November 2018 Bethany Messenger

Vol. 132 No.2 Nov. 7, ’18

SGA Blurb Page 2

Staff of the Caf Page 4

M.A.C. & Cheese Page 6

Makers Street Page 9

Fall Sports: Recap Page 10

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About Messenger / News & Features

-SGA Blurb-

ABOUT US The Messenger has been serving Bethany College since 1892 and is an independently run newspaper. The Messenger is entirely produced by Bethany College students who are deeply committed to providing relevant, acurate, and timely information to the Bethany College and Lindsborg communities.

EDITORIAL POLICY The Messenger encourages letters to the editor. Authors should include name, address, and phone number, though names may be withheld from the publication.

Letters to the editor can be dropped off at Room 12 in the lower level of Presser Hall or by the mailroom in the Pihlblad Memorial Union. Alternatively, emails can be sent to messenger@bethanylb.edu.

The Messenger reserves the right to reject or edit letters.

Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the signed author. They are not necessarily those of the Bethany College administration, faculty, staff, student body or The Messenger staff.

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I hope each of you are keeping up on your classes! There is only a little over a month left of the semester, so hold on! However, don’t forget to get rest and take breaks occasionally, being worn out and trying to work hard is usually not an efficient use of time...but how you study is none of my business *Kermit drinks teas*.

Regarding what SGA is doing on campus, we have a few updates. First off, SGA’s general board worked together to sell shirts which helped advertise SGA to the community, purchase polos for the general board, and donate to the Student Emergency Fund. You might be asking: “What is the Student Emergency Fund?” Well, this fund was created to help students who have a family or personal emergency that involves last-minute travel or immediate purchases -- the fund would be used to cover those unexpected costs related to the emergency.

Knowing this information, we ended up selling 166 shirts, allowing us to purchase polos for the general board AND raise nearly $1,350 to donate to the Student Emergency Fund! So if you or someone you know ever experiences an unexpected emergency, I encourage you to meet with Dr. Van Dusen as soon as you are able and see if this Emergency Fund can be used to help.

Second, we have an Open Forum on Nov. 14th in the Levin room (the conference room across from the caf) at 8:00pm. We will have President Will Jones and Vice President of Academic Affairs Elizabeth Mauch there to answer any questions/comments/concerns that you have about Bethany college. This is an excellent opportunity for you to get a general update on the CONTACT US college and voice your opinions and questions. If you are unable to come to this event, I encourIf you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to age you to talk to me or anyone on the SGA board. If that isn’t possible either, send an email to email us at messenger@bethanylb.edu. To directly contact sga@bethanylb.edu and we will help to voice any of your concerns in your absence. the head editors, email hennekm@bethanylb.edu or garciall@bethanylb.edu. We can be reached via mail at 335 E Swensson St, Lindsborg, KS 67456.

THE MESSENGER STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Kerri Henne Managing Editor: Sam Reed Treasurer: Katie Klaassen News & Feature Editor: Emily Ballantyne Opinions Editor: Hannah Imm Arts & Entertainment Editor: Abigail Rishel-Barnett Sports Editor: Dominque Murray Layout Editor: Miranda Work Social Media Manager: Baptiste Chazelas Advisors: Rebecca Miller and Frank Ballew Front Page Photo Credit - Katie Klaassen

And finally, in regards to the New Hall, faculty/staff, and sand parking lots, SGA has hired a local company to repair the pot holes in each of these lots. This project will be done over Thanksgiving break, so it is VERY important that you DO NOT park in ANY of these parking lots over Thanksgiving break (Nov. 17th through Nov. 25th). We hope you are as excited as we are to get these potholes filled, so please help us help you by being mindful of where you park over the coming break.

If you are interested in playing a role on Swede Government Association (SGA) or want to know more about what we are doing for you, we meet at 12:00 pm on Thursday every week in the Swede Spot (the conference room right across from the mailroom in the basement of the Union building). If you can’t make that, please feel free to email or talk to me or anyone on the SGA board. We wish all of you the best in these next few weeks before the coming break. Hang in there!

Your President, Stephen Klaassen

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Emma Wager

wagerem@bethanylb.edu

On October 11th, Greek Life held a “Minute to Win It� event.

The event consisted of 9 games that were placed all over campus. Each Greek organization worked a game, while the other games were worked by either the advisor of Greek Life, Greek Council, and the Greek Life E-Board. Each team was made up of two players. Each partner participated in the same amount of events. One event was a team event, so both players participated. The teams had to walk around campus to get to each event.

The food drive has started and will end on November 16th. We have posters that were made for the event. The posters are posted on the Lindsborg Now on Facebook, and all over Campus. You can bring cans or boxed goods to Student Development or the Rolander Agency.

There was an announcement during the football game on October 27th, about the food drive. There were many Greek Life members present at the game to spread awareness about the event. The members stood in front of the stand while the announcement was being made.

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SAB Blurb

The Student Activities Board would like to send a thank you to all the students who have attended our events so far this year! We have had some great turnouts!

SAB is looking forward to some more amazing events to finish out the semester. The 2018 Spa Day will be held on Thursday, November 8th in the Levin Room from 11:00am - 3:00pm. Come and enjoy a massage therapist, paraffin machine, back massagers, foot and calf machines, and oxygen therapy!

Students will also be able to take home lip scrub and face masks while supplies last.

SAB’s last event of November will be our very own Santa’s Workshop on November 28th, starting at 9pm in the caf.

There will be multiple activities at this event. The main feature of this event is Stuff-A-Bear. There will also be a stocking filling station where students will be able to fill a mini stocking with small goodies! Students will also be able to take fun Christmas photos in our photo booth. For food at the event, students will be able to decorate their own sugar cookies and enjoy a chips and dip bar! There will be hot cocoa and apple cider to drink!

We will also have many great events in December, so be sure to look out for those as well!

-Kaylee Littrell Student Activities Board Secretary

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Suspicious Group on Campus

The Staff of the Caf

Mya Acosta

Miranda Work

An email delivered to the student body of Bethany college on October 7th put everyone a bit on edge. This message from Ryan Van Dusen, Dean of Students, warned of a questionable group present on campus that was thought to be tied to the “God the Mother” sex trafficking ploys, which have occurred on many other campuses across the country. However, this was not the sex trafficking group--instead, it was members of a church group based in Wichita, KS.

Thomas Murray, student, was approached by this group and they discussed their religion and their belief that the activity between President Trump and Kim Jong Un are signs of the approaching apocalypse. At the end of their speech, they offered Murray a baptism which he said was “pretty chill” and he overall had a pleasant encounter with this group.

Jacque Hulse, student, said she noticed how this incident had an effect on the entire town of Lindsborg saying, “My mom was worried and warned me to only go outside if I was with a group of people.”

Despite being a bit off-putting with their upfront and personal means of spreading their religious messages, the group was found to be no threat to the students of Bethany or the community of Lindsborg. While this threat turned out to be a false alarm, we need to commend the college and Dr. Van Dusen for warning the campus of the possible danger. Lives could have been in jeopardy, and the college acted in a timely way to protect all the students from potential threat.

The semester is almost over. This is simultaneously terrifying and exciting, but CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE! I think we can all agree that we miss being home. We miss our families (which includes pets of all shapes and sizes), sleeping in our own beds, seeing our old friends, and, one of the most integral parts of being home, our homemade foods. It doesn’t matter if the meals at our houses are five courses or not. These meals are still home cooked and allow us to bask in the memories and flavors of our childhoods. Being away from home is hard for some students. Luckily, the Bethany College cafeteria is a spectacular place to curb a few of our cravings for a taste of home.

Eating in the cafeteria is not nearly as awful as the majority of Bethany College students make it out to be. Yes, sometimes the food may end up being ice cold or slightly undercooked, but there are some dishes that make swiping our meal card entirely worth it. The chicken cordon bleu, Caesar salads, and chicken nugget bars are just a few examples of such meals. Our cafeteria may not be In-N-Out Burger, but it is still a great place for us to relax and eat some good food with our new and old friends.

Let’s talk about the cafeteria personalities for a quick minute. Even if it is eight in the morning and we have just drug ourselves from our beds, we are welcomed with love.

Every time a student walks into the

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cafeteria, they are greeted with smiles and a warm “Hello! How are you?”

Our answers might sound like, “I haven’t slept in two days and I need a damn biscuit,” but smiles and genuine concern by the staff are very much appreciated by students. Those small conversations may just get us through our days, especially if they occur before breakfast at the crack of dawn.

We owe this nearly-relaxing atmosphere to our fantastic cafeteria staff and their willingness to go out of their ways to tend to our requests and needs. They are almost always there in the cafeteria and working tirelessly to provide us with delicious food options.

Take a moment and reflect on carnival cookies (I’ll wait). Our cafeteria also features an adorable little comment box posted right in front of the, arguably most important, pizza section. Every comment is always answered within a couple of days and posted on their bulletin board. This quick and thorough response gives us college students the sense that our concerns, suggestions, and compliments matter to the staff.

We really do appreciate everything that the cafeteria staff does for us on a daily basis. We want to thank everyone from the studentworkers to the new head chef with his fancy, white hat. Without these people putting in the work every day, we would not be able to devour delicious things like carnival cookies. I know I already mentioned them, but they really are the best, I swear. So, if you get the opportunity, thank someone on the cafeteria staff for the great food and their kind personalities that make being away from home a little better for us all.

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Hannah Imm

immhj@bethanylb.edu

The pennisetum vertigo is an annual plant known for its immense height and dark purple to black color. This grass has the ability to grow up to ten feet tall and does not begin to turn brown until the first frost strikes.

Bethany College now houses four of these plants in the large, center planters on campus. The pennisetum vertigo grasses are bordered by adorable, vibrant coneflowers, superbells, and evolvulus. These small, colorful flowers create feelings of vivacity and happiness. The pennisetum vertigo, on the other hand, evokes feelings of dread and doom.

For students leaving a night class or late study session, passing by or through these plants is a source of anxiety. They rustle loudly in the slightest breeze. Since there are four of them, the moving, crinkling noise can be deafening on a windy evening. The sound is reminiscent of someone being chased or stalked in a horror movie. These plants are tall and loom over

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Spooky Purple Plants

students as they pass near them. On more than one occasion, I have wondered if an evil person might be hiding within them. This concealed human could leap out, from any direction, and drag me away to an untimely demise. I have taken to entirely avoiding the four planters in the center of campus after dark due to the presence of these monstrosities and the fear they instill in my soul.

I am not alone in my emotions of disgust towards the pennisetum vertigo grasses. When asked for their opinions on these plants, many Bethany College students expressed their desires for something brighter and a touch smaller in the middle of their campus. The pennisetum vertigo often are the first things that welcome visitors to our school. I imagine the newcomers, potential students or professors, feel confused, or even uneasy, when glimpsing the towering, inky species.

These grasses do not accurately portray the lively, prosperous, and intellectual

Photo Credit: Katie Klaassen

community that Bethany College truly is.

Our staff do an excellent job, for the most part, beautifying our school.

The day lilies that frame the golden letters spelling the name of our institution on the eastern entrance are graceful and classy. Litter is never an issue and the lawns are well-kept. The fountains are never dirty and leaves are promptly bagged.

The knock-out roses that fill the rectangular planters

that accompany people on their way to Presser Hall are gorgeous and elegant.

We all care about the appearance of our school, and the pennisetum vertigo grasses are drastically damaging that appearance.

With the thousands of dollars and hours of labor spent maintaining the floral aspect of Bethany’s looks, I am hopeful that next year’s focal plants will be more tasteful and slightly less spooky.

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I was raised rurally and enjoy being surrounded by animals.

After especially good or bad days, there truly is nothing that tops playing and cuddling with my cats or dogs. It has been proven that owning a pet helps people combat depression, social and general anxieties, and too many other mental illnesses and disabilities to count. As college is often a transitional, stressful, and uncomfortable time, many of Bethany College’s students have started bringing their beloved animals with them to campus.

Of course, it is entirely unacceptable for just anyone to

Photo Credit: Hannah Imm

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bring their cat or dog with them to school. It is completely irrational for a student to desire mental comfort and physical motivation from an animal they have known and loved for years. Right? In order for someone’s pet to live in the dorms with them on Bethany College’s campus, the student must follow protocol. First, the student must obtain a written “prescription” for an Emotional Support Animal, or ESA, from a mental health professional. Next, the student must make sure the animal is properly vaccinated and healthy. Cats are not required to be registered with the city of Lindsborg, but dogs

are. Finally, the student is required to fill out paperwork through the Student Development offices and await confirmation to bring their animal with them to campus.

I have witnessed the slow change in how the ESA “problem” is handled at Bethany College over the last few years. ESAs are not covered under the Americans with Disability Act, but they are covered under the Fair Housing Act, which means they should be legally admitted into housing facilities as assistance animals. During my freshman year, a person simply had to follow the protocol set up

by Student Development and then the student’s animal was happily granted residence with its owner.

The next year, animal feces and urine became a large problem in and around many of the dorms, which resulted in numerous meetings, fines, and generally negative and judgmental attitudes toward the students who owned ESAs. This year, nearly all ESAs are forced to cram into co-sex Gregory Hall. Naturally, students receiving the Good Life Scholarship are allowed to have their ESAs in New Hall.

Forcing nearly all animals on campus to live in one dorm inevitably will lead to problems.

If one animal falls ill, all the other animals in the dorm are at risk for sickness. When one female dog enters their heat cycle, the male dogs in the

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dorm are bound to experience drastic changes in behavior and begin fighting with each other.

The same will go for feline ESAs. As a homeowner, I know that having animals in a carpeted space is generally a terrible idea and presents challenges to clean.

Students should not be segregated into a single dorm, arguably the worst dorm, because they have a mental condition that is best alleviated by the presence of an Emotional Support Animal.

Students who would prefer to live in Anna Marm because it houses only females, are forced to live with males in Gregory Hall if they desire their ESA to be allowed on campus with them. Students who might prefer to live in the Swede Suites with access to a kitchen or Alma Swensson Hall with its new renovations are also forced to live in Gregory Hall if they want the companionship of their animal.

Instead of treating persons who benefit from an ESA like criminals, Bethany College should create a set of rules that better regulates ESA and owner behavior on campus. These rules should outline how feces are handled, how urine accidents are cleaned, and how damage to rooms and property will be fined. With the proper procedures in place, there is no reason why students should not be allowed to live where they are happiest.

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Katie Zuercher zuercherks@bethanylb.edu

Just off the beaten path of Lindsborg’s Main Street is the Red Barn Studio and Museum. This wonderful little nook of artistry is a tribute to the artist Lester Raymer, who lived and worked there from 1945 to 1991. Raymer and Rick Nelson started the Raymer Society in 1988. After the passing of Raymer, and then his wife, Ramona Weddle, their estate was passed onto the recently-founded Raymer Society. Because of this, The Red Barn Museum opened in 1997, and soon after the Artist-In-Residence Program was started. Lester Raymer desired to establish an Artist-In-Residence Program but never had the opportunity; The Raymer Society made his dream a reality. Any artist can apply to this program, and those chosen get to work in the Red Barn Studio, surrounded by the works of Lester Raymer. Along with studio privileges, the artist also gets to live in the next-door apartment for no charge.This program

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A Hidden Gem of Artistry: The Red Barn Studio

can last anywhere between one week to a month. The artist can then sell their work out of the studio with a percentage of the sales going to the Red Barn to support future Artists-In-Residence.

Another great opportunity the current artist has is the ability to give a workshop on their current artwork.

From October 7th through October 19th, Kayann Ausherman was the artist in residence at the Red Barn Studio. Ausherman has participated in this program three times now.

She enjoys being surrounded

by Raymer’s works, as they are both mixed-media artists, and she uses the studio time to focus on her current work.

One of her major projects was making collages on globes. Ausherman’s work can be found on her website, www.fromvictoryroad.com.

She also sells her work at local craft fairs, stores, and on her Etsy account.

The Artist-InResidence director, Marsha Howe, said that the artists love to use this program as a “get away” to focus on their art and experiment in new ways that they may not

be able to in their normal work space. Artists also appreciate the art scene in Lindsborg and feel it is an encouraging environment to work in. The Raymer Society’s advertisement about this program consists mostly of word-of-mouth communication, yet they continue to get applications from all over the world and have back-to-back artists in the program. They also have several participants who have reapplied because the studio space is so useful to them. Commonly, The Red Barn Studio will partner

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with the artist currently on display at the Sandzen Gallery. This partnership provides the exhibited artist multiple places to present current works. Many Bethany College graduates have come back to Lindsborg to take part in this program.

It provides them with an opportunity to work with familiar Bethany faces as a professional, rather than a student. Many artists, far and wide, have expressed how appreciative they are of this program and how useful it is to their work.

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A Community that Performs Together Stays Together

Abigail Rishel-Barnett

rishelbarnettak@bethanylb.edu

On the sunny afternoon of October 21st, the Bethany College Choir, Bethany College/Community Orchestra, and the Dalkoren Chamber Choir came together to perform Gabriel Faure’s Requiem.

This particular Requiem is a massive seven movements, with soprano and baritone solos. The gifted individuals who performed these solos were: Kalyn Powers, a senior vocal performance major here at Bethany, and Dr. Les Flanagan the Assistant Professor of Voice at University of Oklahoma. Not only were Bethany students and faculty performing on the stage, but many Lindsborg community members, as well.

One of Bethany College’s core values is community, and this concert was an excellent display of it. Rather than using Bethany students alone, Dr. Lucas and Dr. Green include members of the community in the orchestra and the Dalkoren Chamber choir.

The orchestra here at Bethany is a community orchestra with the Lindborg community members playing with Bethany’s students and faculty. Lori McKinney, a community member and orchestra member, enjoys performing with Bethany students because it gives her an opportunity to communicate and get to know students, while also getting to play great musical literature. When given

the opportunity, Lori chooses to participate because, as she states: “I love to play in orchestras as well as sing in choral ensembles. My life is more fulfilled when singing or playing in musical groups.”

Along with the community orchestra, the Dalkoren Chamber choir joined the performance. This choir is formed of a select few vocalists from the community.

Everyone from the town’s mayor to Dr. Lucas’ wife performs in this group.

Not only does joining forces with the community help Bethany College ensembles, but it gives back to the community.

Jeanne Lucas, Dr. Mark Lucas’ wife and a member of Dalkoren and the Lindsborg Community, stated that “the community is so very blessed to have this kind of collaboration be part of its regular aesthetic. People in Lindsborg expect this to be a part of their lives, and they have a deep appreciation for these kinds of events. These collaborative events are a wonderful and beautiful part of their lives in Lindsborg.”

Combining the musical talents of the community and the students of Bethany is an avenue into higher musicianship and an overall better performing experience.

Mrs. Lucas emphasized that when everyone brings their individual talents to the table, the group is able to make better

music.

Students, as well as community members, support the unification of Bethany and Lindsborg participants. Aubrey Hahn, a freshman choir member, had positive thoughts on the topic.

She stated: “I think that when we are joined with the community members, it no longer feels like just another school event.

Sometimes students need a break from class, and being with and performing with the community does just that for me.” Another student, Alyssa Wierman, a senior music education major, choir member, and an orchestra member stated: “I think that performing with the community gives us students a chance to have a good impact on the community. It also gives us a chance to get to know those of the community better, and we are allowed to experience a different sound to our musical ensembles as well. We learn from them and they learn from us. It’s

really unique to me that I get to experience something like this with the community. I’m glad they get to participate and experience it with us.”

The performance was a positive one for both the community and the college.

According to an audience member by the name of Kathy Rishel, “It was a beautiful performance from both the orchestra and the choirs.

The coordinators of the event should be applauded for their excellent work! What a joyous sound!! Thanks to all of you!”

Bethany’s Music Department is working very hard to embody the core value of community. This will not be the last combined music event, either. All of the Orchestra concerts are community filled, including the upcoming Messiah season. Hopefully, the community and the college will continue to work hard together to put on many more beautiful concerts.

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Eurydice Postponed

crew. Professor Greg LeGault and those involved in the play agreed that their health was more important than carrying As announced earlier this on with the showing of the month, the fall production of Eurydice will be postponed play. It would have been very difficult to replace and train until the fall semester of new actors, considering how 2019. Eurydice, written by soon the date of the producSarah Ruhl, tells the famous tion was to the time of their Greek myth of Orpheus’ difficult decision. Along with journey to Hell, not through keeping the cast and crews’ the typical perspective, but through the eyes of Eurydice, best interests in mind, keepthe undead bride. This whim- ing the integrity of the play in its performance was important sical story grapples with the to the director, Katia Matter, emotional struggles of faas well. Professor LeGault milial and romantic relationexplained that he and the cast ships as well as the immense importance of the integrity of didn’t want to reflect on the outcome of the shows simply one’s memories.

When shown next fall, as “hey, we pulled it off.”

With their sights set high for this powerful play will be next fall, and learning from performed by the same cast and crew that was chosen ear- the mistakes of the character lier this semester. The produc- Orpheus, the cast and crew tion was decidedly postponed of Eurydice won’t be looking back. due to health issues with a few members of the cast and Mya Acosta acostamr@bethanylb.edu

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October’s Makers Street

Brandi Cruz cruzbl@bethanylb.edu

On the second Friday of every month, music can be heard in and around shops on Main Street in Lindsborg.

People congregate to admire art displays while asking questions and checking price tags. This event is known as “Makers Street.” It is a community wide event that encourages and educates both students and citizens of Lindsborg in various arts and crafts. Not only can artists sell their own art pieces, they can also speak to members of the community and gain insight on the traditional arts and music created here. Ultimately, the goal of Makers Street is to help forge connections within the community between artists and citizens alike.

Bethany students have the opportunity to also be apart of Makers Street.

Lindsborg prides itself on being a close-knit community, and by interacting with the townspeople, students gain valuable networking skills.

Selling artwork or performing in public helps build a credible reputation, while also allowing the students to learn and work with other experienced artists. Not only are these personal connections, but they are also professional. This networking helps students find

anything from hobbies to job opportunities.

Makers Street, for the month of October, was dedicated to Bethany College and its students. This month, individually personalized owls, each with a different color and facial expression, were sold at a booth in the local toy store Trollslanda by Senior Amber Warne. “Pretty much every opportunity that I’ve had, I’ve gotten through someone in the community,” Warne said. It is her second year participating in Make’s Street, and Amber is confident that the members of the community want nothing more than to help students in any way that they can.

At the core of Makers Street is the desire to foster creativity.

It is more than just learning about art and its history. Makers Street is about glimpsing the talents of the community’s artists and giving those artists an opportunity to share their work. The town, the people, and the college are inexplicably linked, and maintaining this contact allows students to find support outside of school.

November is just beginning and, with it, will come the next Makers Street. Everyone is welcome, artist or not, to enjoy the music, art, and community.

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Dom Murray murraydc@bethanylb.edu

Women’s Soccer: As the fall season ends and winter sports begin, two of the fall teams, Women’s Soccer and Volleyball, will be moving on to their respective conference tournaments. In what was a rough fall for Bethany athletics, the Women’s Soccer team seemed unphased and was the only team that finished the season with a winning record (11-5-2). Their spectacular season earned them a fifth place finish in the tough KCAC with a 6-5-1 conference record. This impressive feat was accomplished by an extremely young team, 18 of the 25 girls are underclassmen.

On the 24th of October, the Lady Swedes grinded out a 2-1 home win against the Southwestern Moundbuilders. The game was tied 0-0 up until the 75th minute, when Southwestern scored off a corner kick. With seven minutes left in the game the freshman striker Laura McLeod evened up the game off a pass from Brena Mitchell. With the clock winding down and overtime looming, the Lady Swedes received a corner kick. Freshman defender Lauren Loughron knocked the ball in with 10.9 seconds left to lock in their 4th win in conference and 9th win overall. The Lady Swedes were back in action on November 2nd against Friends University for the KCAC Tournament quarterfinals.

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Fall Sports: Season Recap Volleyball:

Volleyball made a step in the right direction this month going 5-5 in comparison to last month’s 5-8 record. They have an overall record of 11-20 on the year, putting them in 9th place in the conference standings. The KCAC is changing up the qualifications for the volleyball tournament this year and is giving every school the opportunity to participate. This will allow the possibility of a last place team winning the conference tournament and qualifying for the big dance. If the Lady Swedes get hot at the right time, who knows when their season will finish. Hopefully it will end with them bringing the trophy back to Bethany. Senior Night was November 2nd in the Hahn and the The KCAC Tournament will be November 8th at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kansas.

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more Melvin Akingboye had a hat trick scoring three goals in the contest. Junior Jack Rhys-Jones and sophomore Lisandro Nunez both had one goal and one assist each. Bethel managed to outshoot the Swedes, but the Swedes were more efficient with their shots, hitting six of the 14 shots on goal.

After a tough year like this one, it’s good that the team was able to walk off the field on a positive note. Hopefully this win will carry over to next year and the younger players will learn what they can from this year and improve for the next season.

Football: Swedes Football has probably had the toughest fall season out of all of the sports, going 2-8 this season. But they didn’t disappoint on homecoming night where they took down a Sterling team that was receiving votes at the time.

On October 13th the Swedes beat Sterling College 35-14, play-

ing what I would say was their best game all year by far. I get to work on the sidelines during the home games, and something in the air just felt different about the team that day--and it showed.

All game long, the defense was hounding the quarterback and the running backs, making them feel extremely uncomfortable in their own backfield. On the offensive side, senior quarterback Isaiah Salazar connected on 18 of his 29 passing attempts for 234 yards and a touchdown. Seven of those 18 completed passed were caught by senior wide receiver Mike Milbourne for 141 yards. Junior Derek Jones led the team in rushing with 61 yards on 16 attempts.

Unfortunately, after the November 3rd game at Tabor College, their season is over, and preparations for next fall have already began.

Hopefully this season will leave a bitter taste in the mouths of the Swedes and they come out next year hungry and ready to go.

Men’s Soccer had a rough year going 4-14 overall and missing the conference tournament. Although the season may not have gone as well as they had liked, they ended the season with a bang, beating Bethel 6-0 in their final game of the season. With a 0-0 score at the half the game looked like it could go down to the wire. Then the second half started, and the Swedes awoke from their slumber, scoring three goals within the first 20 minutes of the half. SophoPhoto Credit: Hannah Imm

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Caleigh Knight

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Bethany Volleyball Finishes Strong

The Bethany Volleyball team finished off their season with 11 wins and 20 losses. Despite their low winning percentage, they continued to tough it out through every game that came their way. This allowed for the team to end off their season strong in their last game on November 2nd against Bethel College. Bethel, the Threshers, had maintained a reputation for having a solid team, which worried many fans of Bethany for the upcoming match. After losing to our rival Kansas Wesleyan with a score of 0-3 both times they played them, many had zero expectations for the Swedes Volleyball team. Many assumed Bethany would remain in a losing lull through the end of the season, especially after losing the two previous games against Southwestern College on October 26th and the University of Saint Mary on October 30th. There wasn’t much expectation for the upcoming match against the reputable Threshers only three days later. Coincidentally, this was also the very same day that Bethany held their senior night for the players. The gym was covered in decorations to celebrate the event as the game went underway.

In the first set, the Swedes started out strong with great teamwork and saves that produced a solid lead against Bethel. The set ended with Bethany reaching a score of 25 and Bethel ending with a simple 15. In the second set,

Bethel challenged Bethany for the win, but the Swedes still managed to consistently keep ahead with a strong lead. They ended the set off with a score of 25-19, another win for the Swedes. Finally, during the third set, Bethel threw out all the stops in a last ditch effort to gain one set win. The nail biter between the two teams began with the lead being tossed back and forth between the competitors. Sadly, Bethel finally took charge of the lead with a score of 24-20--Bethany seemed to be losing the third set. However, with only two more points to go for Bethel to claim their first winning set against Bethany, Swedes joyfully managed to “side out.� The crowd was going wild for the rebound and the potential ending of the match. The Swedes got back the ball and kept it for the next straight six points, giving them the third and final set, and also the game.

Bethany had won their senior night and final match for the season before tournament. With a very satisfying victory under their belt, spirits are high as the season comes to a close. Now, our Swedes Volleyball team awaits the rest of the regular season games, with every other volleyball college team, to finish. Once they are all over, Bethany will get to see where they end up in a tournament taking place just 50 minutes away from Lindsborg in Hutchinson Kansas at their Hutchinson Sports Arena. It will be at this very arena that the KCAC Championships will occur on Friday, November 9th.

Photo Credit: Jim Turner

Photo Credit: Jim Turner

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Men’s Basketball: Bethany’s Men’s Basketball has gotten off to a hot 2-0 start this year after a rough season last year. They opened their season on the 20th with a 9083 home win over Midland University. The Swedes were led by sophomore Lavarius (Mook) Duncan, who recorded a double-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks.

Senior Tyler Larkin not only tied Duncan for the team lead in points, but he also added in four steals on the defensive side of the ball. One week later, the Swedes hosted Mount Marty College (S.D.) and proceeded to beat them 77-69.

Larkin led the team again with 23 points and three assists. His guard counterpart, sophomore Isiah Saenz, was a stat sheet stuffer, recording 17 points, five assists and eight rebounds in the contest.

After an 8-22 record last season, this year’s men’s team is already playing a lot better than they did last year. Winning the first two games of the year is a huge confidence booster,

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especially when those first two are at home. The Swedes took on a tough Briar Cliff team, that is currently ranked 10th overall in the NAIA, at home on the 3rd of November and are now set play in the Tabor Classic on the 9th and 10th.

The Tabor Classic games start at 4pm on Friday and 3pm on Saturday.

Women’s Basketball: Before the season started, the Women’s Basketball team received the news that they were chosen 2nd in the KCAC preseason poll. This is coming off an 18-12 season where they finished second in the conference behind Friends University, who finished 20-2 in the KCAC. A couple of days before the season tip-off, the Lady Swedes began receiving votes for a top 25 spot in Division two national rankings. They didn’t let the pressure get to them, though, taking down the first two teams they faced. The 25th of October they opened their season in Omaha, Nebraska against the College of Saint Mary, Omaha beating them 64-59. Reigning KCAC Newcomer of the Year, Lauren Welsch (jr.), led the

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team in scoring with 18 points and chalking up nine rebounds, one short of a double-double.

Sophomore Halei Wortham added in 3 assists and played lockdown defense, recording four steals in the contest. The next night they took on Nebraska Christian College and blew them out of the water 76-55.

The Lady Swedes were led by returning senior Sarah Bartel and transfer junior Kelsi Mueller, who both knocked down three three-pointers each. Bartel finished with 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and shot an efficient 5-7 from the field.

Mueller led the team in scoring with 14 points in 11 minutes, shooting 5-8 from the field.

Wrestling: Coming off a 2nd place finish in last year’s conference tournament, the grappling Swedes hope to get over that hump and bring home the trophy this year. Sophomore Trey Edwards, senior Brandon Lawson-Archuleta, sophomore Zach Gadbois, and sophomore Jordon Ward all qualified for nationals last year. With a lot of returning wrestlers on the roster, last years dominance could certainly roll over to this year. The Swedes opened up their season with the first of two Smoky Hill Showdowns at home against the school from up north on the 3rd.