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carlon Bethel College St. Paul. Minnesota October 25. 1974 Malachi 4:2
Santa Claus may
stuff your sock
with a ~7 4 Spire
With all problems apparently worked
out in the last two weeks, Bethel students
can look forward to receiving their 1974
Spir,e possibly by the Christmas break,
according to Randy Landis, Student Association
Vice-president and Chairman
of the Communication Board.
"I've checked with the American Yearbook
Company (AYC) and they've told
me everything was sent in except for
a few pages which Jack (Starr) told
me he mailed just a few days ago,"
explained Landis, "so hopefully we'll
have it here by Christmas, If not, it
will be here for sure shortly after vacation.'
The production of the Spire ran into
difficulties when Starr, editor of the 1974
publication, was unable to get the materials
to the AYC before the prearranged
In an exclusive letter to the Clarion
published last week, ~tarr apologized for
the mix-up.
"I could make all kinds of excuses
for it being late, but there really are
none," wrote Starr. "I'm afraid that
I have to say that (1) was just inadequate
for the job ... I'm sorry, but it
is coming."
Throughout the mixup, the yearbook
company has been extremely cooperative,
said Landis.
"They've been just great and more
than helpful throughout the whole thing.
Since that time our new staff (for the
'75 edition) has switched to a new company,
the Pischel Yearbook Company.
But the Aye is still eager to have
our account and ' has been trying to get
it back. This type of competition for
our business means that the Bethel student
is being served very well in terms
of his yearbook needs."
continued on page six
Hostess Claudia Mott cruises in her Jaguar at homecoming halftime.
(Homecoming recap, page five).
Thirteen new senators
elected to office
Thirteen new senators have been
elected to the Student Association Senate.
These students, along with the six senators
who were re-elected in last week's
election, will take office November 1.
"The people elected this term represent
a group that appears willing to take
seriously the demands of the student
body for meaningful action," said Robert
Moeller, re-elected senator-at-Iarge and
chairman of the Senate's new .Public
Action Committee. "Often I am asked
by students, 'Why do we have a Student
Senate?' This group of senators
should make the answer to that question
clear for everyone."
The freshman class elected seven senators,
with the top seven vote-getters
all within 17 votes of each other. Fresh-man
class senators are Dave Winans,
Steven Vosonik, Kim Glenn, Julie Mellborn,
Bob Corson, Mark Carlson, and
Da ve Giddings.
Dave Johnson was re-elected senator
from the sophomore class. Other senators
newly elected to represent the sophomores
are Gary Setterburg, Bonnie Coyour,
and Doug Dye.
Juniors elected Paul Greeley and reelected
Blair Oklobzija.
The senior class re-elected two senators
- Fred Ogimachi and Mike Stevens.
Four senators were elected for the
senator-at-Iarge position. Re-elected encumbants
are Bob Moeller and Larry
Brandes. Bobbi Hersch and Pat Repp
were also elected to that position.
Why give a crown
to a 'hostess?'
We like the idea of having a "homecoming hostess"
for Bethel homecomings. Somehow, it seems nice to us to
choose from among the Bethel student body a woman with
poise and social grace, a competent "master of ceremonies"
for homecoming activities. A young woman who, by her
maturity and personal warmth, presents a good image of
Bethel to alumni and to the community.
But why do . we crown her? Doesn't this destroy the
rational, sensible benefit to Bethel that electing such a personage
may have? Why give a crown to a "hostess?"
Before anyone misunderstands our intent, let us say
that we bear no ill will to this year's "court" or the 1974
Homecoming Hostess Claudia Mott. We merely wish that
Bethel would carry its idea of "hostess" further.
Let's not crown our hostess. Let's giver her a corsage
and a nice dress and a place of real honor in the homecoming
proceedings. Let's honor her for more than face
or figure, and give her a chance to speak - to represent
the Significant Christian womanhood which does exist on this
campus. For if Significant Christian womanhood is not what
we want represented in our "hostess," we do no feel that
the role shQuld be perpetuated.
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Dear Editor:
As a somewhat gluttonous patron or the Bethel
cafeteria, I humbly feel as though I have both the background
and perceptual expertise necessary to make an objective
assessment of the Bethel Beanery' (not to mention
I was one of the few in attendance at the wedding of the
second cousin of the mechanic who works on one of the
cook's cars). Just as much as the next guy' I too grow
weary of mass-produced veal and the omnipresent Bethel
peanut butter with a consistency . not at all unlike that
of crude oil. However, I find it hard to believe that any
mess hall could be as bad as the reputation of Bethel's.
Therefore, I was particularly offended at the obvious intent
of a recent food service opinion poll found in my P.O.
last Friday.
Admittedly, there is no such thing as a · purely objective
survey, as the interpretation of questions and answers
is essentially subjective. Consequently, if my own interpretation
of this survey is merely misperceptions, it is
attributable to my own subjective biases.
Be that as it may, it was apparent that the questionaire
focused on the bad points of the cafeteria, with only
the last question considering the "Overall service for the
Bethel Student by the Food Service." The rest of the poll
was devoted to the negative side to which the student can
only elicit a negative response.
For example, it seems quite unjust to rate the "Treatment
of students in relation to non-student banquets during
meal time." Obviously Wayne Ericson and company can't
have a banquet, or even a reasonable facsimile, for the
students simply because there is a non-student banquet
going on.
There was also a question concerning the "treatment'" of
stUdents "5-10 minutes before closing." I haven't quite discerned
the exact meaning of this question, but it seems
impractical for the cafeteria to have a raft of food waiting
for the guy who shows up three· seconds before closing.
Too much food would be thrown away and we all know
who would have to absorb that loss.
If I may restate a point mentioned earlier' it's not so
continued on page three
e carlon Published weekly by the students of Bethel College
Judy Harrington editor
Pamela Schultz copy editor
Steven Harris news editor
Curtis Kregness production editor
Duane Turner photography editor
Peter Enchelmayer business manager
Letters to the editor should be
sent to the Clarion, P.O. 91.,
by the Monday preceding
Volume 50, No.7
continued from page two
much these particular questions I object to, but the direction
of attention to the bad points of the service, rather than the
service as a whole.
It's not that I think that Bethel cooking is as good as
Mom's, (my room ate once broke a hand while playing catch
with a Bethel porcupine meatball), but I've never been
to a school that didn't foster a healthy antagonism towards
its food service.
I have been known to make my share of jokes about
the food here too, but when it comes to gathering factual
data, I think a little objectivity should be in vogue.
Mark Troxel
La;ng uage o'ffends reader
Dear Editor:
I would like to address myself in response to the letter
by Gene Blair featured in the recent Clarion entitled "Crowd
.. helps Royal loss." However much I agree with the many fine
points Mr. Blair expressed in his letter, I cannot agree
with his choice of words. We are called to ,be Christians,
"a peculiar people." I believe this should be evident in all -
that we do - including our speech. I also believe that it
is the responsibility of the Clarion as -a Christian periodical
to show this same evidence. It is totally unnecessary
to include such crude language in an article, thereby
revealing the ignorance on the part of the writer and editor
concerning it. James spoke of offending with our words.
In the- future, I suggest it would be wise to use greater
discernment in this area. Thank you.
AI Arasim
Editor's note: For future reference, let us outline our policy
on letters to the editor. We don't print words which we
consider vulgar beyond good taste, or what we consider
to be casual references to the Lord's name (swearing as
defined in the Bible) ~ Other than that, words such as (expletive
deleted) and other borderline words are not even ..
included in our stories or editorials and columns. It is our
policy to print every (signed) letter to the editor, and also
to publish tbose letters without change or deletion. In the case
of Gene's letter, we figured he probably considered that word
long and hard before he put it in his letter (which, upon
contacting him, we discov'ered he did) and didn't ~l we
should alter his letter in that respcct.
Clarion letter falls
sho,rt of standa'rds
Dear Editor:
I realize that the apathy of the Bethel crowd at the
Bethel-Westmar football game was bad, but I feel that
the game is not that important that we VIolate our Christian
standards of conduct. The language used in the Bethel
Clarion's l~tter to the editor column of October 18 was falling
short of these standards. Proverbs 1~:1 states: Better is
the poor man who walks in integrity. than a fool who is
perverse of lips. What is happening to the Christian principles
that are supposed to be employed at Bethel, that we
have to print and use this kind of language?
K'en Stapleton
Dear Editor:
There's a deadline for Coeval,
And I'm running out of time,
For the poem that I'm writing,
Has meter and has rhyme.
John Priestley
V-ote in November
on state amend,ments
Minnesota voters in the November election this year will
be asked to vote on three amendments to the Minnesota
State Constitution. Those Bethel students who will be voting
in this election should be advised of what these amendments
are and what affect they will have on Minnesota.
The following is a list of the amendments and a short
explanation of each one .
Amendment One - StrJlcture and Form
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended in aU its
articles to improve its clarity 'by remOVing obsolete and in·
consequential proviSions, by improving its organization and by
correcting grammar and style of language, but without
makilng any consequential changes in its legal effect?"
This amendment would delete obsolete and repetitive constitutional
provisions, reduce the length of the Constitution
by over one-third, reduce the number of articles from 21
to 14, reorganize present provisions into a more coherent
document, and make our Constitution easier for the citizen
to read and understand.. \
No change would be made in the intent or the legal
effect of the -present Constitution by the reorganization, clarification,
and modernization provided by Amendment One.
Amendment Two - Gateway Amendment
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended so future
conl'titutional amendments will pass if approved by 55 percent
of the voters voting on the issue or a majority of
those voting in the election?" "
This would allow Minnesotans to change their Constitution
by providing that an amendment be approved by either
55 percent of those voting on the iSSue or by a majority
of those voting in the election.
Under our present amending process (a majority of all
those voting in the election) I a voter who leaves the ballot
blank is in reality voting "no." Many people fail to vote
on amendments because they are uninformed on the issues,
thus casting an unintentional "no" vote. Many essential
noncontroversial amendments have been defeated and have
had to be re-submitted time and time again.
Amendment Three - Railroad Taxation
"Shall the Constitution of the State of -Minnesota be
amended to permit the Legislature to establish the rate
and method of taxing railroads?"
Amendment Three would remove from the Constitution the
special taxing method applied to railroads in this state.
It is the one Minnesota tax which can be changed only
by a constitutional amendment. The adoption of this amendment
would allow the Legisla"ture to set the form and rate
of taxation for railroads as it does for other industries.
For further information on these amendments, contact
the Clarion office or the History-Political Science Department.
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F,estival of Joy-mini-concerts by Praise
and Gentle Spirit and a show by Bethel's
magician, Dean Held - November
2, 7 :30 p.m. Bethel College
Monday: Sing and Rejoice
Tuesday: Professor Tom Johnson and
his friends
Wednesday: Worship in the Midweek -
"The Virtue of Self-control" by Pastor
Thursday: President Lundquist
Friday: Dr. Phil Hinerman' pastor of
Park Ave. Methodist Church in Minneapolis
The Bethel Roster is at the printer's
this week. It will be distributed by Student
Senate by the end of next week"
preferably by October 31 or earlier. The
cost of the Roster has not yet been
Mime audition,s
o'p'en to stud'ents
Auditions for the Sparrow - A Japanese
Folktale in Mime will be held
in the Experimental Theatre on Monday
and Tuesday October 28 and 29
at 7 p.m. Actors are su'ggested to wear
something easy to move in for the auditions.
Only the narrator role speaks
during the fifty-minute play. The cast
consists of nine actors with most roles
suitable for either male or female performers.
As the rehearsal period for
this play is brief, rehearsals will be
held Monday night through Friday night
and Saturday. Those with possible sched-
_ uling difficulties are advised not to audition.
No previous mime experience is
Federal seminar
travels to Capitol
The National Association of Evangelicals
is sponsoring a "Federal Seminar"
for students in Christian colleges, to be
held in Washington D.C. February 3-7,
1975. The seminar affords students an
opportunity to view the national government,
hear government officials, and review
possibilities of personal employment
with the federal government. The cost
per student is $75 - $80 (plus transportation
to and from Washington) with
a $10 deposit required early in December.
It is possible that Bethel will have several
students participating. Students interested
in attending should contact William
Johnson or Dwight Jessup.
Nine Betheilites
go tOI c01nfe,rence
on philolsophy
Yesterday morning, a caravan of seven
Bethel students and two Bethel philosophy
teachers traveled to Wheaton, Illinois,
to participate in the twenty-first
Annual Wheaton College Philosophy Conference.
The theme of the conference, "Thomas
Aquinas and Contemporary Philosophy,"
was introduced at a lecture last night
by Dr. Henry Veatch. Dr. Veatch, chairman
of the philosoph~ department at
Georgetown University, has taught philosophy
since 1937 at various midwestern
uni versi ties.
Other conference sessions will include
three seminar papers presented by scholars
from across America, a panel discussion
on "Thomas on Natural Theology"
and a concluaing lecture by Dr.
Veatch entitled, "The Natural and the
Su perna tural. "
cri me convocation
for next month
by Diana Gonzalez
The problem of crime and delinquency
as related to the , quality of life will
be the concern of the convocation to
be held next November 7-8.
The program for this convocation is
being put together by Dr. Jim Johnson
with the aid of Dick Ericson, social
work instructor here at Bethel, and with
the aid of Ericson's organization, the
Correctional Service of Minnesota.
Plans for the program are tentative
as of now. They include two or three
days of activities related to criminal
Kenneth Schoem, Commissioner of Correction,
will be addressing the -campus
on Thursday November 7. Thursday night
at the coffee shop inmates will be giving
an informal concert, if a release permission
for an inmate band can be arranged.
The students for the Crime and Criminal
Justice class Will be assisting in
setting up displays on the campus. Such
displays include an inmate art show all;d
displays on halfway house programs, on
various drug enforcement programs and
on the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI). Also there will be samples of
journalism in the prison, of poetry and
general writings by convicts.
Activities for that week will possibly
include a panel discussion on rape. Several
ex-offender organizations will share
viewpoints with students on different subjects.
On the objectives of this next convocation,
Dick Ericson said, "We plan
to saturate the campus with information
and concern for the problem of crime
and delinquency. The nature of our response
to crime is a reflection of our
notion of the quality of life - are we·
punishment-oriented, are we vindictive
in our ways of thinking?"
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A season remembered'
IThe stars ,shone • • • the ea rt~ reioiced'
Editor's note: We sent English lit major Mark Thorson
to Homecoming coronation with this request: write us a
report on whatever you observe. The following is the result
of our request and. Mark's' obs'ervations.
by Mark Thorson
She lies awake beneath the pale glow of star shine and
quiet, unseeing eyes stare past caring through the spacedark
ceiling. Quietly, her breath heaves against the cold
blanket, ethereal chill. The screaming of her mind trudges
back to linger, yearning, in the beauty-rite of autumn. The
memories of the day crowd upon her like bruises and deeply
she broods on their curse. In the corner, the hyacinths
droop over the transparent vase.
She passed unnoticed, unaddressed within the amiable
chatter of dark-hushed hall. The seminary room was lounge
and · cafeteria metamorphosized by the soft glow of
standard-borne candles climbing the staircase into an elegant
reception hall to bear in flickering majesty Aphrodite's train.
Above her hung a close-crowded tier of spectators, awaiting
with casual tension the advent of beauty: Homecoming had
arrived. The small, Baptist college gathered itself for the
autumn. rite with eager anticipation. Presently, the event
began. The master of ceremonies spoke in a bass-deep
honey, welcoming and introducing while applause drifted with
lazy energy to carry aloft his studied polish in jest and
badinage. Successively' the athletes 'came forth and stood,
nervous and unsmooth, their faces glowing with the call for
victory. Their place was soon taken by last year's queen
who mounted the stairs to stand in sad-sweet remembering
and reluctant relinquishing. Her beauty washed in candlelight,
she sang in sweet gaucherie of honor and thanks-
~ving and the glory of God. - ,
The smaU, Baptist
college gathered itself
for the autumn rite
with eager anticipation.
With a flou.rish, five young women entered the room.
. Their hair gleamed and their dresses fell earthward in elegant
drapery. By their side walked five youths in deferential
homage. As she mounted the staircase, each caught
up a cluster of roses and . proceeded to graceful hiatus,
beaming eagerly upon the expectant gallery. Aphrodite watched
proudly her maidens whose bodies shone radiant with easy
charm. Soon, the ceremonial master called for the envelope
of mystery. The time had come; the gallery sat hushed;
the queen of beauty is named. With a gasp of modesty and
affirmation she glided f()rth to the generous applause and
confirmation of her peers whose hearts rended with blasted
expectancy. To the joy of the spectators the honored one
stammered her acceptance while the crown slipped repeatedly
from her coiffured brow. The stars shone above and all
the earth rejoiced in the warm glow of beauty and youth.
The girl sat on the hard wooden chair and watched
quietly. Before her passed the spectacle of her alienation.
Alone in her room now, her mind streams methodically,
like a river over worn, stony shoals through the days qf .
her youth. She watches the television ads for white, sexY
teeth, peroxide-blonde tresses, and padded stays. Her ears
burn with the universal praise of her cousin's charm and
her head explodes with the ubiquitous glitter of the media's
modelling starlets. Deep within, her bowels ache for the
blonde giant who has never seen her face in the hall of darkness.
The cult of beauty calls and demands and yet denies
she who yearns so deeply for its gleaming forms.
In the weak light of early morning' she rises, lifting
heavily, ponderously the prison of her flesh. Her body" sways
Soon the ceremonial
master called ' for the
envelope of mystery.
The time had come;
the ga/~ery sat hushed;
the queen of beauty
is named.
stolidly, its bulk borne in trudging labor to complete her
meagre toilet. Like the darts of a merciless avenger the
polished glass returns her stare and she shrinks from its
cruel caricature. Wearily, she draws a comb through thin,
greasy-dun hair. The limp, faded bathrobe wraps loosely
around 'her bulk and pink, fluffy slippers warm her grey
feet. Her thick fingers stir imitation orange juice at the
cluttered desk. With fervent hatred she glares at her sleeping,
Venus-blessed rooma-te, and from the depths of her
lonesome heart a sigh of grief rises in the night to hover
cloud-like over the despair of her days which tumble in
endless, horrific succession, wind-swe-pt in chaos like the dark
leaves which float past the streaked window.
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Spire, continued fro,m page one
The problems with last year's Spire
surfaced earlier this fall when the AYC
notified Landis that they had received
none of the needed copy or pictures:
"The Communications Board is in
' charge of the Spire, and we were attempting
to do our job," says Bob Moeller,
Student Senator and a member of
that board. "But we were badly hindered
by a lack of information. No one was
quite sure what was going on with the
Spire. .
"We were operating on the principle
tha t no news is good news - tha t' s
not always the wise thing to do."
When the news did show up, all bad,
Landis went to work to locate the hangup.
"We found out that the problem was
that we hadn't sent anything to the
yearbook company'" says Landis. "When
we located the problem, we had to intensify
and accelerate our efforts to get
it in. The AYC was more than helpful;
they even offered to help Jack get it
completed," said Landis.
The AYC, which had been contracted
to do the job (at" last year's lower prices)
is now in the process of completing
that job. What all of this means for
the Bethel student waiting for their '74
Spir,e is a few more weeks of patience.
Bethel hockey
pucks fa'ce-off
by Nicholas Hofer
What is a hockey club? According to
Tom Correll, faculty sponsor, "It's a
bunch of people who are hockey n.uts."
This year the Bethel Hockey Club'
after receiving financial support from
interested parties as well as the Student
Senate's allocation, is looking for a great
Ralph Carmichael guest spe,aker
Ferrario, re,-elect-e,d ,as Preside,nt
of IRB during Moody meeting
The school acquired entrance into the
St. Paul Park and Recreation Senior
Men's League. This league is highly
recognized throughqut the state of Minn.
esota as a highly competitive league.
"The team is limited to a twenty-man
roster for the season. The roster has
to be turned in on November 1, 1974,
so if you have any talent at all come
out and practice with us," said Mike
Egelston, a senior at Bethel who ' is w01l'king
with Tom Correll.
Bethel students can help the club by
giving moral support. Ten of the 14
games played in the Senior Men's League
this season will be played on Wednesday
evenings. The other games will be played
either on Monday or Thursday evenings.
by Nicholas Hofer
Steve Ferrario, general manager of
Bethel's own radio station, KA-BY, has
been re-elected as president of the newest
chapter of the National Religious Broadcasters
During the afternoon session on October
1, the newest chapter of the NRB, Intercollegiate
Religious Broadcasters, held
it's annual elections for offices. Steve
Ferrario, Don Anderson, Ruth Johnson,
students at Bethel, and Bill Weiss from
Northwestern College' who is teaching
at Bethel during Dale Rott's sabbatical,
were elected to one year terms on the
executive board of the IRB.
The annual Midwest Chapter of the
NRB held it's annual convention at Moody
BiblE:! Institute in Chicago, Illinois,
on S'eptember 30 through October 1.
The main thrust during the two-day
c,Onvention was on how to reach listening
audiences more efficiently.
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Ralph Carmichael, guest speaker fot'
the IRB, spoke on "The Trends in Religious
Broadcasting." "Remember," he
said, "you are a communicator. This
is the most important factor to consider
when programming music for a listening
audience. We have more people to
reach than just those who like hymns."
Steve Ferrario ~aid, "The opportunity
of sharing ideas with the big , names
in religious broadcasting as well as with
other campus radio stations has pr,oved
to be a big asset in designing our format
at KA-BY radio this year."
"Weare not looking at the present,
but into the future of Bethel hockey.
The guys this year are great and we
are going to have a good season. We
are looking to establish hockey as a
varsity sport at Bethel. A sport can't
succeed unless the students will support
it," said Mike Egelston.
The S~nate last Tuesday awarded the
hockey club $150 as down payment to
the St. Paul Park and Recreation Senior
Men's League.
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by Herbie Crikwit
Is the Christian College Consortium dead or alive?
"I found the Consortium alive, well and potentially abundantly
fruitful," said Marshall Shelley. Marshall and Jay Caress,
both journalism majors and seniors, represented Beth~l •
at the Christian College Consortium Student Journalists' Conference
last weekend in Wheaton, illinois.
Representatives from all 12 Consortium schools worked
with each other for three days on improving each others'
school papers, learnirg better journalistic techniques, wrest-'
ling with Christian ethics and journalism, and evaluating the
Consortium publication Universitas.
How did the conference benefit the schools involved?
"Many times in Christian colleges, it seems like we're little
islands unto ourselves," said Jay. "We forget there are
other schools just like us around the country. If nothing
else, . maybe the islands. can learn to wave at each other."
Marshall agreed. "It was tremendous working with other
Christian college kids, and learning that Bethel's problems
are not unique-: But most interesting is .that other schools
have headaches that we don't. Wheaton and Westmont are
facing financial threats that make Bethel's paltry in com~
Wheaton faces a $28 million law suit stemming from a
football injury, and Westmont recently had to drop 11 faculty
members because of lack of funds. .
Other colleges are also struggling with mandatory chapel,
approval of all off-campus housing, and other issues which
Bethel does not have, Marshall added.
The delegates unanimously recommended a complete revamping
of Universitas, making it student-oriented, emphasizing
human interest eleIIJents of happenings on each of the
colleges, "helping the islands wave to one another."
"I came away very encouraged with possibilities of
cooperation among the colleges which would greatly improve
the educations available at each," said Marshall.
The 12 Consortium schools are Westmont, Wheaton, Bethel,
Gordon, Seattle Pacific Eastern Mennonite, Maline,
Greenville, Taylor, Houghton:, George Fox, and Messiah.
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l Enrollment for '74-175
Freshmen 546 Total number of men
Men 235 Total number of women
Women 311 )
Sophomores 416
Men 184 Full-time students
Women 232 Men 650
Juniors 270 Women 739
Men 149 Part-time students
Women 121 Men 32
Seniors 203 Women 46
Men 101
Women 102
Unclassified 16
Men 5
Women 11
Postgraduates 13
Men 6
Women 7
Credential 3
Men 2
Women 1
Freshmen just out of high school
Total number of new students
(181 men, 275 women)
New freshmen (202 men, 289 women)
New upperclassmen
New unclassified students
New credential students
Total number of pld students 876
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Group. Com survey asks,
'how good is your adviser?'
. by Sharon Erickson
How do students rate their academic
advisers, and how do advisers rate themselves?
In a recent random survey of
100 students, a majority of the 43 respondents
rated their advisers as being
helpful, available, and knowledgeable of
the curriculum.
In a similar survey, most faculty members
who responded felt they were doing
a good job of advising, but a few ado
mitted that they did not understand the
curriculum. and gave themselves low ratings.
The survey was taken by members
of Dr. James Mason's Group Communications
class who were concerned about
the advising system and its effectiveness.
"Our purpose was not to criticize the
system, but to try and find possible
ideas for improvement'" said Diane Nall,
a member of the group. Diane and the
other students Sheldon Johnson, Ted
Johnson Paul 'Kling and Gayle Norris,
intervi~~ed Dr. Paul Finlay, registrar
and Dr. Mack Nettleton, director of student
affairs, to learn how the advising
system works. Dean Virgil Olson was
also interviewed.
Since the new curriculum, with its
greater freedom in choosing courses, has
been instituted, more responsibility falls
on both students and advisers. ~'Un1ess
the student is sure of his requirements,
the adviser plays quite an important
role," said Dean Olson.
. The group found that all full:-time fa?ulty
members advise as part of .their
job responsibilities. Students are assIgned
to an adviser according to their concentrations.
In fields with many stude~ts,
some may be assigned to an adVIser
in another area' who then must become
familiar with that field as well as his
The survey also indicated that nearly .
one-fourth of the students responding felt
that their advisers were inadequate, and
that over half did not know their requirements
for graduation. This, along
with the faculty's low ratings, led the
group to reason that a student wh? is
unsure of his requirements, combmed
with an adviser who does not understand
the curriculum, could only result in confusion
and future problems.
The stUdents involved in this project
made suggestions for improving the advising
system. A few of their ideas are:
1 . . To increase student adviser communication,
especially concerning the teacher's
2. A student interest sheet to be filled
out by the student before coming to
school, .enabling the adviser to better
know the needs and interests of the
3. To use qualified upperclassmen to
4. To pay all advisers for advising
as a separate job.
5. To further clarify, in the catalog,
graduation and certification requirements
and course prerequisites.
Dean Olson, in response to these suggestions,
said that during registration
this fall, all advisers were available for
help in the LRC. He also said that
student advisers' as well as R.A.'s were
used this year' and that they had worked
well. "The 'trial-and-error' experience
of the student adviser is a big help,"
he said, "since upperclassmen have been
through the registration process themselves."
The academic adVising system is continually
improving, Dean Olson thinks,
and he is hopeful that it can guide
students toward their chosen degrees.
The Group Communications students feel
tha t the burden should not fall entirely
on the advisers, but rather, the students
need to realize and assume their personal
responsibiliies in understanding the
curriculum. The group hopes that their
research is a step toward a better experience
at Bethel for all students, and
"food for thought" to all those involved.
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Six cheerleaders
chosen for
winter sports
by Carla Hage
A good combination of enthusiasm and
experience, Bethel's newly-chosen cheerleaders
will be ready to go when the
Royal basketball-wrestling season begins
on November 16, according to their advisor,
Cheryl Peterson.
On Monday, October 14 at 6:30 p.m.
fourteen girls gathered in the Bethel
gym to tryout for the cheerleading
squad. The girls were judged by a panel
of four judges according to their performanceof
three jumps, an individual cheer
and the school fight song. Pep and enthusiasm'
as well as ability, were the
deciding factors.
The six girls selected to represent Bethel
as cheerleaders are Dena Haugen,
junior; Candi Hanson and Sheryl Tengwall,
sophomores; and Lori Bloom, Kris
Jensen and Kim Modica, freshmen. All
six girls have had previous experience
as cheerleaders in high school and-or
at Bethel.
The squad will cheer at all home basketball
games and wrestling matches.
Depending on whether or not the Student
Senate approves their proposed budget,
the cheerleaders would also like to travel
to some of the away games and matches.
The Punchinel10 Players of the University
of Minnesota present "Angel
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with hidden jewels, a mysterious room
and an intrepid police inspector), November
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Bethel player evades Co'ncordia tackler in .recent game.
S'occermen battle to scoreless ti'e
Bethel soccermen battled to a scoreless
tie in Saturday's hard-fought homecoming
game against Northwestern College of
Iowa. Despite numerous corner kicks,
penalty kicks, Coach Steve Voth's shouted
exhortations, and a concentrated secondhalf
effort, Bethel was unable to score.
Northwestern's eight defense stifled the
Royals' usual scoring combination of Peter
Wilson, Steve Jergenson, Matthew Floding,
and Dave Osgood.
Although soccer at Northwestern has
only achieved club status, as Bethel soccer
was two years ago, the team demonstrated
an organized passing attack' with
a devastating fast break executed by
two fleet-footed forwards. Bethel's Teferi
Fufa, Dave Mortenson, and Alan Vogel
played defensive positions equally well,
however, backed up by tenacious goalie
Paul Biederman.
With three games remaining in the
season, the Royals have posted six wins,
three losses, and two ties. They faced
St. Thomas yesterday, and will travel
to Carleton College Monday for a 3 :30
contest. The final soccer game will be
on Bethel's home field against Gustavus
Adolphus College at 10 a.m., November
H,alrrie1rs ru n
f'olmorrow in
c1onfe'renc'e meet
Bethel cross country runners bowed
Sa turday to the hard running of Wisconsin's
Stout State and Eau Claire College.
Eau Claire collected 32 total points for
the Como Park meet, followed by , Stout
State with 39, and Bethel with 52.
Gerhard Samson of Stout State finished
the five-mile course first in 25 minutes
and 32 seconds. Twelve seconds later,
Eau Claire's Dave Schroeder captured
second place, and Bethel's Jeff Larson
was third with 26 :21.
Also from Bethel, Curt Brown, Steve
Whittaker, John Cox, Larry Caldwell,
and David Clapp finished 8th, 11th,
14th, 16th and 17th, respectively.
Tomorrow, the harriers compete in the
Tri-State Conference championship meet
in Iowa. The Royals enter the conference
meet with a substantial record of three '
wins, two seconds, and one third place
team finish. The season's climax will
be the District 13 NAIA championship
meet November 2 at Como Park, 11
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The following comments are in response to certain views
that I have heard and overheard in the past days and weeks.
There have been rumblings of discontent in terms of crowd
reaction at athletic events (football games), and it seems
to me that certain points need some discussion and clarification.
Here then, in brief, are my reactions to these
1. Most every player will tell you that enthusiastic fans
at a game can help them to play with more determination.
This is an enjoyable bonus to competing in athletics.
2. Participants in an athletic contest should never need
this support, or acclaim. When a team or players, start
to expect and rely upon fan acknowledgement, when the fun
of competing is not a sufficient reward, then they are
getting away from what sports really should be.
3. Players are able to get themselves emotionally ready
for a game without a single fan being present. I'm certain
that the cross-country team could tell us how this is
done, and nearly every athlete has at one time played a
game on the road at which there was not a friendly face
in sight. It seems to me that members of a team, in
reflecting upon their goals, and in realizing the unity that
brings them together as a team, can set their minds on doing
their very best, and this is an important process for the athlete
and the team.
4. Picture yourself for a moment at a theatrical production.
The leading lady ha~ forgotten her lines. A clumsy
prop ham knocks over the background scene to expose
the leading man changing clothes. The orchestra is grossly
off-key, and the play seems void of a plot. Would you feel
inclined to give the performers a rousing ovation?
5. I would much rather hear nothing, in terms of spectator
response, than some of the things that I have been
hearing from Bethel's bleachers during certain athletic concontests.
OFF!!" "SMASH 'EM!!" These violent comments, in my
opinion, are far worse than apathy. .
6. Talk of "school spirit" is not only trite, but Irrelevant
in relation to Bethel as a spiritual, academic community.
The spirit that exists between students, faculty, and staff
at Bethel cannot be measured by "noise level." Anyway,
"school spirit" is a term that should have died in some
some remote high school years ago.
Let me in conclusion reemphasize my initial point. Fans
can make a difference to a team, and I'm sure most
athletes greatly appreciate support. Let's not, however, lose
sight of just what sports is all about.
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Bet~el player brings down Yankton running back.
Greyhounds edge Bethel
with last minute e,fforts
by Curtis KregnesS'
Yankton snatched a homecoming victory from the Royals
last Saturday. The 21-20 game was a story of last minute
efforts made good by the South Dakota team's powerful
running attack, which amassed 244 total yards.
The Royals - obvious underdogs in the contest - bolted
to a 13-7 halftime lead, fell behind by one point in the
third quarter, but sprang ahead 20-14 early in the fourth
quarter. With less than one minute remaining' Yankton's
Jim Framke completed a four-yard touchdown pass to Doug
Miller, tieing the score at 20-20. A successful conversion
attempt gave the Greyhounds the game, their third win
in four conference clashes.
Five seconds before the end of the first half, the same
passer-receiver combination scored on a five-yard exchange,
set up by an intercepted Bethel screen pass.
Gary Leafblad, a freshman linebacker, picked off . a
Yankton pass in the second quarter, allowing the Royals
to score their second touchdown on a 17-yard pass from John
Holine to Kim Walker. Walker caught three passes for
65 yards, one 38 yards long, during a successful fourthquarter
drive. Holine passed for 121 yards, completing seven
of 11 attempts.
Brilliant defensive performances by Dan J oling, Mike
Anderson, Doug Berg, and Terry Karlsgodt helped slow the
Greyhounds' quarterbacks, who were sacked several times
and held to 95 total yards passing.
Mark Rapinchuk rushed for 80 yards in 16 carries -
almost half of the Royals' 162-yard total ground gain. Donny
Peterson accumulated 61 yards in 15 carries.
Tomorrow, the Royals travel to Iowa to play Northwestern
College in the last conference game of the season.
The Red Raiders were averaging 443 total yards per game
after two conference contests, and more recently were rated
tenth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Bethel will be defending a 4-3 overall record and a 2-2 conference
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Religion addresses the experiences, narratives, and imagination of individuals and groups as they strive to articulate meaningful lives. As an academic study, Religious Studies focuses both on institutional formations associated with traditions and world religions as well as social, cultural, and political developments that evoke ultimate commitments from participants.
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"Playstation helps Prince Harry be a better gunner" rates headlines – but "Torture on the rise in Afghan jails" barely rates a mention ... How come?
The answer looks easy: it is all "so yesterday's war". Our troops are pulling out of Afghanistan. We've heard all that stuff about torture and abuse of detainees before. And if Harry talks about taking a life to save a life, and how video games help him be a better helicopter pilot and gunner - well, that's just a young man keeping some risky combat experience in perspective. Isn't it?
Not really. The strife is far from over in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda's shifted out, but the Taliban continue to strike at will. The country still hasn't got a stable, sustainable government capable of running the place alone. And the misnamed New Zealand provincial reconstruction team's return from Bamyan in March is not the end of our military involvement in "yesterday's war".
Our government has been coy about what happens after the New Zealand Defence Force quits Bamyan. Last September, it said New Zealand's continuing support "will likely include the contribution of a small number of NZDF trainers to the Afghanistan National Army Officer Training Academy later in 2013, an on-going presence in ISAF headquarters, as well as financial and development contributions to Afghanistan." That leaves plenty of wiggle-room.
So we should sit up and take more notice when the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan finds more than half (326) of 635 conflict-related detainees interviewed at 89 detention facilities operated by a wide-range of Afghan government agencies in 30 provinces experienced ill-treatment and torture. In producing this alarming finding, UNAMA discarded any claims its check process found to be "insufficiently credible".
What constitutes torture and ill-treatment in this survey? Here's UNAMA's survey says.
"Detainees said they experienced torture in the form of suspension (hanging from the ceiling by the wrists or from chains attached to the wall, iron bars or other fixtures so that the victim's toes barely touch the ground or he is completely suspended in the air with his body weight on his wrists for lengthy periods), prolonged and severe beating with cables, pipes, hoses or wooden sticks (including on the soles of the feet), punching and kicking all over the body, twisting of genitals, and threats against the detainee of execution and/or sexual violence. Other forms of torture and ill-treatment reported included increased incidents of electric shock, stress positions, prolonged standing, standing and sitting down or squatting repeatedly and forced standing outside in cold weather conditions for long periods."
It is exactly the same kind of systematic abuse that UNAMA observed in its last survey of detainees in October 2011, when the Afghan government committed itself to a range of measures to address the abuse of detainees. The major difference is that the incidence of torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities operated by the Afghan National Police has increased - from 35% in 2011 to 43%.
On the other hand, rate of torture and abuse in surveyed facilities operated by the National Security Directorate decreased 12%. However, this decrease may be illusory. UNAMA reports a reduction in the numbers of conflict related detainees being held in NDS facilities, and an increase in numbers held by the police. UNAMA surveyors also received "multiple reports" of unofficial sites where detainees were interrogated and tortured or ill-treated prior to transfer to NDS or ANP facilities.
Official responses to the UNAMA findings have been swift. The Afghan government does not completely rule out abuse and ill-treatment by detention centre stuff, but says the level of alleged torture reflected in this report is exaggerated.. The US Forces commander and International Security Forces Commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, says "based on information provided by UNAMA, which ISAF determined as credible, ISAF suspended the transfer of detainees to the Afghan facilities identified in the report." – another development that escaped the attention of most mainstream media..
UNAMA has asked "all concerned donor states" – New Zealand is in this group – "to consider conditioning all forms of financial and technical assistance provided to NDS and the Afghan National Police on their production of concrete and measurable results to improve oversight and accountability in their ranks, particularly in preventing, prohibiting and punishing the use of torture effectively in their detention facilities."
So far, there has been no public statement on this matter from the New Zealand government. However, back in 2011, I asked Foreign Minister Murray McCully for the government's response to a similar suggestion from UNAMA - that governments should consider basing donor support to Afghanistanon its NDS and ANP taking concerted action to cease torture and abusive interrogation practices. His response then was instructive.
"New Zealand's on-going support for Afghanistan is not simply contingent on the actions of the NDS and the Afghan National Police. We must continue the work we started ten years ago to ensure Afghanistan is never again able to be used as a base from which to export terror around the globe. We expect to have completed our substantive part in this process by 2014 and to be able to leave then, having given Afghanistan the best chance possible of being able to stand on its own two feet".
The Karzai government's lack-lustre response to credible evidence about the rising incidence of torture and abuse in its jails and detention centres does nothing to ensure that "yesterday's war" will not be part of tomorrow's global problem.
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On Audience of One, Oren Ambarchi presents a four-part suite which moves from throbbing minimalism to expansive song-craft to ecstatic free-rock. His previous solo albums for Touch exhibited a clear progression towards augmenting and embellishing his signature bass-heavy guitar tones with fragile acoustic instrumentation. Audience of One, while also existing in clear continuity with these recordings, opens the next chapter.
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Oren Ambarchi continues his otherworldly investigations with "In The Pendulum's Embrace", a dark twin to his landmark 2004 album "Grapes from the Estate" [Touch # TO:61]. Returning again to the hallowed halls of BJB Studios in Sydney, Ambarchi expands the scope and range of his unique musical language, incorporating an even broader pallette of instruments and sensibilities. Despite the use of glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano, percussion and guitars, it's startling that the world created is still unmistakably his own, and that there is such a cohesion of vision throughout the albums's three lengthy pieces. With this record there's an even more tenuous coexistence of fragility and density; sounds as light as air mingling with wall shaking low-end. The converted already know the kind of trance-inducing euphoria of Ambarchi's music.
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The Tastes Just Like A Peach/
Since mid-August, I've had "Jean-Talon-tini" jotted down in my cocktail scratch pad (of course I have one of those), to be concocted as homage to Montreal's Jean-Talon Market. Jean-Talon's a great place. I've had a dark chocolate slushie there, which is even more enjoyable than you'd expect, even if you'd expect it to be quite enjoyable. They've got a great culinary bookstore with a spirits section that has sent my heart a-palpitating. I've bought ice wine there and plan to soon buy a dozen organic "pee wee" eggs because they look like the perfect size for including in cocktails. Also, there's a Turkish dessert cafe that looks absolutely scrumptious and I plan on having one of everything they offer before I have to move back to the States.
But probably the best thing about the Jean-Talon is that the produce vendors put out slices of tomatoes, cukes, tangerines, plums and citrus (OK, so some of the stuff's imported) for unlimited sampling. Most importantly, they put out peaches. I say this because I really can't think of anything on Earth I like eating more than a peach. I remember when I was a kid, my mother used to buy them maybe a half-dozen at a time and kept them out on the counter, arranged on a cookie sheet that she'd line with paper towels. When the peaches' texture was just so -- when a big bite yielded an even bigger, audible slurping-up of juice, when the meat of the peach could almost be called creamy -- I would often eat three at a time, standing in the middle of the kitchen.
So last weekend, when the PhoBlograpHusband and I were planning a Bixi excursion up to Jean-Talon, I quickly settled on a peach as the piece of produce from which I'd produce my potent potable. (pa ha ha, pI'm so punny) Hopefully there are still some peaches for sale in your neck of the world before the season ends.
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Splash of mint-steeped simple syrup
Splash of fresh-squeezed orange juice
3 dashes Fee Brothers Peach Bitters
1 dash Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel-Aged Bitters
1/4 fresh peach
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that have been bulding and using the crappiest vehicles you will ever see to explore the desert. The web site makes interesting reading. Believe it or not, this is one of their "cheep jeeps".
Update: It looks like they stopped using "cheep jeeps" a few years ago. Still an interesting read.
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TSgt Jason Norton and SSgt Brian McElroy, KIA 22 Jan 06 near Taji, Iraq. You'll never be forgotten...
My old '89 XtraCab is but I beleive my '91 4Runner was wrecked. Its a shame too. It only had @ 245k on it when I sold it and ran like a top. Both were 22RE/5 speeds.
Gonna put some bumpers & sliders on this Summer. The roof rack is sitting in the garage waiting for warmer weather here in MI.
"It only had @ 245k on it when I sold it "
By chance would it have been powered by the 22R engine?
They say you can fill the crankcase with stale urine and the radiator with good intentions and still make a cross-country trip.
Oh yea, he water-logged it a couple more times in that 10k!! I was a long-time Chevy hot rodder when I was younger but that impressed me soooo much.
The wife's 04' Ford Escape has @ 135k on it but it makes more drivetrain noise than both my Toys put together. Its been a pretty good vehicle but a catastrophic failure with that in the next 10k won't surprise me. Luckily one of my best friends is s quality engineer for Mazda and the Tribute(same as the Escape) is one of his vehicles so I get any question answered personally and don't have to hear some BS from a service manager.
My rig. I can go up 34 feet high and take a looksie like nobody else.
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No fair! TuuTuu is cheating! TuuTuu is cheating!
Seriously, I'd love to have a rig like that, but it would only be useful after hours and hours of searching high clearance 4x4 trails. I'd be concerned with getting stuck with that van.
But, then, I've grown paranoid and over-cautious in my old age.
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Kuchar up to fourth in the world rankings
Philadelphia, PA – Matt Kuchar won for the second time this season on the PGA Tour and that victory at the Memorial helped him move to fourth in this week's world golf rankings.
Kuchar climbed five places to fourth, which is a career high ranking for the 34-year-old.
Ahead of him, the top three were unchanged with Tiger Woods followed by Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott.
Kuchar's moved pushed Justin Rose, Brandt Snedeker, Luke Donald, Graeme McDowell and Louis Oosthuizen down one spot apiece and they rank fifth through ninth.
Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood exchanged spots with Mickelson inching up to 10th. Steve Stricker held steady at No. 12 and he was again followed by Keegan Bradley, Sergio Garcia, Charl Schwartzel and Ian Poulter.
Bubba Watson inched up one to 17th and that pushed Webb Simpson down a notch to 18th. Dustin Johnson and Jason Dufner closed out the top 20 again this week.
Mikko Ilonen won the European Tour event in Sweden and that helped him jump 45 places to No. 69 this week.


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COLUMBIA, S.C. � Marcus Lattimore�s words, soaked with emotion and meant to inspire a team coming off two straight losses, are now drenched in sorrow, agony and bitter, bitter irony.
COLUMBIA, S.C. � Marcus Lattimore�s words, soaked with emotion and meant to inspire a team coming off two straight losses, are now drenched in sorrow, agony and bitter, bitter irony.
South Carolina�s star running back spoke as a team captain Friday night after the team returned from the movies and stressed the importance of playing hard every play, because you never know which play could be your last.
Saturday against Tennessee, he played what is most likely the last snap of his junior season and possibly his career at South Carolina.
Lattimore suffered a horrific right knee injury when he was hit by Tennessee defensive back Eric Gordon on a run during the second quarter of Saturday�s game. He was carted off the field and taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.
�When we got back from the movies last night, he got up there and said something to the team like, �I want to let y�all know to give it your all out there and not take this for granted, act like every play is your last play,�� Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney said. �Nobody expected something like that to happen to him again after it just happened last year.�
South Carolina receiver Ace Sanders said Lattimore�s speech was still etched in his memory as he spoke to the media after Saturday�s game.
�That was the first thing that came out of Marcus� mouth. I want everybody to play hard, and play every snap like it�s your last because you never know, it could be your last. He just went out there and he gave us everything. That might�ve been his last snap,� Sanders said.
Fellow receiver Bruce Ellington said that after the injury, he remembered what Lattimore had said the night before and wanted to make sure to give it his all for the remainder of the game.
�After I saw that he got hurt, I thought to myself if I get hurt, just play every play like it�s your last,� Ellington said. �He told us that yesterday in the meeting, to just play every play like it�s our last. After I saw that I wanted to make sure to give 100 percent in everything that I did.�
While the extent of the injury is yet to be determined, Coach Steve Spurrier painted an ominous picture in his news conference after the Gamecocks finished off their 38-35 victory.
�Obviously Marcus has a severe knee injury. We�ll let the doctors tell you exactly what all it is later on,� Spurrier said. �He�s such a good young man. Good things are going to happen for Marcus. I don�t know exactly where or how, but good things are going to happen for Marcus Lattimore.�
After the game, USC released a statement saying that Lattimore is out indefinitely with a right knee injury and will be evaluated later this week.
Lattimore stayed on the ground after Gordon�s hit and South Carolina�s trainers rushed onto the field. The crowd, loud and boisterous just moments earlier, fell silent.
Several Tennessee players came over to check on Lattimore. One was backup defensive end Corey Miller, a teammate of Lattimore�s at Byrnes.
Tennessee�s media relations staff refused to make Miller available to comment on his former teammate after the game.
Spurrier said he had never seen a similar scene after an injury.
�Everybody in the SEC and around the country has the utmost respect for Marcus Lattimore, mainly as a person,� Spurrier said. �We all know he�s a great guy. As a person, there�s no greater than him that I�ve ever met. It was touching. The Tennessee guys felt bad about it too.�
Tennessee coach Derek Dooley said people respect Lattimore and what he has accomplished.
�Nobody likes to see a player get hurt. So I think when (my players) saw the severity of it and went out there, it just shows the respect that everybody has for each other as athletes.�
Sanders said that he thinks the show of support by USC and Tennessee players was uplifting for Lattimore.
�I don�t think people actually realized how much respect everyone has for Marcus Lattimore. Not only is he a good football player, but he�s a good person,� Sanders said. �It was a big blow to everybody to see him down, but once everybody came together I think it helped him, spirit wise, to just know that there are that many people out there that really care about him sincerely. I think it helped him almost more than it helped us as a team.�
As medical personnel prepared to load Lattimore onto a cart, the entire South Carolina team gathered around their fallen star and the crowd chanted his name.
Carolina players tried to offer encouraging words, but said it was tough to know what to say.
�Really, everybody was saying stuff like keep your head up,� Clowney said. �Some people didn�t want to look at it.�
USC defensive back Victor Hampton said he was at a loss for words.
�It was hard to say anything, really. It was hard to know what to say to him just because you know how hard he worked. It�s just really hard to see.�
Sanders said it was tough seeing the pain on Lattimore�s face, adding that he felt the life come out of the stadium when Lattimore was carted off the field.
�I was really just trying to tell him to stay mentally strong. I just saw the look in the eyes when he was on the ground and he was really heartbroken about his injury,� Sanders said. In addition to the show of support on the field, current and former athletes took to social media sites to send well wishes to Lattimore.
Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray, Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis, Auburn running back Tre Mason and LSU defensive lineman Sam Montgomery were among many athletes offering prayers and support for Lattimore on Twitter, who was the top trending topic worldwide on the site from the time of his injury until the third quarter of the game.
In addition, Clemson receiver Sammy Watkins took to Facebook to express his support for Lattimore. Also on Facebook, two �Pray for Marcus Lattimore� pages had nearly 50,000 likes as of early Saturday evening after being created only five hours earlier.
Carolina tight end Justice Cunningham, who finished the game with six catches for 108 yards, said the Gamecocks wanted to make sure to win the game and try to give Lattimore a reason to smile.
�We knew we had to play this one for Marcus. We didn�t want him to get hurt and lose the game. We wanted to do something to make him happy because I know he�s going through a lot right now,� he said.
Spurrier added that he was proud of the way the team responded after the injury and won the game for Lattimore.
�I think all of our players understand that no matter what happens you have to move on. You can�t sit around and mope. At halftime, I said the best thing we can do is win the ballgame and give the game ball to Marcus, which we did,� he said.
Lattimore�s mother, Yolanda Smith, joined her son in the locker room. Vernon Smith, Lattimore�s stepfather, did not immediately respond to a text seeking comment.
Lattimore, who had been slowed with a hip injury in losses to LSU and Florida the past two weeks, appeared poised to have a huge day against the Volunteers. He had already rushed for 65 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown run, when he was injured.
�He had a heck of a game going, too,� Spurrier said. �A guy came knifing in there. The other guy hit him low. It is a very, very unfortunate thing that happened to Marcus.�
Last season, Lattimore missed the final six games after tearing ligaments in his left knee against Mississippi State. He needed surgery and about six months of rehab before he was cleared to return to practice.
He arrived at USC in 2010 as a much-hyped freshman, and he lived up to the hype. Lattimore ran for 1,149 yards and 17 touchdowns in his first season. He is South Carolina�s career leader in total touchdowns (41) and rushing touchdowns (38).
Byrnes offensive coordinator Bobby Bentley said in a text message that �the entire Rebel family is praying� for Lattimore.
�He is the epitome of what we represent,� Bentley said. �We expect him to be back better than ever. God bless Marcus and his family.�
USC quarterback Connor Shaw said that he has faith that Lattimore, who will turn 21 on Monday, will overcome this injury.
�If there�s anybody that can handle it mentally, it�s Marcus. He�s such a leader on and off the field. People look up to him. He�s one of those guys that rallies the troops,� Shaw said.


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As the oil price slump persists consumers are reaping the benefits of lower fuel costs. Towns like Williston, however, with economies structured around the oil and gas industry, are beginning to see the effects of the nation-wide drilling slowdown.
A recent report from CNN Money examines how the slowdown is beginning to affect workers in the Bakken oil formation of Montana and North Dakota. Across the nation, oil and gas companies have been announcing layoffs. Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services company, reported that it would cut 9,000 jobs companywide. Earlier this week, Baker Hughes announced the layoffs of about 7,000 employees by the end of March.
The rig count in North Dakota has dropped significantly within the past month and has reached the lowest level in five years. As of today, the rig count is 157 compared to 189 the same time last year. CNN reports that CEO of MBI Energy Services Jim Arthaud said, "My prediction is we're down to 50 rigs by June." Though, he didn't express much concern about the effects it would have on his company. The firm repairs area oil field equipment, works to increase well flow and transports oil from the fields to adjacent rail hubs.
Arthaud, who grew up in North Dakota, has been working in the oil and gas industry since the late 1970s. Having experienced the industry's cyclical nature before, he plans to use the layoffs from other companies as an opportunity to hire additional employees. The Belfield-based company currently employs roughly 2,000 people. The effects of the drilling slowdown will likely have a large impact on the region if low oil prices persist, however. Arthaud commented, "I'd say we'll lose 20,000 jobs by June."
Despite the current slowdown, other residents don't seem as concerned. While the drilling slowdown may lead to layoffs in the oil and gas sector, the region continues to sustain its population and retains the need for infrastructure related to the industry. CNN reports that Josslyn Dodds, an owner of a local pharmacy said, "I hear about people getting laid off, but there are still so many people everywhere. There are so many people who have made this place their home."
In Watford City, for example, Mayor Brent Sanford stated that when his daughter was born in 2000, there were only three other children born in the county that same year. Today, there are about 90 kids in her class. He said, "Half the students are living in RVs." Housing developments continue to spring up at an exponential rate, and the city is in the process of building a new high school, hospital and events center to remedy the rapid population growth. Although many are concerned about what will happen if the oil boom turns bust, the region continues to hire in other industries.
In Williston, Mayor Howard Klug said, "I'm not worried, because it's going to come back." He added that if the oil boom dries up, there are plenty of other industries to be a buoy for the slowing pace of the oil and gas industry. He said the city is looking to refining, tourism, or even returning to the area's agricultural roots if the oil dries up. Though, he doesn't see that happening anytime soon.


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Two of my favorite flavors are raspberry and also lemon. I tasted this Lemon Tart recently and was at once awed by it's wonderfully tart lemon flavor and silky texture. Although it uses cream cheese, it is not as heavy or intensely cheesey as cheesecake. I guess that is why it is called a tart! At any rate, I immediately asked for the recipe and would like to share it with you.
Lemon Zest Tart
1 cup unsifted flour
1/2 cup butter
2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
In a food processor, mix together the flour, butter and powdered sugar until particles are fine. Pat into the bottom and sides of an 11-inch flan pan, with scalloped sides and removable bottom. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. (Watch carefully so it doesn't get too brown)
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Meanwhile, beat the cheese until creamy and beat in the granulated sugar, eggs, lemon peel and juice. Pour into baked tart shell and place in freezer for 5 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until set. Let cool and chill. Serve with crushed and strained frozen raspberries sweetened and thickened to make a sauce. Drizzle on top and add a dollop of whip cream and a mint leave for garnish. Yum!


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As conservatives search for an explanation for Mitt Romney's loss, much of the blame has been directed at the collapse of his campaign's Election Day get out the vote efforts, a massive organizational failure that resulted in lower Republican turnout than even John McCain got in 2008.
A major source of Romney's GOTV problems appears to have been the disastrous Project ORCA, an expensive technological undertaking that was supposed to provide the campaign with real-time poll monitoring that would allow Republicans to target GOTV efforts on Election Day.
In the week leading up to the election, Romney campaign spokesperson Andrea Saul told Business Insider that ORCA was "the Republican Party's newest, most technologically advanced plan to win the 2012 election," touting it as the game-changer that would blow even the Obama campaign's sophisticated GOTV system out of the water.
But on almost all counts, ORCA failed miserably. In a fascinating piece for Ace of Spades, Romney poll-watcher John Ekdahl describes a perfect storm of technology problems that made the ORCA app unusable and left scores of Republican volunteers "wandering around confused and frustrated" on Election Day.
Worse still, Ekdahl told Business Insider that the Romney campaign failed to provide poll-watching volunteers in his region — Jacksonville, Florida, a key Republican city in a major swing state — with proper credentials and accurate voter strike lists, rendering them unable to perform their duties even if the ORCA app had worked.
In interviews with Business Insider last week, sources close to the Romney campaign confirmed Ekdahl's account, and described a technological undertaking that failed at every level. According to several of these sources, ORCA was developed by a small, isolated tech team working under Romney's political team. These sources told Business Insider that the product was never properly beta-tested, and wasn't revealed to the rest of the campaign — including the digital team — until the week of the election.
Most people on the campaign "weren't that surprised" by ORCA's failure, said one Republican communications strategist close to the Romney campaign.
"They wouldn't let anyone outside of Romney political circle in on it until basically November 6," the strategist said. "The digital strategy was so incomprehensible — they were playing Super Nintendo while Obama's people had PS3."
"Their priorities were so screwed up — [they were] hypersensitive about information security, but also wanted to use the best technology they could," the strategist continued. "In the end they got neither. They put out a laughable GOTV product."
And the Romney campaign's Election Day problems weren't limited to ORCA.
Another Republican activist, an attorney in Hamilton County, Ohio who declined to be named for fear of "burning bridges," told Business Insider that the campaign's GOTV organization in that crucial swing county completely collapsed in the weeks leading up to the election.
In an interview last week, the attorney, one of the "Lawyers for Romney" who volunteered to help the campaign's legal team by watching the polls on Election Day, described how the Romney campaign sent its legal volunteers the wrong training information, failed to provide volunteers with information about where they were supposed to be on Election Day, and stopped responding to phone calls and emails in the final two weeks of the campaign.
"It was basically a disaster," the attorney said. "They never explained what we were supposed to be doing — where we were supposed to start, where we were supposed to end, what I was supposed to do at the end of the night — they didn't explain any of it....A month before, you couldn't get a phone call or an email answered."
"Four out of eight of my polling places didn't have a poll observer," the attorney continued. "How you don't even get people credentialed properly is beyond my comprehension."
The Romney campaign did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment on the campaign's Election Day issues.
While we may never know what really happened inside the Romney campaign's Election Day collapse, the Ohio attorney's story, taken with the accounts from Ekdahl and people close to the Romney campaign, paint a picture of a campaign in disarray.
It appears that in its singular focus on competing technologically with the Obama campaign, the Romney team neglected to adequately account for and organize the essential human element necessary to any grassroots undertaking. Thus when its technological efforts failed, the campaign was left without a Plan B, and its volunteers were forced to fly blind at the moment the campaign needed them most.
"I think sometimes people get enamored of technology and they take people out of the mixture because its easier," Republican strategist Dave Carney told Business Insider. "I think there'll be a lot of soul-searching and review of those processes and see what really makes a difference."


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Is Myasthenia Gravis hereditary?
My father (80 years old) has just been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis. I have an uncle who has had it for about 15 years, and another uncle who was diagnosed a few years ago. I have read on the internet that it is not considered hereditary, but I think it is odd then that 3 brothers have it. Do you have any insight to offer on this, and how me and my siblings and our children may be affect by this in the future?
There are some families that have higher frequencies of members with myasthenia gravis and other autoimmune diseases. This appears to be true for your family. There are ongoing studies to define what gene may predispose to myasthenia gravis in these families. You may wish to contact a genetics center at a university associated medical center to determine if your family could participate in research studies on this issue. Until scientific studies determine what genes place your family at risk for MG there is no way for me to give you any advice regarding your question.
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