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Recently, Smarsh, a leading provider of hosted archiving solutions for compliance and e-discovery, released its fifth "Electronic Communications Compliance Survey Report," which focused on key trends and challenges facing compliance officers around the retention and supervision of electronic communications.
Overall, the study found that compliance is taking on a more significant role across organizations – moving beyond traditional archiving and e-discovery efforts, to add value to sales and marketing, HR, risk assessment and cybersecurity.
In comparison to past studies, this year's report also found that compliance officers are feeling more confident about incorporating new communication channels for business, including social media. According to Stephen Marsh, CEO and found of Smash, nearly three-quarters of respondents now report having a BYOD policy and the ability to capture data to make non-business-specific tools compliant.
One apparent blind spot that has yet to be addressed, however, is the capturing and preserving of text messages used in business communication. Given the multiple tools and platforms that are used for messaging, compliance departments are not able to easily capture the data – leaving this area out of compliance. Nearly two-thirds of respondents admitted they had no confidence in their ability to reproduce messages.
"The oversight of electronic communications has evolved to become far more than the cursory, check-the-box review of email that existed years ago," said Marsh. "Today, with more data points and better technology at their disposal, compliance teams are more empowered to identify risky communications and then mitigate potentially damaging issues before they become serious. Also, as the compliance role is elevated in importance within an organization, convergence with IT and marketing initiatives is increasing. As a result, compliance is becoming an enabler of social media usage, and a key part of cybersecurity strategy."
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Some people are born to be genealogists. Barbara Ellman, JewishGen's Technical Coordinator for ShtetLinks, is one of those people. She inherits her passion for genealogy from her mother, and between the two of them, has researched her maternal family line as far back as the mid-1700 to Drohobych, Ukraine.
Now Barbara is applying her genealogy expertise to JewishGen's database. She assists ShtetLinks site managers set up FTP (File Transfer Protocol) access, or in less technical terms, she helps managers upload sites, answers technical questions, and recovers/reconstructs sites that disappear.
These are not simple tasks. As one site manager described her, "Barbara is my right and left hands."
Barbara began working at JewishGen approximately five years ago."JewishGen has been such a wonderful resource to me in my research, that I wanted to give back to the community through volunteering." She initially volunteered to become a ShetLinks site manager, but ended up with this much larger and rewarding role. When the JewishGen servers were moved last year, she worked to insure that all sites where in working order, while at the same time holding down a more-than-full time paying job.
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The Sleepy Mini Portfolio was launched in 2007 to demonstrate how a mechanical investment program can slowly but surely build wealth over the long term. All you need to implement such an investment program are (1) some initial effort in mapping out an asset allocation strategy (2) a calculator to divvy up your regular contributions and (3) discipline to stick to the strategy through all kinds of market conditions. I have personally implemented this portfolio for our kids' RESPs and if you want a more sophisticated portfolio you may to check out the Sleepy ETF Portfolio that adds a few more asset classes.
The portfolio kicked off with an initial infusion of $1,000 with a target allocation of 20% bonds, 20% Canadian stocks, 30% US stocks and 30% International stocks. Another $1,000 was added to the portfolio every quarter since then for a total investment of $26,000 so far. Here's how the portfolio looks as of March 25, 2014:
TDB909 – Canadian Bonds – $7,213 (19.4%)
TDB900 – Canadian Equities – $7,526 (20.3%)
TDB902 – US Equities – $11,472 (30.9%)
TDB911 – International Equities – $10,924 (29.4%)
Market value – $37,136
Total Invested – $26,000
I'm going to add another $1,000 to the portfolio and rebalance it to the original target allocation using this rebalancing spreadsheet. Here are the results:
TDB909 – TD Canadian Bond Index (e-Series) – Buy units for $414.
TDB900 – TD Canadian Index (e-Series) – Buy units for $101.
TDB911 – TD International Index (e-Series) – Buy units for $485.
Notice that due to strong recent returns from the US market, we are not adding new money this time around.
The following chart shows the performance of the Sleepy Mini Portfolio for the past year.
The portfolio has returned an annualized 10.45 percent since inception. A word of caution: don't let the recent returns fool you. Long-term returns from this portfolio can be expected to be much more modest (in the low- to mid- single digits).


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The Pentagon is planning to ask Congress for two new rounds of military base closures in its upcoming budget, according to defense sources.
The Defense Department made the same request last year, but it was immediately shot down by Democrats and Republicans at the outset of the election year.
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In a meeting this week of governors appointed to advise the government on defense issues, DoD officials said they planned to seek authorization for a round of the Base Realignment and Closure process first in 2015, followed by a second round in 2017, according to a former defense official.
The Pentagon had no comment Thursday.
Last year, then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta requested BRAC for 2013 and 2015.
Although defense officials have been calling for the closure and consolidation of bases for more than a year, only Congress can authorize the BRAC process, in which a bipartisan panel studies potential options for closures and then presents its recommendations for a vote. For members of Congress often anxious to protect home-district bases, the word "BRAC" is politically poisonous.
Still, in a Feb. 6 roundtable with reporters, Panetta said another round of BRAC was necessary.
"We'll have to consolidate, obviously, in infrastructure and for that reason we will likely, again, propose that BRAC be put in place," Panetta said. "We'll have to because you can't have a huge infrastructure supporting a reduced force."
His successor, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, told lawmakers in written responses at the time of his Jan. 31 confirmation hearing that he would not rule out potential base closures.
"As with industry, the department should examine its infrastructure and eliminate excess," Hagel said. "The BRAC process is not perfect, but I believe BRAC is a fair and comprehensive way to right-size the Department's footprint, and is the best process identified to date. If confirmed, I would have to look at the need for BRAC in the future."
With the Army and Marine Corps set to draw down some 100,000 troops by 2017 — or potentially even more depending on the future of the defense budget — Panetta and other Pentagon leaders have said tomorrow's smaller force makes base closures inevitable.
Critics object that while closing military bases and installations around the country might save money in the long run, it does not produce immediate savings and, in fact, costs more upfront to pay for environmental remediation and the relocation of military and civilian personnel.
The last round of BRAC began in 2005, but the closing and consolidating of bases was not completed until the fall of 2011. A June report from the Government Accountability Office said that while costs of the 2005 BRAC round grew by 67 percent, the Pentagon will still reap savings in the long run.


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Al Iaquinta's consolation prize wasn't so bad.
The lightweight won a pair of bonus awards for his performances on the inaugural season of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live." He joined castmates Joe Proctor and Myles Jury with post-season bonuses.
The awards, $25,000 each, were announced during Friday's TUF Live Finale on FX – just before Iaquinta was choked out by underdog Mike Chiesa, who became the latest "TUF champion."
Fans voted on the bonus winners following the conclusion of the regular season of the reality-competition show.
Iaquinta, coach Urijah Faber's top pick this season, won for the show's best knockout for his first-round TKO of Andy Ogle in the quarterfinal round. And he picked up another $25,000 for the season's best fight thanks to his split-decision win over Myles Jury in the season's opening round. That bout was the only one during the season to go a full 15 minutes.
Proctor won his $25,000 bonus for the season's best submission – a first-round rear-naked-choke win over Chris Tickle in the tournament's round of 16. But Proctor lost his next fight to eventual semifinalist James Vick.
At Friday's TUF Live Finale, Proctor picked up a first-round TKO win over Jeremy Larsen for his first official UFC victory. And Jury stopped Chris Saunders with a first-round guillotine choke.
For more on The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.
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Katy Perry Dishes on 'Double Rainbow,' Details on New Album + Songwriting Process
Katy Perry is hard at work on her third album, the followup to the smash 'Teenage Dream,' and she revealed that she treats her job like, well, a job: She sets her deadlines and meets them, or else. Oh, and her job is to write about double rainbows.
Perry said that working with songwriter Bonnie McKee is always an adventure, and this one happened to end with a song title inspired by the infamous viral video. "Bonnie and I argue (like) we're in the ring fighting for the best lyric. We presented 'Teenage Dream' three times (before it was recorded)," she admitted to Billboard. "She came in from a yoga class and said, 'I want to write a song called 'Double Rainbow.'' So we have a song called 'Double Rainbow.'"
As for her other collaborators? Perry, whose real name is Katheryn Hudson, has a bit of a hypocritical view on that. "I wouldn't meet Dr. Luke for six months because I knew he wasn't really a doctor," she revealed. "What's wrong with your first and last name? Why do they have to be from outer space?"
Perry revealed that her dream team of Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Greg Wells will appear on her upcoming record as well -- because why mess with a formula if it works so well?
"[Wells] allows me to vomit words," she explained. "Not that I can't find that with other but he just lets me [makes retching sound]. Max and Luke push me the most. As a team we have certain strengths. With Max, it's melody choices, Luke is production and I'm topline and melody."
When can we expect the album? Pretty soon, as she says she's about halfway done with it. "When I put myself on a timeline, when I tell the record company when I want to release the album, that's when the race starts," Perry said. "That's when I put pressure on myself."
As for her proudest songwriting achievement? A little old ditty about feeling like a plastic bag. "'Firework' is the most important song I've written," she said earnestly. "Performing it with an autistic girl accompanying her on piano and vocal harmony at a fundraiser was "the most important performance of my career so far."
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Internet Security 2013 is Bitdefender's mid-range security solution. It's missing some of the high-end features which you'll find in Bitdefender Total Security 2013 - encryption, file shredding, online backup/ secure file sharing, the new Anti-Theft feature to help locate stolen laptops - yet still has more than enough to cover most people's needs.
The feature list includes capable antivirus protection, for instance; a smart firewall, configurable spam filter, plenty of browsing and antiphishing protection, and some useful parental controls.
New tools this time start with SafePay, a secure virtualised browser which aims to protect your payment data while shopping or banking online.
Another big addition is the USB immunizer, which immunizes any flash drive to ensure it can't be infected by viruses.
There are worthwhile improvements in several areas. The parental controls are more powerful; many program features can now be managed remotely; and the suite is now generally easier to customise.
And all this is presented in a neat interface, which makes the program very straightforward to manage. Although if you turn on Bitdefender's Autopilot then you won't have much to do, as the program handles just about every security decision all on its own.
We like Bitdefender Total Security 2013, but if you don't need its online backup or anti-theft features then Internet Security 2013 is probably the better (and more economical) choice. Either way, if you're looking for a new commercial security suite then Bitdefender's 2013 range is something you need to check out.
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Word's coming from China as the global roll out of the highly anticipated Lumia 920 draws nigh. On the official website of China Quality Certification Centre, sharp-eyed folks just spotted a new entry for Nokia Lumia 920T acquiring China Compulsory Certification (CCC). As to what is CCC, just imagine it as a Chinese version of FCC. This is a major milestone before a new gadget hits the country's legal market.
As the CCC status says, Lumia 920T got the weird "T" in its naming for being on China's homegrown 3G network: TD-SCDMA. All over the world there is probably only one major carrier using this standard: China Mobile. The frustratingly "unique" network has caused the carrier great headaches over the years, because few phone makers would like to produce TD-SCDMA phones, when those can't be sold to anyone else. China Mobile repeatedly tried to communicate with Apple for an iPhone deal, failing each time. So it's great to see the carrier finally getting a first-class cool phone, and its 3G users having a great device to burn their data plans on.
Getting CCC isn't the final step before Lumia 920T's availability. Before that, it still has to acquire an network access license from the Chinese government. That usually won't be very long though. With some luck, the Chinese could join the rank of Lumia 920 owners before this year runs out.
For those who can read Chinese, and are interested in what exactly the CCC certification said, please hit this link, paste "2012011606576412" (cert number) into the only text field on the page, and hit the button.
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Welcome to the column. Glad you're here. Plenty for me to write about. Lots for you to read. Should be a great fit.
Before we begin, however, I have a question. For you. An important one. A question I need to ask. But don't worry. It's quick and easy -- and once we get it out of the way, I'll be able to move on with the rest of the piece.
Do you like girls?
Go ahead. Answer. Don't be shy. Do you like girls? By which I mean: do you wish the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue featured a little less parka and a little more Kate Upton? Or maybe you like guys. Maybe you wish that SI cover sported a little less Upton and a lot more David Beckham. That's cool, too. Whatever. The crucial thing is that you tell me. Because I really do need to know. Somehow, some way, it might affect your enjoyment of what I'm about to type. Or cause you to leave a nasty comment below. Or get you to recommend me to your friends. Or prompt you to share this on social media. Or lead you to book me on the "Today" show. Or spur you to sign me to a five-novel deal with a huge advance and a three-film Hollywood option. Or result in you handing me a Pulitzer Prize. Who knows how these things work?
The key thing is that it could have an impact, and since I'm about to invest hundreds of precious words into our potential relationship -- words that could otherwise be tailored for an entirely different reader on an entirely different subject, like writing about Ryan Leaf instead of Peyton Manning -- it makes complete and total sense for me to cover my bases. Practice due diligence. Leave no stone unturned. Gather every last possible scrap of potentially relevant information before extending myself in any significant way.
Speaking of information scraps: do you like HBO's "Girls?"
Believe it or not, that might matter as well. I could make a clever episode reference, only to have you completely miss the joke; I could link to this and become your favorite writer ever. There's a chance. A small one, probably. But no matter. As long as there's a chance, any kind of chance, it's better if you lay out your cards up front.
Along those lines, do you like Girl Scout cookies? 'Cause the crumbs might smear on your computer screen.
I know what you're thinking: This is dumb. I've never had a sportswriter preface a column by questioning my sexual orientation, let alone my snack preferences. Is that even legal? Actually, yes. It's perfectly legal. Probably. I think so. Maybe you should ask an actual lawyer. Just to be safe. Only make sure you also ask said lawyer if they like girls. And "Girls." And Samoas. After all, we're talking about legal advice. Don't you want to know as much as possible about the person who's giving it?
It's akin to the NFL Scouting Combine. Coaches. General managers. Executives. Area scouts. All in one place, all with the same job: evaluating potential professional football players. Do you have a girlfriend? Are you married? Do you like girls? Team representatives -- at least some of them -- don't think it's offensive, inappropriate and downright stupid to ask the likes of former Colorado tight end Nick Kasa about his romantic life, both actual and hypothetical. They think it's smart. And necessary.
By the way, "Golden Girls" or "Gossip Girl?" "Mean Girls" … or "Girl, Interrupted?"
Okay, sure: other sportswriters won't ask you that. Because they're idiots. Not the least bit forward-thinking. They don't want to do their homework, give themselves the best possible shot at entertaining you. Not like the cutting-edge human resource pioneers populating professional football front offices. For them, there's no query too invasive. No item too personal. No factoid too irrelevant.
Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland once asked receiver Dez Bryant if his mother was a prostitute. The New York Giants once administered a 90-minute psychological test that included the question True or false: I prefer a shower to a bathtub. Loofah or rubber ducky? Like gay versus straight, soak versus spray might seem besides the point when it comes to making tackles, catching touchdown passes, avoiding buttfumbles. But is it really? Can anyone be sure? Couldn't anything -- and everything -- be part of the performance prediction puzzle? What if preferring baths means you're soft? What if preferring showers means you don't know how to relax? What if the plumbing breaks in the team hotel on a Saturday night and you can't enjoy your preferred bathing method, and then you play terribly the next day? What's wrong with sussing that out ahead of time?
Do you like Katy Perry's "California Gurls?" The Beach Boys' "California Girls?" The David Lee Roth version? Motley Crue's "Girls Girls Girls?" Duran Duran's "Girls on Film?"
Seriously -- I want you to answer. More data for me. Same as the NFL, I can't get enough. What does it all mean? Does it mean anything? Will it make you a better reader? I'll worry about that later.
At the combine, draft prospects are asked to bench press until failure; in actual football, ending up on your back means you've already failed, no matter how many times you subsequently can hoist an Olympic bar. At the combine, prospects run unmolested, straight-line 40-yard dashes in their underwear; in actual football, players stop and start, run and cut, spin and bounce in every direction, all while wearing pads and getting hit. Former NFL lineman Mike Mamula reportedly scored a 49 out of 50 on the combine-standard Wonderlic intelligence test. He's still remembered as a draft day bust. Former quarterback Dan Marino reportedly scored a 15. He's in the Hall of Fame.
Has the league dumped the dash, scrapped the bench press, tossed the Wonderlic in the trash? Hardly. Teams are still poking, still prodding, still convinced that 15-minute combine interviews -- less than time it sometimes takes to order a drink on a blind date -- can provide genuine insight into future relationships with living, breathing human beings.
So: were you charmed or annoyed by Obama Girl?
Perhaps you'd rather not answer. Perhaps you're turned off by my entire line of inquiry. Perhaps you suspect I'm making a fetish out of pointless preparation, indulging a control-freak fantasy, doubling down on self-delusional bet-hedging. Maybe you believe I'm drawing all the wrong lessons from the NFL, where draft day decision-makers cope with the messy, stressful, inherently uncertain boom-and-bust business of predicting human potential by wrapping themselves in an ass-covering security blanket of quantified athletic parlor tricks and questions about which half of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" -- Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie -- you'd rather take to prom.
Maybe you're convinced the league should stick to football game tape, and I should focus on sentences and paragraphs, and that both of us should be a little more comfortable with the inevitability of getting things wrong. Maybe you're even right. I'd like to think so. Only I'm not entirely sure. Definitely not sure I can afford to take that risk. So help me out. Forget about girls. Instead, let's start with something more germane.
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Brussels, 14 December 2010
Patents: Commission opens the way for some Member States to move forward on a unitary patent
Today the European Commission presented a proposal opening the way for "enhanced cooperation" to create unitary patent protection in the EU. Such unitary patent protection would allow those Member States that so desired to agree to establish a patent, valid in all participating countries, that could be obtained with a single application. Obtaining a patent in Europe currently costs ten times more than one in the US because of national validation and translation costs. This situation discourages research, development and innovation, and undermines Europe's competitiveness. Commission proposals for a single EU patent have been under discussion for over a decade. But there has been stalemate in the Council over language rules. The Commission tried to unblock this with its June 2010 proposal on the EU Patent's language requirements (see IP/10/870). But as the EU's Council of Ministers has not been able to agree unanimously on the EU patents' language requirements, the Commission has now tabled a proposal opening the way for "enhanced cooperation" to be authorised in this area, in accordance with the EU Treaties.
"Filing for patents in Europe is a costly and complicated affair, making it available only to those companies who have deep pockets," said Michel Barnier, the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services. "The unacceptable reality is that on average innovators validate and protect their patents in only 5 of the EU's 27 Member States because of the high costs. European inventors can afford no further delay. This is why the Commission proposes that some Member States should be able to move ahead for a unitary patent protection, and I hope that over time all Member States will join this new system. In any case, companies will not be discriminated against and will be able to apply for an EU Patent under equal conditions, no matter what their countries of origin."
Existing situation for patents in Europe
The current European Patent system, particularly in terms of translation requirements, is very expensive and complex. The European Patent Office (EPO) – a body of the intergovernmental European Patent Organisation comprised of 38 countries (EU 27 + 11 other European countries) – examines patent applications and is responsible for granting a European Patent if the relevant conditions are met. But for the granted patent to be effective in a Member State, the inventor then has to request that it be validated at national level in every individual country where patent protection is sought. This process involves considerable additional translation and administrative costs.
A European Patent validated in only 13 Member States can cost up to €18 000, of which nearly €10 000 arises from translation fees alone. This has created a situation in which the cost of a European Patent is ten times greater than a US patent, which costs on average €1850. Because of the costs involved, most inventors only patent their invention in a very limited number of Member States.
The way forward on patents
Today's proposal follows a request from 12 Member States (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom). It would be the second time that the "enhanced cooperation mechanism" were used (see IP/10/347) and would allow some Member States to move forward immediately, leaving the possibility to others to join at a later stage. The proposed decision to authorise enhanced cooperation on unitary patent protection needs to be approved by the EU's Council of Ministers by qualified majority, after the consent of the European Parliament. The Commission will come forward in 2011 with detailed proposals for implementing enhanced cooperation for unitary patent protection, including translation requirements.
Following the negotiations led by the Belgian Presidency of the EU's Council of Ministers, the detailed proposal on translation requirements would build on the existing language regime of the EPO at competitive costs. The unitary patent would be examined and granted in one of the existing official languages of the EPO - English, French or German.
In order to facilitate access to a unitary patent, it should be made available to all applicants in the EU on a non-discriminatory basis. Their inventions would be protected in all EU countries participating under the enhanced cooperation. Applicants in the EU whose language was not English, French or German would have the option to file applications in any other official language of the European Union. The costs for translation into one of the official languages of the EPO (to be chosen from English, French or German by the applicant when they file the application) would be eligible for compensation.
The Commission proposed a Regulation for a Community Patent in August 2000 (now referred to as the EU Patent under the Lisbon Treaty), after previous attempts to establish a unitary patent failed (the 1975 Luxembourg Convention on the Community Patent never entered into force). In December 2009, Member States unanimously adopted conclusions on an enhanced patent system in Europe (see IP/09/1880). These contained the key elements for bringing about a single EU Patent and establishing a new patent court in the EU. In June 2010, the Commission came forward with a Regulation on translation requirements for the EU Patent, but did not get the required unanimous support of the EU's Council of Ministers.
Under the EU Treaty and the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, enhanced cooperation allows nine or more countries to move forward on in a particular area as a last resort if no agreement can be reached by the EU as a whole within a reasonable period. Other Member States can opt to join at any stage before or after enhanced cooperation has been launched.
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While 'Batman vs. Superman' has already started filming some very early scenes, we have yet to see Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne, or, more importantly, as Batman. But, a new report says that we might already have a look at what Affleck's Batman costume will look like in the upcoming film.
Comic Book Movie is reporting that director Zack Snyder is using the Batman costume design from the 2011 graphic novel "Batman: Noel" as the inspiration for the new suit in 'Batman vs. Superman.'
The new movie is obviously trying to differentiate between Affleck's Batman and Christian Bale's version and will redesign both Batman's suit and the Batmobile. If the film follows the "Noel" look, it will have smaller, stubbier ears, recessed further on the head, a more angular shape on the eyeholes and a more pointed nose. The cape also extends further down the chest, underneath a larger, black-on-grey Bat-logo.
How close the 'Batman vs. Superman' costume hews to the "Noel" duds remain to be seen as we're sure that Snyder and Affleck will have some flourishes/additions, but it appears to be a good launching point. Thematically, it would also be interesting to see the "older" Batman we're promised in a grey, faded suit, instead of the dark black of the 'Dark Knight' trilogy.


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A pastor whose plan to hold a Koran burning at his church Saturday has drawn the ire of Muslims and non-Muslims around the world. Up until he decided to cancel the event late last week, the Rev. Terry Jones had rejected the pleas of military officials and even the president himself who said the event would "serve as a major recruiting tool for Al Qaeda." If Jones has such a dislike of the Islamic faith, what alternatives could he have considered to get his message across that don't involve burning/desecrating a holy book?
The Rev. Terry Jones has gotten a lot of media attention this week about his threat to burn the Koran on Sept. 11. In the end, he backed off and didn't do it. In several other cases, Korans were burned or had pages torn out. What is the message in all of this? Was Jones a publicity seeker, or did he really have an important message? If the latter, was his method of conveying that message appropriate?
Unfortunately, Christianity has its own groups of extremists. Generally, they don't blow up things, but they do attack others in the name of God. These attacks include attacks on Christian groups or individuals who do not believe the same as they do.
One of the articles of faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints states: "We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may." This is not to say that the message of Christ should not be proclaimed. Rather, it means that respect should be given to others as that message is proclaimed.
In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus instructed his disciples, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
At the same time, he taught his disciples to be tolerant and to forgive others. In Matthew 18:21-22 he taught Peter as follows: "Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, until seven times: but, until 70 times seven."
Yes, Christ's message should be taken to all, but in doing so, there is an obligation to do it in a manner in accordance with his teachings. Sometimes, Christians forget that in their zeal to proclaim.
Rick Callister
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
La Cañada II Ward,
La Crescenta Stake
How gratifying it is that the planned burning of the Koran did not take place. To do so would have been grossly counterproductive.
It would also be counter to the eminent guidance in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. For example, "Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also," and "Love your enemies … pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your father which is in heaven." (Matthew 5)
The temptation to react humanly is understandable, but does not reflect the higher viewpoint of our individual and collective spiritual relationship with God, in which we are one harmonious family, regardless of religion, nationality, social status, etc. When we understand that God governs our lives, we can expect to be guided into the most appropriate paths of action. Prayer based on realizing that God is in control is always the most effective treatment for mistreatment.
By no means does this mean we excuse the actions of those who have committed grievous crimes. However, even the perpetrators of such acts have a higher nature, and we help protect ourselves and our nation when we see that evil is not the higher nature of anyone.
Mary Baker Eddy's book, "Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896," has an introductory piece titled, "Love Your Enemies," which counsels: "Hate no one; for hatred is a plague-spot that spreads its virus and kills at last. If indulged, it masters us.… If you have been badly wronged, forgive and forget: God will recompense this wrong.… We should measure our love for God by our love for man.… The present is ours; the future, big with events."
This approach goes far beyond mere positive thinking and taps the spiritual source of good that Christ Jesus revealed as fundamental to the highest human experience. This removes the fear and vulnerability that otherwise make themselves felt, and frees both us and our so-called enemies to become increasingly aware of our God-given peace, and of what we each should do to rectify world issues.
Graham Bothwell
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
La Cañada
Some of the alternatives available for the Rev. Terry Jones, or for anyone who is so vehemently opposed to the religious beliefs of another culture, would be:
1. Engage in open dialogue. In open dialogue, the premise would be a willingness to hear another person's point of view; to listen with an open mind and heart, without judgment.
2. Look for the point of agreement. In every conflict or difference of opinion, there is always common ground. There is at least one point that all parties can agree upon. In the case of the Rev. Jones, perhaps one point of agreement would be that all human beings have the right to worship God, their creator, in whatever way they choose.
3. Focus on peace. Attitudes that contribute to the peaceful resolution of conflict would include mutual respect and a desire to work together in true cooperation for the highest good of all concerned.
Are we willing to let go of our individual, ego-driven opinions and prejudices in order to create a new relationship of maturity and compromise, bringing about a lasting, peaceful resolution?
In the words of the Unity Peace Song: "Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me."
Jeri Linn
Unity Church of the Valley,
Simply put, I would call on the Rev. Terry Jones to put his own faith into practice in order to get answers to his questions about Islam, the Koran and Muslims. I will defer to my fellow Christian Americans to counsel him accordingly. The common ethical teachings of "love thy neighbor" embodied in all major religions can provide numerous ways to more constructively address his concerns about the Islamic faith.
The pastor should be advised that the message of the Koran has been imprinted in the hearts and minds of over a billion faithful Muslims worldwide who follow it as guidance to bettering themselves as human beings and to positively contribute to the society around them. Burning the physical book does nothing to lessen its impact amongst its adherents. Besides, burning a book — which by his own admission, the pastor hasn't even read — is just silly.
Every year since that tragic day in our history, faith groups remember 9/11 by bringing out the best of what makes them American in the context of their religions. In Islam, as with other faiths, Muslims are encouraged to repel evil and injustice with love and peace. Across the country this year, a countless number of interfaith events brought our great nation together to remember the innocent victims of 9/11 through a beautiful blend of religious and American civic values.
In Los Angeles, the Islamic Center of Southern California, University Muslim Medical Association Clinic, Saddleback Church and interfaith groups, held a "Day of Healing" on Sept. 11 during which free medical services were provided to the community at large. Locally, Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church held a 9/11 event called "A Time of Healing and Understanding" during which members of the church and the Islamic Congregation of La Cañada Flintridge read passages of the Bible and Koran relating to peace.
"We heard about the church in Florida promoting 'Burn the Koran' Day on Sept. 11 , and decided that we wanted to create an event that advocates bridge-building over bridge-burning, "said Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church Rev. Pastor Paige Eaves.
For the record, the violent protests against the Koran burning in Afghanistan and other parts of the Muslim world are repugnant displays of anti-Islamic behavior. In Islam, injustice is not an answer for injustice. Muslims are instructed to walk away from ignorance with a greeting of peace.
There are divided opinions near Ground Zero over the building of an Islamic Center. This one issue is dwarfed by the multitude of religious and American values that bring us together as Americans and serve as a role model for pluralism worldwide.
Levent Akbarut
Islamic Congregation of La Cañada Flintridge
La Cañada
A cab driver in New York City was stabbed for being Muslim.
A Mosque in Tennessee was vandalized and burned.
On Sept. 11, an anti-Islam rally was held at Ground Zero.
And the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., announced that it planned to burn Korans if the Rev. Terry Jones and his church in Florida canceled its plans to do so.
Can this really be the "land of the free and the home of the brave," where religious freedom for all people is guaranteed?
Sixteenth-century Unitarian theologian Francis David shared these prophetic words: "We need not think alike to love alike." And looking at the situation in our country today around the issue of religious intolerance, particularly of Muslims, I believe the words of David, if put into practice, could do a great deal to heal the wounds that are so much with us now, and to reduce the violence that wracks our country and our world.
What would happen if we really believed that we don't have to think alike to love alike? Perhaps we could get to know more about each other instead of assuming that we know without investigation. We would not always agree, but we might discover that we have a great deal more in common than we realize, and understand that hateful words and actions are not meaningful solutions to our disagreements.
My experience in interfaith dialogue has shown me that the central values of most religious traditions include the idea of love for others. Because that is true, I believe people of faith should practice compassion in their interactions with all others, whatever their religious beliefs may be. With that in mind, I would challenge all people, including the Rev. Terry Jones, to find ways to love those with whom they may disagree. I am convinced, along with David, that "we need not think alike to love alike." It is my hope and prayer that we will find ways to do just that, so that we can reclaim a country of freedom and justice for all.
The Rev. Betty Stapleford
Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills,
La Crescenta
There are many ways to voice a difference of opinion without being offensive, hateful or insulting. The most apparent, non-provocative way of conveying a message of disagreement is to use respectful words that express a well-reasoned argument. Obviously, the Rev. Terry Jones does not intend to live peacefully with his Muslim neighbors or to listen to their views. This bigoted man has only one thing in mind: sensationalism. And thanks to the media, which seems to always gravitate toward the most outlandish and shocking stories, news of this stunt shot straight to the top of all the news bulletins. How sad.
Burning the Koran is simply wrong! I can't imagine that there are religious teachings that encourage the desecration of another religion's sacred texts. That a member of the clergy would even contemplate such an action is reprehensible. Frankly, any act of book-burning is very troubling — but to attempt to burn the holy book of a major religion is simply beyond the pale.
America is a country that protects and cherishes the rights of the individual to free speech. At the same time, however, our society must be very forthright with what is acceptable, and what is not, in the realm of free expression. Those who violate society's norms — although they may be protected by the Constitution — should be marginalized, especially if it is a leader who claims to represent spirituality.
In 1821, the German Jewish writer Heinrich Heine wrote about the burning of the Koran during the Spanish Inquisition, and said: "Where they burn books, so too will they in the end burn human beings." Heine's prediction tragically came true one century later when his books were among the thousands of volumes torched by the Nazis in Berlin's Opernplatz. That event was part of the prelude to the Holocaust and the incineration of millions of Jews across Europe.
Rabbi Simcha Backman
Chabad Jewish Center,
Well, let's see. There's graffiti-writing, stone-throwing, headscarf-removing, mosque-picketing and cartoon lampooning of the prophet Mohammed. People have already come up with so many creative ways to show prejudice, ignorance and fear. Pastor Terry Jones could simply search Google for good ideas.
Surely the real question is not one that inspires my sarcasm, but one that challenges me to deep reflection as a leader of people who follow Jesus. For example, if the anguish of 9/11leads congregation members to experience their darkest feelings, what could a pastor do to turn a congregation toward peace, healing and a restored right relationship with the creator?
This is the question that most of us asked as we saw Sept. 11 approaching, converging as it did so with the end of Ramadan and a nation-wide dispute about the proposed mosque in New York City. And in response to that question, many of us chose to create interfaith events that converged people for prayer, study and service. Progressive Christians Uniting and the interfaith group of Orange County met to read the Koran. My brother's Methodist church in Memphis was all over the news for extending a hand of friendship to its new Muslim neighbors. Members of our church, along with the Montrose Peace Vigil and other neighbors, gathered around our peace pole for healing prayer and a basic introduction to the Koran from friends who are members of the Islamic Community of La Cañada.
These events gave us a way to express pain around the 9/11 tragedy while also living into our shared hopes for a better tomorrow. They also gave us opportunities to learn. It is difficult to "like" or "dislike" something about which one knows little. (The idea of "liking" or "disliking" a holy book is a funny one, isn't it? Holy books by their very nature offer both challenge and comfort. No Christian would describe everything in the Bible as "likeable.")
Jesus taught that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with everything you've got — and to love your neighbor as yourself.
So there's our starting point.
The Rev. Paige Eaves
Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church,
La Crescenta
I'm not so sure it's a matter of alternatives he could have considered. Rather, it's whether the national media should have considered the time and merit it gave his hate-mongering opinion in the first place.
Like it or not, the Rev. Terry Jones has the right to free speech. Denying him that right would be detrimental to our own individual freedoms. But that doesn't mean a responsible media is compelled to publicize it. Who is doing more damage — the one individual (Jones) who says something mean-spirited, or the larger group (the media) that promotes and spreads it for its own gains? In this case, the gains are ratings. Sadly, I believe it is just that simple.
Let's face the facts. Prior to this firestorm of hate, Jones had a following of about 50 families in Gainesville, Fla. And before that, he was a hotel manager. Jones was a relative unknown until the media caught hold of his rhetoric, which was absurd enough to fill the insatiable need for more and more news content. There's nothing remotely spiritual or holy about a desire to burn something another group holds sacred. This would be especially true of the Koran, which is not an inflammatory manifesto of war and hate, as Jones and others like him would have people believe.
Jones' agenda is one of narcissistic self-promotion and racist intent. With such negative energy fueling his actions, I doubt that any alternatives he may have considered would have resulted in a positive outcome.
Gary Huerta
First, I'd hope that the Rev. Terry Jones would focus more on the fact that Christ is the right way instead of Islam being the wrong way. Our calling is positive, to preach the Gospel, as Paul put it so clearly in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4: "Christ died for our sins … He was buried, and … He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures."
When people believe the Gospel and come to Christ, they'll throw away for themselves — or yes, even burn — the books they find to be in error, even as the believers in Ephesus did when they repented of their occult practices (see Acts 19:19).
The Christian message is that God loved the world and sent his son Jesus Christ to give his life for the complete payment of our sins. Jesus alone is the way to know God, and following him means repenting from the sins that others may cherish. Jesus wants us to communicate this message, to which many others take great offense, yet we're to do so "… speaking the truth in love …" (Ephesians 4:15). Perhaps we could call it confronting in love rather than being combative in hatred. We should also be sensitive to the amount of spiritual truth that those around us can handle, as Jesus did when he spoke to different audiences.
Finally, I'd recommend the instruction given in Romans 12:20-21: "But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." This never means compromising the truth of the Gospel, an extreme to which some who claim Christianity go, but it does mean being kind and helpful to all others as fellow human beings. That's what God did with us. His kindness and forbearance and patience are the most powerful tools that lead us to repentance.
Pastor Jon Barta
Valley Baptist Church
I am taken aback. I fail to see how Koran-burning demonstrates God's love. We are to turn our cheek to our enemies. I think burning their holy word will only ignite a fire of hatred and retaliation.
We have to look at this life on earth as spiritual and human. The Bible is filled with how we are to treat our enemies, including prayer. From a human side, we must use wisdom and take into consideration the extreme sects of this faith. Does good judgment allow for igniting anger and retaliation? Will that help America's issues with extremists? Will it glorify Christianity?
And what of the command to obey our leaders as unto the Lord? Going against the president for an issue like this, to me, seems to demonstrate a bad testimony. Now if the Rev. Terry Jones chooses to go against those protesting for an admirable or holy cause — such as saving a life — I could see the reasoning behind his activity. But hatred, personal agendas and raising ire, I just do not perceive these as Christian or prudent decisions.
I stand with the word of God on how to spiritually treat our enemies. I do believe we need to defend ourselves against real threats; we live in a world where that is often necessary. Being good Christians does not mean lying down and becoming victims. I see it as potentially hazardous to start a potential conflict over something unnecessary — like burning the Koran. It is just plain recklessness, not self control.
As Christians, we need to adhere to the word of God and the wisdom it exudes. And we have to use the good judgment and intellect God gave us to live wisely.
Kimberlie Zakarian
La Vie Counseling Center
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Chris Christian appears in concert tonight in the Bethel gym.
A coffee shop view of the newly constructed amphitheater greets new and returning students.
Rookie residents inhabit Hagstrom halls
the Clarion Vol. 55 No. 1 Bethel College, St. Paul, MN Se • tember 7, 1979
Welcome Week: activities center around freshmen orientation
"Seven hundred and fifty
students arriving at the same time
creates an amazing logistics pro-blem,"
said out-going Dean of
Men Wink Menser, concerning
Bethel's 1979 version of Welcome
Week. "We'll take an aggressive
approach, graciously attacking
every car that pulls in on Friday."
From the first ambush of a
loaded car to the cleanup of the
week's climaxing banquet,
Menser, along with co-chairmen
Joel Johnson and Val Pasma, will
attempt to present a balanced in-troduction
to life at Bethel.
Welcome Week is traditionally
known for its summer camp,
almost carnival atmosphere. "In
the past, by the time classes
started, the kids were ready for a
vacation," said Menser. "We did
a good job at making the students
feel welcome, but this year we're
aiming to show what Bethel is all
about socially, spiritually, and
Toward this end, Menser,
Johnson and Pasma will introduce
a number of innovations in the
Welcome Week schedule.
A concert featuring Chris
Christian highlights Friday's ac-tivities,
and the night "On the
Town," concludes Saturday's
schedule. A Koinonia service is set
for Sunday, and Welcome Week
climaxes with the traditional ban-quet
on Monday night.
The Christian Concert is free to
new students, and tickets are
available for returning students at
$2 each. Proclamation, a Bethel-based
touring group, will also ap-pear,
as a warm-up to Christian.
On the Town, a massive project
for the Welcome Week commit-tee,
will transport students to
various Twin City cultural and
entertainment events. Students
must cover expenses for their
chosen activity, but Bethel will
pick up the $1000 transportation
On the Town was incorporated
to expose students to opportun-ities
in the area, and avoid the
possibility of letting a student's
entire life revolve around Bethel,
said Menser.
- Sunday's Koinonia service is
often the spiritual highlight of
Welcome Week, according to
Menser. The student-led service is
informal and low-key, attempting
to obtain a contemplative and
worshipful atmosphere.
On Monday evening, Welcome
Week concludes with its banquet,
featuring chicken, and its pro-gram,
featuring the Welcome
Week staff.
Changes from past Welcome
Weeks include a more relaxed
schedule, a greater emphasis on
transfer students, a Welcome
Week Headquarters area next to
the library, a group of straw-hatted
information workers called
"Troubleshooters," and the
Monday workshops.
The workshops, ranging in con-tent
from dating to time manage-ment,
emphasize orientation to
everyday life at Bethel. Other
acitivities with a similar goal in-clude
the presentation of the
academic curriculum by the
dean's office and an introduction
to the nature of student's personal
development during his Bethel
career, as presented by Campus
Pastor Jim Spickelmier.
Not to be forgotten, the parents
will also have activities scheduled
throughout the weekend.
Because of the changing nature
of Welcome Week 1979, Menser
by Carol Madison
A record freshmen enrollment
and an unprecedented interest in
campus housing by upperclassmen
has created a need for overflow
housing once again on the- old
Bethel campus.
Hagstrom dorm is presently oc-cupied
by 108 freshmen who ap-plied
late for housing this fall. The
decision to house freshmen on old
campus was considered by the ad-ministration
to be the best of all
possible alternatives.
According to Mack Nettleton,
Director of Student Affairs, other
alternatives were to triple up
freshmen on new campus, or
move sophomores from already
leased townhouses to the
Hagstrom dorm. •
"We don't favor the townhouse
for freshmen," said Nettleton.
"We prefer the interaction that
comes naturally with a dorm
situation. Therefore, we thought
believes the co-chairmen, Johnson
and Pasnia, have had a particu-larly
rough job. "They didn't
have anyone's experience to fall
back on," he said.
"Joel Johnson worked especial-ly
hard this summer, working
Hagstrom was the best choice."
Dorm life in Hagstrom is pro-gramed
like the freshmen
residences on new campus. Each
floor has a resident assistant, and
the freshmen are currently par-ticipating
in all the Welcome
Week activities.
Students will continue to have
access, through bus seriice, to the
shopping centers and fast-food
chains on Snelling Avenue. Daily
bus rides were described by Net-tleton
as having the same in-fluence
on student interaction as a
common rec-room would.
Dan Fair, a 1977 graduate of
Bethel, will take charge of
Hagstrom as the new resident
director. He and his wife, Andrea,
plan to work closely with the
freshmen to insure that this
unique situation will be a good ex-perience.
"I'm glad about the oppor-tunity
to work with freshmen," he
said. "We hope to develop a
hundreds of hours when Val was
on tour," he commented.
When Welcome Week con-cludes,
Menser will be leaving
Bethel for California, and Charlie
Retts will assume the duties of the
dean of men.
special identity between these kids
as residents of Hagstrom. We're
planning activities specifically for
old campus, and we will also work
together with new campus resident
directors in joining the groups
Special privileges will be given
to the old campus residents. Tele-phones
will be provided for each
room, sparing students the costly
installation and service charges.
They will also be given rental
lockers on new campus at no cost.
Fair hopes to open the gym as an
alternative to the over-crowded
new campus gym.
Fair believes freshmen housed
in Hagstrom will have an advan-tage
over other freshmen.
"The kids will be forced to
organize their day," he said. "In-stead
of living on cozy new dam-pus,
they will have to learn to fend
"Perhaps they will even develop
study habits," he added.
Editorial I
Christian journalistic bases
guide Clarion fifty-fifth year
As the new school year begins, and the Clarion commences publica-tion,
the editorial staff wishes to use this space to bombard you not with
platitudes and promises, but with a policy statement and an introduc-tion
to some changes that can be expected this year.
Our specific policies relate directly to our two overeaching goals: to
reflect the Bethel community, and, at the same time, to lead that group
of people. For purposes of definition, Bethel college is a Christian
liberal arts community.
Foremost in this definition is that we are a group of Christians, and
our work must center on Christ and be guided by Christian principles.
Specifically, everything we print must either edify or serve as correction
or warning. We will not tolerate destructive criticism, profanity or us-ing
the Lord's name in vain.
We are also a liberal arts community. Therefore our position as the
news medium demands a commitment to academic and journalistic
principles. The Clarion must be well written and it must be appealing to
the eye, as well as being a champion of those ever-elusive ideals of
liberal arts.
By reflection we mean to report objectively on all aspects of Bethel
life: social, athletic, artistic, governmental, and so on. When we reflect
student life, we are not interested in cosmetics. If a situation warrants
objective reporting or editorial comment, we will not hesitate to print in
order to protect an image.
By leading we mean to be an example and promote our ideals within
the bounds of objectivity.
We urge reader participation in the content of the Clarion in the form
of letters of the editor, solicited and unsolicited manuscripts, and
A 1979 Clarion innovation is an open column in which all are invited
to submit a more literary type of article.
We also urge critical feedback concerning format, content, and visual
quality. The names of those responsible for each Clarion are prominent-ly
displayed, and we can be approached face to face or via inter-campus
mail. Criticism, however painful, is crucial to our success.
Finally, the Clarion has developed a venerable tradition over the
years, easily symbolized by an old plow horse—it just keeps plodding
along. As the school year arises in front of us, it seems well to clean up
that tradition, give it a good kick, and get it moving again. Our
culminating aim is (to use the old horse imagery to a point of overkill) to
ride off to new journalistic 'horizons and leave the likes of Shelley,
Olsen, Trollinger, Healy, and Shelley in a small cloud of dust.
On September 21, 1979, the Clarion will resume its semi-regular
weekly publication. At that time, the full complement of writers,
editors, photographer, cartoonists, managers, and layout experts
will assist in production.
In coming issues, the Clarion will begin printing classifed ads as a
service to the student body. Personals, help wanted, items for
sale, and lost puppy ads will be available at a nominal fee for
students (250 per line) and at slightly inflated rates for outside in-terests.
The Clarion reserves all editorial rights in the printing of
ads. Ads and accompanying payment should be sent through in-ter-
campus mail to: The Clarion, box 2381. This service is offered
on a trial basis and continuation will depend upon student and
staff response. .
Chapel Schedule
Tuesday - Pres. Lundquist
Wednesday - Pastor Spick-elmier
Thursday - Dean Marilyn
Friday - Stanley Anderson 1 The life of a freshman; more than men , socials, independence
by Joy Nannette Banta
It was indeed a new experience.
I had been a freshmen be-fore—
but that was in high school.
This was different!
A neophyte among many well-seasoned
Everybody spoke with awe when
discussing this foreign, yet highly
respected, breed of student.
Nobody told me that once I too
stepped up from the level of the
"Frosh" that I'd feel nothing at
all spectacular—only relief, pure
and simple.
Everybody said that it would be
fantastic to get out on my own
and conquer the biggest man on
campus during my freshman year.
Nobody told me that the fresh
"men" either left their gals back
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home or were "serious about their
studies and concerned with getting
a degree."
All I ever heard was the wonder
of independence, but never was it
mentioned' that professors took
that fact for granted and never
bothered to remind you that it was
time to start hitting the
"The social life for freshmen is
out of this world."__ So is the pile
of research papers yet to be writ-ten
and books yet to be read one
week before finals. Aha!
Yes, it's easy to figure out the
lay of the grounds and know
where every cranny and nook is!
"No, no one ever said there were
restrooms on the second floor of
the library."
Everyone said college pro-fessors
were apt to be stiffer and
quite determined to grind in the
facts. No one ever said that I had
to do the reading every day and be
ready for pop quizzes every other
Everybody boasted about all
their new found friends during
first semester; but no one could
explain away the widespread cases
of loneliness blues about mid-term
They all said that as a freshman
I would be teased. They didn't say
I'd be constantly hearing, "When
I was a freshman...oh...it's great
never to have to be a FRESH-MAN
All my advisors said to get in-volved
in extra-curricular ac-tivities
for a complete liberal arts
education. No one kept reminding
me of that familiar phrase, "keep
your priorities in order."
Everyone back home was really
proud of me when I left for
school. They all thought it was a
great step. No one was happier to
see me though, back home.
It was a new experience, yes.
But when I think, not quite so far
back, so was my sophomore
year—I anticipate my junior year.
Everybody says their college years
are the greatest ever. Everybody is
the Clarion Bethel College Vol. 55 No. 1 September 7, 1979
Paul Olsen, Editor
Carol Madison, Steve Erickson, Associate Editors
Joy Banta, Copy Editor, Doug Barkey, Photographer
Suanne Hawkins, Business Manager
Campus coordinators plan 7
anticipate 'exciting year'
Campus Coordinators of '79-'80, Mary Beth Larson and Bob
Schmidt have set up Bethel's social calendar for the year.
Smith returns for chapel series
by Suanne Hawkins
Dr. W. Robert Smith, widely
known as "Dr. Bob," a former
Bethel professor will lead the
special "Deeper Life" chapel ser-vices,
Sept. 18-20. Dr. Bob was
well-known and loved by Bethel
students during his 24 years here
as a professor of Philosophy.
Radio KABY
to air new sound
in coming year
by Steve Erickson
Bethel's radio station, KABY,
will be on the air soon, possibly
resuming broadcasting sometime
during Welcome Week.
KABY will start its second year
back—after several years
absence—with an all new format.
This year the station will play only
Christian music. A survey con-ducted
last spring revealed that a
majority of Bethel students would
like to hear only Christian music
on KABY.
Rick Talbot will be this year's
station manager. He is working on
his broadcasting major in con-junction
with Northwestern Col-lege.
KABY broadcasts from 6 a.m.
until midnight and can be picked
up on 540 AM in the new campus
dorms and townhouses.
Although retired from teaching in
1976, he still carries on a full-time
worldwide preaching ministry.
While speaking at Bethel, Dr.
Bob will concentrate on encourag-ing
students to dedicate their lives
to the service of the Lord, what-ever
their vocation. He is especial-ly
concerned about the prevailing
attitude in our country today, that
of each person looking out for
himself rather than giving to
others. Dr. Bob will talk about
responding to what the Lord has
given us by giving ourselves in ser-vice.
"Deeper Life" week is tradi-tionally
held at the beginning of
each school year at Bethel. Accor-ding
to Campus Pastor Jim
Spickelmier, its purpose is "to
lead us all - students, faculty, and
staff - to a renewed commitment
and a closer walk with the Lord."
Dr. Bob has often inspired the
Bethel community in this way in
the past.
Dr. Bob Smith graduated from
Muskegan College and Pittsburg-
Xania Theological Seminary, and
received his Doctor of Theology
degree at Southern Baptist Theo-logical
Seminary in 1942. Before
coming to Bethel, he taught at
Monmouth College in Illinois and
Dubuque University in Iowa, as
well as holding several Presby-terian
pastorates. He was a pro-fessor
of Philosophy at Bethel
from 1952 until his retirement in
Welcome to Bethel! As Campus
Coordinators, we have worked
hard all summer planning ac-tiviites
for this school year. With
the Lord's guidance, we have
organized activities which - will
meet your various interests and
make this year really special!
We want to have activities
which are lots of fun, but we also
want to- encourage the spiritual
growth of each one of you. It's
most important that Bethel's ac-tivities
glorify God; He wants us
to enjoy life, so we have planned
our activities accordingly. We are
assured that the Lord has a special
blessing for each one of us
through the activities planned!!
We will be handing out nine-month
calendars through your
P.O.'s in a few days. They will in-clude
all of the activities planned
by the Campus Coordinators.
Other events such as sports,
drama, and music will be included
in the Student Affairs calendar.
You will also receive a C.C.
newsletter once a month describ-ing
the details of the upcoming
events. The exciting things
planned for September are: an ice
cream social, rollerskating, a
singspiration, Almost Anything
Goes, movies and munchies, and a
Valley Fair Day!
The best way to have a great
year at Bethel is to get involved!
We expect enthusiastic participa-tion
by each student! That is why
we plan the activities just for you!
These events are good oppor-tunities
for you to meet others,
make new friends, and take your
mind off of the studying! So don't
be bashful—Get Involved!!
We would also love to have you
stop by our office, across from the
P.O.'s, and chat with us for
awhile. We will welcome sugges-tions
from anyone, too. We are
here to serve you, so let us know
how we're doing! Have a great
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Fall sports gear up for season ahead
by Steve Erickson
With the beginning of school
not quite here, fall sports have
already begun. Football, soccer,
and cross- country have begun
practicing and the initial football
game of the season takes place to-morrow
at Mayville State at 7:30
The Royals beat Mayville State,
a North Dakota team, 13-0 to
open last year's season, and
Coach Chub Reynolds again feels
Mayville will not be quite as tough
as most of the MIAC teams.
"We feel that we'll be
stronger," said Reynolds, "if we
can keep everyone healthy. We're
not terribly deep."
Already Bethel has lost three
players for the season to injury.
Among them was Mark Johnson,
a senior, who dislocated his
kneecap and suffered ligament
damage. Fifty-eight players re-main
on the roster.
On offense, leading rusher and
co-captain Tom Klitzke and Tim
Schwalm (transferring back to
Bethel after a year's absence) will
carry much of the load at running
backs. Three QB's may see action.
They include holdover L, onnie
Holmgren, Wilmar CC transfer
Tim Anderstrom, and freshman
Rich Dean.
The passing game will be much
better with standout wide
receivers Ken Cooper and transfer
Frank Sanza. Rich Graves has
been moved into the tightend slot.
The offensive line will be young
and almost completely revamped,
but Reynolds expects it to be
stronger than last year. Steve Car-rigan
(shifted from defense) and
Kelly "Bando" Brandes start at
tackle while Dan Borth and Dave
Moberg are the guards. Transfer
Dan Wiley secures the center
Defensively, one of the keys will
be senior defensive tackle Rich
Hodge, who shed 30 pounds over
the summer. At defensive end, co-captain
Steve Kramka and Bob
Goebel are being pushed hard by
transfers Paul Carlson and Jeff
Reynolds expects to be stronger
defensively because Bethel plans
to go back to the 4-3 defense it us-ed
to use. The linebackers will be
Dave Strom, Dave Vanzo, Mike
Quesnell with backup help from
veterans Ray Boe, Mike DuBay,
and Steve Fischer.
The secondary has the most ex-perience.
Co-captain Randy
Fredin, Russ Anderson, Mike
Hoffner, Dan Stockfish, Scott
Engstrom, Jeff Wilson, Kevin
Frank and Sherwood McKinnis
are all upperclassmen who will see
action, as will freshmen Andy
Furman and Mike Bieniewicz.
Reynolds expects Concordia
Gustavus, St. Olaf, and St. John's
to be the teams to beat, in that or-der.
Soccer opens the season at
home, Sept, 15 at 1:30 against St.
Mary's, with a new coach and a
new outlook. Mark Leigh, a grad-uate
student at the University of
Minnesota and assistant housing
director at Bethel, takes over as
the new coach, stressing posses-sion
and accuracy. Assisting Leigh
will be Bethel graduate Brian
Camp opened Sept. 1, as ap-proximately
30 players went
through two-a-day workouts. Of-fensively,
the Royals should be
deep, with many players possibly
seeing action. This depth is un-usual
for Bethel soccer.
The Royals are led by their co-captains,
winger Doug Hage and
two-time MVP Jon Fast. Other re-turning
starters include Jon Fred-erickson,
Jeff Beckman, Bob
Genheimer, and Mark Maillefer.
Two of the last year's key play-ers
appear to be out for the sea-son.
The loss of Doug "Vamos"
Barkey (torn knee ligament) and
Dave Vessey (concussion) dealt a
blow to the Royal defense.
by Carol Madison
Practice sessions for the
women's volleyball team began
three days ago in preparation for
the start of the season on
September 21 at the Bemidji In-vitational.
Returning seniors Sheryl Meyer
and Janet Peterson will lead the
varsity as co-captains. Only four
other players will return with var-sity
Juniors Joy Sorensen and Kati
Miller, along with sophomores
Deb Omath and Lori Olsen will
combine their varsity experience
with the junior varsity experience
of Merry Olmstead, Tami Miller,
Leslie Smith, Linda Wong, Man-dy
Fawley and Kris Doble in com-peting
for starting positions.
The fifteen freshmen expected
to try out for the team will also be
vying for varsity spots.
"Sheryl, Janet, Joy and Kati
started a lot last year, and the rest
of the players will have to decide
where they fit in," said Coach
Karyl Frye. "We'll be carrying 18
to 24 players on the J.V. and
varsity, and those interested are
still welcome to come and tryout
for the team."
Because Coach Frye sees the
spiking department as the team's
Field against St.
foot shot.
strongest asset, she anticipates us-ing
a multiple offense.
"We would like to have three
hitters up front, with the setter
coming out the back row. We're
looking for good setters and back
row people who can pass the ball
up well on the serve," she said.
The Royals schedule will in-clude
seventeen matches and one
weekend tournament, along with
the state tournament at Macales-ter.
"We have a very busy schedule
this year, and our success will de-pend
on the condition of the
team," said Frye.
Tomorrow the cross-country
team begins its season with an
alumni and intrasquad meet at
11:00. Their first conference meet
is Sept. 15 versus Gustavus and
Southwest State.
This season the team, coached
by Gene Glader, hopes to hold its
home meets on the running trail
that surrounds the Bethel campus.
Although hurt by the loss of
Dave Clapp to graduation, the
harriers should be strong with re-turnees
Brent Friesen, Jim Feleen,
and Brian Galloway, among Bethel soccer begins next Saturday at Bremer
others.. Mary's. Here lanky Dan Blake sets for an off
Volleyball team prepares for full season;
large freshmen turnout expands roster
Two very competent areas of the Royal team this year should be the kicking and the MIAC field goal record. Three qua
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An avant-garde video artist best known for shorts that digitally manipulate movies and television shows, Takeshi Murata started out showing at film festivals, eventually finding an audience in galleries and museums. Born in Chicago in 1974 and now based in rural upstate New York, Murata has had solo shows at D.C.'s Hirshhorn Museum, the former Deitch Projects and Salon 94, yet he remains a somewhat underrecognized figure in the art world. Screening 12 of his mesmerizing videos—ranging from 2003's Melter 2 to 2012's Night Moves—curator Jake Yuzna assembles the most comprehensive survey of Murata's work to date.
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For God's a jolly good fellllow, for God's a jolly good felllllow....
Gandhi said it this way: "An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so."
Your argument are based on hatred towards a particular religion, take a rest and think more on it.
this law is approved by the government to handle sparks that currently existed among the public.
This country is not your beloved full of justice country, why dont you come and live here a bit, then perhaps you'll understand.
Oh and i'll remind you that this is not a religious based country and stoning is not permitted.
*(This post will contain some generalizations, please don't jump on my back about them)
Hi Brad – You might like to look at it from a different angle. It is interesting to have a Christian ask Atheists what we see as intolerance. I am sure you have heard other Christians ask "Why are Atheists so angry at god?" Well we are not because we don't believe there are any, including your one. But we are angry at the religious bigots of all faiths who use their faith to do evil. We are angry at the apologetics of all faiths who say it is not their faith that is to blame. Will you listen to all of this and take notes? Anger is an Energy.
Anti gay and anti atheist mostly. I, and most over atheists don'y give a damn if we're told we're going to hell, what does annoy me is complete ignorance about atheists, some people seriously think atheists are in a cult where they butcher babies and so on.
I'm taking a science class where the instructor spends about 1/4 of class time talking about how love is the answer to making the world better. I can tolerate it (if it doesn't continue into the next weeks), but he proudly makes it clear a few times per class that it's all about accepting God's love in order to love others appropriately.
A lot of heads in the class nod in agreement when he talks like this. He's really good at the science part, so I'm trying to determine if there's a polite way to ask him to consider teaching science 90% of the time instead of 75%.
But he's intelligent, passionate, his heart's in the right place, and I really like his charisma, so I don't know if/how I'll be able to resolve this conflict in a calm and friendly manner. I might have to point out someday how science conflicts with one of his anecdotes purportedly "proving" how faith always heals, if only it's believed in strongly enough. I guess I'll at least focus on maintaining mutual respect, which I'm sure he believes is important. I don't want to come off as an angry atheist, because I'm not, but I might come off as pretty defensive in front of all those believers.
I wouldn't call that overt intolerance, because he has a good heart and means well, probably even for us atheists. If I actually approached him with my belief, I think he would respect it and just feel sad.
Meanwhile, I don't call it intolerance, but the peer pressure to believe is currently in full force, in my secular school. I don't want to convert him. I just want him to stop forcing his personal issue(s) onto the rest of us.
My experiences have led to the following observations:
If you want to follow the Old Testament then become a Jew - it was their holy book first and I have NEVER seen a Christian who followed it, only hateful vile Xians.
If you intend to be a Christian (and not a vile Xian) then follow only the New Testament and stop spewing hatred.
Espousing hatred is evil.
Unfortunately, the new testament has its share of garbage (mostly from Paul). And in spite of some of the decent Jesus stuff, Jesus also said not one little bit of the law (OT) would go away until the end of heaven and earth.
That's why I didn't advise just following the NT but also stopping the hate-spewing. True there needs to be even more admonitions but if we can get them to at least start with ending the vile bile, cool.
Brad, I think it's great that you're asking.
In addition to the specific anecdote I shared as a reply elsewhere on this thread, the biggie for me is the accusation that as an atheist, I must have no moral compass. This has come up more times than I can count. The truth is that most atheists I know feel even more strongly about being ethical, treating each other and our planet well, precisely because the only life we know for sure that we have is this one here and now. There's no do-over.
Interestingly, if an atheist screws up and wants to make it right, we have to actually ask the person we harmed for forgiveness - much harder than just confessing in our heart. (Again, back to my quaker upbringing - we were supposed to go to the Friend to make things right with them, but there was always the fall-back that if we asked god to forgive us, he's still let us into heaven.)
I work in a big company where many people have jesus paraphernalia in their cubicles. If I put up some public proclamation of my beliefs, you can bet I'd face ostracism at some level.
Look in the phone book at business which add the jesus fish to their yellow pages ad. They clearly feel comfortable that this will be seen as a positive driver for their business. Do you think a darwin fish would get the same response? Not bloody likely.
See, we don't even have to be 'in your face' or angry or militant atheists. Just the statement that we don't believe what you believe leaves us open to being told to leave the country, or told we are of the devil.
Of course, plenty of christians aren't that overt in their reaction. But even the nice ones tell us they'll pray for us. So insulting. Like there's something wrong with us! Ugh!
I would say the blatant disregard for the separation of church and state (obviously in the U.S.) is one that comes to mind.