min.)

Unique Thrift Store: 5.3 mi (12 min.)

Hidden Treasures Thrift Store: 5.4 mi (11 min.)

PHOTOS FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF LEXI BEASLEY


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SportsRowley named semifinalist for national awardnThe senior baseball player is honored for service and athleticism

Jared nelson For The Clarion

Few individuals in the athlet-ic world are as respected as John Wooden. The former head coach of the UCLA Bruins won an un-precedented 10 national cham-pionships and is remembered for his inspirational quips that are used as formulas for success in both basketball and in life.

Wooden passed away in 2010, but his legacy lives on in many ways, including the pres-tigious Coach Wooden Citizen-ship Cup Award. The cup is awarded to athletes who display excellence on and off the field, exhibit prowess and sportsman-ship, and serve the community. Past recipients of the award in-clude football quarterbacks Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning,

and this year Bethel’s own Matt Rowley was selected as one of 25 semifinalists. This is certainly not Rowley’s first achievement, as the baseball player was MIAC MVP and an All-American last season.

“As great of a baseball player as Matt is, he's an even better person,” said head coach Brian Raabe. “The Wooden award is for all colleges, at all divisions, at all levels, and Matt is in some elite company as a semifinal-ist. Even being nominated is an unbelievable honor, and Matt is truly deserving.”

Rowley is involved in a num-ber of charitable foundations, most notably Hospitality House Youth Development in North Minneapolis. Having volun-teered there for over 12 years, Rowley got his start at the house

because of strong family ties to the organization.

“Both my parents volunteer for the house, and my sister is a teacher there,” Rowley said. “It has a Christ-centered focus, and I felt God calling me to go down there and help out the situations that are rough.”

Rowley’s duties at Hospitality House include organizing events for the kids and being a friend when needed.

The drive that calls Matt to sacrifice his time for others is the same drive that keeps him focused in practice and during long hours working on his game.

“You don't win the game on the field, you win the game in your heart,” Rowley said. “In vol-unteering or practicing baseball, I get motivated by the fact that I'm making a difference.”

Last spring, Rowley orga-nized a breakfast for business-men that raised $30,000 for Hospitality House. Despite his achievements, Rowley always speaks humbly of his work both on and off the field.

“Matt is a leader by example, and his work ethic is the thing that everyone sees,” Raabe said. “He's not a rah-rah guy that will scream at the team to pump them up, but that doesn't mean he isn't an effective leader. Base-ball is a game of failure, and he knows that. He shows the confi-dence that leaders need.”

Speaking of his own success, Rowley said the impact of hard work can never be overstated, and nothing comes before the team.

“Doing all the hard work makes a difference and allows me to be the best I can be with the abilities I've been given,”

Rowley said. “There are plenty of guys that don't get the chance to play, but they work their hard-est, so it’s not fair to my team to give them anything less than the best I can be.”

Raabe admires the senior's

attitude and believes that it will lead to another successful cam-paign in 2013.

“I want him to just go out there and play,” Raabe said. “And that’s exactly what he's doing.”

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF BU SPORTS INFORMATION

Senior outfielder and pitcher Matt Rowley was nominated for the Wooden award because of his serving heart and athletic excellence. He was one of only five Division III athletes to be recognized.


Rowley leads the team in hits, doubles, homeruns and slug percent-age.


SportsTwins fans brace themselves for another year of rebuilding nThe Minnesota ball club revamps its lineup once again

neil Vance For The Clarion

The idea that hope springs eter-nal is true in a variety of settings, but perhaps none more regularly than during Major League Base-ball’s spring training.

Not only is baseball back, a sign to many that is spring here – or just around the corner for those of us in still-frigid Minnesota – but players are reporting in the best shape of their lives, and every team is unde-feated with high hopes for the up-coming season.

While that's certainly the case for Twins fans as well, two straight years of last-place finishes and flir-tations with 100-loss seasons have undoubtedly put a bit of a damper on spring training. Throw in the loss of fan favorites Denard Span and Ben Revere in a pair of trades, and there aren’t many Twins fans with high expectations for the coming

season.However, there are glimmers

of hope. The Twins were well-rep-resented in the prospect rankings, and many experts have tagged the Twins’ farm system as the second-best in baseball. In fact, six of those minor leaguers have been named among the top 100 prospects in the game.

General manager Terry Ryan addressed the biggest offseason concern; the starting rotation. Be-yond the trades that netted proven starter Vance Worley and prospects Alex Meyer and Trevor May, Ryan also brought in a pair of veteran arms with Mike Pelfrey and Kevin Correia, who should eat some in-nings and bridge the gap until those younger pitchers are ready to con-tribute long-term.

Last year’s struggles proved that the importance of acquiring quality pitching cannot be overem-phasized.

“Pitching is a huge part of de-

termining a team’s success,” said ju-nior Twins fan Chelsey Falzone. “It’s no secret we needed pitching, and that’s what Ryan shopped for, so he did his job.”

Although Meyer, May and top pitching prospect Kyle Gibson seem a year away from being locked into the rotation, they and Wor-ley – as well as last year’s ace Scott Diamond – provide at least some depth.

With offensive stars Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Josh Willing-ham healthy, scoring runs shouldn’t

be the biggest problem. If the team swings well and pitches materialize, it’s possible that the Twins could re-claim their dominant position in the American League Central Division. Still, many fans have accepted that one more rebuilding year may be in the Twins’ future.

“I expect the Twins to finish last in the division again this season,” senior Erik Beck admitted. “It’s pos-sible that they could compete for the playoffs if they get solid play, both in the field and at the plate from their middle infield and who-

ever fills in for Revere and Span in the outfield, but it is probably un-likely.”

Falzone agreed. “Playoffs?” she said. “Ask me in a couple years.”

While the rebuilding process is never fun for anyone involved, the possibility of reloading the team with talent and experience to re-gain the success it has had in the ALCD for much of the past decade makes it well worth it.

Rowley named semifinalist for national award

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF MCT

Previously a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Vance Worley should provide stability for the Twins' starting rotation.

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After being plagued by leg injuries in the 2012 season, All-Star catcher Joe Mauer is healthy and ready to go for opening day.


SportsWhy Bethel sports fans love to hate St. ThomasnThe rivalry between the two MIAC contenders may have started in football but has reared its head in spring sports

Jenny hudalla Sports Editor

From the moment they step on campus, Bethel stu-dents are taught to dislike St. Thomas more than any other team in the MIAC. Season after season, the Tommies al-ways seem to be the team to

beat. Bethel’s football, bas-ketball and hockey teams all fell to St. Thomas this year, who led the conference in all three sports. As spring sports swing into action, the Tommies again claim their reputation as a conference powerhouse in baseball and softball. In fact, St. Thomas

has lost just three MIAC soft-ball games in the past three years. Mix in the fact that the Tommies have also made it to the NCAA basketball final four, and it becomes easier and easier to see why they rub Royals the wrong way.

Indeed, what began as an intense football rivalry be-

tween neighboring schools has evolved into a full-scale athletic emnity. During Roy-al-Tommie showdowns, op-posing fans hurl insults at the other side of the field and at each other. Players compete with more passion and en-ergy. Coaches become more and more animated on the

sidelines. But for what? Why are we suddenly gripped with the innate desire to crush St. Thomas when we become Royals? These Bethel students offered some answers.

"I hate St. Thomas because they have a jumbotron in their gym. Who wants to watch themselves play?" – Kelly Van Wyk, junior

“I hate the Tommies because they’re rich. They play in a castle. And I heard they’re building a moat.” – Buck O’Flanagan, junior

“I hate St. Thomas because they’re one of the least creative teams in the MIAC. The St. John’s Johnnies. The Augsburg Auggies. The St. Thomas Tommies. Really? Can’t come up with anything better than that?” – Ben Price, sophomore

“I hate them because they have this mentality that they’re God’s gift to the earth. News flash: they’re not.” – Haley Kuffel, sophomore

“I hate the Tommies because they’re all way better looking than I am.” – Jesse Phenow, junior

“It’s always fun to beat the rich, overrated, over-populated school.” – Grace Thompson, sophomore

“I hate St. Thomas because they have too many weight rooms. My uncle went there, and now he drives boats like a crazy person and has no hair.” – Shane O’Rourke, junior

“I hate them because they’re good at football?” – Alex Ashbaugh, freshman


SportsSoftball springs out of break with a winning recordnThanks to a stellar offense, the team went 8-4 during its time in Florida

Jenny hudalla Sports Editor

It didn’t take long for Bethel’s softball team to get warmed up in Florida dur-ing spring break. After drop-ping their first two games, the Royals proceeded to win eight of the remaining 10 com-petitions, announcing their presence as a serious MIAC contender.

From beginning to end, the trip was characterized by deci-sive wins and narrow losses. In seven of their eight wins, the Royals won by at least four runs, and they were defeated by only one run in three of their four losses. The team finished with a +58 run differential.

Perhaps most notable was Bethel’s mid-tournament win against Thomas College, when the Royals outscored their op-ponents by 18 runs. Senior Megan Matson led the team in RBIs, going 3-of-4 at the plate with two singles and a double. Sophomore Kal Sorensen de-livered the only home run in the 20-2 victory, finishing the day with three RBIs.

“Our new hitting coach, Brian Tilton, has turned our of-fense around,” Sorensen said. “He works with each player individually, so it ’s not a cook-ie-cutter swing. He meets all of our needs, because we all have different swings.”

The Royals’ offense has been the biggest contributing

factor to their early success. The team has hit 15

home runs in 16 games and driven in 124 runs compared to the opponents’ 66. Fresh-man catcher Caroline Kivisto leads the team in batting with a .649 average, posting 24 hits and five home runs in the scorebook thus far. She also has the highest on-base per-centage, sitting at .700.

“Our team has been hitting really well, and I think that has really helped me,” Kivisto said. “I was able to feed off that, and it gave me more confi-dence in my own abilities. I’ve done way better than I ever hoped I would,

and I think that’s because of the team.”

However, the Royals face tough competition with St. Thomas and Gustavus, who have respectively finished first and second in the MIAC for the last three years. St. Thomas has suffered only three con-ference losses in that period.

Head coach Rod Radcliffe said the team aims to prepare itself for MIAC play through its competitive non-confer-ence schedule, which included many of the teams the Royals defeated in Florida. “We might not be the favorites for some of the [conference] games,

but we are becoming very competitive against good teams,” Radcliffe said.

While the team lost its first post-

Florida series against No. 7 Luther College by a slim mar-gin, the Royals’ hot bats didn’t cool down. Scoring a total of 15 runs to Luther’s 19, the team was hindered only by its defense, which made eight er-rors that allowed 12 unearned runs in the series.

Still, having finished the 2012 season in the middle of the pack with a 16-24 overall record (10-12 MIAC), the Roy-als have a strong combination of clutch and power hitting that they hope will propel them forward in the standings.

“Eight of our 10 starters have hit home runs, and our first five hitters are such a threat,” Sorensen said. “Our offense is on fire. The MIAC can’t walk all of us.”



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

You probably won’t read this

Freshman clearly doesn’t know how to do laundry

Marsha M. allo Of The Clarionion

Bethel students flock to the newspaper stands every Thurs-day in gleeful anticipation of what they will read in The Clari-on. There are hardly any papers left after the mob finishes their rampage of grabbing all The Clarions they can carry.

One student, Marshal Polklo, voiced his love for The Clarion, “Oh. The Clarion. Yeah … is that the newspaper or something?”

Polklo isn’t the only student completely obsessed with The Clarion. Junior Julian Mitchals pretty much lives for the new releases of The Clarion.

“I think I’ve read The Clarion before. I just skimmed through the pictures though,” Mitchals said.

The most-loved section of The Clarion is, of course, the

Clarionion, which is ingenious-ly written with a cunning and witty style that is sure to make everyone laugh. It is by far the most popular section in the paper, located right on the back page. Students just can’t get enough.

One student proclaimed, “Oh yeah. I don’t read past the first two sentences.”

Another avid Clarionion lover was quoted saying, “What the heck is the Clarionion?”

The praise for the Clarionion seems to never stop with peo-ple saying things like, “This isn’t funny,” and “The newspaper makes great kindling.”

Although the huge stack left after a week may prove other-wise, students are dying to grab a copy of The Clarion as fast as they can.

Marsha M. allo Of The Clarionion

Students at Bethel Univer-sity have noticed that one fresh-man wears the same clothes every day.

“At first I just thought it was his signature style or some-thing,” said a passerby student, Alex Hendri. “But now I’m start-ing to believe that he just doesn’t know how to do laundry.”

“It could just be that he has multiple shirts that are exactly the same. I mean, that’s com-mon,” said Molly Jolt, a student who sees the freshman after her 2:25-3:40 p.m. class every Tues-day and Thursday.

Some students like the fresh-man’s style.

“I like that outfit on him, so it doesn’t bother me that he wears it everyday,” said one student. Another commented, “I didn’t know how to do laundry as a

freshman, so I totally know what he’s going through.”

When asked about his ward-robe, the student commented, “I have to go to class.”

Whatever the reasoning is behind this freshman’s repeat-ing wardrobe, students have de-cided not to care.

“He’ll figure it out one day,” commented Hendri.

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