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Nelson Hall Resident Director Kendall Engelke Davis looks over to see what Resident Assistant Chloe Smith paints. For her weekly 8 p.m. staff development meeting in Nelson Shack April 16, Engelke Davis held a watercolor event to relieve stress. “It’s a unique opportunity to get to really invest and be in [RAs’] lives,” Engelke Davis said, “which I consider such a privilege.”
Leaving a Nelson legacy
Junior Sarah Niehnaus reads one of her favorite books, “Outlove: A Queer Christian Survival Story” by Julie Rodgers in the library April 18.
Prism: A space to feel known
Until her second child Emilia was born, Rachel Anderson helped write a manuscript with her former student Isabella Moechnig about their research on stress responses in male and female mice.
Bethel implements new parental leave policy
Susan Brooks sits in her office at Luther Seminary where she works as the Director of Faith + Lead Academy. Brooks began working at Luther in 2022 after deciding her time at Bethel was coming to an end, and has found comfort in a workplace open to a wide variety of Christian viewpoints. “That was the biggest shift that I saw … that there was not a commitment then to that open conversation in the middle,” Brooks said. “There was really a shift to more, like I said, safe boundaries.”
When the wheels fall off: Changing faculty morale
2024 Edgren Scholar recipients announced 
Clothed in empowerment
Junior computer science and English student Josh Poppie zips open his Swiss Army backpack that’s been with him all throughout middle school and now stays with him at Bethel.
What’s in my bag?
Five LGBTQ+ affirming churches in the Twin Cities
Lois Cordes works in Bethel University Print Services in the BAC. She loves getting to interact with students and faculty and helping them with any of their printing needs.
More than meets the eye
Emma Lovell sits in her living room at her North Village apartment. Lovell talks to her roommate before heading to the design lab to lead a meeting for her Welcome Week committee.
Pinching pennies: On versus off-campus affordability
Isaac Call stands in the batter’s box during the second game of a doubleheader against Hamline University at Hargis Park Saturday, April 23. He’s been playing baseball for as long as he can remember. “Going from football to baseball is pretty challenging,” Isaac said. “Especially hitting, because you don’t get to see any pitching and you jump into a game.”
Tackling two sports
Shalom Sulungaine passes the baton to Abbie Swenson during their 4x400 relay Saturday, April 13. The women’s team has been breaking records all season and the athletes were excited to compete on their home track. “Kelsie always tells me, ‘You being stressed means you care,’” Swenson said. “‘If you weren’t stressed then I’d be concerned.’”
Four laps, four girls, one team
reshman pitcher Jackson Hunter’s teammates greet him following his relief in the seventh inning of the MIAC Championship. Hunter tied his career high in innings (seven) and threw a career high with nine strikeouts to win the Royals their third straight conference title. “We’ve been through a lot this season, faced a lot of adversity,” Hunter said. “At one point we didn’t think we’d be here. Now we’re winning it — it’s special.”
Early loss gives way to offensive eruption
Ty Koehn got the start on the mound for the Royals Thursday night against Saint John’s, surrendering seven earned runs on 10 hits in four innings of work. Koehn posted a 3.71 ERA across five starts for the Royals in the regular season.
Royals open MIAC tournament with come-from-behind win over Johnnies
Fifth-year Kayla Simacek has been playing softball since childhood. Pitching is Simacek’s passion — she loves the sport because of her coach and the team that’s become her family. Despite a few losses this season, the team still picks each other up and gets right back on track. “I think it was good that it happened in the middle of the season, Simacek said, “Because we can fight through a little bit of adversity and come back stronger.”
Another Bethel comeback
Birthday wishes
Thriving in ambiguity
Life after the Christian Ivy League
Anxieties of a future ex-college student
To her baby brother
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Ashlee Mortenson, 20, is a junior missional ministries major and communications minor. In her free time, Ashlee enjoys reading, rock climbing, watching “That 70’s Show,” embroidering, working on random art projects, collecting mugs and spending time with friends.

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Junior nursing major Logan Moe practices sterilizing a central line on a mannequin in the Bethel nursing lab. Moe learns basic nursing skills, like insulin injections, checking vitals and starting IVs in the lab before he takes them into a real hospital during his Thursday clinicals.

[Photo] An emphasis on empathy

Aiden Penner
May 14, 2024
Matthew Berezowski unloads his grocery haul to prepare food for the week. He also eats in the dining center multiple days a week when friends swipe him in.

[Photo] Pinching pennies: On versus off-campus affordability

Sarah Bomhoff
May 14, 2024
Shalom Sulungaine passes the baton to Abbie Swenson during their 4x400 relay Saturday, April 13. The women’s team has been breaking records all season and the athletes were excited to compete on their home track. “Kelsie always tells me, ‘You being stressed means you care,’” Swenson said. “‘If you weren’t stressed then I’d be concerned.’”

[Photo] Four laps, four girls, one team

Taylor Hanson
May 14, 2024
Bethel University freshman Nainoa Hayashi takes swings off the pitching machine during a Friday night practice in the SRC. When Hayashi tore his shoulder labrum his junior year, it put his chances of playing in college in doubt. “I couldn’t really do a lot of things to get recruited, because I didn’t have anything to show them,” Hayashi said. “I was just thinking, I might not even play baseball in college.”

[Photo] Embracing the challenge

Christopher Wrzesien
April 3, 2024
Doubles partners Emma Thole and Michaella Sullivan practice at the outdoor Ona Orth courts March 7, 2024. They have had impressive performances together all season, helping the women’s team in their 11-0 record. “I play second doubles with Emma and it’s been a lot of fun,” Sullivan said. “She’s a good leader for me and I think we work really well together.”

[Photo] More than the wins

Taylor Hanson
April 1, 2024
Untitled design

[Photo] Letter from the editor: Under social construction

Soraya Keiser
February 22, 2024
Bethel University Head Men’s Hockey Coach Chris McKelvie looks on from the bench during a timeout during a 6-5 win over Hamline Feb.16, improving the Royals’ record to 16-5-3.

[Photo] Chasing history

Christopher Wrzesien
February 22, 2024
Megan Crawford observes “The Widening Hold.” Artist Olga Lah was able to put up her art in the Olson Gallery for the Bethel community to see. “My favorite part of this piece is that it’s different everywhere you go. It’s interactive as you walk through it,” Crawford said.

[Photo] The widening path

Angela Gonzalez
February 22, 2024
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