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Why We Need Protest Art

March 2, 2017 Matthias Overos

We need art now more than ever. Specifically, we need protest art. We need to both study it and make it. Through protest art, horrors and atrocities are portrayed with vividness and emotional power that a simple retelling cannot communicate.

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In Volume 64: Issue 2 Tags Protest Art, Fine Arts, Matthias Overos, Arts
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Slay Queen

March 2, 2017 Elzabe Uys

Last Wednesday our attention turned from the current controversial political climate to focus on Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

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In Volume 64: Issue 2 Tags Beyoncé, Fine Arts, Art History, Pop Culture, Elzabe Uys, Arts
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Mr. Pim Press Release

March 2, 2017 Bagpipe Admin

Most of us fondly remember a time when we followed A.A. Milne’s classic characters of Pooh Bear and his friends through the Hundred Acre Wood. What we may not know is that Milne was also an accomplished playwright.

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In Volume 64: Issue 2 Tags Covenant, Theatre, Mr. Pim Passes By, Arts, Press Release
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Gallery: Fiona Hubbard Photography

February 6, 2017 Fiona Hubbard

Two images— "Calm ≠ Weak" and "Moods" —submitted by Covenant student Fiona Hubbard.

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In Volume 64: Issue 1 Tags Gallery, Arts, Photography, Nature
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Why the Blues in Appalachia Matter to Hipsters and Hip Hop

February 6, 2017 Chase Waller

On November 18, 1993 a shaggy blond rock singer closed his band’s set for MTV Unplugged with a cover of an old blues song. 

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In Volume 64: Issue 1 Tags Chase Waller, Music, Musical Lineage, Blues, Arts
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Trump Plans to Abolish NEA

February 6, 2017 Matthias Overos

Not a full week into his presidency, Donald Trump and his cabinet expressed interest in abolishing seventeen government agencies. 

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In Volume 64: Issue 1 Tags Trump, National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), Matthias Overos, Arts
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ALA Conference and Awards

February 6, 2017 Teresa Harwood

On January 23, three days after Trump's inauguration, the American Library Association (ALA) announced their awards.

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In Volume 64: Issue 1 Tags American Library Association (ALA), Conference, Arts, Book Awards, Teresa Harwood
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Bad Suns Interview

February 6, 2017 Autumn King

On November 7, 2017, Indie Rock band the Bad Suns, stopped in Nashville, TN, at the rock club Exit/In, on their first nationwide tour.

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In Volume 64: Issue 1 Tags Bad Suns, Interview, Autumn King, Arts, Music
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Bad Suns on New Album, "Disappear Here"

January 13, 2017 Autumn King

On Nov. 7, indie alt-rock band, Bad Suns, stopped at Nashville’s Rock Club Exit/In on their second nation-wide tour. 

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In Volume 63: Issue 7 Tags Music, Album, Interview, Alt-Rock, Indie, Bad Suns
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Kanye West's Plunge into Psychosis

January 13, 2017 Teresa Harwood

What has happened to Kanye West? 

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In Volume 63: Issue 7 Tags Psychosis, Kanye West, National, Arts, Celebrities, Teresa Harwood
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Why You Should Still Read Go Set A Watchman

January 13, 2017 Abbs Kern

Go Set A Watchman tells a vastly different story, although it uses the same characters and setting, and this does not sit well with with lovers of To Kill a Mockingbird. However, it is a stunning novel that is worth reading. 

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In Volume 63: Issue 7 Tags Go Set A Watchman, To Kill A Mockingbird, Abbs Kern, Literature, Novels, Arts, Reading
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The Persistence of Lego-Man

January 13, 2017 Romy Vekony

Lego-Man has a problem. He is made up of parts. This is not entirely shocking to him, for he understands his nature as Lego-Man, but something has happened to him that bothers him.

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In Volume 63: Issue 7 Tags Dr. Winguard, Covenant, Metaphysics, Romy Vekony
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Christmas Morning

January 13, 2017 Teresa Harwood

The stairs are wrapped with holly and with twine;

I paddle from my room, eyes glued with sleep.

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In Volume 63: Issue 7 Tags Poem, Teresa Harwood, Christmas, Arts
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Retrospect Exhibit

January 13, 2017 Molly Hulsey

As the year comes to a close, ten senior art majors get a chance to reflect on their four years of sculpting, painting, and sketching here at Covenant with the debut of the annual “Retrospect: A Look Back at Past Works” exhibit on November 30th. 

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In Volume 63: Issue 7 Tags Arts, Fine Arts, Covenant, Gallery, Kresge Art Exhibit, Lucas Art Workshop Exhibit, Molly Hulsey
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Rowling's Not So Fantastic Return to the World of Wizardry

January 13, 2017 Anna Smith

...Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has given fans yet  another opportunity to return to the World of Wizardry... Unfortunately, the film lacks the heart of its precursors.  

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In Volume 63: Issue 7 Tags Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, Movies, Review, Arts, Anna Smith
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Art and Distorting the Face of God

December 7, 2016 Maddie Noll

...I feel my peers and I have at times made two false presumptions about art and its role in our lives.

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In Volume 63: Issue 6 Tags Arts, Art, Creation, Maddie Noll
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Wayne-o-Rama

December 7, 2016 Zach Jones

Acclaimed multimedia artist Wayne White unveiled his new installation project, Wayne-O-Rama, last Saturday at the Tenn Arts studio on Rossville Avenue. 

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In Volume 63: Issue 6 Tags Wayne-o-Rama, Local, Arts, Zach Jones
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Frida Kahlo Painting Rediscovered

December 7, 2016 Teresa Harwood

Frida Kahlo’s 1929 portrait “Nina con collar” or “Girl with Necklace” hung for 60 years, hidden from the public in the private residence of Kahlo’s assistant. 

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In Volume 63: Issue 6 Tags Arts, Fine Arts, Painting, Frida Kahlo, Teresa Harwood
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Hacksaw Ridge: A Redemptive Comeback for Mel Gibson

December 7, 2016 Matthew Gidney

Finally, Gibson has released his newest directing project: Hacksaw Ridge, a World War II flick featuring the stunning true story of former Chattanooga resident, Desmond Doss.

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In Volume 63: Issue 6 Tags Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge, Review, Movies, Matthew Gidney, Arts
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Hamlet Review

December 7, 2016 Autumn King

Covenant College’s production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, entertained audiences with its fast-paced action and complex characterization on November 11, 12, 18 and 19. 

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In Volume 63: Issue 6 Tags Hamlet, Arts, Review, Theatre, Autumn King
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