The upcoming World Consumer Rights Day – which, among other things, celebrates our right to choose what we eat – has prompted the Beacon to begin a series on environmental issues around Bethel. One of these environmental factors is Bethel’s upcoming Unity Gard... More »
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a house that was so environmentally conscientious that it seemed to leap off the pages of a sci-fi novel? For our World Consumer Rights Day series, the Beacon decided to take a look at just such a house t... More »
It’s a brisk Monday morning. Hundreds are seated in chapel. There’s something distinct in the air. A cough here, a sniffle there. Even the occasional earth-shaking sneeze can be heard like a chain reaction, all within a matter of mere seconds. There’s no disgu... More »
On Monday, Nov. 27, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a student at Ohio State University, drove his car into a group of students and exited the car with a knife. 11 students were hospitalized after the attack, which ended with Artan being shot by Ohio State police office... More »
Any good college has technology. And any form of technology is going to have glitches and breakdowns. It’s a consequence of our extremely rapid development in the field of technology: we innovate faster than we can perfect. To combat this technological gap, we... More »
Cubs throw a party for the ages Nov. 4, 2016 will forever go down as the day the Cubs held the largest gathering in U.S. history. In fact, it’s reported that over 5 million observers lined the streets of Chicago to witness this once-in-a-lifetime experience. ... More »
This is the start of my fifth year at Bethel. (Well, it’s the third full-time year, I suppose, but who’s counting?) This means I’ve registered for classes a total of 10 times so far. And every year, one thing looms in my face: the ever-dreaded credit limit. ... More »
Question: how do you want to be remembered? I don’t just mean after you’re gone from this earth, but how do you want to be remembered here, at your alma mater? What do you want your name associated with years or even decades after you walked down the aisle in ... More »
Thus far within our fall semester there have been several changes and new additions to our campus. So it didn’t take many of us by surprise when there was a new update to Bethel’s student resources site, MyBethel. The new page looks highly sophisticated while ... More »
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” –Ephesians 5:22-23 Bethel College is a Christian campus and seeks to exemplify the “fruits of the Spir... More »
Bethel College is not in hurricane country; however, its students aren’t necessarily exempt from the devastation hurricanes can cause. Many students and faculty have friends and family in the southeastern United States, right in the path of Hurricane Matthew. ... More »
We’re all here for our education, but one group of students is going beyond a simple grade. The Foundations of Communications class, taught by associate professor of communication Theodore Williams, has an annual project: plan a major event for the campus. In ... More »
