I came to Covenant three months ago knowing that the students here weren't free of the troubles and sins that plague other colleges, but that didn’t ease the heart-wrenching sadness that followed the list of specifics that Chaplain Lowe gave us during Orientation.
Read moreI Do Have a Voice, and It Does Matter
For so long, Asian-Americans have often been portrayed as the “model minority.” I’m sure you have heard some of the stereotypes regarding Asian-Americans.
Read moreBe Gentle
I’m grateful for those who are understanding of me when I’m not feeling my best. However, what many of us forget is that we’re still liable for our actions, even when we aren’t in the best of moods.
Read moreConsider Reading a Novel
I learned to competently read when I was five years old, and I was immediately drawn to novels.
Read moreBecause I Volun-Told You So
There is not a specific day that Covenant College should reach out; there is not a specific moment that we should gather and love on our city. Rather, don’t wait for anyone else, but go out and find a way to become involved.
Read moreInteracting With Those Who Are Different
The things Christian culture embraces are mostly free of vulgarity, darkness, and sex. This is not the rest of the world’s experience, or our experience, so why are we shocked when art has these qualities?
Read moreTo Clarify: I Don't Smoke
Contract’s restriction of smoking exists under the pretense that it protects student health. However, it goes beyond simply establishing a smoke-free campus—an idea with which I have no problems.
Read moreResponse to Childhood Contextualization
I have a fear of biblical illiteracy. The reason I have a fear of biblical illiteracy is because I myself was biblically illiterate and simultaneously a Christian. It’s a dangerous combination: loving something without actually knowing what that something really is.
Read moreWho Are You Voting For?
I don’t care.
But I do care about one very important detail: that you vote for Congressional, state and local candidates.
Read moreWild Youth, Pt. II
I feel as if my calling as a student dominates my identity in the eyes of my elders and peers alike. I can’t help but feel somewhat stagnant in this.
Read moreWhy the Bricks on Ghetto Matter to Everyone
For those of you who are unaware, prior to Carter renovations, Ghetto painted bricks on their hallway. Now, post renovations, they are not allowed to repaint them. So, why does this matter to the rest of the campus?
Read more#WildYouth
In our society, youth is something that is held onto for dear life, as societal elite like the Kardashians fill their faces in hopes of ridding themselves of any signs of aging.
Read moreWelcome to the Future, Don't Mind the Moldy Cats
Now don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a story about how we need to appreciate life more, I think we had enough of that in high school to last two lifetimes.
Read morePeach Pie and Pinky Promises: An Opinionated Note Written by a Pretentious Previewer
It has gone too far, too far! I wanted to treat my high school sweetheart to a college hunt conversation over peach pie to make pinky promises about the letters we’d send by the end of spring.
Read moreYour RA is Not a Demigod
If someone had told me during my freshman year, or even most of my sophomore year, that I was going to be RA of the Catacombs my junior and senior year, I’d probably think they were crazy.
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