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Step into Megan Kershner’s office
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Editorial: Supporting sanctuary communities
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Rachel Epp Buller publishes new book
Friday, October 11, 2019 | Volume 108, Issue 3 | North Newton, KS
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Bethel College adds dance team
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Seasonal treats from local businesses
Polly Carlson, senior from Freeman, S.D., Madison Hofer-Holdeman, senior from Wichita and Luke Unruh, senior from Goessel rehearse scenes from the Fall Fest play, “A Shayna Maidel,” written by Barbara Lebow and directed by John McCabe-Juhnke. Photo by Madi Harkins
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Student janitorial staff works to keep campus clean
AKIA JONES Staff Writer
Cleanliness is a major factor in the everyday lives of college students. On Bethel’s campus, the maintenance department, run by faculty and predominantly staffed by students, is in charge of maintaining cleanliness around campus. The campus in the past has maintained a standard of cleanliness, but has recently sported a blanket of trash. After the summer vacation, students returned to dorm rooms that had not been cleaned over the summer. They also discovered
an increasing number of bugs in public buildings like the Will Academic Center and Memorial Hall. The janitorial crew, student staff included, spend many hours a day trying to keep our campus clean. They can be found in residence halls and late at night in public buildings, tidying the restrooms and vacuuming the floor. Yet students are seeing a distinction between the state of campus cleanliness this year as compared to last year. “I believe the cleanliness of the campus is mediocre, I also believe some parts of campus
are cleaner than others,” says Bruce Rosario, senior from Pollocksville, S.C. With a larger group of freshmen this year than in years past, staffing for maintenance has not been a huge issue. “This year, we’ve seen a lot of freshmen who are interested in working hard in their janitorial duties. We’ve had to replace a lot of upperclassmen who were well trained in their jobs,” said Michelle Sheriff, a member of Custodial Staff and the person in charge of recruiting new student maintenance workers. With this transitional period of janitorial staff, students are
adjusting to roles that may be unfamiliar to them. “When you express interest in a janitorial position, Michelle interviews you and puts you where she thinks you will fit based on your location, experience and how much work you’re willing to do,” said Peyton Uznanski, sophomore from Olympia, Wash. However, individual students outside of the janitorial staff are also responsible for campus cleanliness. “While working in the residence halls, it was easy to see that people don’t always clean up after themselves. Working in a
public building like the library makes a huge difference,” said Uznanski. While the janitorial staff works to adjust to new roles, students are responsible for picking up after themselves as well. Adopting simple cleanliness habits like taking out the trash regularly, not leaving out food, and generally keeping spaces tidy inside both the residence halls and public buildings can significantly decrease trash, as well as bugs. “Everyone on campus can be a little bit more self-aware of their surroundings and help clean up,” said Rosario.
job allows her to help students in many more ways. She is heavily involved helping students build their resumes as well. “We develop job and career skills. So, resume and cover letter reviews when students are getting ready to find jobs. It’s never too early to start a resume. It’s really hard to start a resume in your junior or senior year and try and think back to all the things that you’ve done. Starting it your freshman year is great. It will be relatively short, but we can keep adding things to it,” said Kershner. Kershner helps students in another necessary way. She helps students prepare for interviews by giving mock interviews for a wide range of jobs. “Each interview is going to be different, and you can tell it’s going to be a good interview if it feels like a conversation, rather than this person sitting behind a desk that’s asking you all of these questions,” said Kershner. Kershner also has resources that she can show people looking to find a job. She can help with even the basics, like job searching
as well as things a little more complicated, such as negotiating a salary. “That’s also really intimidating. It’s sometimes difficult to negotiate salaries. Most internships happen inside departments if they’re required within a major, but there are some people that want additional experience. I can help with that. I can help students connect with community business leaders or alumni in the community, or farther out from Newton,” said Kershner. While most of Kershner’s job is under the umbrella of Career Services, she hopes you will not just know her as the campus jobs lady. Her job encompasses so much more than just jobs for students. She doesn’t just help students construct resumes in her spare time. “I want students to think bigger than just getting a job on campus and be more futurefocused,” said Kershner. If you are looking to get a campus job in the near future, go to Megan Kershner and she will help you. If you are wanting
to start working on your resume, or need help writing a cover letter, find her during her office hours. If you are working toward the future and want
help with interviewing, contact Megan Kershner at mkershner@ bethelks.edu or at the number 800-522-1887 x305.
Megan Kershner: Resumes, career services and more NOAH LARSON Staff Writer
The Director of Career Services, Megan Kershner, runs many career service outlets through her position at Bethel College. “If students need help finding the best fitting major or career path, I can help with that,” said Kershner. She even has an assessment that students can take to help them figure out what they might want to do with their future. “It takes about 10 minutes to do and gives students the top five best fitting majors. It takes into consideration their interests, what they’re good at, what they’re not so good at, GPA and things they do well in school. Then I can connect them with faculty members so that they can visit with them. We can look at the different career paths those majors will take them in,” said Kershner. While helping new students figure out what fields of study they may be interested in is one component of her job, Kershner’s
SGA Updates - SGA phone number: (316)-804-8234 - Developed a new app for checking out how many meal plans students have. - Tabled the approval of the new React Club due to member absence - Approved BeLonGTo club to be recognized by SGA given a budget
- Proposed a Bill to fund a water bottle refill station project - Amended the Environmental Action Club as a registered student organization - Appointed Samuel Ishimwe and Emma Girton as Associate Justices
OPINION 3
Sanctuary Communities Provide Refuge for Immigrants
SYDNEY JOHNSON News Editor
Anyone who occasionally watches the news or even rarely pays attention to politics knows the current national administration’s opinion on immigration, both documented and not. With a campaign built on travel bans for predominantly Islamic countries to building a wall on the southern border of the U.S., the Trump administration appears determined to fulfill its campaign prommises. In response, sanctuary communities, groups, cities or states that have taken a stance against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation or prosecution, have risen out of this conflict. A recent article from the New York Times said that the current administration has brought the slowest rate of immigration since 2008’s recession. The net increase of immigrants in the US popula-
tion declined by more than 70% in the last year. With only 18,000 refugees allowed for the next year, the message is clear: the US is not taking newcomers. New arrivals as well as immigrants located in the U.S. are being targeted. With the end of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and increased raids by ICE, all immigrants, documented and undocumented, are nervous. Areas of sanctuary are becoming more important than ever to the well-being of displaced people. The sanctuary movement began over 30 years ago during the Reagan administration. It started with the Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona, where Reverend John Fife provided those who had rossed the border with shelter, food, medical assistance and legal advice. The federal government is hesitant to raid, or arrest people in holy places. At the height of the movement, over 500 religious congregations officially declared themselves sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants. More recently, a Wichita Eagle article from July 2018 featured two local churches, including Newton’s Shalom Mennonite Church, that have taken steps to be places of sanctuary for immigrants.
Sanctuary communities are not limited to churches. For example, many states including California, New Mexico and Oregon are considered sanctuary states. Spme sanctuary cities include New Orleans, Seattle and Chicago. According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, the mayor and police force of Chicago are facing criticism from the new Chicago ICE director, Robert Guadian. Because Chicago has taken on the status of a sanctuary city, the city’s sanctuary ordinances have inhibited ICE’s ability to arrest or detain people or to use local police facilities for such purposes. Part of Bethel College’s vision statement is to graduate students who increase human flourishing and demonstrate compassion for the powerless. If we want to become the kind of people Bethel wants us to be, we need to care about immigrants, regardless of their documentation status. To support the sanctuary movement, you could encourage your church to provide sanctuary for immigrants during any local ICE raids or find organizations to donate money and supplies to.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DRINK TO GET AT MOJO’S? Josh Jackson
JUNIOR “I love Mojo’s frozen hot chocolate.”
Kiree Dukes
FIRST YEAR “I always get the caramel frappuccino.”
Bryan Parker
FIRST YEAR “I like to get the strawberry banana smoothie at mojo’s.”
Landon Barnes
SOPHOMORE “I love to get some of their chocolate milk!”
Sydney Johnson is sophomore at Bethel College and an aspiring Elementary Education major.
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4 OPINION
THRESHPECTIVES : staff writers share their perspectives
How early is too early for seasonal holiday decorating and celebrating? Seasonal holidays should be celebrated in season Christmas music. Even if they don’t go The holiday season crazy with decorating inside or outside is right around the their homes, it shows their feelings corner. It is time towards the beloved holidays. for the scares of However… nothing grinds my gears Halloween, the joy more than Christmas lights hanging from of Thanksgiving the gutters in October or November. and the endless Back home, it is strictly forbidden to cheer that comes decorate for Christmas or enjoy a glass with Christmas. of egg-nogg until December fifth. My AVERY HAWKINS Enthusiasm for dad’s birthday is on the fourth and he Staff Writer each holiday is seen always says, “Christmas doesn’t come in almost every until after my birthday, so that is when store you walk into because of the we will celebrate it.” sale of seasonal candy and merchandise Don’t get me wrong, I love the or the environment itself (music holiday season just a much as anyone playing, decorations, else, but a holiday is etc.). Because of this a day that should be enticement, we all special and something get excited about that should be looked our favorite holidays “Holidays only come forward to yearby decorating our round. How can you around once a year, homes, revamping our something that so enjoy each holiday enjoy wardrobe, and possibly you have celebrated during that time of participating in the for months on end? never-ending plethora year.” This is especially true of activities each season as holiday cheer fills has to offer. The the air and the count million dollar question dwindles down until is, how early is too the big day arrives. early to decorate for Holidays only holiday occasions? come around once a year, so enjoy each Every holiday has a different theme holiday during that time of year. In that goes with it. Halloween brings eerie order to enjoy the holidays, wait until suspense to the air with countless spooks, the respective times of the year to engage costumes, and haunted houses to get in festivities such as decorating your your adrenaline pumping. Thanksgiving home. Rather than mashing all holidays is a time to do exactly that, give thanks. into a yearlong mediocre celebration, set To pay homage and give thanks for aside one day, and make that one day the things we have been blessed with. memorable. Don’t let the pressure of Christmas is a time for family, friends early discounts on lights persuade you and to rejoice in religious celebrations. into putting up icicles in August. Wait Overall, each holiday has a special until there is nip in the air and some meaning with feelings, and thought that snow on the ground before breaking out surround their theme. the Christmas sweaters this season. There are those who choose to engage in holiday festivities early in the season. Avery Hawkins is a sophomore at Right after Thanksgiving day, one might Bethel College and a Communication Arts choose to start decorating or listening to major.
Seasonal holidays can be celebrated year round Christmas is a directed at the commercialized capitalist year-round holiday. Christmas season; I’ve never been judged There, I said it. I’m for humming a hymn, but sing “Let It sorry you didn’t Snow” once in April and you’ll understand get that pony you the phrase “if looks could kill.” Go ahead, wanted from Santa tell your friend “I celebrate Thanksgiving when you were every day because I’m thankful every day” six, but don’t be a and nobody rolls their eyes (they might, Grinch to me when I don’t know your friends). But say “I I’m humming a watched the Charlie Brown Christmas NATE KROEKER carol in August! special today because I’m feeling merry” Guest Writer Some of us out in the and watch your friend’s eyes glaze over general population as they tune you out for the next ten like to be holly minutes. jolly all year long. And that’s okay, okay? The attitude of year-long celebration Christmas in July isn’t hurting anybody! can extend to any holiday, people! If If you are anti-eggnog you want to celebrate or are afraid of snowmen Valentine’s Day in May, with top hats that’s one I say save me a chocolate. thing (also, maybe talk If you want to wear your “The point is not to someone about that?), Scooby-Doo Halloween what holiday you’re costume in February, I but don’t bring me down just because your celebrating ‘out of say wait for me to find my grandma managed to season.’ There is no Shaggy outfit. And if you stay away from reindeer to have a Hanukkah ‘correct’ season for want hit-and-runs. party in September, I say celebration!” There’s nothing I pass the dreidel. The love more than the buildpoint is not what holiday up to the holiday season. you’re celebrating “out Notice I didn’t say which of season.” There is no holiday season, yet you “correct” season for likely had visions of sugar plums dancing celebration! in your head. That’s because the winter So, if you’re like me, you’ve already holidays are so ubiquitous, so ingrained made a Christmas playlist (and probably in the human consciousness that the word listened to it once or a thousand times). “holiday” has become associated with a Go for it, you son of a nutcracker! Let certain time of year. I could say, “gee, I’m your days be merry and bright! Roast looking forward to the holiday season!” those chestnuts over an open fire, and in June, and nobody will assume I mean share them with your friends so they can Father’s Day! But I digress. warm their cold, dead, Christmas-hating Let me be clear: when I say hearts. Don’t listen to any cotton-headed “Christmas,” I mean the secular, Santa ninny-muggins. As a wise man said: Claus-y Christmas. I don’t want to Christmas is “the gift that keeps on giving infringe upon anybody’s beliefs, and I the whole year, Clark.” don’t think religious celebrations should be limited to one day a year either (nor do Nate Kroeker is a Bethel Alum with a I believe Christmas is the only important double major in History and Communication holiday during the winter months). But Arts. He is currently a member of the Bethel the complaints I’ve heard are usually College Administration department.
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Rachel Epp Buller publishes book on maternity and art
Associate Professor of Visual Arts and Design, Rachel Epp Buller proudly presents her newly published book. Photo by Bethany Powls
Bethany Powls Editor-in-Chief
Within the past few years, Bethel’s Associate Professor of Visual Art And Design, Rachel Epp Buller has collaborated as a co-editor with Charles Reeves, associate professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Art at OCAD University to publish their manuscript, Inappropriate Bodies: Art, Design, and Maternity. Inspired by personal experience as a mother, feminist and art historian, Epp Buller has published similar projects in
the past, including one entitled Reconciling Art and Mothering. “I remember when my kids were small and how I didn’t feel my own experience was reflected in art. I wanted to see how motherhood connected to my field of art history. And I wasn’t seeing those conversations, and so I went to a few conferences where I began to see the beginning of those conversations,” Epp Buller said. Throughout history, the maternal body has been depicted in several different ways as reflected by societal or religious values. Epp Buller said, “The maternal body is often depicted as
the Virgin Mary, which is valid, and otherwise it’s not seen a lot. I mean, I would say that’s changed some in the last 10-20 years. There’s more interest among contemporary artists and contemporary curators on this topic, but I’ve definitely been in these conversations for awhile.” Reeves, whom Epp Buller met several years ago at a few conferences, was interested in investigated maternity through an institutional perspective. “We’ve been so focused on contemporary art, but he was really interested in dealing with issues of, not necessarily graphic design, but like systems design. Institutionally, how are different systems dictating, what are the expectations of maternity or around maternity,” Epp Buller said. The purpose of the manuscript, a collection of around 20 compositions, is to illustrate the maternal body outside of social and institutional standards. Several of the essays in the manuscript address the idea that institutions give maternity a specific meaning or place certain expectations on women in general. The intentional title, using the term “inappropriate,” relates to how women experience trials as a result of living outside of designated maternal expectations. “Women in this country still have a hard time finding childcare and balancing work and mothering. And there’s this expectation that if you’re of a certain age, you will naturally be having children and that if you’re a certain age and you have not had children, then that’s a problem. And yet, we set up these barriers for women who have had children,” said Epp Buller. While putting together this project, both Epp Buller and Reeves experienced trials in production. “It’s an edited collection,
so Charles and I were co-editors and we had 20ish contributors, people who wrote essays or had published conversations… It felt like herding cats, what with all our designated deadlines and we all had stuff going on. We started working on this project in 2016 and it just feels like it’s taken a long time to get to this end point,” She said. The book itself includes several illustrations composed by contemporary artists. The images were submitted as representations of the maternal body in a way that didn’t adhere to specific expectations or designs. Epp Buller said, “The cover art is by Ruchika Wason Singh, an artist and organizer in India. We were drawn to the abstract nature of her artwork for this context because putting any one type of representational image on the cover would have necessarily privileged that kind of body over many others. The artwork featured inside was largely selected by each contributor and represents a wide range of contemporary artists’ work.” Epp Buller will be giving talks
at conferences throughout the year starting with the Southeast College Art Association in Chattanooga, Tenn. and including two different panels at the National College Art Association conference in Chicago. “Charles and I are planning a Toronto event for summer, when we hope many of our contributors can join us. Some of our contributors who live outside of the US and Canada are also talking about book events in their locations, so we’re eager to see how these conversations might continue.” Epp Buller said. After nearly four years of brainstorming and production, Epp Buller and Reeves have published a product that brings their readers’ attention to the situations that maternal bodies face in today’s society. “There are all these competing expectations images for the maternal body… we are thinking outside and thinking about how different systems in our society reinforce these expectations while simultaneously excluding others,” Epp Buller said.
6 FEATURES
THE BETHEL COLLEGE COLLEGIAN
Recap from 2018’s Fall Fest
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019
Come out and celebrate with us, Fall Fest is here! JOHN HANSBERRY Staff Writer
(Top) Seniors Madison Hoffer-Holdeman, from Wichita, Polly Carlson, from Freemon , S.D., Kendrick Weaver, from Hesston, and Junior Addie Regier, from Newton, warmup before last year’s Fall Fest Musical, “Little Women.” (Middle) People from the community come to Bethel to celebrate Fall Fest on the Green. (Bottom) Junior Jen Andres, from Newton, and Alumni Nick Preheim, from Peabody, help sell Verenike at one of the Student Alumni Association booths. Photos by Charlotte Ehrmann
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It’s that time of year again! Fall Fest is back in Newton, starting on October 10 and ending October 13. Fall Fest is one of the highlights of the school year here at Bethel College. The Newton community all gets together for an event full of food, friends and fun. Fall Fest is a very important time in the Bethel Community. This is not only a great time for the current students and faculty to come together but is also time for alumni of Bethel to gather on campus. There are reunions that happen every year. After you’ve finished your degree at Bethel, odds are you will come back on campus in the years to come, most likely for Fall Fest. Starting on October 10, Fall Fest will be kicked off with Taste of Newton. This is a great time for you to get out of the dorm and head downtown for some good food! Food trucks will line the street, so there will be plenty of local food to try. These booths will all be brought to life by churches, clubs and other organizations from the Newton area. Not only will there be food, but also live music. The Bethel College Jazz Band will kick the event off at 6 p.m., followed by the Newton Community Children’s Choir, Sound of the Heartland, Newton High School Railaires and Jazz Ensemble I. There will be plenty of music and food for everyone.
On October 11, there are more events to kick off the weekend. At Bethel, there is a STEM symposium from 1-4 p.m. in Krehbiel Auditorium. The topic this year will be “Where can STEM take Us?”. Also, from 7-9 p.m. in the Caf, there will be the Athletic Hall of Fame banquet. Tickets had to be reserved by October 7, so if you missed the deadline this year, hopefully you will be able to make it next year. Lastly, at 7:30 p.m., there is the Fall Fest Play, “A Shayna Maidel,” written by Barbara Lebow. This play will also be shown at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. This play is about a European family that gets separated during World War II and are later reunited in the United States. The play is a more mature one and is not recommended for small children. On October 12, Fall Fest will be in full force. There will be many different tents up on and around the Green, and in the Luyken Fine Arts Center. Organizations will be there, campus clubs, and of course, food. Food on Saturday will be available to all students who get their ticket from Brad Schmidt outside of the Caf the week of Fall Fest. If you do not have a ticket, you will be required to pay. Also on Saturday, there will be a great number of activities going on around campus and in Newton. From 9 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be entertainment on the Prairie Sky Stage, with Bethel’s Open Road performing from 9:30-9:50 a.m. and Woven at 10:00-10:20 a.m. These are just a few of the musical acts that will be performed
on this stage so come on out whenever you can. Athletics are also taking place on Campus on Saturday. The Thresher Football team will be taking on longtime rival Tabor College in the game at 6 p.m. at Thresher Stadium. The Threshers will look to take down the Bluejays. The tailgate that is happening prior to the game will start at 4 p.m. There will be a cookout at the tailgate, so the Caf will not be open to students that evening. This is also an event where students will have to bring their tickets to get food or they will have to pay, so make sure you get them from Brad Schimdt. On Sunday morning, there will be a Fall Fest Church Service at Bethel College Mennonite Church across from Haury Hall where the
Bethel College Concert Choir will be performing during the service. This will be a great way to finish out the weekend. The Bethel College Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams will also be playing in their annual alumni games at Thresher Gym that afternoon. This is not a part of Fall Fest events, but you can still come out and have fun at these events. The local community enjoys Fall Fest and the turnout is large despite frequently adverse weather conditions. Despite the rain, attendees of the 2018 Fall Fest enjoyed talking to people, eating different food and just engaging with the Bethel College small town culture. It doesn’t matter if visitors are from a big city or a small town, anyone can find something fun to do and experience something new on Fall Fest weekend.
Come see us during Fall Fest weekend!
6 FEATURES
THE BETHEL COLLEGE COLLEGIAN
Recap from 2018’s Fall Fest
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019
Come out and celebrate with us, Fall Fest is here! JOHN HANSBERRY Staff Writer
(Top) Seniors Madison Hoffer-Holdeman, from Wichita, Polly Carlson, from Freemon , S.D., Kendrick Weaver, from Hesston, and Junior Addie Regier, from Newton, warmup before last year’s Fall Fest Musical, “Little Women.” (Middle) People from the community come to Bethel to celebrate Fall Fest on the Green. (Bottom) Junior Jen Andres, from Newton, and Alumni Nick Preheim, from Peabody, help sell Verenike at one of the Student Alumni Association booths. Photos by Charlotte Ehrmann
FEATURES 7
It’s that time of year again! Fall Fest is back in Newton, starting on October 10 and ending October 13. Fall Fest is one of the highlights of the school year here at Bethel College. The Newton community all gets together for an event full of food, friends and fun. Fall Fest is a very important time in the Bethel Community. This is not only a great time for the current students and faculty to come together but is also time for alumni of Bethel to gather on campus. There are reunions that happen every year. After you’ve finished your degree at Bethel, odds are you will come back on campus in the years to come, most likely for Fall Fest. Starting on October 10, Fall Fest will be kicked off with Taste of Newton. This is a great time for you to get out of the dorm and head downtown for some good food! Food trucks will line the street, so there will be plenty of local food to try. These booths will all be brought to life by churches, clubs and other organizations from the Newton area. Not only will there be food, but also live music. The Bethel College Jazz Band will kick the event off at 6 p.m., followed by the Newton Community Children’s Choir, Sound of the Heartland, Newton High School Railaires and Jazz Ensemble I. There will be plenty of music and food for everyone.
On October 11, there are more events to kick off the weekend. At Bethel, there is a STEM symposium from 1-4 p.m. in Krehbiel Auditorium. The topic this year will be “Where can STEM take Us?”. Also, from 7-9 p.m. in the Caf, there will be the Athletic Hall of Fame banquet. Tickets had to be reserved by October 7, so if you missed the deadline this year, hopefully you will be able to make it next year. Lastly, at 7:30 p.m., there is the Fall Fest Play, “A Shayna Maidel,” written by Barbara Lebow. This play will also be shown at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. This play is about a European family that gets separated during World War II and are later reunited in the United States. The play is a more mature one and is not recommended for small children. On October 12, Fall Fest will be in full force. There will be many different tents up on and around the Green, and in the Luyken Fine Arts Center. Organizations will be there, campus clubs, and of course, food. Food on Saturday will be available to all students who get their ticket from Brad Schmidt outside of the Caf the week of Fall Fest. If you do not have a ticket, you will be required to pay. Also on Saturday, there will be a great number of activities going on around campus and in Newton. From 9 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be entertainment on the Prairie Sky Stage, with Bethel’s Open Road performing from 9:30-9:50 a.m. and Woven at 10:00-10:20 a.m. These are just a few of the musical acts that will be performed
on this stage so come on out whenever you can. Athletics are also taking place on Campus on Saturday. The Thresher Football team will be taking on longtime rival Tabor College in the game at 6 p.m. at Thresher Stadium. The Threshers will look to take down the Bluejays. The tailgate that is happening prior to the game will start at 4 p.m. There will be a cookout at the tailgate, so the Caf will not be open to students that evening. This is also an event where students will have to bring their tickets to get food or they will have to pay, so make sure you get them from Brad Schimdt. On Sunday morning, there will be a Fall Fest Church Service at Bethel College Mennonite Church across from Haury Hall where the
Bethel College Concert Choir will be performing during the service. This will be a great way to finish out the weekend. The Bethel College Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams will also be playing in their annual alumni games at Thresher Gym that afternoon. This is not a part of Fall Fest events, but you can still come out and have fun at these events. The local community enjoys Fall Fest and the turnout is large despite frequently adverse weather conditions. Despite the rain, attendees of the 2018 Fall Fest enjoyed talking to people, eating different food and just engaging with the Bethel College small town culture. It doesn’t matter if visitors are from a big city or a small town, anyone can find something fun to do and experience something new on Fall Fest weekend.
Come see us during Fall Fest weekend!
8 SPORTS
New dance team adds to Bethel’s spirit program
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The new dance team practices in Memorial Hall for their Fall Fest Performance. Photo by Jessica LaRocque
Miller said, “Getting involved was pretty easy for me. Another student recommended I check out the dance program, so I set up a time to meet with Ashley and find out more. She invited me to try a practice and I really enjoyed it so I joined. I have no experience with cheer or competitive dance, but I did dance at BCAPA for
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College for the past seven years. Gogus has experience in building a winning program, as Bethel cheer has finished first or second in the KCAC in the past five years, including making two national tournament appearances, and finishing in the top 10. Dance will be a new challenge, but Gogus is ready to help build that program with Davis. The team is currently comprised of Smith, Edel Miller, first year from Hillsboro, Sydney Bollinger, senior from Lawrence, Sam Karten, senior from Wichita, and Evelyn Manresa Lozano, sophomore from Newton. Having six people makes it a small team, with no incoming recruits. These dancers all range from having some previous experience to no previous experience. This allows anyone interested in dance to jump in and get involved. When asked about getting involved in the dance team, Edel
OCT. 19
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MID-STATES CLASSIC NOV. 2
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For the first time in a while, Bethel College has introduced a new sport. Dance is a co-ed sport that will compete in the KCAC. The implementation of a new dance team has been a long time coming. “As far as I know, Joseph Gogus really wanted to expand the spirit program at Bethel and thought a Dance team would be the perfect thing,” says Sarah Smith, junior from Topeka Kansas. “A lot of KCAC schools don’t necessarily have a team and it will set us over the top.” Ashley Davis is the head coach for the Thresher dance team. She is an experienced dancer and coach in the KCAC. She received her coaching experience from the Bethel Thresher rival, the Bethany College is a graduate of Bethany College, holding a Bachelor
of Science degree in Business Marketing and Management. She will not only be the dance coach at Bethel, but also an assistant cheer coach as well, adding to her long list of duties. “We are very fortunate to have such a quality candidate in Ashley to take our inaugural head dance position,” says Director of Athletics, Tony Hoops. “Her head coaching experience in the KCAC will be a great asset to this new program.” In her time with the Swedes, Davis was able to develop a great culture within the cheer and dance programs. She encouraged her players to help in the community, through service work, a goal that aligns with Bethel’s values Coach Gogus will also take on additional responsibilities as an assistant dance coach, along with his previous role as the head cheer coach here at Bethel. Gogus has been the cheer coach at Bethel
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Student teams compete in intramural sport
Students participate in the annual intramural soccer games. Photo by Lindsey Pfannenstiel DANEN KISTNER Staff Writer
Bethel College students, the intramural sports season is upon us! Currently intramural soccer is being played throughout the next few weeks. The upcoming sports that will be offered are: flag
football, basketball, sand volleyball, ping pong, ultimate frisbee and wiffleball, in no particular order. Even though there is a set list of sports being offered, the dates and times of when each sport will start are still yet to be determined. The Intramural Sports
Director, who also happens to be the Head Tennis Coach here at Bethel College is Matthew Barlow. When choosing members for the teams, there is a specific number required. “Six-eight teams are [the] ideal number for any given sport,” says Barlow. If you are planning to either sign yourself or a team up for intramural sports, you can do so through play pass or the link that will be sent through your Bethel College email from Coach Barlow. Everytime a new sport is starting, Coach Barlow will send out a sport specific link for students to sign up. If you missed the sign up for intramural soccer but are wanting to play the next sport, make sure you are on the lookout for the next sign-up email! Intramural sports can be fun for students on campus, especially
if they have all of their school work finished or are out of sports or choir practice and just need something to do. One of the best things about intramural sports is that the team that wins the league is awarded an official intramural championship t-shirt. They also get bragging rights over all of their peers across campus. There are plenty of reasons that people may have for playing intramural sports, but Coach Barlow gives a good reason to play intramural sports. “Participating in an intramural sport is a great way to connect with more students on campus and get some quality exercise. There are no required skill levels so everyone is invited to play! There is nothing like being on a team, and you never know when your team will end up winning it all!” says Barlow.
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TREY PALMER FOOTBALL Why do you love the game of football? “I love to play the game of football because it’s become a passion for me for so long. I’ve been playing since the age of four and my dad’s been pushing me to be better my whole life.”
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in the steps of my father.”
The performance of Bethel college athletics has skyrocketed in the past few years. Many people are responsible for the Bethel Thresher’s success but none more than the athletic training staff on campus. Luckily, Bethel has an amazing staff of graduate assistants and student athletic trainers to aide in athletes’ healthcare. Chris Ibach has been the head of the AT program for six years and is the athletic trainer for tennis, men’s basketball, and women’s soccer. Brooke Powers is entering her second year as the head athletic trainer of the football program. Emma Ware has begun her first year at Bethel as a graduate assistant in the department. She is responsible for the treatment of men’s soccer, women’s basketball and track. Holly Winiarczyk is also in her first year as an athletic training graduate assistant for the Threshers
and provides care for volleyball, cheer, softball and cross country. “It’s all about the student athlete experience and helping them achieve their goal of playing collegiate athletics,” said Brooke Powers. Powers is a Bethel graduate from the class of 2015. She has since returned to Bethel as faculty. “I really enjoyed my time at Bethel as a student, and that is why I chose to return.” The athletic training program works wonders for both the students enrolled in the program and the athletes they care for. An average day for Powers is no cake walk. She is busy all hours of the day and puts in a rigorous 80-hour work week when football season is in full swing. Powers broke her duties down into three simple categories: evaluate, treat and rehabilitate injuries. There are new and unique injuries that occur to different players every day that must be treated by an athletic trainer. Powers’ day is booked
from dusk until dawn with rehab appointments, teaching on-campus classes and attending practices five days a week. Powers believes the number of reported concussions on the rise is not due to practice tendencies or lack of medical care. “They are actually being reported instead of hidden from trainers,” Powers said. “In the past, athletes, coaches and medical staff used to brush them off and not worry about them. People are better informed about the long lasting effects, so they are looking out for their own health.” Although the number of head injuries has increased in the last ten years, Powers does not see a significant rise in concussions at Bethel. Becoming an athletic trainer is no easy task. Students that wish to pursue a career in athletic training must have completed the curriculum for a bachelor’s degree and must be
enrolled in a master’s program by 2025. From there, students must pass a board of certification test and have to be licensed in each state that they practice in. Bethel College is fortunate to have an athletic training program in which the staff truly care about the well being of student athletes.
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Conspiracy theorists ‘storm’ the gates of Area 51 CHARLOTTE EHRMANN Copy Editor
Although it seemed like just a meme at first, the Facebook group started by Matty Roberts became a reality when on September 20 around 2,000 protestors showed up at the gates of Area 51. Although there were 10s of thousands that claimed to be interested or going, very few actually showed. The Facebook event became a huge hit among Generation Z and the Millenials. The event on Facebook led to a whole new set of memes. Some of these were even reflected in some
of the signs at the protest. These signs included: “Save E.T. from the government” and “run faster than bullets.” The event laid out certain waves of attacks in order to get into area 51. One of the waves of people were supposed to “Naruto run” in order to run faster than the bullets of the military shooting at them. One of the other waves includes another popular meme, “the Kyle.” Kyle is said to be someone who lives in their parents’ basement and punches holes in drywall all whilst drinking Monster energy drinks. These were just two key elements to the flawless plan that the Facebook group set up.
Although the event online gathered huge support, many knew that the event was just a meme. Even the creator of the event tried to warn the public of the dangers associated with going to the “raid.” “I’m really trying to direct people away from actually going towards the military base because that both is dangerous, and it’s a national security threat,” said Roberts in an interview with National Public Radio (NPR). “So I’m trying to direct people towards the safer option of just going to one of these mini parties that’s being set up.” That did not stop a few thousand from walking to the
gates. Unfortunately, the few who attended the protest or raid, whatever you want to call it, did not have the numbers to truly storm Area 51. According to several different sources, those who did try to pass the gates were arrested immediately. The group just mainly hung out before the gates. The guards surrounding gates were not angry. Most enjoyed the company that the protestors brought. So what exactly did the people who stormed Area 51 expect to find? The conspiracy theorists believe that the government is hiding aliens behind the gates. The government is hiding all of their
secrets behind the gates as well. The cure for cancer and plans for world domination are among other theories of what goes on there. The biggest reason for wanting to storm Area 51 is the mystery and intrigue behind it. The government is very secretive and allows no one of the general public to know what goes on behind the elusive gates. Maybe the conspiracy theorists are right. What if the reason nobody found aliens is because the government moved them all to Area 52 when they heard about the raid? After all, the FBI is watching through your phone camera.
organization, all new clubs need a faculty advisor to work with throughout the formation of their club. “The students choose their faculty advisor. For example, when I came here in 2018, Kaho [Yanagidaira] asked me to be the advisor to the International Student Club, and I’ve been their advisor ever since,” says Haynes. “You should ask that person before you submit the form, because they will ask you at the SGA meeting.” Ana Parra, the coordinator of student activities and engagement, is the new advisor to SGA now and functions as the primary contact for clubs. However, Haynes is still very much involved. “I will meet with any student... who wants to start talking about a club or organization they’re interested in and get them where they need to go. And I help them identify an advisor or talk to them about writing up their charter. I’m here to help any student clubs do that before they even start that process,” says Haynes. Something that happens at Bethel annually is an involvement fair near the beginning of the school year. “There should be a club
involvement fair. I know this year they combined it with Career Services. Feedback from our entering class said that it was too business oriented and not really club oriented, so we’re already looking into next year and what we can do,” says Haynes. Students are able to join clubs like Clio for an interest in history or the astronomy club, the newest addition to campus organizations. A few other clubs/organizations include The Thresher, Bethel’s annual yearbook that students put together throughout the year through Beyond Studios, the International Students Club, the Rock Climbing Club and Pi Kappa Delta, also known as the forensics
team. “My advice is to find something to offset the educational work that you’re doing to balance that out. We think all students should find something to engage themselves, having a nice even involvement of extracurricular and educational activities, to get the full experience of the college,” says Haynes. Try your hand at astronomy, immerse yourself in some history, or feel free to start your own club. The campus could always use more baking clubs, board games clubs, or perhaps even a revival of the Humans VS. Zombies club... something to make your college experience that much better. Join a club!
Bethel College hosts a variety of student organized clubs
A Rock Climbing Club member participates in a trip hosted by the Rock Climbing Club. Photo courtesy Heath Goertzen NOAH LARSON Staff Writer
Students have had a long standing relationship with clubs and organizations on campus. Many are aware of larger groups that function through the school, like the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Student Activities Association (SAC). However, through the school, many other organizations and clubs are formed by students based on campus interest. The person in charge of organizing student clubs, Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students, Sam Haynes, was more
than willing to give information on clubs on campus. “Clubs get their funding from SGA. They have to fill out a form called the SRO form located right outside my office. When SGA does its budget hearings in the spring they put an ex amount of dollars aside for the formation of new clubs and organizations,” says Haynes. “They fill out the SRO form and who they are. They fill out who the leadership of the club is and what the function of it is and they send it in bill form to SGA. When SGA votes on it, the club becomes recognized.” Before it becomes an official
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Newton area businesses provide seasonal treats
Hesston Bakery, located in Schowalter Villa, provides an array of fall themed treats for hungry college students. Photo by Kelly Habegger KELLY HABEGGER Staff Writer
Ah, fall. A season most people in Kansas have to wait longer than expected for, and it usually
doesn’t last very long either. Despite the weather being quite unpredictable, fall can be enjoyed in other ways by sampling many different fall themed drinks and treats with the typical flavors like pumkin spice. Local shops
The Under 701 Cafe, which serves typical lunch foods, entrance, is located on Newton’s Main Street. Photo by Kelly Habegger
provide these seasonal options for people so they may enjoy a good fall experience without relying on the weather. Norm’s Coffee Bar, located on Main Street just a few stores down from Prairie Harvest, has a couple of options to offer those in the seasonal mood. For food, they offer pumpkin chocolate chip muffins and almond poppyseed bread. For drinks, they offer a wide selection due to their multiple flavored syrups that can be included in any drink. Their flavors include salted caramel, pumpkin spice, brown sugar, candied almonds, dutch apple chai, and apple cider. Each of these items comes out between $4-$5. The most popular drink, for all those bandwagoners who want to know, would be the salted caramel mocha. Interested in soups? No problem! Under 701 Cafe is located along Main Street just a block down from Norm’s Coffee Bar. Along with their usual menu, they offer the seasonal soups of a vegan vegetable along with a potato and tomato. Each soup is about $7. Somehow found yourself in Hesston? No worries, the bakery on Main Street will offer a selection of fall treats too! Hesston Bakery offers three drinks hot or cold which is the classic pumpkin spice, Almond Joy, and irish mocha. Small drinks of about 12 ounces are $3.50 while large drinks of about 20 ounces are $4.50. The foods they offer are pumpkin scones and muffins for $5 or less and a salad they call the Autumn Crunch salad which includes apples, cranberries, feta cheese, granola, and a balsamic vinaigrette. The bakery there has many other options too such as other scones, cookies, cakes, sandwiches, wraps and
many other drinks available there weekly or even annually. If you’re in a hurry for some Halloween treats and local businesses are not an option No worries, Walmart offers a variety of fall treats just past the selfcheckout. There you will find a variety of treats anywhere from $2.97-$5.94. Walmart offers a wide selection of Halloween treats and typical yearly treats with a dash of Halloween color or sprinkles for a tasty seasonal effect. These treats come in a wide range of tastes and items such as decorate your own Halloween cookies, pumpkin spiced sandwich cookies, peanut brittle, iced brownies bites with Halloween sprinkles, and even Baklava; which is a rich, sweet dessert pastry made of layers of unleavened dough, nuts and
sweeteners all held together by honey or syrup. There’s still a long list of Halloween items to choose from, so head over to Newton’s Walmart and look around the small table filled with treats and goodies beside the pumpkins. The fall season has just begun, there is time to enjoy each treat and drink in the local area. While the weather can’t be predictable, how to spend the rest of this short or long fall is up to you. Check out the local shops and stores, drink the pumpkin spice drinks and consume all treats that say pumpkin spice on it. As we know, the fall season comes and goes faster than we’d like to. Hopefully, this provides some ideas on how to take advantage of the fall season while the pumpkin spice season is still at large.
Norm’s Coffee Bar which serves a variety of pastries and drinks, is located on Newton’s Main Street. Photo by Kelly Habegger
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Fall Fest week dress rehearsals of “A Shayna Maidel” Cast and crew members of “A Shayna Maidel,” written by Barbara Lebow, prepare for their Fall Fest performances during the tech week rehearsals.
(Above Left) Madison Hofer-Holdeman, senior from Wichita, Polly Carlson, senior from Freeman, S.D., and Luke Unruh, senior from Goessel run scenes on stage. Photo by Kelly
Habegger (Above Right) Jacklyn Gerk, junior from Holyoke, Colo., and Carlson prep stage makeup. (Bottom Left) Kayla Newman, sophomore from Sedgwick and Jerod Kaufman, sophomore from Moundridge run the sound/light booth. Photos by Bethany Powls (Bottom Middle) Gerk and Lauren Nehrbass, senior from Parsons get ready in the dressing room. Photo by Lauren Nehrbass (Bottom Right) Hofer-Holdeman and Gerk prepare scenes together. Photo by Kelly Habegger