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i <?f * TS >'"'■'» l^-' •", y- ^^ *■ w ■ i - -Y I--- .- ••■^»[ |S >-- i*.. -.~ NEWS Religious leaders discuss community -page 2 SPORTS Disappointing end for Men's Basketball -page 10 SPORTS Women's Hockey falls short of playoffs -page 10 Jin=i=biHH*|i:ikTHii--g: Thursday, February 22, 2007 Volume 82 • Number 15 Betzler, Fereira expound on resignation Addressing the confusing details of the former Student Body President's . decision to step down By Cory Streeter Bethel's campus has been running rampant with rumors and opinions following the Student Body President Bjorn Betzler's Feb. 12 letter of resignation. While Betzler's letter clarified early rumors of his violation of .the drinking policy while abroad, his statements also created new question marks in need of further clarification. The resignation All sources agree the resignation was voluntary. Betzler said the gravity of his decisions hit him when he placed himself. outside the situation. "If the president can go to Europe, drink and get away with it, then that's going to have a huge negative effect on others, and that's not at all what 1 want," he said. Betzler's drinking violation fell under the non-disciplinary policy Betzler was told by Tim Hammer (then vice president) to go see Jim Fereira, dean of students and BSA adviser. Since Betzler went without Fereira requesting him, there is no pun- ishment. Fereira emphasized that he would never and did not ask Betzler to resign his position as a direct result of the non-disciplinary drinking violation. It was after his meeting with the BSA' Executive Board that Betzler saw how torn up they were over the example be-. ing set for student leadership. "That's when I could see...the right thing to do would.be to resign," he said. The following day, Betzler met with Fereira for a second meeting where they discussed Betzler's future as leader of the student body. Fereira said "based on his ability to provide leadership under the circumstances," he suggested that Betzler resign. Betzler had already come to the same conclusion before the meeting, and procee"d*e3 to step down on Feb. 12. ' Though he had already decided to resign voluntarily, it was in the context of leadership ability that it was suggested Betzler resign. The "exception" Before leaving for the psychology interim course in Eu-. rope, Betzler had a conversation with a newer member of Student Life where he questioned the ex- Photo by Anna Husted BSA members continue their responsibilities under new president, Tim Hammer. "If one thing comes out of this, that confusion is going, to be crystal clear for the next group to go abroad.. .to the teachers as well as students." -^Bjorn Betzler . ception to the drinking policy in cultural situations. The Student Life member said they believed, from how they interpreted the rule, Betzler would be allowed to experience the culture according to his plans of making connections wilh locals in pubs by "having a few drinks." The new Studenl Life member stated they were not the authority -on the topic, though,- and Betzler should seek lhe clarification of Fereira. This is where Betzler consented he should have known better. But wanting to experience that kind of culture, he said he already had his loophole. "I thought I was in the clear," he said. Had- Betzler known before leaving the real ity of the exception, there's "no question I would not have done it," he said. According to Fereira, had Betzler questioned him, Betzler would have found the exception to the drinking policy to be "highly defined." Fereira said the exception only applies in situations where it would be culturally offensive to refuse a drink of alcohol when offered by a foreign host. He u^ed the example of a host family opening an expensive bottle of wine to celebrate the arrival or departure of the student. In. that case, accepting alcohol would be acceptable if the student feels comfortable. This is lhe only instance of where a student wouldn't be in violation Photo by Craig Anderson Vespers has continually drawn a large crowd this year with a solid effort of maintaining focus on scripture, prayer and worship. Vespers ministry reaches thousands From modest beginnings, the Sunday night worship services have become a student favorite as well as a large outreach By Monique Champeau When two female students, Mary Sue Beran and Amy (Shar- man) Dempsey, approached Sherry Mortenson nearly 20 years ago with plans to begin student-led worship on Sunday nights, nobody imagined their ministry would grow to such grand proportions today. In fact, the Campus Ministries staff didn'i even believe they would get enough attendees to fill up the RC Gym. Thinking it was belter to keep the meeting iniimate and not disappoint ihe girls, they gave them use of a classroom to try out iheir idea. The pair had little music experience themselves, but packed the small room to capacity with lhe worship team and friends, blowing expectations out of the water. The next week, afler again begging for a larger area, they moved to the AC lounge, and again filled up the space. "I kept telling them the gym was loo big," said Morten son, associate dean of Campus Ministries. "Il was like God then lold me, 'Sherry, I'm going to do a major work on this campus.'...He used two very capable but very behind-the-scenes women that He had chosen for lhat ministry...it has reached thousands." Vespers continued on page 8 The perfect scam By Jonathon Svendsen Most of the student body received an urgent e-mail from Wells Fargo on Feb. 5. The e- mail informed the recipient that their online account had been compromised and that their account access had been suspended. The students were then informed to follow a link to the Wells Fargo site to restart their access. Students would later discover the next day that this e- mail was a scam. One Bethel senior who responded to it said, "I checked my e-mail that morning, clicked the link and it looked legitimate. Two hours later 1 had to call Wells Fargo and have my account changed." "It was a well-done scam," said Chris Tompkins, a senior who works in ITS. "It got a few of my friends and a number of professors. I was surprised by how many people were willing to give any and all information out and had no concept of how dangerous it was." The problem lay in the apparent legitimacy of the e-mail. Typically, in an e-mail such as this, the key indicator of a scam is in the URL line. However, this particular e-mail was a complete "clone" or copy of the URL for Wells Fargo. In order to tell the difference, a recipient would have to know enough to examine the header, the lines that Scam continued on page 2 Frogtown offers diverse alternative housing By Marie Hansen Everyone has heard of the unfortunate stereotype of Bethel students: not diverse, sheltered, financially well off and slightly detached from the real world. But four students defy this stereotype every day Emily Kjesbo, Ryan Johnson, Elisabeth Geschiere and Sheena Baughman left the Beihel bubble io live in the Frogtown Urban Living Experience house in St. Paul. Each year, up to five Bethel sludents live and volunteer in this diverse urban neighborhood. They occupy one half of the duplex run by Urban Homeworks. A local family lives in the other half, which uses the government's Section 8 subsidized housing—costs are based on income rather than rental prices. Some people have expressed reverse stereotypes and told the students they do not belong in the communiiy. "Once a police officer lold us to get out of IFrogtown] because we don't belong there and it's not safe for us," said Kjesbo, senior. "People don't realize we're living there on purpose because we do care about urban issues." Despite such opposilion, these four studenis forged.ahead in continuing to partner with their neighborhood. They have experienced some warm receptions from community members. Community activities include: weekly volunteer commitments, such as tmoring at the Rondo Community Library; helping ESL students at the Hubbs Center; assisting a local high school's drama program and setting up a new community library with the Ober Center, complete with a reading room and tutoring program. Kjesbo tutors at the Rondo Community Library every Monday, which shows her "the little things you take for granted that can mean so much to others." Kjesbo once tutored a little boy who said that he could hot learn any English. She helped him learn about 25 new words. As he left the tutoring session, he told her, "I guess I can do it." informal neighborly relationships are also integral to the students' daily experience. Saturday neighborhood breakfasts are "a lime to get to know neighbors who love Jesus and people and to enjoy a great meal together," said Geschiere, junior. Kjesbo joined a local YMCA so that she can work out with her neighbors. The group also frequents local coffee shops and stores. ."I would say I don't work in the communiiy, bul that 1 simply live here," Geschiere said. "Being a neighbor and not a volunteer or social worker opens up doors for different relationships." Frogtown continued on page 8 of the Covenant, he said. What's interesting about the exception is it applies only to students in semester programs, not interim programs. The Office of Off-Campus Programs said a day-long tutorial covers the exception for semester programs where students stay with host families. The exception is not slated for interim programs because there are limited or no periods where sludents would stay with a host family—they mostly travel in groups with faculty. Professors go over the tutorial on their own time with no. mention of the exception since it doesn't apply. Student Life, Off-Campus Programs and Deb Harless, Betzler continued on page 8
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Title | Page 1 |
Alternative Title | The Bethel Clarion |
Edition (Vol. No.) | Vol. 82 No. 15 |
Date Published | February 22 2007 |
Decade | 2000 |
Academic Year | 2006 - 2007 |
Frequency | Weekly |
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 | Feltmann, Pamela |
Contributors | Streeter, Cory (News Editor); Westlund, Nicolle (Views Editor); Ekbom, Doug (Culture Editor); Sanny, Maria (Sports Editor); Helmke, Alexander (Layout Editor); Green, Stephanie (Assistant Layout Editor); Husted, Anna (Photo Editor); Gibson, Laura (Copy Editor); Lueth, Olivia (Copy Editor); Kelly, Aaron (Business and Advertising Manager); Wisner, Marie (Administrative Advisor); Alsdurf, Phyllis (Academic Advisor); Reed, Scott (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 | 12.5 x 23 |
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 University |
Transcript | i '"'■'» l^-' •", y- ^^ *■ w ■ i - -Y I--- .- ••■^»[ |S >-- i*.. -.~ NEWS Religious leaders discuss community -page 2 SPORTS Disappointing end for Men's Basketball -page 10 SPORTS Women's Hockey falls short of playoffs -page 10 Jin=i=biHH*|i:ikTHii--g: Thursday, February 22, 2007 Volume 82 • Number 15 Betzler, Fereira expound on resignation Addressing the confusing details of the former Student Body President's . decision to step down By Cory Streeter Bethel's campus has been running rampant with rumors and opinions following the Student Body President Bjorn Betzler's Feb. 12 letter of resignation. While Betzler's letter clarified early rumors of his violation of .the drinking policy while abroad, his statements also created new question marks in need of further clarification. The resignation All sources agree the resignation was voluntary. Betzler said the gravity of his decisions hit him when he placed himself. outside the situation. "If the president can go to Europe, drink and get away with it, then that's going to have a huge negative effect on others, and that's not at all what 1 want," he said. Betzler's drinking violation fell under the non-disciplinary policy Betzler was told by Tim Hammer (then vice president) to go see Jim Fereira, dean of students and BSA adviser. Since Betzler went without Fereira requesting him, there is no pun- ishment. Fereira emphasized that he would never and did not ask Betzler to resign his position as a direct result of the non-disciplinary drinking violation. It was after his meeting with the BSA' Executive Board that Betzler saw how torn up they were over the example be-. ing set for student leadership. "That's when I could see...the right thing to do would.be to resign," he said. The following day, Betzler met with Fereira for a second meeting where they discussed Betzler's future as leader of the student body. Fereira said "based on his ability to provide leadership under the circumstances," he suggested that Betzler resign. Betzler had already come to the same conclusion before the meeting, and procee"d*e3 to step down on Feb. 12. ' Though he had already decided to resign voluntarily, it was in the context of leadership ability that it was suggested Betzler resign. The "exception" Before leaving for the psychology interim course in Eu-. rope, Betzler had a conversation with a newer member of Student Life where he questioned the ex- Photo by Anna Husted BSA members continue their responsibilities under new president, Tim Hammer. "If one thing comes out of this, that confusion is going, to be crystal clear for the next group to go abroad.. .to the teachers as well as students." -^Bjorn Betzler . ception to the drinking policy in cultural situations. The Student Life member said they believed, from how they interpreted the rule, Betzler would be allowed to experience the culture according to his plans of making connections wilh locals in pubs by "having a few drinks." The new Studenl Life member stated they were not the authority -on the topic, though,- and Betzler should seek lhe clarification of Fereira. This is where Betzler consented he should have known better. But wanting to experience that kind of culture, he said he already had his loophole. "I thought I was in the clear," he said. Had- Betzler known before leaving the real ity of the exception, there's "no question I would not have done it," he said. According to Fereira, had Betzler questioned him, Betzler would have found the exception to the drinking policy to be "highly defined." Fereira said the exception only applies in situations where it would be culturally offensive to refuse a drink of alcohol when offered by a foreign host. He u^ed the example of a host family opening an expensive bottle of wine to celebrate the arrival or departure of the student. In. that case, accepting alcohol would be acceptable if the student feels comfortable. This is lhe only instance of where a student wouldn't be in violation Photo by Craig Anderson Vespers has continually drawn a large crowd this year with a solid effort of maintaining focus on scripture, prayer and worship. Vespers ministry reaches thousands From modest beginnings, the Sunday night worship services have become a student favorite as well as a large outreach By Monique Champeau When two female students, Mary Sue Beran and Amy (Shar- man) Dempsey, approached Sherry Mortenson nearly 20 years ago with plans to begin student-led worship on Sunday nights, nobody imagined their ministry would grow to such grand proportions today. In fact, the Campus Ministries staff didn'i even believe they would get enough attendees to fill up the RC Gym. Thinking it was belter to keep the meeting iniimate and not disappoint ihe girls, they gave them use of a classroom to try out iheir idea. The pair had little music experience themselves, but packed the small room to capacity with lhe worship team and friends, blowing expectations out of the water. The next week, afler again begging for a larger area, they moved to the AC lounge, and again filled up the space. "I kept telling them the gym was loo big," said Morten son, associate dean of Campus Ministries. "Il was like God then lold me, 'Sherry, I'm going to do a major work on this campus.'...He used two very capable but very behind-the-scenes women that He had chosen for lhat ministry...it has reached thousands." Vespers continued on page 8 The perfect scam By Jonathon Svendsen Most of the student body received an urgent e-mail from Wells Fargo on Feb. 5. The e- mail informed the recipient that their online account had been compromised and that their account access had been suspended. The students were then informed to follow a link to the Wells Fargo site to restart their access. Students would later discover the next day that this e- mail was a scam. One Bethel senior who responded to it said, "I checked my e-mail that morning, clicked the link and it looked legitimate. Two hours later 1 had to call Wells Fargo and have my account changed." "It was a well-done scam," said Chris Tompkins, a senior who works in ITS. "It got a few of my friends and a number of professors. I was surprised by how many people were willing to give any and all information out and had no concept of how dangerous it was." The problem lay in the apparent legitimacy of the e-mail. Typically, in an e-mail such as this, the key indicator of a scam is in the URL line. However, this particular e-mail was a complete "clone" or copy of the URL for Wells Fargo. In order to tell the difference, a recipient would have to know enough to examine the header, the lines that Scam continued on page 2 Frogtown offers diverse alternative housing By Marie Hansen Everyone has heard of the unfortunate stereotype of Bethel students: not diverse, sheltered, financially well off and slightly detached from the real world. But four students defy this stereotype every day Emily Kjesbo, Ryan Johnson, Elisabeth Geschiere and Sheena Baughman left the Beihel bubble io live in the Frogtown Urban Living Experience house in St. Paul. Each year, up to five Bethel sludents live and volunteer in this diverse urban neighborhood. They occupy one half of the duplex run by Urban Homeworks. A local family lives in the other half, which uses the government's Section 8 subsidized housing—costs are based on income rather than rental prices. Some people have expressed reverse stereotypes and told the students they do not belong in the communiiy. "Once a police officer lold us to get out of IFrogtown] because we don't belong there and it's not safe for us," said Kjesbo, senior. "People don't realize we're living there on purpose because we do care about urban issues." Despite such opposilion, these four studenis forged.ahead in continuing to partner with their neighborhood. They have experienced some warm receptions from community members. Community activities include: weekly volunteer commitments, such as tmoring at the Rondo Community Library; helping ESL students at the Hubbs Center; assisting a local high school's drama program and setting up a new community library with the Ober Center, complete with a reading room and tutoring program. Kjesbo tutors at the Rondo Community Library every Monday, which shows her "the little things you take for granted that can mean so much to others." Kjesbo once tutored a little boy who said that he could hot learn any English. She helped him learn about 25 new words. As he left the tutoring session, he told her, "I guess I can do it." informal neighborly relationships are also integral to the students' daily experience. Saturday neighborhood breakfasts are "a lime to get to know neighbors who love Jesus and people and to enjoy a great meal together," said Geschiere, junior. Kjesbo joined a local YMCA so that she can work out with her neighbors. The group also frequents local coffee shops and stores. ."I would say I don't work in the communiiy, bul that 1 simply live here," Geschiere said. "Being a neighbor and not a volunteer or social worker opens up doors for different relationships." Frogtown continued on page 8 of the Covenant, he said. What's interesting about the exception is it applies only to students in semester programs, not interim programs. The Office of Off-Campus Programs said a day-long tutorial covers the exception for semester programs where students stay with host families. The exception is not slated for interim programs because there are limited or no periods where sludents would stay with a host family—they mostly travel in groups with faculty. Professors go over the tutorial on their own time with no. mention of the exception since it doesn't apply. Student Life, Off-Campus Programs and Deb Harless, Betzler continued on page 8 |
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