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Baptized by fire
Bethel University sophomore Garrett Backus uses military and firefighting experience to transform lives through faith and service.
Rachael Van Rossum, from the Chicagoland area, is a sophomore Political Science and Journalism major with a Spanish minor at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
I have a passion for writing the voices of athletes, peers, political figures and even fictional characters to tell compelling stories both on and off the field or podium.
I love spending my weekends yelling at Formula 1 cars on TV at 4 a.m., collecting '80s rock vinyls for my record player and writing my forthcoming fantasy novel "The Hellburner of Sovi."