Isaiah Burdette

By Isaiah Burdette, Ride Operator Kenan Moore sat on his old couch with his single mother of six to his right, and Bethel University’s multicultural coordinator to the left. He sank deeper and deeper into his seat as the multicultural coordinator explained the programs and support he’d receive if he were to attend Bethel.“We definitely had time to discuss those programs and the support that will be needed there,“ Moore said. “And so from there, that just made me feel comfortable with Bethel.”Moor...

By Isaiah Burdette, reporter Betsy Anderson’s mother opened a large cardboard box full of her daughter’s stuff. She shuffled through the documents one by one and found an old assignment from when Anderson was in college. On the top of the essay there was a note in red pen from professor Kathy Bruner suggesting that she consider teaching.Since her sophomore year of college at Bethel University, she knew she wanted to be like Bruner and become a professor.“People laugh at me,” Anderson said. “But I...

Commuter captains EJ Shannon and Hailey Gregg stood inside The Underground doors. At 8:30 p.m., the commuters gathered for one final practice before the 9 p.m. performance. The back-to-back homecoming champions wanted the trophy again. They could feel the targets on their backs.
“I love it,” Shannon said. “We’re gonna make other teams fear us like we always do.”
Gray sweatpants. Gray sweatshirts. Baseball caps. The roughly 30 students composed the smallest team at the event, though according to...