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Roller coaster season continues for soccer teams

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Bethany women’s soccer team runs the ball down the field in the second half of the game on Oct. 19. This close game ended in defeat, with the score standing at 1-2.

Brett LaBore Scroll Staff Writer

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hat makes a team successful?

Is it the amount of games they win? Is it the points scored in a season? Or is it the fun that they had?

The Bethany men’s soccer team has had a tough season thus far and are tr ying to find ways to look at the positives. It can be easy to dismiss a season like this and forget it ever even happened. But they have continued to push on.

Junior Broderick Brown mentioned that.

“K nowing that this year was a developing year and we keep building and growing as a team,” said Brown, “team chemistry is something we’ve

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focused on this year.”

One reason the team has had some struggles is because they don’t have any true seniors. They don’t have that true senior leadership with the oldest players being juniors.

“When you look at the roster, we have 13-15 freshman, and no true seniors. You can’t expect everyone to make that up,” said junior goalkeep ker Matthew Bitter The stats won’t blow anyone away.

They’ve scored six goals all year and have yet to win a game. But the season has had a bit more of an upswing as of late as five of their six goals have been scored since Oct. 5.

“I think the freshman group gets along well.

Good group of young kids on and off the field,” said mens coach Rob Pipal.

The team hopes to be playing their best soccer as they finish their last two games. One of those games is at home and is also a conference game.

If the men’s soccer team wants to end on a high note they have the perfect chance to do so.

“We want to make sure we stay builded as a team,” said Brown. “ We want to have a team that plays well and gets a new culture the seniors lef t with last year,” said Pipal.

On the other side the women’s soccer team of Bethany Lutheran is making strides late in the year. They won three of

their last five.

They are looking to continue to build off last year’s success and their conference position in which they finished fith.

Women’s head coach Derick Lyngholm thinks his team has built off of that success. “ The biggest thing is we returned most of the defense intact. Defense wins championships,” said Lyngholm.

This team prides themselves not only on offense, but on their defense and goaltending. They have shutout their opponent in three out of their last four wins outscoring them 9 - 0 in those games. Two of the three captains on the team, seniors Abigail Goss and Lindsey Stew-

art, have been an instrumental part in that.

“We have a good group of girls that are talented.

Offensively and defensively we have been good,” said the girls.

One exciting win so far this year came against St. Scholastica on Oct. 15. The Vikings won the game 2-1 and became just the 3rd team since 2004 from the UMAC to beat St. Scholastica and was the first time in school history they won the game. The two captains shared their enthusiasm about the win.

“It seemed unreal at first. We went into it confidently and did what we were supposed to do,” said the girls.

New York Art Trip

Pop Punk Resurgence

Cancer Awareness

Day-to-day journal entries of the art trip of a lifetime.

Bands like Green Day and Blink 182 make a come back.

Bethany’s breast cancer battle seeks to raise awareness.

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Arnold Palmer and Vin Scully: a sad goodbye.

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Devastating flood brings about caring people

By Jessica Berlinger Scroll Staff Writer

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hile the beginning of September brought sunshine and happiness, the end of September brought a lot of rain and gloom. On Sept. 23, St. Clair, Minn. flooded due to the heavy overnight rainfall.

The Le Sueur river rose and flooded the town leaving people without homes.

The flooding was also said to have overtaken the water treatment facility leaving people without toilets and showers.

Communication Professor and former resident Angela Jahr found the flooding heartbreaking.

“The Facebook notification came in about 3:45 a.m. that help was needed, and it was devastating.

This is the place I call home, having raised my three children there, and living in the heart of town on Main Street,” she said of the town.

St. Clair has been hit with flooding three times since 2010, but this has been the worst. “This is the third time in six years, 2010, 2014, and now 2016 that we have been chal-

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Members of the baseball team help sandbag around houses to prevent flooding.

lenged by the river. Early on it was clear that this was going to be a bigger fight,” said Jahr. “For me it was especially sad, because an electrical fire over the summer had already destroyed my home, and further damage would make rebuilding unlikely.

I continue to pray and God continues to provide strength and guidance, always,” she said.

Luckily, St. Clair had a lot

of support within itself and from other communities.

“We are a close community. I am always proud of how the town pulls together during challenging times,” said Jahr.

Sandbagging is a foreign term to some, but it is just putting up walls using sandbags to help keep the water out, which is what the baseball team did. They received a text from their coach about the flooding,

and having a member on the team from St. Clair, they decided to go and help the community.

They went and helped with sandbagging from about 9:30 a.m., until about 12:30, and then they received another text around 11:30 p.m. and they stayed in St. Clair from midnight until 4:30 the next morning.

“This was my first time ever doing it and I had no

idea what to expect,” said senior Joseph Falkner. “It was actually pretty difficult; I was absolutely exhausted.”

“It was sad because we knew just from what we were hearing that everything we had just done was going to go under within a matter of time,” said junior Kevin Harris. “It was sad knowing that these people were going to lose their homes and everything would be gone.”

Being from Texas where it doesn’t rain anywhere near as much as it does in Minnesota, Harris said, “I’ve never experienced anything like this.”

The flooding affected many families and many people in different ways.

Although the flooding was horrible, Jahr was able to be thankful for the hard workers God has put in her life.

“I saw the hard working faces from my St. Clair community, but I also saw the faces from my BLC community,” she said. “The baseball team came out to help, and Kurt Paulsen brought his class to help. I couldn’t be more honored to live and work surrounded by such caring folks.”

Law Club v. MN Supreme Court

By Anna Meyer Scroll Staff Writer

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ophomore Colby Taggart said, “It’s not everyday you get to go do something like this.”

For Bethany students like Elizabeth Heitman and Taggart, visiting the Minnesota Supreme Court is an opportunity they will remember.

Heitman and Taggart are both Legal Studies Majors and members of the Law Club, which traveled to St. Paul on Oct. 4. They listened to the appeal case State of Minnesota v. Manuel Guzman at the Minnesota Supreme Court.

For an hour and a half, they listened to oral arguments, rather than the typical trial you see in courtroom dramas, between the respondent (the state) and the appellant (Michael Guzman.)

Guzman was appealing the jury trial verdict that he was found guilty of aiding and abetting first-degree premeditated murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release.

In the appeal case, Guzman brought many claims: the indictment was untimely, the district court had abused its discretion by denying his motion to disclose the entire grand jury transcript and admitting evidence that he was in custody on an unrelated offense when he made a recorded jailhouse call containing allegedly incriminating statements. He also claimed that the exclusion of alternative perpetrator denied him his right to present a defense, and that the district court committed reversible error in its jury instructions.

Heitman described the actual case as “a drug deal gone wrong.”

It consisted of Guzman and his accomplice Guillermo Ayala-Enriquez shooting victim Rufino Clara-Rendon, rolling his body up in a carpet and stuffing it in a mattress.

They then went to a gas station, got a can of gas and after laying the body next to a dumpster, lit him on fire.

In Taggart’s opinion, the

defense attorney “won” and she thinks the case will be appealed. She claimed this is due the fact that the defense attorney was “good” and that state’s attorney was unorganized and had a harder job.

“It was interesting to see the difference between a really good lawyer and a not-so-good lawyer. The defense was really good, she had an answer to every question they asked, she had everything written out.

Then the other woman got up there and she had things just scribbled on a piece of paper and couldn’t really answer the questions,” said Heitman.

Another take-away Heitman, Taggart and Law Club advisor and Legal Studies department head Sara Edwards mentioned was the strong influence of women in the courtroom. The majority of the Supreme Court were women (4-3), both attorneys were women and, as Heitman said, “they were not quiet.”

Edwards liked that these

women could serve as good examples to her legal studies students.

“They served as a good example for the students in my classes right now. For the new freshman that are just starting to get involved, they are able to visualize themselves in these situations and see what we learn in class demonstrated in real-life situations.”

Taggart even went as far as to call these women in the courtroom her “automatic role models.”

Heitman’s main takeaway was realizing how thankful she is for opportunities like this.

“I think Bethany gives us a lot of great experiences like this, to get 20 people together and go to the Minnesota Supreme Court. It was a really great experience that I don’t think I’d get to do on my own.”

The next Law Club outing will be a trip to the MidWest Law School fair in the Twin Cities at the University of Minnesota.

Sources: mncourts.gov, minnesota.cbslocal.com

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New York: The city filled with art The Journal Entries of: Jasmine Zhang Scroll Staff Writer

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016.

After a short week, we headed to New York City at 3:30 a.m. today. I was so excited about the art trip.

We arrived in New York around 10 a.m. and dropped off our luggage at the hotel.

After that, we walked around midtown.

We took our first group photo at Times Square.

Everyone finally was getting to know each other. In the afternoon, we went to the Frick Museum.

The Frick Museum is a small museum with a lot of high-quality collections of old master paintings and furniture. I have been to a few museums before, but most of the collections in those museums were about eastern culture. This was my first time at a museum filled with western art collections. I learned a lot about western paintings.

Sometimes it was difficult for me to understand the painting concepts, however, it was still very interesting to know the stories about the paintings.

We watched the Broadway show “The Humans” that night. It was a really special experience for me.

New York is obviously a city filled with art, especially with paintings and music. There are many people selling their own paintings and designs on the streets. Meanwhile, there are also many musicians perform on the streets. The most impressive thing was there were many girls with painted bodies performing in Times Square.

The first day in New York City was fantastic. I cound not wait to experience more in the next three days.

Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 Today was a beautiful day with sunshine. We walked through Central Park in the morning and headed to Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum wa my favorite museum during the trip. I was surprised by how big it was and how many collections it had. The collections consisted of works of art from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt, paintings and sculptures. The museum maintains extensive holdings of European, American, Asian, African, Indian and Islamic arts.

We stayed at the museum for the rest of the afternoon

and saw many more collections.

Professor William Bukowski is very knowledgeable about the collections. He told us stories about the paintings and cultures.

I was lucky that I could learn more about other country’s cultures and see more art. I hope I can go back to New York again in the future, because the museum was so great.

We watched the Broadway musical show “Cagney” that night. The show was so amazing—that I did not even feel tired after watching it for three hours. The show inspired me to watch more movies about Cagney.

We went to bed very late and my feet began to hurt because we walked a lot that day, but I am grateful that I could travel with nice people to such an amazing city.

Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 After a good night’s sleep, I felt energetic. We went to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in the morning.

MoMA’s collection offers an overview of modern and contemporary art, including works of architecture and design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints and books.

I felt excited to see different art collections in different museums.

We also rode the Staten Island Ferry and saw the Statue of Liberty today. It was good for us to feel the wind and see the sea and nature on the boat after seeing tall buildings and feeling crowded by the city all day.

The most interesting thing today was that we went to Chinatown and Little Italy in the afternoon. I felt familiar with everything in Chinatown. More excitingly, we ate Chinese food as supper in Chinatown. It was my pleasure to order the food for the professors and my friends. I was so glad to hear that they loved the Chinese food. Even though we waited at the table for 40 minutes, the food was worth to wait.

After a short break, we went to Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola Lincoln Center for Jazz. It was my first time going to a Jazz club. I was totally drawn to the music and I also appreciated listening to the passionate performers.

Tomorrow we will leave New York. I do not think I am ready to leave because there are so many art collec-

By Megan Cavanaugh Scroll Staff Writer

Cubs’ first World Series in 71 years

Photo by JASMINE ZHANG

Seven students went to New York Art Trip this year during mid-term break. They went to a lot of museums and galleries, as well as watched Broadway shows and went to Jazz club. Everyone felt energetic on the way to the Cloister in the morning.

tions and cultures that are appealing to me.

Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 Today was a short day in New York because we had to catch the plane at 9 p.m.

We went to The Cloisters in the morning by subway. The Cloisters is a museum specializing in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts.

I heard that many of the New Yorkers are very unfriendly, but actually, most of them were really nice and friendly.

When we were on the way to the Cloisters, a lady helped us and showed us the way. That was the most impressive thing that happened today and we were appreciative.

The destination was High Line Park. The park is built on an elevated section of an unused New York Central Railroad spur called the West Side Line. On the high line, we saw the beautiful view of New York City from a different angle. That was a good place to relax and take photos.

Our last day in New York passed quickly. We arrived back on campus at 2:30 a.m.

I was tired and, sad I had to leave New York and those nice friends.

New York is definitely a worthwhile place to travel to enjoy the art and cultures. I loved the New York Art Trip and it gave me many valuable memories.

The last time the Chicago Cubs played in the World Series was in 1945. The team lost to the Detroit Tigers.

After winning the World Series in 1908, the Cubs have since had the longest drought in the National League.

There are many arguments as to why the team has not made it back to the World Series in so long.

Of those arguments include the “Billy Goat” curse, which originated in 1945. A Chicago tavern owner named Bill “Billy Goat” Sianis pronounced a curse on the Cubs. Then he tried to go to a game, but ushers wouldn’t let him in. He conceded cursing the team more stating, “The Cubs ain’t gonna win no more.” [sic] In 2003, perhaps Steve Bartman made it worse when he tried to catch a foul ball, deflecting it away from outfielder Moisés Alou, helping the Florida Marlins win 8-3. That not only cost the Cubs the game, but a chance at winning their first National League Pennant since ’45.

Although Bartman received hate from Cubs’ fans and gifts from Marlins’ fans, the Cubs have made it back to the National League Pennant, but not to the World Series.

As of Oct. 25, They lost the first game of the World Series, but they are not out yet.

Sources: cnn.com and chicago.cubs.mlb.com

Flying high with the Bethany Hawkwatch

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On Saturday, Oct. 22, a group of Bethany Lutheran College students and faculty went up near Two Harbors, Minn. and watched birds. Expert Frank Taylor effortlessly discussed how bird watching occurs.

As seen left to right: Professor Benji Inniger, freshman John Wagner, Professor Chad Heins, guide Frank Taylor, sophomore Jacob Stratton, and senior Abraham Faugstad.

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Gen. ed. requirements could be changing

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s the world changes, general education requirements in college also change.

The board at Bethany is in the process of changing the general education requirements right now.

General education requirements are designed to give students a good general knowledge about different subjects that pertain to daily life. These subjects include sciences, math, literature, psychology and arts.

“The gen. eds. haven’t been reviewed or modified for well over 10 years,” said Dr. Eric Woller, who is the Vice President of Academic Affairs. “The gen. eds. came from when Bethany was a junior college, with a little bit of tweaking.”

Dr. Woller’s role is to work

with the faculty and facilitate whatever process they go through. “The faculty are the experts in their field, so it’s in their hands to create the gen. ed. program,” he said.

Bethany wants to make sure the gen ed program is serving the student’s needs and preparing the students in the way they want them to. The requirements in the work force are different now than they were 10 years ago, so that is a big reason as to why they are being reviewed.

“We’re hoping to have things figured out by December,” said Woller.

There are some deadlines they have to meet in order to get things published in the next academic catalogue, so if they could get things done

by December it could get put in the next version of the academic catalogue.

“We don’t want to rush something through that isn’t a quality program just for the sake of getting it in the catalogue,” said Woller. “The nice thing about being small is for some things we don’t take as much time, whereas at a bigger school this process might take two to three years.”

One of the committee members for the gen. ed. redesign task force is Legal Studies and Communication Professor Sara Edwards.

“We were trying to respond to some of the concerns both faculty and students had about flexibility and the number of credits we were requiring in the gen. eds.,” said Edwards.

“We were looking at if we should allow the students to have a little more flexibility in their scheduling so they’re not so prescribed and so maybe they can take more classes

directed towards what they want to do.”

“I think it’s alright, but if you’re trying to minor in a few things or double major it’s really hard,” said sophomore Megan Morehouse about the flexibility. “Especially with how many religion requirements there are your sophomore year. I enjoy the religion requirements, but there are so many extra credits between your sophomore and junior year.”

The board has been working on this since May. They met over the summer and have continued to meet through the beginning of this semester. They have put together a proposal for the rest of the faculty, who looked at it on Oct. 20 during an open forum. The board looked at all the different options they have; they looked at different

schools and what they do and they looked at what data says about what helps students most when they first come to college. A lot of it is getting the students hooked to the school and finding a major through where they have a passion and where their interests lie.

“My primary concern was the cultural awareness component to the gen eds,” said Edwards. “I think that in a global society students really have to be able to interact well with people from different cultures and backgrounds and learn to appreciate diversity and the gifts everyone brings to the table.”

Although the process isn’t quite finished, the board is looking forward to bettering the general education requirements in order to better to prepare the students for the rest of their lives.

CfUT sets foot in Chicago

By Anna Meyer Scroll Staff Writer

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t 3:30 a.m. on Thursday Oct. 20, most Bethany students were sleeping.

However, students in the Center for Urban Teaching club were starting their day and heading to Milwaukee, Wisc.

The Center for Urban Teaching (CfUT) is based out of Milwaukee. Bethany’s CfUT club is a cohort of this organization, so this past Thursday and Friday they traveled to Milwaukee to meet with them.

“The CfUT’s goal is to ‘identify, prepare and support’ future urban teachers,” said club president Abigail Wegner.

“Here at Bethany, we try to do the identify step. We try to get as many teachers here as we can, and involve them in the cohort so they can get exposed to all of these organizations and things like that. We take them on immersion trips and show them what these schools look like, then we branch out into the community and see what resources we can pull here.”

After Bethany students take this initial step, the CfUT becomes more involved for the prepare and supporting phases, Wegner said.

Students can do things like summer school through the CfUT, and that would be the ‘prepare’ aspect.

“After that, for the

‘support’ part of that is, you can graduate from the CfUT, and they’ll help you get a job somewhere urban. They’ll also come help coach you past your graduation, when you’re actually in the field of teaching with a real job,” said Wegner.

This trip Bethany’s CfUT club took was considered an immersion tour, also part of the ‘prepare’ aspect.

Their first stop was at a school in Milwaukee called St. Marcus. They were able to observe the classrooms to see how not only the teachers act, but how the kids respond, too. After observing and exploring the school, they were given the opportunity to meet with the dean and principal in order to ask questions and learn more about the school.

CfUT club member Taylor Nordhausen was especially blown away by this first stop during her first immersion experience, and really took to heart some of the things she learned there.

“The principal gave us some really good advice and that would be, ‘Be coachable.’ Be able to take feedback and apply it. And that’s just stuck in my head: be coachable, be coachable, because I would love to be able to work there someday.”

Their next stop was in Racine at Hope Via. This school was new and only included grades Kinder-

garten through fifth, which gave them the chance to see an evolving school. Here they saw a school based on very high, demanding standards and found out just what schools look for when hiring a teacher.

Their final destination that night was in Chicago, where they checked into a hotel, ate dinner and reflected on their day.

“We got to talk about our lifelong goals and what we see ourselves doing in life, years down the road.

Then we all got to discuss what we wanted to do which was really nice.” said Nordhausen.

Like Nordhausen, member Samantha Ely learned a lot.

“I learned that as a teacher, your relationship with your students is the most important thing.

Once you have a strong relationship established, classroom management and every other part of teaching can be carried out smoothly,” said Ely. The next morning, yet another early start at 6:00 a.m., they headed to Great Lakes Academy which was a charter public school with grades Kindergarten through third grade.

The last school they were able to tour was called Disney II, which was a new, project based, magnet high school. This meant that students had to take a

Photo courtesy of ABIGAIL WEGNER

A group of future students from Bethany’s Center for Urban Teaching Club traveled to Chicago Oct. 20-21.

test in order to attend the school, and their curriculum consisted of mainly projects and collaborative work. Here they experienced different teaching styles and saw an example of a school that embraced creativity.

After their last visit they headed back to Milwaukee where they were able to debrief their trip and talk about their next steps.

“We went around the room and talked about action steps. We saw all this stuff and then had to give one action step. We said, this is what we saw and now this is what we’re going to do to help us in our education,” Wegner said.

Wegner’s take-away is to focus on the principal and not the school.

“I always thought you had to go out and find the best school ever, but that’s not always the case. You have to know what you believe in regards to education, and you shouldn’t settle on those beliefs, ever.”

Wegner has always wanted to work in urban schools, to serve kids there and be a role model for them, and to help them attain their goal: attending college.

Wegner’s action step will be student teaching at St. Marcus next semester and graduating from Bethany in the spring. Her dream job would be to continue working at St. Marcus, but the possibility is out there for her to get her Early Childhood certification from Concordia in St. Paul.

Taylor Nordhausen’s action step and take-away really stems from something St. Marcus’s principal told her.

“He said three things to us. Kids want to be known, they want to be loved and they need to be set at high standards. Kids will know if you really care or you’re pretending to know who they are. They want genuine love--I think I can do that for them, I want to give them that love.”

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Kingdom Workers volunteer across the map

By Jessica Berlinger Scroll Staff Writer

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s Christians, there are many opportunities to volunteer within the church and community. One group called Kingdom Workers gives this opportunity to Christians throughout the U.S. Kingdom Workers is a volunteer organization that is Christian based and focuses on helping people and spreading the word of God. Laura Harstad is the Volunteer Coordinator for Bethany. She has been here since the middle of August, and her office is downstairs in the chapel right next to Chaplain Moldstad’s office.

“I’m here so I am available to connect with people and answer questions they have about Kingdom Workers,” said Harstad. “I’m also working with a professor directly to set up a trip.”

Harstad first started with Kingdom Workers in college when she went on a mission trip.

“I went to Florida and helped the church with a project there.”

She also went on numerous international trips, so when Kingdom Workers needed someone to be the International Volunteer Coordinator, they called her.

She is now the director of Volunteer Management.

Currently Kingdom Workers works through the Lutheran church with other churches in nine countries. These countries are Canada, Chile, Grenada, Japan, Malawi, Nige-

ria, South Sudan, Southeast Asia and the United States.

They work with the churches to develop a service outreach project in their community. “[The service project] is different for each community because the needs are different in every country and every location,” said Harstad. “We actually have field managers living in a lot of these locations to work directly with the church and with the community to develop these projects.”

Kingdom workers help the churches and communities develop long-term, sustainable projects.

Part of Kingdom Workers is the Builders for Christ.

These volunteers help with big projects such as building or adding on to churches all the way to smaller projects like repairing houses. Last spring, a project was started on the Apache Reservation because many of the homes there are in disrepair and the housing authorities are unable to keep up with the people’s needs.

Kingdom Workers were able to adopt some of the homes and then Builders for Christ volunteers could fix up the homes, along with help from members in the community.

“People were asking ‘why are you doing this for me?’ and the volunteers were able to respond ‘well, Jesus loves us and Jesus loves you, and we just want to help,’” said Harstad. “It just blew people’s minds that we just wanted to help repair their homes.”

This year the Kingdom

Workers will be doing that project again, and along with that they will be teaching the homeowners how to take care of their homes. The homeowners will help right alongside the volunteers so they will have the skills to take care of their home.

Another thing Kingdom Workers help with is people with disabilities. In Malawi, there is a disability program and Kingdom Workers has trained local Malawians to work with families who have children with disabilities. They have taught them how to do rehabilitation with their children along with different physical exercises and nutrition.

Along with these trainings, they have been leading simplified worship services for the families. This has been going on for a few years now, and the Kingdom Workers have been seeing amazing results.

There are several results of the disability program. A child with cerebral palsy is now able to walk. One child has also been enrolled in school and many people are joining the church because they see that the church is caring for even the most marginalized people in the society.

A girl with down syndrome and autism had previously spent most of her time alone in a nearby forest.

Now, her family has gained confidence about how to love and care for her and she spends her days with her family, instead of alone.

“In Malawi, people with

is located. Other models in China have been created with a different type of battery that doesn’t ignite. These phones have not been recalled.

The recall came only two weeks after Samsung launched this latest premium phone, which contains a new, outsized screen and highresolution camera. As of now, 988,900 ignited phones have been reported.

Koh Dong-jin, the head of the South Korean company has expressed regret over the issue.

“I can’t comment on exactly how much the cost will be, but it pains my heart that it will be such a big number,” he said.

This is the largest battery recall since 2007 with Nokia phones.

Samsung has stated that the

company will allow anyone with a Note 7 to have the phone replaced, free of charge. The Note 7 smartphones have since been removed from sale.

There have been injuries due to the blowing up of Samsung phones. Although not major injures, perhaps the most substantial, according to many major news sources that have covered the story, is the 6-year-old Brooklyn boy.

The boy had his grandmother’s Samsung Galaxy Core Prime plugged in, watching videos, when the battery exploded in his hand. He was rushed to Downstate Medical Center with burns to his body. The explosion was loud enough to set off alarms in the grandmother’s house.

disabilities usually aren’t treated very well,” said Harstad. “They have been pushed aside, so we’re educating that they have value, are loved by God and they need care.”

Kingdom Workers have also been working in Southeast Asia on clean water projects for villages there. They have helped communities find clean water solutions, and thus children are able to attend school because they don’t have to travel all day to get water for their families.

These are just some of the many volunteer projects that Kingdom Workers help out with. Because of this, people have learned how to take care of themselves and others and have found God. Professor Kathy Bruss is the Volunteer Manager for Kingdom Workers in Chile. She just started in this position but will be traveling down there twice a year to visit the volunteers and be aware of what work is taking place. “As the daughter of missionaries, when I was a teenager I lived in Lima, Peru,” said Bruss. “The position I have brings together my past living experiences, work experiences and skill set to do something to serve the Lord.”

Kingdom Workers sends out an average of 500 volunteers on mission projects every year, and at least three times as many local members are getting involved in projects.

Professor Nicholas Hauman is taking a group of students to live on an Indian Reserva-

tion this summer. They will be doing indigenous farming in the morning and work at the mission in the afternoon.

“I’ve never traveled somewhere to meet with people who have the same beliefs as I do,” said Hauman. “I’m looking forward to being inspired by seeing people who are different than myself, yet believing in the same things.”

“We are sending a lot of people out into the fields and we are reaching thousands of people every year through these projects. A lot is happening and it is awesome,” said Harstad.

Kingdom Workers are always looking for more volunteers, and even if a project doesn’t seem possible now, people can still contact them and be matched later with a different project. For more information, contact Laura Harstad at kingdomworkers@blc.edu, visit kingdomworkers.com or check out the facebook page Facebook.com/kingdom workers.

“To have the blessing of meeting other Christians, other brothers and sisters of Christ here on Earth is just amazing,” said Harstad.

“That’s what volunteers get to do when they go through Kingdom Workers on these trips- even within the U.S. They are meeting Christians from other cities and other states, and it does make that amazing connection of our family in Christ. It’s a blessing to work with this organization.”

A new meaning to ‘blowing up’ one’s phone

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he Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones have recently exploded in the market, literally.

The batteries have been found to be fire-prone while charging.

“The Note 7 had an abnormal issue that affected enough units to gain widespread attention and media coverage.,” said IT Specialist Jeremy Jacob. “However, other phones from other companies (including Apple) have had the same problems on a smaller scale, so this is not a ‘now we fix it and it’s done’ type of issue.”

These phones were created in Seoul, South Korea, where the South Korean company’s smartphone business

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The grandmother has been in contact with Samsung about this and hasn’t released any other statements. Samsung hasn’t recalled the Core Prime.

While many factors may be the cause of this particular blow up, such as length of

time watching videos without a break, life of phone, care and condition of phone, etc., the grandmother didn’t mention any of these factors.

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Pop Punk revival: bands back in business

By Noah Dale Scroll Staff Writer

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lash back to the late 1990s and early 2000s when punk rock was all the rage. The teenage demographic was walking down “Ocean Avenue” toward the “Boulevard of Broken” Dreams. Bands like Green Day, Blink-182, Sum 41, Good Charlotte and Yellowcard were at the height of their popularity. However, as the years went on and the next generation came to the forefront, the music industry changed.

More grunge-centric bands started to be overshadowed by the surge in pop, country and rap.

The bands were given two options, either change their style and conform to the new ways, or go on hiatus.

Regardless of choice, these five in particular faded from the public eye. Luckily for their fans, they’re all back, although some for a limited time only.

Green Day, one of the most iconic rock groups in recent memory, never officially went on hiatus, but had largely stopped releasing new material after their controversial 2009 album 21st Century Breakdown, was pulled from the shelves of well-known retailers, such as Wal-

Mart, when they refused to put out a censored version.

While they still toured and performed, many thought their time was largely up. Their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 only seemed to cement this sentiment.

However, on April 24 of that same year, producer of Warner Bros. Records Rob Cavallo announced that the band would, in fact, be releasing their twelfth studio album and that while fans would have to wait, they should be “sure that when they do, the music will be amazing.”

Revolution Radio became available Oct. 7, 2016.

Blink-182, usually not one to sweat “All the Small Things,” went on an indefinite hiatus in Feb. 2005.

During their time off, the members worked on side projects and spent more time with their families.

For the most part, they did not communicate with one another until drummer Travis Barker was involved

in a deadly plane crash that left him and close friend, Adam Goldstein, as the only survivors in 2008. Singer Mark Hoppus and then guitarist Tom DeLonge were informed of the accident and went to see their former colleague.

The near death experience led Barker to appreciate his time with the band, and they officially reunited. DeLonge once again left the band in 2015, but Blink-182 went ahead and released California in July of 2016, which became their first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 in 15 years.

However, many of their fans were disappointed that the singles associated with the album were much more pop centric than in the past.

One band that has done its best to stay away from pop is Sum 41. Their newest album 13 Voices, released Oct. 7, currently has three singles. The last of those three, entitled “God Save Us All”, was given an alternative name by the band. That name is literally “Death to Pop”.

Whibley recorded a sound

bite that was played at the beginning of the song’s music video, in which he says, “The cool thing about playing rock music is that you get to share this unity through music, and in my opinion, you only get that feeling with rock music.

I don’t think you feel anything with pop.”

Good Charlotte has some fun with their long awaited return to the music industry. They announced the good news by putting out a music video for their new song “40 oz. Dream”.

It contained an opening scrawl that set up the premise of the video’s story. The scrawl read, “In 2011, without warning, Good Charlotte retreated from the music scene and ventured into the desert to find themselves.” It was meant as a joke to explain their absence, and was well received by their fan base. Their newest album, Youth Authority, became available on July 15.

While these first four bands seem to be returning for good, one band is saying its final farewell.

On June 24, the lead single from their eponymous record came out. The song was entitled “Rest in Peace,” and included a goodbye message from the band thanking their fans for their years of support.

This highly popular band, one of the few mainstream rock groups to employ a full-time electric violinist, put out their tenth and final album on Sept 30.

Their upcoming tour will be their last according to lead singer Ryan Key. Nostalgia is a powerf ul feeling. T hese f ive bands are hoping to use that to their advantage while making their return to the spotlight.

For some it will be their last hoorah. Others may f ind the market to not be as receptive as they were hoping. If this is the last dance for these f ive bands, at least they are going down swinging.

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Darth Vader returns in Rogue One Final Trailer

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tar Wars, easily one of if not the most iconic franchise in the world, made its return in spectacular fashion last December with the release of the seventh installment in the epic space opera, The Force Awakens. While fans are anxiously awaiting to see what adventures lay in store for Rey, Finn, and the villainous Kylo Ren, they will have to wait until 2017.

They will be pleased to hear however that while episode VIII is not coming this year, they will not be without a new Star Wars movie.

Rogue One, one of the many planned upcoming anthology movies Disney has discussed since purchasing LucasFilm, will be released in theatres this December.

While that is still a ways away, the recently dropped final trailer gives viewers a taste of what is to come.

The story will be centered around Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones. From what little we know of her character, she will be portrayed as a minor thorn in the side of the Galactic Empire until she is liberated from her holding facility by the Rebel Alliance. We find out that she is important to

their cause because her father Galen (Mads Mikkelsen), a scientist who was forced to work on the infamous Imperial Death Star. The audience even gets to see him as he is taken by Director Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn), who will serve as the primary villain in the movie.

Throughout the trailer, we are shown various scenes from throughout the galaxy of the Empire imposing its will on its citizens. We are also introduced to those who would fight back. Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), a Rebel intelligence officer who is responsible for rescuing Erso.

Chirrut Îmwe (Donnie Yen), a blind warrior with a deep connection to the Force. Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen), a former freelance mercenary who

takes his fight to the Stormtroopers after they ravage his world. K-2SO (Alan Tudyk), an assassin droid formerly belonging to the Empire until his memory is wiped by Andor and he joins the rebel cause. Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed), an ex-Imperial pilot who defects, and finally Saw Gerrera (Forrest Whittaker), a war hero from his homeworld of Onderon.

Gerrera is actually a special case as he was first introduced in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, making him the first example of a Star Wars character to make the jump from animation to live-action.

Additionally, several characters from previous movies will be returning to the big screen. Genevieve O’Reilly

and Jimmy Smits will be reprising their roles as Rebel leaders Mon Mothma and Bail Organa. However, it is the return of James Earl Jones that has everyone excited.

Darth Vader will appear in this film, and is even seen in the trailer approaching a rather apprehensive looking Krennic on what appears to be the Death Star.

Fans of the Star Wars cinematic universe should be very excited for the release of this movie on Dec. 15. With an opportunity to see exactly how the Rebels came to be in possession of the Death Star plans that allowed the events of A New Hope to happen at all, they will also get to meet a new generation of interesting characters in a galaxy far, far away.

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Q&A

“What is your favorite class so far this year?”

By Jacob A Stratton

Kennawak Geneti Freshman

“I really enjoy calculus.”

Jean-Marc Lubiba Freshman

“Music 101 is great.”

Hannah Marquardt Sophomore

“I have a lot of fun in sign language.”

Allie Lyo Freshman

“I am enjoying scenic design best so far.”

Bailey Bautch Junior

“Teaching religion, it teaches us how to teach the Christian faith.”

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Senior Spotlight: Brittany Moldstad

By Brett LaBore Scroll Staff Writer

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here aren’t many buildings around the campus of Bethany Lutheran College, but two of the more popular ones are the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center and the Sports and Fitness Center. This is where you’ll find senior Brittany Moldstad the most.

Brittany Moldstad is a local girl from Mankato, Minn. She has six siblings and is the youngest in her family. Most of her siblings went to Bethany so it was an easy choice for her to come here.

Before Bethany, she got a little taste of college when she lived in the dorms of Great Plains Lutheran High School in Watertown, S.D. “Going to high school there and living in the dorms helped prepare me for college,” said Moldstad.

Since coming to Bethany, Brittany has been in many activities including drumline, yearbook, choir, band, jazz band, indoor and outdoor track and field, cross country, STORM, Choraliers and intramurals.

Moldstad has learned a lot from these events, especially since they are wide variety.

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She’s learned different things from each activity.

“In sports I learned to be not just physically, but mentally stronger,” said Moldstad. “In choir and band I’ve learned a lot rhythmically wise.”

One thing that Moldstad loves and has a passion for is music. She is a music major and business minor and is thinking of going on and doing more school after Bethany. She one day hopes to own a music store and teach there.

One aspect of music that she is excelling in is piano.

Moldstad has had experience with piano since she was in second grade. After taking

a little break from it, she picked it up again her senior year of high school. She practices for many hours a day and says her inspiration comes from piano instructor Bethel Balge.

“Bethel Balge is who I’m trying to be. Just watching her perform and the way she practices is what I want to be,” said Moldstad.

In addition to Balge, Moldstad also looks up to head track and field coach Michael Dunn. He has had a big impact on her as she has continued doing track and cross country at Bethany. She has appreciated the fact that he is able to tailor each workout to each

individual’s abilities.

That has been another passion of Moldstad’s. In addition to music and piano, she enjoys running and being a part of the cross country and track team. She also sees a similarity between both piano and track.

“You’ve got to keep doing it and not give up. In the end it’s going to be worth it,” said Moldstad. “When you practice slow on the piano it’s like lifting weights for your fingers.”

Moldstad is a big fan of Bethany. She has especially enjoyed this year and all the opportunities it has provided.

“I’ve met a lot of people who have impacted me, who have strengthened my faith, really down to earth people who I can open up to and say anything. It’s been a lot of fun.”

When it comes to giving advice, she tells underclassmen to not stress out about their major and to join a bunch of clubs. Most importantly, she talks about how important chapel is.

“Go to chapel. The older you get, the more important you realize your faith is.”

Senior Spotlight: Joshua Montbriand

By Jessica Berlinger Scroll Staff Writer

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enior Joshua Montbriand has been playing baseball since he was five years old, so it’s no surprise that the main thing that lead him to Bethany was baseball.

Montbriand started looking at different schools with his dad where he could play baseball, and one of his dad’s coworkers recommended Bethany. They looked it up and decided to take a tour.

They really liked it; they met head baseball coach Ryan Kragh and really liked and that which sealed the deal.

Montbriand grew up in Blaine, Minn. He’s a communications major with an emphasis in business. He wants to try to get into sales, marketing or something similar. While baseball was the main attraction, Montbriand has experienced so many other things.

“Since I’ve been here, the initial pull was baseball but there’s been so many other things that have enhanced my experience in college,” said Montbriand. “Making friends that I’ll have for the rest of my

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life, being able to be a wellrounded individual, becoming closer to Christ, being knowledgeable in different professions — I’ve really enjoyed it.”

Montbriand’s dream job is working in a communication field in the sports industry.

He loves working with kids, so doing something with summer sports camps for kids would be ideal.

“I had a job at the YMCA where I worked with kids, and I love kids so it was fun,” said Montbriand.

During his time at Bethany, Montbriand has been involved in baseball, SAAC, BAC and

SLI. Along with these clubs, as a communication intern Montbriand hosted Bethany’s “On the Spot” last year. He interviewed student athletes so other students, community and family members could get to know them better. This year there are no communication interns, so no one is hosting the “On the Spot.”

Montbriand might continue it in the spring, though.

“I plan on doing it in the spring, just because I really enjoyed it,” he said. “I don’t even know if I would get credit for it again, but it’s fun.”

Montbriand has aspirations

of traveling the world, but he doesn’t know when.

“I don’t know financially when it will be feasible,” said Montbriand. “Maybe even mission work if it turns out that that’s something I would like to do. I would love to travel; I just don’t know when it will be in the cards yet.”

As of now, Montbriand would ideally like to stay in the state after graduation and work to start paying off loans. If a job offer comes up in another state, he won’t turn it down because he wants to take advantage of as many opportunities as possible, but right now he plans on staying in Minnesota.

Seeing as Montbriand is pretty involved on campus, he has some suggestions for freshman.

“Get involved on campus as much as possible,” Montbriand says. “It will make your experience in college that much more fulfilling; you’re going to feel like you’re actually helping your community, it’s only going to help your resume and the experiences you get with that you can’t necessarily get in a classroom.”

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Tips and tricks for a safe Halloween

By Maureen Ragner Scroll Staff Writer

The air is crisp, the temperature is dropping, and the leaves are falling in colorful arrays as carved pumpkins are being placed on porches.

Halloween has once again arrived for its yearly romp, and everyone is gearing up for its inevitable candyfilled arrival.

However, Halloween is also a time for scares as well as sweets. If anyone is planning on going on trickor-treating, it would be wise if they kept in mind what they were taught on their first Halloween.

“Those rules you were taught as a child were

taught to you for a reason,” said junior Sarah Knutson.

Common rules such as remaining in groups, keeping a flashlight on at all times, and being careful of the candy you might be given are certainly important. Suspicious characters have been known to wander the streets at night on Halloween, and you never know who you might run into on the street, or what you might be given.

“Make sure you tell someone when you plan to come back and a general idea of where you’ll be at, or any other way for them to get in contact with you,” said junior Abigail Merritt.

There are activities that

students should not get themselves involved in, as well.

“Do not desecrate the dead,” said senior Colleen Croy.

Of course, while keeping these rules in mind, it is also important to be able to find fun things to do—both out on the street and not. If one wants to go trick-or-treating but can’t find a large enough group to go with, staying at home—or in the dorms— is always an option.

“You could watch a Halloween movie with friends,” said Knutson.

Besides the suburbs as being an option to go trick-or-treating, the River Hills Mall is also offering a trick-or-treat event from

5 -7 p.m. on Halloween, but only children 12 and under will be allowed to walk around inside while wearing masks, if their

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According to sophmore Michaela Schultz, it’s never too early to start shopping for a Halloween costume.

costumes have need of it.

Edgewood has also done trick-or-treating events in the past for children and students alike, and will be doing so again this year on Oct. 29 if students are interested in visiting fellow students for sugary sweets, rather than setting foot off campus.

Halloween may be a fun time for costumes and candy, but trick-or-treaters shouldn’t let their guard down. That doesn’t mean that one should completely lose the spirit of the holiday in favor of paranoid fear, however, every activity that one can get involved in has equal chances for some danger and some fun.

Scandinavian folk music graces Bethany

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usic across cultures can be an interesting thing to consider, especially when inventive instruments are brought into play.

On Sept. 30, a four-member group from the Twin Cities known as Tjärnblom, or “lakewood flower” in Swedish, played a large number of Scandinavian folk tunes in the Trinity Chapel.

Most of the instruments the group used were Scandinavian in origin. One such instrument was the nyckelharpa, a string instrument that has four main strings and twelve resonating strings that

can change the sound of the note being played just by the musician pressing keys that are on the neck of the instrument. This pushes the strings closer together and can result in some very intricate melodies and harmonies.

“It would be kinda fun to get one of those, actually,” said sophomore Tony Cordes.

The other instrument, a harmonium, is essentially a small, portable foot-pedal organ that operates using bellows. The model that Tjärnblom had also had knee pedals, which controlled the volume of sound that came from the instrument.

Each one of the songs had

an overall feel as though it was coaxing the listeners to move. Not all of the songs had been created specifically for dancing, either. Two of the selections were different styles of wedding marches.

“If it’s not dance music, it’s supposed to make you want to do something,” said Mary Crimi, one of the two nyckelharpa players of the group.

In fact, during one of the songs, harmonium player Val Eng coaxed a member of the audience--and their guest member from Sweden, Leif Alpsjö--to join her in dancing a waltz with the song “Flickorna Våra,” or “Our Girls.” He played a number of dancing

tunes with them on his nyckelharpa, then played a fiddle tune about a dry summer and a creaking water wheel.

He emulated the sound of the water wheel by slowly dragging his bow across the strings, which had been tuned to harmonize with each other in a way that grated across one’s ears.

“You can’t bring fiddles into churches in Sweden because they’re the devil’s instrument,” said Alpsjö.

He explained in the story attached to the song that a fiddler had been called in as a last resort to get a creek flowing again so that the water wheel would turn.

As an encore performance, the group performed “Dancing Queen” by ABBA, which got a number of laughs from the audience. ABBA was a Swedish group, so Tjärnblom playing the song wasn’t a decision completely from left field.

After the concert, there was a reception in the YFAC, where the audience and the players gathered for some refreshments. There was also a spontaneous encore performance by Lief, Crimi and Cheryl Paschke of “Alfred Andersson Polska” on their nyckelharpas. A small number of students ended up dancing to the song as well.

Clown sightings setting people on edge

By Maureen Ragner Scroll Staff Writer

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lowns have a strange place in modern-day culture. Some see them as people who dress up in costumes in order to make others laugh, but others see them as strange, creepy people that are meant to be avoided for fear of ending up in a situation similar to a horror film. It seems, however, that there has been more cause for alarm than amusement in recent months.

Ever since late August, there have been reportings of clowns showing up in neighborhoods all over the United States. It started with children in South Carolina saying they saw a clown near their school beckoning them to come into

the woods, and it has only escalated from there.

The clowns have been mostly spotted around high school and college campuses across the country, and the

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Clowns are now becoming more scary instead of being fun and friendly.

reactions that have resulted have been everything from fear to intense hatred for anything resembling a clown.

Even professional clowns have received verbal abuse during their performances.

Target has also pulled clown masks from their store shelves in response to what is going on, as well, out of “sensitivity to the issue at hand.”

Ronald McDonald, the mascot for McDonald’s, has also been keeping a low profile as of late. As the mascot for the fast food chain is a clown himself, it is a wise move on the business’s part to keep him out of the public eye until everything calms down.

College students are even willing to start manhunts in order to find

any clowns that may have been reported to have been seen in the area. For example, students at Penn State University banned together when it was reported that there was a clown on their campus. More locally, clowns have also been spotted.

“We saw one get beat up really bad at a f lag football game,” said senior Josh Montbriand.

The police have been stepping in recently whenever a clown is reported as being spotted.

“I think the way law enforcement has been handling it is a good thing,” said Head Coach of cross country and track and field Michael Dunn.

The appearance of the clowns in recent weeks may

be attributed to Halloween, as it is a holiday usually associated with spooks and scares.

However, these clowns have been seen beckoning children to come to them and one mother reported that a clown attempted to pull her child away from her.

“I think they’re just stupid,” said freshman Olivia Richtsmeier. “Why do you want to terrorize people?”

Clowns have started to reach a new level of scare factor as a result of these sightings. If students are planning on walking around in town, it is recommended that they keep an eye on their surroundings and travel in larger groups.

Sources: cbsnews.com, abcnews.go.com

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Browne, Bethany’s breast cancer battle

By Kaci Schneidawind Scroll Staff Writer

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ancer comes in many forms but only a few get a month dedicated to raising awareness of the disease.

One of those cancers is breast cancer, and its month of awareness is October.

Breast cancer is essentially the uncontrolled growth of breast cells. It occurs as a result of mutations in genes that are responsible for maintaining the health of cells and regulating their growth.

The affected cells then divide at a rapid pace, and produce cell copies that form a tumor. The term “breast cancer” therefore refers to an infectious tumor that has developed from cells in the breast.

About 1 in 8 American women will develop invasive breast cancer at some point in their life. One of these women include one of Bethany’s own professors—Dr. of Education, Polly Browne.

Browne was diagnosed during October of last year.

Luckily, “it was caught as soon as possible,” she said.

The cancer was made up of two tumors, and she reached

stage 3A. Browne then underwent an extensive treatment process which included surgery to remove the tumors and 16 rounds of chemotherapy along with 28 radiation treatments.

Browne is now in remission.

She noted the importance of the raised awareness of breast cancer and routine mammograms.

“Raising awareness of breast cancer raises the awareness of the need for more research,” Browne said. “Regular screening is important because early detection can minimize the extent and intensity of treatment and increase the [patient’s] survival rate.”

Browne encouraged participation in organizations and programs that fund breast cancer research.

She added that while showing up to walk, run or support others is emotionally beneficial, the real purpose of awareness-raising is to raise monetary donations that contribute to the funding of research projects or support programs related to breast cancer.

“Awareness-raising activities like Relay for Life, the

10Kato and other events only benefit cancer research if people donate money,” Browne said.

Bethany also helps raise awareness for breast cancer during the month of October by dedicating a volleyball match to the cause, which has taken on the title “Dig Pink”.

Both players and fans wear pink clothing at this match, as the color is associated with breast cancer as a symbol for awareness-raising and support for women with breast cancer.

Breast cancer is a beast that so many are striving to beat.

Awareness for it is annually heightened during the month of October, with many events and activities planned around the Mankato and Bethany communities to show support to both survivors and current cancer patients.

Dr. Browne is an exemplary figure to look up to in these communities by demonstrating the courage and tenacity it takes to battle breast cancer.

Nobody has the same cancer story, but hers reminds one of the reason for the breast cancer awareness season each and every October.

Source: breastcancer.org

down a person’s heart rate and breathing to the point that the drugs can cause a coma and eventually death, especially if the user overdoses.

The side effects can also be rather disastrous to one’s nervous system, such as causing the pain receptors to go off at the slightest touch-holding someone’s hand, for example, or tapping the keys on a computer.

Unfortunately, as this drug is rather new, it has not been banned in all of the United States. Only four states—Florida, Ohio, Wyoming and Georgia—have taken the steps needed to ban this drug.

“Our drug laws are reactionary, not proactive,” said Psychology Dr. Jonathan Stadler.

This means that drugs are banned only when they have been proven to have

negative side effects and not before. As a result, if and when a ban is put in place on a drug, dealers can do something to the drug they are producing to change its chemical compound slightly, but not its overall effects.

“These drugs dealers stay ahead of the law enforcement,” said Excercise Science Professor Tiffany Young-Klockziem.

As a result, it has been easy for people to order the drug online and have it sent straight to their homes. Two 13-year-old boys in Utah died within 48 hours of each other of Pink overdoses in September, and there have been other cases of death involving the drug as well.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has declared Pink a Schedule 1 drug, which means that the drug has no currently

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The volleyball game was held on Oct. 18, was called “Dig Pink” night.

Students and fans wore pink to support breast cancer awareness month and the volleyball team.

New synthetic drug causes young deaths

By Maureen Ragner Scroll Staff Writer

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tudents from elementary levels to college have been warned about the dangers of drugs and what would result from addictions to anything from cigarettes to alcohol to cocaine.

However, it seems there is a new drug that has made an appearance, which is even more dangerous than heroin.

The drug known as Pink, is a synthetic opioid drug similar to heroin, but with even stronger effects. Some say it is eight times stronger than heroin, as the synthetic contains various chemicals such as fentanyl, which is an extremely powerful opioid drug. These kinds of drugs are capable of alleviating pain and as a result can place the user in a euphoric state. However, as they are depressants, they can also slow

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Synthetic drugs have become more prevalent in today’s day and age.

accepted medical treatment and use in the U.S., it has high potential for abuse, and there is a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision.

“If it’s proven to be dangerous, it shouldn’t be out there, or at least not as

accessible,” said sophomore Michaela Schultz.

As technology advances, people need to be more aware of the new drugs and their potential harm on society.

Pink is one of many synthetic drugs to be wary of.

Source: dea.gov

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Golf’s greats gather in MN for 2016 Ryder Cup

By Kaci Schneidawind Scroll Staff Writer

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or three days in the height of the fall season, PGA Tour professionals teed off at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. for the 41st Ryder Cup tournament.

The Ryder Cup features 12-member teams representing the United States and Europe in three days of match-play competition.

It takes place every two years, alternating between locations in Europe and America.

The first contest took place in 1927 in Worcester, Mass.

A merican teams won the first five contests, but gave way to European dominance when the tournament resumed after pausing

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Like the men, the women are looking to finish their season strong as they prepare for the UM AC Postseason Tournament in November.

They are a solid 4 -2-1 in conference and end the season playing Crown College at home, a game they won 5 - 0 earlier in the year.

“We have very good comradery and things match up really well,” said Lyngholm. “ There are times where we’ve switched people, and they understand that and accept it.”

The teams look to finish on a strong note as they wrap up their seasons.

during World War II, winning the Cup 10 times since 1979.

Europe entered the 2016 competition as current Cup holders and featured golf heavyweights such as Lee Westwood, Rory McIllroy, 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett and Justin Rose, fresh off a gold medal win at the Olympics in Rio. Captain Darren Clarke helmed the team.

The United States also brought their A-game, filling their roster with familiar names, including 2016 U.S. Open winner Dustin Johnson, old-timer Phil Mickelson, and standout Jordan Spieth, led by captain Davis Love III. The competition format differed by day, as the first two rounds were

played in four foursomes and four fourball matches.

The third and final day of competition saw 12 singles matches. Being a matchplay contest, each match was worth one point. A total of 28 points are available, but only 14.5 were required for the United States to win, and 14 for the defending champion, Europe, to retain the Cup. The Hazeltine National Golf Club was designated the host site for the 2016 Ryder Cup by the PGA in April 2002. It has been home to other major golf tournaments in the past, including the U.S. Open in 1991 and the PGA Championship in both 2002 and 2009.

Over the course of three days, more than 250,000 fans from all over America

and Europe traveled to Chaska, Minn., a suburb southwest of Minneapolis which holds a population of 25,200 people. American fans supported their home team by dressing in patriotic outfits of the red, white and blue variety.

The fans and the media got what they came to Hazeltine for, as American golfer Ryan Moore defeated European player Lee Westwood by one hole to reclaim the Cup on Sunday, reaching 14.5 points although three matches were still in play with a final score of 17-11.

The victory was the United States’ first Ryder Cup win since 2008, and the team never trailed during the tournament as they did eight years ago.

The A mericans also won by the largest margin since 1981. Captain Love dedicated the win to golf legend A rnold Palmer, who had passed away earlier in the week.

Minnesota weather can be tricky especially during early autumn, but all three days of competition offered bright and sunny skies.

All in all, the 2016 Ryder Cup was a great success and experience for players and fans alike who may have never made it to the Gopher State otherwise, and their high expectations were on par with the outcome. When Americans triumphed, patriotic pride flourished on the green at Hazeltine.

Sources: rydercup.com Wikipedia.org

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was largely considered the best non-quarterback in the league.

The Minnesota Vikings meanwhile were coming off a decisive Monday Night Football victory over the New York Giants, their fourth in a row.

The win came off the heels of yet another strong defensive performance. Going into the game against the Texans, the Vikings led the league in the turnover differential, having taken away the football 10 times while only losing the football once, when strong safety Andrew Sendejo recovered a fumble against the Green Bay Packers, only to lose the ball later on that same play.

Despite number one wide receiver Stefon Diggs not playing with a minor groin injury, the Vikings did not hold back on offense. On the opening drive of the game, quarterback Sam Bradford moved the ball down the field,

capping it all off with a thirtysix yard touchdown pass to Detroit Lakes native Adam Thielen, who would finish the game with a career high seven catches for 127 yards.

It was also a good day for another Minnesota native player.

Rochester’s own Marcus Sherels returned his second punt return touchdown of the season, extending his franchise record to five.

The Texans struggled to ever get anything going. Quarterback Brock Osweiler was noticeably shaky, missing open receivers and taking sacks he maybe should not have. This has become a common trait among quarterbacks going against the Vikings defense, a unit that was affectionately nicknamed “Purple Rain”

by ESPN analyst and former NFL head coach Jon Gruden.

Osweiler was sacked four times and intercepted once by

Sendejo. The Vikings defense is currently tied for first in the NFL with the Broncos in sack totals with nineteen, and tied for second in interceptions with seven, trailing only the Chiefs who have eight.

The last time the Vikings were this successful, Brett Favre was at the helm of one of the highest flying offenses.

Now defense reigns supreme, but the offense and the special teams are both more than holding their own. Mike Zimmer is considered the biggest contender for Coach of the Year. Bradford already has media support as the NFL’s Most Valuable Player. As the last remaining unbeaten team this season, ESPN placed Minnesota in the number one slot on their weekly power rankings. With a bye coming up and a chance to get healthy, everything is looking up for the purple faithful.

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here was only one team in the NFL with a spotless record at the end of its fifth week. That team, much to the surprise of analysts and to the chagrin of Wisconsin natives, was the Minnesota Vikings.

Head Coach Mike Zimmer, in only his third season at the position, has taken a team that lost its starting quarterback, left tackle, and a future Hall of Famer at running back, and led them to the franchise’s first 5-0 start since 2009.

The Houston Texans, who still sit at the top of the AFC South division, came into Minnesota looking for their second straight win. This was already going to be a difficult task, as only two weeks prior, their defensive captain J.J. Watt was shut down for the season and placed on injured reserve.

This was a huge blow, as Watt

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ometimes sports are about more than just wins and losses. Sports create icons, beloved athletes and people that will never be forgotten.

Vin Scully and Arnold Palmer won’t be physically seen any longer, but will be seen other ways. Vin Scully retired from being the Dodgers play-by-play announcer after 67 years and Arnold Palmer passed away at the

age of 87 on Sept 25.

Baseball is a game of traditions and family fun. Vin Scully was a part of people’s lives for so many years. There are 162 baseball games each season. Vin Scully broadcasted most of those games each year as the television play-by-play announcer of the Dodgers. Fans were used to having Scully “in their living rooms” each day when they turned on the game.

It won’t be easy for Dodger fans and fans of baseball to move on from his departure.

He was beloved by many fans, players and coaches. Scully called many different players of the Dodgers over the years ranging from Sandy Koufax, Clayton Kershaw, Kirk Gibson and Yasiel Puig.

One of his most memorable

moments was when he called Kirk Gibson’s memorable 1988 World Series home run.

He was calling the game for NBC at the time. He also did work for CBS as well.

Baseball loved Scully and Scully loved baseball. He was an iconic voice for so many years. As a fan of baseball, I’m going to miss him as well.

I didn’t get to hear as many games as I would have liked, but he was a classic and one always knew he was going to be there, in his booth, with a smile on his face.

Arnold Palmer was one of those greats people will always remember. If anyone plays and/or watches golf they know who he is and they know what he did. Or maybe some people know him from his famous drink named after

him which is a combination of iced tea and lemonade.

His legend first started with his U.S. Amateur Championship in 1954. He went on to win seven major Championships starting with the 1958 Masters. He won his first U.S. Open in 1960, and his first Open Championship in 1961. His last major came in 1964 when he won the Masters one final time.

Palmer earned over 2.1 million dollars while on the PGA Tour during his illustrious career and was named “The King.” One thing he prided himself in, besides golf, was learning to become a pilot.

On his personal website it says, “Next to marrying his wife, Winnie, and deciding on a professional career in

golf, there’s only one decision Arnold Palmer considers smarter. Learning how to fly an airplane.”

Palmer was among the greats of golf. There was Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. One always knew Arnold Palmer would be in that discussion of greatest of all time. His story is more about golf as he was a man of many passions.

Scully and Palmer were not just great at their job, but great men. They loved what they did and are icons.

As a fan of sports, I will miss both of them for the legends they were.

The next time you hear a baseball game or play a round of golf, think of them and what they did for that sport.

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By Brett LaBore Scroll Staff Writer

onsistency is something that we strive for as individuals everyday. When the routine is the same, it’s easier to get things done. That is exactly what the Bethany men’s and women’s golf teams are striving for this year.

There are more similarities than differences between the teams. Both teams have coaches who are familiar with golf, both teams are looking for consistency and both are young.

But that youth is not stopping them from achieving what they want to achieve.

Coach Daniel Mundahl of the men’s team talked about his young team.

“It’s an opportunity to get together and create a closeknit family,” said Mundahl.

Both teams have no upperclassmen, with their teams consisting of freshmen and sophomores. Women’s golf coach Matt Fletcher saw good things from having a

young team.

“It’s good. We’re going to continue to get better and better. It’s been a learning experience and next year we’ll take a step forward,” said Fletcher.

Though both seasons have had their ups and downs, the young teams have provided some great chemistry. They’ve had fun while bonding on the range and the putting greens. Sophomore Nic Meyer mentioned the team chemistry on the men’s team.

“We really pride ourselves on team comradery, especially during the season. We all love playing golf and everyone’s close,” said Meyer.

The good chemistry has also been noticed by Coach Fletcher on the women’s side too. “The team chemistry is really good, and they like to be around each other,” said Fletcher.

As these teams have bonded they both have had an eye on the UMAC Conference Tournament held Oct.

6-8 at Alexandria Golf Club in Alexandria, Minn. All their hard work and dedication will be put to good use.

Sophomore MacKenzie Manthei talked about the mindset of the team as they head into the tournament.

“We all want to improve and get to the range. Just staying positive and keep a good mind before we head into a match,” said Manthei.

Both teams have said there have been ups and downs to their season, but they are looking to play their best golf and peak at the right time. Consistency has been the word that both coaches want to see. The captain of the men’s team, sophomore Jordan Petzel, talked about that.

“As a team, we’re trying to find who’s playing their best golf and who’s got the best chance to win,” said Petzel.

If the consistency is there, the Bethany golf teams should find themselves in a good position.

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concerned,” said Senior Kelly Reed who owns a Galaxy Core Prime. “Even if my phone would blow up, I would still buy another Galaxy because I don’t like Apple. I could worry about my phone, but there are so many more things to worry about; add it to the end of the list.”

Senior Jeffery Olsen owns a Galaxy Note 4.

“I think the Note series

is awesome and I’m glad I don’t have a phone that blows up,” he said.

Because of the exploding phones, Olsen wonders if Apple will capitalize on this ‘possible marketing campaign,’ as does Jacob.

“This phone was a disaster for them, but they have another flagship (the Galaxy S8) on the way soon. If that phone avoids major catas-

trophe, they will probably be back to business as usual before too long,” said Jacob.

“If we’re lucky, we’ll get some entertaining marketing with a cool guy that says ‘I’m an iPhone’ and a sweaty guy that’s getting too hot who says ‘I’m a Samsung’ and we’ll all have a good laugh.”

Sources: huffingtonpost. com, independent.co.uk and nypost.com

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n Saturday, Oct. 29, boys and girls from the greater Mankato area will have the opportunity to “get’cha head in the game,” Vikings’ style.

The Bethany men’s basketball program will hold a basketball camp for boys and girls ages kindergarten to 4th grade. To cater to some kids’ needs, the players will teach them basic rules and fundamentals of the game to start everyone off on a level playing field.

The camp will consist of different drills, games and a special ball handling routine.

After learning this routine, the kids will have the opportunity to perform it at two men’s basketball games.

They will also have the chance to be a “Game Day Helper” at a home game during the season. This will include being waterboys/ girls to the men’s basketball team and sitting right behind the bench.

Kids who attend the camp will also receive a t-shirt and free admission to the men’s games if they wear the t-shirt.

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach and Camp Director Nick Perrin says that this is the first time Bethany has had a camp like this, but has seen encouraging results before.

“From what I hear there’s never been anything like

this, especially for these younger ages.” said Perrin.

“It’s something Coach Fletcher and I have done at past opportunities and it’s been successful. One time we had a really good turnout; it was over 200 kids.”

Both Perrin and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Fletcher will lead the camp and the men’s basketball players will work oneon-one with the kids.

They hope to make this camp an annual event, taking place in the fall to get ready and boost the excitement for the men’s basketball season.

The team has already done some work to connect with the community by visiting schools in the area.

Just last week they traveled to schools around the greater Mankato area and taught Physical Education to students.

“We played a lot of games that were very similar to what we’ll be doing in camp.

We wanted to raise awareness for the camp as well as build that community relationship,” Perrin said.

Coach Perrin believes this will be a great chance to reach out to the community and build a wider fan base.

“It’s an opportunity for us to connect with the community: the kids and parents in the area,” said Perrin, “and hopefully it will bring in more fans.”

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Since Halloween is coming up, I thought I’d talk about some fun things I’ve done for Halloween.

When I was 14 years old, we thought it would be fun if we tipped a bunch of outhouses. Dad heard us planning it, but he didn’t say anything. He moved our outhouse forward 4 feet. So we get to our house and we’re making our way in the dark and two boys fell into the pit, and they weren’t able to explain why they smelled so bad. So we had to redo the outhouses. A friend’s mom was in one of the outhouses when it got tipped over. It took a long time for us to get over that.

Nowadays, on Halloween I like to decorate the house. The kids always know I’m up to something, so they’re a bit wary every time they come up to our front door. One year I put up a ghost and attached it to a rope. Every time kids came up to the house, Rosie would holler at me and I’d drop the ghost right in front of the kids gave them all heart attacks. This year I’m putting up lights on the side of the house that’ll lead them to the backyard. We’re gonna have a projector set up and have some Halloween movies playing. Rosie will be handing them the candy--I’ll be here for Halloween, though.

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Since 1915, Bethany’s Cafeteria has moved from Anderson’s main floor (where the bookstore is) to its present location.

The 1915 version of the dining center also served as the chapel and auditorium for the school at that time.

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