Clarion 1997-04-11 Vol. 72 No. 11

              Variety:
Life after Bethel
What one alum does
to make a difference.
Views:
Stewardship
Dining Center may
have a point.
pages
&
News:
Rewarding project
Hjelle recieves
Physics award.
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Friday, April 11, 1997
NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE
Volume 72 * Number 11
Administration answers housing questions
First choices denied to some
due to large freshman class
By John Groh
World News Editor
Deciding where to live and
with whom next year has not
always been the stressful process it often seems to be today.
In the past, freshmen had to
live on Freshmen Hill and in
Nelson, sophomores migrated
to the East Townhouses and
Nelson suites and upperclass
students made their homes in
West Village townhousesand
Fountain Terrace apartments.
This year's housing selection process was hot as easy as
some would have hoped.
Sophomore Matt Heinz said,"
I was frustrated this year because    we   didn't   get    a
townhouse and had to break
up our group to move to Fountain."
This year's sophomore class
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Housing
1997
After a skiing accident nearly claimed his life, junior James Settlage is
slowly on his way to recovery in Denver, Colorado.
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At left, Settlage, his
mother to his left,
practice: hand-eye
coordination and
identifying colors.
Above, Settlage
breaks with Bliss
SolebUrg. PholDS by S. Tressol
Family, doctors, friends share their
experiences surrounding accident
By Sarah Tressel
Contributing Writer
Bethel junior James
Settledge is on his way to
recovery at Craig Rehabilitation Center in
Englewood, Colo., after a
nearly fatal skiing accident
in January. In personal interviews over spring break,
his mother, friends and doctors explained his prognosis and clarified the details
of his accident.
Doctors explained that
James has permanently damaged sections of his brain from
the impact of the fall. Even
though these lost sections cannot be regained, it is possible
for the remaining healthy portions of the brain to take over
in order to rclearn what he has
lost. The doctors are uncertain
to what degree he will recover,
but the outlook is bright.?»irrce
his admittance to Craig Reha
bilitation Center, he has
spoken phrases, taken a
few steps and seems to be
regaining some of his
memory.
James speaks in short
phrases so it is difficult to
tell what is going on in his
mind. However, he does
seem to remember some of
his family and friends and
responds well to them.
Over spring break, his
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No plans set for additional
dorm space until fall of 1999
By John Groh
World News Editor
New student housing is not
an immediate need at Bethel
even with the increase in student enrollment, according to
Bruce Kunkel, Director of Institutional Services.
"We are okay for the fall of
1997," Kunkel .said. "The situation that occurs after that is
really an incremental situa
tion. If enrollment continues to
rise each year we need a few
more beds." He said this incremental growth does not
present enough of a housing
problem for a new residence
hall to be built at this time.
Kunkel said new housing
isn't likely to be in Bethel's future until the fall of 1999. For
the fall of 1998 Bethel is looking into alternative possibili-
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Lawsuit forum
Gathering brings update,
understanding of issues
Clanonf Photo by Julia Taylor
A panel including a proffesor, a student, the Student Body
President and the President and Provost of the college
gave presentations and answered questions at the forum
on the lawsuit brought against Bethel by a former student.
A forum concerning the
current lawsuit against Bethel
was held on Wednesday,
March 19, for Bethel students,
faculty and staff. It was sponsored by the Bethel Student
Association and the college
faculty.
Panel members President
George Brushaber, Provost Jay
Barnes, history and political
science professor G.W. Carlson
and Senior Tanya Downing
gave a short presentation and
then forum attendees were in
vited to submit questions lo
the panel.
Barnes stated, "This is a distinct challenge to our mission
as a Christian Liberal Arts College. We are deeply committed
to serving God in a way that
we have been doing for decades at Bethel. We are committed to a search for truth in
the context of a Biblical world
view and wc take this as both
a challenge and a opportunity
to reaffirm our deep-seeded
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