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Friday/October 7/1994 The official â– jiTTTHiT ^ [ ethel College Volume 70, Number 3 I Expanding Bethel through new recruiter by Joe Nitz WRITING INTERN On September 16 the Bethel admissions office hired its first field representative, Judy Rimer, in response to an increasing number of students attending Bethel from lhe Chicago area. Thirty-seven Chicago students were admitted to Bethel this year. Chicago admissions dipped to a low of 24 in 1990, after averaging 50 per year in the 1980's. On-campus admissions representative Jay Fedje said lhat admissions looked for a Bethel graduate to be the Chicago area admissions representative, so thai he or she would "have a connecliou wilh the college and know what the college is about."All final candidates were Bethel alumni. filnicr is a 1966 Bethel graduate. She is native io the Chicago area, attended North Park Academy High School, and graduated [Vom Bethel in 1966. She was an elementary school teacher until 1988. In addition lo representing Bethel, Llmer is a member of the Chicago school district 219 Educational Policy Advisory Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending educational policy for local high schools. Elmer will be working part-time from a computer and modem equipped office and communicating with the Bethel admissions office and computer system. Most of her work will be visiting churches, college fairs, and high schools. Her goal will be to increase Chicago admissions lo 50 per year. Fedje said Chicago is "Bethel's largest market outside of Minnesota." He says the Chicago area is unique because it is centrally located, is the third largest metro area in the country, and has siudents who lend lo look al colleges earlier lhan students in oilier parts of ihe country. "If you pay attention lo the area. . . Ihen our college is suddenly an option," Fedje said. When lhe admissions office con cenlraied on attracting students from the Chicago area, admissions from that area increased. A lol of Chicago siudents are looking for Christian colleges, Fedje noted. Wheaton, Trinity, North Park, Taylor and Moody Bible Institute are all colleges convenient to the Chicago area. So why do sludenis choose Bethel? It's debatable: Bethel, Wheaton, and criminal punishment by Kendal Marsh CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Bethel College Debale team traveled to Wheaton, Illinois September 23 to compete in the Wheaton Fall Invitational, hosted by Wheaton College. During two days of competition, a team of two Bethel juniors, Betsy Neibergall andChrista Ixster, captured second place out of 21 teams in the beginner division. Twenty-one schools participated in the Whcalon Invitational. Among those were Northern Illinois University, the University of Wisconsin-Oslikosh, Loyola of Chicago, Ball State, Wlieaton and Trinity College. The Wheaton tournament, as well as (he three others in which Bethel is scheduled to participate this fall, made use of a cross examination debate style. In Ihis style, a resolution is given lo lhe teams in advance. This year's resolution reads, "Resolved: Thai throughout Ihe United States, more severe punishment for individuals convicted of violent crimes would be desirable." In the cross-examination style, students working in teams of two spend lime researching and preparing During the tournament, they must be able to play the role of the affirmative (supporting the resolution) and the role of the negative (speaking against it). The affirmative side must build a case for the resolution. The negative side musl prepare themselves to handle any tiling the affirmative might throw at them. In the debate, each speaker must make an eight minute speech. For diree to four minutes following this, ihey must answer questions from the oilier team. It is a nerve-racking process and one which requires a great deal of preparation. Preparation time was something the Bethel Debate team did not have. From (lie lime they received the resolution, they had one and a half weeks lo prepare for the tournament. During that lime, Neibergall and Lester spent nearly 30 hours al the Hamline Law Library silling ihrough judicial Statements and law journals. This was lhe firsl debate experience for till the Bethel debaters. To make matlcrs more difficult, due to the lack of lime, many, including I-ester and Neibergall, did not have a chance lo practice before the loumamenl. During the Wheaton tournament, each team of two from the participating schools debated six times. Those with a four-and-two record or better advanced lo the final round Punishment continued on page 2 For many, Chicago or northern Indiana colleges are too close to home, and going away to school gives them more persona] space. 'The Twin Cities are a little bit more laid back, a little more open," Fedje said. "Bethel has a urn que formula of combining a location dial looks like it's in Canada, yet it's ncara metropolitan area. We've got the Christian atmosphere like a Taylor does and we've got a location like Wheaton." As for Elmer's duties, Fedje said, "We're going to play it by ear right now. She will probably be. . . going lo college fairs, high schools, making connections with a lol of churches, both BGC and non-BGC." Elmer won't be able to show students around (he Bethel campus so she will be "handing off" prospective students to the on campus admissions office. She will also be doing phone work with students who lune applied or been accepted to Bethel. Attracting students from Chicago's cth- nically diverse population will also be a concern, but one with some difficulties. "We've tried lo concentrate on getting students of color from the Chicago area," Fedje said. What does senate do? This is difficult because of the "Bethel Swedish college" tradition and because of lack of financial aid, such as the Miimesota State Grant, which is a major source of funding for students who are residents of Miimesota. "Many times when we get a lot of students of color to apply to Bethel College and get accepted, they don't actually come, simply because the financial aid isn't there," Fedje said. It isn't just "students of color," but all students who arc not N linnesota residents that are ;iffecled by the Minnesota Slate Grant. The grant is need-based financial aid available to Minnesota residents ;uid is one of the largest grant programs of its kind in the country. According lo Fedje, ihis puis a burden on Bethel to make up the difference for oul-of-stale students. Bethel often can only substilule loans for die Minnesota State Grant. For out-of-state students, and especially students widi low incomes, this often is "loo big of a burden to handle," he said. by Jeremy Gavin STAFF WRITER Do you know what Student Senale does? Most Bethel students have heard of Student Senate and even voted for Senate candidates. Very few, diough, know what Senate actually docs. I asked a number of students if they could tell me what Bethel's Student Senate does, and most answers fell somewhere between, "No"and "I have no idea."Some answers given were: "They buy sweatshirts for themselves and spend money, make laws and bills for Bethel," and, 'They voice our gripes to the administration!"Bethel senior Greg Johnson admitted he had no idea what Senate does. He said he thinks, "Senate sits in meetings and tries to do things for siudents." Nobody seemed to know exactly what they do, bul the suggestions were not entirely wrong. Senate does sit in meetings and try to do tilings for students by spending money and voicing students' concerns to the administration, but there's more to it. Student Senate is the legislative division of die Beihel Student Association (BSA). The Senate continued on page 2 Student Senale members discuss issues presented by students Photo by Kristin Miller
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Title | Page 1 |
Alternative Title | The Bethel Clarion |
Edition (Vol. No.) | Vol. 70 No. 03 |
Date Published | October 07 1994 |
Decade | 1990 |
Academic Year | 1994 - 1995 |
Frequency | Biweekly |
Notes | This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. |
Digital Collection | The Clarion: Bethel University's Student Newspaper |
Digital Publisher | Bethel University |
Editor | Johnson, Penny J.; Johnson, Anna |
Contributors | Martin, Barb (Administrative Advisor); Ashcroft, Mary Ellen (Academic Advisor); Heinsch, Heather (News Editor); Houser, Robin (Features Editor); Ostertag, Rebecca (Arts Editor); Jervis, Gretchen (Sports Editor); Lawson, Lara (Opinions Editor); Lindberg, Katie (Photo Co-Editor); Elgard, Angela (Photo Co-Editor); Swanson, Jennifer (Layout and Graphic Arts Editor); Nitz, Joe (Copy Editor); Kennedy, Rebecca (Ads and Business Manager) |
Location |
United States Minnesota Saint Paul |
Time Span of Publication | Newspaper published from 1921 through present day |
Copyright | Reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted for educational and research purposes with proper attribution to the Bethel Digital Library. No commercial reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted under copyright law without the written permission of Bethel University Digital Library. For questions or further information on this collection, contact digital-library@bethel.edu. |
Type | text |
Format | image/jpeg |
Physical Dimensions | 11.5 x 17 |
Original Collection | Printed paper copies of original newspaper in the collections of the Bethel University Library and the History Center: Archives of the Baptist General Conference and Bethel University. |
Original Publisher | Bethel College |
Transcript | Friday/October 7/1994 The official â– jiTTTHiT ^ [ ethel College Volume 70, Number 3 I Expanding Bethel through new recruiter by Joe Nitz WRITING INTERN On September 16 the Bethel admissions office hired its first field representative, Judy Rimer, in response to an increasing number of students attending Bethel from lhe Chicago area. Thirty-seven Chicago students were admitted to Bethel this year. Chicago admissions dipped to a low of 24 in 1990, after averaging 50 per year in the 1980's. On-campus admissions representative Jay Fedje said lhat admissions looked for a Bethel graduate to be the Chicago area admissions representative, so thai he or she would "have a connecliou wilh the college and know what the college is about."All final candidates were Bethel alumni. filnicr is a 1966 Bethel graduate. She is native io the Chicago area, attended North Park Academy High School, and graduated [Vom Bethel in 1966. She was an elementary school teacher until 1988. In addition lo representing Bethel, Llmer is a member of the Chicago school district 219 Educational Policy Advisory Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending educational policy for local high schools. Elmer will be working part-time from a computer and modem equipped office and communicating with the Bethel admissions office and computer system. Most of her work will be visiting churches, college fairs, and high schools. Her goal will be to increase Chicago admissions lo 50 per year. Fedje said Chicago is "Bethel's largest market outside of Minnesota." He says the Chicago area is unique because it is centrally located, is the third largest metro area in the country, and has siudents who lend lo look al colleges earlier lhan students in oilier parts of ihe country. "If you pay attention lo the area. . . Ihen our college is suddenly an option," Fedje said. When lhe admissions office con cenlraied on attracting students from the Chicago area, admissions from that area increased. A lol of Chicago siudents are looking for Christian colleges, Fedje noted. Wheaton, Trinity, North Park, Taylor and Moody Bible Institute are all colleges convenient to the Chicago area. So why do sludenis choose Bethel? It's debatable: Bethel, Wheaton, and criminal punishment by Kendal Marsh CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Bethel College Debale team traveled to Wheaton, Illinois September 23 to compete in the Wheaton Fall Invitational, hosted by Wheaton College. During two days of competition, a team of two Bethel juniors, Betsy Neibergall andChrista Ixster, captured second place out of 21 teams in the beginner division. Twenty-one schools participated in the Whcalon Invitational. Among those were Northern Illinois University, the University of Wisconsin-Oslikosh, Loyola of Chicago, Ball State, Wlieaton and Trinity College. The Wheaton tournament, as well as (he three others in which Bethel is scheduled to participate this fall, made use of a cross examination debate style. In Ihis style, a resolution is given lo lhe teams in advance. This year's resolution reads, "Resolved: Thai throughout Ihe United States, more severe punishment for individuals convicted of violent crimes would be desirable." In the cross-examination style, students working in teams of two spend lime researching and preparing During the tournament, they must be able to play the role of the affirmative (supporting the resolution) and the role of the negative (speaking against it). The affirmative side must build a case for the resolution. The negative side musl prepare themselves to handle any tiling the affirmative might throw at them. In the debate, each speaker must make an eight minute speech. For diree to four minutes following this, ihey must answer questions from the oilier team. It is a nerve-racking process and one which requires a great deal of preparation. Preparation time was something the Bethel Debate team did not have. From (lie lime they received the resolution, they had one and a half weeks lo prepare for the tournament. During that lime, Neibergall and Lester spent nearly 30 hours al the Hamline Law Library silling ihrough judicial Statements and law journals. This was lhe firsl debate experience for till the Bethel debaters. To make matlcrs more difficult, due to the lack of lime, many, including I-ester and Neibergall, did not have a chance lo practice before the loumamenl. During the Wheaton tournament, each team of two from the participating schools debated six times. Those with a four-and-two record or better advanced lo the final round Punishment continued on page 2 For many, Chicago or northern Indiana colleges are too close to home, and going away to school gives them more persona] space. 'The Twin Cities are a little bit more laid back, a little more open," Fedje said. "Bethel has a urn que formula of combining a location dial looks like it's in Canada, yet it's ncara metropolitan area. We've got the Christian atmosphere like a Taylor does and we've got a location like Wheaton." As for Elmer's duties, Fedje said, "We're going to play it by ear right now. She will probably be. . . going lo college fairs, high schools, making connections with a lol of churches, both BGC and non-BGC." Elmer won't be able to show students around (he Bethel campus so she will be "handing off" prospective students to the on campus admissions office. She will also be doing phone work with students who lune applied or been accepted to Bethel. Attracting students from Chicago's cth- nically diverse population will also be a concern, but one with some difficulties. "We've tried lo concentrate on getting students of color from the Chicago area," Fedje said. What does senate do? This is difficult because of the "Bethel Swedish college" tradition and because of lack of financial aid, such as the Miimesota State Grant, which is a major source of funding for students who are residents of Miimesota. "Many times when we get a lot of students of color to apply to Bethel College and get accepted, they don't actually come, simply because the financial aid isn't there," Fedje said. It isn't just "students of color," but all students who arc not N linnesota residents that are ;iffecled by the Minnesota Slate Grant. The grant is need-based financial aid available to Minnesota residents ;uid is one of the largest grant programs of its kind in the country. According lo Fedje, ihis puis a burden on Bethel to make up the difference for oul-of-stale students. Bethel often can only substilule loans for die Minnesota State Grant. For out-of-state students, and especially students widi low incomes, this often is "loo big of a burden to handle," he said. by Jeremy Gavin STAFF WRITER Do you know what Student Senale does? Most Bethel students have heard of Student Senate and even voted for Senate candidates. Very few, diough, know what Senate actually docs. I asked a number of students if they could tell me what Bethel's Student Senate does, and most answers fell somewhere between, "No"and "I have no idea."Some answers given were: "They buy sweatshirts for themselves and spend money, make laws and bills for Bethel," and, 'They voice our gripes to the administration!"Bethel senior Greg Johnson admitted he had no idea what Senate does. He said he thinks, "Senate sits in meetings and tries to do things for siudents." Nobody seemed to know exactly what they do, bul the suggestions were not entirely wrong. Senate does sit in meetings and try to do tilings for students by spending money and voicing students' concerns to the administration, but there's more to it. Student Senate is the legislative division of die Beihel Student Association (BSA). The Senate continued on page 2 Student Senale members discuss issues presented by students Photo by Kristin Miller |
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