Bethany Celebrating the 12th Annual Allison’s Run

In conjunction with Homecoming 2012, the 12th Annual Allison’s Run, a conversational and recreational run or walk, will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, beginning at the Cunningham Soccer Complex located at the intersection of Route 67 and Castleman’s Run Road. The cost is $20. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Those wishing to pre-register or sponsor the race should contact the Office of Alumni & Parent Relations at (304) 829-7411 or alumni@bethanywv.edu. The first 75 registrants will be given a complimentary t-shirt.

Help us to remember the vibrant life of Jim Allison ’62 while raising money to support the scholarship that bears his name.

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Bethany Japanese Outreach and Culture Club Holds Presentation

The Bethany College Japan Outreach and Japanese Culture Club on Sept. 24 held a cultural presentation on Japanese marriage and wedding customs in Commencement Hall.
The presentation was held as a part of the 25^th Explore Japan Event. The annual celebration was initiated in 1988 with a gift from the Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd., located in Tokyo, Japan. Since then, Bethany has provided Japanese language and culture educational events in the Ohio Valley.

The event saw four Japanese presenters show and demonstrate how to prepare traditional Japanese wedding kimonos. In the Japanese culture, a marriage creates a strong bond between two families and the wedding ceremony is considered with care and seriousness. Although Japanese society turned towards the modern, citizens still follow traditional wedding customs.

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Fenstermacher ’00 visits Department of Communications and Media Arts

Bethanian Kevin Fenstermacher ’00 visited Bethany College’s campus on Sept. 14 to meet with Dr. Pat Sutherland’s, professor of communications and media arts and adviser to WVBC radio, class as well as the department of communications and media arts offices and studios.

Fenstermacher was previously a sports management major at Bethany, and is now the PAC assistant commissioner and director of communications. He spoke with Bethany Sports Information Directing students and also got a chance to visit with WVBC Sports Director James Peterson, who is now a junior. Fenstermacher was also given a tour of the remodeled BCTV.

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Gault’s Walk-off Single Salvages Split for Varsity

The Bethany College Baseball Team split the annual Fall Marathon double-header, held Sept. 15, with the Bethany College Alumni Team. Freshman Kenny Gault’s 2-out single off of Bethany’s career appearance record-holder Adam Nyswaner '11, in the bottom of the ninth scored sophomore Ryan Meier to net the Varsity team the win in Game 2.
 

The double-header saw all 45 members of the Bison fall team participate against one of the youngest Alumni teams in recent history, which totaled 23 members. Pacing the Alumni offensive attack was current Bison hitting coach, and Bethany College career hits leader Tyler Dillinger '11, who had two triples, a home run and six RBI. Dillinger’s efforts were supported by a pair of Bethany Hall-of-Famers, as catcher Jim Taylor '95 went 2-4 at the plate with three RBI, and Chris Rice '91 went 2-4 with a triple and an RBI. Additional offensive standouts for the Alumni team were Mike Pegg '11 (two singles), Max Schimmel '02 (single and double) and Eric Fudala '11 (single and an RBI). Adam Martin '06 threw four strong innings to earn the win in game one. The alumnus coming the furthest distance to participate was also the oldest alumnus in attendance, as Theron Noble '82 claimed both honors.

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Bethany Broadcasting Network Receives Mobile Unit

Bethany College’s student-operated Bethany Broadcasting Network is now on the move! Acquired through a gift from a private donor, the mobile unit is for use on webcasts from remote locations. It received official BBN branding on Sept. 17. A.J. Sparks and Joe Dumas of the department of communications and media arts are currently conducting a final inspection on the mobile unit.

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