The Verdict

Yes…

to a sixteen page Bagpipe, and sixteen days until summer.

No…

to anything resembling term papers or exams.

Faculty Quote

“I’m not sure if mules can be male or female. But I’m not really familiar with mule genitalia.”

-Prof. Tim Morris, Contemporary Biology

“My parents told me not to do anything to a girl that I wouldn’t want done to my sister.  So that pretty much ended my dating career.”

- Prof. Toni Chiareli, Intro to Sociology

Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant

by Kaitlin Fender & Sam Belz

The Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant (GTEG), intended to help equalize the financial gap between attending a private and public college or university, will likely be eliminated next year. This grant was received by about 420 Covenant students last award year; that’s almost 45% of the undergraduate full-time student body. The [...]

Administration Begins: Facilities Condition Asessment

by Lana Nelson & Andrew Shaughnessy

The administration is working hard to evaluate and fulfill constantly changing facilities needs across campus. Work on Carter, including this past year’s closing and renovation of Third South, is a tiny part of a much bigger initiative of concerted evaluation and action, called the Facilities Condition Assessment. Some changes, such [...]

Changes in the Church Scholarship Promise

Beginning with the Fall 2010 freshman class, changes in the Church Scholarship Promise will take effect. While many students are a part of this scholarship, it is possible that it could cover an even larger percentage of student tuition.

“You can get $3,250 for getting your church to pledge money,” stated freshman Kristin Owen, a work-study [...]

A Room of One’s Own …Or Not?

If you are a student trying to decide where to live next year, it’s important for you to know as much as possible about the different options that are available: the residence halls, the student apartments, and off-campus. Each choice comes with its own list of pros and cons that touch on matters like finances, [...]

Pre-Orientation Slated for Summer ‘10

Freshmen Austin Shelton and Austin Doctor chat it up during the first gathering of Orientation Week this past August.

Freshman Greg Steele and others swarm the chapel lawn during Orientation Week ‘09.

Most Covenant College students probably have mixed emotions about orientation week. It is a time of big changes: leaving the nest, [...]