The Verdict

Yes…

to frolicking in various oceans during Spring Break.

No…

to being so worn out by Spring Break that you can no longer function.

Faculty Quote

“Ladies, if some guy ever tells you that God told him something that you have to do, tell him to get on a ship!”

- Prof. Pat Ralston, CHOW I, on Virgil’s Aeneid

Gamblers take the chapel stage: Guys and Dolls gear up

by Jessie Harris and Rebecca Newman

Guys and Dolls will take the stage at Covenant in March.

Students rehearsing the roles of gamblers and hotbox dancers are in full swing with only a month and some before the spring musical Guys and Dolls opens. With a new director and a bigger budget, some cast members have [...]

The economic hail storm

by Eric Scott

The economy is a little rickety. The fallout from the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage bubble expanded significantly on last Monday. The sub-prime mortgage bubble developed during the early years of the 21st century, as record-low interest rates and soaring home values led to the widespread selling of mortgages to borrowers who traditionally [...]

Eight years of work and philosophy of education passes

by Jessie Harris

In March the faculty will present to the board a large document that defines the goals of a Covenant education. Faculty passed the document after eight years of laborious drafting and revising by a committee of faculty members.
“It’s a titanic accomplishment of eight years,” said committee member Bill Davis who has been a [...]

Faith and voting in 2008

by Josh Reif
Though it seems far off, the 2008 general election is rapidly approaching. A few short months away, many of us have already made significant decisions by voting in caucuses and primary elections around the country. Though it might seem that the hullabaloo of politics and voting are in a secular realm immune from [...]

The real evil

News commentary
by Jessie Harris

A few weeks after a series of tsunamis devastated parts of Asia killing more than 250,000 in December of 2004, National Public Radio asked a question that a lot of people wanted the answer to. Where is God when tragedy happens?

NPR interviewed several church people who claimed to worship a good god. [...]