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Issues: pages 10 & 11 An in-depth look at Y2K and how it could affect Bethel and society as a whole. Sports: page 14 Variety: page 6 Junior Kevin Adam scores a hat trick against St. Mary's. A look at Bethel alumni who have returned to teach at Bethel. ~~~ Wednesday, December 9,1998 NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE Volume 74 • Number 7 Closed classes: first-years frustrated By John Groh StaffWriter Staring at the list of open courses by the Registrar's office, first-year student Ben Leonard began to lose hope that he would find classes to fit his schedule and allow him to graduate in four years.. "There are a lot of students here this year so [classes] are going to close faster and be a little more crowded." said Registrar, Chet Duck. "Registration actually went quite smooth for us, but we arc aware that there were a lot of students who were closed out of classes." During ihe lasl days of registration, large groups of first-year students were told that the classes ihey had hoped to take were full. These students criticized the col lege saying there weren't enough classes for them to take. The administration says many students came to the registration table without alternate plans. "The process is the same as it has been for years,"' said Duck. "[This year] they didn't seem to know to be prepared to deal with that when il came down lo it; worse than ever before." Duck also said this year, first-year students seemed lo be fairly, inflexible regarding what they were going to take in the spring semester. Studenls disagree. "We didn't have any other options." said first-year student Marissa McLaren. After going through the registration line six times, McLaren got enough classes to fill her schedule. While continued on page 2 Clarion/Photo by Judah Gibson This year's Festival of Christmas focused on the different aspects of God by exploring the many names for God through music and scripture. Over 7,000 people attended four performances. More than 300 student musicians were involved in this year's production. Professor earns grant for multi-racial church research By Erica Ekbom StaffWriter Associate professor of Anthropology and Sociology, Michael Emerson, received a $500,000 grant for multi-racial church research. Emerson and his staff will publish their findings after their study is completed. ' The study will be funded by a grant from the Lily Endowment Inc., and will attempt to "find out what goes on in a multi-racial congregation in hope to unify the church," said Emerson. Emerson expects this grant to benefit Bethel. "It will provide employment opportunities for many Bethel students," he said. "Information needs to be gathered and interviews need to be conducted." According lo Emerson, this research is important because it is original. No research has been conducted on this topic even though racial diversity in American churches continues to grow. Emerson believes multi-racial congregations can teach us how to build unity in our society while reducing discrimination and inequality. The study will compare unified churches to mixed race churches. The national grant will consist of a telephone survey, a survey of congregations and a field study. The field study in cludes a two-week stop in four randomly selected metro areas. Emerson and his staff will consider the history of different churches and interview congregation members. "We hope to understand better how God works in the social realm," said Emerson. Many people, like Instructor of Biblical and Theological Studies, Linnca Winquist, recognize thai Sunday morning is one of the most segregated times American society even though "the gospel impels us to...integrate." "We hope to discover if it is what God desires or if il is what people desire because il's the easiest thing," Emerson said. The study will take approximately two years. Publishing the results will lake one additional year. A web page w ill also be created to display Ihe collected data. PACE in San Diego may slow to a halt Board of Directors to look at closing program By James C. Pittman StaffWriter The seven-year-old Program in Adult College Education (PACE) program at Bethel's San Diego campus may soon close its doors, affecting 56 adult students. The final decision will be made in January by the Bethel Board of Directors based on low admissions figures and insufficient space. PACE began at Ihe West seminary campus in 1991 offer ing one major in Organizational Studies for working adult students. Provost Jay Barnes stated that enrollment was always less than expected, despite his efforts since 1995 to increase awareness of the programs in the San Diego area. "We didn't have the enrollment, we didn't do as much marketing out there as we needed to do [and] we didn't have as much admissions staff support as we probably needed to do." Promotion proved difficult, Barnes "Some were pretty angry the way the decisions were made... in a non- Christian way. Not in the way that they're being taught to work within an organization, really listening to each other's voices." -Mariel Voth, PACE Director in San Diego noted, as Bethel is a popular name in Minnesota but not in San Diego. Expansion of Seminary West will eliminate the space currently being utilized by the PACE program, leaving ihe Board of Directors to decide whether to acquire additional space or abolish .the program. "The final nail isn't in the coffin yet." said Barnes. If we have the cost of developing our own rental facilities or something, that adds to our overhead," Barnes stated. "It's not ■ to say that we didn't have good people teaching in it; it's not to say that the students who came through weren't served well, because we think they were," said Barnes. Facing Fall 1998 with low enrollment figures for PACE, the Board of Directors met in June to discuss possible resuscitation of the program. Adding a Master's program or a business PACE program were also discussed. As continued on page 2
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Title | Page 1 |
Alternative Title | The Bethel Clarion |
Edition (Vol. No.) | Vol. 74 No. 07 |
Date Published | December 09 1998 |
Decade | 1990 |
Academic Year | 1998 - 1999 |
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 | Hayes, Hannah Maria |
Contributors | Herman, Amy K. N. (News Editor); Detlefson, Susan (Views Editor); Vanderpoel, Melissa A. (Variety Editor); Liebler, Opal D. (A&E Editor); Aue, Sarah (Sports Editor); Jensen, Brian R. (Layout Editor); Lang, Matt (Photo Editor); Donbroski, Shannon (Copy Editor); Kinzel, Laura (Copy Editors); Force, Jill (Business Manager); Cooey, Jana (Advertising Manager); Martin, Barb (Administrative Advisor); Ritchie, Daniel (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 | Issues: pages 10 & 11 An in-depth look at Y2K and how it could affect Bethel and society as a whole. Sports: page 14 Variety: page 6 Junior Kevin Adam scores a hat trick against St. Mary's. A look at Bethel alumni who have returned to teach at Bethel. ~~~ Wednesday, December 9,1998 NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE Volume 74 • Number 7 Closed classes: first-years frustrated By John Groh StaffWriter Staring at the list of open courses by the Registrar's office, first-year student Ben Leonard began to lose hope that he would find classes to fit his schedule and allow him to graduate in four years.. "There are a lot of students here this year so [classes] are going to close faster and be a little more crowded." said Registrar, Chet Duck. "Registration actually went quite smooth for us, but we arc aware that there were a lot of students who were closed out of classes." During ihe lasl days of registration, large groups of first-year students were told that the classes ihey had hoped to take were full. These students criticized the col lege saying there weren't enough classes for them to take. The administration says many students came to the registration table without alternate plans. "The process is the same as it has been for years,"' said Duck. "[This year] they didn't seem to know to be prepared to deal with that when il came down lo it; worse than ever before." Duck also said this year, first-year students seemed lo be fairly, inflexible regarding what they were going to take in the spring semester. Studenls disagree. "We didn't have any other options." said first-year student Marissa McLaren. After going through the registration line six times, McLaren got enough classes to fill her schedule. While continued on page 2 Clarion/Photo by Judah Gibson This year's Festival of Christmas focused on the different aspects of God by exploring the many names for God through music and scripture. Over 7,000 people attended four performances. More than 300 student musicians were involved in this year's production. Professor earns grant for multi-racial church research By Erica Ekbom StaffWriter Associate professor of Anthropology and Sociology, Michael Emerson, received a $500,000 grant for multi-racial church research. Emerson and his staff will publish their findings after their study is completed. ' The study will be funded by a grant from the Lily Endowment Inc., and will attempt to "find out what goes on in a multi-racial congregation in hope to unify the church," said Emerson. Emerson expects this grant to benefit Bethel. "It will provide employment opportunities for many Bethel students," he said. "Information needs to be gathered and interviews need to be conducted." According lo Emerson, this research is important because it is original. No research has been conducted on this topic even though racial diversity in American churches continues to grow. Emerson believes multi-racial congregations can teach us how to build unity in our society while reducing discrimination and inequality. The study will compare unified churches to mixed race churches. The national grant will consist of a telephone survey, a survey of congregations and a field study. The field study in cludes a two-week stop in four randomly selected metro areas. Emerson and his staff will consider the history of different churches and interview congregation members. "We hope to understand better how God works in the social realm," said Emerson. Many people, like Instructor of Biblical and Theological Studies, Linnca Winquist, recognize thai Sunday morning is one of the most segregated times American society even though "the gospel impels us to...integrate." "We hope to discover if it is what God desires or if il is what people desire because il's the easiest thing," Emerson said. The study will take approximately two years. Publishing the results will lake one additional year. A web page w ill also be created to display Ihe collected data. PACE in San Diego may slow to a halt Board of Directors to look at closing program By James C. Pittman StaffWriter The seven-year-old Program in Adult College Education (PACE) program at Bethel's San Diego campus may soon close its doors, affecting 56 adult students. The final decision will be made in January by the Bethel Board of Directors based on low admissions figures and insufficient space. PACE began at Ihe West seminary campus in 1991 offer ing one major in Organizational Studies for working adult students. Provost Jay Barnes stated that enrollment was always less than expected, despite his efforts since 1995 to increase awareness of the programs in the San Diego area. "We didn't have the enrollment, we didn't do as much marketing out there as we needed to do [and] we didn't have as much admissions staff support as we probably needed to do." Promotion proved difficult, Barnes "Some were pretty angry the way the decisions were made... in a non- Christian way. Not in the way that they're being taught to work within an organization, really listening to each other's voices." -Mariel Voth, PACE Director in San Diego noted, as Bethel is a popular name in Minnesota but not in San Diego. Expansion of Seminary West will eliminate the space currently being utilized by the PACE program, leaving ihe Board of Directors to decide whether to acquire additional space or abolish .the program. "The final nail isn't in the coffin yet." said Barnes. If we have the cost of developing our own rental facilities or something, that adds to our overhead," Barnes stated. "It's not ■ to say that we didn't have good people teaching in it; it's not to say that the students who came through weren't served well, because we think they were," said Barnes. Facing Fall 1998 with low enrollment figures for PACE, the Board of Directors met in June to discuss possible resuscitation of the program. Adding a Master's program or a business PACE program were also discussed. As continued on page 2 |
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