Mission Trips Give Spring Break Significance

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 "Everyone, speak the truth to your neighbor" Volume 80 * Number 11 Outside Mission trips give spring Forensics team break significance performs well at nationals Pamela Feltmann StaffWriter courtesy of the Michael Dreher For a number of Bethel students, spring break was a Bethel came back from Christian Bubble time to get outside the College Nationals with two national champi Bethel bubble and use their onships and a 4th place finish in Individual time to serve others. Events sweepstakes. Sarah Nichols "Spring break is such a "I'm very happy with how we did at News Editor good time to set aside to Christian College Nationals," said Dr. help others," said Michael Dreher, director of forensics. Sophomore Marin Sophomore Christi Paulson won two World Rosenvold, who traveled to national titles, one in Novice Persuasion, the Over the weekend, Tallahassee, Fla. She went other in Novice Prose. She was also part of thousands of Chinese on to talk about how during the 2nd place Readers' Theater, along with demonstrators staged vio the school year she feels juniors Kristine Moore and Lisa Stauter and lent anti-Japanese demon like she focuses on herself, One of the five mission teams that went to Chihuahua served at Juan sophomore Alayna Larsen. Moore also took Campa's church. They also had time to enjoy a trek up a mountaimop. strations in Bejing. In and the trip was a chance to 2nd place in After Dinner Speaking and 3rd response, Japan lodged a focus on others. who have muscular dystro uses fixing-up various place in the Performance of Faith Literature. formal protest against China Each trip varied in phy, served at an orphan houses for those in need "as Junior Faith Kroeker took 2nd place in on Sunday. what projects were done. age, and worked at a drug their way to really make an Communication Analysis and 3rd place in The demonstrations are The trip to Chihuahua, and rehabilitation center. outreach into the communi Persuasion, while Sophomore David Maus, said to be the biggest anti- Mexico, offered five differ One group of students ty," said Gary Mellum, a was 3rd in After Dinner Speaking and a Japanese protests in China ent projects for the group of traveled to Northfork, freshman who went on the semifinalist in Extemporaneous Speaking. since diplomatic relations 42. The students helped W.Va. to help fix-up two trip. Freshman Charity Kroeker placed fifth with Japan were normalized build two different church houses. The mission the in both Novice Oral Interpretation and in 1972. es, worked with children students worked through continued on page 2 Novice Poetry. Sophomore Jonathon Svendsen was 6th place in Novice Faith Literature. Larsen and sophomore Heather Herschberger took 6th place in Duo Nation Interpretation. Massachusetts senator "Christi's performance was outstand John Kerry is pushing for ing, but not completely surprising. Christi reforms in presidential has worked very hard and improved a great tions, urging America deal throughout the 'year," said Dreher. "demand their: right to| Paulson is the first Bethel student to win two and refuse to be^ intin national titles at the same Christian College ed> national tournament. "Last year .too "Several other people also had their best people were denied performances of the year, including right to vote, too many who Jonathon, and Alayna, who made their first tried to vote were intimidat final rounds at nationals," Dreher said. "The ed," Kerry said. entire team was successful, and our awards are definitely a team performance. With only one person graduating this year, the 2005- Minnesota 2006 season should be even better." Minnesota's only state- Dreher was also reelected as the run psychiatric nursing Tournament Director for Christian College home may be closed. nationals. The team has one more tourna Ah-Gwah-Ching One team from the Bethel group that served in McDowell County, West Virginia worked at a home for this ment: the National Parliamentary Debate family, insulating and sheelrocking the upstairs of the home so the two girls could have a bedroom there. Center serves as a nursing Back row: (left to right) Kristin McCatm. Jessica Wright, Eli Horn, Justin Swart, and Karen McCann. Association national tournament, which is home for patients whose Front row: Amy Anderson, Allison (5). Krista Clark, Diane(14). Giamta Shetlon, and Ronald. being held at Texas Tech University. violent, aggressive or sexual inappropriateness bars them from traditional care facili ffii-VU, .- ties. Mental health advo Ethnic restaraunt Bethel musician Sheri Netland cates say that safe alterna review: Holy Land, Bjork Ostrom, breaks records, tives have not been devel page 10 page 20 oped for the residents. page 13 NEWS Mission Trips selves connecting with other continued from page 1 Bethel students who they hadn't known before. Rosenvold said Participants on a trip to she enjoyed "just getting to know Mexico City built a playground. people that you've seen before Jim Rosene, the father of one of and never met." Deanna the students on the trip, has been Malmquist, a junior who traveled working with pastors and govern to Mexico City, said, "It was fun ment officials. The pastors are to go with Bethel people and see now able to share the gospel with them outside the Bethel environ children at this playground. ment." The students who went Habitat for Humanity in on these spring break trips Tallahassee, Fla. was helped in encourage others to do the same. completing two homes by an "I definitely recommend it," said enthusiastic group of carpenters, Junior Justin Swart, a membrer painters and gophers. Rosenvold of the West Virginia team. told of how thankful the woman For students interested in Lori Becker looks at a stained was who they built a house for. missions, several summer trips glass of Joseph Smith's first A view of the Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the sur "It made you really realize how are being offered through campus vision of God and Jesus. much your work that week mat ministries. rounding Temple Square from the top of an office building. tered," she said. Students spent the week evangelizing in Mormon communities. Junior Kimmie Moehring, who traveled to Chihuahua, said that she felt she received more from the people there than she gave. She told of a little boy whom she had given a t-shirt and hat, who in return came back the next day and gave her his teddy bear. "It's the most precious gift I've ever received," she said. Many students go on mis sion trips to learn about people Utah team members (left to right): Krista and places different from their Shoberg, Linnea Krussow, Cassie Charles, own. Students who stayed within Lori Becker, Audrey Fry, Amanda Mayo, the U.S. said they felt the change I •* '* * ^^t Josiah Gulden, Jayson Wade, Nathan Friez. in culture even though it wasn't as large a change as traveling The team mix es cement on a hot day in Chihuahua. outside the country. The group who went to West Virginia stayed in very nice homes in STAFF Indianapolis on the way there and the way back. The difference CLARION between the homes the groups Editor-in-Chief stayed in and those they worked Krista Clark News Editor on made the culture change very Sarah Nichols Views Editor evident. Cara Lee Variety Editor David Maus "I wanted to go because I A&E Editor Lisa Stauter wanted to experience another Sports Editor Tom Sveen culture and help our other broth Layout Editor Melissa Wolfe ers and sisters in Christ," said Photo Editor Alicia Torgerson Moehring. Copy Editor Julie Prindle In addition to connecting This team, which served at Juan Campa 's church, Business and Advertising Manager Erik Benson with people from these different enjoyed a moment to relax together in the dirt Web Editor Melissa King places, the students found them after their last day of work in Chihuahua. Administrative Advisor Barb Martin Academic Advisor Phyllis Alsdurf Printer Northstar Media, Inc. Cambridge, Minnesota The Clarion is published bi-weekly. All material contained herein is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the editor and Bethel University. All non-assigned material to be printed must include the author's name and be submitted a week before publication. Mission Statement The Clarion is the student newspaper of Bethel University. We exist to provoke thought and discussion by informing and educating members of the Bethel com munity. We strive to report the truth in an accurate and fair manner. Clarion Bethel University #2381 3900 Bethel Drive St. Paul, Minnesota 55112 Northfork, West Virginia. "The Park", with many paintings on the wall, is the cen (651) 638-6214 / E-mail: [email protected] / Fax: (651) 635-8652 ter of this small town. Many local boys play basketball here every afternoon. hUpi.'/betlielnet bcthe] edit/clarion CLARION (Wednesday, April 13. 200- Page 3 Students research in Frogtown community continues enough to see some of diese changes," Kunkel said. Kohorst said that "to better understand the experi Elizabeth Houk Mustazza says she wants to "learn more about ences of a disabled child living in die inner city, I will StaffWriter community and recreation centers in urban areas by conduct a study that assesses the significant aspects of doing a Literature review of the subject. I will then for- a disabled person's life, including educadon, social Five students living and studying in the Frogtown- supports, and the issues associated with race and class." Summit University neighborhood are conducting There are several questions Kohorst seeks to answer. research through a partnership that Bediel has had with "[I] want to learn more about the They include; what are the social supports (including the community since 1998.

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