Due to the break-ins that happened earlier this semester (and the recent Instagram trip robbery), the Beacon reached out to Campus Safety to find out some ways that students on campus can be safer. The break-ins mainly occurred towards the end of September and... More »
MISHAWAKA, IND.—The Tip-off Madness Car Contest was a chilling success! Well, at least it was for Keenen Boyce, the winner of the contest and car. On Friday, October 19, determined contestants gathered in the frigid rain to face off in a long, strenuous batt... More »
MISHAWAKA, IND. – Have you ever wondered why the Acorn is always running out of food? Why sometimes the toaster stops working? Or why the Acorn has a gate at night? Would you believe me if I said it was haunted? For years, Acorn has been serving food to Bethel... More »
Note: the following story is fictitious. Any resemblance to real-life characters or events is coincidental. Halloween is traditionally held to be a night of fun and terror, a strange mixture of mirth and fear. From costume parties to scream parks, trick-or-tr... More »
MISHAWAKA—This week, the topic of discussion has been the dark figure following students around campus and harassing them. Bethel students have ended up in the hospital, all with at least stitches on their necks. None of those injured have returned to their cl... More »
MISHAWAKA – Annie Erdel ‘16, a Sociology and TESOL double major, is using both degrees in unexpected ways after returning from a recent trip to Ecuador. She is working as an English Language teacher and bilingual aid and as publicist for The Trafficking Dispat... More »
MISHAWAKA, IND.–Early morning is the perfect time for a jog around Bethel’s beautiful campus. The sun up in the sky lines the horizon. Everything covered in morning dew. It glistens off every blade of grass. The sidewalks, damp and gray, stretch far along the ... More »
Have you noticed the increased number of Pilot Preview Days? Well, according to Terry Elam, Bethel’s new Vice President of Enrollment, there is a strategy behind that. Elam was born in Lebanon, Mo. He grew up in a ministry-driven family with his dad as a pasto... More »
MISHAWAKA, IND. – This week there have been reports of a rogue squirrel. Multiple students have reported to Campus Safety of a squirrel that just seems a little bit off. A few of the reported traits are as follows: larger than an average squirrel, closer to t... More »
MISHAWAKA, IND. – It is pumpkin season everyone! Keep an eye out, because on Halloween, Wed., Oct. 31, the Bethel Beacon will be hosting a scene-it style competition. Patch the Pumpkin will be located so somewhere around campus between the Everest-Rohrer chape... More »
MISHAWAKA, IND.— Everyone knows about the recent change in chapel life, but not everyone knows why. The reasons behind the change, according to Dr. Shawn Holtgren, all lead to the question, “What is ultimately best for our students?” Small groups provide a w... More »
MISHAWAKA, IND – You’re probably wondering what those metal baskets littered throughout campus are—those are the holes for our new disc golf course. “What disc golf course?” you may ask. Last year, our upper class council decided the senior gift should be some... More »
