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By Timothy Wildauer Scroll Staff Writer

When looking at recent shootings,

one cannot help but notice that many of them have taken place at or very close to schools. Because of these events, steps have been taken to strengthen school security nationwide to prevent such shootings.

Juel Merseth, the Direc-tor of Facilities at Bethany Lutheran College said, “Other than to fence in the campus and post-ing armed guards at the entrances, I don’t know if there is a way to stop a shooting situation.”

However, there are other ways to prevent the possi-bility of an attack. “Mental illness seems to be a common thread in these situations,” said Merseth. There are many different ways that students can receive help if they need it.

Faculty members notice students that are having trouble in class and skip-ping regularly.

“At Bethany, we have a school nurse, a school counselor and a student success center to assist students who may be having trouble whether personally or academi-cally,” said Merseth.

Students who have any sort of problem have a wide range of people to talk to.

“When I walk into a room,” said Ray “Buck” Thissen, the security supervisor at Bethany, “I know right away whether everyone is okay or not. I see people on campus every day, and I know how they act. I can tell when they are not acting normal, and I spend a little more time with them to make sure they are okay.”

It does not take a lot of effort to improve

No need to fear: Campus security is here

By Andrew Larson Scroll Staff Writer

Crushed cars, big guns, the screeching of

metal on metal and not to mention a healthy dose of dirt and mud. This is what the members of COMM397, Advanced Audio/ Visual Production, have to look forward to.

This spring, the members of Advanced Audio/Visual Production will be work-ing with Drive-a-Tank, a company located in Kasota, Minn., which grants those with pockets deep enough the once in a lifetime oppor-tunity to drive an actual tank, as well as sample a few firearms.

The students will be work-ing with Drive-a-Tank to produce a number of things to help and invigorate the ever-growing company, including advertisements for each of Drive-a-Tank’s packages, as well as a digital brochure for each package to be sent to paying custom-ers before hand detailing what to expect with each.

Lastly, a new safety video will also be in production for Drive-a-Tank, because after all safety is important. The advertisements will be handled by one group of students, the digital brochures by another and so on. The students from COMM297, Audio/Visual Production II, will also be getting in on the action by taking on some of the work themselves.

Professor Kurt Paulsen, who is the instructor for COMM397, is very eager for this opportunity and expects great things from it. Professor Paulsen said that an experience like this is very beneficial to students because they are “working with a real client,” which provides “real world accountability” for the students. He also explained

Production students tackle Drive-A-Tank

Baltimore Ravens soar in winning Super Bowl

By Brittany Titus Scroll Staff Writer

With outrageous commercials, party

food and football, the Super Bowl is one of the most watched programs in our nation. The XLVII Super Bowl has named its winner, and it was a close call.

The Baltimore Ravens were crowned as champions, with a final score of 34-31 against the San Francisco 49ers.

During the pre-game, Jennifer Hudson sang “America the Beautiful” with the Sandy Hook elementary chorus, (December survi-vors of the school massacre).

Following was Alicia Keys, who played the piano and sang her rendition of the National Anthem. Since she took a slower pace, she set a record for singing the National Anthem the longest at the Super Bowl, at 156 seconds, surpassing Natalie Cole’s record of 152 seconds.

Ravens’ receiver, Jacoby Jones, whose kick off return was 108 yards in only 11 seconds, the most in Super Bowl history, set another record. This led to the ravens leading at halftime with a score of 21-6.

Another big moment for

the Super Bowl was the power outage at the begin-ning of the third quarter, where half of the lights went out in the stadium.

The local power company, Entergy and SMG, the management company for the Mercedes Superdome in New Orleans, released this statement: “A piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system. Once the issue was detected, the sensing equip-ment operated as designed and opened a breaker, caus-ing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue. Backup generators kicked in imme-diately as designed. Entergy and SMG subsequently coor-dinated start up procedures, ensuring that full power was safely restored to the Super-dome. The fault-sensing equipment activated where the Superdome equipment intersects with Entergy’s feed into the facility. There were no additional issues detected.”

Pop singer Beyonce performed at the halftime show, and was later joined by her former Destiny’s Child members while singing “Single Ladies.”

Students were excited about the game, commer-cials and performances and came together at the Viking Village for an annual Super Bowl party, thrown by the Bethany Activities Commit-tee (BAC).

“It’s a nice gesture, and we have enough money in our fund to do that. We ended up ordering 63 pizzas and had tons of drinks and bread-sticks,” said BAC member and sophomore Shelby Witt. “Nothing brings people together like free food, Beyonce and football.”

“I needed a study break and Beyonce is awesome,” said senior Lydia Grabou.

While the game and performances were very popular, the laugh out loud commercials and advertise-ments always bring a crowd of people to watch.

“The commercials are my favorite part to watch,” said freshman Jaakob Manula.

BAC also had a raffle throughout the night by giving away gift cards to students.

Super Bowl XLVII was a event filled with stunning performances, hilarious advertisements and a well-fought American football game.

Photo by SIERRA BATALDAN

Students gathered together to watch Super Bowl XLVII in the Viking Village. The Bethany Activities Committee provided free food and had a raffle for those who came.

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how having something like this would really make a demo reel stand out to poten-tial employers, and he also explained that it is good that “students get to work on content that is interesting.”

The students of the Advanced Audio/Visual Production class are very excited for this opportunity as well.

“It’s something very new & exciting for me because I’ve never been in a produc-tion like this before,” soph-omore Aimee Bruss, a member of Advanced Audio/Visual Production said.

“I’m excited to work with Drive-a-Tank and help them revisit their marketing and branding strategies. This project provides an opportu-nity to create media that will

be seen by people around the country which I think is very valuable, especially as a learning experience,” junior-Stephanie Erlandson said.

Bethany Lutheran College has been interacting with Drive-a-Tank for the past three years on various projects.

“They are very sympa-thetic to our school” and “interested in what our students have to make,” said Paulsen.

On Tuesday, Jan. 22, the students of COMM397 met with their clients for the first time and discussed what needed to be done and just how to go about doing it. On Thursday, Jan. 29, the class traveled to Kasota to see where they will be shooting and then really begin to plan their strategies for tackling the enormous task they have been given.

Information about Drive-a-Tank can be found at www.driveatank.com and contacted at [email protected].

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With the threat of a nuclear Iran, Palestine

and the whole of the Middle East breathing down their back, Israel has a lot to face.

On Tuesday Jan. 22, Prime Minister Benjamin Netan-yahu’s right-wing Likud (The Consolidation) Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) joint list party won 31 Knes-set seats in Israel’s election, according to Israeli televi-sion exit polls, but he will face many challenges as he works to build a coalition government.

The performance was poorer than hoped after facing against the centrist and leftist parties, losing 11 seats total.

Moving forward, Netan-yahu hinted that he would form a centrist coalition government. The setup of the Israeli election prevents one party from receiving a parliamentary majority over 60 of the 120 seats, so parties are required to work with each other to form a coalition government.

“I believe the results of the election represent an opportunity to make changes that the people of Israel want to see and that

will serve all citizens of the state of Israel. I plan to lead those changes and to that end we must establish a government that is as broad as possible, and I’ve already started out on that task,” Netanyahu said.

Early expectations were that Netanyahu would form a right leaning coalition with the extreme right party Jewish Home. The party won 12 seats, according to exit polls, as early projection said Likud Yisreal Beireinu would win 32 to 35 seats.

Some of the things Netanyahu said he hopes to address are security – especially the concern of a nuclear Iran, greater economic and diplomatic responsibility, equality in sharing the nation’s burdens and lowering the cost of living.

The big winner of the night was considered the newly formed centrist Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party, which will likely become a key part of a centrist coalition government, reported Sherine Tadros of Al Jazeera English.

The party came in second with 19 seats. Exit polls indi-cate the party had twice the

support as predicted. Its leader is former long-

time journalist Yair Lapid, who ran on a platform focus-ing on the middle class, renewing peace talks with Palestinian and ending the drafting exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews on entering the army.

After the results were in, Lapid told supporters, “What is good for Israel

is not [in] the possession of the right, nor is it in the possession of the left. It lies in the possibility of creat-ing a real and decent center that listens to the other, that knows how to engage in

dialogue, that remembers that we are here together, not one at the expense of one another but one with the other.”

Lapid went on to say on Jan. 23 that he would not join the centrist-leftist efforts to use their collective 60 seats to stop Netanyahu from forming a government.

David Makovsky, an Israeli analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told CNN, “Politics [in Israel] are often about expectations. Once the public thought that Netanyahu was a ‘shoo-in,’ it assumed his victory and looked for a fresh face that would be focused on issues that he has not prioritized. This explains the meteoric rise of a new party, [Yesh Atid], which said it would focus on the middle class and find a way so the ultra-Orthodox participate in burden-sharing by join-ing either the compulsory army or civilian form of mandatory service.”

Part of the reason why Lapid formed Yesh Atid was because he was tired of the battle between the left and right parties.

The left wing Labor Party came in third in exit polls,

winning 17 seats. The party’s leader, Shelly Yacimovick, has ruled out joining a Likud Yisrael Beit-einu coalition government.

In total, 32 parties ran in the elections. Compared to past elections, voter turnout was high, at 66 percent.

“It is a great privilege but it is also a great responsi-bility,” Netanyahu said. “I believe the results of the elections represent an oppor-tunity to make changes that the people of Israel want to see and [that] will serve all of the citizens of the state of Israel.”

Source: (Al Jazeera English, CNN and TIME Magazine)

Newcomer is the big winner of the night

“I believe the results of the election represent an opportunity to make changes that the people of Israel want to see and that will serve all citizens of the state of Israel. I plan to lead those changes and to that end we must estab-lish a government that is as broad as possible, and I’ve already started out on that task.”

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Tank: Students enlisted to create videos

someone’s mood. Patti Reagles said, “Random acts of kindness can make a bigger difference than you can imagine. A simple ‘hello’ can let someone know they are not invisible to everyone.”

Bethany has other secu-rity measures to prevent a conflict. Merseth said, “We have a FOB system to help secure most buildings.”

This system is in place for everyone’s protection. Dorms are locked at all times to prevent the possi-bility of unwanted intruders. Academic buildings are also locked at certain times.

If a shooting or other conflict happened at Beth-any, there are many ways to keep people safe.

“An alert system would be sent out on our emergency broadcast system to lock down the campus buildings,”

said Merseth. The same system is used

in the event of a tornado or other violent weather.

Anybody inside academic buildings would be noti-fied immediately and all the doors would lock until the situation were resolved.

“If students hear the sound of gunshots, they should seek safety by exit-ing the building, locking or barricading himself of herself in a safe place, and immediately call 911 and 888,” said Merseth.

According to the National Center of Education Statis-tics, 92 percent of public schools have limited access during the day, and 46 percent have fences and locked gates around the school grounds. These measures do not offer complete security, but they serve as a deterrent and early warning system.

Students can sleep a little sounder knowing that secu-rity measures have been taken at Bethany and around the nation. While not fool-proof, they provide a safer environment for everyone.

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Campus Q&A

Which fictional world would you live in?

By Elisa Mayer

Adrian WhitneyFreshman“Harry Potter’s world, because I find the concept of magic interesting.”

Gabrielle EmmonsFreshman“Middle-earth: it would be really cool to live in Rivenel, even though I’m too short to be an elf.”

Nina HanFreshman“Harry Potter’s because I want to go to Hogwarts and use a wand.”

Rae GleasonSenior“Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, because it would be filled with chocolate.”

Grace StromerFreshman“Narnia, becuase it’s awesome, and I want to hang out with Aslan.”

Kaitlyn John

Hometown:Lakefield, MNWhat is your intended major?Studio ArtsIf you could describe yourself in three words what would they be?Creative, intelligent, totally awesomeFavorite TV Show?Criminal MindsIf you could meet any celebrity, who would it be, and why?

Jon Bon Jovi, because, why not? He is the best.

Martin Bilitz

Hometown:Plymouth, MN

What is your intended major?

Engineering.

If you could describe yourself in three words what would they be?

Tall, understanding, shy

Favorite TV show:

Supernatural

If you could meet any celebrity, who would it be and why?

Hans Zimmer, because he composes some of the best soundtracks.

Freshmen Files

Senior Spotlight: Benjamin SchultzBy Aaron WendorffScroll Staff Writer

SCHUUULTZ!” “The Bird Man.” “The quint-

essential multi-instrumen-talist,” (to borrow a phrase from recent graduate Cody Hardin). These are some of the names attributed to Benjamin Schultz.

In his search for the right school, Schultz was looking for a strong Communica-tion program. While other colleges he visited had great technology and numerous graduate success stories, Schultz was looking for something more.

“Bethany was more humble. [They don’t] drop names. They let the work and talent speak for them-selves…and that goes a long way,” said Schultz.

Schultz is majoring in Communication and “trying to marry that with a music minor.” The violin is his instrument of choice, but he also dabbles in piano, guitar and choir.

In addition to music, Schultz has also been involved in Choraliers and the Bethany Hawkwatch group.

Schultz describes the upcoming Choraliers production, H.M.S. Pinafore,

in which he plays carpenter Bob Becket, as “a quirky love story. It’s hilarious. I dare you to come out of that building not smiling.”

Bethany Hawkwatch is perhaps a lesser-known campus group.

“We tally migrating birds of prey that migrate over campus every fall,” said

Schultz. The data is then submitted to a national data-base where it is analyzed.

Schultz has greatly enjoyed his time at Bethany. “I’m really glad I came here. It’s been such a blessing. [I’ll be] sort of sad to go…but there’s a world out there.”

Next fall, Schultz has plans to either “take the year

off or do a recording appren-ticeship…It would be cool to make recordings for a band for a day job.”

Schultz’s advice for his fellow students is “do what you love and love what you do” and to treasure the time spent at Bethany: “Bethany and the people here will always be there for you.”

Photo by KAO YANG

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By Lexi Titeca Scroll Staff Writer

There are few concerts that can make a member

of an audience laugh, cry and be full of joy at the end. This was the case when Kenji Bunch, a world-renowned composer, played the viola at Trinity Chapel.

Director of Fine Arts Lois Jaeger said, “[Bunch] is one of the most talented and person-able musicians I’ve met.”

Over 40 orchestras on six continents have performed Bunch’s symphonic music. Several record labels have recorded his music, includ-ing Sony/BMG, EMI Clas-sics, Capstone and RCA. He has performed collabo-rations that received much praise with renowned chore-ographers, such as David Parsons, Kate Skarpetowska

and Darrell Grand Moultrie.On the night of the perfor-

mance, Bunch began with Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051, Movement 3. Music Professor Adrian Lo also played the viola with Bunch with the Bethany String band accompaniment.

After this performance, Bunch played Concerto No. 1 for Four Violins, TWV 40:201, with seniors Michael Harting, Benjamin Schultz and Katherine Kjeer.

After a brief intermission, Bunch played his original compositions on the viola.

“Most of them explore different tunings of the viola,” Bunch said. “I think the viola is misunderstood.”

One of these songs, “Etoufee,” named after a Southern dish that is essen-tially spicy gravy over rice,

had a Delta blues feeling to it. A comical composi-tion Bunch played was “The Dogbreath Express,” which was a tribute to his rescued Pit Bull, Coffee.

“She is a wonderful friend and companion,” said Bunch.

After another intermis-sion, the Bethany String

Band, directed by Lo, came back to join Bunch in the final four pieces, which were classic bluegrass songs that Bunch sang and played the fiddle on. The first three were “Sixteen Tons,” “I’ve Been Everywhere” and “In the Jailhouse Now.”

The final song performed

was “Orange Blossom Special,” which featured PSEO student Daniel Halvorson, who played the fiddle alongside with Bunch. The piece became a “duel-ing fiddle” song between Halvorson and Bunch. At the end of the concert, both received a standing ovation, leaving some audience members in tears by their outstanding performance.

Pianist of the Bethany String Band Kayla Busch said, “It was really cool to play with someone who has a lot of experience, especially because we didn’t practice with him a lot.”

Bunch resides in Brook-lyn, New York with his wife Monica, daughter Emmaline and Coffee, and teaches at the Juilliard Pre-College.

By Lexi Titeca Scroll Staff Writer

What does King Herod and his family have in

common with the Kardashian family? Believe it or not, a lot! King Herod’s family is littered with bad marriages, jealousy, hatred and wealth, much like the Kardashians.

Religion Professor Mark Harstad gave a presenta-tion on the Herod family as part of Bethany’s In-Depth Series, which gives profes-sors and other speakers the chance to look deeper into a subject and present their information.

The presentation covered four generations and 11

members of the family mentioned in the New Testa-ment. The information Harstad gathered came from three of the four synoptic gospels in the Bible: Matthew, Mark and Luke, the book of Acts and a book written by Flavius Josephus, a Jewish writer born around the time of Jesus’ death on the cross and ascension who lived for the following seven decades.

King Herod had 10 wives, but Harstad presented the first five: Doris, Mariamne the Hasmonean, Mariamne the Boethusian, Malthake the Samaritan and Cleopatra of Jerusalem (not the same Cleopatra of Egypt). The

lineage is traced through Mariamne the Hasmonean, who had two sons, Alexander and Aristobulus, the latter continuing the lineage. The lineage is then traced through Herod Agrippa I, who had the fourth generation of the family: Herod Agrippa II, Bernice and Drusilla.

“The Herod family was a shrewdly manipulative family that had interac-tions with Romans [up to the ruling of Roman emperor Titus]. They moved in the highest circles,” said Harstad.

King Herod was known as King Herod the Great because of the magnificent

buildings and fortresses he instigated during his reign. These included the temple in Jerusalem, Masada and Caesarea Maritime. Masada was an elaborate palace on a flat top moun-tain near the Dead Sea. Caeserea was a man made harbor with a lighthouse, a theater and a hippodrome.

Freshman Patrick Earnst said, “[King Herod’s] proj-ect of the temple was most impressive. He didn’t reno-vate the temple because he was a Jew, but it made him look like a devout Jew. I was surprised by his building projects and the wealth that was in his kingdom.”

The presentation was well attended, with over 70 people from the campus and neighbor-ing churches in attendance.

Chaplain Don Moldstad said, “[It] was very informa-tive and very interesting. Professor Harstad made these fascinating characters ‘come alive.’ It shows how all of our present-day issues were also around in ancient times. It also demonstrated so well how what we learn about these people from non-Biblical sources fits exactly what we read about them in the Bible.”

The In-Depth Series will continue with another presen-tation in February.

Herod’s reign continues sprinkling, even after so many years

By Brittany Titus Scroll Staff Writer

Facebook is always up to par when it comes to

updating its social network-ing system, with having the best of the best quality. Facebook’s new search tool, the Graph Search, can help users find what they are looking for through their friends and connections. However, its privacy policy worries users, as well as security members.

“Facebook’s new Graph Search has security experts warning people who use the social network to raise their

privacy settings in order to avoid embarrassment or becoming victims of cyber-criminals,” according to networkworld.com.

Graph Search is a way to “find people who share your interests, explore your world through photos and discover restaurants and music,” according to Face-book. By typing in specific phrases such as “Photos my friends took in New York City,” anyone can find some-thing new.

One can meet new people who share the same inter-ests, whether an activity,

place to eat, or music to listen to.

Although this may seem helpful, anyone around the world can use this app.

“Totalitarian governments could use the service to find dissidents or undesir-ables through queries such as ‘Islamic men interested in men who live in Tehran, Iran,’ and ‘family members of people who live in China and like Falun Gong,’ a reli-gious group persecuted in the communist country,” according to csoonline.com.

“While better search is good for Facebook and its

users, it also brings more opportunities for scammers and potential embarrass-ment for people who are careless about their privacy settings,” according to networkworld.com.

Facebook believes they are only responsible for provid-ing the privacy settings, not how users use the settings; they control their own inter-ests and likes.

“However, some experts believe Facebook does not go far enough in educating users about the potential threats in keeping informa-tion public. Because Graph

Search makes all that personal information easily searchable, education on its dangers should be a much higher priority for Face-book,” according to csoon-line.com.

This app is starting out with a limited beta program for English (US) audiences first. There is a waiting list available for those wanting to try out the new search tool.

Searching for new inter-ests, people or entertainment is a new opportunity when it comes to Graph Search. Only one click away can open a door to several possibilities.

Facebook following in the footsteps of Big Brother

Photo by KAO YANG

Violinist Kenji Bunch performed with Bethany’s string ensemble for the community in the Trinity Chapel. He performed different genres of music that showcased his personality.

A Bunch of music explores expression


By Megan MaschoffScroll Staff Writer

It seems as if the tempera-tures keep dropping lower

each day as the winter months continue, but the energy and determination of the Bethany indoor track and field team has been on a steady increase ever since the season started.

With a team of 11 men and 10 women, Bethany may not be the biggest team at the meets they attend, but when looking at the number, it is clear that small can still be mighty.

“When we go to meets right now, its not just Divi-sion III schools – it can be Division II, and we had a lot of Division II schools there the first meet and there were a lot of really good athletes,” said head coach David Ring.

Looking at the statistics from the first meets shows that Bethany was not inti-mated by the larger schools at all. Almost every event final featured the name of a Bethany athlete along with an impressive time or distance.

“The first couple events were to get those ‘pre-racer’, ‘pre-field event’ jitters out of

the way – kind of get back into the swing of things. [The] big theme for this track season – personally and for a few others – is just getting into general track shape again. Some of us may have done it in the past, but we haven’t done it in a few years or so, so hopefully we can get to midseason form this year,” said junior and multiple event participant Zachary Fick.

‘’It was neat to see how our athletes responded to the challenge and really did well. They did their God given best, and I was really happy for them,” said Ring.

Julio Garcia, who ran his entire high school career, has already had an impres-sive season for the Bethany Vikings as he holds six school records in various distance events.

“I have been a distance runner for so long now – my whole high school career I was a distance runner. I just loved it more than sprints because, as [a] distance [runner], I feel I can do both long distance, but also sprints and more field events, where as a sprinter, they mainly work on sprints

and field events, and it’s harder for them to get into distance. So, as a distance runner, I feel like I can push myself harder than a lot of other athletes,” said Garcia.

After running an impres-sive 4:43.42 mile at the meet at University of Wiscon-sin – Stout (which was only seconds behind the winning time), Garcia is more moti-vated than ever to improve his mile time, which he hopes to get down to four minutes and thirty seconds.

“With four meets left, I feel like I can still improve a whole lot more and completely destroy what I have already started out in running the mile time-wise,” said Garcia.

While Garcia and the rest

of the team all have personal bests they want to set come season’s end, they know in order to get to those, they have to put in extra effort and try new things in prac-tice to have the edge over the competition.

“We have been doing a few more technique drills more than anything. Basi-cally getting our spins down for the weight throw – that has been a big thing – trying to get more than one spin around. Also, with the shot put, just getting height. And doing a bit of core type work-outs has been helping too,” said freshman shot put and weight throw participant Miriam Henning.

With only a handful of meets left before the outdoor

season begins, meets are becoming more crucial. Despite this, the Vikings keep their one goal in mind.

“The athletes and I have talked about it, and our goal is to get second in confer-ence this year. Now that might be a big step. We know we can’t beat St. Scho-lastica – they have 90 people on their team, and with 90 people, they can get so many points in so many areas we can’t yet, but every other team in the conference is possibly beatable, but we’ll see how we do as the season progresses,” said Ring.

The Vikings travel to Winona, Minn. tomor-row, Feb. 8, for the Cardi-nal Open/St. Mary’s Invitational.

Small stature doesn’t hold back our runners


Stephanie Koepp (left) and Julia Putz demonstrate an aptitude for teamwork, as well as exemplary physical fitness. University of Wisconsin-Stout proved a worthy adversary for our Vikings.

By Megan MaschoffScroll Staff Writer

Buffalo Wild Wings has always been one of

Mankato’s most popular restaurants. Their deli-cious wings and sports-like atmosphere make it the perfect spot to catch up over dinner with friends, but an even better spot to host a fundraiser.

On Jan. 30, the down-town Buffalo Wild Wings in Mankato was taken over by the color red as Bethany hosted their second annual Eat Wings, Raise Funds Fundraiser. With a special certificate to given to the server, 15 percent of the customer’s food bill was donated to Bethany.

“Many businesses feel like they have the ability to

be more helpful to the insti-tutions by actually being involved instead of just writing a check. So what they (Buffalo Wild Wings) decided to do was host Eat Wings, Raise Funds and allow our college to run an event which would involve a lot of promotion and a lot of marketing, that would raise awareness for Bethany Lutheran in a public place like their restaurant,” said Director of Development and event organizer, Christo-pher Kind.

Mankato’s Buffalo Wild Wings, who is also a sponsor for Bethany athletic events, was excited to hold the event once again. Jen Epper, who is the franchise marketing manager for both Buffalo Wild Wings locations in

Mankato, worked with Kind and Bethany to hold the event for the second year.

“Our restaurants in Mankato are franchise owned, which means they have local owners. Our owners have grown up in Mankato, and since Mankato has been so good in support-ing them, they want to give back to the community. We really try to take an active roll in that. We want to go out and be part of the team, and in turn, see them come into our four walls and meet us,” said Epper.

Although nearly two hundred dollars was raised for Bethany through the Eat Wings, Raise Funds events, for many it was almost more rewarding to see all the people that came

out to support Bethany for the event.

“I think the gathering at Buffalo Wild Wings is a great opportunity for the Bethany community to mingle with each other in a setting away from campus.

Students and faculty members and their families get to sit down and talk in a way they maybe wouldn’t do on campus. People some-times talk about the ‘Beth-any Family,’ and this type of event helps to demonstrate that community aspect of the college,” said Chaplain Don Moldstad.

While this event was a campus wide fundraising event, Epper said any group on campus can hold an Eat Wings, Raise Funds event.

“Both the hilltop and

downtown Buffalo Wild Wings host Eat Wings, Raise Funds events as it is a nationwide wide fundraiser. Groups can contact either location and let them know you are interested in doing the event. You can also talk to the manager or pick up a flyer available in the restau-rant that explains how the fundraiser works in more detail,” said Epper.

If a campus group would like to host an Eat Wings, Raise Funds event of their own, the hilltop Buffalo Wild Wings can be contacted at (507) 385-9464 or the downtown location at (507) 625-9464.

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Valentine’s Day Secret MessagesBethany’s twitterpation confessed

Brian, I secretly love watching Netflix

with you…Love your room-

mate, Seth

Dear Tarah,I hate your stinking guts. You make me vomit. You’re scum

between my toes.-Love, Jason

Lydia, All you need is love!

You’re the best roommate!Love, Brittany

Luke Hahn,I’m naming our first child David Hassal-

Hahn.

Lucy,Love is a grave mental disease.

-Plato (J)

Hey, you.Love ya!

That is all.

Anderson Hall RAsYou are my favorite Valenties!

-From Heidi

Dear Judy,You’re an absolute sweetheart and my

favorite cook. Thanks – Jason

Emily Splinter is cooler than a Mankato winter.

Dear Crush,It’s finally my turn to make

YOU blush.

Dear Dean Shoop, You’re so tall you drive a

Mini Coop

Roses are red. Bacon is red too. Poems are hard.

Bacon.

Austin Snow, I just can’t tell you NO.

Dear Ivy,I like you.

Love, Eileen

Greg H. I love you!

-Anonymous

Dear Eileen,I love you more than bacon.

Love your sister, Ivy

A little bit of D’naye a day keeps the Bethany

pain away.

To @C_Dubb43… I Love You!

J+A

Ashley Stahl,You have classic good looks like my boy Ron

Paul.

Happy Valentine’s Day Jenny!Love, Andy

You smell better than bacon. Please don’t change.

Love, Z

Heidi,You are a blessing to us!

Love,Elizabeth and Sarah

I Andy G.He’s the BestLove, Lindsey

Love you S-Lu.From, Nate

Josh BeckerLove- wildly misunderstood

although highly desired malfunction of the heart.

Bjorn Lundstorm, with you I am devastatingly love-

struck.

Oh my lanta you are my world.

They put the weirdest people together – To my

Roomies!-Lucy

Spencer Brady, Who’s that Lady?

I am very lucky to have my girlfriend.

Brittany,you are so beautiful to meee!

But really… I love you

Jacqui you are the ship to my sea.

Love, your Meerkat

Anna, Sublime, smile shines, seems

fine, she can rhyme,Be Mine

G – Follow me to the mists of Avalon

Love, Fling Bing

Dear Kayah and Rachael,You’re ridiculous!

-Your favorite person

Jason Madsen, I see us together in 60 years in

Branson. Soul Mates.

Zak Fick,I’d express my love to you…

But it’s too thick.

Julio Garcia,Just for one day I wish I could

be ya.

Lindsey Sluke, I love you but not like Rick Santorum

do.

Troy – You are so hot, I love you.

Ellen, Kasey, Lydia, Ginger Smee, Kaitlyn, Mo(s), Stina,

‘Sup guys?-Alyssa

You remind me of my mother

-Oedipus

Dear Softball Shannon,You’re more inspiring than Tran- Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas

Canon

Deric Poldberg’s catching skills rival that of Mighty Ducks Goalie Goldberg

Melissa Richie,I love you! And I promise I will

forever.

Dear Me, I love spending every waking (and sleeping)

moment with thee.

Alyssa and Ellen,You rock my second semester.

Yay, you!Love Kasey.

I’ll never let go, Jack.-Rose

Romeo-I’d die for you.

-Juliet

Lea-There are no words in Elvish, Entish, or the

tongues of men to express how muchI love you.

THE SCROLL 7Feb. 7th, 2013

Valentine’s Day Secret MessagesBethany’s twitterpation confessed

Brian, I secretly love watching Netflix

with you…Love your room-

mate, Seth

Dear Tarah,I hate your stinking guts. You make me vomit. You’re scum

between my toes.-Love, Jason

Lydia, All you need is love!

You’re the best roommate!Love, Brittany

Luke Hahn,I’m naming our first child David Hassal-

Hahn.

Lucy,Love is a grave mental disease.

-Plato (J)

Hey, you.Love ya!

That is all.

Anderson Hall RAsYou are my favorite Valenties!

-From Heidi

Dear Judy,You’re an absolute sweetheart and my

favorite cook. Thanks – Jason

Emily Splinter is cooler than a Mankato winter.

Dear Crush,It’s finally my turn to make

YOU blush.

Dear Dean Shoop, You’re so tall you drive a

Mini Coop

Roses are red. Bacon is red too. Poems are hard.

Bacon.

Austin Snow, I just can’t tell you NO.

Dear Ivy,I like you.

Love, Eileen

Greg H. I love you!

-Anonymous

Dear Eileen,I love you more than bacon.

Love your sister, Ivy

A little bit of D’naye a day keeps the Bethany

pain away.

To @C_Dubb43… I Love You!

J+A

Ashley Stahl,You have classic good looks like my boy Ron

Paul.

Happy Valentine’s Day Jenny!Love, Andy

You smell better than bacon. Please don’t change.

Love, Z

Heidi,You are a blessing to us!

Love,Elizabeth and Sarah

I Andy G.He’s the BestLove, Lindsey

Love you S-Lu.From, Nate

Josh BeckerLove- wildly misunderstood

although highly desired malfunction of the heart.

Bjorn Lundstorm, with you I am devastatingly love-

struck.

Oh my lanta you are my world.

They put the weirdest people together – To my

Roomies!-Lucy

Spencer Brady, Who’s that Lady?

I am very lucky to have my girlfriend.

Brittany,you are so beautiful to meee!

But really… I love you

Jacqui you are the ship to my sea.

Love, your Meerkat

Anna, Sublime, smile shines, seems

fine, she can rhyme,Be Mine

G – Follow me to the mists of Avalon

Love, Fling Bing

Dear Kayah and Rachael,You’re ridiculous!

-Your favorite person

Jason Madsen, I see us together in 60 years in

Branson. Soul Mates.

Zak Fick,I’d express my love to you…

But it’s too thick.

Julio Garcia,Just for one day I wish I could

be ya.

Lindsey Sluke, I love you but not like Rick Santorum

do.

Troy – You are so hot, I love you.

Ellen, Kasey, Lydia, Ginger Smee, Kaitlyn, Mo(s), Stina,

‘Sup guys?-Alyssa

You remind me of my mother

-Oedipus

Dear Softball Shannon,You’re more inspiring than Tran- Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas

Canon

Deric Poldberg’s catching skills rival that of Mighty Ducks Goalie Goldberg

Melissa Richie,I love you! And I promise I will

forever.

Dear Me, I love spending every waking (and sleeping)

moment with thee.

Alyssa and Ellen,You rock my second semester.

Yay, you!Love Kasey.

I’ll never let go, Jack.-Rose

Romeo-I’d die for you.

-Juliet

Lea-There are no words in Elvish, Entish, or the

tongues of men to express how muchI love you.


News & NotesBy Brittany Titus Scroll Staff Writer

Newtown residents march in support of gun control

Residents of Newtown Conn., where the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre took place in December, came together along with thousands of others on the National mall in Washington D.C.

On Saturday, Jan. 26, they marched in support of gun control. The crowd was two blocks long and marched from Constitution Avenue toward the Wash-ington Monument. Speak-ers held an assembly for the ban of high-capacity ammunition and assault weapons. Newtown’s Mayor Vincent Gray said, “This [event] is about trying to create a climate in which our children can grow up free of fear.”

Source: NBC

New law forbidding the unlocking of cell phones

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) proclaimed that unlock-ing cell phones would no be allowed, this was not passed in October 2012. The librar-ian gave a 90-day window where people could buy a cell phone and unlock it. That window closed on Jan. 26. “Unlocking a phone frees it from restrictions that keep the device from working on more than one carrier’s network, allowing it to run on other networks that use the same wireless standard,” according to nbc.com.

Secretary of State busy with new job

Secretary of State John Kerry, in his new posi-tion called Palestinian, Israeli, Turkish, Canadian and Mexican officials on Sunday Feb. 3.

In his conversation on Sunday Feb. 3, with Pales-tinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Kerry said, “Presi-dent Barack Obama is very interested in the peace process and aware of the economic hardships of the Palestinian people.”

With Israeli, they talked about the peace process and regional matters. Lastly, Kerry had received an update on the suicide bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara from Turkey’s foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu.

Source: NBC

By Andrew LarsonScroll Staff Writer

Freezing temperatures could not cool off the

fervent emotion and the red-hot passion in Washington D.C. as zealous pro-life activ-ists flooded the National Mall as part of the March for Life.

Jan. 22 marked the 40th anni-versary of the highly contro-versial case of Roe v. Wade, in which the Supreme Court ruled in favor of abortion rights.

Among the protesters were a number of prominent politi-cal figures, including Sena-tor Rand Paul of Kentucky, Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey and former Senator Rick Santorum.

“Give these poor children who are all too often discov-ered in the womb to have a disability, all too often aborted, please give them a chance,” said Santorum.

Senator Rand Paul said, “Our nation is adrift, adrift in a wilderness where right and wrong have become subser-vient to a hedonism of the moment. I believe our coun-try is in need of a revival.”

Aside from political figures, speakers at the event included religious

leaders, prominent anti-abortion activists and even some women who came to regret having an abortion.

Even a pair of Bethany Lutheran College students was able to make the jour-ney to join the protest. Juniors Marta Krause and Jessica Mueller made the trip to Washington D.C. to join the protest and make their voices heard.

“I’m not taking for granted that everybody agrees with me,” Krause said.

“It reminds us to be forgiving and loving of those who have made a bad choice in getting an abor-

tion,” said Mueller “I had mixed emotions. I tend to become complacent and not proactive enough.”

Abortion is an issue that hits close to home here at Bethany as we now have an official ProLife Group here on campus.

“Pro-Life Group on campus is about promoting aware-ness,” said Josh Becker, junior and president of the Pro-Life Group. He went on to say that the group attempts “to approach the issue from a Godly, Christian perspective,” and “with what the Bible would say,” as well as “with reason and logic.”

Brittany Boyum, fresh-

man, said she is pro-life because “it is what I believe God would want. It’s what the Bible says.” She went on to explain that when one terminates a pregnancy, she is terminating all that that child could have become.”

“Who are we to decide someone’s fate? Why would you want to take that poten-tial away?” she asked. “You might be throwing away the next Mozart.”

Bethany’s Pro-Life Group is always looking for new members to join and meets regularly in the south Lantern of Honsey Hall.

(Source: CNN)

Photo by: JESSICA MUELLER

Tuesday, January 22 marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Juniors Marta Krause and Jessica Mueller went to Washington D.C. to join the protest and have their voice heard.

Taking a stand against abortion


One pastor will likely spend the next eight

years in what is considered the worst prisons in Iran.

Pastor Saeed Abedini was born in Iran and converted from Islam to Christianity in 2000. He has since moved to Boise, Idaho, married and has two young children.

34-year-old Pastor Abedini was arrested when entering the country by way of the border with Turkey, in August 2012, to help build an orphan-age. On Jan. 21, 2013, Abedi-ni’s attorney, Nasser Sarbazi, has one day to present his client’s case to the court.

The eight year sentence was handed down on Jan. 27, charged with evangelizing, threatening Iran’s national security by creating a group of Christian house-churches and turning youth in Iran away from Islam. For the next eight years, he will be locked up in Evin Prison, near Tehran, where he has been since his arrest. The prison is known for its brutal-ity and torture of inmates.

Senior Rachel Enstad visited Turkey last summer with a group of Bethany faculty and students.

“They told us that, not [that there is] so much of a danger, but that we needed to be aware that it is a 99 percent Muslim country, and that only, I think Dr. [William] Kessel said .2 percent is Christians and we will be looked at differently, especially on how we dress for one. My family raised a lot of issues about me going over there and staying safe, but Dr. Kessel reassured us that he would never take anyone where it was not safe, but let us know that it is an area where it can get a little touchy,” said Enstad.

Junior Janessa Beyer also went on the trip. “I think that in Turkey they welcomed us as Chris-tian tourists seeing their ancient sights. But going into the local towns and shops, there definitely was unease, at least on my part. We were warned that going off at night or without the group could be

dangerous,” said Beyer.Beyer said, “I met one

Turkish man at a shop down at the Grand Bazaar and he was explaining Muslim customs, and as soon as I mentioned Christianity he quickly changed the subject. Hostility to Christians is more subtle than I originally thought, but it is still there.”

State side, the America Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) is representing the pastor’s family. The ACLJ said that the evidence of the case focused on Abedini’s involvement in Christian house churches when he converted to Christianity. Director of ACLJ, Jay Seku-low, said that the trail was a sham and that Iran has been lying from the beginning.

In a statement, Seku-low said, “Iran has not only abused its own laws, it has trampled on the fundamentals of human rights. We call on the citi-zens of the world to rise up in protest. We call on governments around the world to stand and defend Pastor Saeed.”

Pastor Abedini’s wife Naghmeh Abedini said after hearing the verdict, “The promise of his release was a lie. We should not trust the empty words or prom-ises put out by the Iranian government. These false hopes amount to psychologi-cal torture. You don’t want to trust them, but they build a glimmer of hope before the crushing blow. With today’s (Jan. 27) development I am devastated for my husband and my family. We must now pursue every effort, turn every rock, and not stop until Saeed is safely on American soil.”

The White House National Security Coun-cil said it was upset by the ruling and the State Depart-ment has been in close contact with the Abedini family. Newly confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry said he condemns Iran’s actions and the State Department is working to bring Abedini home.

More can be learned about the situation on ACLJ website.

(Source: Fox News and ACLJ)

Christian Pastor Saeed imprisoned for faith


By Aaron WendorffScroll Staff Writer

Soon Cupid will shoot his arrows, heart-shaped

chocolates will be consumed and little girls and college-aged males alike will hand out My Little Pony valen-tines to all their friends.

In the midst of this cele-bration of love, Chaplain Don Moldstad offers some insight into the history of St. Valentine’s Day.

The origins of Valen-tine’s Day are shrouded in mystery and legend. “It is hard to separate fact from fiction,” said Moldstad. “St. Valentine’s Day appears to refer to two different men: a Roman priest, Valentinus, who was martyred in the third century, and a pastor from central Italy who was also executed in Rome. [Valentinus] was killed on Feb. 14, thus the day was

chosen.”According to legend, St.

Valentinus lived in a time of Christian persecution and “was imprisoned…for conducting weddings for Roman soldiers and for ministering to Christians. The night before his execu-tion he reportedly wrote a note to the jailer’s daughter which concluded with the phrase, ‘from your Valen-tine,’” said Moldstad.

Sometime later, Chris-tians adopted Feb. 14 as a commemoration of St. Valen-tinus, perhaps “as a way to override the pagan festival known as Lupercalia (festi-val of the wolf), when it was believed the ground was purified of evil spirits in preparation for the coming spring,” said Moldstad.

“By the late Middle Ages the Christian festival became associated with

lovers expressing their affections for each other,” said Moldstad.

As far as how we ought to celebrate Valentine’s Day Moldstad said, “It’s a nice day to express your affec-tion for people,” as well as to “recognize the saints before us—martyrs who died for the faith” but most importantly to “highlight the Savior they were clinging to.”

Looking behind the candy hearts and rose petals

By Melissa AllisonThe Seattle TImes(MCT)

The coffee beans in Jacob Mammen’s hand look

like they’ve been processed.To some extent, the naked

gray-green half-spheres have been eaten by a monkey, who ate the coffee fruit and spit out the seeds, which we call coffee beans.

Mammen fought the monkeys for years. Even now, he has workers walk around a forested coffee plantation firing noise-making “monkey guns” to scare them off.

“It doesn’t work,” he said. “The monkeys are smart. They know.”

So Mammen found a solution: He turned the beans into a boutique item, “monkey parchment” coffee, which he sells to roasters in Taiwan and Germany for about double their unchewed value.

His marketing savvy would not have been possi-ble two decades ago, when the Indian government handled all coffee sales and sent a lot of low-quality coffee to the Soviet Union.

The way Mammen and other coffee farmers oper-ate in India is in many ways emblematic of India’s development into a global

economic power.Since the Indian govern-

ment changed its policies and allowed farmers to take control of their own sales in the mid-’90s, India’s coffee industry has seen a boost in quality and profits, and has taken a seat in gourmet coffee circles.

Even Starbucks has noticed. After years of buying very little Indian coffee, the chain is using it exclusively in espresso drinks at its recently opened shops in India.

Eventually, the grand-daddy of specialty coffee expects to use Indian espresso in other countries, said John Culver, president of Starbucks’ Asia-Pacific region. It operates the new stores with Mumbai-based Tata, a conglomerate that is one of Asia’s largest coffee producers.

The story of Indian coffee is compelling in ways that farmers in more marketing-prone countries might seize on for a label.

Aside from its romantic-sounding pests - monkeys, king cobras and elephants - Indian coffee is grown not just in the shade, but in forests that from the ground resemble the slopes of Wash-ington’s Cascade Mountains.

Its workers live in free

multiroom homes and have government-mandated free child care and pensions. Some make dinner using electric spice grinders and have satellite television.

“Bird-friendly and ethi-cal coffee, I think we had before you even spoke about it, but we never marketed it,” Mammen said. “Even now, we’re very poor in marketing.”

Coming from a man who sells “monkey parchment,” that could be hyperbole.

But it is true that Indian coffee is not as celebrated as some coffees from Latin America, Indonesia and Africa. It is rarely used by U.S. specialty roasters, partly because it is so far away and partly because it is so little known.

Indian coffee also had a late start.

In the 1940s, India began pooling its coffee and paying farmers mostly for quantity, not quality. That continued until the ‘90s and meant India missed the start of the specialty coffee craze in the 1970s, when roasters from Seattle and elsewhere began searching the world for gourmet coffee.

Mammen recalls being frightened during his first visit to the annual conven-tion of the Specialty Coffee

Association of America in 1996.

He could handle questions like, “You grow tea. Are you sure you grow coffee?”

Of course he grows coffee. His great-grandfather bought coffee plantations from British owners.

But: “What does your coffee taste like?”

“It tastes like coffee,” thought Mammen, who drank Nescafe instant coffee at home.

“Indian coffee used to taste like dishwater.”

Today, although they have yet to crack the U.S. market, Mammen and others have spent time and money to improve their coffee and sell it to high-end roasters in Asia and Europe, including Illy in Italy.

Despite its youth in specialty coffee, India was one of the first countries in the world to grow it.

The crop was first culti-vated in Ethiopia, and by the 1600s was hugely popu-lar throughout the Ottoman Empire. The Turks boiled or roasted coffee beans before they left the Yemeni port of Mocha to keep them from being grown else-where, according to coffee historian and author Mark Pendergrast.

That is why, according

to legend, a 17th-century Muslim pilgrim named Baba Budan taped seven coffee beans to his stomach and smuggled them to India.

The hills where he planted those beans are now known as the Bababudan Giris. A Hindu temple sits atop the highest peak, and coffee forests are visible in all directions.

To the west is the town of Chikmagalur, where grow-ers still congregate at a members-only club. The walls are hung with animal heads and skins, and photo-graphs of British coffee barons with tigers they shot at their feet.

When the British arrived in the 1600s, looking at first to break a Dutch monop-oly on the spice trade, tea and coffee were “back-yard crops” in India. Over the centuries, the British installed plantations. Tea, which is a much larger crop, is grown mostly in the north, while coffee is grown mostly in the south.

East of the mountain-top temple sits Mammen’s 375-acre Arabica planta-tion, where workers shoot “monkey guns” and some-times see tigers that live on a nearby preserve.

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In Minneapolis this week, President Barack Obama

acknowledged that gun-control proposals “may not be able to prevent every massacre or random shoot-ing. No law or set of laws can keep our children completely safe.”

But he under-emphasized the fact that an example of what is working - the Minneapolis Blueprint for Action model of youth initiatives - isn't strictly a “gun control” program.

“You launched a series of youth initiatives that have reduced the number of young people injured by guns by 40 percent - 40 percent,” the president said. “So when it comes to protecting our children from gun violence, you've shown that progress is possible.”

The Blueprint for Action, begun in 2008 in response to killings earlier in the decade, takes a compre-hensive approach to youth

violence, said John Stiles, a spokesman for Minne-apolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. The approach includes gun issues, he said, but the program “uses a public health approach as opposed to solely a polic-ing approach.” Its goals are to connect young people with mentors, intervene “at the first sign youth are at risk for violence,” help “restore youth who have gone down the wrong path” and "unlearn" the culture of violence in the community.

The National League of Cities in 2009 recognized the effort, which relies on partnerships with schools, foundations, businesses and community and youth organizations, as one of the most innovative models for preventing youth violence.

The president's plan, including expansion of background checks for gun owners, restor-ing the ban on military-style assault weapons and making it harder for

criminals and people with mental illness to get guns, seems to ignore good work such as that under way in Minneapolis. So do propos-als on similar topics before the Minnesota House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee.

An evidence-based focus on what actually works will help in the difficult debate ahead. It will help lawmakers weigh whether proposals could have prevented the deaths at Sandy Hook, at the theater in Colorado or in the workplace shooting in September in Minneapolis. It will help weigh evidence from big cities like Chicago and New York with sustained high rates of crime, despite strict gun laws. It will help us deal with the trad-eoffs that balance gun-control proposals against essential American freedoms.

The president recognizes a key to the debate ahead: that “there are going to be regional differences and geographic differences.”

In Minnesota, where

some surveys say guns are in more than half of house-holds, the Pioneer Press' Megan Boldt reported, there's a divide between urban perspectives and rural perspectives.

Four urban-suburban mayors, for example, Chris Coleman of St. Paul, Peter Lindstrom of Falcon Heights, Don Ness of Duluth and Rybak of Minneapolis, have joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the organization that sponsored a Super Bowl commercial supporting background checks.

The divide means “we just come from differ-ent cultures when it comes to guns,” Rep. Paul Marquart, a Democrat from Dilworth, said in Boldt's report.

“Where I come from, my experience has been good,” said Marquart, who is endorsed by the NRA. “Guns are used for hunt-ing and target shooting and protection. Those in the

urban areas might have seen more of the bad sides, with crime and gun violence.”

Marquart said he is open to making changes to gun laws if they actually do some-thing to curb gun violence. He says addressing the root problems, such as gaps in the mental-health system, have proven results, while propos-als such as limiting maga-zine capacities or banning automatic rifles do not.

“We can't just do some-thing because we think it will work,” Marquart said. “We have to have evidence. And I'm not convinced that the gun-control meth-ods I've seen will actually accomplish what they're set out to do.”

In the debate ahead, let's make sure our desire to do something about gun violence - with compas-sion for the victims and respect for the Constitution - results in doing the right thing. We can't do the right thing, though, without focusing on what works.

On violence, focus on what actually works


By Timothy Wildauer Scroll Staff Writer

There are people of many different races

and cultures represented at Bethany Lutheran College, more than most high schools. The task of exposing the campus to these different cultures is the job of the Center for Intercultural Development Resources (CIDR).

CIDR began six years ago through the influence of Tom Flunker. He helped the Cultural Awareness Center develop into what it is today.

“Culture is not just ethnic-ity. There’s a culture here on campus. There is a different culture in the country more than there is in even a medium sized city,” said Flunker.

There are many different ways in which the group carries out this mission of exposing people to other cultures. There are different events throughout the year such as the Mixed Blood theater, Noche de Salsa and assorted speakers and

musicians.The Mixed Blood theater is

a pseudo play that centers on diversity and social justice.

“It’s cool because it takes the components of theater and cultural awareness and diversity and brings them together to make something unique and encouraging,” said junior Janessa Beyer.

There are usually two performances per year. The one that was scheduled for last fall was not able to work out due to extraneous circumstances, but another showing is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 11.

“I’m really excited to see the show this year,” said freshman Danielle Marzin-ske. “I think it will be a huge benefit to me and anyone who goes. You do not get an oppor-tunity like this every day.”

The other major event that CIDR puts on each year is Noche de Salsa, a Latino musical festival that is cele-brating its sixth anniver-sary. This festival features a live Afro-Cuban band, a

sectioned off dance floor, a wide variety of food and an opportunity to learn how to dance the Salsa.

“We’ve had the same band every year since we started, and they love coming here and playing for us,” said Flunker. “It’s gotten to the point where the band contacts the sound techni-cian instead of me connect-ing them.”

“It usually goes off very well. It’s very organized,” said senior Benjamin Petzel.

“I had a pretty good time last year,” said junior Joshua Becker. “I would definitely go again, if not for the music and dancing, I would go for the food.”

CIDR also sponsors vari-ous speakers and musicians. Members of the group help host the speakers and make sure that they know where everything is.

The group has also teamed up with the World Club for the International Festival. Members from both groups craft dishes from different countries and put them on display for students to experience.

There are other organi-zations that are being run from within the Cultural Awareness Center that are becoming their own organi-zations. Flunker still checks on the Lab and STORM, but they are quickly becoming

independent. The group First Forward

is also run out of the Center for Cultural Awareness office. This is a group of over 100 first-generation college students. College is a new experience for them and their families. “We are here to help them know what resources are available for them,” said Flunker.

The Center for Inter-cultural Development Resources is certainly diverse in all the things it puts on. Flunker said, “We take any chance we can to help display and give people knowledge of differ-ent cultures.”


Tom Flunker, director of CIDR, helps promote cultural awareness on Bethany’s campus.

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One of the world’s poor-est nations is seeing an

international response after militant Islamists worked their way through the nation.

On Jan. 11, French troops landed in Mali. This was to help Mali’s forces stop the incursion of Islamists who had entered the nation through the north. As they made their way south, they took over cities and towns in the process. The French arrived just a day after mili-tants said they captured the city of Konna, in central Mali, and were planning to move south to take the capi-tal city of Bamako.

The current problem was the result of a military coup against the civilian govern-ment, viewed as weak and corrupt, in January 2012. Escalating the problem was the eruption of rebellions by the ethnic Tuareg separat-ists. The group Ansar Dine (Defenders of Islam) took

advantage of the situation and started capturing cities like Timbuktu when govern-ment forces left.

In these areas, militants started imposing a strict form of Sharia – Islamic law. They have banned smoking, drinking, music and watch-ing television.

U.S. Senator Christopher Coons (D-Delaware), chair of the Senate Foreign Rela-tions subcommittee on Africa said in Spring 2012, North-ern Mali became the “largest territory controlled by Islamic extremists in the world.”

With the move on the capital, France decided to intervene.

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius said, “We must stop the rebel’s offen-sive, otherwise the whole of Mali will fall into their hands – creating a threat for Africa and even for Europe.”

One of the underlying reasons to the operation is to prevent al Qaeda from gain-ing a foothold in the region.

With many weak govern-ments in the West African region, militants can enter Mali from one of seven border states and use it to smuggle supplies or as an escape route. This is evident as Mali is part of a smuggling route that transport drugs from Africa into Europe.

Additionally, Mali is not alone in its extremist prob-lem. To the north, Algeria and west, Mauritania have problems with groups linked to al Qaeda, and to the east, Niger faces occasional rebellions lead by ethnic Tuaregs. Algeria has since made the move to close its border to Mali, deploying 30,000 troops to protect it and even Mauritania is taking measures to protect its border.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, “We have a responsibility to make sure that al Qaeda does not estab-lish a base for operations in North Africa and Mali. While they might not have any

immediate plans for attacks in the United States and in Europe, ultimately that still remains their objective.”

On Jan. 27, French and Malian troops took back the city of Gao and moved onto Timbuktu, accord-ing to a French official. On Jan. 29, the French military stated it had captured the city of Timbuktu.

The nations of the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy and the United States have aided or promised aid with airlift support, intelligence and in other areas including train-ing the Malian army. The United States has said it cannot help in training of the Malian army until a “legiti-mately” elected government is established. Additional troops from some seven or eight other African nations part of the ECOWAS - the Economic Community of West African States - are on their way or arrived.

One problem is the

humanitarian crisis form-ing. The United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR said some 150,000 Mali-ans have f led for relief in neighboring countries, while an estimated 230,000 Malians are displaced in their own country.

In an interview with Swit-zerland’s SonntagsZeitung newspaper, Peter Maurer, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, said, “Mali is one of the most profound humanitar-ian crises which we are deal-ing with today. The situation concerns us greatly. Thou-sands of people and families have been driven out into neighboring countries since the outbreak of fighting and are heavily dependent on humanitarian aid.”

CNN reported, “As French combat helicopters fly over-head, crowds below erupt into cheers.”

(Source: Al Jazeera and CNN)

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