On February 21, 2019, the Colorado state legislature passed a partisan bill that would allow Colorado to join a pact of eleven other states (including the District of Columbia) that plans to rewrite electoral law in order to protect their national electoral votes.
Read moreShawn Rockwell on Food and Intentionality
Shawn Rockwell pushes his brown hair beneath his dark grey chef cap and turns his eyes towards the line of students before him who are avidly avoiding eye contact. The students of Covenant College seem indifferent to the beads of sweat that come with the post of standing over a set of burners for hours on end. But Rockwell is set on breaking through the barrier of the sneeze guard that stands between cook and consumer.
Read moreRebuilding Admissions
The past several months have been a season of transition for the Office of Admissions. Brad Voyles, the Dean of Students, has exercised responsibility over admissions for the past four months. Voyles explained that he has had two main goals: rebuilding the admissions team and rebuilding processes.
Chattanooga Officer's Case Regarding Police Brutality
On January 22nd, the Chattanooga Times Free Press (CTFP) published an article on the meeting of the Chattanooga City Council to discuss the possible mishandling of a police brutality case that took place in March of 2018, but is only now being investigated.
Read moreA Profile on Jed Williams
Jedidiah Williams (‘20), commonly known as Jed, is from Guyana which is located in South America. Williams a biology major and an international student. Anyone who knows Williams knows this: you’ll never be bored or short of conversation, and he’s always willing to help out.
Read moreGreen New Deal
It’s very rare that a U.S. Congressional resolution receives the spotlight in the news. However, a recent resolution, the Green New Deal (GND), has been thrust into the public eye. Even though this resolution is the talk of the nation, few understand what it really is. What is the goal of the resolution? What does it say? Let’s unpack the details of this 14-page document.
Read moreState of the Union Address
On February 6th President Trump gave the State of the Union Address. The speech was originally supposed to be given on January 29th, but according to Business Insider, it was postponed by Nancy Pelosi due to security concerns in light of the government shutdown.
Read moreWhy Student Senate?
On Wednesday, December 6th, I sat in on a weekly Senate meeting for the first time. Senators mingled around the conference room tables in Carter in their business-casual as wind whistled in through the side windows on this dark, cold night.
Read moreThe March for Life and NY Abortion Legislation
January 19, 2019 fell just one week before the 46th anniversary of the infamous landmark court decision of Roe v. Wade. The wind howled in Washington D.C. and the temperature remained below freezing for most of the day. As the morning ticked by, waves of people began to arrive by the thousands. Slowly, the crowd swelled to the size of a small city.
Read moreMLK Day On 2019
On Monday, January 21st, Covenant students were released from classes for a day to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is the second annual celebration of Martin Luther King Day at Covenant College.
Read moreIsaiah Barnfield Leaves Covenant
On Friday, January 25th, Isaiah Barnfield officially stepped down from his position as Resident Director of Founders Hall after working at Covenant for three and a half years. He has taken a job at Unum as a Short-Term Disability Benefit Specialist, which he said will involve reviewing insurance claims.
Read moreEmotional Support Animals on Campus
Loki Melgarejo-Magana is a unique member of the Covenant College community. The Covenant admissions office did not send him an acceptance letter; he never even applied to college.
Read moreHigh Turnover Rate in Admissions - Revised
On November 5, 2018, Jon Fitzpatrick, newly hired vice president of admissions and marketing, was fired. In protest to his termination, Laura Scott Madden (‘18) and Callie Nelson (‘16) resigned their posts as admissions counselors (ACs), thus cutting the AC staff by a third.
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Tennessee’s Cyntoia Brown Granted Clemency
Cyntoia Brown, who says she was a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004, was granted clemency by Tennessee’s governor on Monday, January 7th, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. She will be released on August 7th, 15 years after she was first arrested, and is to remain on parole for 10 years.
Read moreLet's Talk About Sex (And Gender)
Sex. Psychology Today reported that statistically speaking, the average college student thinks about sex dozens of times a day. Covenant College students are no exception. This year, the Chapel Department has hosted a series of faculty lectures on sexuality and gender
Read moreGovernment Shutdown
As of Monday, January 21st, the U.S. government has been shut down for 30 days, making it the longest in United States history. In the past 6 years, the government has had three significant shutdowns—2013, 2018, and 2019; the latest one occurring due to a lack of funding for border patrol and, the most popular topic associated with President Trump, the Wall.
Read moreAlien: Covenant
Bright, unnatural light is a sure fire sign of aliens coming to abduct you, but that’s probably not what happened on the night of January 8th on Covenant College’s small campus. Reports tell us that 2 transformers blew that fateful Tuesday night.
Read moreA Higher Standard: Voting at Covenant
On November 6, 2018, Americans headed to the midterm polls to vote for a selection of senators, representatives, governors, and various lower-level political figures. College voters flooded the polls in numbers that had not been seen in 25 years, rising from a 21 percent to 31 percent youth turnout, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Covenant College clung to the upper level of this voter turnout.
Read moreAbigail Sorrow's Debut Book: "Full"
bigail Sorrow (’21), a current English major at Covenant, intends to release her self-published book “Full” on Sunday, December 2 on Amazon. I sat with Sorrow in her cozy, dimly lit room as she sipped coffee to talk about her book. Behind her, the crystal blue mountains peaked in the distance from her dorm room on Fourth North in Carter.
Read moreChattanoogans Gather for Gratefull
On Monday, November 19, from 11:30am to 1:30pm, crowds of Chattanoogans from all over the city and all walks of life gathered for the Gratefull Chattanooga event put on by Causeway, a Chattanooga nonprofit that supports entrepreneurship and community involvement.
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