beyond the green

Well, it has been one whirlwind of a semester (a fact that has resulted in many things falling through the cracks, especially my blog posts)! With the end finally here and only 2 more finals to take, I can’t describe my feelings as anything less than thr… more »

 One of the few good things about Finals Week is that suddenly, everyone wants to feed you!  In the past two days, I have eaten one church-sponsored meal, two meals at the houses of professors, two Bethel-sponsored snack bars, and one evening of snacks… more »

...except there's no snow. Yet. It's "officially" winter here at Bethel, even though technically winter isn't for another two weeks. Since we're only here for four more days, though, winter has been these two weeks since Thanksgiving. We went straight… more »

Hoo-rah and ga-la are intended to rhyme, in case you were wondering. With the schedule one week earlier this year, Gala ended up being held on the only Friday night between Thanksgiving break and Christmas break. This early schedule meant the people wh… more »

  There’s nothing quite like the community formed during your college years.  Our mod is blessed to have an awesome guy’s mod right across the deck.  (And no, I’m not just saying that because of the 3 guys from the mod who are in relationships with 3 o… more »

  “Miriam, go put on a dress!”  (To the modmate standing in the hallway of the mod singing while everyone else was rushing around getting ready)“Can someone bobypin my hair?”“Who has the eye shadow?”“This necklace or the choker?”“I’m wearing… more »

 Kicked off last Thursday night with the Tacky Sweater Party, the Christmas season has officially hit Bethel.  Hosted by the Student Activities Committee, the party featured a decorate-your-own-cookie bar, eggnog and milk, student-led classic Christmas… more »