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Who are Bethel students voting for?
Ready set vote
Deciphering the 2024 presidential candidates’ policies
Cadie Logston practices a fight scene as the White Witch with cast member Leo Fay as Peter. The weapons used in the production were brought in by stage combat trainer Aaron Preusse. | Photo by Amy Holmberg
Combat and Christ: Bethel’s interpretation of a popular tale
Chris Moore stands in front of his students during his Foreign Relations class Friday Nov. 1. As Election Day approaches, Moore and his co-host Andy Bramsen want students to be equipped to have political conversations with those around them. "We created the podcast with the goal of modeling talking about politics civilly and not so divisively," Bramsen said.
“Election Shock Therapy” with Chris Moore
Graciela Pérez joins the Department of Languages and Cultures
Graciela Pérez joins the Department of Languages and Cultures
No Intro Needed
No Intro Needed
Bethel University students worship during chapel service, Wednesday Sept. 25, 2024. The “Come and See” Chapel series is a deep dive into the Gospel of John, beckoning students to experience the fullness of the Lord. “For the first time, at Bethel, the entire community is studying the Gospel of John. We’re doing the same thing, talking the same language, pursuing and asking to hear from God using the same content. It unifies our campus in a unique and neat way,” campus pastor, Nick Cocalis, said.
Worship on campus: A season of spiritual awakening
Cadets, Ashlyn Erickson and Paige Caouette, smile with fellow cadets after completing the Norwegian foot march. The training event included marching 19.2 miles with equipment strapped to their backs. The soldiers are glad the event is over, but ready for the next one. “It takes a lot sometimes or sometimes it can be easy,” Erickson said. | Photo submitted by Ashlyn Erickson.
The ROTC Experience
The Bethel University football team huddles up postgame and recites the Lord’s Prayer, a team tradition even in defeat. The Royals 2024 record now sits at 8-2 after falling 41-33 in the MIAC championship game to St.John’s University. “I was just proud of our guys battling, and came up short,” Bethel head coach Mike McElroy said. “And got to find ways to make plays and big stuff happen, and we made one less big play today than they did.”
Royals come up just short in Collegeville
Junior winger Tlyer Braccini carries the puck into the Stout defensive zone during the Royals 5-3 win over the University of Wisconsin-Stout Friday night at Bethel University Arena. Braccini accounted for three of the Royals five goals and tallied his first career hat trick in the win.
Braccini’s hat trick gives Royals their first win
Grace Solberg (37) subs out during Bethel's October 2 matchup against Macalester. She finished Tuesday night's playoff matchup with a career-high 22 kills.
Royals surge past Oles in MIAC quarterfinals
The Bethel men's soccer team applauds the many fans that showed up for the 2 p.m. kickoff Monday. Bethel lost its first ever home playoff game 5-2 versus the Carleton College Knights. | Photo by Teresa Brubaker, Bethel Athletics
Historic season comes to an end
Bethel University sophomore quarterback Cooper Drews fires a pass over the middle to receiver Micah Niewald. Drews finished Saturday's game with 422 passing yards, a career high, as well as Bethel's single-season passing touchdowns record.
The streak continues
The third option
Uh-oh, I voted for Kamala Harris
Confessions of a former college dropout
Would you believe me if I told you I’m lonely?
Guest column: Response to ‘Prism: A space to feel known’
Cooper Drews and Tyler Gustafson!
Cooper Drews and Tyler Gustafson!
No Intro Needed
No Intro Needed
Homecoming recap, ASMR and Aiden’s Roman Empire
Homecoming recap, ASMR and Aiden’s Roman Empire
Double Coverage Episode 2: Peyton Howie!
Double Coverage Episode 2: Peyton Howie!
Records, siblings and Cows
Records, siblings and Cows
Cooper Drews and Tyler Gustafson!
Cooper Drews and Tyler Gustafson!
No Intro Needed
No Intro Needed
Homecoming recap, ASMR and Aiden’s Roman Empire
Homecoming recap, ASMR and Aiden’s Roman Empire
Double Coverage Episode 2: Peyton Howie!
Double Coverage Episode 2: Peyton Howie!
Records, siblings and Cows
Records, siblings and Cows
TFTB: What's the most embarrassing thing you wore in middle school?
TFTB: What’s the most embarrassing thing you wore in middle school?
TFTB: Tell us about your first crush
TFTB: Tell us about your first crush
TFTB: What's something your mom doesn't know about you?
TFTB: What’s something your mom doesn’t know about you?
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Kathryn Kovalenko

Kathryn Kovalenko, Managing Editor

Kathryn Kovalenko, 20, is a junior media production and journalism major. She enjoys eating ice cream cake with her roommates, wandering around thrift stores and spending all her money on concert tickets. Ask her about her most recent Letterboxd review.

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Who are Bethel students voting for?

Kathryn Kovalenko, Taylor Hanson, and Devanie Andre
November 5, 2024
Graciela Pérez joins the Department of Languages and Cultures

Graciela Pérez joins the Department of Languages and Cultures

Kathryn Kovalenko
October 23, 2024

[Video] Would you believe me if I told you I’m lonely?

Taylor Hanson
September 24, 2024
President-elect Ross Allen addresses a packed Benson Great Hall.

Bethel University lowers tuition rates for 2025-2026 school year

Kathryn Kovalenko
September 16, 2024
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.

[Photo] Bethel implements new parental leave policy

Molly Wilson
May 14, 2024
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.”

[Photo] When the wheels fall off: Changing faculty morale

Alyssa Malyon, Molly McFadden, and Anna Pearson
May 14, 2024
Junior Sarah Niehnaus reads one of her favorite books, “Outlove: A Queer Christian Survival Story” by Julie Rodgers in the library April 18.

[Photo] Prism: A space to feel known

Soraya Keiser
May 14, 2024
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.

[Photo] What’s in my bag?

Hudson Parker and Samantha Wurm
May 14, 2024
Christian Swenson plays trombone with a 17-piece band, the Bill Simenson Orchestra, at Jazz Central Studios March 5. “Christian is actually filling in for his teacher tonight,” Bill Simenson said. “But he’s doing great.” Simenson created the Bill Simenson Orchestra in 2012, a big band that performs Simenson’s original compositions at Jazz Central Studios the first Tuesday of every month.

[Photo] The language of swing

Anna Pearson and Aiden Penner
April 2, 2024
As worship played at the beginning of the service, students expressed their praise and gratitude by immersing themselves in the spirit of God. Students take 50 minutes out of their day every Monday and Friday to attend Chapel services.

[Photo] Gen-Z: The future of the church

Samantha Wurm
April 2, 2024
Art professor Ken Steinbach works with freshman Reanna Cruz on her Drawing I project in the art department March 26. “The art department wants to see the best of you,” senior art major Annah Chriske said. “I’ve never had a bad experience with an art professor.”

[Photo] Learning to value creativity

Angela Gonzalez
April 2, 2024
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[Photo] Letting the past lead me

Anna Pearson
March 26, 2024
Senior Travis Jensen extends his stick and approaches the ball in an attempt to knock it away from the opposing team. Team “What’s Broomball?” finishes the game just short of victory over team “Leave Broom for Jesus” in a 1-1 tie.

[Photo] Return to the rink

Sarah Bomhoff
February 23, 2024
Elizabeth Gerken sees colors in the periphery of her vision while playing the piano. She often associates a certain overall color with certain songs, but the color can vary throughout the song depending on the chords and key changes. | Design by Kyle Peterson

[Photo] Feeling in color

Samantha Wurm
February 22, 2024
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[Photo] Festival of Christmas shines this season

Molly McFadden
December 1, 2023
In her free time, Koroma loves to sing, dance, read, write and play sports. She longs to help people and continue to grow in her knowledge of different cultures as well as learning new languages.“She’s taught me a lot,” Mugeegbaykola said. “Her accomplishments made me want to do better because we both had been through similar hardships, so her achievements became a motivation for me.”

[Photo] ‘Put pen to paper’

Ella Roberts
December 4, 2023
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[Photo] Letter from the *managing editor

Soraya Keiser
October 10, 2023
Head Athletic Trainer for Men’s Soccer Annie Hinnenkamp sits at a practice talking to player Matthias Caspara. In the six years Hinnenkamp has worked at Bethel as a trainer, she’s come to know the teams she works with like a family, saying she has “the best job in the world.”

[Photo] A lost season: An athlete’s road to recovery

Makenzi Johnson and Aiden Penner
October 10, 2023
Arden Village’s offensive team smiles on the sidelines of the AV versus Commuter game. The coaches had split the players up into different shifts, enabling them to ensure everyone shared playing time. Between shifts, the girls cheered on their teammates and reviewed strategies with their position coaches.

[Photo] Arden Village powderpuff team gets “the full experience”

Abby Chalmers
September 29, 2023
Junior Isaac Lange leans toward the presentation in Wednesday’s BBEA meeting. Lange is a director in BBEA,a marketing major and a football player. “[Business students should] jump in,” Lange said. “You’ll never know if you’ll like something unless you do it.”

[Photo] Business beyond Bethel

Molly McFadden
September 14, 2023
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