On Monday, April 22, President Halvorson received a surprise visit from an old friend. Jack Hoekstra, Director of Development at Providence Christian College, came up to Covenant for a spontaneous visit to present Halvorson with his old Providence “Sea Beggars” jersey—complete with Halvorson’s Dutch-ified name, “Halvorsma,” stitched on the back. What’s a Sea Beggar? It’d [...]
Campaigns were held, votes were tallied and next year’s Student Senate was elected. The Bagpipe got the chance to hear from the members and is pleased to introduce Student Senate for the 2013-2014 academic year. Junior Molly Anderson from St. Louis, MO – Student Body President What are you most looking forward to about being [...]
Early last week, Chattanooga leaders made the decision to turn an undeveloped section of Market Street into a food truck court and event space. Usually referred to as the 700 Block, the lot will be renamed Center Park and serve as a way to encourage further development in City Center. The newly designed pocket park [...]
“If our identity comes from something on the same plane [as ourselves] then it can be taken away,” Karen Angela Ellis told the group of women from Covenant College and local churches on Saturday morning. “It’s only by knowing Christ that we can really know who we are.” This past Saturday, 70 women from Covenant [...]
Today I tamed a polar bear, scaled a crumbling sentry tower on a small island, and dove to the bottom of a lake where a group of friendly aquatic mole-people had made their home. Then I climbed out and killed a monstrous worm in the depths of a swamp. Guild Wars 2 is simply packed [...]
In the last twenty-seven years, English professor Dr. Clifford Foreman has taken only one sabbatical. This spring is his second, which he is using to work on his novel, The Trace. The Bagpipe sat down with Foreman to catch up on life away from teaching at Covenant and talk about his writing process. What is [...]
Boom! 3D printing is in the house! The Chattanooga Public Library in partnership with the CO.LAB is presenting the city’s first 3D printing event, Maker Day: Thinking in 3D, on Saturday, March 16 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on The 4th Floor. People of all ages and interest levels will experience an explosion of [...]
Imagine a day where no one is doing any homework or working. Instead, people are playing games in a parking lot, eating free chicken and waffle fries, and eagerly anticipating an exciting event. On Feb. 21, the grand opening of the Chick-fil-A on Brainerd Road delivered such a day to a crowd of over one [...]
Realistic, repentant, and redemptive. These three words represent the mission of Christian spoken word artist known as Levi the Poet. The artist, Levi Macallister, performed in the lower level of Brock Hall on Saturday, Feb. 16. The Levi the Poet project began as a way for Levi to share his art, but has now become [...]
While the average Covenant student walks to class and the Great Hall, a number of education students will spend their days off the mountain in private and public schools, student teaching from the wee hours of the morning to late in the afternoon. The Bagpipe sat down with Adrienne McCrory to explore a day in [...]