Angela Gonzalez

Bethel students compete for first place with musical acts, which were performed for fellow students at Bethel’s Got Talent Friday.

Aniyah Robertson pats Esther Adeniyi’s shoulder, as Adeniyi fake sobs about how special this song is to her on stage at Benson Great Hall. Laughter ripples throughout the crowd, this is the first act that has had any comedy in it. The duo wear sweatpants with a black and white flannel over a hoodie. Nothing like the dresses, tux

Makayla Schmidt, a senior at Bethel University, uses swing dancing as her way to find joy within herself and with others.

Makayla Schmidt quickly shut down her fellow hunting camp counselor’s idea. She was against dancing. That one terrible year of dance classes made Schmidt hesitant, but her friend insisted. He asked for just one chance, one swing dip with Schmidt. In the end, she gave in, just to see if she liked it. Four quick spins and one deep swing dip later, she was breathless from the e

A fifth-grade Leena Darwish watched her friend walk past with his friends. In a split second, she remembers he knows now. He knows her ethnicity.

She brushes the thought away. The two of them were close and had a relationship like Tom and Jerry. They enjoyed pushing each other’s buttons. When nearing him and his gaggle of friends, she knew she wouldn’t be surprised if he cracked a joke at her. Yet, once his joke escaped his mouth, she was taken off guard, almost not believing what he just said.

Marion Larson reflects on how she got to Bethel University and her career as an English professor. She also speaks about her book she co-authored with Philosophy professor Sara Shady. Larson shares her passion for reading and a bit of advice to the world.

I know you, Josie. You’re the type of mom who says she’s going completely organic, then goes to Aldi filling a cart full of organic knock-off groceries, to end up buying a bag of Cheetos at Walmart the week after.

Three students in Digital Storytelling at Bethel University ask the community the question, “If you had the world’s attention for 15 seconds, what would you say?” Their responses range from walking off the stage to sharing the Gospel. Riveting watch.