The Clarion • 15th May 2024

More than meets the eye

It’s 7:00 in the morning. Most people are probably still in bed, but not Lois Cordes. As she arrives at the Print Services desk, she flips on the lights, turns on her computer and goes through the printing queue, cranking out all the work as early as possible. When she’s done, she’ll watch “epic fail” compilation videos on YouTube, chit-chat with students and faculty in the halls and get miscellaneous printing jobs done throughout the day.

But there’s more to Cordes than meets the eye. For stud

ROYAL REPORT • 14th May 2024

Paving the way

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan uses her platform to create a world where future Native women can have a role in positions of leadership.

Models strut down the runway of Quincy Hall in Minneapolis. April 25, 2024 — Native Nations Fashion Night, an event that showcased the talent of Indigenous fashion designers, models, hairstylists and makeup artists — Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor, Peggy Flanagan, being one of the models in attendance that evening.

Speaks With A Loud and Clear

ICT News • 13th April 2024

A sacred space

Blues from the 1950s echoes from the speakers. The theater is packed. The front row is reserved for the elders.

“Welcome to the First Nation sensation, Creator’s favorite musical, Bear Grease!”

Applause fills the black box of Gremlin Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The all-Native cast of “Bear Grease” – a Native twist on the classic musical, Grease – steps out on the dimly lit stage. Sandy, Danny and Rizzo – or “Rezzo” in this cast. And the “beauty school dropout” Frenchie, played by Monique

The Clarion • 3rd April 2024

Gen-Z: The future of the church

“I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.”

After taking a ministry class at Wheaton College, Johnson couldn’t see herself in any other profession. But when people told her that they couldn’t support her ordination because of her gender and told her to read 1 Timothy 2:12, she feared that the only thing in her life — preaching — wasn’t fit for her.

Since transferring to Bethel, Johnson is sure ministry is where God called her to be. While touring Be

The Clarion • 23rd February 2024

Opening the conversation

Hailey DuPrée, Ilene Amayarapalo and Spencer Vang pull their chairs closer to one another. They just finished watching the 1955 Disney movie “Lady and the Tramp” in the Underground, and because the first Real Talk event of the spring semester is on Valentine’s Day, they have a discussion surrounding interracial relationships — a theme present within the film.

Though “Lady and the Tramp” is loved by many, Real Talk opened the conversation to discuss the implication of the movie depicting chihuah

The Clarion • 23rd February 2024

Feeling in color

Jayden Richards sat with his friends in the Monson Dining Center and observed fellow students grabbing meals and conversing with peers.



People-watching – something that most students at Bethel University are guilty of. But not everyone sees people the same way.

“It’s really funny when their colors don’t match,” Richards said confidently. His friends looked at him with confusion and asked Richards what he meant. He explained that different colors have different feelings — and some colors d

The Clarion • 5th December 2023

Connecting for a change: The Urban Village

Bethel alum Tu Lor Eh Paw sits on the small, wooden stage with seven younger girls, their voices echoing throughout the mural-painted walls as they sing along to Bruno Mars’ “Grenade.” As program director at The Urban Village, Eh Paw runs karaoke tonight by connecting her phone to the bluetooth speakers and playing songs that the teenage girls can’t help but sing along to.

Across the room teens giggle with one another, relaxing on couches or playing guitar. Adidas backpacks, The North Face wint

ROYAL REPORT • 15th November 2023

Influencing for a purpose

Bethany Werth sits down at her dorm room desk in Lissner Hall, flicks on her three desk lamps, props her phone up and hits record. She isn’t filming herself getting ready for a Good Morning America interview, unboxing a PR package she got in the mail or what a day in her life looks like as a micro influencer — the type of content that makes up the majority of her TikTok account, @thegirlwithmonolids. As she sits down with a half-eaten container of noodles in front of her, Bethany discusses the p