From the Asst. Ed­i­tor

Salu­ta­tions, Bea­con Read­ers! 

Con­grat­u­la­tions—you are hold­ing in your hands the first print edi­tion of the Bea­con this decade! You should re­ceive three print edi­tions this se­mes­ter, so keep your eyes peeled for those in the com­ing weeks. 

Ad­di­tion­ally, you can read the lat­est news every Mon­day morn­ing on our web­site, bea­con.bethelu­ni­ver­sity.edu. The Bea­con cov­ers cam­pus events, high­lights out­stand­ing stu­dents and dis­cusses na­tional and global con­cerns, fo­cus­ing on how they af­fect our school and our com­mu­nity. 

But we want to hear your voice as well; what sto­ries would you like to see printed in The Bea­con? Do you know an ath­lete who is ex­cep­tional on and off the field, or an artist with amaz­ing tal­ent and per­son­al­ity, that you would like to nom­i­nate for Ath­lete or Artist of the Week? Please email us with their name and a sen­tence or two ex­plain­ing why you think they would be a great can­di­date for us to pro­file. Email any ques­tions or sug­ges­tions to bethel­bea­con@bethelu­ni­ver­sity.edu. Also, make sure to fol­low us on so­cial me­dia for quick and con­ve­nient up­dates. For more de­tails, check out the ar­ti­cle in this edi­tion by Josiah Hack­ett, man­ag­ing ed­i­tor. 

This is my fifth se­mes­ter with The Bea­con, and I am ex­cited about the di­rec­tion it is head­ing. Writ­ing for The Bea­con has given me the op­por­tu­nity to meet many of you in per­son, and your sto­ries have in­spired and en­cour­aged me in many ways. If you spot me or any of our fan­tas­tic writ­ers around cam­pus, please don’t hes­i­tate to say hello! We would love to chat with you. 

Thank you for tak­ing the time to pe­ruse this edi­tion! I look for­ward to hear­ing from you in the com­ing weeks. 

Sin­cerely yours, 

Bri­anna R. Dens­more