We asked Bethel students what they thought about changing the school’s name from Bethel College to Bethel University. Here were some comments: Bryant Kerns – Freshmen, “I just don’t see the point.” Kayla Maike – Junior, “I don’t like it.” Emily Dobson – Se... More »
Welcome back to the Nutshell! Each week, the Beacon staff poses a question to you, the Bethel student body, and publishes your answers. This week, we asked you: “What has been your favorite chapel ever?” Carrissa Whitten, nursing major: “Judy Peterson…. I thin... More »
Welcome back to the Nutshell! Each week the Beacon poses a question to you, the Bethel community, and publishes your responses. This week, in response to the recent bombing in Syria, we adjusted our question announced last week. This week’s question: “What imp... More »
Welcome back to The Nutshell, the Beacon’s weekly student poll. Each week, we take a question out to you, the student body, and publish your responses! This week, our question was: “If you could add any event to Bethel weekend student life, what would it be?” ... More »
Welcome back to The Nutshell! Each week, the Beacon poses a question to you, the student body, and publishes your insight below. This week, our question was: “What would be your ideal senior class gift?” Here are your answers: Annelotte Letens, junior: “A mag... More »
The student poll section of the Beacon, “The Nutshell,” is back! Each week, we’ll ask you, the student body, a question, ranging from hot-topic news to Bethel-related trivia, and each week, we’ll publish your responses. On March 24, 2018, students nationwide p... More »
Editor’s Note: The following article was jointly written by Wesley Lantz and Joshua Goodwin, who are both involved in the theatre department at Bethel. Their personal experiences are related in the first person via this format: Last name: quote. The opinions e... More »
The Bethel College Pilots were on a mission to win a national championship in the final season of coach Mike Lightfoot’s career, but the dream came to an end on Saturday, March 11. The Pilots had advanced to the Elite 8 of the NAIA Division II National Champio... More »
The Bethel College Pilots crushed the Crimson Wave of Calumet 104-78 in a first round game of the NAIA Division II National Tournament on Thursday night, March 9. The Pilots had great balance as six players scored in double figures. Junior Gage Ott led the tea... More »
Before the Bethel College Pilots played Grace on Saturday, Feb. 4 Bethel held a special ceremony to honor retiring coach Mike Lightfoot. During that ceremony the school announced that the basketball court in the Wiekamp Athletic Center would be called Mike Lig... More »
This past week, Campus Safety have received reports of two separate cases of voyeurism being committed, the victims being two female students. Paul Neel, director of Campus Safety, sent out the following release to students on Feb. 3 The Bethel Campus Safety... More »
Bethel College Basketball Coach Mike Lightfoot announced his plans to retire during a news conference at Bethel on Thursday, Jan 5. Lightfoot has coached 30 years at Bethel and says he will retire after the 2016-2017 season. During his time at Bethel Lightfoot... More »
