On Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, a new social media account entered the feed of students across Covenant’s campus. Self-characterized as the “comic relief of campus,” @covenantclocked shares embarrassing photos of students that are sent to them. This anonymously-run profile quickly grew in popularity and now stands with over 300 followers.
The Instagram account was formed after two friends had the idea to create an account where they could post embarrassing photos of their friends. The owners of the account say, “It was mainly just to ‘clock’ our friends, but then it kind of expanded.” Now, it fosters “community because different people send in pictures of their friends and their siblings.”
Widely talked about on campus, this online presence elicits a variety of student responses and opinions. The account was not intended to cause division but to grow community. However, many students do not feel the same way about the account, especially when it comes to finding out their photo is on the account.
Eli Hudson ’29, a student who has been posted on @covenantclocked, refers to the account as “a personal attack” and “a circus event.” While he acknowledges that “it’s a little funny sometimes,” he says, “overall, it’s got to be a negative thing.”
Several other students have pushed back against being posted, claiming that seeing their photo on the account is humiliating. The owners of @covenantclocked acknowledge this, though.
“We’re not trying to make it a mean thing. It’s supposed to be lighthearted comedy,” the owners contend. So, whenever they are asked to remove a photo of someone, they delete it from their feed—no questions asked. “I don’t want to post a picture of someone and then have them be legitimately upset that it got posted,” the owners explain.
Other students consider the growth of the account to be a positive thing and a way for the community to bond. @covenantclocked lets “people celebrate their friends and post them doing weird stuff. It’s a little bit embarrassing, but it’s fun,” Jacob Redd ’29 comments.
Molly Stenner ’27, who has many photos on the account, says, “I actually really like being posted.” To her, being posted and sending photos of others to the account is “a way to joke around without being harmful.”
Overall, the account seems to have a positive impact on the campus. In the account owners’ words, “College can be chaotic, so why not make it fun?”