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Women’s sports fans in the Twin Cities are not confined to watching their favorite teams online. Jillian Hiscock opened A Bar of Their Own in March, a sports bar exclusively showing women’s sports. The walls are covered in jerseys and flags from women’s teams around the state. “Watch women’s sports” …

Palestinian Bethel student voices her beliefs with unsilenced and unwavering faith as she watches her country being torn apart.

ARDEN HILLS — As the Bethel University Royals softball team entered the MIAC Playoffs armed with a 21-game win streak, senior second baseman Izzy Wilhelm sat in the opposing dugout inside Ona Orth Athletic Complex predicting the weekend to be “absolute chaos.” That’s what some may describe the Royals softball …

ARDEN HILLS — As the Bethel University Royals softball team entered the MIAC Playoffs armed with a 21-game win streak, senior second baseman Izzy Wilhelm sat in the opposing dugout inside Ona Orth Athletic Complex predicting the weekend to be “absolute chaos.” That’s what some may describe the Royals softball …

ARDEN HILLS — As the Bethel University Royals softball team entered the MIAC Playoffs armed with a 21-game win streak, senior second baseman Izzy Wilhelm sat in the opposing dugout inside Ona Orth Athletic Complex predicting the weekend to be “absolute chaos.” That’s what some may describe the Royals softball …

PSEO, transfers, commuters and regular students share their first experiences at Bethel University, where at times it was hard to find a place where they could feel comfortable. Student Life does says it does its best to make everyone feel welcome.

The Bethel University CAS Writing Center is more than a place for critiquing papers — it is a space for collaboration and growth.

Sophomore Ella Wienke navigates college with her family of 12 influencing her life from 280 miles away. The seven adopted siblings come from conditions that shaped them and changed how Wienke treats others.

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. …

The sun beat down on the asphalt and sidewalk as Paul Saarinen knocked on the door of the building of the Starcade Classic Arcade. He just came back from out of town the night before and things have been busy for him lately, so he needed to make sure everything …

Dan Bounds picked up a disc from the snow and wiped off the slush with his towel. He needed a good grip. He drew the disc toward his chest, lurched forward and sent it flying. It was 30 degrees at the Kaposia Disc Golf Course in St. Paul, and his …

Soraya Keiser, an international relations and journalism major at Bethel University, uses her never-ceasing passion for history, people and writing to tell important stories of diverse cultures.

The media center at Bethel University was as it usually is; quiet out of respect for those working as people filed in and out to work on various projects on their laptops or in the editing suite or recording room. The place became abuzz however when Carter Nelson ran in …

Dawn Allen, the Founding Director of the BUILD Program at Bethel University, finds purpose in supporting college students with intellectual disabilities. Though she has been in the position for nine years, Allen’s path to this career was anything but predictable.

Bethel University student Lylli Sondrol demonstrates inclusivity, hard work and kindness in her work-life-college balance.

Paw Ku snatched a T-shirt and stuffed it in her backpack without her mother noticing. She zipped it closed. Ku’s mother always dressed her in traditional Karen clothing — vibrant stitching, tassels and ankle-length material — immediately labeling her as an outsider in St. Paul Minnesota. The minute the 9-year-old …

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. …

Creator of the Bethel University graphic design program creates community and pushes students to succeed

Bethel University Professor Nancy Brule shares her stories of love and loss.

Juan Hernandez Jr. reflects on his journey to professorship, from a boy who didn’t read to a biblical studies professor at Bethel University in St. Paul Minnesota. He discusses his plan for the future, which includes studying the Book of Revelation. Hernandez shares the story behind his ragged leather bag …

Juan Hernandez Jr. reflects on his journey to professorship, from a boy who didn’t read to a biblical studies professor at Bethel University in St. Paul Minnesota. He discusses his plan for the future, which includes studying the Book of Revelation. Hernandez shares the story behind his ragged leather bag …

In this episode of Thoughts from the Bubble, Bethel University (St. Paul, Minnesota) students share their regrets, everything from nothing to not saying “‘I love you.”

In this episode of Thoughts From the Bubble, Bethel students answered the question, “What is one thing most people don’t know about you, but you wish they did?” From figure skating to favorite movies, people have all sorts of things that are hidden just below the surface.

Students and guest speakers communicate what it’s like to be intentional among the Black community at Bethel University.

Cadie Logston peered through the crack in the stage door. From the other side, a flute trilled and floated through Mozart’s Flute Concerto No.1 in G. Logston will be up next. She had been pacing and humming scales backstage in anticipation of her turn. Seven vocalists and instrumentalists came before …

It is quiet in the classroom as the leaders from Destino set up snacks and drinks, laid out packets on desks, and placed Bibles at the center of the room. The second Poder meeting owas about to start and the group is still settled in. “We decided to start a …

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 …

For players, the words “Bethel football” mean far more than wins, records, and success. A good football team isn’t the end goal, good men are. Good sons, brothers, friends, husbands, and fathers. A community of Christian brothers being raised up for what comes after college. Football doesn’t last forever, but …