LOCAL REPORTING
I'm an extroverted, hardworking, responsible, and motivated Minnesotan woman who enjoys a good cup of coffee, chocolate, adventures, and the sunshine. Graduated from Bethel University. People say my laugh is contagious. I'm the type of person who spends hours writing and editing a story, but refuses to spend more than an hour getting ready for the day. I continue to discover myself and happiness along the way.
LOCAL REPORTING
How ceramics saved Bethel University artist Ben Soper from high school and college depression. By Miranda Weippert | Features Reporter Bethel University sophomore Ben Soper sits on a four-legged stool hunched over the front of the wheel in the fluorescent lit pottery studio in the basement of the Clausen Center.
How a dysfunctional, unhealthy and unstable relationship revealed my lack of self-love.
Professor Gary Long opens up about his battle with urothelial carcinoma.
Losing a close family member for the first time reminds me how precious family is.
Learning to prioritize life while being a professor and a student.
Logan Lisle's 10,000 Vine followers see brothers in action.
Emily Forster's passion for public speaking comes to an end.
Lissa Tin prepares to buy her one-way flight to London.
Multimedia
Teen Challenge recovery coach Ben Warnock is determined to live a future without alcohol.
Bethel University sophomore Justice Chaffee shares about his struggles growing up as a black male in a predominantly white community. He comes from Virginia, Minnesota raised by his mother while his father, who was an olympian athlete, remained absent for the majority of his life.
International Reporting
Guatemalan tattoo culture differs from that of the U.S. Artist Carlos Wolfos proves that although tattoos are permanent, they shouldn’t define a person, no matter their culture.
Disabled children and adults thrive in new home outside Antigua with worldwide donor support.
A reflection from my January 2017 Guatemala study abroad trip involving a patient and volunteer.
A reflection about one of the hardest climbs I've ever made on my Guatemala study abroad trip January 2017.