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Speech and Debate builds linguistic talent By Lexi Titeca Scroll Staff Writer
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n society, knowing how to effectively and efficiently communicate with people is an important skill. If a speaker’s message does not come across to the listener as intended, the result can be disastrous. Communication skills can be hard to develop or practice. For students who would like to practice these skills, the Bethany Speech and Debate Team is here to help. The Bethany Speech and Debate Team started in 1991. At the time, there were enough students that wanted to learn and practice good communication skills. Jon Loging, Bethany’s forensics director, has been in charge of the department for 12 years. The amount of students that participate in speech and debate per year varies. Some years, there are 40 students, while in other years there are many
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The Debate Team shows its true colors as everyone gathers together on Oct. 1 for a meeting to discuss their upcoming meet. The team will be competing in Brooking, South Dakota on Oct. 6.
less. This year, there are 20-25 students. Because the speech and debate team is year-round and flexible, students can join at any time during the year. There are 12 different categories organized into
four main groups. The first group includes the platform events, including informative and persuasive speaking. The second group includes the interpretation events, which bring literature to life in the minds of
ing Ceremonies that provided attendees with insight on events and a chance to meet those representing the dorms. People had the option of dressing up in support of their dorm and the ceremonies included a few activities. Tuesday night was Olympic Events, including an obstacle course and tug-of-war. Wednesday night featured Bethany’s Got Talent, based on the television show. It displayed the talents of those involved. The winner will perform the next day at the women’s soccer game. Thursday will be Game Show Night, with a Bethany edition of Family Feud. Everything will wrap up on Friday, where each dorm will participate in a mascot competition at the volleyball game and the winner will be announced. After, the festivities will be capped off with a bonfire. The prize for the winners will be a trophy that will travel from dorm to dorm, should there be subsequent
years of the Viking Cup. Women’s soccer coach Derick Lyngholm came up with the concept for the Viking Cup. Lyngholm said, “Years ago, when I was in college at Bethel, we had a contest similar this where it was dormitory against dormitory in a variety of different things, like lip-sync contests and pep-rally type events. I thought that we could replicate something like that here [at Bethany]. For two to three years, I have had this idea and brought it up with other people but nobody has really gone with it. However, last year, I brought it up to Tatge and she loved it. That is what got us here today, because I talked with her committee last spring and they have taken the on ball and ran with it.” Lyngholm added that if this event takes off, Bethany staff could face off against students in years to come or play some other role in the event, like judges or masters of ceremonies.
the audience. The speaker uses his voice to create characters for the audience. The third group includes limited preparation events, where the speaker is given a subject to talk about, and has to prepare a speech in
a short amount of time. The final group is debate, where two teams of two people are given a subject and have to convince the judge that the position they took on the subject is right. For some students, speech is viewed as being just as competitive as sports, minus the athletic part. Speech and Debate Team member sophmore William Soule said, “The speech team is ridiculous, but I mean that in the best way possible. I love being on the speech team because it is the closest a non-athletic event can come to a sense of camaraderie. However, the thing I love most about the speech team is our deep competitive edge, despite our ‘Minnesota nice’ ways. In a way of speaking, the speech team has always given a great competitive and educational outlet to a broad range of See page 2, SPEECH
Enthused students compete in name of school spirit By Shawn Loging Scroll Staff Writer
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omecoming is one of those high school events where a whole week is dedicated to school spirit and pride, consisting of themed dress up days, activities, a parade and of course a big game to round out the festivities. Bethany is offering students the chance to show off their school spirit with the first annual Viking Cup, sponsored by the Bethany Activities Committee. Intramurals and Activities Director Renee Tatge said, “The Viking Cup is a weeklong event, where each night we do a different activity. The idea is to have activities for everybody; some are more sports oriented, one that is talent and then we have a game show night that is more smarts oriented.” “We are doing dorms versus dorms, so that will set up the teams. We also have off-campus students competing,” said Tatge. The activities started Monday Oct. 8 with Open-
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Representative students from each residence hall face off in friendly competition to claim the Viking Cup.
Residential Assistants were in charge of setting up teams for each of the residence halls. Rebecca Kapacek worked to form an off campus student team, as well. “We did pitch the idea to the Residential Managers at the beginning of the year, and they are pretty excited about it and are getting teams together, making it a dorm activity,” Tatge said. Gullixson Residential Manager Greg Holzhueter said it is a great idea because unlike other colleges, Bethany does not put on a homecoming event to bring campus together. “The Viking Cup is a
good idea to really create something that could bring everybody together that will hopefully be a lot of fun along the way. We just need the students to buy into and get into the event, and it has the potential to be a lot of fun. It is just a challenge to get things off of the ground sometimes but it could become a great tradition here at Bethany,” said Holzhueter. Tatge said, “It is kind of nice to do something that gets together a little school spirit and a little cohesion.”
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Oct. 11, 2012
Action-packed Fall television commences Shawn Loging
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It is that time of year again when favorite shows are returning and potentially new favorites come on the air. This is one of the most exciting times of the year for me because I love television, so I will review some of my favorites so far. Heads up, the following contains spoilers, as River Song would say, so you may want to avert your eyes at some point. Doctor Who returned for the show’s seventh season with a sequence of five feature-film quality episodes that will conclude with the departure of Amy and Rory Pond, played respectively by Karen Gillian and Arthur Darvill. The series premier, “Asylum of the Daleks,” features the Doctor (Matt Smith) facing his biggest adversary, the Dalek. This episode is amazing in both scale and action and resolves the relationship troubles of the Ponds in a curve ball way. This is also
Jenna-Louise Coleman’s first appearance in Doctor Who, the long known new companion of the Doctor, who officially does not premier until this year’s Christmas episode. Episode two is “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship,” which is amazing; it is dinosaurs… on a spaceship. In episode three, the Doctor faces off against a cyborg in a western-themed episode and in four, the Doctor is investigating the invasion of the killer boxes. The fifth episode, “The Angels Take Manhattan,” was the epitome of companions’ departure. The Weeping Angels send Rory back to the 1930’s, where River Song (Alex Kingston) happens to be. The Doctor and Amy are right behind, trying to make their way back in time to save Rory. I will stop there because this is something to be watched, not read. The episode was dark, gut-wrenching sad and deep, and gave the Ponds a well deserved, yet peaceful sendoff. Doctor Who returns in December with the Christmas episode, which will introduce Coleman, officially, as the new companion to the Doctor the remainder of series seven will air in
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early 2013. Another one of my favorite shows is Fringe, which concludes with the fifth and final season. This season is picking up after episode 19 of season four, “Letters of Transit,” where the Fringe Team has been in amber for the last 20 years after the Observers came back from the future and began taking over the world. It is now 2036 when season five episode one “Transilience Thought Unifier Modle-11” begins, and the freshly out of amber team begins to piece together the parts of a plan on how to defeat the Observers. The ending scene is one of the best parts of this episode, where Walter (John Noble) walks outside in his bathrobe after being mentally assaulted by an Observer, places a CD into a player in a destroyed taxi and cries as he sees a dandelion pop up through the rubble. Now, this scene makes a lot more sense after watching the entire episode but the main message is hope, which is probably going to be a major, overarching theme as the season goes on. I am a big fan of the BBC show Sherlock, staring Benedict Cumberbatch
(I just have to say that is an amazing name) and Martin Freeman. I was a little concerned when CBS announced it was bringing its own adaptation of a modern day Sherlock Holmes. My biggest fear is that eventually I will be shooting at a yellow spray painted smiley face yelling “bored” because Sherlock consist of only three episodes a year, while in the states, a show like this could have some 20 episodes a year. After watching the series premier of Elementary, my fears were a bit relieved. The episode sets up a new Sherlock Holmes, played by Jonny Lee Miller and Dr. Watson, played by Lucy Liu. The relationship between the two and the setting of New York provides for some of the biggest differences from Sherlock, and the character of Holmes has a unique twist unlike other adaptations of the franchise. It is definitely a show I will continue watching. Two more shows are NBC’s Revolution and ABC’s Last Resort. Both series’ premier episodes set up a great looking show; Last Resort is better but Revolution appears to be far more interesting.
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individuals that include, jocks, nerds, theatre people, music people, etc. As far as its influence in my life is concerned, I feel that it has helped and will continue to help me gain a valuable skill set I will use constantly in life.” Besides being a skill that is used in every day life, knowing how to speak confidently to the public is a skill that not many people have. Bethany Speech and Debate Team Captain Rachel Skaaland said, “The speech team has affected my life in more ways than I can count. It has taught me how to confidently get up in front of a crowd and communicate a message. Public speaking is the number one fear in America and I do that for fun. It’s pretty empowering. I’ve learned so much, from politics, to critical analysis and thinking, to how to be a leader, and so much more.” Recently, the team trav-
eled to South Dakota State University in Brookings, where they placed 5th out of 15 schools. Sophomore Shawn Loging placed 6th in Persuasive Speaking. Sophomore Soule and freshman Sergio Salgado were semi-finalists in debate, with Soule as the 2nd best debator of the tournament. Soule also placed 2nd in extemporaneous speaking, 1st in impromptu speaking and was the 2nd best speaker in the entire tournament. Upcoming speech events include three tournaments on October 19, 20, and 21 at Bethany, Minnesota State University-Mankato, and Gustavus Adolphus College. If students would like to find out more about Bethany’s Speech and Debate Team, email Professor Loging at jon.loging@blc. edu, or come to a speech meeting, held every Monday at 4:30, in Honsey Hall, room 209.
Revolution takes place 15 years in the future after a global blackout. While the “Pilot,” the show’s first episode, is good, the second episode is slow going. This show reminds me of Flash Forward from a few years ago or Terra Nova from last year, where it delivers a huge premise but cannot deliver good action filled episodes. This is also not a good show for someone who likes to ask questions because there are many, even more than Lost, and it is hard to know how worthwhile the answers will be or if they will come. I will watch at least a few more episodes before I make up my mind. Last Resort is a rollercoaster of an episode, with a hard-hitting military drama and government conspiracy that reminds me of The X-Files. The acting in the pilot episode “Caption” is stellar, but the next step of the show is murky. In the pilot, the crew of the nuclear submarine USS Colorado lands on an island and uses the nuclear missiles on board as bargaining chips to prevent a United States Government attack. But if this is going to become the conflict in every episode, the show is not worth watching.
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Campus Q&A “What about fall weather do you either love or hate?”
By Joe Ruch
Anna Heinbigner Freshman
“I really love how pretty everything is. I love the colors.”
Alexandria Oldenburg Sophomore “I love to walk on the crunchy leaves.”
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Senior Spotlight: Deon Wright By Shawn Loging Scroll Staff Writer
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ublic service is a path that attracts many people and that is the plan of senior Deon Wright, who looks to return home to serve his community. “My major is sociology and my career path is to become a police officer in Milwaukee, Wis. The reason is because I want to help the troubled youth and give back to them. I just think that is God’s calling for me,” said Wright. “I plan on going to the academy [after BLC] for a few years and moving around the [policing] field.” Wright grew up in Milwaukee as part of a big family. He has three younger brothers and a younger sister. His mom played a big role in his life, acting as both mother and father. He also has a step-dad that acted as someone he could look up to growing up. Wright is also an uncle, having two nephews. “The best childhood memory that I could possibly think of is the trip we took to Florida as a family because that was the last time we were united as a whole besides the major
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holidays. It was just a good time,” said Wright. Besides being a Residential Assistant, Wright is part of the basketball and track teams at Bethany. Basketball plays a large part in Wright’s life and even helping him come to Bethany. “The biggest learning experience would probably come from basketball. Being from an urban area where the majority is minorities, it is very competitive and they talk a lot of [trash]; it is kind of like The Fab Five, but it just taught me confidence; it motivated and helped me because there are a lot of people that ridicule and mess with the brain,” said Wright.
Men’s basketball coach David Balza said, “Wright has really shown me a lot. When I came here, he had not really finished the previous season; I was excited because Wright actually played for a good friend of mine in high school. He told me what he loved about his was his intensity and enthusiasm.” “I thought Wright did a great job last year channeling that, to fill the role that we needed him to. What I like best about his is that he brings a lot of effort every day and he is willing to do whatever is asked of him,” said Balza. Basketball has not always proven to be his highest
moment. After Bethany’s men’s basketball team made it to the conference game, the team’s loss still has some sting for Wright. Wright said, “My worst Bethany memory, it was last year; it is a touchy subject. The conference championship when we lost and I had to watch Northwestern cut down our net. I was not able to contribute to help the seniors that left be a part that championship and the net to be our souvenir.” One thing Wright wants for students is to get all they can out of college. “Advice I would give underclassmen is to get your money’s worth, if you are paying for college and you most likely are, use your resources, get involved and talk to everybody you can because Bethany is a good community and everyone is here to help you,” said Wright. Wright said, “That is what I have gained and learned over the years, so use the resources to your advantage and get your money’s worth because you will have to pay it back.”
Freshmen Files Chan Park
Joshua Jones
Freshman “I love the smell of autumn air.”
Hometown: Andongsi, South Ko If you could be an rea A monkey, becausey animal, what would it be and why? What is your intendI can make a sound like them. Media Arts, becaus ed major? Describe yourself e I like to work with computers. Silly, crazy and outgin three words. If you could be an oing. Superman--I want y fictional character, who would yo to fly. u choose?
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Senior “Fall weather means the football season is here. It’s my team’s year; the Dolphins are going to win the Super Bowl.”
Peter Thormodson
Junior “I loathe the cold weather with a burning passion of a thousand suns.”
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Student Senate readies for the new year By Brittany Titus Scroll Staff Writer
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t is well known that change is considered to be a good thing; healthy for the mind, body and soul. With the new year underway, the Student Senate is already coming up with new ideas to improve Bethany. These changes will be visible shortly and can be beneficiary to students by improving their availability on campus. One such change will be the updating of Luther Hall. Student Senate is still deciding whether to add a second movie room or change the original room into two rooms. When the project begins, the issue of only a few students using the room would hopefully be eliminated. The movie room was originally set to be a
lounge but changed once a projector was added to the budget. “We also want to improve the study rooms in Luther hall and possibly add a ping-pong table up there,” said President and senior Evan Oman. Oman is anxious to start on these projects in order to help students. This is his first year as president and third year as a Student Senate officer. He wanted to be president in order to have a larger role on campus, to help students and to make a positive effect on the school. He also wanted to be the face of the student body. “My favorite part of Student Senate is working with a wide variety of people every day, whether it’s students, faculty or
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Student Senate’s agenda is already full this year. They are committed to improving campus and listening to the voices of students.
staff. I get to meet tons of cool people and even figure out how Bethany works,” said Oman. One of the committees part of Student Senate is Internal Affairs, which is in charge of recognizing clubs and making sure that
Student Senate adheres to their constitution. Co-chair of Internal Affairs and junior Jenny Lohmiller deals with these issues and has been a part of Student Senate for three years. She wanted to serve the campus and help Beth-
more interesting than other abstract art that I have seen. Other abstract art is based off more of emotions while his has more order to it,” said freshman Elisa Mayer. “I liked how he said you need to draw what you see and not what you perceive. It made me see art in a different way.” “The presentation went really well. His art was different, but in a good way. It changed my perspective on art,” said sophomore Ryan Walter. “I thought he did a good job. He was organized
and gave the lecture like a professor would give a lecture, which was nice,” said senior Caitlin Schlawin. He uses the illusions of representational painting to correspond the experience of the 3D world, for every angle of an object can be seen in a different viewpoint. “I liked how he uses a 3D object on a 2D surface. It’s not so much a record of an object but a record of a perception of an object,” said Schlawin. “He would trick the eye in his paintings, which is really cool.”
Bethany alumni speaks on body of work By Brittany Titus Scroll Staff Writer
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bstract art uses lines, color or form to create a composition, which is different from modern day art. Abstraction is a form of imagery and few experiences rather than using reality. On Oct. 4, Bethany alumni Paul Trapp gave a lecture on his abstract paintings, which were mostly drawings of furniture, specifically chairs. Trapp received his Master’s degree at Minnesota State University-
Mankato and also studied for a year in Italy. He also taught Art 101 at Bethany in the past and in Korea. “Abstract art is truth through an illusion. It mimics our experiences in the world. The more successful you are, the more realistic the painting looks,” said Trapp. “Ominous space is not a trick but a compositional strategy.” According to Trapp, students forget about illusion; for although it is perceptual truth, it is a representational painting. “I thought his artwork was
PAMA takes steps in fight for diabetes By Brittany Titus Scroll Staff Writer
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very 17 seconds someone is diagnosed with diabetes. There are 26 million Americans affected by this disease and there is no cure. Fundraising is one of many ways to help stop diabetes. They fund for research to prevent, treat and hopefully cure diabetes. By registering to walk is one way to help find a cure. On Oct. 6, “Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes” had a fundraiser in Mankato’s Sibley Park. “Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The
cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors appear to play roles,” according to stepout.diabetes.org. This program has been active for 20 years and has raised more than $150 million with over 150,000 participants throughout its tenure. Vice President of Student Affairs Steve Jaeger introduced the walk to PAMA from learning about it from the Mankato Sunrise Lion’s Club. His club helped out at the event as well by serving as crossing guards around the river. They also picked up chili that was donated by HyVee to serve to the participants. “We also took brochures and placed them around
different areas of town for people to see,” said Jaeger. “There are a couple members of the Lion’s Club who are diabetic and wanted us to be active in the walk. PAMA was looking for ideas on health for an event and I thought this was a good cause.” PAMA’s topic for the beginning of this year is health and exercise. Patti Reagles, advisor for PAMA, thought that the walk was ‘good for the soul’ and it would get people together working for a common goal. Members of PAMA volunteered during the event. From handing out t-shirts to manning a booth that sold bandanas, stuffed animals or bracelets in support of fighting diabetes, they were involved to
help the cause. “I like volunteering and it was fun to get involved,” said co-president and senior Kathryn Wolf. “There was also the Mankato State University mascot there. They had door prizes and drawings, massages for people and fun things for kids to do as well.” ”I enjoyed getting to talk to people who were walking; everyone was so friendly. The enrollment of participants were up from last year as well, which was nice,” said freshman Katey Hegstrom. Though no cure has been found, diabetes is treatable. Each fundraiser is one step closer to reaching a permanent treatment.
any change for the better. “I love being able to hear input from students and use it on campus to make a difference,” said Lohmiller. “We delegate and make sure that everything runs smoothly. I have been in Student Senate since my freshman year and when I was given this opportunity, I was excited. My goals are to best serve Bethany and keep things exciting,” said co-chair of Internal Affairs and junior Amber Nord. Student Senate is full of new ideas and has senators who are willing to serve the campus and help in any way possible. This school year is planned to be exciting with freshly updated projects beneficial to students.
STUDENT SENATORS Oman, Evan Senior - President Soule, William Sophomore - Vice President Madsen, Jason Sophomore - Secretary Brech, Lindsay Sophomore - Public Relations Chair Hartigan, Jessica Sophomore - Senator Fasset, Scott Junior - Financial Affairs Chair Steinbach, Joseph Junior - Campus Concerns Co-Chair Lohmiller, Jenny Junior - Internal Affairs Co-Chair Nord, Amber Junior - Internal Affairs Co-Chair Bitter, Marcus Senior - Senator Knutson, Nichole Senior - Religious Affairs Chair Urtel, Elisabeth Junior - Senator Clancy, Bret Sophomore -Campus Concerns Co-Chair - Off-Campus Rep.
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Bluegrass performance brings theatre to life By Lexi Titeca Scroll Staff Writer
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banjo, an acoustic guitar, a mandolin, a stand-up bass and a fiddle are the key instruments in a bluegrass band. When all of these instruments come together, the beautiful, melodic and sometimes haunting rolling patterns of traditional bluegrass music of Appalachia come to life. Fiddle player Becky Buller with Dick Kimmel & Co. recently shared this joy with Bethany. Buller, originally from southern Minnesota, comes from a musical family. Her family had a band called Prairie Grass that she played in while in high school. She originally took classical violin lessons throughout high school and participated in the Mankato Area Youth Symphony and the Minnesota All-State Orchestra. Professor Adrian Lo, the director of Bethany’s Concert and String Bands, said, “I got to know Becky Buller when she was a shy little redhead in the violin section of the Mankato Area Youth Symphony [which he directed at the time]. She was always quiet and self-effacing, but always at every single rehearsal. Her parents Emory and Linda are also genuine Bluegrass musicians. They are
warm and joyous folks, and it is no wonder that the Becky Buller we saw last Sunday was full of wonderful musicianship and wit.” Even though she was active in classical music, her heart was always that of a fiddler’s. Buller attended college at East Tennessee State University for a public relations degree and participated in their Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music program. She then toured with Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike as their fiddler. After touring, writing and recording with Smith, Buller started her own solo career. She has two records of her own: Rest My Weary Feet, released in 2001 and Little Bird, in 2004. Buller has many accomplishments under her belt. She wrote and performed the music for History Channel’s “Hillbilly: The Real Story” series, and filmed in and wrote music for “Country Roads,” an independent German film. With the group “Daughters of Bluegrass,” she was the winner of International Bluegrass Music Association’s Record Event of the Year. Individually, Buller was the winner of the bluegrass division of the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at
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The Sigurd K. Lee Theater was packed with people as lively music was played Sunday, Sept. 30 during the Bluegrass at Bethany concert. Becky Buller and Dick Kimmel & Co. performed part of their concert with the Bethany String Band.
MerleFest in Wilksboro, North Carolina and was featured on Country Music Television’s New Voices. Playing with Buller was Dick Kimmel & Co., a traditional bluegrass band based in southern Minnesota. Kimmel himself sings and plays the mandolin, acoustic guitar and banjo. Other members are Jerilyn Kjellberg, who also sings and plays acoustic guitar, Graham Sones, who plays lead banjo and David Tousley, who plays stand-up bass. For the first four songs of the evening’s performance on Sept. 30, the Bethany String Band also played with Buller and Kimmel. Senior Tracey Mehlhouse, who plays cello for Bethany,
Perspective of Love receives honor By Megan Maschoff Scroll Staff Writer
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veryone has different perspectives on topics. Whether it is politics, the economy or the latest iPhone, people will apply their own views to each. Sophomore Landon Brands and friend, Nate DeBoer, have their own perspective on the topic of love, which they decided to portray in a 15-minute short film – a film that would later be chosen from hundreds to be in the Williamsburg International Film Festival in New York City. “The idea [for the film] came to me on one of those melancholy days. I was running sound for a local play at the community college, and through watching the play, ideas just started flowing. Once I started writing, the story progressed from there,” said co-director DeBoer. Shortly after, the idea of putting together a short film came up in conver-
sation between the then high schoolers Brands and DeBoer. From there, the film started to take shape. “Within a couple months, we were story boarding everything together in the Rochester Community College cafeteria and before we knew it, we were shooting a couple weeks later,” said Brands. Flashing forward to January 2012, after countless hours of filming and postproduction work, it was time for the city of Rochester (where the movie was shot) to see the finished product – The Perspective of Love. “The Perspective of Love is a story about a young man who is wandering the streets alone on Valentine’s Day searching for what love really is – he is contemplating society’s definition of that. He isn’t at ease with that definition – he thinks it is superficial and doesn’t mean anything. He doesn’t think it’s lasting, and he gets the
impression that it’s kind of cheesy. This all ends when he suddenly makes a discovery that really alters not only his perception, but his life from that point on,” said Brands. “We got great response from family and friends. From there, we started submitting [the film] to every film festival,” said DeBoer. Out of the 15-20 film festivals that The Perspective of Love has been submitted to, it was shown at six, which include festivals in Chicago, Los Angeles and International Falls. The Williamsburg International Film Festival is the most significant. “With the growing reputation of our Student Film Competition, we now receive entries from around the world. The top collegiate submissions are picked by the programming department for screening at the festival. Being selected for screening in this highly competitive section is an
said, “Playing with Becky Buller and Dick Kimmel and Co. was such a fun experience. It’s an amazing opportunity to get to play with world-class musicians like that. They were such nice people. I thought the performance went really well and it seemed like the audience enjoyed it.” The songs played were “Clivus Mulchum,” “Iris,” “Soddy Daisy” and “Genghis Khan.” Professor Lo said, “The audience was not only full, but very supportive. There were also a lot of people from out of town. I was gratified to see more Bethany students. For my String Band, it’s always great to see their classmates appre-
ciating the work that they do. From all reports, not only did the concert go well; the String Band was super.” The second set of songs were played by Buller and Kimmel, ranging from traditional bluegrass to gospel. Some of the songs played included, “Save Your Goodbye,” “Cabin on a Mountain Far Away In Tennessee,” “All I Have To Do Is Dream” and “Fishers of Men,” which was an acappella song that encouraged audience participation singing the chorus. The group wrapped the night up with an encore of a comedic song called “Blood on the Tires.” In review of the concert, freshman Patrick Ernst said, “I appreciated the mix of comical and lyrical songs together with traditional bluegrass, and the song ‘Opal, Ruby, and Pearl’ was by far my favorite. The song, and bluegrass in general, embodies an aging small-town nostalgia with which I am very familiar, having grown up in just such a town.” Buller resides in Manchester, Tenn. with her husband, Jeff Haley and cat, Curly Ray. Kimmel continues to play bluegrass across the Midwest.
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Nathaniel DeBoaer, Miles Neuvirth, Tristan Miller and Bethany’s sophomore Landon Brands received the Certificate of Merit at the Williamsburg International Film Festival in NY.
honor by itself,” said coordinator of the festival, Stella McGovern. Even with the intense competition of films from New York University and the London Film School, the Perspective of Love had great success at the festival as it received the Certificate of Merit. Tristan Miller, who plays Pete (the man looking for the true meaning of love), was not surprised by the recognition that The Perspective of Love
received at the festival. “I think what makes this film remarkable is the quality of the work, and I am by no means tooting my own horn in this statement. The cinematography in it is stunning, the music is fab[ulous], and Ilana and the rest of the cast and crew did a fantastic job. You just don’t generally see a student film where all the pieces come together like this,” said Miller.
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The importance of absentee ballots By Timothy Wildauer Scroll Staff Writer
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t is election time again. Avoiding all the political jargon is nearly impossible. For many college students, this is the first time they are old enough to vote for a presidential election. If you do not live here in Mankato or have a way to get home, how will you vote? Dr. Ryan MacPherson explains that the idea of voting absentee began in the colonial days before America was officially a country. At that time, each household had one vote. The head male went up on a platform and announced his vote in front of the community. At times, the head male was absent during voting, so his wife was allowed to give the households vote for him. While times have changed and every adult now has the right to vote, the principle is still the same. The voting process works by cities dividing up into wards based on size and population, and each citizen gets to vote at a polling booth that is located in their ward. If voters are not able to be present on election day, they can request an
absentee ballot. Absentee ballots can either be requested in person or an application can be mailed to the Municipal Clerk. Almost all the information people need can be found at www.longdistancevoter.org. On the home page, there is a map of the United States, and each state is linked to its respective ballot application. Another link has the locations for each Municipal Clerks office. Each state also has regulations for what must be sent in with an application. Some states require a picture ID to be sent in with the voter registration application. All this information is broken down by state on the website. If mailing in a request for an absentee ballot is too difficult, there are other options. Patti Reagles said, “As a student, you have been living on campus for over a month. This allows you to register as a voter in Mankato and vote locally.” If any students have not yet become registered voters, information is currently available in the Dean of Students Office
Photo by TIMOTHY WILDAUER
There are many different elections this fall in addition to the Presidential election. In Minnesota, residents will be voting on two amendments, a US Senator and a few Representatives as well as local officials.
during all office hours this week. According to a study done by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, less than 27 percent of college students vote in every election. In presidential elections, just over 60 percent of all eligible Americans vote. Thirty percent of voters vote absentee. What makes this election as important as the last that students need to request an absentee ballot? MacPherson said, “It is a good exercise of civic responsibility to regard every election as important.”
In four years, most students will be out of college and looking for a job. Virtually everyone who follows anything that goes on in politics has acknowledged that there is a stark contrast between the major candidates. Students should be especially concerned about this election. Amanda Johnson said, “No matter who gets elected, the economy will be different than if someone else were to be elected.” If one does not know what is happening in politics right now, “it’s best to inform yourself on the issues,” said MacPherson.
“Because students have the ability to vote here in Minnesota, I would encourage people to do that, but you should be aware of the issues going on in your state as well,” said Reagles. “This marriage amendment is very important in this state right now, but if there are other issues you feel strongly about in your home state, then you should vote there.” The election process has changed since this country was formed, but absentee ballots have always been an option for those who need one. Reagles said, “It doesn’t matter where, but it is important that you vote.”
The cost of tuition is not what it seems By Jonah Menough Scroll Staff Writer
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hen attending high school, most students probably were not paying to attend. For those students who decided to go on to college, however, it was time to start looking for scholarships and possibly loans because college comes with a cost. The cost of tuition is clearly explained on Bethany’s website, but that is not what most students pay, and that is not what it costs for each student. Daniel Mundahl has been the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at Bethany since 2005. He is responsible for the budget, finances, investments, capital improvements and many other tasks. Each year, Mundahl and others get together to determine the cost of tuition for the upcoming year. This year, the “sticker price” of tuition was $22,810. Many factors went into determining
this amount, according to Mundahl. “We look at what our peer institutions charge, what’s happening in the public school system and the Minnesota Private College Council. We also look at student loan debt and what kind of financial background our students are coming from,” said Mundahl. Although many public colleges have a lower “sticker price,” students end up paying more simply because the college cannot offer as much financial aid as private colleges. “For student debt in 2010, the average student who graduates from a Minnesota public school has $29,510 in debt. The average Bethany student, in the same period, had $26,500 in debt,” said Mundahl. Aside from having a lower student debt average than public schools, Bethany is also the least expensive private liberal arts college
in Minnesota. Regardless, $22,810 is still a large sum of money, and many students may want to know where it was spent. “I would like to know where the money is going. I think that would be a very interesting thing to find out,” said Freshman Ethan Urtel. According to Mundahl, the money for tuition goes to professors’ salaries, department supplies and keeping the academic buildings up and running. Also, the amount of money that it costs to have each student here on campus is more than the amount students are expected to pay. “When we look at the instructional side alone, while the student has paid $22,000 in tuition, we have spent over $24,000 in instructional costs,” said Mundahl. The exact amount per student, for just the educa-
tional expenses, is $24,980. The $2,000 not paid by students is covered by outside donors. As explained earlier, the “sticker price” of Bethany is about $22,000, but 98 percent of students attending here are not paying that amount. Jeff Younge has been the Financial Aid Director at Bethany for 13 years and his job, as he describes it, is to help families afford Bethany. There are numerous scholarships that the college offers, and these amounts are determined for reasons very similar to those of tuition’s amount. “We keep them similar for three to four years before we look at changing them. We’re looking at our competition to see what they’re doing and how we can offer enough up front so those students that are looking at Bethany will continue to consider us,” said Younge. According to Younge, the
average student received about $9,000 of aid from Bethany last year. The total amount of financial aid, which encompasses aid from the federal and state governments and the school, the average student received last year was $23,468. While students are giving the school $22,000 to be here, plus about $7,500 (for room, board and other miscellaneous fees), they are not paying that amount and that isn’t what it costs for the students to attend Bethany. Whatever the true amount each student is paying to be here, Younge believes that, with all benefits this school offers, the price is right. “For what we offer, I think it is still a really good value here. For a small school like Bethany, with all the different activities and personal attention, I think it is a reasonable amount,” said Younge.
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Cross Country shows progess By Timothy Wildauer Scroll Staff Writer
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avid Ring is leading the cross country team in their first year. He brings a wealth of knowledge to these positions after coaching 10 years of cross country at Manitowoc Lutheran High School in Manitowoc, Wis. Ring admitted that there is a difference between high school and college athletics, but it is not that big. “In college, they just run a little bit farther with slightly better times.” “Most practices are about four to nine miles long,” said runner and freshman Mike Lendt. This all depends on their focus for the day, however. Ring said, “We run 800 [meter sprints] on recovery days and then 400 [meters] when we’re working on speed.” The team has also been practicing a staggered time trial. The runners are
spaced out by their personal average times so that when they reach the finish line, everyone has a chance to win. Whoever is the fastest compared to their average time is the winner. This exercise is a race not only against the individual, but others as well. When it comes time for the real races, each runner has a chance to place in the event as well as each team. The times for the top five runners from each school are averaged to find the teams’ time. These times are compared to find out which school won the meet. This makes it possible for a team to not have individual winners, but still win the meet. On the Oct. 6 meet at Minnesota State UniversityMankato, the women’s team individually did very well. Although Bethany was the only Division III school attending the meet, they still
performed well. “Everyone on the team beat their personal times,” said senior runner Marta Krause. However, Krause had to drop out without finishing due to an injury. The team came in last against the Division II schools, but “we’re steadily improving,” said Krause. Compard to other teams at the Oct. 6 meet, the men’s team performed below bar. “We were running against all Division II schools so it doesn’t reflect our individual performance,” said Lendt. The team actually performed better than expected. The team had never run races at these distances. “I put their data into a program to give me projected times for this meet, and everyone beat those times,” said Ring, “some by over two minutes.” They also had one more goal for the meet. “I asked
leaders and the backbone of this year’s team. “They have stepped up - they had to. It is a total team effort and the girls are forming to their roles on the team. They want to work hard and they put the team above themselves,” said Forrey. With a team made up of only freshmen and sophomores, they’re bound to be
times of learning throughout the season. “We are a young team, so the 3-18 [record] shows we have struggled a little bit. But we have been working on a lot of different things, like trying to improve the little aspects of the game. I guess it’s a building year – getting used to playing and people adjusting to their roles on the team,” said captain Shelby Wiederhoeft. Although only a sophomore, Wiederhoeft has proved her spot as middle hitter. With several games still left on the schedule, Wiederhoeft already has 226 kills on the season, giving her an average of 3.38 per game and putting her fourth in the conference over-all for kills per set. “Shelby has been doing her job on and off the court. Her strengths on the team help bring out her team-
Photo by: MEGAN GRUNKE
The seven members of the girls cross country team start in the meet hosted by MSU at Land of Memories Park on Oct. 6.
them to run their final lap faster than their first lap to work on pacing and energy conservation, and many of them achieved that too,” said Ring. “Right now, beating another school is our number one goal,” said Ring. “We had some really good freshmen come in this year. I’m looking to develop them over their time here so we can win conference in the next few years.” “Most people go out
the first 100 meters really strong,” said Ring, “and tire out very quickly.” He suggests alternating between running and walking. “Run for about three minutes and then walk for two. Over time you’ll be able to run longer and walk less.” Running is a good way to learn where everything is in Mankato, but the most important part is to “just see what it’s like and enjoy yourself,” said Ring.
mates’ strengths, but her teammates help bring out her strengths too,” said Forrey. With the month of October in full swing, that means every game the Vikings play is a crucial conference game and a crucial time for all the girls to show their strengths. “We are getting stronger and stronger and building momentum. We are half -way through the conference matches, so games [are] yet to be played, and us building steam at this point is ideal; slow to start but strong to finish - that is where it counts. The conference record is all that counts. We played strong teams in preseason to prepare us for the conference matches,” said Forrey. Captain and key player for the Vikings, sophomore Emily Franzen also knows that even in the heat of
conference play, the team still has to play each game as though it is a non-conference game. “We shouldn’t look at a team as a team with a name, we should look at them as a ‘no name’ team. We have to look at it as just another team and play our best,” said Franzen. Seven games remain on the regular season schedule for the Vikings, which include Martin Luther College and St. Scholastica. No matter where the season ends, the Vikings know they have to continue to improve, but most of all, they have to play as a team. “I just want to see us all stay together. I think we did a really good job of it last year – we all stayed really close, and that helped with our team unity and that’s going to help in the future years,” said Franzen.
Bethany volleyball team focused on conference run By Megan Maschoff Scroll Staff Writer
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he old saying goes, “there is no ‘I’ in team,” and that saying could not be any more true when it comes to Bethany’s women volleyball team. With the loss of last year’s upperclassmen, head coach Sue Forrey had to turn to her 11 sophomores from last year to step up and be the
Photo by: KELSEY FICK
The girls cheer in triumph after a long volley during the game on Oct. 3. The volley ended with a swift kill by sophomore Alyssa Fredrickson.
Thursday Oct. 11th
Friday Oct. 12th
Saturday Oct. 13th
Tuesday Oct. 16th
Friday Oct. 19th
Saturday Oct. 20th
Wednesday Oct. 24th
Women’s Soccer 3:30 p.m.
Men’s Soccer 1:30 p.m.
Men’s CC Women’s CC 8:00 a.m. Men’s Soccer 12:00 p.m. Volleyball 1:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer 5:00 p.m.
Menen’s Soccer 1:30 p.m.
Volleyball 11:00 am
Volleyball 7:00 p.m.
Men’s Soccer 7:00 p.m.
Women’s Soccer 3:30 p.m.
Men's Soccer 12:00 pm
Volleyball 5:00 p.m.
Women's Soccer 2:30 pm
Volleyball 7:00p.m.
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Mexican Village - 34.7% Chipotle - 42.1% El Mazatlan - 13.7% Zanz - 9.5% Which Mexican restaurant would you choose for a cheap meal?
China Buffet - 36.8% Asiana Buffet and Grill - 17.9%
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Which Chinese restaurant would you choose for a cheap meal?
Content compilation: Alexis Titeca Illustration and design: David Zarrett Results based on survey of students