Vol. 128 No. 3 Oct. 28 ‘14

1st AnnualJazz Festival

Page 7

Bethany Swede Athletics Reviews

Pages 10-12

Suicide Punchline

Pages 8-9

Candlelight VigilStand Up!

Pages 14-15

Stand Up

Messenger 2 Opinion Oct. 28, 2014

Dear Bethany Community,

This issue of the Messenger is all about communication, the good, the bad, and the ugly. One of our goals here at the Messenger is to provide completely objec-tive reporting, but with recent controver-sial topics and forums, this has become rather difficult. The issue of sexual harassment/

assault is one that has been d i s c u s s e d

many times on campus. Recently, two events were held to provide support and empowerment against these growing is-sues. The first, a group of speakers and a candlelight vigil, focused on prevention of sexual harassment through the stories of prior victims. The Stand Up event communi-cated greatly that we need to stop focus-ing on the problem and instead become a part of the solution. The Messenger staff is excited that the student body and fac-ulty members are looking for and work-ing towards a solution that will benefit both present and future students. Through the arts, Bethany was shown a perspective on an issue that isn’t widely discussed on campus. Suicide Punchline is a one-woman show about being a survivor of suicide. It was nice to see someone share such a personal part of themselves with an audience. This is the type of thing that we at the Messen-

ger endorse: someone communicating their thoughts, no matter how they might be taken, and taking credit for those thoughts. In this issue, we discuss the social media website, Yik Yak, multiple times. For those of you who don’t know, Yik Yak is an anonymous forum where peo-ple are free to post any thoughts they may have. On Bethany’s campus, as on many campuses around the country, this website that allows people the cover of anonymity, has been misused. The staff of the Messenger feels that freedom of speech/press is very important, but people should take credit for what they write. This is why Messenger writers and pho-tographers always place their name next to their article or photo. If a person has to hide behind a screen in order to say what they feel, then they are taking the coward’s way out. Also, like many other campuses around the country, the school’s leadership feels that they need to do something to “take care of the problem.” To see more about Yik Yak and social media, see our letter from President Leonard and our editorial from Jenna Sickenius. As a paper, we hope that you will make the right choice when it comes to communicating with your peers.

Sincerely,The Messenger Staff

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FRONT PAGE PHOTO: Students attend the Stand Up event to stand up against sexual assault and domestic violence Photo by Micah Hirschler.

THE MESSENGER STAFF

Editor-in-Chief: LaRissa LawrieManaging Editor: Katia Matter Secretary: Linzi Garcia Treasurer: Kyle KrugerOpinion Editor: Jenna SickeniusFine Arts Editor: Micah HirschlerSports Editor: Karessa NordykePhoto Editor: Macey DinkelLayout Editor: Tyler Breneman

Staff Standpoint

Bethany Yik Yaks...

Oct. 28, 2014 Opinion Messenger 3

Like many oth-er parts of this campus, the Greeks have been

tirelessly working toward a better future. The juniors and seniors on Greek council feel the need to leave their younger member with a good solid foundation and sometimes, while changing and making yourself better you suffer. Being better is a hard thing to do. You have to realize that something needs to change then you have to change it. As a Greek system, we are changing 90+ years of history. Traditions that our

founding members started in the 1920s are being writ-ten out of constitutions

and new traditions are struggling to take flight. Unfortunately this is the nature of change. The one thing that makes change worth it is the peo-ple. Change doesn’t work unless the people work through all the hardships of change and come out vic-torious. One of the reasons I’m so proud to be a Greek at Bethany is because I know that this group of people I’ve spent the last four years with can work through anything. They’re smart, thoughtful, dedicated, hard-working, and they’re a team. The Greek system is one of the only organization that brings together other organizations. SGA brings the student body together but Greek Council is a meeting of different groups that compete with each other for members and during Greek Week. Yet, we can all make decisions together. In one of our recent meetings we had to ask ourselves; ‘Who would miss us if tomorrow there was no longer a Greek system at Bethany’? Sometimes the

answers to hard questions are painful to think about. We came to a consensus that as a whole, we need to be making more of an impact on the social sector of cam-pus. In light of recent events, we are realizing just how much this school needs the community that Greek Council could easily provide. The Alpha Sigma Nu fraternity has paired up with Pi Sigma Chi in a campaign that hold young men to a higher standard. The Men of Character cam-paign will ask male students to take a pledge against sexual assault and harassment. The boys want to stand for chivalry by encouraging others to be gentlemen. Awareness like this is the shift the Greeks are looking to make. Sigma Phi Omega is putting on a body im-age campaign that tells girls they’re beautiful no mat-ter what. #OmegaLoveYourBody will reach out to the campus community and hopefully some young girls in high schools of the surrounding area. In tandem with these campaigns, Kappa Gamma Phi is planning a day of self-defense for women around campus. What’s great about this need for change is the ability of this group to change it. We would want you to miss us. We enjoy knowing that we have a posi-tive effect on your life. The Greek system is a place to go and be accepted. There’s a group for every type of person. The family like aspect of the fraternities and sororities creates bonds stronger than just friendship. If that is not the message we are giving you, than we need to be communicating our love for each other dif-ferently and we’ll do whatever it takes to make this campus everything it could be.

Why was the app Yik Yak banned? Actually, it was not banned. I di-rected we block access to it through the col-lege’s internet. That’s a big difference. I became aware of the social media app’s inappropriate use by members of the Bethany community who anonymously harassed and threatened others in our community. I did what I could and what other colleges and high schools have done when the app’s users crossed the line.

Will similar apps be banned? This is the first and I hope the last. But if other apps or web sites are inappropri-ately used in conflict with the Bethany’s values, then it will be necessary for us to respond.

Do you consider this a wakeup call about the culture of Bethany? I don’t necessarily think this is a reflection on Bethany College any more than it is on any college campus. It may be more of a reflection on the mil-lennial generation who feel they can post whatever is on their minds with-out taking any personal responsibility for what they say, how they say it, and how it affects others. I’ve been working with college stu-dents for 35 years. I’ve observed that every few years an event occurs that wakes a community up. I’ve certainly seen that happen at Bethany. I hope this event like others in recent years brings out the best in our community. I hope the silent majority who find these behaviors unacceptable will step up and speak out. My biggest fear is the many stand by and do noth-ing, thus allowing the bad few to win.

Would You Miss the Greeks?Jenna Sickeniussickeniusj@bethanylb.edu

Guest Column

Halloween Social & More: SABLaura Klaassenklaassenl@bethanylb.edu On Thursday night, October 30th, the Caf will be transformed into the most remark-able Halloween hot spot Bethany has ever seen, as SAB hosts the annual Halloween Social. Beginning at 9 PM, SAB will treat you to an

evening of *FREE* fes-tivities including:

• Food! Wings, popcorn balls, drinks and more!• Costume Contest! Prizes will be awarded for Most Clever, Cutest, Best Duo, Best Overall, and

Creepiest costumes.• Photo Booth! Strike a pose; everyone gets a sou-venir photo!• Dueling Pianos! Using your favorite songs, the players create a spontaneous, hilarious & musical adventure. • And, of course, there will be audience participa-tion!The SAB Halloween Social promises thrills, chills, and fun for all! Witches, zombies, ghosts and fair-ies alike are all invited to the Halloween Social!

From the President

Guest Column

President Leonard

Messenger 4 Opinion Oct. 28, 2014

As it goes with most so-cial trends, I am behind. When I was told about this Yik Yak app a week ago I was beyond lost. Then I downloaded it. For those of you who are just as socially awkward as myself, Yik Yak is an app that allows you to post about what’s happening around you. It works on proximity sort of like Tinder, but the posts are short like Twit-ter and you can like it and com-ment on it like Facebook. The key part of this app, and the only reason it works the way it does is because it’s anonymous. People, especially students are posting without a care. The variety of the posts is expansive. Anything from “forever craving taco bell” to “5 million dollar church but… [Insert problem you have about the school here]”. There are posi-tive posts and while goofy they’re refreshing. “The realist thing we’ve talked about in quest... ‘Is-sues that affect our learning envi-ronment’”. So as I mentioned, the posts vary. However, some of the posts are disturbing. Some are racy, some are racist, some are

threatening, and other are just flat out wrong. For example, the new Chapel did not cost Beth-any College anywhere near 5 million dollars. Though my per-sonal favorite is the assumption that SAB and SGA are the same

organization and that they had anything to do with the blocked access to Yik Yak. It’s strange how the app has become this enigma. It’s entertaining, mostly because of the ignorance. It’s inspiring be-cause dorks like me enjoy positiv-ity. It’s scary because these posts have no repercussions. This app allows students to say whatever they want with no fear of be-ing punished. And while I find it admirable that students are concerned with the well-being of their school, Yik Yak is not the place to vocalize that. The mes-sage will not be effective if it is uneducated, anonymous, and momentary. This app encour-ages people to complain without working towards a solution. One of the things I love about this new Quest program is its applicability. Last week we asked students in our quest class to present on a need they no-ticed around campus. There was a specific analysis they were sup-posed to apply to the problem, and using their quest strengths, they were asked to propose a

solution. Essentially, this class is doing the same thing Yik Yak is. The only difference is that the class is teaching students how to become professionals in a world where professionals are becoming scarce. Yik Yak encourages the opposite.

It’s the anonymity that perpetuates this “culture” we’ve all been discussing lately. Our efforts to stop sexual assault and harassment are being counteract-

ed by some of the posts on Yik Yak because no one is being held responsible for what they say. I don’t think some of the students at this school realize how con-nected and close-knit this com-munity is. Not only do we thrive on the support of each other, but we are also brought down by the few who cannot understand the dynamic. We are smaller than most colleges. We cannot operate like schools larger than us. We need each other in ways other schools do not. If we cannot pro-vide that safe and caring environ-ment, we are failing. Because this app is im-mature in some aspects, Bethany College decided to block access to the app through their Wi-Fi network. Unfortunately, the Bethany administration has seen some less than respectful materi-al, material that shatters that safe and caring environment. For this reason, Bethany will not be sup-porting the app through the Wi-Fi network. This naturally made some students angry and they argued for freedom of speech, however, when the ‘free speech’ implies the intention to harm a fellow student or professor that freedom is taken away. There is a line that we have crossed as stu-dents once again. In a meeting with President Ed, he shed some

Jenna Sickeniussickeniusj@bethanylb.edu

Editorial

Y u c k t o Y i k Y a k

ABOVE: Yik Yak screenshot. Courtesy Screenshot.

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light on the worries the adminis-tration has. What it boils down to is the misuse of this app has evoked a response from the ad-ministration for a few reasons. The first reason should be obvi-ous, they care about us. Admin-istration wants to protect that safe and caring environment the majority of us work so hard to provide. Other reasons include legalities. Bethany College can-not support the misuse of an app should the problems go be-yond the app and enter the real world. Once again, Yik Yak en-courages these types of disagree-ments that could become very problematic and unsafe for the school as a whole. Sometimes it’s hard to see past the negative parts of the community you’re a part of. It’s easier to complain and point out the wrong than it is to work to-ward what’s right. Yik Yak can-not be used the way it is being used because no progress comes from it. The students at this school need to be held account-able for their words and their actions and Yik Yak does not ac-complish that. Technology is a very large part of our lives now. Our age group has been at the center of this technological revolution and it’s amazing. We are able to communicate in ways our grand-parents wouldn’t even dream of. Though, as with most things, there’s a danger to this technol-

ogy. Cyber bullying is a very se-rious problem and there are so many channels in which it could happen. Facebook and Twitter let us share parts of our lives that are otherwise irrelevant. I am cur-rently obsessed with Instagram. I will Instagram food and post it for the world to see. When I step back and think about that, I feel

stupid and foolish. But it’s part of our culture! We even date online now. Tinder has become the hot new way to meet singles in your area. Tinder is a world of its own and it’s one I’m not sure what to think of. In one respect, it allows you to meet someone you never would have met other-

wise. Technology is good at that. However, more often than not it’s just used as a hookup app. Some of the messages I’ve received on this app make me feel uncomfort-able. It disconnects us. We wear a mask while we’re at the computer or typing on our phones. We say things we’d never say out loud. The social taboos no longer ap-

ply when Tinder is the mode of communication. As young adults we are obligated to use technol-ogy responsibly. Using an app to say something mean or degrad-ing is immature. Using an app to ‘get some’ this weekend is lazy. As cheesy as it sounds, we are the fu-ture of this country. And I don’t know about you guys, but I have

little faith in us if we continue to misuse technology the way we do. Tinder can get bad. It can also be good. Either way, there is this personal connection and while disconnected from the face-to-face, it gives a face to the words. Yik Yak does not. Yik Yak is an immature way to say what you want without getting in trouble. If we can redirect our use of this app toward positive thoughts and educated obser-vations, it could very well be used as a catalyst for student is-sue platforms. Because we’re so small, we’re easily influenced and Yik Yak could be a great way to influence others in a progressive, intelligent, positive way. We just need to be more cognizant of what’s going on, and how we re-act to it. We have to remove the mask that is Yik Yak and actually speak to each other about these very real pressing issues. We are adults, and it’s up to us to use technology the right way. We need to reach out to each other, encourage each other, and keep each other responsible and ac-counted for. So I say Yuck to Yik Yak! I’d rather have a real conversation and look at the person I’m talk-ing to. Maybe there wouldn’t be so much negativity in that dis-cussion.

ABOVE: Tinder screenshot. Courtesy Photo.

Messenger 6 Oct. 28, 2014News & Feature

JACKPOT: STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD CASINO NIGHT A HIT ONCE AGAIN

On Friday the 24th, one of the most highly

anticipated Student Activities Board events was held. Casino Night has become a favorite event for many students on campus. Upon entering, every student was given a bag of chips to use throughout the night. Various games were offered, such as Bingo, Blackjack, Texas Hold ‘Em, and more. Multiple faculty members volunteered to run the games and be dealers. Not only were there different games to satisfy different preferences, but there was also an assortment of free snacks and drinks for students to choose from.

While the games were fun to play, many students took it seriously. There were dozens of prizes that everyone had the chance to win. Some of the prizes included 32” TVs, lawn chairs, video games, coolers, a Keurig, and more. Sophomore Rodney Molette had high hopes of winning a tool kit. “I need that to repair my bike, I’m not worried about the TVs or none of that, just the tool kit,” he said. Freshman Alec Schneider also had his eyes on one of the prizes. “I’m probably going to try and go for the TV, I don’t know if I’ll win it but we’ll see what happens” After the games were over, chips were

Aleah Seemanseemanam@bethanylb.edu

counted and the auction began. Auctioneer Allen Dinkel ran the auction for the first time this year. “I like working with college kids, it was a fun night,” he stated. Most of the stu-dents left with a prize, even if they didn’t win an item during the auction. After the auction concluded, there was a drawing for the students to win gift cards. Overall, the event was well enjoyed by everyone on campus and has become a night that many look forward to. “It was a lot of fun… I really enjoyed it. I felt like the event was very well organized,” said Schneider. “I got a good sack of chips, so I’m very happy.”

ABOVE: Levi Esses takes a group “selfie” with students during Casino Night. Photo by LaRissa Lawrie.

ABOVE: Jenni Yulich, Elsie Mealiff, Carrie Weisshaar, Kaitlyn Ralston, Anna King, & Michelle Rambo play Bingo at Casino Night. Photo by LaRissa Lawrie.

Oct. 28, 2014 Messenger 7Fine Arts

Jazz Fest: A Great Success The 23rd of October marked the

first Jazz Fest at Bethany. Schools arrive, warm up, and play two prepared pieces for the quin-tet. After they have played these pieces, they are critiqued and given constructive criticism. As one band plays, the next band in line gets there and warms up, and the cycle continues. Five different schools arrive throughout the day to get hints from the Bob Mont-gomery Quintet on how to im-prove their jazz playing. Daniel Masterson said that he thought the group gave all the bands pret-ty good advice. As eight o’clock

a.m. dawns, the members of Ster-ling Junior High Jazz Band arrive to warm up before playing for the Bob Montgomery Quintet. Apparently the warm up helped

because Tyler Breneman said, “I listened to most of the schools. They were of many different age levels, but all were very good.” After Sterling Junior High, Hess-ton High School hit the stage to perform and show their skills. A Sterling Junior High student said she really liked working with the Bob Montgomery Quintet. Her eyes got quite big and she started nodding profusely when asked if she liked playing on the Bosen-dorfer piano. Next to perform is Allen Co. College, which has not only a jazz band but a vocal jazz ensemble too. Hutchinson Co. College and Paola High School perform for the quintet after the

lunch break. Reg-gie Rhodeman said, “I think all the bands that performed were awesome and they all had great per-formances. Each band had room for improvement and the quintet most definitely helped them to

understand what needed to be worked on. So I definitely think the bands got a lot out of their clinics.” The next event of the day

is an improvisa-tion clinic. Mas-terson thought it was neat to see all the students who played a specific instrument in-tently watching the member of the quintet who played that instru-ment when they did their clinic on improvisation. With this clinic came an invita-tion to anyone who wanted to come on stage and play with the band. Rhodeman said, “My fa-vorite part about the jazz fest was the jam session we had with the quintet. He allowed us to play with them and be a part of their experience. It was a really cool thing for the quintet to do for all the bands.” Before Bethany’s own jazz band got help from the quin-tet, the quintet put on a concert. Breneman said, “The concert at the end was a nice culmination of the day; it showed a great va-riety of jazz styles.” The concert received rave reviews, partially because the group was easy go-ing. Rhodeman said, “I loved the fact that the concert was very intimate and appealing. I liked the fact that they could pick any-thing and just play that piece for

the audience. They are great mu-sicians and you can definitely see that they enjoy what they are do-ing.” Finally, it’s time for the Bethany Jazz Band to get help from the quintet. Breneman said, “Working with the quintet was a great opportunity. I got to work with their pianist, who was absolutely amazing.” Despite the length of the day, Masterson said, “I was pleasantly surprised to see the students still invested and enthused, even after go-ing through that long day.” The positivity of Jazz Fest is shown by this final quote of Breneman: “My favorite thing [was] how we all come from different places, states, schools, etc., but we still can come together to listen, play and partake in jazz.” This event promoted Bethany’s music de-partment and profited everyone who attended.

Carly Roseyroseycl@bethanylb.edu

ABOVE: The Bob Montgomery Jazz Quintet works with the Bethany College Jazz Ensemble during the first annual Jazz Fest. Photo by Carole Stuenkel.

ABOVE: The Bob Montgomery Jazz Quintet during the improvisation workshop at the Jass Fest. Photo by Carole Stuenkel.

Messenger 8 Fine Arts Oct. 28, 2014

In her director’s note for Suicide Punchline, Candace Stimpson says, “Suicide is messy. Survival is messier.” As a suicide survivor myself, I have never read a more true statement about the subject. Everyday activi-ties are tedious. Events seem disjointed. Mood changes happen at a mo-ments notice. Humor that before might have been hysterical just isn’t funny anymore. Life af-ter a suicide is a mess. Suicide Punchline por-trays this perfectly. Suicide Punch-line is a one-woman play written and performed by Jen Tuder, Associate Professor in the Depart-ment of Communica-tions Studies and the Department of Theater and Film Studies at St. Cloud State University. The play is about the suicide of Tuder’s father and what life is like afterwards. It opens with Tuder wash-ing the floor, an everyday activ-ity that is suddenly halted by the questions of “Why?” and “How?” These “Why” and “How?” lines of questioning are repeated at

several points throughout the play. Why wasn’t there a note? How did this happen? Why is this happening to me? These are questions that have run through my mind at some point as a sui-cide survivor. After about ten minutes

of questioning, the scene quickly changes to that of a party. With the theme song from M.A.S.H, “Suicide is Painless,” playing overhead, Tuder tells jokes about suicide and suicide statistics to imaginary party guests. Although

the audience is not quite certain of what the other end of the con-versation is, Tuder’s viewpoint is that of a survivor. The audience can tell that she has been asked questions that as a survivor are hard to answer, such as “How did your father die?”

The scene quickly changes again to a much darker scene. Through the use a Greek style chorus, Tud-er imagines a journey through the underworld with her father. Because this portion of the play is used to represent the inner work-

ings of Tuder’s mind, she uses a mask to show that someone other than herself is narrating this part. The play bounces be-tween these three settings un-til Tuder goes back to cleaning, which is interrupted by a break-down that leads to a Karen Fin-

ley style explanation of a dream she had that compares her father’s suicide to a tornado. She pours out all liq-uids on stage into a bucket, takes off her shoes, then soaks her feet in the bucket. Soaking her feet in the bucket calms her, which leads to the final stretch of the play: an explanation directly to the audience of the ghost light. Accord-ing to the play, a ghost light is a light left on in the theater when the theater is closed. It’s a common theater su-perstition to leave this light on for ghosts that

may be in the theater. Those in the theater do not go looking for theater ghosts; they simply leave the light on and wait. Tuder compares this light to being a suicide survivor. She says that as a survivor, she

ABOVE: Director of Residential Education and Services Matt Riordan talks with Jen Tuder, Associate Professor in the Department of Communications Studies and the Department of Theater and Film Studies at St. Cloud State University. Photo by Micah Hirschler

THEATRE REVIEW: SUICIDE PUNCHLINEMicah Hirschlerhirschlerma@bethanylb.edu

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can’t search for the spirit of her father. Instead, she must wait for his spirit to show itself to her. After the show, Tuder stayed on stage for a talkback with the audience. She said that she began working on Sui-cide Punchline in 2009, and premiered the show in July 2010. Several changes have been made to the show since it’s premiere in 2010, but it finally made it to what (as of right now) is its final form in 2012. Because Tuder is a professor, she is only able to do eight to ten per-formances of Suicide Punchline per year at most. Despite the limited number of showings, Tuder makes the most of the few performances she can get. At each school she goes to, she holds theater

workshops for students to learn some of her theater techniques. The last question asked during the talkback was “What is one thing you want the audience to take away from this show?” After a bit of thought Tuder said, “Suicide is preventable.” She then talks about some of the different resources for suicide prevention, which she lists on the back of the program. Overall, the show was an ex-cellent representation of the mind of a suicide survivor, with rapid, disjointed scene changes, scenes that show different aspects of the mind of a suicide survivor, and clever uses of audio. No other play, movie, or work of art has ever portrayed life after a suicide as well as Suicide Punchline does.

ABOVE: The Stage is set for the Suicide Punchline. Photo by Micah Hirschler ABOVE: Jen Tuder speaks at the Suicide Punchline. Photo by Micah Hirschler

ABOVE: Courtesy Photo

Messenger 10 Sports Oct. 28, 2014

NAIA Midstates Classic Winfield, KS Southwestern Invite

------------------------------------------------------------------Women’s Cross Country: 210 People

------------------------------------------------------------------Lizzie 20:58/95th-(Life time Personal Record)

Araceli 21:14/100th Course RecordKylee 22:08/135th-Seasonal BestMacey 23:47/177th Seasonal Best

------------------------------------------------------------------Men’s Cross Country: 215 People

------------------------------------------------------------------Zach 30:30/159thErving 33:01/191stCale 36:28/210thIvan 31:15/170th

Robyn 35:53/208thSteven 32:17/182nd

The men's soccer team is continuing to play well during conference games. The Swedes played Southwestern College at home on October 15th. The Swedes’ first goal was scored when Lucas Procop-io, a senior from Fortaleza, Bra-

zil, had a shot on goal that hit the cross bar and bounced back into play. Luis Fernando Pin-to, a junior from Natal, Brazil crashed the shot and was there to kick the rebounded shot into the goal. Procopio also assisted the second goal to Christopher Telemoque. The third goal was

C O N T I N U E D S U C C E S SJasmine Zakerzakerj@bethanylb.edu

scored by Procopio and assisted by Gerdson Lubin who is a sen-ior transfer from St. Mary’s.In the last two seconds of the game a freshman from Wylie, Texas, Nijee Cooper scored his first goal of his college career on a cross from junior Trevor Kis-tler. Senior goalkeeper from Fortaleza, Brazil, Kayo Vaz had 3 saves only allowing South-western to score 1 goal. The final score of the game was 4-1. The Swedes’ next game was against the number 14 team in the NAIA, Kansas Wes-leyan. Swedes had a few excit-ing opportunities to score with Procopio having 3 shots dur-ing the game along with Pinto and Lubin with 2 shots on goal each. Although these shots on goal gave the Swedes a fighting chance they still came up empty handed. Vaz kept the team alive with 7 saves of the 9 shots the Coyotes had on goal. Kansas Wesleyan tallied 23 shots total during the game. The final score was a 2-0 loss for the Swedes. The Swedes came fighting back after their first loss in confer-ence, giving Friends University a tough battle. The Swedes were scored

against in the first half, but the Swedes came fighting back when Charles Beckhauser had an un-assisted goal to tie the game 1-1. Both teams fought hard during the second half keep-ing the game tied. The game went into double overtime and while there were exciting shots on goal, no goal was scored. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Procopio had 2 shots and Pinto had 3 shots. Vaz had 8 saves. The Swedes had three cor-ner kicks throughout the game. The Swedes are currently in third place with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie. Head coach Shane Tay-lor said, "Our team has shown great resolve this year and we are proud of their effort last night. We earned a difficult point on the road against a solid confer-ence opponent in Friend's. We believe we can still improve and hopefully peak at the right time. When we get to that peak, I think the sky is the limit for this team." The Swedes only have three games left in conference play: home game against tabor on October 25th, senior night November 1st against Bethel, and their last game is away at McPherson on November 4th.

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The women’s soccer team is on the rise after hav-ing their first win in confer-ence play over Southwestern College. The first goal was un-assisted by junior Arianna Anaya from West Covina, California in the end of first half. The second goal was scored on a cross from jun-ior, Andrea Vidales, to Chris-tina Noonan from San Diego, Californa, who had a beautiful volley into the back of the net. Jovana Canales, a sophomore goalkeeper from Brentwood, California saved all 5 shots on goal giving the Swedes a shutout. After the game, Coach McMannis said, “It feels great to get our first win in confer-ence. Our strategy was simple tonight. Score, win, and then celebrate afterwards.” The Swedes’ next game was against Kansas Wesleyan. Kansas Wesleyan is currently receiving votes to become nationally ranked in the NAIA and remains unde-feated in conference. The underdog Swedes

put up a tough fight against the favored Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes playing one of their best games in conference so far. The Swedes high pres-sure resulted in 6 shots total having 4 shot on goal. The closest scoring opportunity came from a cross from soph-omore Sarah Henderson from Lake Forest, California to sen-ior Mariana Cerenio-Jordan from Lakeport, California. Three other forwards also had a shot on goal, Mer-cedes Dominguez, Jenee Fox, and Jeana-Brinae Russel. Canales played one of her best games against the Coyotes having 9 saves and only allowing 1 goal. The Coyotes had 19 shots overall. Next the Swedes played Friends University. After a scoreless first half, Je-nee Fox scored from 30 yards out. With only 23 minutes left in the game Friends scored to tie the game. The score was still tied when regulation-time ended, taking the game into overtime. During double-overtime Ari-anna Anaya scored the game winning goal. The final scored

WOMEN’S SOCCER ON THE RISEwas 2-1. The Swedes had 9 shots on goal and 15 shots all together. Canales had 9 saves. Coach Sean McMannis stated, “It is great to see Je-nee get on the scoring sheet on a great shot from distance. Friends did well to battle back and tie it up, but the girls’ te-nacity to keep pushing for-ward, even playing a man down, resulted in an overtime goal for Ari. It was a well-needed three points.”

The Swedes’ record is 2 wins, 2 losses and 2 ties in conference. The Swedes are currently ranked 5th in confer-ence. The Swedes have 2 more home games, one against Tabor College on Oc-tober 25th and November 1st against Bethel which will be the senior night game. The last conference game is against McPherson College on Nov 4th.

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Michaela Stallbaumerstallbaumermm@bethanylb.edu The Bethany College Swedes had a ton of energy com-ing into the game against Kansas Wesleyan. They definitely had the determination and the will to take down their rivals. The game started off fast with the Swedes put-ting the first points on the board. “Scoring first gave everybody energy that be-came contagious, everybody began to feed off of it and we played at a higher level,” Vic-tor Carrillo, sr. The Coyotes came back with a quick some tying the game 7-7. The game looked to be close, but the Swedes had something else in mind. During the second quarter the Swedes had come alive. They scored two more quick touchdowns jumping the score to 21-7 by halftime. The Swedes started the second half as fired up as they had been in the first half. By the end of the third quar-ter the Swedes had racked up fourteen more points bring-ing the score to 35 – 10. At the final buzzer the Swedes had won the game 42-10. “It felt great to beat them. For us to come together to blow a team out and have them be our rivals was a great feeling,” said Rodney Mo-lette, soph.

On Saturday, the Swedes traveled to Friends University in Wichita. Coming off of the win over Kansas Wesleyan, the Swedes looked to defeat Friends as well. For most of the game the Swedes were in control. However, the game started off rough. Friends

intercepted a pass from Bethany’s quarterback. Friends was the first team on the board with a score of 7-0. Bethany quickly answered with a touchdown of their own

bring the score 7-7. During the second quarter, the Swedes inter-cepted the ball. They were quick to make a scoring play off of the mo-mentum they had gained, bringing the score 14-7. The Swedes were first to score in the second half with a field

goal. Bethany was now up 17-7. That was not the end of the Swedes in the third quarter. They forced another interception with a return for a touchdown bringing the score 24-7. Friends matched the Swedes touchdown with a touchdown of their own, 24-14. The Swedes then caused another fumble by Friends to score yet again, 31-14. As time ticked down, the Swedes seemed to be falling apart. Friends caused a series of fumbles by the Swedes, which eventually led to points be added to the board. With five minutes left in the fourth quarter the game was tied 31-31. Friends had tak-en over the game. Kicking a last second field goal, the Fal-

cons had taken the lead with only four seconds left on the clock. The Swedes had fallen

34-31 to the Falcons. “We were not able to execute as a team caus-ing us to turn over the ball,” said Drake Wells, soph. The Swedes are currently 3-3 in conference play

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ABOVE: Paloma Juarros sets the ball to the outside hitter during the game against Sterling College. Photo by Michaela Stallbaumer.

vABOVE: Rodney Mollete scores a rushing touchdown against the Swedes rivals Kansas Wesleyan. Photo by Michaela Stallbaumer.

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Greek Council representatives serve up some caramel apples to the stu-dents on Thursday, October 23rd. Photo by Michaela Stallbaumer

A phoneline was cut during hte demolition of the Power Plant. Below is a photo of the line being repaired. Photo by Michaela Stallbaumer

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To recognize this, we were lucky enough to welcome both Teresa Loffer from the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center and Danielle Dougherty from Fort Hays State University to represent Jana’s Campaign. A marvelous 60 students and 10 faculty members attended the event. Loffer provided brochures with information that discussed sexual violence, domestic vio-lence, stalking, and safety plans for victims of such misfortune. Loffer discussed the rea-sons behind why and how vic-tims get involved in damaging re-lationships. She also provided us information from the perspective of the other side, so we could gain a sense of why and how the bat-terer acted in the ways they did and continue to do. She stressed the importance of recognizing both sides of the situations, for without one side, we could not fully understand the other. What made Loffer in-credibly interesting and credible was that she herself was a victim of domestic violence. This was particularly impotant, because usually speakers are only in-volved in the improvement sec-

tor of what they are discussing, but to have her be someone with firsthand knowledge on the issue struck us in a way that sympathy and education had equal impor-tance. Her presentation led into Danielle Dougherty’s presenta-tion on sexual violence. Dough-erty was there to represent Jana’s Campaign, a topic related to the

Violence Against Women’s Act. A recurring issue that was discussed in both Loffer and Dougherty’s presentations, as well as in the fo-rum held last month, the number one issue is that colleges need to be more clear about what is hap-pening on campus, and we, as students, need to respond better

and report incidents. Remedying sexual violence is a responsibility of both the college and the stu-dents. As Bethany College recog-nizes these issues, they are taking initiative to train the faculty in how to respond to and further prevent incidents of sexual and domestic violence. Following the informa-tive presentations, David Olson

organized a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Jana Mackey, the girl from Fort Hays State University that was a victim of domestic violence, resulting in her rape and murder on cam-pus. Recognizing and supporting Jana’s Campaign at Bethany is a great step in breaking the cycle

of sexual and domestic violence. Those who attended Loffer and Dougherty’s presentation stayed afterwards and attended the can-dlelight vigil. It was a marvelous and powerful turnout. On top of those events, in recognition of harassment and vi-olence, Bethany hosted the Stand Up event, showing us to stand together against these issues. This was a much more energized, ex-citing approach to an otherwise somber topic. Angie Martin, an accounting professor here, led the event, speaking from the top step of Presser Hall, as we all looked up at her with great enthusiasm and anticipation to put an end to harassment and violence. The mantra, “I am… We are…” was the message of the night. This empowering phrase reminds us that we as a campus, as individu-als, have the strength to improve safety. Angie has had past expe-rience in doing similar Stand Up events, usually correlating with Take Back the Night (scheduled to be held in the spring). Her main point for this event was to help us want to “commit our-selves to each other’s safety,” be-cause we should want to be part of the solution. Angie welcomed to the stage Lori Brack for a po-etry reading and her perspective

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ABOVE: Students gather for the rally to raise awareness for domestic violence and sexual assault. Photo by Micah Hirschler.

Oct. 28, 2014 News & Feature Messenger 15on the issue. She concluded her poetry reading with the line, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” The time to improve is now. We are the ones that will change the future. Incorporating humor with the power of the discus-sion engaged the audience and really struck us with motivation to ameliorate any problem we’ve witnessed or experienced. Also welcomed to share their stories were Jenni Yulich, Ei-leen Vlamis, and Alex Brammer. Each girl shared life-changing moments they have experienced, strik-ing the crowd with emo-tion and the strength to be the change. I was able to talk to Alex Brammer afterwards, and the most empowering thing she believes is that “It’s time we become women of courage.” We can’t cow-er in the dark and allow these things to happen to our sisters or brothers on campus. After the young women shared their stories, An-gie asked for anyone that wished to share their thoughts. Bravely, CJ Garcia mounted the steps and shared that he believes every woman is beautiful in her own way and that we should never let men tell us differently. He prom-ised that he would be there for all of us. This was exceptionally representative of the males that

attend these events. Although it would be helpful to have a great-er male representation, knowing that there are men willing to im-prove things is a great step in the right direction. Angie concluded the event with a reminder that em-powerment comes from the in-side. Each speaker challenged us to take on an issue in hope for change. Martin challenged us, “Ladies and gentlemen, stand up.”

After the event, we were lucky enough to talk with Presi-dent Leonard about his feelings on the event and the reasoning behind it. He thought we had quite the impressive turnout, but he “would like to see more men, as well as faculty and staff.” He reminded us that harassment and violence of all sorts are a na-tionwide issue on college cam-

puses, but because our commu-nity is significantly smaller, word spreads much quicker. That helps us, though, for the faster the word spreads, the faster we are able to take initiative to ameliorate the issues. All in all, he thought it was a great event and hope it happens again. After talking to him, Presi-dent Leonard insisted a few of us walk the campus with him to point out the areas across campus that we think are most critical to increase the light. He is dedicated

to fix any uneasy feelings on cam-pus, and his willingness to work alongside students displays his sincerity towards improvement. With faculty and stu-dents working together, events like these help us tackle the issues on campus in attempt to improve the safety at Bethany College.

SUICIDE AWARENESSLinzi Garciagarciall@bethanylb.edu David Olson organized a presentation on suicide aware-ness in the college life. Jeremy D. Morris, PhD shared with us a slideshow on Suicide in the Col-lege Student Population. Olson and Morris thought it would be important to provide us with in-formation that may help give us a background in better under-standing mental health in prepa-ration for Saturday’s play, Suicide Punchline. Unfortunately, there was a fairly small turnout, about seven students and three faculty members. As always, the bigger the turnout, the greater difference can be made. Morris discussed surprising statistics about mental health issues observed on college campuses. The ages 18-24 are the most prominent in observing and labeling mental health issues. For example, suicide has risen from the third to the second leading cause of death on campus, fol-lowing traffic accidents. As we have seen with the sexual violence issues, many mental health issues are never reported, leaving colleges in the blind. The age range means that consequently, we have the ability to directly help those on campus in need. The more students that become educated on the issue, the more problems will be re-solved.

ABOVE: Students, faculty & staff gather for the rally to raise awareness for domestic violence and sexual assault. Photo by Micah Hirschler.

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