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I am currently a Media Production and Organizational Communication student at Bethel University. I have interned at Thrivent for two summers and accepted a full time job there after graduation. I love spending my summers on the water, writing worship songs with my friends, and accumulating a new pair of shoes every other week(ish).
By Mallory Becker | Reporter Katie Finney folded down the blue seat in CC313. She put her backpack down on the ground beside her and sat down. Katie's eyes shifted to the double doors as faculty, and only faculty, filed in. You could cut the tension in the room with a knife.
Senators find small ways to keep lengthy meetings light-hearted. By Mallory Becker | Reporter Chris Gehrz, President of the Bethel University Faculty Senate, sat at the head of the table. He welcomed members and guests to the meeting. In his opening remarks, Gehrz apologized for writing the incorrect room location on the email and agenda he sent out.
By Mallory Becker | Reporter Jake Wynia, standing 6 foot 4, peered over the heads of his teammates on the sidelines. He clenched the face mask of the gold Bethel University helmet in his left hand and placed his right hand over his heart as Royal Stadium filled with voices singing the National Anthem.
By Mallory Becker | Clarion Correspondent Erika Nolby pumped her arms with fervor. It was the last lap. Beads of sweat streamed down her face and fell to the red asphalt of the Stillwater High School track beneath her. Nolby and her teammate Shaelyn Sorensen had ran the last three laps at the same pace.