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On January 28, the Trump administration ordered a halt to all US government aid. As part of this, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was closed down, all funding was stopped, and all but 600 of the over 10,000 staff were told to stop working and return home within 30 days. Despite the administration claiming there are waivers to continue “emergency aid” and a federal judge ruling on February 13 that the Administration must reverse its stop-work order on existing foreign aid programs, as of February 17, as reported in detail by Devex, even the waivers have had little or no effect in releasing funds for “lifesaving” activities and the administration has not responded to the judge’s order.
Last semester into this semester, birds have been flying into the windows on the east side of Andreas, dying as they slam into the glass. Their bodies then sit on the pavement for days, where students are saddened as they walk by.
Cameron James arrived on campus as a transfer this spring, eager to become a part of Covenant’s community. He settled into campus life and classes, and was enjoying a Kilimanjaro-sized pile of popcorn chicken in the Great Hall with his new friends.
A Morning at Covenant College: The Life of an Average Student comic
I went to opening night of Covenant’s production of She Loves Me on Thursday, February 20, at 7:30 PM.
In February, the 59th Super Bowl took place between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, making waves among Americans in the home and all over social media. One moment that went particularly viral was when Taylor Swift, attending in support of Travis Kelce, was shown on the jumbotron only to be booed by the surrounding crowd.
Horror fascinates me. I have a theory as to why: I was an extremely fearful child. I remember losing sleep after watching my dad play the zombies map on “Call of Duty: World at War.” The same thing happened with the skeletons in “Pirates of the Caribbean.” It got so bad that I was scared of the letter “Z” branded on the spine of a copy of “World War Z” in my aunt’s room.
The pendulum of extreme feminism is swinging to the opposite side in young adult fantasy, taking female main characters back in time to where they are only viewed for their bodies, contaminating our young generation of readers.
As spring semester has started to draw closer and closer to spring break, so too has baseball season kicked off these past couple weeks! The baseball team is sitting on a three game winning streak, so far, having played both Greenville University and The College of Wooster in three game series’.
Make a bid for the 16th franchise for the WNBA
This was the prompt given to us by the Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA). Hannah Eidson ’26, Samuel Pratt ’28 and I gathered together to create this bid.
Opposed to the rest of the balanced conferences, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) seems to be more top heavy this year. Sitting at the very top is the Duke Blue Devils, followed by Clemson, Louisville, and SMU.
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One of the staples of Covenant dining that students know and love is the Interaction station. Whether it is walking tacos, ramen, or wraps, Interaction provides a comforting option for students to rely on throughout the week. Having said that, this well-loved dining option would not be possible without Josh Scroggs, who runs the Interaction station.