On November 21, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai announced that the FCC will be taking a vote on December 14 on whether or not to repeal the Obama-era rules regarding what’s known as “net neutrality.” Net neutrality refers to a set of ... More »
Earlier this morning at 12:45 a.m., the Oakwood-Slater Hall boys struck again with another one of their infamous pranks. As the collective group put it, “We’re about to get rowdy.” This time, they decided to gather up the leaves around their dorm and throw th... More »
We’re currently in week four of the Reformation chapel series here at Bethel. This series has been focusing on various theological tenets of this storied event, or rather series of events, in church history. Recently, Joshua Goodwin talked to a few campus figu... More »
For the past few weeks, Bethel’s chapel has been focused on the Reformation; more specifically on some of the theological tenets that have evolved from the posting of the 95 Theses 500 years ago. In an interesting move, Student Life has opted to not focus the ... More »
If you don’t play a school sport but you love playing a sport for fun, or you just want another reason to have fun with your friends, intramural sports are a good go-to activity. The intramurals are not only for fun, but they can be a good competitive release ... More »
Photo by Mihai Surdu on Unsplash “Me too.” These two words are causing awareness of the great epidemic of sexual assault. They are two words that are causing people to realize that we have an issue that needs to be solved. The “Me Too” movement is designed t... More »
New era; same standard.” This was Ryne Lightfoot’s motto as he stepped from assistant men’s basketball coach to head men’s basketball coach following the retirement of his father, long-time beloved coach Mike Lightfoot. “Our standard is to get to the NAIA (N... More »
Dick Matteson, Bethel grad from the class of 1958, gazed past the heads of other Bethel alum and up at the podium ahead of him on the Mike Lightfoot court in Wiekamp Athletic Center. Former and current members of the Voices of Triumph (VOT) were singing Moses ... More »
Have you ever desired to see a play that mischievously balanced creativity and controversy? Bethel College student Alex Price stepped on this balance beam as he directed the 2011 revival version of the musical “Godspell,” which focuses on the life and teaching... More »
Bethel College’s chapel speaker this Friday was none other than Wesley Hill, assistant professor of Biblical studies at Trinity School for Ministry. Hill is author of various books, such as “Paul and the Trinity: Persons, Relations, and the Pauline Letters,” “... More »
Editor’s note: the opinions expressed in the following article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Beacon or its staff as a whole. If you Google “why is service important?” you will get the automatic response: “Psychological ben... More »
No doubt you’ve heard the news of the devastating hurricanes that have hit the southern and southeastern United States and the surrounding areas, such as the Virgin Islands. Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area, causing massive flooding. Then, Hurricane Irma,... More »
