November 15 through 17, Covenant hosted several events on campus intended to foster conversations about race, including two chapel talks and a panel discussion.
Read moreCovenant Loses Dear Community Member Bob Harbert
The small Christian context of Covenant College fosters deep relationships throughout campus. This opportunity for heartfelt community is one of Covenant’s unique qualities, including the exceptional faculty and staff. However, because of this small, tightly woven community, deaths heavily impact the campus. On Saturday, November 11, Covenant College lost beloved community member and friend, Bob Harbert, ‘78. Harbert is survived by children Allison Smith and Ashley Lesondak; siblings Michael Harbert and Sherri Kramer; grandchildren, Levi Smith, Caleb Smith, Myra Lesondak, and Paige Lesondak, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Read moreGrowers Club
The 2017/2018 incarnation of Growers Club has lots to offer students at Covenant College. Sophomores Emma Gibson and Fiona Hubbard are leading the club this year, combining their visions to create a holistic and purposeful club.
Read moreOperation Christmas Child on Campus
Operation Christmas Child has hit the mountain.Grant Kierpa, junior class president, has worked hard to get not only every hall, but also local churches in the area, involved in this project. He is excited to see how it will impact Covenant’s community moving forward.
Read moreThe Race Card Project
For the past several weeks, there have been many discussions about race and discrimination on campus. These discussions have centered around the Race Card Project, started by reporter and author Michele Norris in 2010, and then facilitated on campus by Dr. Elissa Weichbrodt.
Read moreCovenant Students in the Gettys' Concert
On Saturday, October 28 at the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, Covenant College students involved in Covenant Singers and Chamber Singers joined a choir of voices from churches all across Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain. All of these voices joined to sing with Keith and Kristyn Getty in their concert titled “Facing a Task Unfinished.” The Gettys are originally from Northern Ireland, but they currently live in Nashville, Tennessee. This concert is the first time the Gettys have ever performed in Chattanooga.
Read moreMac Movie 2017
Maclellan-Rymer residents dressed in their best and gathered, along with the rest of campus, in the chapel on November 4 for Mac Movie 2017.
Read moreThe Current Core Curriculum Conversation
Recently, for the first time since 2013, the Core Oversight Committee presented a set of potential recommendations to the Curriculum Committee for potential changes in the core requirements.
Read moreHarvey Weinstein Accused of Sexual Assault and Harassment
Recent allegations against Harvey Weinstein, American film producer and founder of the Weinstein Company, have indicated that he may be guilty of multiple counts of sexual harassment and assault going back as early as the 1980s. Victims of Weinstein’s escapades include Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, and Rosanna Arquette.
Read moreSecession...and we are not talking about Texas.
On October 27, the Catalan parliament under the leadership of Catalonian President Carles Puigdemont pushed forward a late night vote for independence which many representatives boycotted. This parliament vote was preceded by an October 1 referendum where the Catalan people voted for independence by over 90 percent.
Read moreMark Slavovsky: Student to Professor in Seventeen Years
Professor Mark Slavovsky, stood in front of a class full of students, every face focused on him. He cleared his throat and started his lecture, relating information he had begun studying in this very classroom precisely seventeen years ago.
Read moreCarter Hall Renovation and Rededication
Most of us current students at Covenant College don’t remember Carter Hall not being under renovation. We don’t remember the rickety spiral staircase up the tower or the Washington Monument-like dome. However, renovations are finally and officially done, and late Thursday afternoon, October 5, marked a brief rededication ceremony.
Read moreCovenant and Startups
Covenant alumni and students are starting businesses in and around Chattanooga.
Read moreCovenant Celebrates the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. As the official college of the PCA, Covenant College will be also be celebrating the quincentennial of the Protestant Reformation throughout the academic year along with other churches across the nation.
Read moreCalifornia Becomes First Sanctuary State
On October 5, California Governor Jerry Brown passed legislation limiting who state and local law enforcement agencies can hold, question, and transfer based on immigration status at the request of federal immigration authorities. Communication between California police and Federal officials about immigration status will be prohibited, and undocumented immigrants will be safer from deportation.
Read moreWoodmore Bus Driver Released from Custody
On Wed., October 4, twenty-five-year-old Johnthony Walker—the bus driver in the Nov. 21, 2016, Woodmore Elementary School bus wreck killing six children—was released from Hamilton County Jail.
Read moreAmazon Pharmaceutical
Every day, Covenant students drop by the mailroom to pick up packages containing all sorts of items—electronics, apparel, textbooks, school supplies, dorm-room decorations many coming from the beloved company, Amazon. However, in the near future, Covenant students could be picking up one more kind of item from the Carter basement: medicine.
Read more2017 Board of Trustees Plenary Sessions
On October 5 and 6, Covenant College’s Board of Trustees met to discuss several issues, resulting in notable outcomes.
Read moreAnnual Francis Schaeffer Conference
If you’ve ever wanted to get a Hebrew word tattooed on yourself, this year’s Francis Schaeffer Conference on True Spirituality just gave you a few more options. The conference, named after Schaeffer’s book, “True Spirituality,” explores the topic of what personal spirituality looks like in everyday life.
Read moreFor Teens, By Teens: A Study on Phone Usage and Its Effects
In 2007, the first iPhone became available. This hand-held atomic bomb of a device exploded over the next decade, offering social networking sites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter on mobile. Since the invention of the iPhone, the amount of time spent on cell phones has skyrocketed worldwide and only continues to grow as more social media and entertainment applications become popular.
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