“Lord, forgive me for how I have not loved your bride,” Nesha Evans, the Associate Dean of Student Life, prayed as she closed out the first Conversations about Culture and Race held in the chapel. In this prayer, she encapsulated the heart of this new bi-weekly event put on by the Multicultural Program, to pursue unity within the Body of Christ where there has been pain, strife, and misunderstanding.
Student Senate Plans for an Interesting Semester
As the fall semester begins, full of unplanned chaos and difficult transitions back into academia, the students of Covenant College are definitely ready for some normalcy. Luckily, Student Senate is working hard to make sure Covenant students get to experience a taste of normal traditions.
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This semester has obviously not gone as planned. From classes online to canceled graduation to missing baseball season, we are all disappointed and grieving what for some of us was our last couple of months on the Mountain. Here at the Bagpipe, we have missed your contributions to our sections, funny professor quotes, and even
Read moreCreativity in Cooking
Currently, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding us every day. Our normally scheduled lives have changed, each of us with a different situation and a different story to tell. A lot of new hobbies are being born, whether it’s creating a new at-home workout routine, learning how to knit, or binge-watching a Netflix show that never seemed interesting before. One hobby that a lot of students couldn’t pursue before is cooking.
Read moreCity Hall Proposal
On Friday, August 17th, 2007, there was a fire in a grocery store located on Lookout Mountain about 15-20 feet away from the town’s city hall. It began towards the back of the store near a natural gas line. The gas line ruptured which caused the fire to burn out of control.
Read moreNew Honor Council
The new Honor Committee was proposed in the Fall of 2019 by the Academic Integrity Committee. It was formed due to a noticed increase in cheating and plagiarism over the past two years, in an attempt to improve accountability among peers.
Read moreThe Science of COVID-19
Dear Covenant community,
As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread with almost unimaginable speed around the world, social media and the news have been filled with a raft of opinions, partial information, and misinformation.
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Hello, Covenant community -
In this bizarre time, the Bagpipe is dedicated to bringing the campus community together, even as we are away from our campus home.
Read moreVirginia Votes: Electoral Laws Affect Covenant Students
In 2016, over a hundred students gathered to watch the election in Carter Lobby. With the couches pulled into a semicircle, there was red and blue kool-aid offered as well as candies and informal political debate. As the night rounded out, it looked like Clinton would win the race. She had more popular votes, but as we all know, Trump won the electoral college.
Read moreCasey Fletcher: Behind the Scenes
Many Covenant students have favorite professors, as is evident in the thundering cheers during faculty chapel lectures. Other members of the Covenant staff (such people in Student Development, Safety and Security, or Facilities), while less public faces of the college, are no less loved.
Read moreShelve It: An Inside Look at the English Department
Author’s Note: With Spring Break just around the corner, the Bagpipe investigated the leisure reading of Covenant’s English professors—both out of curiosity and to uncover whether it is possible for an English professor to have a favorite book of all time.
Read moreThe 2020 Elections Are Approaching
Indeed— the 2020 elections are rapidly approaching, and will be upon us before we know it. But don’t worry, I’m not talking about the elections you’re thinking of, and they will hopefully be less controversial. These elections are for your Student Body Senators.
Read moreCovenant Student Helps Save Dying Child
On Jesse Walter’s first medical call, he helped restart a human heart. After 15 minutes of CPR and four shocks from a defibrillator, the 14-year-old got a pulse back. Afterward, one of the paramedics assisting Walters told him that children or teenagers going into cardiac arrest only happens a couple of times each year and they are rarely saved.
Read moreBrexit Accomplished
As of January 31, the United Kingdom [UK] has officially left the European Union. Brexit has finally happened after three and a half years of uncertainty. How did the kingdom reach this outcome, and what will it mean for the UK’s future?
Read moreChina's Coronavirus
The World Health Organization, or WHO, declared a global public health emergency on January 30 due to the coronavirus. GHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in an NPR article, “The main reason for the declaration is not what is happening in China but because of what is happening in other countries.”
Read moreAround the World in 500 Words
In Nigeria, many Christians are still facing the threat of violence from radical Islamists. The Morning Star News, an organization specifically covering Christian persecution, reported that in the last week of January, in villages throughout the Plateau State, Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed around 32 Christians, including a pregnant woman.
Read moreCommon House Chattanooga Redefines Social Club in Southside
On Thursday, January 23rd, founders Derek Sieg and Ben Pfinsgraff announced the development of Common House Chattanooga with a tour through the old, historic YMCA building in Southside for their Chattanooga neighbors.
Read moreTwelve Thousand New Stars: SpaceX Starlink Worries Astronomer
One day soon, the night sky may look very different through a telescope. The rise of satellite megaconstellations—planned by Amazon, OneWeb, and Telesat, and now being actively implemented by SpaceX—may soon provide space-based internet service to the entire planet. However…
Read morePresident Trump Acquitted in the Senate
On February 5th, both of President Trump’s impeachment charges were dropped. The 45th President was charged with obstruction of Congress and abuse of power. However, the Republican-dominated Senate cleared him of both charges, keeping him in office.
Read moreAppealing Parking Tickets: Explained
It is almost a freshman ritual, that long walk up from Shadowlands. Students groan and grumble as they leave the warmth of the car to enter the bleak midwinter. It is extremely tempting to simply set an alarm for before 8 AM and move vehicles in the morning.
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