On November 5, 2018, Jon Fitzpatrick, newly hired vice president of admissions and marketing, was fired. In protest to his termination, Laura Scott Madden (‘18) and Callie Nelson (‘16) resigned their posts as admissions counselors (ACs), thus cutting the AC staff by a third.
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Cyntoia Brown, who says she was a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004, was granted clemency by Tennessee’s governor on Monday, January 7th, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. She will be released on August 7th, 15 years after she was first arrested, and is to remain on parole for 10 years.
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Sex. Psychology Today reported that statistically speaking, the average college student thinks about sex dozens of times a day. Covenant College students are no exception. This year, the Chapel Department has hosted a series of faculty lectures on sexuality and gender
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As of Monday, January 21st, the U.S. government has been shut down for 30 days, making it the longest in United States history. In the past 6 years, the government has had three significant shutdowns—2013, 2018, and 2019; the latest one occurring due to a lack of funding for border patrol and, the most popular topic associated with President Trump, the Wall.
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Bright, unnatural light is a sure fire sign of aliens coming to abduct you, but that’s probably not what happened on the night of January 8th on Covenant College’s small campus. Reports tell us that 2 transformers blew that fateful Tuesday night.
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On November 6, 2018, Americans headed to the midterm polls to vote for a selection of senators, representatives, governors, and various lower-level political figures. College voters flooded the polls in numbers that had not been seen in 25 years, rising from a 21 percent to 31 percent youth turnout, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Covenant College clung to the upper level of this voter turnout.
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bigail Sorrow (’21), a current English major at Covenant, intends to release her self-published book “Full” on Sunday, December 2 on Amazon. I sat with Sorrow in her cozy, dimly lit room as she sipped coffee to talk about her book. Behind her, the crystal blue mountains peaked in the distance from her dorm room on Fourth North in Carter.
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On Monday, November 19, from 11:30am to 1:30pm, crowds of Chattanoogans from all over the city and all walks of life gathered for the Gratefull Chattanooga event put on by Causeway, a Chattanooga nonprofit that supports entrepreneurship and community involvement.
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The pews and stained glass windows of New City East Lake shook from a roaring applause after a 105 to 3 vote in favor of electing Jon Storck as East Lake’s new pastor on Sunday evening, October 7.
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n the spring of 2018, the Covenant Safety and Security office sent out an email looking for students interested in a new service opportunity: volunteering at the West Brow Fire Department.
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A giant American flag, cheering crowds packed into UTC’s McKenzie Arena, signs reading “Women for Trump” and “Finish the Wall,” children wearing “Make America Great Again” t-shirts, Lee Greenwood singing “God Bless the USA”—this was the scene that greeted President Donald Trump on the evening of Sunday, November 4
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College Republicans and College Democrats clubs at Christian colleges like Wheaton, Grove City, Messiah, Calvin, and Gordon recently geared up for the midterm elections. During election season, political clubs promote student involvement in politics by conducting voter registration drives, publishing informational pamphlets, and recruiting student volunteers for campaigns.
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On October 1, Dr. Brad Voyles, the Vice President of Student Development and Dean of Students, announced to the student body at the beginning of his chapel talk that the month of October would be a trial run for a new set of open hall hours. These new hours run from 4-11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 4-8 p.m. on Sunday.
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Covenant's residence buildings are known for their established traditions, lifelong friendships, and bewildering pranks. While Carter, Founders, and Andreas have formed distinct building personalities, Mac seems to rely more on hall-focused communities and traditions.
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Christian fiction. The very name of the genre causes many lovers of great literature to shudder. Christian fiction often has a bad reputation for its clichés and cheesy endings. But Dr. Hans Madueme and Dr. Robert Erle Barham hope to change that.
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Sky News Ireland’s Senior Correspondent, David Blevins, engaged an enrapt audience at Covenant College on October 5 as part of his Media Project Tour across the United States, illuminating a few stories during his experience as a reporter on-the-ground before and after the peace agreement that halted the thirty years of violence in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles.
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On October 3, Dr. Jay Green, accompanied by six Covenant College students, departed from Mac Circle in a seven-passenger van and embarked upon a twelve-hour journey. The destination? The Conference on Faith and History.
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Chartwells’ corporate office is asking student opinion. A rating system has been placed near the door of the Great Hall consisting of a panel of smiley face buttons headed by questions concerning food and service. The happy faces on the panel are meant to gauge high or moderate satisfaction, whereas the frowny faces indicate discontent.
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Not every day does a Holocaust survivor come to Chattanooga. Particularly one related to Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who was a victim of the Holocaust and who famously kept a diary during her time hiding from Nazis in Amsterdam.
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ogether with fellow senior Yoonjin Jung, Abbi Carey took second place in Covenant College’s Mountain Affair, an annual talent show, on October 5. The two danced to popular hits and their quick, spot-on choreography brought an eruption of cheers and applause from audience members.
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