Clarion 1994-12-08 Vol. 70 No. 07

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Thurscla\/December 8/1994
The official student publication of Bethel College
Volume 70, Number 7
"Sex...is quite delicious'
by Jenna Conyers
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Those were the words of Counseling
Services Director Jim Koch, who spoke in
chapel during Human Sexuality Week.
"What's that you say? Bediel had a chapel on
sex??" Well, not entirely. Taking place Nov.
16-18, Human Sexuality Week was tliree
days of activities (including chapel) that were
devoted to exploring lhe issues of our sexuality.
What is the purpose of Human Sexuality Week? According to Associate Dean for
Student Development, Barb Martin, the week
was designed to promote "awareness, and
living lives of integrity before God." Associate Campus Pastor Sherry Bunge further explained that the goal of Human Sexuality
Week was to explore "how we deal widi our
sexuality from a Biblical perspective."
The Human Sexuality Week actually
began on Wednesday with chapel. Titled
"Mytiis and Realities of Sex at Bethel," the
chapel was led by the Student Development
and Counseling staffs who each explained
four "myths" concerning sexuality, as well as
shared personal letters from siudents reveal
ing their experiences. Vice-President for Student Life, Judy Moseman, addressed the
Bethel community by saying, "We need to
remind ourselves not to accuse or assume
guilt, but acknowledge that sexual sin does
happen here." Director of Residence Life and
Campus Housing Dale Peterson added that
the student development staff are not here to
condemn anyone, but arc "here to work
through your issues, help you, and pray with
you." Chapel concluded with a reading performed by seniors Grant Spickelmeier and
Liz Galstad. The reading, titled, 'The Prince
and the Dragon," was an analogy that communicated the importance of truth and working together lo prevail over evil.
On Thursday night, several residence
areas had their own programs continuing on
the topic of sexuality at Bediel. The programs
were led by die Residence Life staff, widi the
hopes of being able to discuss the issues in a
less formal setting,
Gregg Heinsch, Senior Pastor of Faith
Community Church in Hudson, Wis., spoke
in chapel on Thursday and Friday. Pastor
Human Sexuality
Continued on page 3
Gregg Heinsch speaks on the beauty of sex
Photo by Katie Lindberg
Goodwill offers good value for a good cause
Kendal Marsh
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Mentioning the name 'Goodwill" conjures up images of thrift stores: cheap prices
and ragged, used merchandise. However,
Goodwill Industries Inc./Easter Seal Society
of Minnesota is working to change that image
in its discount retail stores. And many students are shopping at Goodwill for selection,
value and fun.
Goodwill Industries, Inc./Easter Seal
Society of Minnesota is an organization that
owns and operates a number of discount retail
stores in the Twin Cities, Rochester, and St.
Cloud. Merchandise is donated by individuals, manufacturers and other retailers to be
sold by Goodwill/Easter Seal. Because of
this, Goodwill shoppers can find excellent
bargains on such tilings as clothing, linens,
furniture, shoes, small appliances,
housewares, collectibles, books and recordings.
Many Bethel smdents take advantage
of the savings and selection offered by Goodwill stores. For some, shopping at Goodwill
is an alternative to buying expensive first
hand items like clothing. Senior Rand Huber
says he likes to shop at Goodwill because of
their "broad selection of appliances and
clothes."
Other students like the selection they
find in Goodwill's merchandise. According
to Jim Norgard, Communications and Public
Relations Manager for Goodwill/Easter Seal,
"Merchandise is constantly changing, which
allows Goodwill to offer better-quality, seasonal merchandise at competitive prices."
Price and selection seem to be what
draw students to Goodwill. According to
Senior Dan Orvis "[Goodwill] has good
choices for good value."
Part of the experience of shopping at
Goodwill is the unexpected. According to
Jim Norgard, "Half the fun of shopping at our
stores is that you never know what bargains
you'll find."
Junior Jeremy Christiansen discovered
this when he walked into a Goodwill store his
fresliman year. Looking for sporting goods,
his eye came to rest on a shiny, black bowling
ball. "It fit the contour of my hand to a tee,"
Christiansen says. He bought the ball for
$9.99, and two weeks later went on to bowl a
244, including eight strikes in a row.
Selection, quality, price, and some
unique merchandise are only some of the
benefits of shopping al Goodwill. What makes
the Goodwill stores unique is that Goodwill/
Easter Seal is a charitable organization. Its
mission is to help people with disabilities or
disadvantages achieve tiieir goals for education, employment and independence.
While Goodwill/Easter Seal runs its
stores as competitive establishments, proceeds are used to help people in the community.
Revenue raised from the sale of items
from the stores goes directly to a variety of
nonprofit services for people with disabilities
and disadvantages. In fact, an average of 88
percent of all money raised direcdy supports
these programs. The other 12 percent is used
to pay for such things as rent, utility bills and
insurance.
So if you decide to stop by Goodwill to
see what you might find, remember, you are
not only getting a good price on quality
merchandise. More importantly, you're working with others lo help less fortunate people in
the community.
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