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VOL.V o l . 51,No.851, No. 8______W WEDNESDAY,ed n esd a y , JANUARYJa n u a ry 12,12,2005 2005______wWWW.BAGPIPEONLINE.COM w w .bagpipeonline .c o m Marion DavidDavid Barnes,Barnes, 1913-20041913-2004 Covenant. He was instrumentalinst~umental in Covenant'sCovenant’s helping to clear up Chattanooga's Chattanooga’s notoriously polluted air. second "Dr.“Dr. Barnes has left his stamp on Covenant College,College, both in its president dies initial years and through to its full at91at 91 acceptance as a part of the Chatta­ nooga community,"community,” said Schmidt. Speaking at Dr. Barnes’Barnes' memo­ BYBy AANNAn n a KAUFMANNKaufm ann rial service at Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church on December Dr. Marion Barnes, Covenant’sCovenant's 27, Covenant's Covenant’s fourth president president from 1965-1978, died at Frank Brock recalled the remark­ his home on Lookout Mountain, able persistence Barnes demon­ Ga., on ·wednesday,Wednesday, December 22, strated in building up Covenant as 2004. a school. "He “He just took something Barnes was chairman of the from nothing,”nothing," he said. "He “He was a board at Covenant when it voted visionary, and he got people to buy to move the school from St. Louis, into that vision.”vision." Mo., to Lookout Mountain, its cur­ Brock also emphasized that rent locationlocation.. He was subsequerrtlysubsequently Barnes'Barnes’ success was rooted in a sup­ hired as the school'sschool’s next president, portive family, an enduring hope succeeding Dr. Robert Rayburn. for young people to be reforming Barnes’Barnes' administration oversaw influences in the world, and a com­ the construction of Belz Hall, the pelling faith in God. Dora Maclellan Brown Chapel and After he retired from Covenant, Fine Arts Center, the Kresge Li­ Barnes and his wife Vera helped es­ brary, and Barnes Gymnasium. He tablish Daystar University in Nai­ also helped Covenant attain full ac­ robi, Kenya. It has since grown into creditation with the Southern As­ a full-fledged Christian university sociation of Colleges and Schools. serving thousands of students. But perhaps Barnes' Barnes’ greatest Barnes is survived by his five achievements at Covenant came in children, seventeen grandchildren, less tangible ways. "As“As a man of the and six great-grandchildren. His South himself, he paved the way for granddaughter, Annie, is a sopho­ the college to move from its Mid­ more at Covenant. He was preced­ western roots to be a welcomed ed in death by his wife. institution in the Southeast," Southeast,” said At his retirement, Barnes com­ Rudy Schmidt, a member of the mented that "a“a notable Episcopal college'scollege’s . administration during the prelate, The Reverend Bernard Barnes years. He was integral in Iddings Bell, stated: 'To ‘To walk building Covenant's Covenants relationship the streets of earth with Christ with tlkthe Chattanooga community, is to tread the courts of heaven.’heaven.' and as a trained chemist was called Change that ' ‘streetsstreets of earth’earth' to to chair the Chattanooga Air Pol­ '‘hallshalls of academia’academia' and you have lution Control Board while at my sentiments precisely.”precisely." Marion Barnes, 1975. Life -after Raymond at Student Development

BYADAMBELzBy A dam Belz at Covenant College. Before the we want,”want," Anderson said. "I “I think over the break to talk and pore over him quickly," quickly,” Gosselink said. "I “I Dean Raymond'sRaymond’s hasty exit last college can begin to look for a re­ it'sit’s going to end up extremely close books on student life. think we all recognize that this is semester has given Student Devel­ placement, it needs to settle on a to what we [already] have.”have." Because of the length of Ray­ a really big position, and we'rewe’re not opment time for some self-inspec­ job description, and before it does Once the dust settled after Ray­ mond'smond’s tenure and the influence he going to rush into things."things.” tion. that it needs to decide what kind of mond'smond’s resignation, Anderson real­ had on students, the replacement According to Anderson, once Raymond'sRaymond’s old office still stands department it wants Student De­ ized the department had not been process will not be as hurried as the department review is over, a empty as his former co-workers velopment to be. reviewed for 20 years. He and as­ was his resignation. committee will be formed to create deliberate with Wallace Ander­ "It's“It’s going to take us a month, sociate deans Emily Gosselink and "Scott's“Scott’s been here for 20 years, a job description. That committee son over the future of student life month and a half to figure out what Jason Wood have been meeting so we'rewe’re not just going to replace will include students. 2 WWEDNESDAY, ednesday, JanuaryJANUARY 12,12,2005 2005 NEWS/FAITH & REASON TTHEh e BBAGPIPEa g p ip e Staff departments Anticipating undergoundergo shuffling the return

byBY HHEIDIeidi HBERBERICHerberich Shane Rosenthal of.of . Chris­ tianityti,aniry Today asserts that faith is Physical Plant now called In a recent edition of Modern more difficult in opulent cultures Reformation,Reformahon, Eric Landry wrote, because we often fail to remem­ Facilities Management “This"This life, lived between two ber how much is wrong with the advents, is a life filled with re­ world. Yes, we know that life is membering and expectation, of not as rosy in other regions of already and not-yet.”not-yet." Dr. Green the 'world. But perhaps with di­ BYBy LLAURAaura KKAUFMANNaufm ann Office Services, a unit that will re­ ficer. "I“I have had oversight respon­ already locate to Campus Operations from sibilities of a number of building addressed the student body with plomacy, technology and good In an effort to make both fu­ Auxiliary and Independent Opera­ construction jobs during my years the theme of “advent”"advent" before will, ·we can end the hunger, con­ ture construction projects and tions. in telecommunications," telecommunications,” Norman Christmas break, teaching us that flict, and disease that trouble our daily campus maintenance more Heading up the Campus Op­ said. "That “That experience dealing in.in church history, the Advent sea­ planet. Perhaps we can create efficient, the administration intro­ erations department is Tom Nor­ with architects and contractors will son was first associated, not withwi_th something like heaven on earth. duced the Campus Operations de­ man, an experienced executive hopefully come in handy in the the birth of Christ, but with his The tsunami of December partment this semester. who arrived most recendyrecently from coming months.”months." Second Coming. He suggested 26 testifies to the folly of such The new department oversees God’sGod's World Publications in Ashe­ Norman will work direcdydirectly with that we continue to think of these hubris and the vastness of our both Facilities Management (pre­ ville, where Steve Randolph, the vice president two advents—theadvents- the one past, the plight. Such devastating natu­ viously called Physical Plant) and he served as chief operating of-of­ of Finance and Business Services, other future—infuture-in our observation ral disasters, utterly beyond our on the new construction projects of Christmas. control, remind us that we need planned for the coming years. Ac­Ac­ It was with the celebration of far more than "world “world peace”peace" to cording to Randolph, whose an­an­ the New Year, however, that this end -thethe suffering here on earth. nouncement appears in the new message truly aroused me. I was We need to be rescued from the Official Covenant Communica­ caught off-guard at hearing the Fall itself, with its distorting and tions folder on the campus e-board, pastor ring in the new year and clouding effect on all of life. We the projects include the full renova­ then follow with the declaration, need a hero who will triumph tion of the four residential floors “Even"Even so, Lord, come quickly.”quickly." over evil, for its domain spreads of Carter Hall, expansion of the · I had to ask myself, “In"In all my into our own hearts. EE\,... UNIVERSIT library into the second floor of thoughts and hopes for this com­ As the people of God, al­ Kresge and the construction of a ing year, is Christ’sChrist's return really ready reconciled by Christ’sChrist's new dormitory and academic facil­ one of them? Or am I so content blood, we must not cease to an­ Graduate SudicsSudies in Religion ity. with life that I would rather him ticipate the full, future redemp­ Four staff directors now answer delay his coming?”coming?"· tion of the world. Even with Master of Arts i,nin Youth & Family Ministry to Norman. Dale Lee, the direc­ There are appropriate reasons the Holy Spirit’sSpirit's indwelling, our Master of Arts in Biblical Studies tor of Facilities Management, will to desire Christ’sChrist's coming to be de­ greatest accomplishments for the layed—such as love for unsaved kingdom do not hold a candle to Master of Arts in Theological Studies supervise both the maintenance layed--such as love for and grounds departments and will friends and family, and a plea for what Christ himselfhimself will do at his also aid construction efforts. Artie God to be long-suffering with the return. This should not discour­ (423)(423)614-8141 614-8141 Green remains the manager of nations—butnations-but I don’tdon't know that age us in our work, but rather Email:Ema·• gradstuc1•es_re•:g:oii@leeun,[email protected] edL; BEST and Corey Dupree the head those were my motivations. No, make us to long even more for visit our temporarytempo,ar'.✓ website:website of Facilities Administration. Office I simply feel quite comfortable Christ’sChrist's coming, knowing that here and now. I’dI'd prefer to have he will perfectly complete every httphttp://religion.leeuniversity.edu , ;:ei gior~ :eE:univers1ty ec:.; Services director Ron Peace will here and guide that department’s transition the joysjoys of the eschaton eschaton after a good work. ·~-._,.,."!'' guide that department's to Campus Operations. long and happy life on earth. These changes, according to Randolph, will improve the organi­ zation of daily facility maintenance and ease the college into busy M ay begut here -f o r y m ,"May /njin here for J'bU months of building ahead. 't Norman emphasized that the Explore your calling new construction would blend into Elplorcy111rcalline .·· .· " .,. ,;::.~,,i/>j the existing architecture, be eco­ m nomical and functional, and not ., f :/ ~¾a,mFneExamine Jj&ur^ourfaitfi J'aitfi disrupt the ongoing businessbusiness of ~-,:: ..... •-.: college life.life. “But''.But it will be done to give glory to God and add to the student life on campus,"campus,” he added. ;,,E~gag~il~tM!ndEngage Your Mind "ft“It will be an exciting period and -~•--•,;. will lay a foundation for growth for the college.”college." TTHEh e BAGPIPEBa g p ip e OUTLOOK/FAITH -& REASON WWEDNESDAY, ednesday, JanuaryJANUARY 12,200512, 2005 3 WhyWhy the Rest Hates thethe WestWest My 2 Cents· BooKREVIEWB o o k R e v ie w BBYy JJOSHosh DDESCHesch Presidential election. After all, in BYBy RYANRyan VROEGINDEWEYVroegindewey of tradition bears an array of de-de­ culture'sculture’s influence is declining is not this past election Lynyrd Skynyrd generate f,ruit:fruit: we show little honor an improbable one. It finds support (cough, cough, UHUM) Hel­ received more votes in Alabama In our post-9/11post-9/ l l world, there for the elderly and deceased, com­com- from such voices as the historian lo, friends! It’sIt's good to be back. than Kerry did. is no dearth of books attempting partmentalize religion, waste time Phillip Jenkins, for example, who in Over the break I noticed that the Did you know that you can to diagnose the tensions that exist and money on empty endeavors, his book “The"The Next Christendom”Christendom" networks are having a hard time now use your debit card at Taco between the West and the “non-"non­ immerse ourselves in sexual licen- licen­ posits that the locus of Christian coming up with new reality shows. Bell, and they offer cash back? West.”West." In "Why“Why the Rest Hates the tiousness, disrespect the family, and civilization is quickly becoming the One of ABC’sABC's latest reality shows Somewhere in this great land of West,”West," historian Meic Third World. The is “Who"Who wants to be Regis Phil-Phil­ America, I can guarantee you Pearse offers his own Bible, too, certainly bin’sbin's optometrist?”optometrist?" the following conversation took voice to this chorus. maintains that there AOL is now offering 1099 free place: Woman: “Honey,"Honey, I need Rather than blend­ is something inevita­ hours of internet access for people some cash.”cash." Man: “Then"Then go to ing unnoticeably into ble about thethe declinedecline who will join America’sAmerica's largest in­ the Taco Bell and get you some, the choir, however, of a prideful and de­ ternet provider. 1099 free hours and while you’reyou're at it, pick me up Pearse offers a dis­ generate culture...... that’sthat's a heck of a lot of free one of them Chalupas!”Chalupas!" tinct perspective that Yet, one wonderswonders hours. I mean, is the internet A growing industry these days is grounded in intel­ whether Pearse is en­ industry really that competitive? is “car-sharing,”"car-sharing," tnin which people lectual history and tirely fair in his evalu­ It'sIt’s not like Century 21 is offer­ who typically don’tdon't own cars, but articulated from a ation of Western cul­ ing “Buy"Buy one house, get one free!”free!" still occasionally need their ownown Christian worldview. ture. He maintains deals. If you’reyou're AOL, where do transportation, pay a monthly fee Pearse looks past that we werewere once a you go from here? Free internet to companies—withcompanies- with names like the signs and symp­ rrespectableespectable culture,culture, until the sun burns out? “Zipcar”—for"Zipcar"- for a certain number toms—economictoms - econ om i-c but takes on strong In other news, talk has al­ of hours of access to a car. File-File­ poverty,pov<;rty, terrorism, nostalgic tones as ready begun about who will be sharing, car-sharing, you got to political policies, re­ hehe narrates our cul­cul­ the Democratic candidate for the wonder how far people will take ligious violence—ofviolence-of tural decline. (Isn’t(Isn't presidency in in 2008. Early front this sharing thing. I bet people what he calls " “globalglobal therethere any progressprogress to runners include Hillary Clinton, will be pet-sharing pretty soon. rage”rage" and proposes bebe acknowl acknowledged?).edged?). the Dems' Dems’ 2004 candidate, John One day Skippy the terrier and that at the roots we FurthFurthermore,ermore, Pearse Kerry, and the state of Kansas. Polly the parakeet are at thethejohn­ John­ are dealing with a leaves the reader with Seriously, though, the Demo­ sons, the next day they’rethey're at the clash of cultures.cultures: several generaliza­ cratic Party’sParty's leadership is des­ Millers. SpecificallySpecifically,, the prob­ tions and deductions perately searching for ways to ap­ TThat's hat’s all I’veI've got: be sure to lem is with Western that seem specula­specula­ peal to the “red"red states”states" in the next tip your waitress. culture. Afforded by tivetive and perhaps un­ a condition of "hy­ “hy­ supported. Should perprosperity,”perprosperity," the Western cultureculture bear West has developed as much blame as a culture that has re­re- MEIC PEARSE Pearse deals it? Are jected tradition and non-Western cultures time-honored values. truly as traditionally-traditionally­ In their place we have developed exalt individual rights over person­ minded and value-laden as Pearse our own set of "values “values that ap­ al duty. portrays them to be? I wonder if pear not as an alternative to tradi­ Tension and rage arise when we Pearse does not contrast the moral tion but as a negation of them—asthem- as impose our "anticulture" “anticulture” on oth­oth-. culture between the West and non-non­ anti-values, in fact."fact.” This rejection ers, especially on the Third World, West too sharply. which is virtually held together by In the end, however, I think traditional values. Pearse writes, Pearse’sPearse's resolution is refreshing: "Very“Very many, especially Third "We“We cannot use public action di­ The Bagpipe World, people have the sensation vorced from personal transforma­ that everything they hold dear is tion..tion ... .Our Our present circumstanccircumstance—e­ EESTABLISHEDst a b l ish e d inIN 195519 5 5 being rolled over by an economic amorality at home, causing conflict AADAMd a m BBELZelz and culturalculturaljuggernaut juggernaut that doesn'tdoesn’t as we impose it abroad—hasabroad- has come Editor in Chief even know it's it’s doing it...”it .. . " In this about not because of a sick politi­ To contribute: LAURAL a u r a KAUFMANNK a u f m a n n sense we have become modern cal system ( (thoughthough it is sick),sick), but Associate Editor “barbarians,”"barbarians," asserting our boorish because of a si sickck s society.”ociety." PearsePearse Send your letters to The Bagpipe, ANNA KAUFMANN News Desk values onto the traditional world.world. hashas diagnos diagnoseded a cultural sickness,sickness, JENNIDEJONGJENNI DEJONG News Box 145,14049r45, 14049 Scenic Highway, Faith & Reason Such a culture cannot susustainstain ititselfself andand he appropriatelyappropriately prescribesprescribes a TAMI MONTGOMERY Faith & Reason Lookout Mountain, GA 30750, or VINCENT HOWARD Arts overover thethe long run,run, maintains Pearse:Pearse: culturalcultural medicine.medicine. I do wishwish that [email protected]. RYAN VROEGINDEWEY OutlookO utlook “By"By th thee late twenty-fir twenty-firstst c century,entury, PPearse—asearse-as a scscholarholar ofof ecclesiasti­ecclesiasti­ EVAN DONOVAN Layout • Please make them topical and short ADAM PORCELLA Layout Western countries will once a againgain ccalal history—wouldhistory- would have saidsaid more (under 200 words). Do not send HEIDI KAUFMANN Copy Desk be run, and largely populated, by aaboutbout thethe rolerole tthathat thethe church must them more than once a month. people who subscribe to traditional play if signifi~ant significant transformationtransformation • Letters may be edited for clarity and morality and long-run-of-history, of cultureculture is to taketake place.place. Never­Never­ CCLIFFl if f FFOREMANo r e m a n length. Faculty Advisor solidsolid ccultures.ultures. The anticulture and theless, insofar as Pearse attemptsattempts • Letters must be signed with name, This is a Covenant College student publication antivalues will be nothing but a to thoroughly answer the chief The view s expressed herein do not necessarily reflect telephone number and class standing The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect bad memory; it will be ' ‘oneone with question posed in his book,book, " “WhyWhy thosethose of the college or the student body if applicable. Nineveh and Tyre."'Tyre.”’ thethe Rest Hates the West”West" does the 14049 Scenic HHighway• ighw ay • Lookout Mountain, GA 30750 PearsPearse’se's argument that Western job. 4 WWEDNESDAY,ed n esd a y , JANUARYJa n u a ry 12, 1 2 ,2 2005 0 0 5 ARTS TTHEh e BAGPIPEBa g p ip e 2004: thethe year'syear’s bestbest .musicmusic•

BYBy VINCENTV incent HOWA!lDH oward Iron and Wine whispered some stir-stir­ immediately ring new gothic secrets. Yet, among named San this barrage of original talent, two Diego'sDiego’s Cas­ By December 31st, most of us acts stood out most distinctly, distincdy, and tanetstanets.. When\Nhen had had our fill of year-end top-ten on nearly equal terms. Animal prompted to lists. Why add another to the pile Collective and Devendra Banhart elaborate on two weeks into the new year? \NellWell,, both managed to connect listen- listen­ his interest in with so many musical revelations ers with the blissful excitement and the band, Ste­ crammed into epic . • happiness vens said he twelve short of childhood -- — was too emo­ months -- — it minus the nos- nos­ tionally at­ was a year that talgia. ·tached to their saw folk folk dis­ Whether its debut , album cover its in- in­ gleeful, haunt­haunt- "Cathedral"“Cathedral” to 11erner "freak," “freak,” ingmg resonance give an articu­ MCMG alter-egos came closer to late thought sweep the hip a Jim Henson . on what it hop scene and jungle-muppet meant to him. Castanets Courtesy asthmatiekitty.com rock bands throw-down on One listen to with "fire" “fire” in their names ignite hallucinogens or the soundtrack to this murky alt­alt- Indiedom --— it'sit’s simply too soon to aaJ.M. J.M. Barrie fever dream is hard country mas­ let it go. to tell, but Avey Tare and Panda terstroke con­ Bear certainly delivered one of firms Stevens' Stevens’ 1: Devendra BanBanhart: hart: "Rejoic­ “Rejoic­ last year’syear's most disarming pieces comment was ing in the Hands"Hands” (Young God) of music with "Sung“Sung Tongs."Tongs.” Like­ anything but Animal Collective: "Sung “Sung wise, with his hilariously charming, hyperbole. Tongs"Tongs” (Fat Cat) deeply moving "Rejoicing “Rejoicing in the Hands,"Hands,” the warbling and whim­ 3: Bjork: Whatever tag you give it - sical Banhart proved himself the "Medulla"“Medulla” -·— "freak“freak folk," folk,” "new “new folk," folk,” or just most endearing of the singer-song­singer-song- (Elecktra) plain "folk" “folk” -- — the genre saw some writer bunch. splendid revitalization last year. The Ice- | Joanna Newsom’sNewsom's cackling voice 2:2: Castanets "Cathedral"“Cathedral” (Asth-(Asth­ landic avant- giggled and cooed its way into our matic Kitty) pop pnncess princess drew a sharp line through the center of her fan base Bjork Courtesy monkeyview.net with the re- re­ lease of "Medulla."“Medulla.” Followers were Moore and Lee Ranaldo has virtu­ harmony has undeniably pushed either alienated by the creepy, bone ally defined the meaning of art-of­art-of- the rock song along in -unparalleled chilling vocal experimentations of noise in alt-rock for two decades. ways. This is certainly remarkable. her latest rhythm section --— a team But what is thoroughly commend­ of brilliant mouth musicians that able is that Sonic Youth, whose included The Roots' Roots’ Rahzel -- — or members average the age of 45, floored by her ingenious ability to has managed to produce another consistently challenge the tenets of model album. pop music. Only a handful of other 5: Woven Hand: “Consider the acts in the last ten years have been Birds” (Soundsfamilyre) able to simultaneously satisfy the finicky hearts of underground mu­ 6: Madvillain: "Madvillainy' “Madvillainy’ sic fans while holding the attention Stone’s Throw) of the fickle mainstream —-- Beck and Radiohead immediately come 7:7: The Fiery Furnaces: “Blue­"Blue to mind. Bjork has 'just upped the berryerry Boat"Boat” ((RoughRough TradeTrade)) ante--ante— again. 8:8: Ghostface Killah "The “The PretPret­ 44:: Sonic Youth: "Sonic‘Sonic Nurse”Nurse" ty Tony Album"Album” (Def Jam) (Geffen) Courtesy geffen.com Courtesy younggodrecords.com Sonic Youth Devendra Banhart 9: Califone: "Heron “Heron Kin King Few bands can boast an inno- inno­ And to whatever degree you fault Blues”lues" (Perishable) hearts, while Sufjan Stevens once When asked in a recent inter- vative career that has remained them for being self-satisfied kids again managed to artfully and hon­hon- view to name current bands he relevant for five presidential terms.terms, in the vast sandbox of the avante­avante- 10:10: The Arcade Fire: "Funeral'“Funeral’ estly bare his. Meanwhile, Espers thought were making original and Sonic Youth is one of them. The garde, their inexhaustible ability to Merge)erge) reinterpreted psychedelic folk; folk, as inspiring music, Sufjan Stevens endless tinkering of Thurston blend frightening noise with blissful