The three month-long renovation on the Starbucks across from Rock City was completed just a few weeks ago on March 28, introducing a more modern style to the old building that was once a service station before it was converted to a Starbucks over a decade ago.
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On April 28th, ten Covenant voice students traveled to Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida to compete in the annual South Eastern Regional National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition. Each student prepared 3-4 pieces to compete in the classical or musical theatre categories against other students in their particular voice year across the southeast regional schools.
Read moreCovenant Spring Formal Banned from Hunter Art Galleries
On March 29th, an announcement during chapel brought to the student body’s attention that the Hunter Museum of American Art banned students from the art galleries during any Spring Formals in the future due to blatant disrespect and vandalism.
Read moreCovenant Debate Club Semester in Review
Walk through Brock second lobby on any given Thursday night, and you may hear strains of a passionate argument on some topic ranging from drug laws to pizza toppings, the results of the Covenant Debate Club’s weekly practice round. Covenant Debate members range from freshman to senior and from experienced high school debaters to students new to the game in college.
Read moreAdvertising Discrepancies between Men's and Women's Basketball
The bleachers are full. The men’s team runs back and forth on the court, sometimes missing, sometimes scoring, always receiving cheers. The audience is loud and full of excitement. They scream even louder when, in the last few minutes, their Scots gain the lead. As the clock ticks down to the final second, the cheers crescendo. The game ends with yelling and clapping from the dedicated fans, regardless of who won. And now it’s the women’s turn. They are in the locker room, getting ready to run out onto the court and start warming up for their game. They watch the crowd file out with the men’s team.
Read moreMill's Vandalism: Prank Gone Wrong?
On Sunday, March 17th, Mills Hall was vandalized. The stairs leading down to the walkway that passes in front of Founders, their railings, and the retaining wall were spray painted yellow. Also, perhaps most notable, a rough copy of the First Belz logo, a stylized letter B, was spray painted on a variety of surfaces in that area.
Read moreCovenant Psychology Students at SEPA
On March 20th, a group of Covenant students departed for Jacksonville, Florida, to attend the Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) annual meeting. The three-day conference consisted of the chance to present research for fellow undergraduates and professionals who were in attendance and networking opportunities for the students.
Read moreBus It To The Dance
Here at Covenant College, there is no better time to see sweet lovers in the spring than at Spring Formal itself. That’s right folks, we’re talking about THE Spring Formal, which took place Saturday, March 22nd at the Hunter Museum of American Art.
Read moreAline Sluis Wins the Inaugural Nicholas Barker Award
A total of 15 Covenant College students submitted works to the contest and were honored on the back of the program during the ceremony. With permission from the authors, Barham and Madueme hope to have a bound volume of all of the entries available in the Kresge Memorial Library soon. “All the contributions were delightful,” Barham said.
Read moreWorld Bank Report on Gender Inequality under the Law
Last month, the World Bank published the 2019 edition of their Women, Business, and the Law report (WBL). This report is an annual assessment of the legal treatment of women under law as it relates to business opportunities in 187 economies.
Read moreWinter Weather Winding Down at Covenant
The record amount of rain late 2018 and continuing into 2019 has led to complications on Lookout Mountain and down in Chattanooga. According to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), 2018 was the13th wettest year for the city recorded with 67.01 inches of rain. Though too soon to tell, it does appear that 2019 could continue that record, with 18 inches of rain already reported by Weather Underground.
Read moreStates Seeking to Change Electoral Laws
On February 21, 2019, the Colorado state legislature passed a partisan bill that would allow Colorado to join a pact of eleven other states (including the District of Columbia) that plans to rewrite electoral law in order to protect their national electoral votes.
Read moreShawn Rockwell on Food and Intentionality
Shawn Rockwell pushes his brown hair beneath his dark grey chef cap and turns his eyes towards the line of students before him who are avidly avoiding eye contact. The students of Covenant College seem indifferent to the beads of sweat that come with the post of standing over a set of burners for hours on end. But Rockwell is set on breaking through the barrier of the sneeze guard that stands between cook and consumer.
Read moreRebuilding Admissions
The past several months have been a season of transition for the Office of Admissions. Brad Voyles, the Dean of Students, has exercised responsibility over admissions for the past four months. Voyles explained that he has had two main goals: rebuilding the admissions team and rebuilding processes.
Chattanooga Officer's Case Regarding Police Brutality
On January 22nd, the Chattanooga Times Free Press (CTFP) published an article on the meeting of the Chattanooga City Council to discuss the possible mishandling of a police brutality case that took place in March of 2018, but is only now being investigated.
Read moreA Profile on Jed Williams
Jedidiah Williams (‘20), commonly known as Jed, is from Guyana which is located in South America. Williams a biology major and an international student. Anyone who knows Williams knows this: you’ll never be bored or short of conversation, and he’s always willing to help out.
Read moreGreen New Deal
It’s very rare that a U.S. Congressional resolution receives the spotlight in the news. However, a recent resolution, the Green New Deal (GND), has been thrust into the public eye. Even though this resolution is the talk of the nation, few understand what it really is. What is the goal of the resolution? What does it say? Let’s unpack the details of this 14-page document.
Read moreState of the Union Address
On February 6th President Trump gave the State of the Union Address. The speech was originally supposed to be given on January 29th, but according to Business Insider, it was postponed by Nancy Pelosi due to security concerns in light of the government shutdown.
Read moreWhy Student Senate?
On Wednesday, December 6th, I sat in on a weekly Senate meeting for the first time. Senators mingled around the conference room tables in Carter in their business-casual as wind whistled in through the side windows on this dark, cold night.
Read moreThe March for Life and NY Abortion Legislation
January 19, 2019 fell just one week before the 46th anniversary of the infamous landmark court decision of Roe v. Wade. The wind howled in Washington D.C. and the temperature remained below freezing for most of the day. As the morning ticked by, waves of people began to arrive by the thousands. Slowly, the crowd swelled to the size of a small city.
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