Vol. 128 No. 6 Jan. 29 ‘14

Jesus ChristSuperstar

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RenovatingPresser Auditorium

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Winter Blues

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Sports Update

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Messenger 2 Campus News Jan. 29, 2015

Dear Bethany Community,

It’s that time of year. The time when we all scrunch ourselves back into twin beds, get used to the fact that we won’t have home-cooked meals for a long while, and realize that taking 21 credit hours probably wasn’t such a good idea. On the other side of things, this is also the time when we get to reconnect with friends, sorority sisters, fraternity brothers, beloved professors, and all of the Bethany people that we have begun to think of as family. In this issue of the Messenger, we inform you (and hopefully excite you) about all of the awesome things Bethany has done so far, and some great things to come. We are beginning our montly preview of the dif-ferent events going on during the Messiah Festival of the Arts, continuing to give you updates of the goings on of SGA and SAB, and making sure that everyone can share the Swede Spirit with our sports updates and features. The Messenger staff, myself included, would like to welcome everyone back to campus, and wish you all a fantastic semester. Sincerely, Katia Matter Editor-in-Chief

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FRONT PAGE PHOTO: Construction workers begin work on the new residence center in the north west corner of the Bethany College Campus. Courtesy Photo

THE MESSENGER STAFF

Editor-in-Chief: Katia MatterManaging Editor: Micah Hirschler Secretary: Linzi Garcia Treasurer: Kyle KrugerOpinion Editor: Carrie WeissharFine Arts Editor: Carly RoseySports Editor: Karessa NordykePhoto Editor: Macey DinkelLayout Editor: Tyler Breneman

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Welcome back, Swedes! SGA has been working diligently at many things including writing bills and

resolutions. Some of those resolutions include solutions to problems many students face daily. Topics include expanding the weight room hours, enhancing campus security, updating computer labs, caf-eteria hours, and purchasing a new ASGA app that will al-low us to do many cool things! Also, if you haven’t been to the PIT recently, stop by and check out the beautiful new pool tables that the SGA purchased as a result of passing our first bill! In addition to the SGA’s new step in writing resolu-tions and bills, we continue to host Storm the Dorms, and prepare for spring elections. Storm the Dorms are a great opportunity for students to voice their opinions and eat free pizza!

The schedule for the spring Storm the Dorms are as follows: Warner Hall: February 1st Anna Marm: February 2nd Gregory: February 3rd Suites, Off Campus, Hotel: February 4th ASH: February 5th

*All storm the dorms will be at 9:30 PM*

Spring elections will be held on April 9th & 10th, starting with a presidential debate on April 8th. So once again, welcome back, Swedes, and have a wonder-ful spring semester!

Kylee Ayersayerskr@bethanylb.edu

SGA Spring Update Cuddle a bear, embrace a bear, snuggle a bear and why not stuff a bear?! This is one of SAB’s biggest

spring novelty events! Come to Stuff-A-Bear Monday, Feb-ruary 9th at 8:00 pm in the Cafeteria. There will be no late night during Stuff-A-Bear. You can build your very own cow, classic bear, penguin, kangaroo, giraffe, or panda to take home with you. There will be a limited amount of sup-plies so dash on over to the cafeteria. Who knows? This may be the most fun you will ever create! We and the fuzzy crea-tures hope to see you there! Don’t forget to mark February 9th on your calendar.

Tricia Saunderssaunderstl@bethanylb.edu

SAB Stuff-a-Bear

Barry Garfinkel, senior at Bethany College, proudly shows off his cheetah from Stuff-A-Bear 2014. Photo by Student Activities Board

Messenger 4 Fine Arts Jan. 29, 2015

T h e m u s i -cal Jesus

Christ Superstar is coming to Presser Hall on March 28 and 29, followed by Bach’s “Passion of St. Matthew” and Mendelssohn’s “The Mes-

siah,” and ticket prices for it are $17-$22. However, those in charge of ticket prices are trying to get a special deal for students. This production is going to kick off Messiah Festival, which is something different than anything the Theater Department has

ever done before and adds the stress of making the two performances perfect. A few more “firsts” this production yields is that it will be taking place on a later date as op-posed to earlier in the year, it will be happening in Presser

Hall instead of the Burnett Center, and there will be no full cast until about a week before the show. Greg LeGault, the director of Jesus Christ Su-perstar, associate professor of theater and chair of the Theater Department, says this was the first production

he did at Bethany. He wants to do it again because his ideas of the production have changed since his first time of putting on the production in the year of 2000. He wants to do it in Presser with the additional challenges of lighting, build-ing, and staging. LeGault also says that it will be a challenge to both the cast and the audience to use their imagination when it comes to the cast members chang-ing from one role to another quickly, possibly during the same scene. “You may be playing one of the apostles so you’ve got your robe and stuff over your shoulders and your arms, and then you flip that up over your head and you’re wearing a scarf and you’re one of the women who are saying, ‘I know you, I know you. You were with him,’ and then you’re back to a mob person. Now the audience has to sort of go along with that and under-stand, ‘Oh! When they flip this, they’re that.’ That’s the challenge--that you’re asking

the audience to also always suspend its disbelief.” This musical generally has a reputation of being big and showy, but LeGault does not want that to be the focus. He stated that this musical was meant to be done in an intimate setting until there was a director switch and everything got blown up into this large and flashy produc-tion. He had a like mindset before, but now he says, “I had only seen it [Jesus Christ Superstar] once onstage, and that was at Southern Illinois University the summer I was down there working on my doctoral exams, and I had seen the movie. I remember

SET THE STAGE: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTARCarly Roseyroseycb@bethanylb.edu

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watching it and thinking, ‘Oooh, big! Gotta make it big; gotta make it splashy!’ and did as much as we could here, and that’s not the case anymore.” He stressed that he wants the main focus to be the story and what was going on with the people in this story instead of the theatri-cal lighting or staging. That is another reason why Presser is the perfect venue for this event. Its stage allows a close, intimate feeling where you can’t help but be enthralled by the story. There are many peo-ple who were skeptical of this strange musical when it first came out, and there are still some who will not have any-thing to do with it. LeGault tries to help clear away the skepticism of anyone who might share this belief by saying, “I think it asks us to look at this whole story from a different point of view, which is why I thought, ‘You have “The Passion of St. Matthew,” “The Mes-siah,” and now here’s a dif-ferent view.’ So, we’re giving

you three different views. It’s one of the big ‘nots’ against [Jesus Christ Superstar that] there’s no resurrection. Tim Rice, the lyricist, said, ‘We didn’t do that because we

disbelieve or anything. It’s just not there. It is up to the audience then.’ If you believe in the Resurrection, then the Resurrection comes after this. This is basically Judas’ story. Judas doesn’t believe in the divinity, the divine na-ture, of him [Jesus], but he believes in him [Jesus] as a man. I think it’s important that we understand this is a story between three people.

One of them may be divine, but at this point in time, he’s a person.” The cast for Jesus Christ Superstar consists of three community mem-

bers, a handful of alumni from Bethany College, and a plethora of current stu-dents. Come support your fellow classmates and maybe see the familiar faces of peo-ple who once went here. You won’t want to miss this rivet-ing performance that makes you inquire many things you may not have thought about without the help of this mu-sical.

PRACTICES, RENOVATIONS, & SAVE THE DATESAll Events Free to the Public, unless Tickets are Indicated.

February 1 – April 19Midwest Art Exhibit, Sandzen Memorial Gallery

March 27- April 6Juried Student Art Exhibit, Mingenback Art CenterThird Annual Art Installation Displays, downtown Lindsborg

March 287pm – “Jesus Christ Superstar” Presser Hall, Tickets $25 each

March 29 – Palm Sunday1:30pm – Awards Ceremony for Juried Student Art Exhibit, Mingenback Art Center4pm – “Jesus Christ Superstar” , Presser Hall, Tickets $25 each

March 317pm – Symphonic Band Concert, Presser Hall, featuring the Larned High School Band

April 2 – Maundy Thursday2:30pm – Student Honors Recital, Presser Hall

April 3 – Good Friday7:30pm – Bach’s “Passion According to St. Matthew” presented by the Bethany Oratorio Society & Guest Soloists, Presser Hall, Tickets $17 or $22

April 5 – Easter Sunday

3pm – Handel’s “Messiah” presented by the Bethany Oratorio Society & Guest Soloists, Presser Hall, Tickets $17 or $22

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Messenger 6 Jan. 29, 2015Sports

The women’s basketball team first conference game after returning from Christmas break was against the rival Coyotes from Kansas Wesleyan. The coyotes are currently ranked third in the KCAC and are also receiving votes to become ranked nationally. The game got off to a slow start when Bethany only had two shots and had four turnovers giving the Coyotes a quick 8-0 lead. The Swedes kept a fighting attitude and closed the Coyotes lead with 10 minutes until half time with a score of 24-6. The coyotes led the game at half time 46-29. The Swedes fought back during the second half decreasing the score deficit to only 17 points with 10 minutes left in the game. The final score of the game was 91-61 giving Kansas Wesleyan their third straight win in a row. Adriane Davis, a sophomore transfer from San Antonio, Texas led the Swedes by scoring 17 points. Tiffani Jackson, a freshman from Colorado Springs, Colorado had a career high of 10 points. The Swedes next game was held in Hahn Gym against the number one ranked team in the conference and ranked 12th in the NAIA, Friends University. The Swedes had a good start to the game with a 7-1 lead in the first three minutes of the game. The Friends Falcons regained the lead with eight minutes left in the first half with a score of 16-15. The Swedes kept the score com-petitive at half time with the Falcon only have of lead of 5 points with a score of 30-25. The momentum after the half time break was not in the Swedes favor. Friends made four three pointers in a row to extend their lead. The Swedes helped the Falcons out by turning the ball over 7 times in the first half and 21 times in the second half which gave the Falcons 33 points. The Swedes took 44 shots throughout the game but only made 14 and also missed all 14 of their three point shots. Davis was the leading scorer for the Swedes by scoring 16 points. Senior Royce Shields from Kansas City, Kansas was the next leading scoring with 9 points. Although the Swedes played one played hard they had a disap-pointing loss of 44-75 to the Falcons. This loss put the Swedes in last place in conference with a record of 0-6 in conference and 1-17 overall. The Swedes will return to Hahn gym on January 21st at 6pm against Sterling College.

Men’s Basketball Opens Season Bethany Women’s Basketball

The men’s basketball team is currently tied for first place in conference with a record of 5-1 and a 13-4 record over all. The Swedes first game since the start of interterm was against Kansas Wesleyan in Salina on January 8th. The Swedes started the game strong when junior trans-fer from Rapid City, South Dakota; Cody Harris scored the first six points of the game. The Swedes fought hard all game keeping the score very close the entire game. The final score was 90-85 giving the Swedes the win against the Coyotes. The lead scorers for the night included Harris with 30 points, junior Larry McLin with 17 points and junior Jonathon Gidson with 13 points. Next, the Swedes faced Friends University at home. Senior Brandon Huskey scored the first points of the game putting the Swedes ahead, but this lead did not last very long. Eight minutes into the game the Swedes were losing 18-11. The Swedes kept fighting hard and gained the lead in the game by half time with the score 45-35. The score of the game continued to be close until the end of the game. With only four minutes left in the game the game was tied. McLin had a three pointer to put the Swedes ahead. Free throws by Coleman and Harris kept the Swedes ahead to give the Swedes the win with a score of 88-82 win. Gidson is the only returning starter from the team last season and lead the team by contributing 22 points. The other leading scorers were Harris who added 19 points, Coleman 13 and Huskey 12 points. The last two wins for the Swedes ensured their first place position in the KCAC. The men’s basketball team next home game is against Sterling College on January 21 at 8 pm.

Jasmine Zakerzakerj@bethanylb.edu

Jasmine Zakerzakerj@bethanylb.edu

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The Bethany Wrestling program is only in its fourth season, but it is already very successful. The Swedes are receiving votes and are ranked fourth out of 14 teams in the central group. The Swedes also had 8 individuals ranked in the top six of their weight classes. Ranking highest on the team is returning senior wrestler, Zach Anderson. Anderson quali-fied for the National tournament last season. Last season he won 20 and lost 11 matches in his NAIA matches in the 285-weight class. Ranking in fourth posi-tion is seniors Colt Rogers and Courtney Strauss. Rogers com-petes in the 141-weight class and Strauss in the 149-weight class. Rodgers and Strauss both com-peted in the NAIA national tour-nament last season. Dane Edwards, Jonathon Blackwell, and Taylor Baird were all ranked fifth in their weight classes. Zach Eaton and Spencer Wilson are ranked sixth in their weight classes. Head Coach Cody Gar-cia stated, “The Central group is a tough qualifier and we hope to make it stronger as we continue to make our push for greatness and climb throughout the year”. Cody Garcia was an assist coach for the Swedes two seasons and is currently in his first season as head coach.

The Swedes wrestling sea-son started November 9th during the fourth annual Swede opener. The tournament had wrestlers competing from D1, D2 and NAIA universities. Anderson won his divi-sion and earned the Swedes 18 points. Blackwell came in second place in his division and earned the team 13 points. Strauss earned 15.5 points and came in third place. Edwards came in third place and gave the Bethany team 9.5 points. Coach Garcia said af-ter their first tournament, “This open has turned into a great tournament to start the season. After the work our guys have put in over the past couple months, it was important for us to get a chance to see where we are at and where we need to improve”. The Swedes most re-cent tournament was in Indiana against some of the best wres-tling programs from around the nation. The Swedes dueled Campellsville University ranked 20th in the nation, York College and Indiana Tech ranked 6th in the nation. The tournament started off well with two forfeits from Campellsville University and a 3-2 decision win from Ty Kolter-man to give the Swedes an early 15-0 lead. Next, Jonathon Blackwell upset the 4th ranked wrestling in the nation, Shawn McGhee from a 5-3 decision keeping the lead

for the Swedes giving the Swedes a 18-4 lead. Unfortunately the Swedes did not score any addi-tion points against Campellsville and lost 18-25.The Swedes faced York College next. Quinton Harrison, Kolter-man, Brandon Brown, Dane Ed-wards, Courtney Strauss all won their matches giving the Swedes a 19-0 lead over York. Blackwell, Taylor Baird, and Zach Ander-son also won contributing to the Swedes 37-9 win over York Col-lege.Indiana Tec was the Swedes next match. Edwards earned the first points for the Swedes when he beat number 12th ranked

Robert Humphrey 14-3 in the 141-weight class. Victor Hughes wrestling in the 149 weight class beat the number 6th ranked na-tionally wrestler in a 6-1 decision. Blackwell and Anderson also had wins against York College. The Swedes fell to York College 22-25.Blackwell had a great day win-ning all three of his matches and earning the team 9 points. Har-rison and Anderson earned the team the most points by scoring 12 points each. The Swedes will wrestle next at the University of Nebraska-Kearney in Kearney, Nebraska on January 17th.

BETHANY SWEDE WRESTLING OPENS 2015 SEASONJasmine Zakerzakerj@bethanylb.edu

Presser Hall is the oldest build-ing on campus. It holds everything from the auditorium, Financial Aid,

and the President’s office to Enrollment, Accounting, and Human Resources. It also is the home of Bethany’s music program’s class-rooms and practice rooms. In the basement of Presser, there are faculty offices for English, communications, theatre, philosophy, and religion. That being said, Presser has been, and will continue to be, the busiest building on campus. With such age, history, and busy-ness, the wear and tear on the building becomes a natural issue over time. Presser Hall has sprung various leaks throughout the years, but it finally became a larger issue when the leaks began to ruin the auditorium. There were cracks and holes in the walls and ceiling, withering away the structure. Some days, it would rain quite liter-ally on the stage – a both dangerous and damaging issue. Since the auditorium holds everything from band, orchestra, and choir performances to plays, presentations, and the Messiah Festival, it was crucial to get it fixed as quickly and nicely as possible. As we all have seen over the months, Presser Hall has been under quite the construction process. During homecoming, the construc-tion process began with replacing the roof on Presser. The outside was fixed, but the ceiling and walls still required much TLC. Over Christmas Break, they finished the necessary interior renovations. The construction company worked until Christmas on the inside of Presser, re-plastering and re-painting much of the auditorium. The top half of the au-ditorium is now patched up, looking better, and functioning better, just in time for pro-gress on Jesus Christ Super-star.

“I hate snow. I hate the cold. Ugh, I hate winter,” I mumble under my breath as I begin to walk to my car on a

frosty January morning. But I must remind myself that with winter, comes snow. With snow, comes ice. With snow and ice, come cov-ered sidewalks and pathways. With covered pathways, comes stu-dents/faculty slipping and sliding on their way to classes. Nobody wants to be THAT person who falls while just trying to make the journey to their next class. Yes, I’ve heard it countless times – “You’re from Colorado…how do you hate snow?!” Well, believe it or not, not everyone from Colorado has to enjoy the cold. I especially don’t like trying to walk in it. This interterm (when there was still snow on the ground), our school did a phenomenal job of keeping the pathways clear of any snow and ice so students and staff could travel safely to and from their destinations around campus. Not once did I worry about face-planting in front of the majority of the student body that was here during the month of January. I was not the only one to notice the snow removal either. Several of the students on our campus said that they thought high-ly of those who worked hard to keep the snow off of the paths. On behalf of the Messenger Staff, we would like to thank those people who worked hard to keep things safe, who faced the cold to go out and remove snow so we wouldn’t have to deal with it while walk-

ing. Even if it was just slightly, you were the ones to make me hate winter just a little bit less. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed, and we thoroughly appreciate all you do for us here at Bethany.

Thank you.

Messenger 8 News & Feature Jan. 29, 2015

SAFETY & SNOW REMOVALCarrie Weissharweissharcj@bethanylb.edu

PRESSER RENOVATIONS COMPLETELinzi Garciagarciall@bethanylb.edu

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