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Clayton Sidenbender

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Athlete of the Week: Ameer Lawrence

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Freshman Ameer Lawrence became a rising star in the Bethel men’s bowling team’s inaugural season. He won his first individual tournament at the Siena Heights University Halo Invitational on Sept. 28.   Lawrence bowled four years competitively for Bishop Noll I... More »

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Nutshell: How Did Kobe Bryant Impact You?

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With the passing of NBA legend Kobe Bryant at age 41, Bethel University students and professors expressed their gratitude and grief for the man known as “The Black Mamba.”  “I am lifetime LA Lakers fan and all of my favorite players have been Lakers including ... More »

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Snowball Dance Brings in Record Crowd

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The Bethel University Student Council hosted the first school sponsored dance on Jan. 17.  While the council expected between 50 and 200 attendees, over 500 people showed up to the event.  “We had ordered food for about 180 people and we ran quickly out of dri... More »

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Student Council Raises Snowball Budget

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The Bethel University Student Council had their first meeting of the spring semester Jan. 13 at 9 p.m. After prayer and roll call the student body president, Paul Cooke, discussed updates to the dance.  The dance which took place inside Goodman Gym on Jan. 17 ... More »

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Bethel IT releases new app

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MISHAWAKA — The Information Technology (IT) Department released its new app to the Bethel University student body on August 23. While the app’s release date came as a surprise to many students, IT planned to create an app for many years.  What made the idea a ... More »

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Student Athlete of the Week: Gage Ott

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Everyone knows a team-orientated sport such as basketball requires a good performance from each team member. However, replacing NCCAA first team All-American Gage Ott, will be difficult. The senior had the best season statistically in his four seasons at Bethe... More »

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A servant’s heart: the Chris Hess story

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This fall, women’s golf coach Christopher Hess reached his fiftieth national tournament appearance as a head coach and assistant coach at Bethel College. Hess has coached teams in four Bethel sports since 1994: men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s golf ... More »

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Student Athlete of the Week: Kama Hardy

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This week, the Beacon shines the spotlight on women’s soccer player Kama Hardy. She has been a star player from the moment she stepped on campus, starting all fifteen games her freshman campaign and leading the team in both shots (20) and goals (4). A common m... More »

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March Madness upset busts Bethel community brackets

 - Brianna Densmore and Clayton Sidenbender

For anyone even slightly familiar with college basketball, March is synonymous with one thing: March Madness. Every year, millions of Americans fill out brackets predicting who they think will win it all in the NCAA tournament, including many here at Bethel. “... More »