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Arts&Entertainment:page 111 Sports: Bethel's music scene: A glimpse at the bands behind the posters in the halls Royalettes Dance Team Dancers place third at nationals. Issue: page 8 Marriage at Bethel Students feel pressure to find the perfect person in four years Wednesday, March 11,1998 NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE Volume 73 * Numbery Faculty votes to block Bethel's internet By Joanne Nystrom Co-Editor-in-Chief i Faculty voted at their March 3 faculty meeting in favor of the proposal to block pornographic and gambling materials' from Bethel's internet, after a motion to postpone it for further discussion feU short, 17-15. . This decision serves as a recommendation to Provost Jay Barnes, who said he supports the proposal. "It's a question of implementation at this point," he said. "What we're doing is mak ing it less convenient for vendors to push this stuff at stu- "What we're proposing to block is access to inappropriate resources through a channel that Bethel pays for." Bill Doyle Academic Computing Services Advisory Committee dents in residence halls who [would] accidentally stumble on it or who would make a choice to look at it and then get trapped," said Bill Doyle of the Academic Computing Services Advisory Committee (ACSAC) which created the proposal. "We hope that we're also providing some assistance to students who are already trapped." While some applaud the decision, others are more hesitant to endorse it. This kind of "rigging" of the internet concerned Professor Marion Larson at the faculty meeting. "I think we're making decisions for students that they need to make." She added that it was difficult to "stumble" onto the sites, because internet users have to click past a description and often another home page before the actual pornography appears on the screen. "We're not saying students can't get access to these things if they want to exercise their freedom, because they can do it in other ways," said Doyle. "What we're proposing to block is access to the inappropriate resources through a Computer blocking continued on page 3 "We need more room " Housing problems cry for solutions Clarion/ Photo by Matt Lang First-year student Tim Yoder watches TV in his crowded Nelson room. The new dorm in 1999 should relieve housing concerns. By Shannon Donbroski Staff Writer The new dorm, to be completed by the fall of 1999, will not be built in time to relieve the frustration presently felt by students as they apply for next year's housing. "All of my roommates in our townhouse this year want to stay together, and we knew it was unlikely to get another townhouse for the fall," said sophomore Melissa Johnson. "We decided to not even deal with the housing problems and find an apartment off- campus." The perceived problem among sophomores and juniors is limited upperclass housing. Many sophomores also feel forced to look off-campus for housing due to the four-occupant limit at Fountain Terrace. Housing Coordinator Sarah Benson chose not to comment on housing concerns at this time because she said they are difficult to address until housing applications are turned in and numbers are calculated. "We need to be more in- .. Housing continued on page 2 The Academic Computing Services Advisory Committee's Recommendation of Web Site Blocking (in part): Whereas: Internet access can enhance a college education in our information intensive age. Internet access can also bring an entirely new "environment" onto our campus and especially into residence halls, components of which are not in keeping with the mission of Bethel College or our Covenant/or Life Together (e.g. pornography and gambling). We the members of ACSAC recommend that access be blocked at Bethel's internet gateway to all obscene, pornographic, and gambling internet materials. Brushaber signs statement of Christianity and Culture By Kara Miller Staff Writer Bethel College and Seminary President George K. Brushaber was one of the religious dignitaries who signed a declaration calling Christians to active participation in American culture. "The statement is a call for a much more articulate, forceful participation by Christian believers in the debates of public policy from which we have too often hidden ourselves," said Brushaber. "This is intended to offer a word of affirmation and correction; a redirection of our country and our society." The statement, entitled "We Hold These Truths: A Statement of Christian Con science and Citizenship" was published last October in the 'First First printed in "First Things" October 1997 "...Let no one mistake this statement as an instance of special pleading for Christians or even for religious people more generally. Our purpose is to revitalize a polity in which all the people of 'we the people' are full participants. Let no one fear this call for our fellow Christians to more vibrantly exercise their citizenship responsibilities. We reject the idea that ours should be declared a 'Christian' nation. We do not seek a sacred public square but a civil public square. We strongly affirm the separation of church and state, which must never be interpreted as the separation of religion from public life. Knowing that the protection of minorities is secure only when such protections are supported by the majority, we urge Christians to renewed opposition to every form of invidious prejudice or discrimination; In the civil public square we must all respectfully engage one another in civil friendship as we deliberate and decide how we ought to order our life together. ...We are agreed that—whether the question be protection of the unborn, providing for the poor, restoring the family, or racial justice—we can and must bring law and public policy into greater harmony with the 'laws of nature and of nature's God.'" 0 Christian journal, Things." The editors of "First Things" stated, '"We Hold These Truths' represents an unprecedented range of Christian leadership addressing together a question of great public moment." "We Hold These Truths" is built on the foundation constructed by the Declaration of Independence over 200 years ago. Challenging the reign of laws and courts over public life, it encourages Christians to actively claim responsibility Brushaber continued on page 2
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Title | Page 1 |
Alternative Title | The Bethel Clarion |
Edition (Vol. No.) | Vol. 73 No. 10 |
Date Published | March 11 1998 |
Decade | 1990 |
Academic Year | 1997 - 1998 |
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 | Clair, Jamieson; Nystrom, Joanne |
Contributors | Catanus, Godfrey (Sports Editor); Hayes, Hannah Maria (Variety Editor); Herman, Amy (News Editor); Musel, Sam (Views Editor); Cueller, Nate (Arts Editor); Lang, Matt (Photo Editor); Vanderpoel, Melissa A. (Layout Editor); Curtis, Kari (Copy Editor); Cook, Josh (Business Manager); Johnson, Carter (Advertising Manager); Martin, Barb (Administration Advisor); Ritchie, Dan (Academic Advisor) |
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 | Arts&Entertainment:page 111 Sports: Bethel's music scene: A glimpse at the bands behind the posters in the halls Royalettes Dance Team Dancers place third at nationals. Issue: page 8 Marriage at Bethel Students feel pressure to find the perfect person in four years Wednesday, March 11,1998 NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE Volume 73 * Numbery Faculty votes to block Bethel's internet By Joanne Nystrom Co-Editor-in-Chief i Faculty voted at their March 3 faculty meeting in favor of the proposal to block pornographic and gambling materials' from Bethel's internet, after a motion to postpone it for further discussion feU short, 17-15. . This decision serves as a recommendation to Provost Jay Barnes, who said he supports the proposal. "It's a question of implementation at this point," he said. "What we're doing is mak ing it less convenient for vendors to push this stuff at stu- "What we're proposing to block is access to inappropriate resources through a channel that Bethel pays for." Bill Doyle Academic Computing Services Advisory Committee dents in residence halls who [would] accidentally stumble on it or who would make a choice to look at it and then get trapped," said Bill Doyle of the Academic Computing Services Advisory Committee (ACSAC) which created the proposal. "We hope that we're also providing some assistance to students who are already trapped." While some applaud the decision, others are more hesitant to endorse it. This kind of "rigging" of the internet concerned Professor Marion Larson at the faculty meeting. "I think we're making decisions for students that they need to make." She added that it was difficult to "stumble" onto the sites, because internet users have to click past a description and often another home page before the actual pornography appears on the screen. "We're not saying students can't get access to these things if they want to exercise their freedom, because they can do it in other ways," said Doyle. "What we're proposing to block is access to the inappropriate resources through a Computer blocking continued on page 3 "We need more room " Housing problems cry for solutions Clarion/ Photo by Matt Lang First-year student Tim Yoder watches TV in his crowded Nelson room. The new dorm in 1999 should relieve housing concerns. By Shannon Donbroski Staff Writer The new dorm, to be completed by the fall of 1999, will not be built in time to relieve the frustration presently felt by students as they apply for next year's housing. "All of my roommates in our townhouse this year want to stay together, and we knew it was unlikely to get another townhouse for the fall," said sophomore Melissa Johnson. "We decided to not even deal with the housing problems and find an apartment off- campus." The perceived problem among sophomores and juniors is limited upperclass housing. Many sophomores also feel forced to look off-campus for housing due to the four-occupant limit at Fountain Terrace. Housing Coordinator Sarah Benson chose not to comment on housing concerns at this time because she said they are difficult to address until housing applications are turned in and numbers are calculated. "We need to be more in- .. Housing continued on page 2 The Academic Computing Services Advisory Committee's Recommendation of Web Site Blocking (in part): Whereas: Internet access can enhance a college education in our information intensive age. Internet access can also bring an entirely new "environment" onto our campus and especially into residence halls, components of which are not in keeping with the mission of Bethel College or our Covenant/or Life Together (e.g. pornography and gambling). We the members of ACSAC recommend that access be blocked at Bethel's internet gateway to all obscene, pornographic, and gambling internet materials. Brushaber signs statement of Christianity and Culture By Kara Miller Staff Writer Bethel College and Seminary President George K. Brushaber was one of the religious dignitaries who signed a declaration calling Christians to active participation in American culture. "The statement is a call for a much more articulate, forceful participation by Christian believers in the debates of public policy from which we have too often hidden ourselves," said Brushaber. "This is intended to offer a word of affirmation and correction; a redirection of our country and our society." The statement, entitled "We Hold These Truths: A Statement of Christian Con science and Citizenship" was published last October in the 'First First printed in "First Things" October 1997 "...Let no one mistake this statement as an instance of special pleading for Christians or even for religious people more generally. Our purpose is to revitalize a polity in which all the people of 'we the people' are full participants. Let no one fear this call for our fellow Christians to more vibrantly exercise their citizenship responsibilities. We reject the idea that ours should be declared a 'Christian' nation. We do not seek a sacred public square but a civil public square. We strongly affirm the separation of church and state, which must never be interpreted as the separation of religion from public life. Knowing that the protection of minorities is secure only when such protections are supported by the majority, we urge Christians to renewed opposition to every form of invidious prejudice or discrimination; In the civil public square we must all respectfully engage one another in civil friendship as we deliberate and decide how we ought to order our life together. ...We are agreed that—whether the question be protection of the unborn, providing for the poor, restoring the family, or racial justice—we can and must bring law and public policy into greater harmony with the 'laws of nature and of nature's God.'" 0 Christian journal, Things." The editors of "First Things" stated, '"We Hold These Truths' represents an unprecedented range of Christian leadership addressing together a question of great public moment." "We Hold These Truths" is built on the foundation constructed by the Declaration of Independence over 200 years ago. Challenging the reign of laws and courts over public life, it encourages Christians to actively claim responsibility Brushaber continued on page 2 |
Language | English |
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