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The student newspaper at Covenant College since 1955 Arts Kate Sarafolean reviews “The Man Born to Be King” Outlook Campus Stewardship Committee the expands operations into food, energy Sports Hannah Matthews becomes first Covenant female to break Thursday, Vol. 56, 19 minutes in the 5K November 19, 2009 No. 10 bagpipeonline.com $4,000,000Bagpipe Covenant receives single largest gift ever from the estate of Lowell Andreas by Zach McElrath and Kate Harrison After just receiving an unexpected $1 million foundation grant from an anonymous donor, Covenant College has received another huge financial gift—$4 million, from the estate of Lowell Andreas. This is the single largest financial gift for the BUILD campaign, with most of Covenant has ever received at one time. it going to "bricks and mortar" projects Mr. Andreas, a businessman from such as renovations of Carter Hall and Naples, FL and Mankato, MN, never set the library. foot on Covenant's campus or had any Covenant will also likely spend $1.5 family members who attended. He was million of the gift on purchasing a 33- introduced to Covenant by his pastor, for- acre lot across Scenic Highway from mer Board member Jim Conrad '62. As Scotland Yard. Student recycling takes a leap forward Andreas became more familiar with the "These funds will help us meet some of college and what it stood for, he decided the goals we have already set, especially by Sarah Dollar to become a donor. in this challenging economic environ- In part, this committee is meant to handle "I think he loved what our mission and ment," said Duble. Two years ago, student-led recycling campus-wide recycling. purpose was, and loved our approach of While Mr. Andreas was still alive, started in Founders Residence Hall. Before establishing the CSC, students "Christ Preeminent in All Things," even Duble said, Covenant sought to be very Students would collect recyclable items in Founders and Andreas, led by alum Kat in things like business and philosophy," intentional about helping him see where themselves and take it to a recycling center Kimball and junior Alex Anderson, worked said Vice President for Advancement his money was going. Six years before his in Chattanooga. hard to prove to the administration that Troy Duble. "It is amazing to look back death this past April, Andreas resolved to The pending installation of a large students could responsibly oversee recycling. and see how God wove together rela- give $75,000 to Covenant's Annual Fund recycling receptacle on campus is testament In order to do this, students were given tionships and people to create this story every spring "for the rest of his life," not to the growth and success of the grassroots strict guidelines to follow and were carefully and bless Covenant more than we could wanting to attach his donations to any effort. watched by Facilities Services. If there was imagine." specific project. "When I die," Andreas This year, students have organized and even one complaint, the administration Senior administration staff are decid- said, "I don't care what [Covenant] uses worked with the administration to estab- said, they would put a stop to recycling. ing how the money will be spent. this money for." lish, under Student Senate’s guidance, the The money will likely be designated see ANDREAS, page 2 Campus Stewardship Committee (CSC). see RECYCLE, page 2 Pino Gelato serves up tasty treats at sweet prices by Emily Chovan The first time I tried gelato was in Street in downtown Chatty may be a far Athens, Greece while on the Break on cry from the cobbled walkways of Ath- Impact trip last spring. I swore I’d never ens, but don’t let appearances dissuade forget the ribbons of dark chocolate you from a genuine treat. coursing through the rich cream, or the When you enter Pino Gelato your cool, white droplets spilling over the eye goes directly to the colorful display cone in my hand into the cracks between of gelato behind a glass, heaped in piles my fingers. I savored each bite, taking of chocolate browns and raspberry reds, the flavors in along with the leisurely studded with fresh fruit or chocolate chess matches and fast-talking sales- curls. You are welcomed to try a few of men of the buzzing pedestrian square of their 22 flavors, spanning from Blue- Placa. berry to Nutella. The price of a cup of Returning to airy, artificial Ameri- gelato is comparable to Coldstone or Ben can ice cream is disheartening to anyone and Jerry’s: $2.50-$5.95, depending on who has had a similar experience as how many different flavors you choose. mine. As I returned to Covenant this fall, I went for a combo of Mint Chocolate however, I could hardly believe it when I Chip and Tiramisu. As I dipped in my saw the sign for Pino Gelato nestled near Pino Gelato offers 22 flavors, spanning everything from Blueberry to Nutella. EMILY CHOVAN Rock Point Books downtown. Broad see GELATO, page 2 2 Thursday, November 19, 2009 NEWS / FEATURES The Bagpipe Andreas a generous donor who A SIP to remember loved what Covenant stood for by Zach McElrath It’s that time of year. All seniors come from the first 8 pages of his SIP. from ANDREAS, page 1 seem to talk about right now are papers, Duble recalls conversations leading up papers, papers. 14-pagers, 20-pagers, “Computer science is a burgeoning field to Andreas' decision to become a donor. MLA, Chicago, Turabian. And every that has affected a vast range of societal "He would say, 'I love the Lord, I love time you invite a senior to accompany issues in a hectically short amount of time... what you all are about, I love the stories you on a spontaneous adventure, they The information age, still florid and ecstatic, you tell me about your students, so I'll dutifully play their most potent card: is constantly opening up new possibilities give to the place.'" “I’ve got to work on my SIP.” and new resources, exerting a force which While the timing and size of the gift So, with the rest of us left to mop up entrepreneurs and big companies alike took everyone at Covenant by surprise, the endless stream of tears and agony must bend before... The progression of President Niel Nielson emphasized the pouring down the Kresge stairs from technology is a progression of understand- place of the gift within the long history of the library’s 2nd floor tomb of despair, it ing the natural order and, in a small way, Mr. Andreas' generosity. seems worth asking—are SIP’s really all mimicking God’s creative thrust. True, "Lowell's appreciation for and commit- that bad? technology is a fickle, terrifyingly amoral ment to Covenant grew over fifteen years, The longer you hang around Cov- power that allows fewer people to do more. across administration and staff changes enant, the more you realize just how An A-bomb can wipe out in a moment what and culminating in this marvelous legacy different everyone’s SIP experience is. would have once taken a Spartan horde gift from his estate," Nielson said. "We You’ve got your hard-working biology ten days to demolish. One worker can are deeply grateful for his deep convic- major, who is forced to finish up his 30- also harvest what would have once taken tions about Christian education and page panegyric to the glory of parasitic an army of slaves several weeks to reap... Covenant College education in particular, wasps in the fall so that it can be ruth- Technology is a progressing force that, for and we rejoice that generations will enjoy lessly scrutinized by his professors in good or for ill, cannot be stopped, but it will the blessing of his foresight and generosity. Lowell Andreas died this past April. His the spring. You’ve got your Justin Johns, never change our fundamental condition Thanks be to God!" estate gave Covenant a gift of $4 million. who as a junior directed the play Copen- as humans. With this in mind, we can take hagen as his SIP for a major he eventually up the task of ordering 0’s and 1’s with a dropped (physics) and then as a senior clearer conscience, while still being wary Pino Gelato an affordable treat he composed and directed the music of the unique challenges that our lives of for Caucasian Chalk Circle for his music technological ease, under the turgid banner from GELATO, page 1 by Pino Gelato. It comes in six flavors SIP. There’s the dreaded 3-credit history of inalienable rights, present... As stewards, including pepperoni and margarita. SIP research seminar, followed by the our neighbor may be our fiercest enemy, spoon and tasted gelato once again, the Pino Gelato offers us a genuine taste 2-credit SIP in the spring. There’s the and no amount of exasperated debugging sights and sounds of Placa flooded my of Europe and a step away from predict- community development SIP, for which will allow us to wriggle out of our responsi- memory. able, American ice cream. Don’t settle rising com-dev seniors are required to bility to love them. As computer scientists, Pino Gelato not only satisfies your for fat-heavy, cholesterol-loaded Cold- go live in a target community for an working in a closed system that we know we sweet tooth, it also serves Stone Cup stone when you can enjoy a much tastier extended period of time. can debug with enough patience, we can coffee and has free wireless internet ice cream without needing to put in There are those who work on their find it easy to bury ourselves in the comfort- readily available, making it a welcome another hour at the gym.