Clarion 1990-11-02 Vol. 66 No. 05

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Lifestyle Changes
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Boyd Leaves the Pack
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Royals
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Bethel Macintosh Attacked
by Kari Starr
Sunday evening, October 13,1990
between 10pm and 11pm, a complete
Macintosh SE system was stolen from the
Academic Computing CenterMacintoshLab
in AC 237. The cable that stationed the
system was cut by a suspected two person
party.
Senior Mike Brekke was the T.A.
on duty the night of the theft. Brekkc's desk
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is located in the printing room, AC 235
which is connected to AC 237. The same
night the printer in the library was malfunctioning and he had to fix it before the library
closed at 11pm. Brekke locked up, not noticing the missing computer. He did not find
out about the robbery until the next morning.
A student working on the computers before Vespers, which started at 10 pm,
left and returned at 10:45 pm, noticing the
missing computer. It was not reported until
early the next morning.
Director of the Academic Computer Center Bill Doyle, explained that this
type of robbery has not happened since he
came in 1981. Other pieces of equipment
such as terminals and keyboards from the
psychology department and faculty offices
have been stolen, but not whole systems.
The system was worth SI200, including the "mouse," screen and keyboard.
Bethel now has 22 Macintosh computers,
according to Manager of the Academic
Computer Center David Holter. Eleven are
stationed in AC235, including the three left
from AC237 where the Macintosh was sto
len. Five Macintoshes are in the LRC, and
the four in Bodien have been removed and
will return before the semester is over.
According to Holter, "We compare
pretty favorably to other Christian colleges,
but compared to St. Olaf and Carleton, we
are a little behind. They've had grants recently that have really helped them out and
have been working on their programs
longer."
"When we've got 23 Macintoshes
and 1 is stolen, that's 4% of our access that
is gone," says Holter.
A new security system is being
developed to secure the computers to the
tables to prevent future thefts. All computers have been removed from unattended
areas. This creates a negative impact to
students, but has to be done to prevent it
from happening again.
The new strategy, "All computers
in view" is being developed and is used on
other campuses. It is time consuming and
costly to develop this new security system.
Brekke says, "It is sad because we
went out on a limb trusting Bethel students,
and now because of one person, we are all
paying for it."
"Students need to be aware of security measures. If they see anything
questionable or anyone they don't recognize
removing equipmentfromthecomputer labs,
they should contact us right away," says
Holter.
William Doyle, Director, Academic Computer
Center. Pholo By Office of Public Relations
Cooper-Lewter Finds Mission Amidst Pain
by Chris Tachick
When Dr. Nicholas Cooper-
Lewter, Bethel's new Assbciate Professor
of Social Work, came to Minneapolis last
February, all he wanted was a time for rest,
a time to get away with his wife, Marcia.
Little did he know he would face death and
Bethel College in the same week.
Before Dr. Cooper-Lewter left
California, he had arranged to meet with
friend-of-a-friend Terry Coffee, Bethel's
Director of Multicultural Development. On
the very day Cooper-Lewter flew to Minneapolis, Donald Belton, who was then an
Associate Professor of Social Work, resigned, leaving his position open.
Cooper-Lewter met with Terry
Coffee and David Brandt, Provost, who had
Cooper-Lewter fax a resume, although he
had no intention of coming to Bethel.
Two days after that meeting, Cooper-Lewter was in the Hennepin County
hospital, at the point of death. A part of his
large intestine burst, releasing toxins into his
system. ■
While he lay in great pain, God
spoke with him about the course of his life,
says Cooper-Lewter. Cooper-Lewter was at
an incredibly low point. He had excelled in
athletics, received international recognition
for his work in sports psychology and mental
training, was one of the first black sports
psychologists for U.S. Olympic teams,
pastored people in Los Angeles that no one
else had cared about, authored books, and set
up counseling centers that were offering
Christ-centered counseling to hurting people.
But "none of it could be used [to
help me because] microorganisms were taking over my body," says Cooper-Lewter.
At this point, God began communicating in an exceptionally clear way with
Nicholas Cooper-Lewter. ("It was not some
spooky 'woo-ooo' talk with God," clarifies
Cooper-Lewter.) Cooper-Lewter had personally experienced all the by-products of a
society and church where people didn' t seem
to care; he came from a dysfunctional family
that often seemed not to care whether he
lived or died, and he had been denied different chances in sports and other fields because of his color. These experiences had
already allowed Cooper-Lewter to identify
with people he had counseled.
While he lay on his hospital bed,
Cooper-Lewter says he knew that God was
telling him to let God take over the direction
of his life, because God could use his past
hurts for the benefit of the hurting Body of
Christ.
Cooper-Lewter was flown home to
California for surgery, where his sigmoid
colon was removed. When the doctors
opened him up for surgery, they realized
Cooper-Lewter, Con t on Pg. 9
Bethel Production Shines In St. Paul
By Jill Ann Reynolds
Friday night, October
26, at 7:30 pm the lights went
down, the anticipating audience focused their attention on
the stage, and the Bethel Theater Department began the
opening night of their off-
campus production of Guvs and
Dolls.
The audience's expectations were met in all aspects of the performance. Everything from the acting to the
music to the setting contributed to a successful performance. Even the theater itself
added to the "downtown
1950's" style ofshow. The 7th
Place Theater in St. Paul was
the perfect setting for this New
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Sarah (Carlyn Reinert) and Sky (MatthewG. Hallslcin) celebrate
after the performance. Pholo by Anthony FA Schreck.
York City-based play. The audience experienced a little of
"downtown" before seeing the
show.
The set was inventive as
New York (and Havana, Cuba at
one point) was recreated on
stage. Rick Rees, Bethel's own
set designer, took a creative approach to the play's '50's setting. Using colorful lights and
painted stairs, Rees achieved an
exciting stage for an exciting
show.
Many elements contributed to the success of this play,
but the show could not have
been as fabulous without the
fine performance of every actor
Dolls, Con t on Pg.ll
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