Aiden Penner, Sports Editor
Aiden Penner, 20, is a junior journalism and media production major with a history minor. In his free time he dumbbell bench presses, exposes his likes on Instagram Reels and ponders everything from human depravity to the societal value of the McRib. His biggest flex is that he met Carl Azuz.
![Senior Bethel receiver Micah Niewald sheds a would-be tackler on his way to a touchdown in the Royals’ 73-8 win over Augsburg Saturday. Niewald sped his way to two touchdowns in the win, tallying 62 yards after the catch between the two scores. “Knowing I can outrun the guy that’s chasing me is a big thing,” Niewald said. “That’s going back to [strength and conditioning] Coach Meyer and everything we do in the summer and off-season.” | Photo by Carl Schumland, Bethel Athletics](https://thebuclarion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/3J9A1632-1200x800.jpg)
![Aaron Smallman plucks his bass guitar Nov. 10 at Bethel’s Friday chapel service. Smallman has been a United leader for the Vespers team for two years and appreciates the way worship and music intersect. “I [used to] listen to explicit, harsh, very earthly stuff that would bring me down and physically change my demeanor,” Smallman said. “I thought [it] was mind-blowing, to be able to listen to music and appoint it towards the Lord.”](https://thebuclarion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-20-at-9.42.30-PM-1200x798.png)
