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Anti-piracy legislation causes Internet protest

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Jan. 18 marked a widespread Internet protest in response to two anti-piracy bills making their way through Congress. The two bills are the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Over 7,000 websites participated in the protest with some we... More »

Romney wins New Hampshire

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As expected, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney takes the New Hampshire primary with 39 percent of the votes. Ron Paul took silver with 23 percent and Jon Huntsman rounded out the top three with 17 percent. The battle for second was decided by a mere 49... More »

ASL students get ‘real world’ experience

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For 10 weeks the senior American Sign Language (ASL) students will be leaving Bethel to go to various locations around the States for practicum. “Each student is paired with a mentor and the goal is to interpret in a variety of settings, observe professional w... More »

Mitt Romney strikes first with a win in Iowa

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Mitt Romney wins the Iowa caucuses and Rick Santorum places second by a narrow margin. Santorum finishes with a mere eight votes behind Romney. According to Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn the official vote count for Romney tallies 30,015 and 30,007 for Santorum... More »

“Occupy Wall Street” protests take to the streets

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“We are the 99 percent!” shouted protesters in downtown Chicago. The 99 percent, according to one protester, was anyone who belongs to a household that made an income of below $364,000 dollars last year. The remaining one percent, the richest one percent of th... More »

Finals week survival guide

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Its finals week time again, and if you haven’t started studying yet, don’t worry, there is still hope. I have a few pointers for you to help you prepare for the tests to come. 1. First and foremost, it is important to figure out when your tests are and mark th... More »

Student Council hosts Christmas party

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Santa Claus, horse carriage rides, and an array of Christmas cookies were just a few of the highlights of a Yuletide party held Thursday, Dec. 8. The party, which was hosted by Student Council, was open to all Bethel students and free of charge. It was held in... More »

Students feed the hungry

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Every Friday a group of students meet outside the Zerelli house (next to campus safety) at 5 p.m. to pray, and then carpool to a bus stop in downtown South Bend to serve those who are less fortunate. This was a simple ministry, Feed the Hungry, started by Ryne... More »

Zumba viewed as a great form of exercise

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On Friday, Nov. 18 Social Life invited all of the girls on campus to take part in Zumba. According to Sara Loucy-Swartz, resident director, Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance fitness program created by Alberto Perez in Colombia during the 1990s. “Zumba’s choreogr... More »

‘Breaking Dawn’ comes to the big screen

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Warning: Spoiler Alert! I, being a fan of the Twilight saga, went to the midnight showing of “Breaking Dawn” Part 1, the fourth of the five film series on Nov. 18. I read all of the books when I was in high school and had seen all of the films in theatres on o... More »

Q & A with a woman of Lockerbie

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1. What is the play about? The Women of Lockerbie centers on the tragedy of Pan Am 103. Pan Am 103 was a fight that was blown up by a terrorist bomb and crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 271 people. Set seven years after the crash and based loose... More »