Heavy, hard, black, and twisted
are the pain and sorrow in this life.
All cannot possibly be sifted,
O Lord come and end the sting of strife.
Read moreReflections on Mountain Affair
This year’s Mountain Affair, as highly anticipated as ever, consisted of eleven musical acts and one spoken word performance. The big winner of the night was Sam Miller who closed the show with his solo violin act where he dazzled the crowd with his incredible talent.
Read moreA Review of Consumption
The theater department has once again brought a somber, thought-provoking play to Covenant’s stage with their recent production of Consumption by Courtney Baron.In the span of an hour and fifteen minutes, four characters in four different parts of the country are united in a meditative dream state as they each suffer the final stages of consumption (now called tuberculosis) together.
Read moreArt Professor Presents Sabbatical Work
I spend a lot of time thinking about places, but I also go places,” began Professor Jeffrey Morton on the evening of Wednesday, October 11, presenting the product of his sabbatical work. The pieces displayed in the Lucas Art Workshop are only a small representation of an almost ten-year-long project entitled “Thinking of a Place: Finding Home in the Wilderness.”
Read moreAstronautics
We learn the solar system like it’s on a plane:
flat, horizontal, beyond but not below,
Andromeda due west, Alpha Centauri east,
Helios running bowling ball sunshine down the alley to Pluto and Quaoar, Sedna and Haumea,
all knocked out of the game out of technicality
Read moreThe Hype Culture Epidemic
Within the past five years, hype culture has swept America by storm. Hype culture is essentially a term used to describe a generation obsessed with finding the next big thing. It is a culture bent on excitement and adrenaline—almost to the point of self-exhaustion.
Read moreChattanooga Mini Maker Faire
On Sept. 9, 2017, artists, engineers, and scientists all mingled together resulting in the annual Chattanooga Mini Maker Faire. A maze of booths showcasing makers of all kinds covered the grounds at the First Tennessee Pavilion with ingenuity. The Chattanooga Mini Maker Faire is put on by CO.LAB, a nonprofit organization in southeast Tennessee whose goal is to encourage and enable entrepreneurs in their growth and success. The purpose of the Maker Faire is to promote makers and learners no matter where they are from. It is the pinnacle of the unexpected.
Read moreInmaterial: Cloth in Collaboration
On Thursday, Sept. 21, Jenine Shereos led a discussion about her art collection titled “Immaterial: Cloth in Collaboration,” which is currently on display in the Kresge second-floor gallery. She fielded questions about her art with humility and openness in her pleasant, soft-spoken manner. Jenine’s art reflects her graceful, unimposing personality, and leaves the thoughtful viewer with questions about man’s place in nature and art’s ability to bring the two closer together.
Read moreCovenant College Theater Department Presents: Consumption
The 19th century is coming to a close. An ambitious nurse, a young man of privilege, a wandering preacher, and an Appalachian farm girl living states away from each other seem to have nothing in common but their youth and a bone-rattling cough—yet, miraculously, they share the same fever dreams.
Read moreSeaux Chill Seeks New Streets
Covenant College senior Nabil Ince, known on stage as Seaux Chill, dropped his third album titled Freedom Avenue last Spring and then hosted listening parties all over the country—even in France. This ground-breaking release became Seaux Chill’s first album available on all major listening and streaming services, but with prospective new projects in the works, Freedom Avenue is only the beginning.
Read moreNow, But Not Yet
I feel it most when I watch the burning flames
of fire climb the stubborn branches, up
the pines while golden beams illuminate
the sky – a bitter union, flame and sun.
Read moreUncomfortable Failure and Incredible Art
Being an art major sometimes makes me uncomfortable. At times it also makes me feel incredibly awkward. I can guess what you’re thinking, but no, this is not because of the nude paintings or performance art. Being an art major makes me uncomfortable because I’m often forced to fail.
Read moreLE PETITE WINDBAG: Chapel Department Phasing in Avant-Garde Worship
In a move that shocked conservative Christian colleges across the nation, the Covenant College chapel department has begun integrating elements of avant-garde music into their worship songs.
Read moreLE PETITE WINDBAG: THE LEGEND OF FOUNDERS BRIDGE
On Friday afternoon, March 24, a spry David Jay Hankerton decided to investigate the legend of Founders Bridge.
Read moreLE PETITE WINDBAG: An Unexpected Greeting from Ya Boi
An exceptionally mediocre student at Covenant was shocked the other day when President Jaydrick Halving-Song nodded, smiled and said “Hello.”
Read moreLE PETITE WINDBAG: Open Letter to Lil' Wayne
It’s been a hot minute since you released an album, and now mediocre rappers like Kendrick Lamar and Vince Staples have taken over the rap game.
Read moreLE PETITE WINDBAG: An Open Letter to Mumford and Sons
You know the moment when you first hear a song and it is as subtle and thoughtful as a whisper in the dark, yet forceful enough to awaken your soul?
Read moreDeceptive Strength
The idea of deceptive strength is one that resonates with all of us. Often we find ourselves in a place of frustration when we feel our humanity seeping through the cracks of the images that we have so painstakingly constructed.
Read moreBeauty and the Beast
Emma Watson and Dan Stevens, skillfully directed by Bill Condon, create a phenomenal cinematic experience for all audiences in the art form that is the new release “Beauty and the Beast.”
Read moreCovenant College's Drama Association Presents: Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie: A Portrait of Family, Dreams, and Regret
The Glass Menagerie plays April 7, 8, and 21 at 8:00 p.m. and 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the Sanderson Hall auditorium on the Covenant College campus.
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