First Lady of Civil Rights' Passed Away Student Life Seeks Thousands Honor Her Life and the Legacy She Left New Means to by Christina Pajak
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THE BETHEL UNIVERSITY Thursday, February 16, 2006 http://bethelnet.bethel.edu/clarion Volume 81 • Number 15 'First Lady of Civil Rights' passed away Student Life seeks Thousands honor her life and the legacy she left new means to By Christina Pajak 'Coretia Scon King, the and Bush Sr.; Rev. Jesse Jackson; concert singing at the New Eng and Social Change, which she wife of civil rights leader Mar poet Maya Angelou; and Stevie land Conservatory of Music in hoped would serve as a living- engage student tin Luther King Jr., passed away Wonder. Boston, she met Martin Luther memorial to her husband and on Jan. 30 due to ovarian cancer During the national broad King Jr. They married on June continue his vision. In 1981, and the after effects of a stroke. cast of the funeral, President 18, 1953, moved to Alabama, the multimillion-dollar center leaders After carrying on her husband's Bush said, "Coretta Scott King and were soon caughi up in ihe opened, housing his tomb and By David M. Miller legacy for almost forty years nol only secured her husband's modern civil rights movement. helping to spread Dr, King's phi since his death, King died at the legacy. She built her own." For Sometimes called the "first lady losophy and visions. Professor It is hard for a student to age of 78. mer President Clinton urged the of the civil rights movement", Cuniss DeYoung, associate pro miss all of the leadership op "Stuclents often An estimated 10,000 people crowd to remember King was King knew that when she mar fessor for reconciliation stud portunities and events going attended the six-hour funeral al not jusl an icon, but a human ried Martin Luther King Jr. she ies, feels that the center is one on at Bethel this spring. So il think of a leader New Birth Missionary Bapiist being; and Sen. Hillary Clinton was not only marrying a man, of the effective works she did is no surprise that Student Life as one particular Church in Georgia, where her reminded the crowd that the re but lhat she was marrying "a to help build a bridge between has launched a new way for daughter Bernice gave the eu sponsibility to lake up her bur vision and a destiny." Professor the races. He also hopes that her sludents to sharpen their lead type of person, logy. Some of the speakers and den belongs to all of us. William Johnson of the politi death can remind us all of the ership skills and communicate musicians who paid tribute to Coretta Scott King was cal science department at Belhel "commitment needed to reach with olher student leaders. But usually an RA or her were President Bush; For bom on April 27, 1927 in Hei- said that her role as a wife was reconciliation." what is surprising is the type of mer Presidents Clinton, Carter, bcrger, Ala. While studying one of the many great things she Coretta Scott King also opportunity that Student Life BSA person. But did. "Just being there for him, campaigned to have a national has created for student leaders: we have student and giving her husband the holiday designated for her hus a leadership blog with all the support and encouragement he band. In 1986, Jan. 15 was of bells and whistles. leaders in all sorts needed was a greal thing." ficially recognized as Martin Lu But why the addition to When her husband was as ther KingJr Day. Only two olher Bethel's already heavily stacked of different places sassinated in 1968, King did not Americans have had the honor leadership lineup? "Students at Bethel." let it slow her down. About four of a national holiday-—George are always on Facebook or days afler the tragic event, she Washington and Abraham Lin MySpace," said Nathan Free -Nathan Freeburg marched with the same group coln—which is now paid trib burg, associate director for lead of striking sanitation workers ute ihrough Presidents Day. ership development and new nology, the calculus produced in Memphis that Dr. King had student orientation in Student Bethel's first interactive leader been supporting when he was Life, and the blog's architect. ship blog. The blog provides a killed there. Around lhaL same "Siudenis cling to cyber me place where student leaders can time she began to outline her dia. And I'd been wanting to do dialog, propose questions and vision for The Martin Luther something more with the lead share stories, - comments, and King Jr. Center for Nonviolent ership stuff that we do." experiences with each other. 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In his nine seasons as head 24 Hours To Impact Men learn to live intentionally for God By Mary Sample 24 Hours To Impact, a con-' He went on to say that [their] lives," and how "life is He stated, "If 1 was a student with God io think aboul your registration call 651-398-5522 ference encouraging men io live "men who will benefit are those intentional not accidental." 1 would feel overwhelmed...so life with Him." or view www.24Hourstoimpact. iheir lives intentionally for God, who are serious about following The night will be filled with this is an opportunity for stu It is beneficial to register com for further details. There is will be held at Bethel University God" and learning how to go worship led by Tim Lemmens, dents to take a day away with as soon as possible because the a three minute video with testi on Feb. 17 starling at 5 p.m. about it. scriptural reading, leaching, the Lord.,..There is one on one week prior to the conference mony on this site .which gives a 24 Hours To Impact is set Gates explained that ihere and learning together with other lime with God and the opportu emails will be sent out prepar "quick peak" into what will be up by Boldpath Life Strate will be three themes: "learning men. Il is a lime for men io get nity to talk in small groups with ing the men to begin to focus for occurring on Feb. 17 and 18. gies and sponsored by Prom about their meaning—who ihey iheir focus sel on God, and to be other men." this night, but it is possible to 24 Hours to Impact is the ise Keepers, Minnesota Baptisl are in Christ; motivation—what encouraged in that process. There is the chance for men register up until the day opportunity for men to grow Conference, EFCA, and Belhel causes them to move; and rela While this is a conference of all ages to learn by "rubbing The cost for studenis is S35 closer in their walk with God University. The speaker Leary tionships." directed towards men of all elbows with guys who mighi be and there are a limited amount and to learn how to live their Gales stated that this program is The main issue is "to help ages and different stages of their on the walk farther along." of scholarships for Belhel Slu lives more intentionally. geared toward "men at all stages men to specifically ihink aboul lives. Gates said lhal it is very He summarized il saying dents to this event. of life." how they are going to live beneficial to college students. lhat it is a "structured day away For more information aboul • JIU^J-Ha-HI-nm.HU.VJ Thursday, February 16, 2006 J!U I-IJMJMII.-U-] ITUl-J arsfisa Editor in Chief Cara Lee cara.k, [email protected] Bethel students divided over legitimacy of News Editor Pamela Feltmann [email protected] domestic spying program Views Editor By David Miller Cara Patton Since the New York Times a warranl on communications Hardy, Bethel senior business political science major, said, "It ing the concern that "the presi [email protected] released details about an NSA belween persons in the United and political science major .