Senate's New Athletic Representation Committee

Student Senate has several standing committees that meet throughout the year regarding a wide variety of departments on campus. During the 2023-2024 academic year, then Andreas president, Joseph Tolbert ’26, proposed an ad hoc committee (a temporary committee) to join senate that year. This school year, senators voted to make the Athletic Representation Committee a standing committee (a permanent committee). 

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Classic Film “Rudy” Exposed as Historically Inaccurate

“Rudy” (1993) is a popular, heartwarming football film that has long been considered a classic of the genre, showcasing the hard work and determination which Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger displayed as he fought to be able to play on the Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish. However, the film’s plot is allegedly plagued with exaggerations and inaccuracies, as claimed by people present during the real life events.

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Covenant Lacrosse

Lacrosse has had a recent surge within the sports world as pro-leagues and Tik-Tok have provided lacrosse with a plethora of publicity. Lacrosse has engaging gameplay, a wild depth of history within sports, and more scholarship opportunities to give to students who may not have it elsewhere for this sport.

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The Dawn of the Scots Men’s Basketball Season

The Covenant College Men’s basketball team is just starting its season. With their first game on the near horizon and plenty of new players, this year's outlook for the Scots’ basketball team has a lot of potential. To do some more research into the team, I reached out to several of the basketball players, one of which agreed to answer some questions over email, this being Pierce Smith, a sophomore who is now in his second year on the team, whom I asked some questions relating to the current trajectory of the basketball team.

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The University of Michigan’s Sign Stealing Scandal

I am a casual sports watcher. I keep up with the important wins and losses of the teams I support, but I am not up to date on all the happenings in the sports’ world. Regardless, I was disappointed to learn about the cheating allegations levied against University of Michigan throughout the later half of the 2023 season. A recent Netflix documentary, titled “Sign Stealer,” and the start of the new college football season have brought the scandal back under public scrutiny.

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Sco Gots!: Covenant’s Up & Coming Rugby Club

Though it gained traction throughout the Olympics this past summer thanks to the Bronze Medal of the Womens team—faithfully led by Ilona Maher—rugby is not a sport most Americans are familiar with. It’s not entirely surprising, as the sport has its fame internationally throughout several other countries. These range from but aren’t limited to: New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland, England and more.

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Homecoming At Scotland Yard

The Lady Scots pulled off a huge victory to start off the homecoming festivities against the Huntingdon womens soccer team. The game started off hot with a very strong cross into the box by Emma Riggs ’25, with a great finish by AnnaLi Weekly ’28 within the first 10 minutes of play. The rest of the game was neck and neck but really saved by the backline of the Lady Scots as they showed strong defense throughout the course of the game to secure the win to move the team 20 5-2-0 and 1-0 in conference.

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College Football Recap

On Saturday, September 21, college football saw a couple of truly great games worth watching between teams in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25, such as the University of Illinois vs. the University of Nebraska, the University of Southern California (USC) vs. the University of Michigan, the University of Tennessee (UT) vs. the University of Oklahoma and the University of Utah vs. Oklahoma State University.

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What it means to be a Scot: Seniors in Sports Series - Finishing the Five Year Run

What has being a part of Scots Athletics meant to me? Being a part of Scots Athletics, and more specifically being a part of the Cross Country and Track teams, has meant being a part of a family. It means that as I stare down what seems like the impossible task of tackling both the harsh environment of a cross country race and the pressure of the ticking clock, I have a group of remarkable friends who are right there pushing and encouraging me to showcase my best self.

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