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Bethany hanson

Of The Clarion

Bethel recently welcomed 661 freshmen to campus. These wonderful additions are joining forces with continu-ing students, re-admits and transfers to total an under-graduate student body population of 2,789 students, with numbers expected to reach around 2800 within the next few weeks. With so many new faces around, it’d be helpful to learn a little more about them. Let’s take some time to get to know the new freshman class, shall we?

The most popular major among the freshmen, pains-takingly decided by more than 15 percent of the class, is…Undecided. Business and economics claim the No. 2 spot, followed by nursing with the bronze.

There are 30 states represented by the freshman class. Minnesota ranks first, with 77 percent of the incoming stu-dents originating from the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Wisconsin and Illinois took second and third place, respectively. There are also several students who have come to Bethel from countries such as Canada, Kenya, Nigeria and China.

As can be expected, 3 percent of the freshmen have the last name Johnson, making it the most common surname. If you ever forget a freshman’s first name, your best guess will be either Rachel or Matthew. The incoming class includes 18 Rachels and 16 Matthews.

We have a smart bunch of students this year with 35 valedictorians and salutatorians among the incoming class and three quarters of the freshmen receiving academic scholar-ships. One fifth of the incoming class will represent Bethel in their respective sports.

The gender ratio is now 59 percent girls to 41 percent guys. The ratio is getting clos-er to 50/50… Good luck getting Gadkin and Nikdag tickets, upperclassmen.

Our incoming students are also well on their way to being world-changers, having been on mission trips to places such as Lithuania, Liberia, Guam, China, Egypt, Italy, Germany, Japan, India, Tanzania, Madagascar and Kenya, to name a few.

Welcome to Bethel, Class of 2016!

Counting the Class of 2016

Top 7 declared majors#1 Undecided (more than 15% of the

incoming class)#2 Business/Economics

#3 Nursing#4 Biology

#5 Elementary Education#6 Psychology

#7 Engineering/Physics

Geographic and ethnic distribution

• Diversity in Class of 2016 – 11% students of color • Incoming class represents 30 states and several countries (Canada, Kenya, Nigeria and China)• Student body represents 48 states and 20 foreign countries

Student body by the numbers

Continuing Students – 1,960Freshman Class – 661Re-admits – 11Transfers – 157 New student total - 829Total student body – 2,789

Most common first names Girls: Boys: 1. Rachel – 18 1. Matthew – 16 2. Anna – 13 2. Ryan - 10 3. Sarah - 13 3. Nathan - 9 4. Hannah – 10 4. Daniel – 8 (#1 in 2009-11) 5. Abby – 9 5. Jordan - 8 6. Emily – 9

nThis year's freshman class by the numbers

News

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NewsFighting,

massacres in SyriaActivist groups in the Damascus suburb of Daraya re-ported that about 320 bodies were found in houses and basements around the city over the weekend. They said the town had been shelled for days, but the majority of the deaths were caused by execution. The activists released footage of long lines of corpses and alleged that the victims were executed by government troops.The official Syrian news agency said, “Our heroic armed forces cleansed Daraya from remnants of armed terror-ist groups who committed crimes against the sons of the town.” August has been among the bloodiest of the 17 months of conflict as violence has also intensified in the nation’s largest city, Aleppo.

Same-sex marriage vote

The coming election will now decide whether or not same-sex marriages will be allowed in four states. Maryland has added a referendum concerning gay marriage to its ballot. Last March a law was passed in Maryland allowing gay marriage in 2013, but oppo-nents gathered 100,000 signatures to put the issue to a vote on Nov. 6. Maryland joins Maine and Washing-ton as states that will vote on whether to allow same-sex marriage. If any of the three states votes in favor of gay marriage, it would be the first to decide on the issue via popular vote. The fourth state with the issue on the ballot, Minnesota, will vote on amending a ban of same-sex marriage in the state constitution.

Apple vs. Samsung

A federal court in San Jose, Calif. has ruled in favor of Apple in their complaint against Samsung Electron-ics in a patent dispute. The jury recommended Sam-sung pay more than $1 billion in damages, making it the most costly standing patent verdict ever. Apple claimed that Samsung had taken elements from its iPad and iPhone designs and asked for $2.7 billion in damages. Samsung shot back with a $519 million law-suit of its own. Samsung says it will “move immedi-ately to file post-verdict motions to overturn this deci-sion in this court” and has also promised to appeal the decision if necessary.

Social media censoring

India-based companies are recovering after a singular con-flict in the northeast grew into nationwide chaos, which caused the government to crack down on communication networks over the weekend. The initial clash left 78 people dead and about 500,000 migrant workers fleeing the area. Rumors of more serious danger spread throughout the country when related protests in Mumbai turned violent. The result was widespread panic. Seeking to maintain law and order, the Indian government responded by block-ing Twitter feeds, limiting citizens to five text messages per day, and blocking over 300 websites. The measures forced thousands of marketing businesses to shut down and prompted a U.S. State Department response urging the country to consider freedom of expression online.

Isaac headed northwest

Hurricane Isaac passed through Haiti bringing mud-slides, floods and 60 mph winds. At least four people were killed. The storm also inflicted heavy damage to camps where about 400,000 earthquake survivors are living. An estimated 8,000 others were evacuated from their homes. From Haiti, the storm skirted around the eastern side of Cuba with little damage reported, be-fore bringing heavy wind and rainfall to South Florida. Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana have declared states of emergency as the storm heads northwest. Ac-cording to projections, by the time it hits these states, it may be a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds.

American icon dies

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Aug. 25 at the age of 82 from complications of heart procedures. His famous first steps on the moon on July 20, 1969, brought the 1960s space race to a close and in the words of President Obama, “delivered a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten.” The walk, which lasted just over two and a half hours, was watched and listened to by an estimated 600 million people, making it the largest audience in history. Arm-strong, however, was always humble about his part in the event, saying, “I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer.”

Jon Westmark

Of The Clarion

Counting the Class of 2016 News

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NewsPart one of two: New Bethel professors

Joel Ward

Communication

-- Joel Ward first became interested in communication studies when he lived in Bangla-desh for four years, researching agricultural techniques. “I was working with illiterate farmers,” he said, “running around on a motorcycle in the middle of nowhere.” As a for-eigner who spoke Bengali as a second language, he thought a lot about how to communi-cate effectively with the people. “It got me interested in questions of not only language differences but also cultural differences.”-- Ward is currently completing his doctorate at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa. He plans to defend his dissertation this January. He applied to Bethel because of its member-ship in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and its emphasis on faith inte-gration. “I thought I could learn a lot from a school that seems to be doing it quite well,” he said. He also asserts that Bethel coffee is excellent.-- Ward is teaching Persuasion this semester, using the book of the same name by Jane Austen. “I’ve never taught it before,” he said. “(But) if I’m going to include a book in the syllabus, I have to think a lot about why I’m going to include it.” He and his family are anticipating their first Minnesota winter.

Ambjor BrownHealth and PE/Athletic Trainer

-- Ambjor Brown is a Bethel grad. “I played powder-puff (football) and broomball, and got injured,” she said. “Softball tryouts start February first every year, so I had to get ready as fast as possible to try out as a freshman.” Accordingly, she spent a lot of time in the athletic training room. She soon became an athletic training major. -- During her sophomore year she went on a mission trip to Papua New Guinea, where missionaries from her church lived in a small village. Their home was destroyed by a ty-phoon, and Ambjor took interim off to help them rebuild. “The biggest project we were working on was laying down their hardwood floor,” she said. “It was literally jungle trees that they cut down.” Ambjor lived in the jungle for seven days.-- Ambjor encourages students to take advantage of all opportunities Bethel offers. “You pay for 18 credits—fill them up! Take an extra PE course…do something new.” She also suggests that students make use of the free health and counseling resources Bethel pro-vides. “It’s part of your tuition, you can go in and talk to someone who has a non-judg-mental ear about anything that’s going on in your life…you’re never going to have that opportunity ever again.”

Jolene Pearson

roBerta Fultz

Of The Clarion

AUGUST 30, 2012 • THE CLARION • 5

NewsnMeet the new faces that will be standing in front of Bethel chalkboards this fall

William McVaugh

Biology

-- William McVaugh started college as a pipe organ performance major. Why the switch? “I was going to starve,” he said. “I didn’t say I was a good organist.” He quickly turned his focus toward his other great love — science. “Marine biology just captured me,” he said. “Living things — how they grow, how they change, how they interact with each other and the environment — it’s very dynamic stuff.”-- McVaugh enjoys cooking in many different styles. “I like to experiment,” he said. He also tinkers with landscaping and plays video games. He has traveled widely in the United States, and someday hopes to visit Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania and to dive in the Great Barrier Reef.-- He is particularly looking forward to teaching neurobiology this semester. “We’re going to look at the broad range of what neurobiology is all about,” he said. The class will cover everything from “how the neuron functions from the membrane level” to “the idea of soul in context of how we know the brain is structured.”-- His class may be challenging, but McVaugh isn’t worried about his students. “You are bright and capable people who God has given very good minds,” he said. “Don’t let us grumpy old professors scare you.”

Jolene Pearson

Education

-- Pearson pursued a career in early childhood education after she volunteered at a nursery during high school. “I was totally amazed at how much learning was going on,” she said. She enrolled at the University of Minnesota for her undergrad. -- Pearson recognized the racial diversity of the Twin Cities area and intentionally took racial studies courses. She encourages Bethel students to take advantage of the intercultural op-portunities available. “Get to know people who may be different from yourself,” she said. -- She joined the Peace Corps after college and was placed in Jamaica. The teachers she worked with practiced a “listen and recite” model of teaching, but Pearson was convinced that if children learned through play “the learning would stick.” The Jamaican school system was so entrenched in the repetition model that no toys or games were available. Pearson had to find materials, asking a furniture factory for leftover wood pieces to make blocks and collecting empty containers to stock a classroom store.-- This semester, Pearson is teaching Foundations in Early Childhood Education. “I’m looking forward to kindling the excitement I had when I first started studying early childhood,” she said. “Having a good handle on child development can be beneficial across our culture.”

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FocusBethel UniversityRoyals Football

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Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA

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Buena Vista University

Arden Hills, MN

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Carleton CollegeArden Hills, MN

Sept. 291 p.m.

Augsburg CollegeMinneapolis, MN

Oct. 61 p.m.

Concordia CollegeArden Hills, MN

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2012 Season Schedule

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St. Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN

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University of St. Thomas

St. Paul, MN

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Gustavus Adolphus College

St. Peter, MN

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Hamline University

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Culture

Senior advice to freshmennCampus newcomers ask for sage advice from college veterans Betsy Wriedt

Of The Clarion

Hosted by the Welcome Week staff, The Show serves as a much-anticipated event to provide new students a glimpse into Bethel’s culture. The Saturday night of Welcome Week was active with Bethel students heading out early to stand in line for The Show. The fresh-men had heard a lot about it, the returning students came back early for it, and even some alumni were spotted in the crowd. By the time The Show began, Benson Great Hall was packed, some students without a seat.

Varying from black light dances to skits to videos, and using themes such as Mario and Dr. Suess, Bethel jokes and lingo were woven throughout the performance. References to the awkward moments while riding in Beth-el shuttles, DTRs and the dorm stereotypes were all included. Even President Jay Barnes played a role, reading from a Dr. Seuss book. The Show ended dramatically with a choreo-graphed dance performed by the entire Wel-come Week staff of about 70 people.

Senior Laura Lambert, head of the com-munity development committee, said that The Show was not only a source of introduc-tion to Bethel’s culture but could “really make an impact on the community. I was excited about it and I see it as a good way to share the love of Christ and share the love that we have as a community and family here at Bethel.”

While The Show was the highlight for many students on Saturday night, it has long been in the minds of many others. Lambert was chosen as the committee head last fall, and the committees began brainstorming in

Q What do you wish you had done differently freshman year? -Cindy Turner, freshman

A I wish I would have studied more… and worked out more too. -Paul Moore, senior

Q Where are some good places to study other than the dorms? -Tyler Hostager, freshman

A The BC. Enough said. -Jessie Bruggeman, senior

Q How can freshmen have the best experience? -Kaia Carlson, freshman

A Get involved in any activites going on – dorm events or SA events or any-

thing else going on around campus. It is a good way to create community

and meet new people. -Marlley Prince,senior

Q What is your favorite Bethel tradition? -Carly Jacobsen, freshman

A Homecoming week is my favorite because I like all of the events every

day. My favorite event is cheer night because it is fun to see all of the dorm

spirit and see what everyone has come up with. -Lauren Berfeldt, senior

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AUGUST 30, 2012 • THE CLARION • 9

CultureThe Show behind the scenesnThe Welcome Week tradition introduces freshmen to Bethel culture

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Betsy Wriedt

Of The Clarion

Hosted by the Welcome Week staff, The Show serves as a much-anticipated event to provide new students a glimpse into Bethel’s culture. The Saturday night of Welcome Week was active with Bethel students heading out early to stand in line for The Show. The fresh-men had heard a lot about it, the returning students came back early for it, and even some alumni were spotted in the crowd. By the time The Show began, Benson Great Hall was packed, some students without a seat.

Varying from black light dances to skits to videos, and using themes such as Mario and Dr. Suess, Bethel jokes and lingo were woven throughout the performance. References to the awkward moments while riding in Beth-el shuttles, DTRs and the dorm stereotypes were all included. Even President Jay Barnes played a role, reading from a Dr. Seuss book. The Show ended dramatically with a choreo-graphed dance performed by the entire Wel-come Week staff of about 70 people.

Senior Laura Lambert, head of the com-munity development committee, said that The Show was not only a source of introduc-tion to Bethel’s culture but could “really make an impact on the community. I was excited about it and I see it as a good way to share the love of Christ and share the love that we have as a community and family here at Bethel.”

While The Show was the highlight for many students on Saturday night, it has long been in the minds of many others. Lambert was chosen as the committee head last fall, and the committees began brainstorming in

the spring. As head for community development,

Lambert was in charge of casting and directing the show, as well as making the final content decisions. Lambert knew it would be chal-lenging, saying that fitting so many people in to different roles was one of the greatest dif-ficulties. She wanted to be a part of it though, remembering it to be one of her most vivid memories of her freshman Welcome Week.

Although planning began earlier, the real crunch time took place during these past few weeks. Leah Hatzung, a junior who served as a part of Welcome Week and therefore part of The Show, said that the Welcome Week crew arrived at Bethel by August 15 and quickly began practicing.

And they practiced until the last possible moment. The night before The Show, the performers worked until 3:30 a.m. in prepa-ration. Hatzung said the work was worth it, though, and that “the crowd was so good and encouraged us so much.”

Although she played a major role, Lambert concluded that ultimately the success of the show was due to a team effort. “I did a lot of the organizational work and made sure things would happen, but really it was the work of all the staff on Welcome Week and the work from so many other people beside me.”

With the ending of The Show, Bethel stu-dents have had to turn their gazes away from Welcome Week and toward the school year. Planning and waiting will begin all over again, and the new students this year will have an opportunity to be a part of it next year.

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION BY ERIN GALLAGHER

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Sports

Peterson named starting QBnAfter learning under Josh Aakre last year, Erik Peterson feels ready to lead a more balanced Royals offense in 2012

matt kelley

Of The Clarion

It may have taken until the last day of training camp, but head coach Steve Johnson finally publically named a starting quar-terback for this season, giving the job to sophomore Erik Peterson.

Peterson, who played in four games as a backup last year, was the odds-on favorite entering camp but needed to battle for the starting role, competing against sophomores Bjorn Bloom and Bryce Stockwell and junior Tom Keefe.

“What we have now is four quarterbacks who can really play, and right now Erik is the ‘QB1,’” Johnson said. “But we really feel good about all four of them, and if we didn’t, we wouldn’t have them there. If one of them wasn’t that good, they’d be gone, playing re-ceiver or something.”

Peterson now shoulders the burden of replacing three-plus-year starter Josh Aakre, who led

the Royals to a national semifi-nal appearance in 2010 and an 8-2 season last year. In 41 career games Aakre averaged 170.3 yards of total offense, including a career-best 220.4 yards per game last year, the fourth best in the MIAC.

“I definitely feel some pres-sure, but there are so many great guys to throw to, great guys blocking for you, great guys in the backfield with you,” Peterson said. “I feel comfortable, but I feel some pressure to keep that win-ning tradition alive.”

Aakre’s versatility and physi-cality helped the Royals lead the MIAC in rushing last year at near-ly 280 yards per game, but the passing game was conservative. Although Bethel threw a league-low four interceptions last year, the Royals ranked seventh out of nine teams in passing yardage.

With Peterson under center and with a healthier receiving core this year, Johnson plans on a more balanced attack.

“We will change according to his gifts,” Johnson said. “Better health and Erik are going to help us be a little more diversified as far as throwing a little bit more in different situations.”

Aakre, whom the team nicknamed ‘Thor,’ possessed a straight-forward leadership style that Johnson described as “bam-bam.” Peterson, on the other hand, is less Tim Tebow and more Joe Montana, bringing poise, a cool confidence and little more Hollywood flare, according to Johnson.

Peterson’s temperament should serve him well in the spot-light.

“The right tackle can’t know what they have to deal with,” Johnson said. “You think about it, you’ve got 5,000 people yelling and everybody’s looking at one guy, so you’ve got to have a little bit of confidence to do that. (Pe-terson) is going to have to handle it, and I’m expecting him to do a good job.”

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION BY MATT KELLEY

Sophomore Erik Peterson bullets a pass while practicing with the first-team offense on Aug. 25.

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Sports

Jenny hudalla

Of The Clarion

Nowhere in the world does the sound of a clattering fork hold great-er significance than it does during Welcome Week at Bethel University.

We all know the drill. As soon as the ring of aluminum rises above the rumbling of voices in the Dining Center, the football team instantly commands everyone’s undivided at-tention. Then a single shaking fresh-man climbs the steps to the second level and proceeds to bellow a usu-ally incomprehensible tune.

But what’s the rationale for all the commotion? Apparently, this

football tradition began long ago, with a group of players that dubbed themselves “The O-Line Mafia.” The leader of this gang, often referred to as “the Don,” either waits for a fresh-man to drop his utensil or lets his own fork clatter to the ground, then selects a first-year player to sing his high school fight song.

This year’s Don, Josh Wolfe, said, “The Don is always a senior, and he changes every year. If a freshman doesn’t know his high school fight song, I get to pick a different song for him to sing.”

Several common substitutions include “I’m a Little Teapot,” “Twin-kle, Twinkle Little Star,” and “The Itsy

Bitsy Spider,” complete with tradi-tional hand motions. While the pros-pect of singing these – or any – songs in front of the entire DC is daunting, Wolfe insists that it’s all in good fun.

“We’re not trying to scare off the freshme

n,” he said. “Actually, it’s a way to get them out of their shells. When they come in, they’re a little quiet, and after they sing, it’s like the ice is broken.”

Most freshmen sing their song without a fuss, but according to Wolfe, a few have tried to avoid the DC during meal times. On these oc-casions, the Don sends an offensive lineman to locate the elusive fresh-

man and politely escort him to din-ner.

Many players agree that this light-hearted way of initiating fresh-men strengthens the community of the team. Wolfe himself sang his own high school fight song with his older brother when he was a fresh-man, and can now look back on the experience fondly.

“It is a little embarrassing your first year,” he said. “But then every year after that, you get to look for-ward to watching the new guys sing and remembering that that was you. We’re a close-knit group of guys, and this is just one thing that brings us closer.”

Bethel football team plays musical forksnThe team establishes community with friendly initiation

PHOTO FOR THE CLARION BY MATT KELLEY

Sophomore Erik Peterson bullets a pass while practicing with the first-team offense on Aug. 25.

In addition to being "the Don," Josh Wolfe is an All-American.

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