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Roscoe Howell and Kurt Christenson travelled to North Dakota to capture the Feb. 26 eclipse on film. `Coming down your way' KABY males waves again Vol. 54 No. 17 Bethel College St. Paul MN March 9, 1979 German suspension defeated, faculty rejects recommendations by Paul A. Olsen The faculty voted down a pro-posal on Tuesday that would have indefinitely suspended 300- and 400-level German courses, as well as the offering of a German con-centration. The controversial issue trans-formed the usually docile faculty meeting into a lively debate. It was, according to Lynn Fauth, "an old-fashioned faculty meet-ing." Declining student interest preci-pitated the proposal from the dean's office. According to Dean Brushaber, it is a common priniciple in higher education to closely examine any class with less than 10 enrolled. Dean Jessup said, "the essential critierion in evaluating a class of-fering is whether the students are responding to it." Jessup said it is bad stewardship of Bethel's funds to continue a course with as small a number of students as German has had in the past. The Academic Policies Com-mittee maintained that since enrollments have been low across time and across the department and since there has been a dearth of graduates in German (three in the last four years), there was not enough demand to make a Ger-man concentrtion economically feasible. The measure to suspend origi-nated in the .dean's office and received the support of the APC, the department of languages and literature, and Dr. Engebretsen, teacher of German. Because the enrollment in upper-level German is low, and because the present budget must be cut by $100,000, it was not possible to hire additional help . by Mark Rentz "Bethel College and Seminary is worth $26,349,100. Personal property (desks, chairs, refrigerators, etc.) are valued at $5,759,055," said Paul Drake, direCtor of auxilary affairs. This year's insurance premium (for fire and liability alone) rose to $63,000, which is $21,000 more than last year. The increase is due mainly to the building additions. The high premium comes with a $10,000 deductable per building. Paul Drake explained that if a townhouse, for example, had roof leakage, Bethel would have to pay for the first $10,000 of damage regardless of whether or not the damage exceeded the deductable amount. Bethel's liability insurance is only for individuals outside of Bethel. Bethel students are covered by their own insurance, or parents' insurance, and by a sup-plementary medical plan provided by Bethel for whatever the stu-dent's own insurance does not cover. The college and seminary, the buildings still being used on OC, and FT are insured in various Engebretsen felt that one per-son cannot possibly offer a quality program. Therefore, he said it would be better to cut back on the program rather than offer an in-ferior one. The APC concurred with his evaluation and made the recom-mendation to drop the concentra-tion after lengthy discussion in an open hearing on Feb. 27. , Brushaber said he is committed to language learning, but he has to be realistic. Regarding the question as to whether a liberal arts college should challenge students or follow the flow of student de-mand, Brushaber said the college must serve the students and res-pond to their needs and interests. He did not see the dropping of third- and fourth-year German as erosion of the quality of education at Bethel. Brushaber said the money saved would be used to improve the Spanish and French programs, which have strong enrollments, and to finance the proposed beginning Swedish courses. Because the German courses were not dropped and the money was not saved, the addition of Swedish will probably not, be im-plemented until fall, 1980, depen-ding on the Board of Regent's decision. The faculty decided that it needed to give better support to the German program and will form an ad hoc committee to work with Engebretsen. In other business, the faculty adopted the Random House style guide as a standard for writing at Bethel, approved the addition of beginning Swedish, and added a requirement for graduation in which no one would recieve a ways, and with different pre-miums. FT is insured exclusively by Continental Casualty, which covered FT before Bethel bought the apartment complex. The premium of FT is $3,861. Federal Insurance Co. insures Bethel against fire and liability. Boilers are insured with the Hart-ford Co. Bethel's automobiles are covered, as well as a workman's compensation plan, by different insurance agencies respectively. Theft is not covered in the pre-sent insurance policy on personal items. However, all musical in-struments, all audio visual equip-ment, and ski equipment are in-sured. Audio visual equipment is in-sured collectively at $180,000. Musical instruments are worth $75,000. The library building, complex E, is valued at $4,100,000. The equipment and personal property in the library complex, including the dining hall beneath it, are valued at $2,700,000. "Insurance is to cover catastrophe, just in case. It's too bad that we have to have it ," said Paul Drake, "but that's the way it is." degree without taking at least 15 courses above the 100-level. These three recommendations from the APC were passed unanimously. Five teachers, however, requested to adress the German issue. John Piper argued that drop-ping German would "signal the capitulation of the liberal arts vi-sion." Don Postema echoed Piper's message and added that dropping a course because of low enroll-ment is an ad hoc justification and by David Shelley "It was just one, of those awe-inspiring experiences in which all we could say was, 'Go, God!" In this way Barry "Roscoe" Howell, former Bethel student, described last week's total eclipse which he journeyed to view, along with Kurt Christenson, junior, and Bethel professors Paul Taver-nier and Craig Schmidt of the chemistry department and R.A. Carlsen of the physics depart-ment. KABY will be back on the air on a daily basis, starting on Mon-day, March 12, at 6 a.m. on 560 AM radio. • The format of KABY will in-clude "contemporary Christian easy rock format," according to John Freeburg, program director and operations manager. The format will include news broadcasts, including ABC news, music by various Christian enter-tainers and other programs. Bob Spon will head the staff of not justification based on principle or theory. Wayne Grudem said that Bethel should not only be concerned with the academic excellence of the courses it offers but. also with the academic excellence of its cur-riculum. He said a liberal arts col-lege could not be considered com-petant without offering a German concentration. Don Larson appealed to a dif-ferent concern. He said he was afraid of endowing the APC with Leaving on Saturday, Feb. 24, the group had to drive 101/2 hours to Minot, N.D. to see the eclipse in totality. Schmidt said the idea for the trip came up last summer when he was teaching astronomy and Howell and Christenson were photographing through his tele-scope. Howell works for Brown Photo and he and Christenson do wedding photography. Schmidt suggested that they get together to shoot the eclipse, and 23 as general manager. Duey Pearson will act as assistant pro-gram director, Stu Soneson as news director, and Paul Johnson as sports director. Janet Brown will be sales manager, Sue Stone is in charge of public relations and John Wood-side will be chief engineer. KABY will be transmitted on new campus only. When KABY is not on the air, WLOL FM will be heard on 560 AM, so the trans-mitters will be transmiting 24 hours a day. the power to make such decisions concerning curriculum. He said it would "establish a precedent that we (the faculty) would regret." Rune Engebretsen then thanked the faculty for its support, but said the hard facts of the economics cause him to have mix-ed emotions on the issue. He said though language belongs in a liberal arts curriculum, the pro-gram was not functioning proper-ly. Consequently, Engebretsen supported the proposal. n they were joined by Schmidt's wife, Carlsen, Tavernier and his two children. Monday morning the group set up its equipment at about 9:30, an hour before totality. "Minot is kind of in a valley, so we went up on a hill and set up in a church parking lot," Schmidt said. "As the eclipse time grew closer everything began to look silvery. The snow was more silvery than white," Schmidt said. "It wasn't like a hazy day or a sunset," Howell added. "It gets darker, but the sun is still shining so you still see shadows and con-trast. It has an eerie, mystical ap-pearance." "It never did get as dark as I ex-pected," Schmidt said. "But we saw some stars and planets that you can't normally see because of the sun. We saw Venus. "I really wanted to see Mercury because I hadn't seen it before," he said, "but I was so caught up in the eclipse that I forgot to look." Howell noted, "You hear stories about how battles stopped because an eclipse occurred, and if you saw it you'd understand why. It's a very spiritually moving ex-perience. "There is something about wit-nessing a totally natural event, in which man had no part, that is that beautiful," he added. Schmidt said that the crowd reflected the mood of the event. "About 200 people were in that same area watching," he said. "As totality occurred everything just grew silent. "Totality lasted for about two minutes and seven seconds," he continued. "Then as the sun broke through the other side everyone cheered and applauded." The horizon, said Schmidt, turned a beautiful pink during totality. Roscoe, who also took a movie of the changing horizon, added that the temperature drop- Ted about 30 degrees by totality. Howell said that no filters were needed to photograph the eclipse during totality. "Yu have to use them before and after, though," he said. "You know, the sun's pretty bright." Insurance policy clarified, covers catastrophes only Eclipse expedition moved by sight Opinion German saved: good German as a concentration at Bethel was in danger. The academic policy committee (APC) had proposed an indefinite suspension of upper-level classes in German. But in last Tuesday's facul-ty meeting, several faculty members voiced their concerns about the damage this action might have on Bethel as a liberal arts college (see story on page one). We commend the faculty on its support of an essential part of a liberal arts education—foreign language, and specifically, German. We fear that student enrollment and the interest in a given area could determine whether or not that program would be continued, as was the case this time. Discontinuing German as a major could have led Bethel to conform to the pressures of society. Bethel would then be leaning away from our ideal of a liberal arts col-lege, one that should offer a variety of experiences to the student, with important focus in the humanities and the arts and letters. It was reassuring to see the faculty members from several different departments—psychology, Biblical and theological studies, philosophy and linguistics—support the continuation of the current German pro-gram. We would encourage students to examine their own definition of a liberal arts education. Student interest, and unfortunately, numbers, are what keep a program alive. If our view of liberal arts does not include foreign language, then we are in danger of becoming ethnocentric. As Christians, we should want to learn more about the people in the world, and one major way to do this is to learn a foreign language. Foreign language training is also a good preparation for the mission-bound student. Although we commend the faculty on its,support of the continuation of the current German program, we would also caution faculty members not to simply pay lip service to the German department, but to en-courage students in their departments to take a foreign language. Foreign languages would seem most important for musk, Bible and linguistic majors. As many faculty members realize, a one-man department is not ideal for the student or the teacher. Currently, all the foreign languages are one-man (or woman) departments. We hope that the administration would look into possibilities of ex-panding the programs with additional faculty members, regardless of enrollment figures. the Soapbox "Fudge," "Shucks," ideal, not realistic Dear editor: I should like to respond to Ran-dy's (Krussow) letter regarding the showing of the film, "All the President's Men." I share his sense of deep offense at the language in the film, both the vulgar and the profane or blasphemous. Hopefully, all of us will be ever deeply offended by dishonor shown to our Father and to our Savior. I. should, however, like to reflect on Randy's conclusion that the film should not have been shown in our chapel-gymnasium. One of the most often repeated criticisms about Bethel education is our isolation from the "real world." The film portrayed not only the "uglies" of the language of the worldling but the "uglies" of his manner of living and think-ing as well. What more realistic contact might one desire with the cynicism of journalists (redeemed, perhaps,by their quest for the truth), or the gross ego-centeredness of politicians at their low-level worst? I heard more than enough rude "yukking-it-up" by some of our audience throughout the film. Could we solemnly contemplate the meaning of being in the world but not of it? (Was the film shown for such reflection or for pure entertainment?) As our ears were offended by blasphemy and vulgarity, did we think with compassion about the worldlings depicted in the film and then transfer that feeling of compassion to worldlings about us who know not redemption and the empowerment of the Spirit? Or did we long to have the evil totally removed from our environ-ment and resolve never to live out-side the context of a Christian community or be employed where ugly people use ugly language? Were we so offended by the language of the film that we miss-ed the uglies being portrayed and therefore overlooked the possibili-ty of God using such a film to call us to a prophetic witness to such a world. Offended as I was by vulgarity and profanity, I reflected back to some recent chapel an-nouncements. Were not my ears and spirit more offended by the "Have fun in the Son" induce-ment to spend spring break in Florida?—"Have fun in the Son" as I contemplate His suffering, crucifixion and death for my sins? Were not my ears and spirit more offended by the juxtaposi-tion of two announcements: "We may have to abandon our support of several Haitian orphans because only'ten or twelve signed up for 'bowl of rice,' " -followed by "Sign up now for a summer cruise in the Caribbean area (Haiti is down there somewhere!) for six hundred plus dollars?" Dear editor, When I read the letter to the editor (March 2) concerning the showing of "All the President's Men" in the Bethel gymnasium, I became very agitated, for it seems as if a great number of students ess Are my eyes. and spirit more wounded daily by the filth and rubbish that is seen in every cor-ridor, in book cubby-holes, under furniture, in planters (!) than by any of the corruption I saw in the film? I'm wondering...One expects better of those who are "in Christ." Ugly, coarse, offensive language is part of that "real" world "out there." Will we have exposure only to that which por-trays the "niceness" of our world? Sincerely, Roy Dalton, Professor of History Dear editor, After reading last week's Clarion and a number of articles posted on the Beef Board, I have become disturbed about the way the Clarion has begun to support and highlight hypocritical at-titudes concerning the community of Bethel and the Student Senate. cont. on page 3 have come to Bethel to escape the outside world. They treat this "Christian cam-pus" as if it were a monastery. It hurts me also—as it did Mr. Krussow—to hear God's name taken in vain, but that was not the avowed purpose of the film. "All the President's Men" was a re-enactment of the scandal that shook America and how two Washington Post reporters un-covered it. During the process of investigating Watergate, the reporters and other characters used language that is abhorrent to us, but perfectly natural to them. I ask you: Wouldn't the movie lose its magnificent air of reality if the characters were heafd to say, "Fudge," "Shucks," or "Gosh Darn It?" I think it is a narrow mind that can't overcome worldly mani-festations, such as swearing, to see the true value of the artwork. As Mr. Krussow freely stated, "I must admit that it (the movie) was enlightening..." Personally, I get upset with peo-ple who try to enact rules that I did not pledge to follow. There-fore, I resent the implication that the showing and viewing of a movie such as "All the President 's Men" is against Christianity. Walt Disney movies are great, but not all the time! I prefer a lit-tle reality in a movie, especially when it has a meaningful plot and is as informative as this movie was. I would suggest that more Bethelites get used to reality. Otherwise, they will be totally un-prepared for the real world, after spending four years in the ideal at-mosphere which Bethel possesses. Sincerely yours, Jim Gaylord Isolation won't help profanity, u Critics, sarcasm CILLIR101111 not appreciated Vol. 54 No. 17 March 9, 1979 The Clarion is published weekly by students or Bethel College. Letters to the editor should be typed. signed and sent to PO 2381 by the Sunday before publication. David Shelley, editor Suzi Wells, news editor Greg Smith, feature editor Paul Olsen, copy editor Thangi Chhangte, copy editor Debbie Bunger, production editor Phoebe Morgan, production editor Joy Banta, editorial assistant Patti Backlund, business manager Steve Erickson, sports editor Carol Madison, sports editor Betty Logan, 'arts editor Shelly Nielsen, columnist Rick Chapman columnist Juan Ramos, cartoonist Bark hot ra page 2 Get ready for Spring break-- (4)10 imprinted ,(*P &M¢1 clothing -4, brIn3 this coupon to Bethel Bookstore a Stu.DENTS ONO! - TNRU, MARCH 30,1419 A■111■1111, c13 1*64*t Ainsa■ ea'4 70 'erse Zeke's Zetesis Navel fantasies plague sleepy columnist by Rick Chapman "Sunday afternoon, a story to write but no ideas," I groaned to myself as I sat both bored and perplexed in the confining at-mosphere of the LRC. I thought for a moment, wishing that my tired mind would soon explode with insight. But then a comforting sight took my attention. I saw a soft mattress-like foamy green chair ly-ing vacant against the wall. It was then that I realized the true nature of my weariness. In one quick movement I leapt into the chair's comforting grasp. I thrust my head back into an ocean of soft mush foam and felt my eyes close effortlessly. "Heck, I've never let David down before and I deserve a break. The worst thing that could happen...well I might lose my job, but then I'll be free." My mind was teased by rebellious thoughts for a time and then it relaxed in thoughtlessness. Indeed it was the Sabbath— what else could I do but be biblical? "Wake up Zeke, you have work to do!" Critics cont. from page 2 The Senate's iiurpose is to enable students who choose to become involved in community issues that effect the quality of the student body. Unconstructive criticism of the Senate and the in-volvement of the student body seems to me to be a useless and in-effective manner of improving our attitude toward the Senate. By sarcastically pointing out the fact the gtudent election is coming is an irresponsible way of inform-ing our community of such news. Our responsibility as communi-ty members is to support and challenge the ideals of the Senate. By propagating mockery and negative attitudes toward the Senate and the community it seems to me to hinder the hope that things can be better. As Christians we all have the freedom to support and be involv-ed in the community. We also have the choice to sit back and be an "armchair" critic. To those who criticize our apathy and ineffectiveness of the community, please be responsible enough not to judge and condemn unless you are willing to get out of your chair and try to change things you deem appropriate. Sincerely, Daniel Lancette Immediately after hearing this strange and disturbing voice, I sensed the shaking of a slight earthquake. "Who are you?" "I'm your green mattress you dummy. Now you better start writing!" "Now, forget it. I'm too tired and I'm dry of ideas." "C'mon, women would make a great topic." "Impossible—that's too con-fusing and it would take many col-umns to complete." "Please do it anyway, the sub-ject makes me sputter and cough...sometimes I roll over on my side and I lose control, and my heart beats so wildly that it all but tears gaping holes in my foam..." "Calm down you old bag! I'm crazy enough just believing I can talk with you. At least give me an idea now that you have awakened me." "Hmmm...how about a story called 'Great Navel Battles of Our Time.' " "Everyone is thinking about Spring Break and no one wants to read history." "But you've got the wrong idea! I mean the dynamics of "in-nies" and "outies"...Florida... Daytona...bare bellies...Sunkist oranges, and navels galore!" "Talk about navel battles; "Midway" will have a whole new meaning!" "Maybe you'll start an exciting Dear editor, The Bethel Student Senate sponsored five senators to go to the national convention of the American Association of Evan-gelical Students in Orlando, Fl. These five senate representatives, Tannie Woods, Jim Torgerson, Caryl Brown, Phil Thompson, and Cheryl Thomas, will be representing the beliefs and views of the Bethel community. But along with the represent-ation that the student body re-ceives, the student body will also gain important information on problems that Bethel faces right now. Through research, our representatives can put together a list of alternatives that Bethel can and navel fad. We'll be singing "How deep is your navel?" and reading such works as Harold Lint Sell's "Battle of the Navels." Philosophers might even con-template the ideal form of navel" "I'm sorry but I think I must veto that one as well. It'd never get me the Pulitzer Prize..." "But it could earn you the honorable commendation..." "Yes?" "A greenie weenie from the Wittenburg Door!" "Thanks for your profound in-spiration" I muttered sarcastical-ly. I threw my head back again and closed my eyelids. My mind was still in oblivion. I wrestled with its emptiness, but only became more frustrated, and so I slept again. When I woke from my nap I looked at my watch to see how much time remained. "I'm in ter-rible shape," I mused. "No ideas for a story and now I'm talking to green chairs in the LRC!" Right then the explosion went off and I began to write, "nominees for the green dog at Bethel College:" Those who ask "Am I really an air head?" Those who "borrow" because "we have all things in common." Those who criticize everything but never solve anything. Those who fall asleep while writing columns. Those who go to Florida for initiate, as a whole, to solves areas that are not working up to par. You might say that we are learn-ing from others' mistakes. This is a major attribute of the AAES program. But yet there is another at-tribute of having representatives at the national convention. We can learn of programs that other evangelical colleges have in-stituted and start them at Bethel to better serve the student body. The Chautauqua Free University Pro-gram and the Student Directory are two prime examples of the benefits that AAES has, for it was at last year's convention that Bethel learned of these programs through the AAES data bank. break but leave their faith in Min-nesota. Those who scribble pseudo-intellectualisms on the bathroom stalls. Those who always sign up for the prayer chapel, but never come. Those who immediately deposit flyers on world hunger in the trash and scowl "I'm tired of junk mail!" Those who put $2.50 worth of yogurt in a 40 cent cup. I hurried up to the office, paper in hand. When I arrived I flung open the door. They were waiting. "What's this one about?" "Nothing special, just a sleepy To the editor: Rob Haglund's elaboration in IM out of bounds has raised the appeal of your IM coverage to a readable level, but we have a sug-gestion: It is far more interesting to read about unusual events than or-dinary ones. For example, the last colurim mentioned that B-league team Go-for-Baroque was defeated (as usual) rather soundly. That's not news. That's as com-mon as a progress report on the new dorms. The real news was we won by three points in overtime the previous Tuesday. columnist who carries on con-versation with foam green chairs." They all chuckled simultaneous-ly, "You've been dreaming. Let's see it." How right they were. I quickly turned and walked out. Even if I did get the coveted green one I might not lose my job after all. And one more note. Baroque music was from about 1600 to 1750, certainly not to be confused with anything medieval. Ap-parently Mr. Haglund spends more time on the basketball court than he does choosing his ter-minology (with all due respect to the IM reporter). Don't print boring stuff about a team that misses almost every time it Schutz. And if you can't Handel that don't expect us to take it Bach. With tongue in cheek, Go-for-Baroque R.A. Carlsen, Roscoe Howell, Kurt Christenson, Craig Schmidt and Paul Tavernier set up in Minot, N.D. to watch the eclipse Students to attend AAES (story on page 1). togain educational insights Haglund's IM writing lacking, Go-for-Baroque team claims We only hope that this year's convention will bring forth the results that it has in the past, for Bethel's involvement in this worthwhile organization has paid off in the past. We, along with the rest of the senate, look forward to the report that these Bethel representatives have to give the student body. Sincerely, Steven Hoswell, Susan E. Stone FALCON HEIGHTS PHARMACY 1707 N. Snelling Avenue (Larpenteur at Snelling) 646-4555 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Daily 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Sun. • Free prescription delivery to Arden Hills campus • We cash checks for Bethel students with ID. page 3 BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH 720 13th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55415 S. Bruce Fleming, Minister of Preaching C.J. Sahlin, Minister of Pastoral Care SERVICES Sunday School, 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship, 11:00 A.M. Evening Service, 6:00 P.M. Bus Transportation provided Watch for announcements on Bulletin Board 338-7653 SPAN offers intensive study abroad, opportunities by Betty Logan Applications for summer, 1980 SPAN studies have just come out. This year SPAN offers students an opportunity to spend two mon-ths in Hungary, Bolivia, Malta, or France. SPAN, which stands for Stu-dent Project for Amity Among Nations, is a unique academic program which gives students a chance to live in another country and work on a study project of their choice. Although only two months are spent in the foreign nation, the SPAN program runs for two years. For one year prior to traveling to the chosen country, students prepare with studies of the nation, and in many cases, language study. The year following the summer experienc is when SPANers work the promotional end of SPAN by speaking to various groups and assisting new members. The project a student chooses is wide open to personal preference and innovations. The student develops his project during his year of preparation and arranges for the contacts or data he will need to work with, once in the na-tion. Almost any imaginable field of study can be incorporated into the SPAN program. The project ex-perience culminates in a major paper written after returning home. With one year of preparation, which often includes language study, SPAN is a very well organized program which pro-vides an intensive study experience of another country. "It is probably the most solid academically of the international programs we have available," says Dr. Phil Carlson, Bethel's SPAN coordinator. For all the time and travel in-volved in SPAN summers, the ex-penses are quite reasonable. Of the four programs offered in 1980, the most expensive runs $1,500 maximum, while the least expensive program is only $800. Credit for classes and the pro-ject is given through the Univer-sity of Minnesota. Credit costs are $240 (based on 1979 tuition costs), which transfer to Bethel as two to four credits, depending on the amount of language classes taken in preparation. Scholarships and loans are available to students with finan-cial need. Scholarships are based on the individuals realistic financial need, and are offered up to the amount of round-trip transporta-tion. Loans are available for the in-country expenses, with a max-imum of $300 offered. While in the country, each stu-dent is allowed to travel freely, in groups or alone, to work on his project. The accompanying pro-fessor usually stays in a central locale to coordinate students' travel and study, and to be a resource for the students. Each professor leading a SPAN group has lived or studied in the country he takes the group to. Dr. Art Lewis, professor of Old Testa-ment, led a SPAN group to Por-tugal, where he was in missions work several years ago. Bethel is one of the 14 colleges which belong to SPAN. Dr. Carlson urges students to take ad-vantage of the program, and to by Steve Hoswell and Sue Stone Why are we running for these positions? We feel that the experience we both have on Senate and student faculty committees, which is ex-tensive, has given us a broad and deep understanding of the mechanics of the Student Senate. It is from this understanding that effective representation can take place. We believe there is no substitute for experience in such important offices: the positions of represent-ing the student body to various groups, organizations, and in-dividuals. But we feel that the need for en-thusiasm is just as great as exper-ience. Our enthusiasm is evident in our attitude toward and our participation in Senate. Our record on legislation and the way we have voted for student services is open for the student body to see. We encourage students to compare: compare ef-fectiveness of all the candidates. What are the major issues and what are our goals? One area we feel is a major issue is that of the bookstore's buy-back policy at the end of each semester. We have done some extensive research and we propose a pro-gram for a student-run buy-back program in which students sell their used text books to other students directly. apply early because the programs are almost always full by applica-tion deadlines. Applications for the 1980 SPAN program are now available, offering students the opportunity to study in Bolivia, Hungary, Malta, or France. See Dr. Phil Carlson, in AC 201 for informa-tion and applications. This would be most profitable for the student selling the text books, and the buyer would get a better price than he is using the present system. This system has been successful at Taylor Unversity and Norman-dale College, two colleges that we have corresponded with in developing this plan. We believe that Senate can help finance improvement of in-tramural sports equipment. We would push for funding of new equipment to replace worn out or out-dated equipment, such as basketballs, volleyballs, and rac-quetballs. We would check into the feasi-bility of buying equipment such as downhill skis and other winter sports gear. We would work di-rectly with the IM staff to deter-mine the exact need. We are avid supporters of the reinstatement of Bethel's radio station, KABY. Through legisla-tion and personal commitment, we have shown our support and will continue to work with the staff and advisors to make KABY a success. Other areas of concern include a student directory (like the recent one this year) to be included in the _Roster, and a security system in the library to help insure less theft. cont. on page 5 Hoswell, Stone state platform for elections Tumbler Keith Johnson (upper right) will star in "Moods" at 8 tonight in the gymnasium. Kurt Pegors (left) is running lights for the production. Visiting astronomy prof to lecture on aotdination convetsation life on other worlds, end of universe Match promise "Moods," music, fools' party by Rob and Cheryl Can you believe it?! Next week at this time, spring break will be upon us! But, to keep you enter-tained until then... Tonight, "MOODS" will be presented in the gym. It will be a great evening of song and dance, gymnastics, music from "The Wiz," and drama, integrated into a show you won't want to miss. "MOODS" is an annual tradition at Bethel and this year's produc-tion promises to be one of the best ever. Tomorrow night, we're invited to a coffeehouse at Northwestern. It lasts from 7 - 10 p.m. in the Nazareth Chapel. There will be refreshments (peanuts, popcorn, etc.) and music. It's a good chance to meet some new people, visit with friends, take a study break, or whatever. Let's show them we appreciate their invitation by hav-ing a big turnout! Last, but certainly not least for this month will be our April Fool's Party on the 30th. If you like carnivals, prizes, food, games, and fun, you'll love our party. And you may be in for some surprises!! Look for more info after Spring Break. Whether you're traveling to Florida or Colorado or South St. Paul, have a great time over break and God be with you!! Dr. Owen J. Gingerich, distin-guished professor of astronomy and of the history of science at Harvard University and astrophysicist of the Smithsonian Observatory in Cambridge, Mass., will speak in convocation next Thursday and Friday, March 15 and 16. In his Thursday lecture—"Will the Universe end with a Bang or a Whimper?"—Professor Gingerich will expound theories of galaxies continuing their headlong dash forever or slowing to a stop and retreating into a final fiery cataclysm. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday he will speak on "Copernicus, Tycho, and Master Witt: A Scholarly Detective Story," giving a new version of the early reception of Copernican astronomy, relating the demise of crystalline celestial spheres to a new awareness of physical reasoning through the work of Tycho, Kepler, and the mysterious Paul Wittich in the 16th century astronomical scene. Friday, Gingerich will discuss "Is there Life on Other Worlds?" —reviewing the requirements for habitable environments and mechanism for life beyond the earth. page 4 Steve Hoswell and Sue Stone John W. Ivance Company 1618 Pioneer Bldg. 224-7358 0 0 0 0 INSURANCE Life--Auto--Home Business St. Paul, MN 55101 ti S S Becky and Scott voice goals by Scott Johnson and Becky Dye After reviewing the constitu-tional requirements of the Association President and Vice President, we think the positions demand enthusiasm and innova-tion - something we can offer. The President must provide a dynamic approach to com-municating student opinion and proposals to the Bethel ad-ministration and Board of Regents. It is also his duty to inform students as to proposed admini-strative policies and decisions. The President ,executes all Senate legislation; he reviews and appoints students to student/- faculty committees and selects the Association's treasurer, secretary and Campus Coordinators. The Vice President presides over the Association's Senate. He is the chairperson responsible for the functioning of the Com-munications Board. The Vice President supportively im-plements the team's proposed platform. We feel qualified to effectively assume these positions; qualified not because of our Senate exper-ience, but rather because of our creative style of leadership. If you are impressed by titles of previously held leadership posi-tions, we have those too! What is it that motivates us to run? It's the challenge of making Senate a representative, concerned functioning body. We're excited about getting you excited. It's the experience of responsible leader-ship. The knowledge gained could be applied to our prospective voca-tions. An effective team must have positive, reachable goals which will benefit student life. We would like Senate to accomplish three goals in the next year. First, we want to serve as an ef-fective vehicle to communicate be-tween students and administra-tion. We must build the credibility of the Student Senate by being a responsible, informed voice, "a voice that listens" and does not neglect taking action. To help motivate Senators to be better representatives of students we suggest a $100 scholarship be awarded each semester to one, chosen by the Senate as being the Scott Johnson and Becky Dye most concerned, active Senator. It is one of the primary func-tions of the President and Vice President to motivate the Senators. We will, therefore, ap-propriate the scholarships from our stipends. We, as an executive staff will work to develop a student-faculty-administrative group which will primarily pool ideas and discuss tension between the three in-dividual groups. This would basically be a maintenance and exchange group. Both faculty and administration have already shown interest in such a group as this. Senate and the executive staff will be greatly encouraged to in-form students of upcoming ad-ministrative policy decisions in order that we organize and present student opinion before final ac-tion has been taken. Our second major goal will be the implementation of specific programs designed to better stu-dent life. There is presently a need to research student expenditures out-side of tuition (ie. bookstore, ex-penses, food costs, etcetera). We propose two realistic programs which will aid the student in these areas. First, we have developed a detailed procedure for a student-run "book exchange." This pro-gram could alleviate the money loss which results by using the "bookstore exchange service." The idea is not to encourage students to sell their books but rather to provide a reasonable ser-vice if one decides to do so! Secondly, we are researching the possibility of providing a student-run "food co-op" at our off-campus housing, (Fountain Terrace and apartments to be pur-chased in the near future). We believe these programs will convenience and aid students with their personal expenses. It is our opinion that no in-dividual student service should be engaged in "profit-making." Especially when that profit is routed back into the general ex-pense fund. For example, the student who uses the food service regularly should not be subsidizing general expenses of the student who does not use the food service. Therefore, we see a need to research all student services and their financial practices. The Senate has a working budget of over $5,000. (after fun-ding Clarion, Campus Coor-dinators, KABY, Roster, Passages, etcetera). We believe some of this money has been poorly spent in the past. Last year approximately 25 per cent of the working budget was appropriated to American Association of Evangelical Students (AAES) membership and Convention fees. One appropriation of $910 was recently made for two executive board members and three senators to attend a convention in Florida. This was "all-expense" paid by student funds. We suggest continued support of AAES, however, we do not think it necessary to fully finance five representatives but one or two effective representatives. Without heavy financial in-volvement in AAES more of the student money would be freed for general student use. To give individual students ac-cess to these funds we propose that a "mini-grant" program be instituted in the budget; small monetary grants which would be available to all students. "Mini-grants" could be alotted to students seeking financial aid for research projects, (outside of class) and creative projects which will benefit the entire student body. These are only a few examples of how "mini-grants" could be used. Another project already im-plemented to better student life, but in need of upgrading, is the Roster. We suggest quicker editing and printing, to ensure a more speedy delivery to the students. This could be accomplished by issuing demanding deadlines and specific quality guarantees. We also propose the combining of the Roster and the recent publication, the student directory. This would aid and convenience the student. Our third major goal is to educate and provide student outlets regarding Christian responsibility outside of Bethel. We would encourage the Clarion to deal with Christian concerns outside of our communi-ty (i.e. world hunger, human rights, religious oppression, etcetera). This would help to make students aware of Christian con-cerns around the world. As an executive board we will encourage Senators and students to initiate chapters of major world organization (i.e. Bread for the World, Amnesty International, etcetera) thus becoming active working groups within Bethel. We would also initiate and sponsor programs such as "Vote `78" to give students the oppor-tunity to get involved in national politics decision making. These three major goals have resulted from our interaction with faculty, students and administra-tion. They are realistic and positive goals, which will aid students and make good use of Senate's potential and their time. We also feel that since upper-classmen will be living in town-houses next year, Senate should help students voice feelings con-cerning rules that effect those who live there. What changes would we like to see in Senate next year? We would like to see a number of changes in the structure of Senate. Three areas that we would like • to see change include the Public Action Committee (PAC), elections for transfers, and in-volvement in the national prayer breakfast. Changes of PAC we would like to implement include concerns for the less fortunate in the St. Paul area. PAC has done an admirable job in its work with the Haitian orphans and the Filipino or-phanage, but we feel we can help in our own area as well. Suggested areas of service in-clude food drives, old clothing collections and a program in which students may offer various services (including repair jobs, garden work, running errands) for the aged or handicapped. Fall elections for transfers would be the only way transfers could be represented in Senate. We feel it is important that this segment of the student body has a voice in Senate. Instead of elections for five freshman senators each fall, we would propose that four freshmen and one transfer be elected. We believe that Bethel can gain valuable information and educa-tion in involvement in the Na-tional Prayer Breakfast move-ment. It is probable that Bethel could obtain speakers for con-vocation on government that would benefit the entire student body. John W. Ivance, Sr. John W. Ivance, Jr. John G. Chisholm Russel Akre Patrick J. Repp It is important that we interact with fellow Christian evangelicals that attend not only Christian col-leges but also those in state schools across the U.S. What experience qualifies us for these positions? Steven has served full terms as freshman senator and sophomore senator, and is currently serving assenator at large. He has served as the rules and finance committee chairman and parliamentarian. He has served on the public relations committee and has also been a member of PAC. • Steve has been a member of the communications board, the judiciary committee, chapel and spiritual life committee and the college relations committee. Along with these services at Bethel, Steve has also been involv-ed in the Baptist General Con-ference. He has served as presi-dent of the Rocky Mountain District CYF and was also the act-ing secretary, of the president's meeting held during Founder's Week of 1976. Other Bethel activities include his role as business manager of male chorus this year. Sue has served two full terms as freshman senator and sophomore senator. After serving on the special pro-jects committee her freshman year, she was appointed to be chairperson of the special projects committee. She has also been a member of the PAC. Sue has served the past two years on the Bethel on-site com-mittee and is also on the housing committee. She has been a representative to the American Association of Evangelical Students (AAES). page 5 TWIN CITIES EVENTS CALENDAR Theatre: March 9-31 USA Actors Theatre of St. Paul March 12-14 Fionnula Flanagan as "James Joyce's Women" Guthrie March 16-18 The Runner Stumbles Theatre in the Round Exhibits: Continuing through March 10 Cornett/Luckman/Milder Art Latitude Gallery Continuing through March 11 American Photography Since 1960 Walker Art Center Music/Dance: March 9 March 10 March 16 The Passion According to St. Matthew Minnesota Opera Company O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. Cathrine Ameling/Davis Dvorak, Berlioz, Lambrecht, Haydn O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. Cathrine Russian Festival Northrop Dance Season Northrop Auditorium Gallery shows art painted by Rudquist Painter/printer Jerry Rudquist, professor of art at Macalester, is displaying his work in the Bethel gallery during March. by Terri Sue Hanson Merold Westphal, in a chapel address on Feb. 21, spoke about "legal evil." The "legal evil" as he saw it was found in the interna-tional trade systems. It was the system (free trade) that cheated out poor countries and made the rich countries richer. So, in effect, the evil was legal. Gerald Brock, associate pro-fessor of economics, gave the Clarion an economist's reaction to the assertion. Basically, Brock said he had two problems with Westphal's argument. "First of all," he said, "the concept of evil needs to have a clear and precise definition when it is applied to anything outside of the biblical framework. It was dif-ficult for me to understand in what sense the system was evil. I do not disagree that there may be evil within the system, but I want to know just exactly what con_ - cepts are evil." by Becky Miller A spring flood is coming soon, only it's not an ordinary spring flood. The "Spring Flood In-dividual Events Tournament" will be held at Mankato University March 9 and 10. Bethel will ten-tatively be sending four par-ticipators, Ira King, Pam Linamen, Peter Nelson, and Jolene Brask. "I really enjoy the fellowship on the way to the tour-naments— it's a blast," said sophomore Pam Linamen. Pam has attended every individual events tournament held during the last seven months. She is planning "Secondly," Brock continued, "Westphal asserted that the terms of trade tend to move against the less developed countries. This is not entirely true. Raw materials fluctuate in price extensively. The prices rise or decline with regard to manufactured goods. Westphal said that it is because of evil con-trol that the price of raw materials is falling. Actually, however, the prices don't decline at all over a long period of time." Westphal asserted that the international trade system is evil because it takes food from a less developed country and gives it to a more developed country. Brock responded by saying, "Is that evil? The less developed countries have the opportunity not to trade. The undeveloped countries must see some gain from trading, or they wouldn't partic-ipate. "No one is forcing them to trade, they do it willingly. If these countries see some benefit from on entering three of the twelve events offered. Pam has placed third in rhetorical criticism and has also made finals a few times. She added that being in the various speech tournaments over the past year has expanded her thinking about other people and their way of doing something in a certain event. There is one more upcoming event designed eNclusively for the Bethel community. The date for the All Bethel Speech Tournament has been set for April 10. See Rod Broding from the speech-com-munications department for details. by Hellen Manning Jerry Rudquist, painter/print-er, is now exhibiting his work at the Fine Arts Gallery. Currently, Rudquist is professor of art at Macalester. "Rudquist's work demonstrates humor and majesty," said Dale Johnson, associate professor of art. "His painting," Johnson con-tinued, "displays a type of inner light." "He gets you thinking about spatial relationships," Johnson said. "And his color orchestration quality is important in translating the drawing to the painting." All of the works in the gallery are dimensionally small with the exception of "Green Valley Win-dow," which is on loan from Hen-nepin County Medical Center. simplistic solution. What our system lacks is Christian com-passion. "We should see the wealth of the U.S. as a comparatively recent phenomenon," said Brock, "back 200 years ago Europe, the U.S. and Japan were poor. The world at large was poor. The thing is, the U.S. and other developed coun-tries have pulled out of the pover-ty. "The poor countries aren't get-ting poorer. Instead, some poor countries, like the U.S., have become rich. Because of that," he continued, "there is extreme un-equality." "We are indebted to Suzanne Kohn for collecting the pieces for the exhibit," said Johnson. As his dealer, Kohn was responsible for securing the works for the exhibit. Rudquist has both a B.F.A. and a M.F.A. in painting. In addition to his renown as a painter, he is nationally acclaimed for his color lithographic prints. Stewart Luckman, associate professor of art and department chairman, studied with Rudquist at Macalester. Johnson was previously acquainted with Rud-quist from working in an adjoin-ing studio with him. Rudquist has had major one-man exhibitiods at both the Min-neapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art Center. His painting has been influential to artists in the American midwest . Rudquist's paintings will be at Bethel during March. Students are encouraged to visit the gallery be-tween 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., Mon-day through Friday. Male Chorus journeys east for spring tour by Patti Backlund With one suitcase apiece, 42 male chorus members will prepare to board an eastbound bus for their annual tour, March 16 through 27. The tour will consist of 15 con-certs in Wisconsin, Illinois, In-diana, Ohio, New York, Penn-sylvania and Iowa. The chorus will travel during the day and give concerts each night. Their first Sunday will be extra busy as they give three separate concerts in the Chicago area. The program includes a variety of music including sacred classics, hymn arrangements and negro spirituals. Selections include Brahms' "Psalm 13 (Opus 27)," "I Hear a Voice A-Prayin" and "Ev'rytime I Feel the Spirit." "If My People," a song per-formed for four consecutive years, will also be included, at the members' request. Each night of the tour, the male chorus members stay in homes, arranged through the churches they visit. "The main emphasis on our ministry is the outreach and fellowship we have with the peo-ple we meet," said choir member Steve Hoswell. Rick Glasow, male chorus chaplain, is organizing a prayer re-quest calendar, enabling the chorus members to remember the needs of the people they come in contact with. A correspondence schedule will be set up to continue prayer relationships. cont. on page 7 the trade then we need some definition of why it is evil to con-tinue." Brock did not maintain that everything was fine with the inter-national trade system. "The prob-lem is broader than just the trade system," he said. "The total worldwide distribution of income is unequal, and a free market (such as ours) will not equalize it. "What we need," he said, "is a welfare system between countries. There should be more redistribu-tion from countries like the U.S. to those countries with less goods. In theory that is what should hap-pen, but practically there is no Mankato hosts tourney, four to compete in speech Brock refutes Westphal's 'legal evil' page 6 Steak INN Meet a Friend at Steak INN Delicious Meals served with a smile Breakfast — Lunch — Dinner Choice Steaks & Taste Sandwiches 6:30.9, Sun.-Thurs. 6:30-10, Fri. & Sat. 636-6077 West Co. Rd. E. at Snelling FALCON BARBER STYLIST 1713 N. Snelling Men & Women's Hair Styling Bethel Jim Chet Debbie For appointment call 646.2323 x Larponteur Searching? Looking for a home a family a forever a church Come to our church home and join our forever family. Pastor Erny Malakoff Sunday Worship-8:30. 11. 7 Sunday School-9:45 Wednesday-7:15 Bus service from Bethel Brooklyn Center Baptist Church 5840 Humboldt Avenue North Minneapolis, Mn. 55430 561-3120 World trek opens eyes to true conditions of poverty by Phoebe Morgan "My roomate woke me up one morning and said, 'Sue, let's go around the world.' I didn't have to think for more than a second before I simply replied, 'O.K.' "That daywe started to watch a dream come true." So began a transcontinental cruise for Sue deWeerdt and Lois Kruger, two former Bethel students (1975-77). Their first step was to buy a world map and plot their course. The girls made most of their deci-sions purely by impulse, picking countries and cities with the blind-fold method—closing their eyes and randomly pointing to places on the map. "We didn't know the first thing about going around the world," Sue laughed. "I knew I wanted to see Bolivia because I liked Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid so much." Sue quit school in December, 1977 and started working two jobs IM cont. from page 8 Omega league also saw some ex-citing action. In what un-officially is an Omega league record for most points scored by two foot-ball players, Steve Fischer and Dave Moberg combined for 42 pts. (22 for Steve, 20 for Dave) as True Grit edged Ad Nauseum 81-47. The most exciting game of the week was probably the Soccer Stuffers' 43-39 OT win over the Glass Menagerie. Down by eight points with little time remaining in regulation, the crystal collection rallied to tie the score at 39-all. When Randy Johnson fouled out, the third member of the Menagerie to do so, they were left with four players and the Stuffers prevailed. The winners were led by Andy Larson, who scored five of his game high 21 points in overtime, while Warren Barber topped the losers with 14. The regular season continues in A league tomorrow while B league playoffs will commence with BMOC and the Swedish Fly Girls the pre-tourney favorites. and sometimes a part-time third. She estimated a necessary $6,000 for the year long adventure, giving her nine months to earn it all. Working as a full time bus driver and part time waitress, Sue spent every waking moment in preparation for the tour. "All I did for 9 months," she reflected, "was live, breathe, and dream of that trip." When a spare hour or two opened up, she picked up some extra cash via several short-lived jobs—scrubbing car engines for a used car lot, working in a toy fac-tory, baby-sitting, and some tele-phone jobs. By Oct. 1, nine months after the starting line, Sue had earned $4000. She borrowed the remain-ing $2000 to complete her goal. Next, Sue and Lois purchased an around-the-world ticket though PanAm, $2776 worth of travel. Equipped with camping gear and enthusiasm the girls left the States Oct. 1, landing in Panama City. They originally planned to This Sunday, at 3 p.m., the Bethel band will be giving a con-cert in the gymnasium. Renditions of masterpieces such as "Procession of Nobles," by Rimsky-Korsakov, "God of our Fathers," by Clark T. Smith, "The Fanfare Prelude: Oh, How Shall I Receive Thee," by Dr. move through South America then to South Africa, vearing eastward to Egypt, Jordon, and Israel, east through Asia and Far East Islands, Russia, and then home via Hawaii. Sue returned home on Feb. 1 after traveling as far as Zambia, half way up Africa. Lois joined her missionary parents in Africa. What happened? "Every-thine" Sue exclaimed. "We arrived in Panama City at 9 in the evening and by 9:30 we were lost. We were organized all right—organized minus guide books, language books, or dic-tionary plus twice the supplies we needed." The girls quickly discovered that their trip was go-ing to be far from a vacation. Every day provided several "crazy" experiences. For in-stance, their visit to Rio, Brazil, found them rooming in a whore house because it was the only place they could afford. All the hotels charged $50 a night and most were full. "The women were some of the kindest people we met the entire trip," Sue remembered. Robert Hanson of Concordia Col-lege at Moorehead and "The New Dance," by Reigger, will highlight the program. This performance will be the band's last formal concert this year. There is no admission fee. The band's pop concert is corn-ing up on April 27. Still another incident qualified them for a part in JAWS II. While camping on a beach one night they decided to go for a swim in waters they'd been told were safe. The next day they discovered the same waters had been infested with sharks. Leaving their camp ground, they hitched a ride on a flat-bed truck carrying a freshly slaughtered shark still bleeding profusely from its side. For several hours, Sue and Lois sat in pools of shark blood as they traveled to the next town. They reached their destination tired, wet, and thoroughly repulsed. In Zambia, children with swollen bellies from malnutrition and scarred faces from voodoo customs were familiar sights. Ex-treme poverty and sickness plagued the majority of people they met. "We've all seen pictures in Na-tional Geographic and on TV," Sue remarked, "but until you hear smmeellll it, and feel it all around you, you don't have any idea what it's like." Sue considered Africa the hardest thing she'd ever gone through. Prejudice dominated the lives of everyone she met and indi-vidual rights were virtually non-existent. Being an American, Sue wanted to speak out against the injustice she saw but she was forbidden to discuss her beliefs. "Africa took a lot of hot air out Chorus cont. from page 8 "I think this idea will enhance the fruit of our ministry," said Glasow. Greyhound bus driver George Blackburn, a former Bethelite, will be driving the male chorus. Blackburn has driven other Bethel choirs on various United States tours. "We're looking forward to the tour. When you get 42 guys together for a week and a half, you grow closer and have a lot of fun," said Hoswell. The choir plans to record an of my sails," she said. "Even though America has many pro-blems, I will never complain about my life here again. We have more than the people there could ever imagine." In retrospect, Sue's decided that her eyes were bigger than her stomach. She hadn't realized a year was such a long time. "After four months of being weak, hungry and sick every other day," she said, "I needed a rest." Sue would like to resume her trip in a few years starting in Asia and completing the original course. She says she wouldn't sug-gest a trip around the world to anybody unless they are prepared to face a great deal of hardship. "If_ people at Bethel don't appreciate what they have here," she finished, "I invite them to go to South Africa or South America for a month to see just how for-tunate they are." album later in the year, according to director Oliver Mogck. Soloists are Scott Allison, Gary Homsley, Rick Glasow and Steve Hoswell. Soren Ryberg is the piano accompanist and Greg Johnson is organist. Sunday, March 11, the male chorus will perform at White Bear Baptist Church. Other home con-certs are April 1 at Spring Lake Park Baptist Church, April 22 at Osseo Nazarene Church, April 29 at Cross of Glory Baptist Church and May 6 at Bloomington Baptist Church. Band's formal concert to feature Reigger page 7 ifrit Fa; 1A !t . 440 *ft **e*t AmitairkgilfP 1+r of *C1111*“ ttodt ,tov. Led by senior co-captains Greg "Homer" Thom (right) and Dan "Fu" Fauth (not pictured), the Royals' baseball team has begun preseason drills and anticipates a competitive week training in Conway, Ark. during spring break. Butchers slay Family for IM title Captured in one of their more lively moments, members of the champion Butchers celebrate their victorious season. Coach Shirley Dawson. "If we a time of 12:38. Karlene Kline had scored the meet, we would finished directly behind Norberg's have won by about 20 points." second place finish. Denise Egge remained unbeaten Both the mile and medley relay in the mile, and also placed first in teams took second places. the 880. Lynn Severson took first in the 176 yard dash and third in the 60. Deb Sension won the high jump and placed second behind Sever-son in the 176. Joann Griffin cap-tured seconds in the hurdles and shot put. Wendy Norberg set a new Bethel record in the two-mile with "I felt good about the meet, because all of the schools were comparable to us in their pro-grams," said Dawson. "Three of our people didn't compete, and they definitely would have placed at least second and third in their events." Gusties defeat Royals in season finale by Steve Erickson Last Friday, the Bethel cagers were tripped up by Gustavus 69-59, ending the Royals second season in the MIAC. In a well played game, Gustavus held a narrow lead at the half, 35-31. Bethel fought to within two points with only one minute left in the game and the Royals had the ball. But they turned the ball over and the Gusties went down and scored. As Bethel scrambled to catch up in the waning seconds, Gustavus took advantage and up-ped the margin to the final ten-point difference. The Gusties' Mark Tiemann led all scoreres with 22 pts. and added 12 rebounds. Ray Miller topped the Royals with 21 while Scott Wilson pulled down 10 rebounds. Dave Blanchard contributed a good game, scoring 10 pts. and adding nine assists while holding one of Gustavus' top scorers, John Mattke, to only four pts. Tom Weko also played well defen-sively. The Royals hurt themselves at the free throw line, making only 44 per cent (7 for 16) while Gustavus shot 73 per cent. The loss dropped Bethel's record to 3-15 in conference, 5-21 overall. A number of new records were established this season. Single season and single game assist records were set by Blanchard. Miller blocked 59 shots, also a single season high. Wilson set records in two cate-gories just started this year. He drew the charge 20 times and had the top defensive rating for the season with 601 net points. This season was the first time that three players scored over 300 pts. Miller fired in 521 (a 20.0 average), Blanchard 366 (14.1), and Wilson (12.3). Besides Miller, only Bethel legends Steve Scrog-gins and Ron Pederson have ever put in over 500 pts. Only three players, Tom Tengwall, Greg Peterson, and Jeff McCall, graduate so next years squad looks to be stronger. Assistant Coach George Palke, who will be the head coach next year, is hoping to land some top big men for the upcoming season. He has contacted 139 players and 67 of these he is still actively recruiting. Out of these 67, ten top players stand 6'6" or better and are being heavily recruited by numerous col-leges in Minnesota. Four have ap-plied at Bethel but that is little in-dication whether they will end up here or not. "My goal is to contact 150 players by the end of March, hop-ing to get 10 per cent," said Palke. "We're trying to recruit good players that fit into a winning team atmosphere and will work hard. They should be good students, too." The junior varsity ended their season at Gustavus, too, losing 80-56. The overall record finished at 8-9. Pat Cartier took top honors in most individual categories. He led the scoring (13.3), rebounding (7.8), and field goal percentage (.513). Day Dye and Phil Almeroth each scored around 11 pts. per game while Bob Giddings pulled down 7.4 rebounds per game. Brian Doten led the team in assists. by Carol Madison The women's track team has continued its streak of success on the indoor track as Bethel cap-tured six first places out of 12 events at the Macalester Invita-tional. The women also grabbed six second and two third place finishes against the host team, Hamline, Gustavus and Stout State. "It was an individual meet, so no team scores were kept," said The championship was a classic game with the two best teams in the league battling it out. The But-chers entered the game with a 9-2 record, Family with a sparkling 9-0-2 mark. When all was said and done, however, the Butchers, on the strength of Scott Feltman's goal with six minutes left in the game, were the new champions. The team travels to the St. Olaf Invitational today, with the stif-fest competition coming from the host team, University of Min-nesota, and Mankato State. "I'm confident we can place enough people to get fourth or fifth place," said Dawson. "Hopefully we can place fourth and stay on top of the private schools." CHAPEL SCHEDULE Monday Election chapel Tuesday Dave Bryant Wednesday Prof. Bill Smalley Thursday-Friday Dr. Owen Gingerich, convocation The Butchers deserved the win, taking the play to Family for much of the game. In fact, only some errant shots and outstanding goaltending by Jepsen kept the margin from being larger. Family was not without good scoring chances, however. On one occasion Mike Kingbird, who alternated with Paul "Oral" Roberts in goal, came out of the net to clear the ball down the ice. The ball was knocked off his broom, though, and skittered un-touched through the crease in front of the empty net. Although Feltman's off-balance rocket that found the up-per right corner of the goal actual-ly decided the game, the real dif-ference may have been in the play of the girls. Led by captain Mary Jo Krause and Robyn Erbst, the Butcher females constantly frustrated the Family's high-scoring forwards in their attempt to organize an offen-sive attack. In fact, if one were chosen, this writer's choice for MVP of the game would be Robyn Erbst. For all you autograph seekers here are the members of the 1979 broomball champions: Andy Boyer, Chuck Engberg, Robyn Erbst, Scott Feltman, Earl Johnson, Linda Johnson, Mike Kingbird, Mary Jo Krause, Oral Roberts, Tim Schroeder, DeAnne Stromwall and Dave Thompson. IM basketball is closing in on playoff time. In recent, games, Probes used a balanced scoring at-tack and capitalized on some poor shooting by the East . Coast Rockies to win the big clash be-tween those two teams, 50-36. A big crowd saw a tight first half that ended with Probes on top 18-15. The second half was a dif-ferent story as Probes picked up the pace and won going away. cont. on page 7 by Rob Haglund Goalie Paul Jepsen had let in only two goals all year; Family had not lost in two years, but when the final game of the season was played, the championship game against the Butchers, their two year unbeaten string and broomball domination came to a shattering end. Thinclads finish high in individual meet page 8
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Title | Clarion 1979-03-09 Vol 54 No 17 |
Edition (Vol. No.) | Vol. 54 No. 17 |
Date Published | March 09 1979 |
Decade | 1970 |
Academic Year | 1978 - 1979 |
Frequency | Weekly |
Article Titles | German suspension defeated, faculty rejects recommendations; Insurance policy clarified, covers catastrophes only; Eclipse expedition moved by sight; `Coming down your way' KABY makes waves again; Opinion: German saved: good; the Soapbox: "Fudge" "Shucks" ideal, not realistic; Isolation won't help profanity, ugliness; Critics, sarcasm not appreciated; Zeke's Zetesis: Navel fantasies plague sleepy columnist; Students to attend AAES togain educational insights; Haglund's IM writing lacking, Go-for-Baroque team claims; SPAN offers intensive study abroad, opportunities; Hoswell, Stone state platform for elections; Visiting astronomy prof to lecture on life on other worlds, end of universe; Coordination conversation, Match promise "Moods" music, fools' party; Becky and Scott voice goals; Gallery shows art painted by Rudquist; Brock refutes Westphal's 'legal evil'; Mankato hosts tourney, four to compete in speech; Male Chorus journeys east for spring tour; World trek opens eyes to true conditions of poverty; Band's formal concert to feature Reigger; Gusties defeat Royals in season finale; Thinclads finish high in individual meet; Butchers slay Family for IM title |
Photographs | Roscoe Howell and Kurt Christenson travelled to North Dakota to capture the Feb. 26 eclipse on film.; R.A. Carlsen, Roscoe Howell, Kurt Christenson, Craig Schmidt and Paul Tavernier set up in Minot, N.D. to watch the eclipse (story on page 1).; Tumbler Keith Johnson (upper right) will star in "Moods" at 8 tonight in the gymnasium. Kurt Pegors (left) is running lights for the production.; Steve Hoswell and Sue Stone; Scott Johnson and Becky Dye; Painter/printer Jerry Rudquist, professor of art at Macalester, is displaying his work in the Bethel gallery during March.; Led by senior co-captains Greg "Homer" Thom (right) and Dan "Fu" Fauth (not pictured), the Royals' baseball team has begun preseason drills and anticipates a competitive week training in Conway, Ark. during spring break.; Captured in one of their more lively moments, members of the champion Butchers celebrate their victorious season. |
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Editor | Shelley, David |
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Transcript | Roscoe Howell and Kurt Christenson travelled to North Dakota to capture the Feb. 26 eclipse on film. `Coming down your way' KABY males waves again Vol. 54 No. 17 Bethel College St. Paul MN March 9, 1979 German suspension defeated, faculty rejects recommendations by Paul A. Olsen The faculty voted down a pro-posal on Tuesday that would have indefinitely suspended 300- and 400-level German courses, as well as the offering of a German con-centration. The controversial issue trans-formed the usually docile faculty meeting into a lively debate. It was, according to Lynn Fauth, "an old-fashioned faculty meet-ing." Declining student interest preci-pitated the proposal from the dean's office. According to Dean Brushaber, it is a common priniciple in higher education to closely examine any class with less than 10 enrolled. Dean Jessup said, "the essential critierion in evaluating a class of-fering is whether the students are responding to it." Jessup said it is bad stewardship of Bethel's funds to continue a course with as small a number of students as German has had in the past. The Academic Policies Com-mittee maintained that since enrollments have been low across time and across the department and since there has been a dearth of graduates in German (three in the last four years), there was not enough demand to make a Ger-man concentrtion economically feasible. The measure to suspend origi-nated in the .dean's office and received the support of the APC, the department of languages and literature, and Dr. Engebretsen, teacher of German. Because the enrollment in upper-level German is low, and because the present budget must be cut by $100,000, it was not possible to hire additional help . by Mark Rentz "Bethel College and Seminary is worth $26,349,100. Personal property (desks, chairs, refrigerators, etc.) are valued at $5,759,055," said Paul Drake, direCtor of auxilary affairs. This year's insurance premium (for fire and liability alone) rose to $63,000, which is $21,000 more than last year. The increase is due mainly to the building additions. The high premium comes with a $10,000 deductable per building. Paul Drake explained that if a townhouse, for example, had roof leakage, Bethel would have to pay for the first $10,000 of damage regardless of whether or not the damage exceeded the deductable amount. Bethel's liability insurance is only for individuals outside of Bethel. Bethel students are covered by their own insurance, or parents' insurance, and by a sup-plementary medical plan provided by Bethel for whatever the stu-dent's own insurance does not cover. The college and seminary, the buildings still being used on OC, and FT are insured in various Engebretsen felt that one per-son cannot possibly offer a quality program. Therefore, he said it would be better to cut back on the program rather than offer an in-ferior one. The APC concurred with his evaluation and made the recom-mendation to drop the concentra-tion after lengthy discussion in an open hearing on Feb. 27. , Brushaber said he is committed to language learning, but he has to be realistic. Regarding the question as to whether a liberal arts college should challenge students or follow the flow of student de-mand, Brushaber said the college must serve the students and res-pond to their needs and interests. He did not see the dropping of third- and fourth-year German as erosion of the quality of education at Bethel. Brushaber said the money saved would be used to improve the Spanish and French programs, which have strong enrollments, and to finance the proposed beginning Swedish courses. Because the German courses were not dropped and the money was not saved, the addition of Swedish will probably not, be im-plemented until fall, 1980, depen-ding on the Board of Regent's decision. The faculty decided that it needed to give better support to the German program and will form an ad hoc committee to work with Engebretsen. In other business, the faculty adopted the Random House style guide as a standard for writing at Bethel, approved the addition of beginning Swedish, and added a requirement for graduation in which no one would recieve a ways, and with different pre-miums. FT is insured exclusively by Continental Casualty, which covered FT before Bethel bought the apartment complex. The premium of FT is $3,861. Federal Insurance Co. insures Bethel against fire and liability. Boilers are insured with the Hart-ford Co. Bethel's automobiles are covered, as well as a workman's compensation plan, by different insurance agencies respectively. Theft is not covered in the pre-sent insurance policy on personal items. However, all musical in-struments, all audio visual equip-ment, and ski equipment are in-sured. Audio visual equipment is in-sured collectively at $180,000. Musical instruments are worth $75,000. The library building, complex E, is valued at $4,100,000. The equipment and personal property in the library complex, including the dining hall beneath it, are valued at $2,700,000. "Insurance is to cover catastrophe, just in case. It's too bad that we have to have it ," said Paul Drake, "but that's the way it is." degree without taking at least 15 courses above the 100-level. These three recommendations from the APC were passed unanimously. Five teachers, however, requested to adress the German issue. John Piper argued that drop-ping German would "signal the capitulation of the liberal arts vi-sion." Don Postema echoed Piper's message and added that dropping a course because of low enroll-ment is an ad hoc justification and by David Shelley "It was just one, of those awe-inspiring experiences in which all we could say was, 'Go, God!" In this way Barry "Roscoe" Howell, former Bethel student, described last week's total eclipse which he journeyed to view, along with Kurt Christenson, junior, and Bethel professors Paul Taver-nier and Craig Schmidt of the chemistry department and R.A. Carlsen of the physics depart-ment. KABY will be back on the air on a daily basis, starting on Mon-day, March 12, at 6 a.m. on 560 AM radio. • The format of KABY will in-clude "contemporary Christian easy rock format," according to John Freeburg, program director and operations manager. The format will include news broadcasts, including ABC news, music by various Christian enter-tainers and other programs. Bob Spon will head the staff of not justification based on principle or theory. Wayne Grudem said that Bethel should not only be concerned with the academic excellence of the courses it offers but. also with the academic excellence of its cur-riculum. He said a liberal arts col-lege could not be considered com-petant without offering a German concentration. Don Larson appealed to a dif-ferent concern. He said he was afraid of endowing the APC with Leaving on Saturday, Feb. 24, the group had to drive 101/2 hours to Minot, N.D. to see the eclipse in totality. Schmidt said the idea for the trip came up last summer when he was teaching astronomy and Howell and Christenson were photographing through his tele-scope. Howell works for Brown Photo and he and Christenson do wedding photography. Schmidt suggested that they get together to shoot the eclipse, and 23 as general manager. Duey Pearson will act as assistant pro-gram director, Stu Soneson as news director, and Paul Johnson as sports director. Janet Brown will be sales manager, Sue Stone is in charge of public relations and John Wood-side will be chief engineer. KABY will be transmitted on new campus only. When KABY is not on the air, WLOL FM will be heard on 560 AM, so the trans-mitters will be transmiting 24 hours a day. the power to make such decisions concerning curriculum. He said it would "establish a precedent that we (the faculty) would regret." Rune Engebretsen then thanked the faculty for its support, but said the hard facts of the economics cause him to have mix-ed emotions on the issue. He said though language belongs in a liberal arts curriculum, the pro-gram was not functioning proper-ly. Consequently, Engebretsen supported the proposal. n they were joined by Schmidt's wife, Carlsen, Tavernier and his two children. Monday morning the group set up its equipment at about 9:30, an hour before totality. "Minot is kind of in a valley, so we went up on a hill and set up in a church parking lot," Schmidt said. "As the eclipse time grew closer everything began to look silvery. The snow was more silvery than white," Schmidt said. "It wasn't like a hazy day or a sunset," Howell added. "It gets darker, but the sun is still shining so you still see shadows and con-trast. It has an eerie, mystical ap-pearance." "It never did get as dark as I ex-pected," Schmidt said. "But we saw some stars and planets that you can't normally see because of the sun. We saw Venus. "I really wanted to see Mercury because I hadn't seen it before," he said, "but I was so caught up in the eclipse that I forgot to look." Howell noted, "You hear stories about how battles stopped because an eclipse occurred, and if you saw it you'd understand why. It's a very spiritually moving ex-perience. "There is something about wit-nessing a totally natural event, in which man had no part, that is that beautiful," he added. Schmidt said that the crowd reflected the mood of the event. "About 200 people were in that same area watching," he said. "As totality occurred everything just grew silent. "Totality lasted for about two minutes and seven seconds," he continued. "Then as the sun broke through the other side everyone cheered and applauded." The horizon, said Schmidt, turned a beautiful pink during totality. Roscoe, who also took a movie of the changing horizon, added that the temperature drop- Ted about 30 degrees by totality. Howell said that no filters were needed to photograph the eclipse during totality. "Yu have to use them before and after, though," he said. "You know, the sun's pretty bright." Insurance policy clarified, covers catastrophes only Eclipse expedition moved by sight Opinion German saved: good German as a concentration at Bethel was in danger. The academic policy committee (APC) had proposed an indefinite suspension of upper-level classes in German. But in last Tuesday's facul-ty meeting, several faculty members voiced their concerns about the damage this action might have on Bethel as a liberal arts college (see story on page one). We commend the faculty on its support of an essential part of a liberal arts education—foreign language, and specifically, German. We fear that student enrollment and the interest in a given area could determine whether or not that program would be continued, as was the case this time. Discontinuing German as a major could have led Bethel to conform to the pressures of society. Bethel would then be leaning away from our ideal of a liberal arts col-lege, one that should offer a variety of experiences to the student, with important focus in the humanities and the arts and letters. It was reassuring to see the faculty members from several different departments—psychology, Biblical and theological studies, philosophy and linguistics—support the continuation of the current German pro-gram. We would encourage students to examine their own definition of a liberal arts education. Student interest, and unfortunately, numbers, are what keep a program alive. If our view of liberal arts does not include foreign language, then we are in danger of becoming ethnocentric. As Christians, we should want to learn more about the people in the world, and one major way to do this is to learn a foreign language. Foreign language training is also a good preparation for the mission-bound student. Although we commend the faculty on its,support of the continuation of the current German program, we would also caution faculty members not to simply pay lip service to the German department, but to en-courage students in their departments to take a foreign language. Foreign languages would seem most important for musk, Bible and linguistic majors. As many faculty members realize, a one-man department is not ideal for the student or the teacher. Currently, all the foreign languages are one-man (or woman) departments. We hope that the administration would look into possibilities of ex-panding the programs with additional faculty members, regardless of enrollment figures. the Soapbox "Fudge," "Shucks," ideal, not realistic Dear editor: I should like to respond to Ran-dy's (Krussow) letter regarding the showing of the film, "All the President's Men." I share his sense of deep offense at the language in the film, both the vulgar and the profane or blasphemous. Hopefully, all of us will be ever deeply offended by dishonor shown to our Father and to our Savior. I. should, however, like to reflect on Randy's conclusion that the film should not have been shown in our chapel-gymnasium. One of the most often repeated criticisms about Bethel education is our isolation from the "real world." The film portrayed not only the "uglies" of the language of the worldling but the "uglies" of his manner of living and think-ing as well. What more realistic contact might one desire with the cynicism of journalists (redeemed, perhaps,by their quest for the truth), or the gross ego-centeredness of politicians at their low-level worst? I heard more than enough rude "yukking-it-up" by some of our audience throughout the film. Could we solemnly contemplate the meaning of being in the world but not of it? (Was the film shown for such reflection or for pure entertainment?) As our ears were offended by blasphemy and vulgarity, did we think with compassion about the worldlings depicted in the film and then transfer that feeling of compassion to worldlings about us who know not redemption and the empowerment of the Spirit? Or did we long to have the evil totally removed from our environ-ment and resolve never to live out-side the context of a Christian community or be employed where ugly people use ugly language? Were we so offended by the language of the film that we miss-ed the uglies being portrayed and therefore overlooked the possibili-ty of God using such a film to call us to a prophetic witness to such a world. Offended as I was by vulgarity and profanity, I reflected back to some recent chapel an-nouncements. Were not my ears and spirit more offended by the "Have fun in the Son" induce-ment to spend spring break in Florida?—"Have fun in the Son" as I contemplate His suffering, crucifixion and death for my sins? Were not my ears and spirit more offended by the juxtaposi-tion of two announcements: "We may have to abandon our support of several Haitian orphans because only'ten or twelve signed up for 'bowl of rice,' " -followed by "Sign up now for a summer cruise in the Caribbean area (Haiti is down there somewhere!) for six hundred plus dollars?" Dear editor, When I read the letter to the editor (March 2) concerning the showing of "All the President's Men" in the Bethel gymnasium, I became very agitated, for it seems as if a great number of students ess Are my eyes. and spirit more wounded daily by the filth and rubbish that is seen in every cor-ridor, in book cubby-holes, under furniture, in planters (!) than by any of the corruption I saw in the film? I'm wondering...One expects better of those who are "in Christ." Ugly, coarse, offensive language is part of that "real" world "out there." Will we have exposure only to that which por-trays the "niceness" of our world? Sincerely, Roy Dalton, Professor of History Dear editor, After reading last week's Clarion and a number of articles posted on the Beef Board, I have become disturbed about the way the Clarion has begun to support and highlight hypocritical at-titudes concerning the community of Bethel and the Student Senate. cont. on page 3 have come to Bethel to escape the outside world. They treat this "Christian cam-pus" as if it were a monastery. It hurts me also—as it did Mr. Krussow—to hear God's name taken in vain, but that was not the avowed purpose of the film. "All the President's Men" was a re-enactment of the scandal that shook America and how two Washington Post reporters un-covered it. During the process of investigating Watergate, the reporters and other characters used language that is abhorrent to us, but perfectly natural to them. I ask you: Wouldn't the movie lose its magnificent air of reality if the characters were heafd to say, "Fudge," "Shucks," or "Gosh Darn It?" I think it is a narrow mind that can't overcome worldly mani-festations, such as swearing, to see the true value of the artwork. As Mr. Krussow freely stated, "I must admit that it (the movie) was enlightening..." Personally, I get upset with peo-ple who try to enact rules that I did not pledge to follow. There-fore, I resent the implication that the showing and viewing of a movie such as "All the President 's Men" is against Christianity. Walt Disney movies are great, but not all the time! I prefer a lit-tle reality in a movie, especially when it has a meaningful plot and is as informative as this movie was. I would suggest that more Bethelites get used to reality. Otherwise, they will be totally un-prepared for the real world, after spending four years in the ideal at-mosphere which Bethel possesses. Sincerely yours, Jim Gaylord Isolation won't help profanity, u Critics, sarcasm CILLIR101111 not appreciated Vol. 54 No. 17 March 9, 1979 The Clarion is published weekly by students or Bethel College. Letters to the editor should be typed. signed and sent to PO 2381 by the Sunday before publication. David Shelley, editor Suzi Wells, news editor Greg Smith, feature editor Paul Olsen, copy editor Thangi Chhangte, copy editor Debbie Bunger, production editor Phoebe Morgan, production editor Joy Banta, editorial assistant Patti Backlund, business manager Steve Erickson, sports editor Carol Madison, sports editor Betty Logan, 'arts editor Shelly Nielsen, columnist Rick Chapman columnist Juan Ramos, cartoonist Bark hot ra page 2 Get ready for Spring break-- (4)10 imprinted ,(*P &M¢1 clothing -4, brIn3 this coupon to Bethel Bookstore a Stu.DENTS ONO! - TNRU, MARCH 30,1419 A■111■1111, c13 1*64*t Ainsa■ ea'4 70 'erse Zeke's Zetesis Navel fantasies plague sleepy columnist by Rick Chapman "Sunday afternoon, a story to write but no ideas," I groaned to myself as I sat both bored and perplexed in the confining at-mosphere of the LRC. I thought for a moment, wishing that my tired mind would soon explode with insight. But then a comforting sight took my attention. I saw a soft mattress-like foamy green chair ly-ing vacant against the wall. It was then that I realized the true nature of my weariness. In one quick movement I leapt into the chair's comforting grasp. I thrust my head back into an ocean of soft mush foam and felt my eyes close effortlessly. "Heck, I've never let David down before and I deserve a break. The worst thing that could happen...well I might lose my job, but then I'll be free." My mind was teased by rebellious thoughts for a time and then it relaxed in thoughtlessness. Indeed it was the Sabbath— what else could I do but be biblical? "Wake up Zeke, you have work to do!" Critics cont. from page 2 The Senate's iiurpose is to enable students who choose to become involved in community issues that effect the quality of the student body. Unconstructive criticism of the Senate and the in-volvement of the student body seems to me to be a useless and in-effective manner of improving our attitude toward the Senate. By sarcastically pointing out the fact the gtudent election is coming is an irresponsible way of inform-ing our community of such news. Our responsibility as communi-ty members is to support and challenge the ideals of the Senate. By propagating mockery and negative attitudes toward the Senate and the community it seems to me to hinder the hope that things can be better. As Christians we all have the freedom to support and be involv-ed in the community. We also have the choice to sit back and be an "armchair" critic. To those who criticize our apathy and ineffectiveness of the community, please be responsible enough not to judge and condemn unless you are willing to get out of your chair and try to change things you deem appropriate. Sincerely, Daniel Lancette Immediately after hearing this strange and disturbing voice, I sensed the shaking of a slight earthquake. "Who are you?" "I'm your green mattress you dummy. Now you better start writing!" "Now, forget it. I'm too tired and I'm dry of ideas." "C'mon, women would make a great topic." "Impossible—that's too con-fusing and it would take many col-umns to complete." "Please do it anyway, the sub-ject makes me sputter and cough...sometimes I roll over on my side and I lose control, and my heart beats so wildly that it all but tears gaping holes in my foam..." "Calm down you old bag! I'm crazy enough just believing I can talk with you. At least give me an idea now that you have awakened me." "Hmmm...how about a story called 'Great Navel Battles of Our Time.' " "Everyone is thinking about Spring Break and no one wants to read history." "But you've got the wrong idea! I mean the dynamics of "in-nies" and "outies"...Florida... Daytona...bare bellies...Sunkist oranges, and navels galore!" "Talk about navel battles; "Midway" will have a whole new meaning!" "Maybe you'll start an exciting Dear editor, The Bethel Student Senate sponsored five senators to go to the national convention of the American Association of Evan-gelical Students in Orlando, Fl. These five senate representatives, Tannie Woods, Jim Torgerson, Caryl Brown, Phil Thompson, and Cheryl Thomas, will be representing the beliefs and views of the Bethel community. But along with the represent-ation that the student body re-ceives, the student body will also gain important information on problems that Bethel faces right now. Through research, our representatives can put together a list of alternatives that Bethel can and navel fad. We'll be singing "How deep is your navel?" and reading such works as Harold Lint Sell's "Battle of the Navels." Philosophers might even con-template the ideal form of navel" "I'm sorry but I think I must veto that one as well. It'd never get me the Pulitzer Prize..." "But it could earn you the honorable commendation..." "Yes?" "A greenie weenie from the Wittenburg Door!" "Thanks for your profound in-spiration" I muttered sarcastical-ly. I threw my head back again and closed my eyelids. My mind was still in oblivion. I wrestled with its emptiness, but only became more frustrated, and so I slept again. When I woke from my nap I looked at my watch to see how much time remained. "I'm in ter-rible shape," I mused. "No ideas for a story and now I'm talking to green chairs in the LRC!" Right then the explosion went off and I began to write, "nominees for the green dog at Bethel College:" Those who ask "Am I really an air head?" Those who "borrow" because "we have all things in common." Those who criticize everything but never solve anything. Those who fall asleep while writing columns. Those who go to Florida for initiate, as a whole, to solves areas that are not working up to par. You might say that we are learn-ing from others' mistakes. This is a major attribute of the AAES program. But yet there is another at-tribute of having representatives at the national convention. We can learn of programs that other evangelical colleges have in-stituted and start them at Bethel to better serve the student body. The Chautauqua Free University Pro-gram and the Student Directory are two prime examples of the benefits that AAES has, for it was at last year's convention that Bethel learned of these programs through the AAES data bank. break but leave their faith in Min-nesota. Those who scribble pseudo-intellectualisms on the bathroom stalls. Those who always sign up for the prayer chapel, but never come. Those who immediately deposit flyers on world hunger in the trash and scowl "I'm tired of junk mail!" Those who put $2.50 worth of yogurt in a 40 cent cup. I hurried up to the office, paper in hand. When I arrived I flung open the door. They were waiting. "What's this one about?" "Nothing special, just a sleepy To the editor: Rob Haglund's elaboration in IM out of bounds has raised the appeal of your IM coverage to a readable level, but we have a sug-gestion: It is far more interesting to read about unusual events than or-dinary ones. For example, the last colurim mentioned that B-league team Go-for-Baroque was defeated (as usual) rather soundly. That's not news. That's as com-mon as a progress report on the new dorms. The real news was we won by three points in overtime the previous Tuesday. columnist who carries on con-versation with foam green chairs." They all chuckled simultaneous-ly, "You've been dreaming. Let's see it." How right they were. I quickly turned and walked out. Even if I did get the coveted green one I might not lose my job after all. And one more note. Baroque music was from about 1600 to 1750, certainly not to be confused with anything medieval. Ap-parently Mr. Haglund spends more time on the basketball court than he does choosing his ter-minology (with all due respect to the IM reporter). Don't print boring stuff about a team that misses almost every time it Schutz. And if you can't Handel that don't expect us to take it Bach. With tongue in cheek, Go-for-Baroque R.A. Carlsen, Roscoe Howell, Kurt Christenson, Craig Schmidt and Paul Tavernier set up in Minot, N.D. to watch the eclipse Students to attend AAES (story on page 1). togain educational insights Haglund's IM writing lacking, Go-for-Baroque team claims We only hope that this year's convention will bring forth the results that it has in the past, for Bethel's involvement in this worthwhile organization has paid off in the past. We, along with the rest of the senate, look forward to the report that these Bethel representatives have to give the student body. Sincerely, Steven Hoswell, Susan E. Stone FALCON HEIGHTS PHARMACY 1707 N. Snelling Avenue (Larpenteur at Snelling) 646-4555 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Daily 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Sun. • Free prescription delivery to Arden Hills campus • We cash checks for Bethel students with ID. page 3 BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH 720 13th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55415 S. Bruce Fleming, Minister of Preaching C.J. Sahlin, Minister of Pastoral Care SERVICES Sunday School, 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship, 11:00 A.M. Evening Service, 6:00 P.M. Bus Transportation provided Watch for announcements on Bulletin Board 338-7653 SPAN offers intensive study abroad, opportunities by Betty Logan Applications for summer, 1980 SPAN studies have just come out. This year SPAN offers students an opportunity to spend two mon-ths in Hungary, Bolivia, Malta, or France. SPAN, which stands for Stu-dent Project for Amity Among Nations, is a unique academic program which gives students a chance to live in another country and work on a study project of their choice. Although only two months are spent in the foreign nation, the SPAN program runs for two years. For one year prior to traveling to the chosen country, students prepare with studies of the nation, and in many cases, language study. The year following the summer experienc is when SPANers work the promotional end of SPAN by speaking to various groups and assisting new members. The project a student chooses is wide open to personal preference and innovations. The student develops his project during his year of preparation and arranges for the contacts or data he will need to work with, once in the na-tion. Almost any imaginable field of study can be incorporated into the SPAN program. The project ex-perience culminates in a major paper written after returning home. With one year of preparation, which often includes language study, SPAN is a very well organized program which pro-vides an intensive study experience of another country. "It is probably the most solid academically of the international programs we have available," says Dr. Phil Carlson, Bethel's SPAN coordinator. For all the time and travel in-volved in SPAN summers, the ex-penses are quite reasonable. Of the four programs offered in 1980, the most expensive runs $1,500 maximum, while the least expensive program is only $800. Credit for classes and the pro-ject is given through the Univer-sity of Minnesota. Credit costs are $240 (based on 1979 tuition costs), which transfer to Bethel as two to four credits, depending on the amount of language classes taken in preparation. Scholarships and loans are available to students with finan-cial need. Scholarships are based on the individuals realistic financial need, and are offered up to the amount of round-trip transporta-tion. Loans are available for the in-country expenses, with a max-imum of $300 offered. While in the country, each stu-dent is allowed to travel freely, in groups or alone, to work on his project. The accompanying pro-fessor usually stays in a central locale to coordinate students' travel and study, and to be a resource for the students. Each professor leading a SPAN group has lived or studied in the country he takes the group to. Dr. Art Lewis, professor of Old Testa-ment, led a SPAN group to Por-tugal, where he was in missions work several years ago. Bethel is one of the 14 colleges which belong to SPAN. Dr. Carlson urges students to take ad-vantage of the program, and to by Steve Hoswell and Sue Stone Why are we running for these positions? We feel that the experience we both have on Senate and student faculty committees, which is ex-tensive, has given us a broad and deep understanding of the mechanics of the Student Senate. It is from this understanding that effective representation can take place. We believe there is no substitute for experience in such important offices: the positions of represent-ing the student body to various groups, organizations, and in-dividuals. But we feel that the need for en-thusiasm is just as great as exper-ience. Our enthusiasm is evident in our attitude toward and our participation in Senate. Our record on legislation and the way we have voted for student services is open for the student body to see. We encourage students to compare: compare ef-fectiveness of all the candidates. What are the major issues and what are our goals? One area we feel is a major issue is that of the bookstore's buy-back policy at the end of each semester. We have done some extensive research and we propose a pro-gram for a student-run buy-back program in which students sell their used text books to other students directly. apply early because the programs are almost always full by applica-tion deadlines. Applications for the 1980 SPAN program are now available, offering students the opportunity to study in Bolivia, Hungary, Malta, or France. See Dr. Phil Carlson, in AC 201 for informa-tion and applications. This would be most profitable for the student selling the text books, and the buyer would get a better price than he is using the present system. This system has been successful at Taylor Unversity and Norman-dale College, two colleges that we have corresponded with in developing this plan. We believe that Senate can help finance improvement of in-tramural sports equipment. We would push for funding of new equipment to replace worn out or out-dated equipment, such as basketballs, volleyballs, and rac-quetballs. We would check into the feasi-bility of buying equipment such as downhill skis and other winter sports gear. We would work di-rectly with the IM staff to deter-mine the exact need. We are avid supporters of the reinstatement of Bethel's radio station, KABY. Through legisla-tion and personal commitment, we have shown our support and will continue to work with the staff and advisors to make KABY a success. Other areas of concern include a student directory (like the recent one this year) to be included in the _Roster, and a security system in the library to help insure less theft. cont. on page 5 Hoswell, Stone state platform for elections Tumbler Keith Johnson (upper right) will star in "Moods" at 8 tonight in the gymnasium. Kurt Pegors (left) is running lights for the production. Visiting astronomy prof to lecture on aotdination convetsation life on other worlds, end of universe Match promise "Moods," music, fools' party by Rob and Cheryl Can you believe it?! Next week at this time, spring break will be upon us! But, to keep you enter-tained until then... Tonight, "MOODS" will be presented in the gym. It will be a great evening of song and dance, gymnastics, music from "The Wiz," and drama, integrated into a show you won't want to miss. "MOODS" is an annual tradition at Bethel and this year's produc-tion promises to be one of the best ever. Tomorrow night, we're invited to a coffeehouse at Northwestern. It lasts from 7 - 10 p.m. in the Nazareth Chapel. There will be refreshments (peanuts, popcorn, etc.) and music. It's a good chance to meet some new people, visit with friends, take a study break, or whatever. Let's show them we appreciate their invitation by hav-ing a big turnout! Last, but certainly not least for this month will be our April Fool's Party on the 30th. If you like carnivals, prizes, food, games, and fun, you'll love our party. And you may be in for some surprises!! Look for more info after Spring Break. Whether you're traveling to Florida or Colorado or South St. Paul, have a great time over break and God be with you!! Dr. Owen J. Gingerich, distin-guished professor of astronomy and of the history of science at Harvard University and astrophysicist of the Smithsonian Observatory in Cambridge, Mass., will speak in convocation next Thursday and Friday, March 15 and 16. In his Thursday lecture—"Will the Universe end with a Bang or a Whimper?"—Professor Gingerich will expound theories of galaxies continuing their headlong dash forever or slowing to a stop and retreating into a final fiery cataclysm. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday he will speak on "Copernicus, Tycho, and Master Witt: A Scholarly Detective Story," giving a new version of the early reception of Copernican astronomy, relating the demise of crystalline celestial spheres to a new awareness of physical reasoning through the work of Tycho, Kepler, and the mysterious Paul Wittich in the 16th century astronomical scene. Friday, Gingerich will discuss "Is there Life on Other Worlds?" —reviewing the requirements for habitable environments and mechanism for life beyond the earth. page 4 Steve Hoswell and Sue Stone John W. Ivance Company 1618 Pioneer Bldg. 224-7358 0 0 0 0 INSURANCE Life--Auto--Home Business St. Paul, MN 55101 ti S S Becky and Scott voice goals by Scott Johnson and Becky Dye After reviewing the constitu-tional requirements of the Association President and Vice President, we think the positions demand enthusiasm and innova-tion - something we can offer. The President must provide a dynamic approach to com-municating student opinion and proposals to the Bethel ad-ministration and Board of Regents. It is also his duty to inform students as to proposed admini-strative policies and decisions. The President ,executes all Senate legislation; he reviews and appoints students to student/- faculty committees and selects the Association's treasurer, secretary and Campus Coordinators. The Vice President presides over the Association's Senate. He is the chairperson responsible for the functioning of the Com-munications Board. The Vice President supportively im-plements the team's proposed platform. We feel qualified to effectively assume these positions; qualified not because of our Senate exper-ience, but rather because of our creative style of leadership. If you are impressed by titles of previously held leadership posi-tions, we have those too! What is it that motivates us to run? It's the challenge of making Senate a representative, concerned functioning body. We're excited about getting you excited. It's the experience of responsible leader-ship. The knowledge gained could be applied to our prospective voca-tions. An effective team must have positive, reachable goals which will benefit student life. We would like Senate to accomplish three goals in the next year. First, we want to serve as an ef-fective vehicle to communicate be-tween students and administra-tion. We must build the credibility of the Student Senate by being a responsible, informed voice, "a voice that listens" and does not neglect taking action. To help motivate Senators to be better representatives of students we suggest a $100 scholarship be awarded each semester to one, chosen by the Senate as being the Scott Johnson and Becky Dye most concerned, active Senator. It is one of the primary func-tions of the President and Vice President to motivate the Senators. We will, therefore, ap-propriate the scholarships from our stipends. We, as an executive staff will work to develop a student-faculty-administrative group which will primarily pool ideas and discuss tension between the three in-dividual groups. This would basically be a maintenance and exchange group. Both faculty and administration have already shown interest in such a group as this. Senate and the executive staff will be greatly encouraged to in-form students of upcoming ad-ministrative policy decisions in order that we organize and present student opinion before final ac-tion has been taken. Our second major goal will be the implementation of specific programs designed to better stu-dent life. There is presently a need to research student expenditures out-side of tuition (ie. bookstore, ex-penses, food costs, etcetera). We propose two realistic programs which will aid the student in these areas. First, we have developed a detailed procedure for a student-run "book exchange." This pro-gram could alleviate the money loss which results by using the "bookstore exchange service." The idea is not to encourage students to sell their books but rather to provide a reasonable ser-vice if one decides to do so! Secondly, we are researching the possibility of providing a student-run "food co-op" at our off-campus housing, (Fountain Terrace and apartments to be pur-chased in the near future). We believe these programs will convenience and aid students with their personal expenses. It is our opinion that no in-dividual student service should be engaged in "profit-making." Especially when that profit is routed back into the general ex-pense fund. For example, the student who uses the food service regularly should not be subsidizing general expenses of the student who does not use the food service. Therefore, we see a need to research all student services and their financial practices. The Senate has a working budget of over $5,000. (after fun-ding Clarion, Campus Coor-dinators, KABY, Roster, Passages, etcetera). We believe some of this money has been poorly spent in the past. Last year approximately 25 per cent of the working budget was appropriated to American Association of Evangelical Students (AAES) membership and Convention fees. One appropriation of $910 was recently made for two executive board members and three senators to attend a convention in Florida. This was "all-expense" paid by student funds. We suggest continued support of AAES, however, we do not think it necessary to fully finance five representatives but one or two effective representatives. Without heavy financial in-volvement in AAES more of the student money would be freed for general student use. To give individual students ac-cess to these funds we propose that a "mini-grant" program be instituted in the budget; small monetary grants which would be available to all students. "Mini-grants" could be alotted to students seeking financial aid for research projects, (outside of class) and creative projects which will benefit the entire student body. These are only a few examples of how "mini-grants" could be used. Another project already im-plemented to better student life, but in need of upgrading, is the Roster. We suggest quicker editing and printing, to ensure a more speedy delivery to the students. This could be accomplished by issuing demanding deadlines and specific quality guarantees. We also propose the combining of the Roster and the recent publication, the student directory. This would aid and convenience the student. Our third major goal is to educate and provide student outlets regarding Christian responsibility outside of Bethel. We would encourage the Clarion to deal with Christian concerns outside of our communi-ty (i.e. world hunger, human rights, religious oppression, etcetera). This would help to make students aware of Christian con-cerns around the world. As an executive board we will encourage Senators and students to initiate chapters of major world organization (i.e. Bread for the World, Amnesty International, etcetera) thus becoming active working groups within Bethel. We would also initiate and sponsor programs such as "Vote `78" to give students the oppor-tunity to get involved in national politics decision making. These three major goals have resulted from our interaction with faculty, students and administra-tion. They are realistic and positive goals, which will aid students and make good use of Senate's potential and their time. We also feel that since upper-classmen will be living in town-houses next year, Senate should help students voice feelings con-cerning rules that effect those who live there. What changes would we like to see in Senate next year? We would like to see a number of changes in the structure of Senate. Three areas that we would like • to see change include the Public Action Committee (PAC), elections for transfers, and in-volvement in the national prayer breakfast. Changes of PAC we would like to implement include concerns for the less fortunate in the St. Paul area. PAC has done an admirable job in its work with the Haitian orphans and the Filipino or-phanage, but we feel we can help in our own area as well. Suggested areas of service in-clude food drives, old clothing collections and a program in which students may offer various services (including repair jobs, garden work, running errands) for the aged or handicapped. Fall elections for transfers would be the only way transfers could be represented in Senate. We feel it is important that this segment of the student body has a voice in Senate. Instead of elections for five freshman senators each fall, we would propose that four freshmen and one transfer be elected. We believe that Bethel can gain valuable information and educa-tion in involvement in the Na-tional Prayer Breakfast move-ment. It is probable that Bethel could obtain speakers for con-vocation on government that would benefit the entire student body. John W. Ivance, Sr. John W. Ivance, Jr. John G. Chisholm Russel Akre Patrick J. Repp It is important that we interact with fellow Christian evangelicals that attend not only Christian col-leges but also those in state schools across the U.S. What experience qualifies us for these positions? Steven has served full terms as freshman senator and sophomore senator, and is currently serving assenator at large. He has served as the rules and finance committee chairman and parliamentarian. He has served on the public relations committee and has also been a member of PAC. • Steve has been a member of the communications board, the judiciary committee, chapel and spiritual life committee and the college relations committee. Along with these services at Bethel, Steve has also been involv-ed in the Baptist General Con-ference. He has served as presi-dent of the Rocky Mountain District CYF and was also the act-ing secretary, of the president's meeting held during Founder's Week of 1976. Other Bethel activities include his role as business manager of male chorus this year. Sue has served two full terms as freshman senator and sophomore senator. After serving on the special pro-jects committee her freshman year, she was appointed to be chairperson of the special projects committee. She has also been a member of the PAC. Sue has served the past two years on the Bethel on-site com-mittee and is also on the housing committee. She has been a representative to the American Association of Evangelical Students (AAES). page 5 TWIN CITIES EVENTS CALENDAR Theatre: March 9-31 USA Actors Theatre of St. Paul March 12-14 Fionnula Flanagan as "James Joyce's Women" Guthrie March 16-18 The Runner Stumbles Theatre in the Round Exhibits: Continuing through March 10 Cornett/Luckman/Milder Art Latitude Gallery Continuing through March 11 American Photography Since 1960 Walker Art Center Music/Dance: March 9 March 10 March 16 The Passion According to St. Matthew Minnesota Opera Company O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. Cathrine Ameling/Davis Dvorak, Berlioz, Lambrecht, Haydn O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. Cathrine Russian Festival Northrop Dance Season Northrop Auditorium Gallery shows art painted by Rudquist Painter/printer Jerry Rudquist, professor of art at Macalester, is displaying his work in the Bethel gallery during March. by Terri Sue Hanson Merold Westphal, in a chapel address on Feb. 21, spoke about "legal evil." The "legal evil" as he saw it was found in the interna-tional trade systems. It was the system (free trade) that cheated out poor countries and made the rich countries richer. So, in effect, the evil was legal. Gerald Brock, associate pro-fessor of economics, gave the Clarion an economist's reaction to the assertion. Basically, Brock said he had two problems with Westphal's argument. "First of all," he said, "the concept of evil needs to have a clear and precise definition when it is applied to anything outside of the biblical framework. It was dif-ficult for me to understand in what sense the system was evil. I do not disagree that there may be evil within the system, but I want to know just exactly what con_ - cepts are evil." by Becky Miller A spring flood is coming soon, only it's not an ordinary spring flood. The "Spring Flood In-dividual Events Tournament" will be held at Mankato University March 9 and 10. Bethel will ten-tatively be sending four par-ticipators, Ira King, Pam Linamen, Peter Nelson, and Jolene Brask. "I really enjoy the fellowship on the way to the tour-naments— it's a blast," said sophomore Pam Linamen. Pam has attended every individual events tournament held during the last seven months. She is planning "Secondly," Brock continued, "Westphal asserted that the terms of trade tend to move against the less developed countries. This is not entirely true. Raw materials fluctuate in price extensively. The prices rise or decline with regard to manufactured goods. Westphal said that it is because of evil con-trol that the price of raw materials is falling. Actually, however, the prices don't decline at all over a long period of time." Westphal asserted that the international trade system is evil because it takes food from a less developed country and gives it to a more developed country. Brock responded by saying, "Is that evil? The less developed countries have the opportunity not to trade. The undeveloped countries must see some gain from trading, or they wouldn't partic-ipate. "No one is forcing them to trade, they do it willingly. If these countries see some benefit from on entering three of the twelve events offered. Pam has placed third in rhetorical criticism and has also made finals a few times. She added that being in the various speech tournaments over the past year has expanded her thinking about other people and their way of doing something in a certain event. There is one more upcoming event designed eNclusively for the Bethel community. The date for the All Bethel Speech Tournament has been set for April 10. See Rod Broding from the speech-com-munications department for details. by Hellen Manning Jerry Rudquist, painter/print-er, is now exhibiting his work at the Fine Arts Gallery. Currently, Rudquist is professor of art at Macalester. "Rudquist's work demonstrates humor and majesty," said Dale Johnson, associate professor of art. "His painting," Johnson con-tinued, "displays a type of inner light." "He gets you thinking about spatial relationships," Johnson said. "And his color orchestration quality is important in translating the drawing to the painting." All of the works in the gallery are dimensionally small with the exception of "Green Valley Win-dow," which is on loan from Hen-nepin County Medical Center. simplistic solution. What our system lacks is Christian com-passion. "We should see the wealth of the U.S. as a comparatively recent phenomenon," said Brock, "back 200 years ago Europe, the U.S. and Japan were poor. The world at large was poor. The thing is, the U.S. and other developed coun-tries have pulled out of the pover-ty. "The poor countries aren't get-ting poorer. Instead, some poor countries, like the U.S., have become rich. Because of that," he continued, "there is extreme un-equality." "We are indebted to Suzanne Kohn for collecting the pieces for the exhibit," said Johnson. As his dealer, Kohn was responsible for securing the works for the exhibit. Rudquist has both a B.F.A. and a M.F.A. in painting. In addition to his renown as a painter, he is nationally acclaimed for his color lithographic prints. Stewart Luckman, associate professor of art and department chairman, studied with Rudquist at Macalester. Johnson was previously acquainted with Rud-quist from working in an adjoin-ing studio with him. Rudquist has had major one-man exhibitiods at both the Min-neapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art Center. His painting has been influential to artists in the American midwest . Rudquist's paintings will be at Bethel during March. Students are encouraged to visit the gallery be-tween 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., Mon-day through Friday. Male Chorus journeys east for spring tour by Patti Backlund With one suitcase apiece, 42 male chorus members will prepare to board an eastbound bus for their annual tour, March 16 through 27. The tour will consist of 15 con-certs in Wisconsin, Illinois, In-diana, Ohio, New York, Penn-sylvania and Iowa. The chorus will travel during the day and give concerts each night. Their first Sunday will be extra busy as they give three separate concerts in the Chicago area. The program includes a variety of music including sacred classics, hymn arrangements and negro spirituals. Selections include Brahms' "Psalm 13 (Opus 27)," "I Hear a Voice A-Prayin" and "Ev'rytime I Feel the Spirit." "If My People," a song per-formed for four consecutive years, will also be included, at the members' request. Each night of the tour, the male chorus members stay in homes, arranged through the churches they visit. "The main emphasis on our ministry is the outreach and fellowship we have with the peo-ple we meet," said choir member Steve Hoswell. Rick Glasow, male chorus chaplain, is organizing a prayer re-quest calendar, enabling the chorus members to remember the needs of the people they come in contact with. A correspondence schedule will be set up to continue prayer relationships. cont. on page 7 the trade then we need some definition of why it is evil to con-tinue." Brock did not maintain that everything was fine with the inter-national trade system. "The prob-lem is broader than just the trade system," he said. "The total worldwide distribution of income is unequal, and a free market (such as ours) will not equalize it. "What we need," he said, "is a welfare system between countries. There should be more redistribu-tion from countries like the U.S. to those countries with less goods. In theory that is what should hap-pen, but practically there is no Mankato hosts tourney, four to compete in speech Brock refutes Westphal's 'legal evil' page 6 Steak INN Meet a Friend at Steak INN Delicious Meals served with a smile Breakfast — Lunch — Dinner Choice Steaks & Taste Sandwiches 6:30.9, Sun.-Thurs. 6:30-10, Fri. & Sat. 636-6077 West Co. Rd. E. at Snelling FALCON BARBER STYLIST 1713 N. Snelling Men & Women's Hair Styling Bethel Jim Chet Debbie For appointment call 646.2323 x Larponteur Searching? Looking for a home a family a forever a church Come to our church home and join our forever family. Pastor Erny Malakoff Sunday Worship-8:30. 11. 7 Sunday School-9:45 Wednesday-7:15 Bus service from Bethel Brooklyn Center Baptist Church 5840 Humboldt Avenue North Minneapolis, Mn. 55430 561-3120 World trek opens eyes to true conditions of poverty by Phoebe Morgan "My roomate woke me up one morning and said, 'Sue, let's go around the world.' I didn't have to think for more than a second before I simply replied, 'O.K.' "That daywe started to watch a dream come true." So began a transcontinental cruise for Sue deWeerdt and Lois Kruger, two former Bethel students (1975-77). Their first step was to buy a world map and plot their course. The girls made most of their deci-sions purely by impulse, picking countries and cities with the blind-fold method—closing their eyes and randomly pointing to places on the map. "We didn't know the first thing about going around the world," Sue laughed. "I knew I wanted to see Bolivia because I liked Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid so much." Sue quit school in December, 1977 and started working two jobs IM cont. from page 8 Omega league also saw some ex-citing action. In what un-officially is an Omega league record for most points scored by two foot-ball players, Steve Fischer and Dave Moberg combined for 42 pts. (22 for Steve, 20 for Dave) as True Grit edged Ad Nauseum 81-47. The most exciting game of the week was probably the Soccer Stuffers' 43-39 OT win over the Glass Menagerie. Down by eight points with little time remaining in regulation, the crystal collection rallied to tie the score at 39-all. When Randy Johnson fouled out, the third member of the Menagerie to do so, they were left with four players and the Stuffers prevailed. The winners were led by Andy Larson, who scored five of his game high 21 points in overtime, while Warren Barber topped the losers with 14. The regular season continues in A league tomorrow while B league playoffs will commence with BMOC and the Swedish Fly Girls the pre-tourney favorites. and sometimes a part-time third. She estimated a necessary $6,000 for the year long adventure, giving her nine months to earn it all. Working as a full time bus driver and part time waitress, Sue spent every waking moment in preparation for the tour. "All I did for 9 months," she reflected, "was live, breathe, and dream of that trip." When a spare hour or two opened up, she picked up some extra cash via several short-lived jobs—scrubbing car engines for a used car lot, working in a toy fac-tory, baby-sitting, and some tele-phone jobs. By Oct. 1, nine months after the starting line, Sue had earned $4000. She borrowed the remain-ing $2000 to complete her goal. Next, Sue and Lois purchased an around-the-world ticket though PanAm, $2776 worth of travel. Equipped with camping gear and enthusiasm the girls left the States Oct. 1, landing in Panama City. They originally planned to This Sunday, at 3 p.m., the Bethel band will be giving a con-cert in the gymnasium. Renditions of masterpieces such as "Procession of Nobles," by Rimsky-Korsakov, "God of our Fathers," by Clark T. Smith, "The Fanfare Prelude: Oh, How Shall I Receive Thee," by Dr. move through South America then to South Africa, vearing eastward to Egypt, Jordon, and Israel, east through Asia and Far East Islands, Russia, and then home via Hawaii. Sue returned home on Feb. 1 after traveling as far as Zambia, half way up Africa. Lois joined her missionary parents in Africa. What happened? "Every-thine" Sue exclaimed. "We arrived in Panama City at 9 in the evening and by 9:30 we were lost. We were organized all right—organized minus guide books, language books, or dic-tionary plus twice the supplies we needed." The girls quickly discovered that their trip was go-ing to be far from a vacation. Every day provided several "crazy" experiences. For in-stance, their visit to Rio, Brazil, found them rooming in a whore house because it was the only place they could afford. All the hotels charged $50 a night and most were full. "The women were some of the kindest people we met the entire trip," Sue remembered. Robert Hanson of Concordia Col-lege at Moorehead and "The New Dance," by Reigger, will highlight the program. This performance will be the band's last formal concert this year. There is no admission fee. The band's pop concert is corn-ing up on April 27. Still another incident qualified them for a part in JAWS II. While camping on a beach one night they decided to go for a swim in waters they'd been told were safe. The next day they discovered the same waters had been infested with sharks. Leaving their camp ground, they hitched a ride on a flat-bed truck carrying a freshly slaughtered shark still bleeding profusely from its side. For several hours, Sue and Lois sat in pools of shark blood as they traveled to the next town. They reached their destination tired, wet, and thoroughly repulsed. In Zambia, children with swollen bellies from malnutrition and scarred faces from voodoo customs were familiar sights. Ex-treme poverty and sickness plagued the majority of people they met. "We've all seen pictures in Na-tional Geographic and on TV," Sue remarked, "but until you hear smmeellll it, and feel it all around you, you don't have any idea what it's like." Sue considered Africa the hardest thing she'd ever gone through. Prejudice dominated the lives of everyone she met and indi-vidual rights were virtually non-existent. Being an American, Sue wanted to speak out against the injustice she saw but she was forbidden to discuss her beliefs. "Africa took a lot of hot air out Chorus cont. from page 8 "I think this idea will enhance the fruit of our ministry," said Glasow. Greyhound bus driver George Blackburn, a former Bethelite, will be driving the male chorus. Blackburn has driven other Bethel choirs on various United States tours. "We're looking forward to the tour. When you get 42 guys together for a week and a half, you grow closer and have a lot of fun," said Hoswell. The choir plans to record an of my sails," she said. "Even though America has many pro-blems, I will never complain about my life here again. We have more than the people there could ever imagine." In retrospect, Sue's decided that her eyes were bigger than her stomach. She hadn't realized a year was such a long time. "After four months of being weak, hungry and sick every other day," she said, "I needed a rest." Sue would like to resume her trip in a few years starting in Asia and completing the original course. She says she wouldn't sug-gest a trip around the world to anybody unless they are prepared to face a great deal of hardship. "If_ people at Bethel don't appreciate what they have here," she finished, "I invite them to go to South Africa or South America for a month to see just how for-tunate they are." album later in the year, according to director Oliver Mogck. Soloists are Scott Allison, Gary Homsley, Rick Glasow and Steve Hoswell. Soren Ryberg is the piano accompanist and Greg Johnson is organist. Sunday, March 11, the male chorus will perform at White Bear Baptist Church. Other home con-certs are April 1 at Spring Lake Park Baptist Church, April 22 at Osseo Nazarene Church, April 29 at Cross of Glory Baptist Church and May 6 at Bloomington Baptist Church. Band's formal concert to feature Reigger page 7 ifrit Fa; 1A !t . 440 *ft **e*t AmitairkgilfP 1+r of *C1111*“ ttodt ,tov. Led by senior co-captains Greg "Homer" Thom (right) and Dan "Fu" Fauth (not pictured), the Royals' baseball team has begun preseason drills and anticipates a competitive week training in Conway, Ark. during spring break. Butchers slay Family for IM title Captured in one of their more lively moments, members of the champion Butchers celebrate their victorious season. Coach Shirley Dawson. "If we a time of 12:38. Karlene Kline had scored the meet, we would finished directly behind Norberg's have won by about 20 points." second place finish. Denise Egge remained unbeaten Both the mile and medley relay in the mile, and also placed first in teams took second places. the 880. Lynn Severson took first in the 176 yard dash and third in the 60. Deb Sension won the high jump and placed second behind Sever-son in the 176. Joann Griffin cap-tured seconds in the hurdles and shot put. Wendy Norberg set a new Bethel record in the two-mile with "I felt good about the meet, because all of the schools were comparable to us in their pro-grams," said Dawson. "Three of our people didn't compete, and they definitely would have placed at least second and third in their events." Gusties defeat Royals in season finale by Steve Erickson Last Friday, the Bethel cagers were tripped up by Gustavus 69-59, ending the Royals second season in the MIAC. In a well played game, Gustavus held a narrow lead at the half, 35-31. Bethel fought to within two points with only one minute left in the game and the Royals had the ball. But they turned the ball over and the Gusties went down and scored. As Bethel scrambled to catch up in the waning seconds, Gustavus took advantage and up-ped the margin to the final ten-point difference. The Gusties' Mark Tiemann led all scoreres with 22 pts. and added 12 rebounds. Ray Miller topped the Royals with 21 while Scott Wilson pulled down 10 rebounds. Dave Blanchard contributed a good game, scoring 10 pts. and adding nine assists while holding one of Gustavus' top scorers, John Mattke, to only four pts. Tom Weko also played well defen-sively. The Royals hurt themselves at the free throw line, making only 44 per cent (7 for 16) while Gustavus shot 73 per cent. The loss dropped Bethel's record to 3-15 in conference, 5-21 overall. A number of new records were established this season. Single season and single game assist records were set by Blanchard. Miller blocked 59 shots, also a single season high. Wilson set records in two cate-gories just started this year. He drew the charge 20 times and had the top defensive rating for the season with 601 net points. This season was the first time that three players scored over 300 pts. Miller fired in 521 (a 20.0 average), Blanchard 366 (14.1), and Wilson (12.3). Besides Miller, only Bethel legends Steve Scrog-gins and Ron Pederson have ever put in over 500 pts. Only three players, Tom Tengwall, Greg Peterson, and Jeff McCall, graduate so next years squad looks to be stronger. Assistant Coach George Palke, who will be the head coach next year, is hoping to land some top big men for the upcoming season. He has contacted 139 players and 67 of these he is still actively recruiting. Out of these 67, ten top players stand 6'6" or better and are being heavily recruited by numerous col-leges in Minnesota. Four have ap-plied at Bethel but that is little in-dication whether they will end up here or not. "My goal is to contact 150 players by the end of March, hop-ing to get 10 per cent," said Palke. "We're trying to recruit good players that fit into a winning team atmosphere and will work hard. They should be good students, too." The junior varsity ended their season at Gustavus, too, losing 80-56. The overall record finished at 8-9. Pat Cartier took top honors in most individual categories. He led the scoring (13.3), rebounding (7.8), and field goal percentage (.513). Day Dye and Phil Almeroth each scored around 11 pts. per game while Bob Giddings pulled down 7.4 rebounds per game. Brian Doten led the team in assists. by Carol Madison The women's track team has continued its streak of success on the indoor track as Bethel cap-tured six first places out of 12 events at the Macalester Invita-tional. The women also grabbed six second and two third place finishes against the host team, Hamline, Gustavus and Stout State. "It was an individual meet, so no team scores were kept," said The championship was a classic game with the two best teams in the league battling it out. The But-chers entered the game with a 9-2 record, Family with a sparkling 9-0-2 mark. When all was said and done, however, the Butchers, on the strength of Scott Feltman's goal with six minutes left in the game, were the new champions. The team travels to the St. Olaf Invitational today, with the stif-fest competition coming from the host team, University of Min-nesota, and Mankato State. "I'm confident we can place enough people to get fourth or fifth place," said Dawson. "Hopefully we can place fourth and stay on top of the private schools." CHAPEL SCHEDULE Monday Election chapel Tuesday Dave Bryant Wednesday Prof. Bill Smalley Thursday-Friday Dr. Owen Gingerich, convocation The Butchers deserved the win, taking the play to Family for much of the game. In fact, only some errant shots and outstanding goaltending by Jepsen kept the margin from being larger. Family was not without good scoring chances, however. On one occasion Mike Kingbird, who alternated with Paul "Oral" Roberts in goal, came out of the net to clear the ball down the ice. The ball was knocked off his broom, though, and skittered un-touched through the crease in front of the empty net. Although Feltman's off-balance rocket that found the up-per right corner of the goal actual-ly decided the game, the real dif-ference may have been in the play of the girls. Led by captain Mary Jo Krause and Robyn Erbst, the Butcher females constantly frustrated the Family's high-scoring forwards in their attempt to organize an offen-sive attack. In fact, if one were chosen, this writer's choice for MVP of the game would be Robyn Erbst. For all you autograph seekers here are the members of the 1979 broomball champions: Andy Boyer, Chuck Engberg, Robyn Erbst, Scott Feltman, Earl Johnson, Linda Johnson, Mike Kingbird, Mary Jo Krause, Oral Roberts, Tim Schroeder, DeAnne Stromwall and Dave Thompson. IM basketball is closing in on playoff time. In recent, games, Probes used a balanced scoring at-tack and capitalized on some poor shooting by the East . Coast Rockies to win the big clash be-tween those two teams, 50-36. A big crowd saw a tight first half that ended with Probes on top 18-15. The second half was a dif-ferent story as Probes picked up the pace and won going away. cont. on page 7 by Rob Haglund Goalie Paul Jepsen had let in only two goals all year; Family had not lost in two years, but when the final game of the season was played, the championship game against the Butchers, their two year unbeaten string and broomball domination came to a shattering end. Thinclads finish high in individual meet page 8 |
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