Dr. WhiteBro Tempts Students with “Art” (Again)

April 1, 2015 Gammy Num Nums

Several students’ struggles to remain pure have been foiled yet again by the famously controversial Dr. WhiteBro, who recently had the audacity to require students to look at art with nudity in it in her classes that study art. Though the polarizing professor couldn’t be reached for comment, we here at the Windbag believe the testimonials speak for themselves.

TESOL Minor

March 25, 2015 Carrie Woodward

Interested in language, culture, teaching, or all three? Students interested in teaching English will now have the opportunity to obtain a TESOL minor at Covenant.

Parking Panel

March 25, 2015 Andrew Fultz

On Tuesday, March 31st at 7:30p.m. Student Senate will be hosting a panel in Brock 120/122 to address Covenant’s current campus parking situation. Parking tickets have been issued, Bagpipe articles have been written, and the frustrations have accumulated over this seemingly never-ending controversy.

New RUF Minister on Campus

March 25, 2015 Jack Roylston

Nearly a year after former RUF campus minister Ron Brown announced that he would be moving to Panama City Beach, Fla. to pastor a PCA church, the RUF search committee has chosen and called Rev. Scott Wells of Hixson, Tenn. to be the RUF campus minister at Covenant. He will begin his tenure as the RUF campus minister at Covenant this upcoming fall semester.

Residence Life Restructuring

March 25, 2015 [Removed]

Next year, Residence Life will be drastically restructuring its staff positions to provide better campus-wide care. The three current Assistant Resident Director positions will be eliminated, and three new Residence Life positions will be added—two Community Coordinators, as well as an Area Coordinator for Transitional Housing. The new positions were created by Jonathan Ingraham, Assistant Dean of Students and head of Residence Life, with input from current Residence Life staff and Dean of Students, Brad Voyles, as well as inspiration from Residence Life programs at other institutions.

Vandalism in the Library

March 19, 2015 Liz Simakoff

On Wednesday, March 18, Bekah Meyer’s string installation, By Touch, was severed and pieces were strewn through campus between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. Small torn pieces of string led to Jackson Hall. While the perpetrator remains unknown, the art department has alerted Jeff Hall, Academic Vice President, and Tad Mindeman, Director of Library Services, as well as campus security.

Break on Impact: LONDON

March 18, 2015 Carolyn Walters

For the last few years, Covenant has partnered with a missions group in London, England to take a group of students to work with the South Asian communities in Southall and Hounslow as one of the Break on Impact trips offered each Spring Break. However, the start of this year's trip was accompanied by a series of events worthy of a Lemony Snicket tale.

FCC Votes in Favor of Net Neutrality

March 18, 2015 [Removed]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled to adopt a series of Open Internet rules, otherwise known as the order for Net Neutrality, on Feb. 26. The order is intended to better regulate broadband service providers nationwide to prevent client exploitation. Last week, on March 12, the FCC released a 400 page document, publicly available on their website, detailing these rules and their ramifications in more detail.

Planet Narnia

March 18, 2015 Carrie Woodward

On Monday, Covenant welcomed Dr. Michael Ward, an apologist and leading expert on the life and works of C.S. Lewis, to chapel and special afternoon lecture. The author of four books, including Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis, Ward’s greatest claim to fame is his appearance in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough, in which he can be seen holding a pair of X-ray spectacles next to Pierce Brosnan’s Bond.

What Does Senate Do Again?

March 18, 2015 Katie Tingle

The 2014-2015 Student Senate has been asked repeatedly about the funds that each student pays every year. Most commonly the questions pertain to the manner in how the funds are spent and what happens if the money is not all spent.

Advising Responsibilities

March 4, 2015 Molly Hulsey

Since the beginning of the semester, the Academic Standards Committee has taken the next step to delineate guidelines for students and faculty advisors in the registration process and their interaction with the Center for Student Success, stressing that faculty advisors will continue to be the primary consultants concerning class scheduling, credit requirements, and major-specific planning.

Music with a Mission

March 4, 2015 Melanie White

The International Justice Mission club’s Coffee House on Wednesday, Feb. 25 raised $212 for anti-human trafficking justice work. This event took place from from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. and provided a platform for Covenant musicians to share their talent.

New Hire: Alumni Engagement

March 4, 2015 Kristie Jaya

“As an alumnus myself, I wasn’t connected to Covenant enough,” said Kim Collins, the new Director of Alumni Engagement at Covenant College. Collins’ job description, in “broad strokes,” as she puts it, is to get to know alumni, to find ways for them to stay connected and be involved, and to help them connect with other alumni. Collins, who began work for the college in late January, also works alongside faculty members and other departments such as the Admissions office and the Center for Calling and Career in order to facilitate alumni.

Covenant Welcomes Herman

March 2, 2015 [Removed]

Bruce Herman, 61, is the Distinguished Chair of the art department at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. According to his website, Herman works out of Gloucester, Mass. His artwork has been presented in more than 125 group exhibitions and more than 25 solo shows across the country. He has received international recognition, and his work is featured in the Vatican Museum of Modern Religious Art.

Continuing the Conversation

February 25, 2015 Jonathan Moore

A panel discussion held in Sanderson 215 last Thursday, Feb. 19, is the most recent installment in what Student Development calls, “continuing the conversation” on sexual identity, to quote an email from Dean Voyles. As panel moderator, Professor Hans Madueme explained that last week’s event is part of a greater discussion, which includes chapel speakers Rosaria Butterfield and Matthew Trexler (fall semesters 2014 and 2015, respectively) and guest speaker Sam Allberry last fall.

Founders Music Video

February 25, 2015 Carrie Woodward

Evening gowns, monk robes, and red gnome hats—all proper attire for Founders Music Video Night, Founders Hall’s annual celebration of building creativity. Despite Friday’s snow and ice storm, students from all over campus showed up to see the assortment of music videos by Founders halls, each introduced by seniors and former Founders residents Seth Mayberry and Stephen McKerihan, quirky and colorful hosts who entertained the audience with their on-stage stunts, jokes about animal terrorism, and cardboard robot.

Snowstorm

February 25, 2015 McKenzie Barham

On Monday, February 16, around 12 p.m., the latest episode in the floodwaters of Founders left four halls a little soggy but undamaged, when a pipe connected to the roof drain came loose and allowed icy storm water to temporarily leak into the building.

Drexler and Indonesia

February 25, 2015 Eliot Kaufmann

Reformed higher education now has a home on the opposite side of the globe. In Nov. 2013, Dr. Jim Drexler and his wife, Sara, were sent to Karawaci, Indonesia, by Covenant College to help establish the International Teachers College (ITC). The ITC is a college designed to offer undergraduate and graduate teacher training, including eventually an M. Ed. degree. Prior to this move, Drexler served as Dean of the Education and Social Sciences at Covenant College.

Making the Move

February 18, 2015 Mishea’la Russell

Covenant’s faculty and staff are in the process of making some big changes as they expect the beginnings of renovation and restoration of the exterior of Carter Hall as well as its roof. The current plan is to divide Carter into three sections (north, center, and south), and all offices and departments within a particular section of the building will take turns transferring themselves elsewhere on campus as construction occurs.

A Refugee for a Week

February 18, 2015 Melanie White

The flames consuming the Covenant College Safety & Security golf cart parked outside Andreas lobby on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 9:45 p.m. caused the week of frustration that would ensue for Andreas residents. Seven days after the initial disaster, Andreas refugees remain displaced and disconcerted.