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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012VOLUME 87 • NUMBER 9

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Where do usernames come from?By Kate BeecKenof The Clarion Staff

Those three letters and long strings of intimidating num-bers are typed into Blink, email addresses and other Bethel services everyday by thousands of students, staff and faculty, but few have deciphered their origins.

According to Alain Swenson, Bethel’s Director of Systems Administrations, the network IDs or login names are needed to uniquely identify users in the computer system.

The three letters are your initials, and the five digits are randomly generated. There is no connection to student ID numbers or the barcodes on ID cards, but they are created by a computer algorithm.

Seniors may reminisce on the days when login names seemed simpler: first name-last name or the first three letters of your last name followed by the first three letters of your first name. But when Bethel began issuing Bethel Community Ac-counts to many more people, including perspective students, Swenson said that it was time to overhaul the algorithmic system. The five-digits are now appended to all accounts so

there can be more users and fewer conflicts.

Common names are no longer a problem, and for students without a middle name, the system is set up to compensate. People who get married still keep the same login name and their maiden name continues to provide the last initial.

It is actually against Bethel policy to change your user-name because of the complex process it involves. However, if you’re tired of rattling off a mouthful of numbers to your contacts, you can create an email alias based on your name that’s easier to handle.

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Republican nominee race

Republican presidential candidates vied for the nomi-nation as the debates continue and states begin to weigh in. Rick Santorum courted the social conservative vote and came in second place to Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses. Romeny went on to win 39% of the vote in the New Hampshire primary, with Ron Paul in second. After disappointing turnouts, Michele Bachmann and Jon Huntsman both left the race. The five remaining candi-dates are campaigning in South Carolina for the Jan. 21 primary, which analysts say may essentially determine the nominee if Romney’s strong polling continues.

Italian cruise ship capsizes

The Costa Concordia, an Italian commercial cruise ship, hit rocks around Giglio Island on Jan. 13, tearing a hole in the hull. Of the 4,200 pas-sengers, 11 have been confirmed dead so far, with a Minnesotan couple among the 24 people still missing. Captain Francesco Schettino has been ar-rested and is accused of abandoning ship before all the passengers had evacuated. The ship had also strayed from the programmed route, drawing speculation that the accident was caused by Schet-tino’s showboating.

The end of Twinkies?

After 82 years of providing America with Ding Dongs and Twinkies, Hostess filed for bankruptcy in January. They declared bankruptcy in 2004 and restructured the company to remain profitable. Many analysts see their recurring trouble as a re-sult of America’s movement toward healthy food in response to rising obesity. Hostess assured the public that the company will survive but recog-nized the need for updating their image and alter-ing some products.

Court expands church rights

The United States Supreme Court officially rec-ognized the “ministerial exception” for religious employees. A church can decide whom to hire and fire without being subject to discrimination law-suits. Supporters say this grants the church more freedom to make better personnel decisions and keep theology consistent, but others criticize that it could lead to abuses for a large and ambiguous category of religious employees.

Russian space probe fails

Although aimed for Mars, the Russian space probe never made it out of Earth’s orbit. The $170 million Pho-bos-Ground mission crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 15. The debris is estimated to weigh 400 pounds and be somewhere around the coast of Brazil, but the waste is not considered hazardous. Experts suspect the uninten-tional interference by a U.S. radar may have caused the crash. The probe was to gather samples from Mars' sur-face and return, but the space chief admits that to catch a narrow Earth-Mars window, they may have not been fully prepared.

Train surfers vs. giant balls

After paint and safety songs have failed, Indo-nesia has a new plan to deter those who ride on the roofs of trains. Giant steel balls have been hung inches from the top of the carriages to dissuade the thousands of people looking for a free ride every day. The BBC reports that the balls can deliver “a severe blow to the head” and if the balls are suc-cessful, they will be installed above more tracks throughout Indonesia.

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By Alex Kempstonof The Clarion Staff

The College Grind, a website that reports on gossip from pri-vate colleges in Minnesota, re-cently released a controversial page featuring what they claimed were the hottest girls from the MIAC, and it asked its visitors to rank them.

The College Grind is an inde-pendent website that reports on private Minnesota colleges in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath-letic Conference, or MIAC, which includes Bethel, the University of St. Thomas, St. John’s University and several others. The creators of the website are neither affili-ated with any college nor funded by the MIAC.

The creators of The College Grind released a controversial ranking entitled “Official 2011-2012 Hottest Girls,” which imme-diately became the most popular item on the site. This particular ranking featured pictures of girls

from each of the 12 MIAC schools and asked visitors to rank which college has the hottest girl.

Kelsey Kielb, a sophomore at Bethel, was featured on the site. However, she did not know until a friend pulled up the site and showed her.

“I felt very confused and vio-lated as to how and why I was on this web page,” said Kielb. “I didn’t like the way that everyone I

knew kept talking about it.”At the top of this ranking, the

headline reads, “What you have all been waiting for…” and the site offered thanks for the people who sent in candidates. It appears that out of the 30 girls featured, nearly every photograph came directly

from Facebook. Most of the pic-tures depicted girls either in a bi-kini or at a party. There is nothing to suggest that the people who sent in the candidates had the permission of the girls and most likely were not even friends of the girls.

Scrolling farther down, there is an ongoing comments section that accounted for a hundred times more comments than all

of the other rankings combined. Anonymous commenting is the only option available, which fos-ters argument and controversy.

The comments section was riddled with people who were of-fended and angry, and those just looking to have a laugh or say

something crude under the cover of anonymity.

The College Grind website con-sists of stories related to events, gossip, music and all that pertains to MIAC schools.

The College Grind is most well known for its rankings sec-tion. There are rankings such as “Softest Schools in the MIAC” for schools with the worst school spirit. As of Jan. 10, The College Grind released their latest rank-ing: “Sickest Flow in the MIAC” for the guy with the best hair.

According to Facebook’s Terms of Service, there is no guarantee of privacy. “Choosing to make your information public is exactly what it sounds like: anyone, in-cluding people off of Facebook, will be able to see it.”

The diversity of the comments shows that the college ranking website took a controversial turn by using images without permis-sion, but there is no legal protec-tion against such violations in the digital age.

Gossip site features 'hot girls' without consent■■Sophomore■Kelsey■Kielb's■picture■was■published■on■The■College■Grind's■"hottest■girls"■list■without■her■knowledge

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF KELSEY KIELB

Bethel sophomore Kelsey Kielb was stunned to find that her picture had been ripped from her Facebook profile and put onto The College Grind's website, fea-tured in the "MIAC Hottest Girls" competition.

“I felt very confused and violated as to how and why I was on this web page...I didn’t like the way that everyone I knew kept talking about it.” -KelseyKielb,sophomore

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something crude under the cover of anonymity.

The College Grind website con-sists of stories related to events, gossip, music and all that pertains to MIAC schools.

The College Grind is most well known for its rankings sec-tion. There are rankings such as “Softest Schools in the MIAC” for schools with the worst school spirit. As of Jan. 10, The College Grind released their latest rank-ing: “Sickest Flow in the MIAC” for the guy with the best hair.

According to Facebook’s Terms of Service, there is no guarantee of privacy. “Choosing to make your information public is exactly what it sounds like: anyone, in-cluding people off of Facebook, will be able to see it.”

The diversity of the comments shows that the college ranking website took a controversial turn by using images without permis-sion, but there is no legal protec-tion against such violations in the digital age.

Gossip site features 'hot girls' without consent■■Sophomore■Kelsey■Kielb's■picture■was■published■on■The■College■Grind's■"hottest■girls"■list■without■her■knowledge

Quite an interesting day to say the least. Regardless of what happened, we've been able to see God's hand throughout our entire trip. I'll replay the morning quick for you....

I was rooming with Hans Du-inick and Brad Smith. We heard sirens outside of our window re-ally early in the morning as our window was open. I got up and closed our window slightly, but didn't close it all of the way. Hans then got up later and closed it all of the way. By this point, the fire had been going on for a while, but we could not see the fire or the smoke from our room.

The first person noticed the fire around 6:30 a.m. but it had been going before that. I think Hans shut our window at about 7:15 or so. Everyone else got out of the building as fire alarms went off on their floors. I woke up to my alarm at 8:20 and got up and took a shower and got ready for our day. My roommates then got up and got ready, and we were all going to walk out at 9 to go get breakfast. Brad walked out and noticed the hallway was flooded so we walked out the emergency stairs. We then walked back in-side the main entrance wonder-

ing what was going on and where everyone was. Then we turned around and started to walk out-side and a firefighter came run-ning towards us telling us to go off to the side street by the rest of our group.

Bethany [Opsata] and [Brian] Holland were trying to get com-munication to the firefighters to go in and get us. The police say they knocked on our doors. How-ever, Brad, Hans and I didn't hear anything. There was no fire alarm on our floor, and nobody came to knock on our door. People were outside praying over us, and I be-lieve there was a shelter of pro-tection over us.

It was so crazy looking at pic-tures from it. It was incredibly scary to think of what could have happened. It seemed surreal.

Amazingly, we were able to salvage most things. We were

able to get almost everyone's suitcases out and most of their belongings, however things such as clothes, homework, books, and other miscellaneous items were lost or permanently dam-aged. Professor Holland lost ev-erything except for the clothes on his back and what he took with him, which was his wallet and such.

Holland went out tonight and bought some more clothes to make it through the trip. Others will need to buy some miscel-laneous items. Insurance should cover most of the damage we are hoping.

Holland and Opsata handled things very well. They were phe-nomenal leaders. Both remained very calm and poised. Holland has a great attitude despite los-ing everything. They remained focused on the students and making sure everyone was okay.

The overall sentiment of the group is positive. Everyone is doing well and in great moods. We just had a group meeting and talked about how much our team has bonded and how we've seen God's hand in our trip. Everyone is excited to continue our exciting journey, and we're looking at this as a minor glitch.

Senior Ryan McDowell details the morning of January 12, when he and two other Bethel students remained in the burning Belgian hostel while firefighers battled the flames. Their 25 classmates and two professors, who had evacuated the building hours earlier, prayed for their safety outside.

Hostel fire in Belgium: Student shares his story

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES

The fire occurred at the Sleep Well Youth Hostel in Brussels, Belgium, where 30 of the 50 residents were from Bethel's Introduction to

International Business interim trip. The hostel is now temporarily closed.

The professors"Opsata battled with police and firefighters for two and a half hours telling them that [McDowell, Duinick and Smith] must still be in their rooms, but the police claimed to have gone to get them. [We later found] out the police stormed into Billy Morgan's room, but never went to [McDowell]'s room. And the alarm in that hallway never went off so they never knew anything was going on. Need-less to say Opsata ran and hugged them after they came out, and Holland led constant prayer during the entire three and a half hours we were out there."

-Kim■Gabrielse,■Bethel■senior■Bethany■Opsata Brian■Holland

Ryan■McDowell Hans■Duinick Brad■Smith

Students inside during the fire


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■■ On■two■recent■surveys,■students■rate■their■college■experience■at■Bethel■■■higher■than■national■peers.


We are more cultured, work harder and love our faculty more, according to two national studies in which students described their activities and rated their college experience.

Dr. Joel Frederickson, the Associate Dean of Institutional Assessment and Accreditation, said, “We are really good on so many things.” Even when the studies categorize schools and place Bethel in the more com-petitive level of private colleges and CCCU schools, Bethel still performs higher.

The National Survey of Stu-dent Engagement (NSSE) was given to freshmen and seniors last spring, and it found in both classes that students are more likely to work with peers and agree that faculty were “avail-able, helpful and sympathetic.”

In the Student Satisfaction Inventory given this fall, Bethel again rated higher in nearly every category compared to other schools, and Bethel students showed higher levels of satisfac-tion than when the survey was administered in 2009. “We look like a rock star institute,” said Frederickson.

The biggest area of improve-

ment has been academic advis-ing, which was consistently rated low until an effort was made a couple of years ago to give fac-ulty more specific tools to help students, said Frederickson. Now, Bethel seniors rate their academ-ic advising significantly higher than seniors at other institutions.

Based on the NSSE survey results, the College Program As-sessment Committee creates a top-five list of areas for improve-ment. This year, writing skills dominates the list, and faculty are encouraged to challenge stu-dents to do more “real-world writing” and revise larger papers before turning them in.

An unexpected finding in the NSSE survey was freshmen rated their peers as more “friendly, supportive, and cooperative” than seniors did. Nationally, the trend is the opposite, and se-niors usually rate the quality of relationships higher than fresh-men. Although there are a few theories, Frederickson said he’s not sure yet what that statistic means, and it may be a place for further study.

According to the student sat-isfaction survey, “They love food services, especially compared to students at other institutions,” said Frederickson. “They hate parking.”


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of Bethel seniors have held a leadership role in a student organization, compared to

nationally

“That doesn’t surprise me,” said Frederickson, “they are just far more efficient by the time they are in senior year.”

“It’s a small enough school that’s still got a ton of organizations, that’s one of the

reasons why that ends up taking place,” said Frederickson.

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By Emma ThEisfor The Clarion

What if you knew the exact time that you were going to die? Would that change how you lived for the rest of your days?

As the Mayan calendar comes to a close and Dec. 21, 2012 rapidly approaches, we find ourselves in the middle of a controversy. Is the world really going to end?

The news is filled with specu-lations of doomsday on Dec. 21. There are numerous websites and articles about it, including www.december212012.com and www.doomsday2012.info. There is even a movie about the phe-

nomenon, aptly named “2012."After surviving May 21, 2011

and Oct. 21, 2011 (dates that radio host Harold Camping pre-dicted as Judgment Day) there is a lot of debate over the reliabil-ity of the 2012 doomsday.

Let’s suppose that the world really is going to end. Should our lives change at all? Shall we con-tinue in our daily routine until the last moments or pursue the things we have always dreamed of?

There are several “end of the world” believers who have already taken drastic steps in al-tering their daily lives. According to National Public Radio, people have quit their jobs and left their

families to get the message out.Adrienne Martinez, a New

York resident, said, “Knowing the date of the end of the world changes all your future plans…we budgeted everything so that, in the end, we won’t have any-thing left.”

Jim Shea, a columnist for the Hartford Courant, said, “I was working on my list of New Year’s resolutions when it occurred to me: What’s the point? If the world is going to end in 2012 as is widely predicted, do I re-ally want to spend my remaining time being nice to people I don’t like, drinking less wine and mak-ing sure my diet contains more roughage?”

Does the end of the world mean that we all can just ditch ev-erything we’ve worked for and go crazy? It depends on who you’re living for. If you’re living for your-self, then yes, knock yourself out; but if you’re living for God, then you’ve got an agenda.

As Christians, knowing when the world is going to end should be motivation like none other to spread the Good News of salva-tion to everyone. We cannot hold back because of society’s preconceived notions of toler-ance and acceptance as a lot of American Christians do today.

Even if the world doesn’t end on Dec. 21, I think we all need to take a look at how we are living

our lives right now. Are we wak-ing up every morning and just going through the motions, or are we living each day to the full-est as Christ wants us to live? We need to take advantage of each moment that we are given here on earth and use them for good.

The Bible says in Mark 13:32-33, “No one knows the day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.”

We need to be living every day like it’s our last because, “The Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

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By Kristina Buschfor The Clarion

If you are a college student who drives, you probably have ex-perienced drowsy driving at some time in your life. Your eyelids start to become heavy, you’re yawn-ing and maybe your vehicle speed starts varying a little bit. You’re fine one second, and the next thing you know, you look up and find yourself veering into the cen-ter of the road.

Jessa Miska, a freshman at Bethel majoring in social work, had an experience that probably has been common to a lot of col-lege students. “I was driving my two friends back to North Branch from Duluth,” she said. “We had not gotten any sleep the night be-fore, and in order to stay awake, my friends and I had to blare the air conditioning in the car and keep the music turned up…I actu-ally nodded off a couple times.”

This “nodding off” is a red flag that can lead to vehicle accidents and even death.

When people become de-prived of sleep, their brains shut down and microsleep occurs. Whatever they are doing, they suddenly fall asleep, like a black-out. According to an article on Auto Insurance Rates on manag-ing driver fatigue, microsleep can last three to five seconds, and a car can go several hundred yards in that time. This poses a danger for anyone who hits the road on lack of sleep.

Most people are aware of the dangers of drinking and driving but don’t realize that drowsy driv-ing can be just as fatal. The Nation-al Sleep Foundation said that like alcohol, sleepiness impairs judg-ment and reaction time, leading to a higher risk of being involved in a car accident.

Micah Tweeten, freshman at Bethel, was coming back from a

baseball game around 11:00 p.m. and was running very low on sleep that day. As he was driving, he fell asleep for a few brief seconds. The next thing Tweeten knew, he was in the ditch on the opposite side of the road. The police who ran the report and investigation thought the car had done two front flips and two barrel rolls in mid air. Tweeten’s car landed upside down.

“I don’t remember actually a whole lot as I blacked out,” Tweet-en said. “The EMTs said I was lucky to have survived, let alone walk away from the crash with the only injury coming from crawling out of the car.”

The impact of driving drowsy can often be overlooked, and as Tweeten experienced, it can lead to dangerous situations. The Na-tional Highway Traffic Safety Ad-ministration (NHTSA) reported that 100,000 crashes occur each year involving drowsy or fatigued drivers.

NHTSA found through labora-tory and in-vehicle studies that sleepiness leads to crashes be-cause it impairs three aspects of human performance.

One impairment is slower re-action time. When driving fast, even a slightly slower reaction time can significantly increase the risk of an accident.

Another impairment NHTSA identified is reduced vigilance. People are less likely to focus and perform well when they are sleep deprived. Increased periods of delayed responding are likely to happen once someone gets be-hind the wheel after not having adequate sleep.

The last impairment that NHTSA found was a deficit in infor-mation processing. It takes longer for sleep deprived drivers to pro-cess information and make deci-sions while driving.

The consequences of such im-pairments can cause fatalities.

Alyssa Weinhold, a freshman at Bethel, lost a friend who was the victim of a car accident involv-ing drowsy driving. In March 2011, her friend George was hit by a man who had fallen asleep at the wheel and swerved into his lane of traffic.

“The man had apparently not slept in over 48 hours and hit George head on, killing him and his friend on impact,” said Weinhold.

Young people, especially col-lege students, need to be aware of the dangers of drowsy driving. The National Highway and Traffic Safe-ty Administration states that 55 percent of drowsy driving crashes are caused by drivers who are less than 25 years old. Being awake for 18 hours is equal to a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent—which is legally drunk. The NHTSA especially cautions those driving between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., when the body is used to sleeping and the risk for crashes is higher.

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Freshman Micah Tweeten fell asleep at the wheel for a few brief seconds and ended up totaling his car (above). Police believe his car did two front flips and two barrel rolls in mid air.PHOTOS FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF MICAH TWEETEN


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Engaged and married within 33 days14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 301 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16■■■Senior■Kelsey■Giles■always■wanted■a■

Christmas■wedding,■so■she■planned■her■special■day■in■just■over■a■month

By Lexi BeasLeyof The Clarion Staff

On Nov. 14, 2011, Kelsey Giles was sent on a scavenger hunt by her boyfriend of two years. The scavenger hunt led to her future

house where her husband bent down on one knee and asked her to marry him. It was a perfect fairy tale.

But there was one problem: Kelsey wanted a Christmas wed-ding. So the two had a choice to make: plan a wedding in a matter of weeks or a little over a year. Their decision was made - they were getting married in four weeks.

Giles, a senior at Bethel Uni-versity, balanced being a full-time student and nannying with plan-ning a wedding in an unheard of amount of time. Giles chose Fri-day, Dec. 16 as the wedding date, since her best friend, whom she wanted to be a bridesmaid, was leaving for Panama on the next day. Four weeks was all that stood between her and her wedding day.

K elsey's Wedding D ay Itinerary

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2:00■a.m.■-■Submitted last final online and went to sleep

6:00■a.m.■- Woke up and packed for the weekend

8:00■a.m. - Flower arrangements brought to parents' home

8:30■a.m. - Coffee run

9:00 a.m. - Checked in to hotel

9:15-11:00■a.m.■-■Hair appointment (hairstylist came to hotel)

11-11:45■a.m. - Make-up

11:45■a.m.■-■12:15 p.m. - Helped with flower girl's hair

12:00■p.m.■- Prepare for photographer

12:30■p.m.■ - Arrive at Saint Paul Hotel for "detail shots" of dress, rings, flow-ers, shoes, jewelry

1:00■p.m. - "Getting ready" shots

1:30■p.m.■ - Kelsey and Sam see each other for the first time

2:30■p.m.■-■Wedding party pictures

3:30■p.m. - Set up lights in lobby

3:40■p.m. - Family portraits

4:30-5:30■p.m.■-■Break for wedding party

5:30-5:45■p.m. - Pictures with ringbear-ers and flowergirls with Kelsey and Sam

6:15■p.m. - Arrive at Como Conservato-ry, more family pictures before prepar-ing for the ceremony

7:00■p.m.■-■Ceremony

7:30■p.m.■-■Photographer takes details shots of reception venue/lighting set up for dance

8:00■p.m. - Reception begins

8:15■p.m. - Cake cutting and toasts

8:45■p.m. - Dance begins led by a Bel-lagalla DJ

9:00■p.m.■-■Wedding party dance

A wedding in a month


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November 14•SamledKelseyonthescavengerhuntthatultimatelyendedwithadiamondring.

•Kelseybookedthephotographer,aclosefamilyfriend.

November 15•Kelseyorderedherweddingdressonline.

•ShebookedtheComoConservatoryfortheceremonyandtheSt.PaulHotelreceptionvenues.BothvenueshappenedtobeavailableforaFridaynightwedding.

•Invitationswereorderedonline.•Twoofthebridesmaids'dresseswereorderedonline.

December 3•Firstweddingshowerwithfamilyandparents'friends.

December 4•SecondweddingshowerwithKelsey'sgirlfriends.

•Tuxesordered

December 1•Learnedtheinvitationswouldn'tarriveforthreeweeks.

December 5•Duetothetimeconstraint,newinvitationswereorderedonrush.

•Weddingdressarrived,butshedidn'tlikeit.

•Weddingcakeorderwasplaced.

December 8•Therushedorderofinvitationsweresentout,addressedandstampedwiththehelpofthegirlshenan-niedfor.

December 10•Bachelorettepartyheld.

December 12•Receivedphonecallfromthepar-entsshenanniesfor,whowantedtopayforanewweddingdressthatKelseyloved.

•Kelseyboughthernewweddingdressofftherack.

•Bridesmaids'dressesarrivedandlastbridesmaiddresswasboughtatMacy's.

December 15•Weddingrehearsalandgroom'sdinner.

•Centerpiecesforthereceptionwerecompleted.

•Kelseyreceivedanemailfromherprofessoratmidnightwithdetailsaboutherfinal,whichwasduethenextday.

•Kelseystayedupworkingonthefinaluntil2a.m.

December 16•Thedayarrived.•Kelseywokeupat6a.m.toarriveattheSt.PaulHotelby8a.m.

•Lastfinaldueinthemorning.•Lasttuxpickedupfiveminutesbeforepictures.

November 28•ThirdbridesmaiddressboughtatMacy's.

November 18•Thefirsttastetestingoffood.

November 25•Thesecondtastetestingoffood.

A wedding in a month[November – December]

DESIGNED BY SHARA LEININGER


Culture

By Kate Beeckenof The Clarion Staff

While other students pulled out textbooks and turned pages, Tucker Morris swiped his finger across a screen. On his iPad 2, he has books for most of his classes for a fraction of the weight and half the cost.

Morris estimated that for his spring class History and Politics of Russia and China in the Mod-ern World, he saved roughly half off every textbook by buying the e-book edition.

For students looking to cut costs on their spring textbooks, e-books are just one option among many. The Campus Store, buying from friends and online shopping all offer deals to help shrink the bill.

“Within the past couple of

Now showing: New movies in the library

■■■Bethel■Senate■allocated■money■to■the■library■to■purchase■DVDs■-■now■the■library■is■looking■for■recommendations

By AmAndA Ahlmfor The Clarion

“Transformers”, “Leap Year”, “Iron Man 2” and “Footloose” are just a few of the many new movies in the Bethel library bought through a grant from the Bethel Stu-dent Association to expand the library’s movie collection.

With the goal of mak-ing movies more accessible for students, two years ago BSA tried to get a Redbox on campus. The request was de-nied because of the campus’s close proximity to both the McDonalds’ and Cub Foods’ Redbox machines.

Senior senator Matthew Anderson suggested creating a system similar to Redbox in the Loft where students could use their credit cards to check out movies. After a series of debates, questions were raised as to whether it would last, said Anderson.

Ultimately, at the end of the 2010-2011 school year, BSA decided to give the li-brary a $3,000 budget for new movies that students could check out for free, in-stead of having to rent them.

Anderson said that he hoped the money will con-tinue to be given each year in order to keep the library’s DVD collection up to date and satisfy students.

Rhonda Gilbraith, a refer-ence librarian who does col-

lection development, was given the task of deciding which movies actually were going to be purchased with this new budget. She esti-mated that over one hundred movies have been purchased, most of them being movies released within the past cou-ple of years.

Gilbraith used sugges-tions from students, library improvement surveys and student employees to get a better idea of what movies should be purchased.

“It was really fun to do. It was fun to get things you know [the students] will enjoy,” said Gilbraith. She explained that while some of the “Friends of the Library” budget is usually spent on movies, it was nice to have a large sum of money to use solely for movies.

A selection of the newly purchased movies is dis-played across from the circu-lation desk. With many empty spots where DVDs once were, it seems that students and faculty are taking advantage of the new selection.

According to the library’s transaction records, the new DVDs have been checked out a lot already, said Gilbraith.

While the majority of the money has been spent, the library is still taking requests from students to see what movies they would like in the library in the future.

By linneA Whitefor The Clarion

Interim offers a break from the semester routine. For some students, it is a time to focus on one subject, deepen relation-ships, and of course, play broom-ball. For others, interim is a time to study abroad.

This January, there are 263 students attending 14 faculty-led off-campus courses, according to Christina Chyerez, program coordinator in the Office of Off-Campus Programs/International Studies.

This year, locations include England, Egypt and Israel, Eu-rope, and Greece and Turkey. Some courses are designed for a certain major, such as the England program for education students and the international business course that travels to Europe. Other trips fit with any major.

Chyerez described interim as “a glimpse of what it would be like to study for a semester.”

While a semester allows more time to be immersed in a culture and build friendships, interim is a time when Bethel students and professors can get to know each other. Bethel’s interim off-campus programs are led by Bethel faculty and attended by Bethel students. This is differ-ent from many semester study abroad programs, which are not exclusively Bethel professors and students.

Interim also offers a study abroad opportunity for those who do not have space in their schedules for a whole semester abroad.

Seniors Lauren Otto and Sarah Urch both took Eurekas and Eu-phorias--History of Science over interim 2011. This course exam-ined the relationship between science and religion by tracing the history of science through Europe. The class includes dis-cussions, presentations, and tours.

“Usually we had one thing we needed to accomplish that day,”

said Urch. She explained that sometimes the entire class went on a scheduled tour, while other days they were given a pass, to a museum, for example, and could go on their own time. Students also gave on-site presentations to teach their classmates about each destination.

Both Urch, an elementary ed-ucation major, and Otto, a phys-ics and math double major, chose to study over interim because their majors did not allow time to study for a semester. One disadvantage they suggested about interim is the extra cost. When students spend a semes-ter abroad, the cost is generally similar to a semester at Bethel. Over interim, students must pay extra, usually about $3,000 to $4,000 depending on the pro-gram. However, Otto said, her experience in Europe “was worth every penny.”

Some of the highlights of their trip were forming new friendships, seeing as many new sites as possible, ice skating on the Eiffel Tower and getting away from technology. Because the class spent some time backpack-ing, light packing was essential. The only technology Otto and Urch brought were their camer-as. Otto said that the trip rekin-dled her passion for learning. Urch agreed that the trip helped her re-turn to Bethel with a fresh outlook.

Each January, dozens of Bethel students leave the cold Minnesota winter to take classes throughout the world. Right now, over 200 students and professors are making memories, deepen-ing friendships and representing the Bethel community around the globe.

A chance to explore the world

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF LAUREN OTTO

Eurekas and Euphorias--History of Science class traveled to see the Colosseum in Rome, Italy over interim 2011.

■■ Interim■trips■offer■a■short-term■international■experience


Culture


While other students pulled out textbooks and turned pages, Tucker Morris swiped his finger across a screen. On his iPad 2, he has books for most of his classes for a fraction of the weight and half the cost.

Morris estimated that for his spring class History and Politics of Russia and China in the Mod-ern World, he saved roughly half off every textbook by buy-ing the e-book edition.

For students looking to cut costs on their spring text-books, e-books are just one op-tion among many. The Campus Store, buying from friends and online shopping all offer deals to help shrink the bill.

“Within the past couple of

years, the Campus Store has worked diligently to position it-self as the primary supplier for all CAS text books and educa-tional material for Bethel stu-dents,” said Jill Sonsteby, the director of the Bethel Campus Store. “Currently, used books are the most economical and popular option for students.” According to Sonsteby, used book sales have increased 31.3% since last year.

The Campus Store also im-plemented a book rental pro-gram in fall 2010, which has expanded rapidly and will offer over 200 titles for this spring semester. Custom books and course packets are also sold by the store when faculty develop their own material or only re-quire select chapters out of a book, said Sonsteby. Students

can also sell their books to the BuyBack program at the end of the semester and recoup about half the cost.

The Bethel Student Associa-tion Book Exchange is another option for students to buy and sell their textbooks to their peers. By going on the BSA web-site, students can search avail-able books or post their own. Them email or text your fellow Bethel student and arrange a time to pick up the book.

Shopping online is an easy way for students to compare prices to find the best deal. Along with buying new and used books from Amazon and Half Price Books, there are also a host of textbook-specific sites promising the best price.

Half.com is a division of ebay that specializes in textbooks.

Chegg also has rental options and will buy back books. Text-books.com has a wide variety of used books and e-books. The number of shopping options can be overwhelming, so Cam-pusbooks.com and Buyusedcol-legebooks.net were created as aggregates to simplify the pro-cess. Type in the title or ISBN, and they display what the price is on several websites.

Morris said that one of the most challenging parts of buy-ing e-books is having to look through multiple sites for the titles he needs. “I’m waiting for someone to combine every-thing in one place,” said Morris.

If e-books catch on, the Cam-pus Store is poised to respond. “Since fall semester 2010 we have offered e-books wher-ever possible,” said Sonestby.

“We have seen modest growth in e-books due to the fact not all textbooks are available in e-book format, and students still seem to prefer a hard copy over an e-book. We expect this trend to change with increased tech-nology enhancements.”

At a press announcement on Jan. 19, Apple is expected to shake the scene of e-publishing by introducing a new digital textbook format.

Although it will be too late to help students save off their spring book bills, these other websites and the Campus Store offer a multitude of options, while the technology continues to develop.

Chelsey Falzone contributed to this report.

Buying textbooks without breaking the bank■■As■students■warily■eye■the■price■tags■on■spring■semester■books,■there■are■several■places■to■look■for■lower■prices.

Western Civilization:

A Brief History Spielvogel, 7th edition

Campus Store New $79.75, Used $59.81

Amazon New $112, Used $83.54

Chegg.com New $125.49, Used $103.49

Textbooks.com New $121.01, Used $81.82

Half.com New $110.93, Used $80.68

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION COURTESY OF MCT

Financial Accounting Porter, 7th edition

Campus Store New $238, Used $178.50

Amazon New $189.15, Used $98.95

Chegg.com New $141.49, Used $131.49

Textbooks.com New $224.56

Half.com New $150, Used $100


Sports

Matt's PicksMVPAaron Rodgers, QB (Green Bay Packers): The story during the 2011 NFL season was A-Rodg playing quarterback more efficiently than anyone ever has. The label of ‘sys-tem quarterback’ is entirely unfounded – Rodgers ranked only 16th in pass attempts this year. If he had as many attempts as Drew Brees, he would have totaled 6,076 yards and 59 touchdowns. With the best passing season ever, there is no other an-swer here. Aaron Rodgers.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARDrew Brees, QB (New Orleans Saints): Even if his per-attempt statistics are dwarfed by Aaron Rodgers’, Brees needs to be recognized in some way for the magnitude of his total numbers. Marino’s passing yardage record was thought to be untouchable, and Brees topped it by a healthy margin. He had an incredible season, just not the best.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARDarrelle Revis, CB (NY Jets): Because the Jets didn’t make the playoffs, Revis’ contributions risk being overlooked. He started the year playing at a historic level, allowing only 10 catch-es in his first seven games. He finished third in the NFL with 25 pass breakups, and quarter-backs had a passer rating of just 45.6 throwing toward the airspace of Revis Island in 2011.

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEARCam Newton, QB (Carolina Panthers): No brainer. His dual-threat style even applies to break-ing records, topping Peyton Manning’s rookie record for passing yards (4,051) and setting the NFL record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (14). Leading the Panthers to six wins despite the league’s worst defense is no negligible accomplishment either. Yes we Cam!

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEARJ.J. Watt, DL (Houston Texans): While Aldon Smith, Von Miller and Jason Pierre-Paul warranted consideration, Watt’s versatility elevated him above the specialists with bet-ter statistics. Watt was an integral part of Houston’s transformation from a mannequin-style defense in 2010 to a top-10 unit this year.

COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEARFrank Gore, RB (San Francisco 49ers): Since 2006 Gore has been one of the most con-sistent players in the NFL, but injuries derailed his 2010 campaign. Despite the absence of a complimentary passing game in San Francisco, the University of Miami product bounced back this year to be sixth in rushing while scoring eight touchdowns. Gore is a rare feature back in a pass-happy league with platoon backfields.

COACH OF THE YEARJim Harbaugh (San Francisco 49ers): Not only did he guide San-Fran to a seven-win improvement over last year, but he also provided us with the most memorable coach moment of the year by managing to create a controversy from a postgame handshake in Detroit. Perhaps his success will help break the perception that former college coaches are simplistic motivators who can't work with professionals.

NFL Awards

On Feb. 4, NBC will televise NFL Honors, an awards show announcing the winners of seven Associated Press NFL regular-season awards. In anticipation, The Clarion sports desk made cases for who they think should take home the hardware from the 2011 season.


Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had the most efficient passing season in NFL his-tory, posting a record passer rating of 122.5.

By Matt Kelleyof The Clarion Staff

A sports nut from Chicago

A lifelong Packers fan, this Illinois native is accustomed to living in enemy territory.


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Brock's PicksMVPDrew Brees, QB (New Orleans Saints): I'm going to throw a number at you: Brees broke Dan Marino's passing record by throwing for 5,476 yards, and his team won their last nine regular-season games. He finished the year with 46 touchdown passes, too. The final three games of the regular season he had 14 touchdown passes. It should come down between him and Rodgers in a close finish.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARAaron Rodgers, QB (Green Bay Packers): If he's not the MVP, then he is certainly the Offensive Player of the Year. Rodgers can throw, has great scrambling ability and knows when to make the right decisions. He proved that by only throwing six interceptions in 15 games.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARJared Allen, DE (Minnesota Vikings): What can I say? I'm a Vikings fan, but he had a great year on a not-so-great Vikings team. He recorded 22 sacks (a half-sack short of tying the single-season record by Michael Strahan). He never quit, even when the Vikes were down.

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEARCam Newton, QB (Carolina Panthers): Cam Newton broke rookie records this year. He threw for 4,051 yards and also rushed for a record 14 touchdowns. Andy Dal-ton could be here also because he led the Cincinnati Bengals to the playoffs, while Newton only managed six wins.

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEARVon Miller, OLB (Denver Broncos): This rookie had an impressive season. He tal-lied 11.5 sacks and 64 tackles. Those numbers would have been bigger if not for a hand injury he suffered. In college, he won the Butkus Award, which is given to the nation’s top linebacker. The Broncos made him the number-two overall pick.

COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEARMatthew Stafford, QB (Detroit Lions): After injuries in the past two seasons, Stafford played his first full NFL season. If that wasn't bad enough, last year he had surgery on his throwing shoulder. In 2011-2012 Stafford became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 5,000 passing yards. He also led the Lions to the playoffs, where they were defeated by the New Orleans Saints.

COACH OF THE YEARJim Harbaugh (San Francisco 49ers): Only four days after winning the Orange Bowl with Stanford, Harbaugh agreed to a five-year deal with the 49ers. The team was expected to struggle, but with great defense and special teams leading the way, Harbaugh led the 49ers to a 13-3 record, the NFC West championship and the NFC's number-two seed in the playoffs.

By Brock Buesingfor The Clarion

A Minnesota sports maniac since birth, this diehard even has the ink to prove it.


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Growing up in Chicagoland, I have always spent my wintertime sports viewing on basketball. But after living in the “state of hockey” for six months, I’ve become immersed in a wacky game of ice and sticks, a game of skating and slap-shooting. When I was invited to attend my first NHL game, I thought it would be both fun and revealing to broadcast my immediate reactions during the whole experience via Twitter. In a way, the following is a play-by-play account of hockey and me on our first date, a romantic comedy of sorts.

Non-native meets Minnesota hockeyBy Matt Kelleyof The Clarion Staff

@ClarionBUsports


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Royals role players fill the void■■ After■several■injuries,■men's■basketball■team■has■relied■heavily■on■its■reserves

By Matt Kelleyof The Clarion Staff

The story of the 2011-12 Beth-el men’s basketball team has been much like the fight sequences in Rocky IV. Playing the part of Ivan Drago is the proverbial injury bug. Rocky bravely enters the ring and the burly Russian grumbles to him, “I must break you,” before aggressively touching gloves.

But what would typically crush the spirit of a normal man is en-

dured and overcome by the Ital-ian Stallion. The Royals basketball team has shown similar resolve and toughness in dealing with their early-season tribulations.

“When guys are forced to step up and fill in, you find out a lot about guys,” said head coach Jeff Westlund. “You kind of find out what kind of men they are.”

Daniel Baah, a senior guard with 55 career starts, missed three games after suffering a bone bruise in his ankle. Taylor

Hall, last year’s leading scorer and rebounder, went down with a high ankle sprain. Junior Greg Meyer also missed time with a hip flexor injury.

But perhaps the most devas-tating addition to the basketball M.A.S.H. unit was Kyle Zimmer-man. The first-year transfer from St. John’s suffered a high ankle sprain early in the second half of a 57-69 loss to St. Olaf on Jan. 7. Zimmerman had emerged as a fan-tastic addition to this year’s squad, ranking second on the team in scoring and leading the team in rebounding.

In the first half of the season, the team has fought through injuries to its top three scorers, leading re-bounder and one of its key se-nior leaders. This was particularly unwelcome news to a team that started the season 6-3. It was in-cumbent on role players like A.J. Hatchett, Derek Wolhowe, Bjorn Westlund, Luke Buttenhoff, Kyle Keck, Quinn Gorski and John De Cleene to play increased minutes.

Since the hot start, the team dropped four straight and none was more heartbreaking than a loss on Jan. 11 at Saint Mary’s. The Royals held a 16-point lead, only to see it slowly melt away like the ice on Lake Valentine in this bizarre, pseudo-winter Janu-ary.

Despite the recent losses Westlund has been encouraged by the play of the unheralded re-serves and the overall attitude of the team.

“We’ve been able to keep our

heads up and stay positive about this,” Zimmerman said. “We’ve done a really good job with that, and we need to keep responding the way we have been.”

The Royals have relied heav-ily on veteran leadership – some-thing last year’s younger team was short on – to preserve a fo-

cused mindset. “I think that we’re a lot more cohesive as a team,” Wolhowe said. “We just know each other better.”

Senior sharpshooter Eric

Hildebrandt has embodied the Rocky persona best, playing de-spite a foot injury through most of the year.

Fortunately, this may be the point in the fight where Drago gets a little too confident and Rocky turns the tables. Baah and Hall have already returned from

their injuries, and Zim-merman is due to re-turn by the beginning of February. Despite the rough patch in early January, the team has reason for optimism and hasn’t lost sight of its goals.

The Royals earned a signature win on Jan. 16, beating defend-ing Division III national

champion, St. Thomas, 69-68. Se-nior guard Kellan Dahlquist tipped in the buzzer beater for the Roy-als. This win shows just how good the Royals can be at full strength.

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION BY MATT KELLEY

Junior forward Taylor Hall has spearheaded an efficient inside attack for the Royals, shooting 52 percent while averaging 15.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest.

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION BY MATT KELLEY

Guard Eric Hildebrandt has provided invaluable senior leadership in 2011 and is making 44 percent of his 3-point attempts.

“When guys are forced to step up and fill in, you find out a lot about guys. You find out a lot about their character and a lot about their focus and intensity; you kind of find out what kind of men they are.” -Jeff Westlund, head coach

20 • THE CLARION • JANUARY 19, 2012

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

Student applies new Facebook timeline due to peer pressure

By Marsha M. alloof The Clarionion Staff

Christmas break was more dis-appointing than ever for Scotty McDobble, a Bethel student, who was confronted with Facebook’s new timeline profile layout.

“I logged onto my Facebook and a notice showed up telling me that all my friends were now using the ‘timeline’ profile layout. I wasn’t sure what to think,” said McDobble.

With reluctance, McDobble clicked the “learn more” button.

“I didn’t really know what I was doing,” admitted McDobble, “but all my friends had already upgrad-ed to this mysterious profile, and I didn’t want to look outdated with my standard profile.”

The timeline profile consists of boxes aligned along a vertical timeline that stretches all the way back to the awkward high school days when the account was creat-ed. A cover photo stretches across the top third of the profile, over-lapped slightly by the standard square profile picture. Informa-tion is still only a click away, while

recent pictures are placed directly on the top of the timeline for easy stalking.

After learning about the new timeline, McDobble confessed that it was more confusing and complex than previous profiles.

“I wasn’t sure what I was getting into, but all 346 of my Facebook friends had already con-formed, so… I just… had to,” Mc-Dobble said, “I knew there was no turning back. I just had to muster up the strength to click ‘Get Time-line!’ otherwise all my friends would laugh at me, thinking I still

lived in the ancient Facebook days of 2011.”

Along with his Facebook friends, McDobble was also con-vinced by a scenic cover photo from his vacation to Sea World in 2007.

“I’m still hesitant about this new timeline, but all my friends can finally see my vacation pictures I took five years ago. It’s about time that I can show them to my friends and mere acquaintances,” said Mc-Dobble.

The new layout is a timeline that allows users to access infor-

mation from the current year to years past, which is enjoyable yet, creepy.

“I’ve always wanted to know what my best friend Scotty Mc-Dobble was up to in 2007-2008. With the new timeline, I can read all his wall posts, see all his vacation pictures and basically know every-thing about his past!” exclaimed one of McDobble’s friends.

McDobble says he’s not sure how long it will take to get used to his new profile, but at least he’s not still socializing in the ancient Facebook anymore.

By Marsha M. alloof The Clarionion Staff

Ice, but no skates. Brooms, but no dust. Balls, but mittens instead of gloves. Junior Michael Lobdelt from Springfield, Ill. is just one of many befuddled students that has yet to grasp the intricacies of broomball.

Lobdelt told reporters Satur-day that he had no idea what the sport entailed and that he would not sign up for a team this year due to lack of knowledge and broom.

Lobdelt said, “I still am not sure how this ‘broomball’ game is played, and I don’t think I even have a broom handy.”

“My roommates have all signed up on a team,” he contin-ued, “I’m just not sure I’d be any

good. I’m more into computer solitaire and playing chess by candlelight. Broomball sounds too spontaneous and mysterious.”

Lobdelt’s uncertainty of broomball has caused others on campus to start the Broomball Awareness Association, or BAA, in order to educate out-of-state stu-dents on the basics of broomball.

Thomas Knot, Lobdelt’s room-mate and founder of BAA, was in utter disbelief that his roommate was so uninformed about the win-ter sport.

“I think it’s important to spread the awareness of this issue,” Knot argued. “One cannot experience a true winter in Min-nesota without partaking in an epic game of broomball. The BAA program wants to help those not fortunate enough to know what

broomball is.”Knot is passionate about the

sport and hopes others, including his roommate, can share in the pleasures of broomball as well.

Lobdelt said, “I’m really excit-ed to learn more about this broom sport. It will be a great experience. Now all I need is a broom.”

“I think Mike will really like broomball,” said Knot. “It will be a change of pace for him. We just need to make sure he shows up to the games with a broomball stick, not a cleaning tool and dustpan.”

Knot will be available with BAA information in the commons area during interim.

In addition, the BAA is tak-ing broom donations this winter to provide for the less fortunate players that show up to games with curiosity but no brooms.

■■Scotty■McDobble■was■the■last■of■his■friends■to■use■the■timeline■profile,■but■he■finally■was■forced■to■adopt■the■new■layout

Bethel junior still confused by broomball■■Third■year■student■Michael■Lobdelt■from■Springfield,■Ill.■is■still■unsure■of■what■Minnesotans■call■“broomball”


The obsession with broomball during the winter months here at Bethel has left some non-Minnesota natives quite confused.

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Bethel Clarion - January 19