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Taylor Fruetel

Taylor Fruetel is an International Relations major at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is a staff reporter for Bethels newspaper the Clarion. She is passionate about human rights and currently is a storytelling intern at ECHO inc. She enjoys travel and speaks fluent Spanish. 



Articles

Minnesota Reformer •

Minnesota women's sports fans can finally see their teams, and they're loving it • Minnesota Reformer

Before Kelly Pannek helped Minnesota win the first ever Walter Cup of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, she was a star for the University of Minnesota Gophers. 
Back then, she flew across the ice at the 2016 NCAA women’s hockey championship at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire, scoring the team’s third goal of the night. The Gophers took home their seventh national championship title. 
Other than the 3,211 fans in attendance, however, no one saw it. 
Gophers fans couldn’...
ICT News •

Finding a traditional way to play

This story is part of a partnership between Bethel University’s journalism program and ICT.Taylor Fruetel Special to ICTNina Polk stepped onto the muddy field, raindrops on the black lacrosse bag slung across her shoulder. She stood by the rest of her team, and laced up her white cleats and grabbed her black ashwood stick, its maroon leather pocket bound tight by twine. On this day in early May, they played for parents, healing and for the Creator. Not for what modern lacrosse is known for today...
The Clarion •

Six thousand miles to snow

The Robertson Center Gym melted into a mixture of squeaking sneakers, laughs and bluegrass fiddles as Japanese intercultural students do-si-doed across the polished court. While the speakers blared Bobby Osbourne’s “Old Joe Clark,” a cowboy-hat-clad square dance instructor yelled out moves he’d taught just minutes ago.
“Wagon!”
Everybody found a partner, put hands on each other’s shoulders and moseyed around the gym.
“Rip and snort!”
Some pairs raised their palms against each other’s into a barn...
ROYAL REPORT •

Honoring wounds to the human spirit

Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition works to support survivors and advocate for the end of sexual assault of Native women and children.

Native women walk with stern faces and straight backs. Red fabric lies over their shoulders to symbolize Natives surviving violence. Purple and teal tassels honor victims of domestic and sexual abuse. The fringe symbolizes tears shed by Indigenous women over generations. The shawl also embodies notions of strength, beauty and solidarity.

The Soli
ROYAL REPORT •

The guide to granola

Chacos. Carhartt beanies. A pair of headphones blasting The Lumineers. A state-park-sticker-covered water bottle. Hallmarks of the modern granola girl.

These nature-loving coffee and thrifting enthusiasts would love to share their Appalachian-indie music playlists with anyone who asks. But perhaps the most critical characteristic of a granola girl? Knowing how to execute the perfect hike. Though venturing into the great outdoors may seem daunting, Bethel University’s resident granola girls are
ROYAL REPORT •

Winters in Ecuador

“Brandon is one of the most well fit to lead the trip,” said Erin O’Neal, a student on the 2023 study abroad trip, “he has made so many connections with the communities and given the trip more opportunities.”

During the time abroad, Winters leads students to better understand the wildlife and culture of the country. Snorkeling with sharks in the Galapagos. Gazing up at the golden columns of La Compania. Hiking through the Amazon rainforest to meet native groups living in the Amazon to drink Chi
ROYAL REPORT •

‘The human experience’

Hana Ko stared out the car’s window as it rumbled down the unpaved roads of the Guatemalan highlands. All around her, flora flourished, the thick forest of vibrant green trees stretching as far as her eyes could see. Surrounded by the Textura documentary team — composed of Bethel University journalism professor Scott Winter, journalism and international relations major Soraya Keiser and Guatemalan director Nataly Basterrechea — Ko traveled to a small village in the mountains. There, they would s
The Clarion •

Cheer Night kicks off Homecoming Week

Bethel University students dressed in an array of colors flooded through the doors of the Robertson Center Gym last night for the kickoff of Bethel’s Homecoming events. Flags waved above them as the gymnasium echoed with screams, cheers and claps of students who had anticipated this moment for days.
Cheer Night is an annual Bethel Homecoming tradition in which each dorm competes against one another by coming up with their own cheer to show off the most school spirit. 
“Extravagant.” That is the...