The Bethel College science method students, led by Associate Professor of Education Jeff Stueve, lent a helping hand to Triton Elementary School’s science fair in Bourbon Indiana, serving as judges for the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade science projects. The judges g... More »
Bethel’s latest art show in the Weaver Gallery is also a rather familiar one: the annual Juried student art show. Every year, the studio arts department sponsors an exhibition of student work from all over Bethel, from paintings to sculptures to drawings to de... More »
(Editor’s Note: the opinions expressed in the following article do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Beacon staff or leadership.) As Dude Week comes to a close, we look back at the things that the guys gave up for the week in their effort to build co... More »
Community at Bethel College will never be the same when Josh Hartsell steps down as resident director of Oakwood-Slater Hall at the end of the school year. Like David Slater and Bill Bemis before him, Hartsell has left an impact on hundreds of students and sta... More »
This flu season has been one of the worst in United States history, and it’s not over yet. According to the Indiana State Department of Health, there have already been 167 influenza-associated deaths in Indiana alone this season. That number sounds even higher... More »
Attention all graduates: Bethel’s annual graduate fair is fast approaching! Tuesday, February 6 from 1 to 6 p.m. and Wednesday, February 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Rotunda, the Alumni Office will offer soon-to-be-graduates the opportunity t... More »
For the first time in five years, Shakespeare is returning to the Bethel stage. “Pericles, Prince of Tyre” will open on February 8, and everyone involved is working hard to make sure everything goes according to plan. “With ‘Pericles,’ it’s a very ensemble sho... More »
There haven’t been a lot of movie adaptations of young adult books coming out lately. But we’ve just closed out another popular book-to-film adaptation with “The Maze Runner: The Death Cure,” the third and final installment of the post-apocalyptic series based... More »
Since the debut of men’s rugby back in 2015, the team has continually pushed the limits to what they can do. In year one, they had a winning record, nearly beating a more experienced Notre Dame program. The also qualified for the National Small College Rugby O... More »
This week, we highlight starting center mid-fielder and team captain of the soccer team Samuel Biek. Biek hails from a little town in Germany called Bad Endbach, which is an hour north of Frankfort. Biek has been an offensive force since he signed with the tea... More »
South Bend, Ind.– January 21 was Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. To celebrate, about 600 people chose to participate in a St. Joseph County Right to Life march on Friday, January 19. Bethel’s own Dr. Christian Davis, associate professor of English, was one of t... More »
Human sex-trafficking. It is slowly becoming one of the largest industries around the world. Bethel girls’ basketball coach, Eric Gingerich, approximated the industry to be worth 100 billion dollars today. Tonight’s game, which starts in the Wiekamp Athletic C... More »