Vol. 132 No.5 Mar. 29, ’19
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Alumni Spotlight Page 4-5
M.A.C. & Cheese Page 9
Messiah Schedule Page 11
Sports Update Page 13
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About Messenger / News & Features
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ABOUT US The Messenger has been serving Bethany College since 1892 and is an independently run newspaper. The Messenger is entirely produced by Bethany College students who are deeply committed to providing relevant, acurate, and timely information to the Bethany College and Lindsborg communities.
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THE MESSENGER STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Kerri Henne Managing Editor: Sam Reed Treasurer: Katie Klaassen News & Feature Editor: Emily Ballantyne Opinions Editor: Hannah Imm Arts & Entertainment Editor: Abigail Rishel-Barnett Sports Editor: Dominque Murray Layout Editor: Miranda Work Social Media Manager: Baptiste Chazelas Advisors: Rebecca Miller and Frank Ballew Front Page Photo Credit - Tempest Henry
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I hope all of you are doing well! Now that we have all enjoyed spring break, as well as the opportunities to make money, spend time with family and friends, and relax, we need to really dig in deep and complete any work we have for the rest of the semester. We have only a month and a half before we complete finals, so just bear in mind that this last seven-week period is where all of the performances/assignments/projects really fill up your schedule. If you are an athlete, I pray you can stay afloat in these last weeks of the spring semester. And, specifically, for all of you seniors who are planning on graduating in May, GET YOUR WORK DONE!! There are only a few things that I need to address in regard to Swede Government Association: First, I want to let you all know that the closer we get to the end of the semester, the closer we move towards SGA elections as well. If you are interested in playing a role in improving the student experience or the overall campus, I encourage you to go down to Student Development and ask about info for applications. We will be putting an email out to the student body soon that will also address most of the questions you may have about each of the positions that are up for election. Keep an eye out for emails and posters these next few weeks. Next, we will be hosting another open forum for the students on April 8th at 8:00pm in the Levin Room. Last semester, our open forum went really well and a lot of great questions were addressed to the campus deans in attendance. So, If you are available, please come. (We will also be serving food at this event!) Also, if you are unable to attend but wish to ask a question, please direct it to the SGA email (sga@bethanylb.edu), so we can address your inquiry and get you an answer. Finally, I am excited to let you know that seniors are working with SGA for the senior class gift. The plan is to redo Nelson Lecture hall so that our largest lecture hall can be MODERN. As larger freshman classes are brought into Bethany, we recognize that lower level classes will be larger as well, and we want to have a nice lecture hall to host those larger classes. Over spring break, the room was painted and we are working to get the light fixtures and ceiling tiles redone so that the room gets a fresh look! With the Senior class working alongside SGA on this project, we believe we can really make an impact in that room, especially when considering that is hasn’t been touched for more than 40 years. Throughout the rest of the semester please feel free to send us any questions or suggestions about this project. We want the lecture hall project to be something that everyone can take pride in. SGA President, Stephen Klaassen Courtesy Photo
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SAB Blurb
The Student Activities Board would like to send a thank you to all the students that have attended our events so far this semester. We have had some great turnouts and would love to see you all at our last few events to finish out the year! The upcoming happenings are expected to be a real treat. On Friday evening, April 5th, we will be hosting Cinema at the Swamp. This event will be a showing in the Pit of the first two Shrek movies-- it will begin at 9:00pm. Snacks and drinks will be provided, but students should bring their own pillows and blankets for seating! Mission Improvable will be here on Tuesday, April 9th at 9pm. This event will also take place in the Pit, and there will be a french fry bar! Mission Improvable is a four person comedy team that performs a totally unique style of short form improv. They are one of the top comedic traveling companies. Their on the spot randomness and interactions with the audience makes each performance truly unique. SAB Spring Week will take place Monday, April 29th through Friday May 3rd. Be on the lookout for posters and email updates about Spring Week! We will then finish out the year with Finals Break Bingo on May 12th. Thank you to everyone who has participated in our events this year and we hope to see you again in the coming months. Please let us know if you have any questions and feel free to send us your ideas. -SAB Secretary Kaylee Littrell
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Kerri Henne
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Alumni Spotlight: Quentin Breese
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The Messenger is excited to welcome another alumni into our new column. Quentin Breese, who joined the Bethany family in 1996, was heavily involved in the musical aspects of the college. As a member of the Blue Dozen, a participant in Intramural Basketball, a Bethany Ambassador, and a performer in Concert Band, Jazz Band, Choir, Brass Quintet, Bethany Orchestra, and the Messiah orchestra, Breese has graced Bethany with his many talents and skills. Breese states that his time at Bethany allowed him to build tremendous relationships with “some of the most caring faculty” he had ever encountered. This opportunity “paved a foundation of experiences” that have shaped his life and will be forever cherished. The following is a Question/Answer interview with Breese, exploring his involvement with Bethany College, his experiences in the Music department, and how his time as a Swede has shaped his life:
What did you major in at Bethany? Why did you choose this major?
I joined Bethany in 1996 as a Music Education/Trumpet Performance Major. I chose this post-secondary option because I really enjoyed school and enjoyed teaching. Music has always been a part of my life and I really enjoyed playing a variety of instruments growing up, so I felt instrumental music education would be a good fit for me. I took one college visit and scholarship audition at Bethany College and was hooked. Dr. Susan Salminen and Dr. David Higbee and a few outstanding music students at the time (Mark Lucas, Mike Dreier, Phil Merz, and Andrew Homberg) showed me around and I instantly felt at home as a Bethany Swede.
What is your best memory from Bethany? There are so many memories to choose from that are at the top of my list. I would say touring internationally with the Bethany Brass in Mexico was one of my favorite memo-
ries. Obviously meeting my future wife (Krystal Krehbiel (Breese) 2002) on a fall afternoon in September of 1998 in the Bethany Concert Band is also one that I will never forget.
What do you wish you had done while at college? I really have no regrets of my time at Bethany. I can’t think of anything that I wish I had done. I had great experiences with great roommates in Deer Hall and then later in Warner Hall and a couple great years in the Delarna House behind Presser Hall. I also had great relationships with Lindsborg community members through my employment at the Ol’
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Stuga. I had great times working with the public in this setting and it has been instrumental in my success working with many different temperaments of people over the past 20 years.
What career path have you traveled since your time at Bethany? Bethany prepared me extremely well for the world in which I would begin to serve. I began my career as a instrumental music instructor in Oberlin, Kansas. I took over in the middle of the school year but thoroughly enjoyed my work with some outstanding students, faculty and admin-
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istration. My future wife was still at Bethany, so I elected to take a position at Southeast of Saline after a year in Oberlin to be closer to Krystal. I spent the next 11 years at Southeast of Saline teaching instrumental music, as well as performing as the Principal Trumpet with the Salina Symphony. While teaching at Southeast of Saline I began my masters work in Educational Leadership at Wichita State in 2003 and completed it in 2005. I found that I really enjoyed the educational leadership role that I learned about in my masters work. I then began my district level leadership program with Wichita State and, upon completing my School Superintendent license, began working on my Doctorate at Kansas State University. I really enjoyed teaching instrumental music but found a passion in educational leadership working with some great administrators at Southeast of Saline. This passion led me to Concordia, Kansas to serve as the High School Principal. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in this building leadership role and worked hard for 3 great years to build a strong culture and climate among staff and
students. I was then promoted to the central office in Concordia to serve as the Assistant Superintendent and director of operations. I served in the Assistant Superintendent role for 2 years and was then promoted to the Superintendent of the school district where I have now served for the past 3 years. I serve over 1,200 students and 300 faculty and staff in this role and thoroughly enjoy the challenges and opportunities to impact future generations. Bethany helped teach and facilitate the life skills that I use daily. The most important life skills that were honed while at Bethany are those of interpersonal skills and building relationships. The faculty and staff I had the privilege to learn from at Bethany always put students first, and I try to model that with my team of educators that I work with daily.
What are your future plans? My future plans are to continue focusing on building relationships with the great staff and students I work with everyday.
I enjoy serving as the Superintendent of Concordia, raising my children in a smaller community, and focusing my time on being a great leader in my school as a professional. But, more importantly, I focus on maintaining strong godly leadership in my home for my wife and children.
What advice would you give to students in your major? The advice I would recommend to all music majors is to continue to work hard and hone your craft to be the best you can be. Perfecting my musical craft was something I spent hours in practice rooms doing, but it was not just the trumpet or piano I learned in those practice rooms. I learned that it takes grit and focus and repetition to get better. Music was a great avenue for me to continue to strive for perfection in a performance. Whether it is music or not, I am still striving for perfection daily with presentations, with accuracy of data, and the grit to working through challenges. Learn it and grasp it now, because you are going to need it.
What advice would you give to Bethany students, in general? The advice I would recommend to Bethany Students in general would be to take time to develop relationships with your peers, colleagues, and faculty, as they are still some of the best relationships I can remember that have impacted me the most. Work hard to hone your craft, but also don’t forget to enjoy this season of your life. Continue to serve others in whatever path you choose as it will provide the greatest satisfaction. Rockar! Stockar!
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Student Success Center: What You Need to Know
Miranda Work
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The Academic Center of Excellence is no more; ACE is dead. Adios ACE, you served us well for many years, and we appreciate the tutoring services that you provided. From now on, we students have a brand new and improved tutoring service called the Student Success Center (Double-SC for short). Dr. Adam Pryor of the Religion Department has taken on the task of the SSC, revamping it to best fit the needs of the Bethany students. “One of the goals of the SSC is to help students succeed not just for one year, but for all four years,” Pryor said. This semester, so far, has been a test run to see what works and what doesn’t, in order to better ensure the success of Bethany students. The SSC is vastly different from what ACE used to be. For starters, athletes will no longer be required to log their hours or keep track of their hours with the SSC, unless otherwise stated by their coaches.
“The SSC will be a place for students to not only study more, but to study well when doing so,” stated Pryor. This is one of the many changes Pryor wished to instigate this past semester and in the future. Still, all students are welcome to come and use the SSC as they wish, both for tutoring help and for studying.
There is a different placement in location for the SSC as well. “Since there are two tutoring services provided by Bethany in the form of the Writing Center and now the SSC, I want the SSC to work more closely with the Writing Center.” Pryor said. As everyone knows, ACE was a center held in the basement of the library. Now that the SSC is working more closely with the services provided by the Writing Center, however, the tutoring services during the day time hours have been moved to classrooms 16 and 17 across from the Writing Center in the library. During the day in those classrooms, Dr. Cuong Ngo will be offering Courtesy Photo
math services and Dr. Pari Ford and Pryor will be offering ID101 students tutoring sessions. On the other hand, during the night hours from 6-9 p.m., the SSC will be holding tutoring hours in the lobby of the library. Tutoring services for courses like history or ID will be offered during these hours at the table adjacent to the Writing Center’s. Here is some big news: there will now be Student Success Center Officers. These officers will deal with issues related with first year students, such as advising and navigating through the students’ first year decisions. These officers will delegate their time between helping these first year students and completing tasks around campus. Lastly, if you have a learning disability and need learning accommodations, please contact Ryan Van Dusen in Student Development, who is more than willing to assist you.
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Katie Zuercher
zuercherks@bethanylb.edu
Dr. Joyce Pigge is retiring in May, 2020, after what will be her fiftieth year as a political science professor at Bethany College. She has seen hundreds of students come and go and has proven herself an influential role model in the lives of many individuals. After graduate school, Dr .Pigge received an application for a position at Bethany. She had an
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Bethany’s Best: Dr. Pigge
interview in the spring of 1970, and then started that next fall semester. She has been at Bethany ever since. In her time at Bethany College, Dr. Pigge has been very involved. She started Bethany’s women’s basketball team in 1970, the women’s volleyball team in 1972, and the women’s softball team in 1980. Dr. Pigge started the basketball team because she noticed that, during intramurals, there were women at Bethany that were good at basketball and wanted to play. She coached the women’s basketball team for four years, and the volleyball team for two. Dr. Pigge also assisted students in starting a softball team because there was a group of women who wanted to play. They started as a club team and later became a regular sport at Bethany. Dr. Pigge coached softball for one year. Dr. Pigge stayed involved with athletics throughout her career and really enjoys being
the announcer at football and basketball games (where she is also the official scorer). Dr. Pigge has also been involved in the arts at Bethany. Dr. Pigge has participated by singing in the Messiah and Bach concerts for many years. She was also in a student directed reader’s theatre production of Antigone. Some of Dr. Pigge’s favorite classes to teach are U.S. Government, Constitutional History, and an interterm class on the ‘60s that she started. Dr. Pigge said that teaching has changed over the last fifty years because of technology’s impact. Students have a lot more distractions that can make learning and studying more challenging. Thus, she has made strides to create more interactive classes, so as to keep students more focused and engaged. Dr. Pigge said that she admires the faculty at Bethany for their perseverance through the years, as well as the support the Lindsborg and Smoky Valley communities provide
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to the college. She said she loves Lindsborg and believes this town is a great place to live. She views all the arts and traditions as an integral part of the Bethany experience and hopes that they will continue as more and more new people move to Lindsborg. In retirement, Dr. Pigge is looking forward to relaxing and living without the constraints of an everyday schedule. She will have more time to read and watch sports. This will also let her travel to see her teams play and visit friends and family. She has no plans to move and will remain in Lindsborg and be involved in local activities like Hyllningsfest. Dr. Pigge said that she will miss the students the most. She has always valued that Bethany supplies the time and space for faculty to interact well with students. However, Dr. Pigge said that she won’t miss living by a school schedule, and that she’s looking forward to being bored for a change.
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Katie Zuercher
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Captain Marvel (Spoilers!)
Captain Marvel is the first Marvel movie about a female superhero. Captain Marvel takes place before the Avengers were assembled. This movie is also crucial in setting up the final Avengers movie, Avengers: Endgame. It seems crazy to me that it has taken this long for a Marvel female superhero movie to be made. DC was clearly ahead of Marvel in this category. DC released Wonder Woman roughly two years ago. These movies provide girls with
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strong role models and allow the franchise to expand into a more equal world. One of the messages that I liked most from this movie was how Carol Danvers, or Captain Marvel, learned that she did not have to prove herself to anyone. She found that she should embrace her emotions and her past because that is what makes her human and strong. She broke free from the Kree’s control and brainwashing. Carol realized that she did not need them to be a powerful warrior. They were simply using her to get to the tesseract, which contains the Space Stone. As Danvers gets her memories back after the Kree erased them, the audience sees flashbacks of her life and examples of her overcoming challenges despite the opinions of others. This is a great message to those who are told they can’t do something just because they are a woman. Something that I found very exciting and empowering about this movie is that the Avengers team got its name from Danvers. Nick Fury named the initiative after her Air Force title, Captain “Avenger” Danvers. Danvers has a great
attitude and possesses integrity. She believes in herself even when others do not. I also admire her fellow fighter pilot and best friend, Maria Rambeau. They joined the Air Force, despite the odds against them, and became like family to each other. I am hopeful that Maria’s daughter, Monica, will play a bigger role in the upcoming Marvel movie and provide the world with another awesome female superhero. Avengers: Endgame will take place twenty five years after the Captain Marvel movie, so Monica will be about thirty-six years old. This fits with some comics where Monica also goes by the alter ego “Captain Marvel,” but has a different backstory than seen in the Captain Marvel movie. In this movie, we learned more about Nick Fury. We finally know why he wears an eyepatch; he got scratched by a Flerken. The audience was lead to believe that it was a normal cat, but it turned out to have giant, retractable tentacles in its mouth. Nick Fury was the most light-hearted version of himself that we have seen, which makes sense because he has not yet experienced everything that goes down with the Avengers. This movie also filled in some blanks about the tesseract. The undercover Kree working at Shield, Mar-vell, was working with the tesseract to try and help the Skrulls. From previous movies, we learned that she gained access to it because
Howard Stark found it in the ocean after it ended up there when it destroyed Red Skull in the Captain America movie. After Shield retrieves the tesseract at the end of Captain Marvel, the plot picks up in the first Avengers movie, when Loki steals it. Eventually, this series of events leads to Thanos’ obtaining of the tesseract. Another aspect of the film that was important was the war between the Kree and the Skrulls. Danvers thought that fighting in the Kree Starforce was fighting on the right side of the war, and she, along with the audience, was shocked to discover that the Skrulls were not actually evil or dangerous, but were being persecuted by the Kree. Though, because we knew from Guardians of the Galaxy that Ronan of the Kree is genocidal and a consistent antagonist in this universe, we saw the betrayal coming before Danvers did. The end credits for this movie displayed Captain Marvel’s return to earth and her encounter with the Avengers after the destruction of Thanos, which caused Nick Fury to push the panic button on the device that she made him in case of emergencies. I am excited to see her role in stopping Thanos and reversing the destruction of half of the population. She is one of the strongest and most powerful superheroes in the Marvel Universe and it is time for her to rise.
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The end of the winter season is always a wonderful blessing. More hours of sunshine, warmer temperatures, and, hopefully, less sick people. Prior to spring break, the campus seemed to be overflowing with illnesses. Coughs, sneezes, and sniffles were heard from every classroom and office. Due to sickness, many students missed class and many faculty members cancelled classes. This pre-spring plague seems to attack every year. I would hope that our recent week away from school would offer students and staff an opportunity to rebuild their health, but I would like to offer our readers several reasonably-implementable tips to avoid illness for the remainder of the academic year. Your body relies heavily on what you provide it with. A healthy diet is essential to remaining healthy and warding off sickness. Skipping meals may seem like an easy way to save time, but your body and health will ultimately suffer. Make sure
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to eat breakfast, lunch, and supper each day. Avoid junk foods and cheap snacks by keeping your favorite fruits and vegetables accessible. Consider adding a daily vitamin into your eating routine. If you find yourself struggling with an eating disorder, reach out to friends, family, or campus services for assistance. Exercise is often overlooked due to busy schedules, but is extremely important to your overall health. No exercise is too small to be significant and beneficial to your body. Make sure to stretch before any physical activity. Pinterest is a great place to find lists of “start your day” stretches. Walk to class, choose to take the stairs, and utilize the free workout spaces on campus. Not all humans enjoy the process of working out, but listening to your favorite music or encouraging a friend to accompany you will make the experience much better. Sleep is considered optional to many students and faculty this time of year, but it certainly shouldn’t
be. The second half of spring semester is full of studying, planning, writing, and testing. None of these things can be completed, to their fullest potential, by an exhausted person. The more tired one is, the more likely that person is to fall victim to sickness. Make a conscious effort to avoid doing your classwork in bed. Stick to a sleep schedule and implement a nightly routine. Avoid looking at digital screens and drinking caffeine prior to your anticipated sleep time. Utilize lamps and other, non-fluorescent lighting to help your mind unwind after a long day’s work. When the situation is dire, opt to wake up early instead of staying up to an
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ungodly late hour. I’ll conclude with the kindergarten reminders about health and illness you should be well-aware of by now. Wash your hands frequently. Avoid going to class and make the responsible decision to see a doctor when you have fallen ill. Increase your fluid intake to aid your body in flushing harmful things from your system, but do not share your drinks with anyone. You should refrain from touching your eyes, nose, and mouth as much as possible. I sincerely hope you’ll take these pieces of advice to heart. We at the Messenger want to wish everyone a happy and healthy end-of-semester.
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Michaela Wren
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All of my 2013 dreams have finally come true with the reunion of the Jonas Brothers. My inner fangirl is coming back out and there is nothing capable of containing it. This time around, I truly believe the band is going to be extremely popular and the most successful they have ever been. Not only do they have their previous fans back from their first season of fame, but they have already gained the attention from younger generations; and there’s no denying that older generations might also be interested. These brothers put out amazing, relatable music that everyone can enjoy. This soft-rock band is known for their optimism, catchy tunes, and their charming looks. What did they do while they were on their six year break? To catch you up real quick, Nick put out three solo albums, Joe created a band called “DNCE,” and Kevin was busy having children. Kevin has been married for awhile, Nick recently got married, and Joe is planning to get married within the next couple of
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What Year Are We In? months. I guess the boys are officially off the market. What will the reunion of the Jonas Brothers bring? New music, live tour dates, and (rumor has it) a documentary. Aly and AJ have also returned to the spotlight and are putting out new music. They plan to go on a North American tour in the year 2019. The sisters took a step back from their musical fame in the late 2000’s, but decided to release a single song in the year 2013. 2017 arrived and the duo realized that music had always been their passion. They got back together to release a four-song EP which was followed by a complete album titled “Ten Years,” which was released in 2018. Do I think these Disney Channel stars will be as famous as they were back in 2008? No, I do not. To be completely honest, I didn’t even know they had released music since they took their break. Back when they first started producing music, they already had the attention of their fans from their time on television, but now I think they are truly starting from the bottom. They claim to have a new view and style of music that is very different
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from what they’ve produced before. We will see where this year will take them. Finally, rumor also suggests that Nickelodeon’s most popular television show, Drake and Josh, is also getting a reboot at some point in the near future. This news is almost equally as exciting as the reunion of the Jonas Brothers! I’m not the only one thrilled about this possibility, as more than half of Twitter is hyped. Many die-hard fans are calling for
the original series to be added to Netflix or Hulu. Nothing is completely set in stone, but in a recent interview Drake Bell told the reporters that he and Josh are putting something into the works. So much has already happened in the year 2019, and it’s giving us all late 2000’s vibes...and we love it! I cannot wait to see what the next few months bring.
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Music, Fellowship, and Fun
Abigail Rishel-Barnett
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In the next few weeks, Bethany College will be gearing up for its 137th annual performance of Handel’s Messiah. This is one of the most important traditions on Bethany’s campus. This long held event welcomes the participation of college students of all majors, Bethany faculty, Bethany alumni, and many community members. The Messiah Festival of the Arts is a week full of celebration, art, and fellowship. The schedule is as follows:
Each year, typically over spring break, the Bethany College Choir and Handbell Ensemble take a tour. They tour in all different states, performing in church services, for High Schools, and concerts of their own. This year, the choir and handbell ensemble toured for five days, stopping in towns in western Kansas and Colorado. While the tour was led by Dr. Mark Lucas and Prof. Hentus Van Rooyen, President William Jones and Alumni Director Christy Mai joined the ensembles for their performances while on their Books, Brews, and BarB-Que alumni tour. Each stop on the choir’s tour was very unique. Ulysses, Kansas was the first stop on the tour. Here the choir had their first taste of performing for small town churches and host families. Many students have never experienced what it is like to stay with a host family. Many of the families the students stayed with on tour were alumni of Bethany College. Each host family is an individual experience. Some students stayed with families with younger children and other students stayed with older couples that had great stories to tell. Some students even got to stay with the former mayor of Longmont, Colorado. Colorado Springs was
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Thursday, April 11th 7:30pm: Band Concert Sunday, April 14th 1pm: Juried Student Art Exhibition Closing Closing Reception Sunday, April 14th 3pm: Palm Sunday Event - A Celebration of the Smoky Valley Tuesday, April 16th 7:30pm: Recital featuring the Messiah Soloists Thursday, April 18th 2:30pm: Student Honors Recital Friday, April 19th 7:30pm: Good Friday - The Passion according to St. Matthew Sunday, April 21st 3pm: Easter Sunday - Handel’s Messiah Bethany students receive free tickets to Handel’s Messiah, so there is no reason for anyone to miss out on this occasion. See Taylor Deutscher in Wallerstedt Library to get your ticket today! Tickets are also available at the door. You do not want to miss this free opportunity.
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after Ulysses, and it was full of familiar faces and great hosts. There were many alumni in attendance for the Colorado Springs Concert and the Longmont, Colorado Concert. Longmont is commonly referred to as Bethany West. The First Lutheran Church of Longmont has so many Bethany Alumni in its congregation that almost everyone in attendance was a known face to someone. Along the way, each section was given the task of leading devotionals for the whole group. Most students talked about unity, teamwork, and helping one another. Students read bible verses, shared stories, and led the group in bonding. It’s easy to get strung up in the tensions of a trip like this, and the devotions
offered moments of peace, unity, and group bonding to help boost the group’s morale. The end of the tour was spent performing for Goodland High School and Norton Community High School. Both concerts were great successes. The end of tour is always an emotional time. Students are on edge from being in close quarters, exhaustion is in full swing, and seniors are nearing their end. At the end of every tour, the seniors share a memory or advice for the underclassmen. These exchanges always lead to inevitable, heartfelt tears. Every year is a new experience, and the students of the Bethany College Choir and Handbell Ensemble are thankful for every opportunity they are given.
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March Madness
two more runs in the top of the fifth. Ciera Flores hit a two-run bomb over the Due to the numerous game left-center fence. Keeping cancellations in February as the train going, the Swedes a result of weather issues, scored their final run in the March was jam packed with top of the seventh. Junior softball makeup games. To pitcher Lauren Quintana end the month of February, threw a complete shutout the team headed down to game allowing only four hits New Mexico in hopes of with three strikeouts. getting two wins, but ended The following day, the up falling short. To start Swedes were finally on their spring break off, the lady home field taking on Hastings Swedes opened up conference College. Senior pitcher play at Oklahoma Wesleyan Marisa Jarvis threw a University in Bartlesville, complete game, allowing two OK. The OKW Eagles tallied earned runs and four hits. The five runs in the bottom of Swedes were able to keep the the first inning, followed by Hastings Broncos scoreless another three in the third, through the first six innings. and one in the fourth. In the In the meantime, Bethany top of the fifth inning, the scored four runs in the bottom Swedes put up a fight. They of the second inning. Tannah scored five in this inning, Colson, freshman DH, followed by one more run in reached on an error, and then the top of the seventh. The advanced to second on a Swedes fell to the Eagles sacrifice bunt by Alexis 11-6. Game two in this series Martinez. With one out, took a turn for the better. To sophomore Kaitlyn Dain was lead things off for the Swedes, walked, followed by a single freshman Tori Quintana to center by Alex Medina to singled to center before senior load the bases. Catcher Cassie Courtney Fudge singled to Baldino was then walked, right, moving Quintana into scoring Colson. Fudge then scoring position. An error by reached on an error that the Eagles allowed Quintana scored Dain and Medina. To to score. Bethany then scored get the fourth run of the Michaela Wren
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inning, junior Emma Wager singled to right field to score Baldino. In the top of the seventh, the Broncos were only able to plate two runs. Swedes ended up winning 4-2. Game two of the day did not go as planned for the Swedes, though. The Broncos came out in the first inning scoring seven runs, with an additional three in the third. Swedes tried to rally in the third, and ended up scoring three runs, but it just wasn’t
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enough. Swedes fell in game two 12-3 against Hastings College. What to look for in the last week of March and the month of April: It’s time to get serious with conference games. The Bethany Swedes will compete in the Smoky Hill Showdown against rival college, Kansas Wesleyan. They then will travel to York, Nebraska to, hopefully, wrestle two more wins for the Swedes.
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Dominque Murray murraydc@bethanylb.edu
Basketball:
With basketball season over, it’s time to award players with wellearned recognition. Both senior Tyler Larkin and sophomore Lavaris Duncan were unanimously selected for the 2nd All-KCAC Conference team, and junior Kelsi Mueller was selected for the 2nd All-KCAC team for the women’s division. Larkin, who averaged 18.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.7 steals per game, was also named to the All- KCAC Defensive team. Duncan averaged 18.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Mueller averaged 11.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. Eight players, from both the Men’s and Women’s teams, made the Daktronics Scholar-Athlete award list. Athletes must have junior status and maintain at least a 3.5 GPA to be awarded this ranking. Mitch Brown (sn.), Baptiste Chazelas (jr.), Tyler Larkin (sn.), and Reed Stephens (sn.) earned this award for the Men’s team. Sarah Bertel (sn.), Shalie Dahl (sn.), Alex Tyson (sn.), and Lauren Welsch (jr.) were on the list for the Women’s team. Congratulations to these athletes and wishes for continued success in all that they do!
Golf:
Golf, like every other Spring sports team, has had trouble getting outside to practice due to the weather conditions. They had
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Spring Sports Update their first conference action March 11th and 12th at the Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagle Spring Classic, where they placed 9th out of 14 total teams. Senior Jordan Della Giustina led the Swedes with scores of 78 and 81. He was followed by sophomore Jose Maria Cunha who scored 77 and 84. Sophomore Birgir Magnusson rounded out the top 50 for the Swedes with scores of 85 and 82. With the weather starting to warm up, the team will be able to get outside more often, which will hopefully lead to higher placings in competitions individually and as a team. The golf teams will pick up competition again on April 1st at the William Woods Spring Invite.
Baseball:
Baseball has had a busy schedule in the month of March, playing 14 games in the first 22 days. They’ve gone 4-10 in March, beating Kansas Wesleyan once during Spring Break. Although the Swedes lost the Smoky Hill Showdown, they definitely made it interesting. The Swedes won the first game 7-0 behind a complete game shutout thrown by senior Edwar Melendez. Melendez also had 10 strikeouts and only surrendered 4 hits. Senior Mike Lowery and sophomore Evan Schwab both had 3 hits in the game and knocked in 4 of the 7 runs scored. Junior Joe Kelleher added in 2 hits and an RBI. Game 2 was a marathon. The game was scheduled for 7 innings but ended up going 13. The teams went
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back and forth the first 3 innings, until finally taking the lead in the bottom of the 5th. Kansas Wesleyan scored 4 in the top of the 7th, only for the Swedes to tie it up in the bottom of that same inning. No additional scoring happened until the top of the 10th, when KWU scored a run only to relinquish the lead in the bottom half of the inning. Junior Justan Bailey hit a triple and then scored on a groundball by senior Tyler Horchem. The sun went down after the 11th inning ended, so they had to postpone the game for the next day. KWU plated the eventual winning run in the 13th inning. Sophomore Josh Macat threw 6 innings, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits. Senior Gus Lopez threw 1.1 innings, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits. Freshman Jason Nowlin threw 3.2 innings, giving up 1 run on 4 hits.
Freshman Brayden McAlister took the loss, giving up 1 run in 1 inning on 2 hits.
Athletic Director:
Head Softball Coach Laura Moreno has been named interim Athletic Director. Former Athletic Director Dane Pavlovich resigned from the position on the 15th. Coach Moreno graduated from Bethany College in 2009 with Magna Cum Laude honors and has served as the Assistant Athletic Director since September 2017. She took over the head coaching job 4 years ago and her teams have earned the KCAC Team of Character award for the past two years. We wish her the best of luck and look forward to the new era of success that she will usher in.