Inside the relatively safe “Bethel bubble” most students have never personally felt the effects of female infanticide, sex determinations feticide, or discrimination against baby girls. Sadly, this reality is all too real in India. The United Nations estimated... More »
This year Bill Bemis will not be serving as Oakwood/Slater Hall’s resident director for the first time since 2001. After a decade of service as a resident director Bemis is now the assistant director for student development. JW: What are you up to these days? ... More »
Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW) ended on Friday, leaving students to contemplate their faith and encouraging them to move forward. The speaker for the week, Adrian Despres, began preaching on Monday, and preached two times a day for four days. Despres first taug... More »
Over the summer senior Sabrina Hallock spent her time living in an HIV orphanage and clinic center in India. Although this was a new experience for her this hasn’t been the first time Hallock has been abroad. “I was born and raised overseas in the Amazon basin... More »
As Hurricane Irene wreaked havoc from the Caribbean to New England on Aug. 27, she claimed at least 43 lives, left eight million without power, flooded hometowns and affected several Bethel ties on the East Coast. The storm was only labeled a category-one hurr... More »
On Sept. 11, 2001 senior Peter Stergios’ eyes were glued to the screen as he watched as America was under attack. “I remember the images of people jumping from the tower because the flames were too hot,” he said. “Then, almost as if in slow motion, I remember ... More »
For the duration of six weeks senior Megan Kobler lived in Spain during the summer through a program offered at Bethel. For the first four weeks she lived with a host family with two other Bethel students in Salamanca. “At school, I had a grammar class, conver... More »
This year Josh Hartsell, a 2008 Bethel graduate, took the position as the new resident director of Oakwood/Slater Hall. Hartsell served under legendary former Oakwood Resident Director Bill Bemis for three years as a resident coordinator. He is a native of Blu... More »
On the morning of Wed. Aug. 31, 13 Bethel students will be saying goodbye to their friends and family as they head to the airport to make their way to the Dominican Republic for a semester abroad. “I have felt very excited about this trip ever since I signed u... More »
Senior Leah Smith felt called to help girls in need and wanted to offer them a chance to feel like Cinderella for the day. So Smith along with volunteers collected prom dresses and enlisted local businesses and beauty professionals to create a day she named “C... More »
Where could we find you on your 80th birthday? Playing shuffleboard in a Florida retirement community or bingo at an assisted living facility? Trying to remember what you ate for breakfast? For Bethel College professor Dr. Robert Morris, 80 just means another ... More »
For ten Bethel students, this semester is their first one of the school year in the United States. From September 1 to December 16 they called the Dominican Republic home. For fifteen weeks abroad, new adventures, “riceandbeans” and team bonding filled their t... More »
