Hello Beacon readers, Once again, we have a week of stories from all around Bethel life, so here’s a quick sneak peek at what’s coming up! The Bethel rugby team seems to have lost its magic that it’s had since its inception a few years ago. What happened? Clay... More »
“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee was a book that shook the United States. It was a wakeup call to the American people that racism is an issue that plagues all people, children included. The book follows the story of a six-year old girl named Scout Finch l... More »
Bethel College and the University of Notre Dame. David and Goliath. Two teams who find themselves at opposite sides of the spectrum in terms of size in basketball programs and two teams with totally different agendas. For one side: take care of the challenger ... More »
The greatest heroes who work daily to keep us safe in harms are firefighters. They are some of the most respectable men and women in the force, risking their lives to save us from danger in relations to fire control. Any movie that reads “based on true events”... More »
One of the most highly anticipated games in Bethel College basketball history isn’t even a tournament game, but an exhibition game. However, the Pilots are not just playing any institution from the middle of nowhere. They’re traveling to the Golden Dome in the... More »
Hello Beacon readers, The Beacon staff is always working hard to cover various aspects of campus life and dig up details you may not have even known existed. To keep you in the know of what we’re covering each week, we’ve started the Beacon Preview, a weekly... 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 »
If you were alive in the summer of 1982, you probably remember some claims that that summer changed the sci-fi genre for years to come. One film to do just that was none other than “Blade Runner,” which has since been hailed as an all-time classic. Fast-forw... More »
It’s Oscar season, and that’s usually the best time for studios to release their films that they hope will be considered one of the best of the year, possibly pushing to be a real contender for the golden statuette. So what better way to get people’s attenti... 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 »
Slider Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash With fall break fast approaching, many Bethel students are looking forward to a moment to step back from school and relax. But for many students, the Mishawaka area is a vast, untamed concrete jungle. Here to help, the B... More »