THEFriday, December 5, 2014 - Vol. 61.11 14049 Scenic Highway,BAGPIPE Lookout Mountain, GA 30750 www.bagpipeonline.com The Real Cost Reimagining the Mac Practicum Signal Mtn. of Covenant Cameras BY EMMETT GIENAPP BY CAROLYN WALTERS While the thought of just dropping On Nov. 21, the Signal Mountain out may become more appealing town council met to discuss to some students as final exams the installation of license plate approach, there is at least one cameras as a response to a recent piece of good news to keep in string of home burglaries in the mind—Covenant College is still area. Nineteen burglaries have cheaper than most of its four-year occurred in the town over the competitors in the regional south. course of the past year, the majority U.S. News and World Report of which took place during a period recently showed in their annual that began in late August. report on higher education costs By the first week of September, that the average total indebtedness police were investigating the of Covenant students was $22,790. robberies of six separate homes. While that number is daunting in This prompted town manager Boyd its own right, it’s still below the Veal to issue a warning to residents national average of $29,400. via email, encouraging homeowners The upfront cost and total debt to be observant and to routinely use BY KRISTIE JAYA that students carry with them has Additionally, the internship will space for it. “While the practicum their alarm systems. become more of a concern not Mac Practicum, a project required be for academic credit and will has some very beneficial pieces, According to Signal Mountain’s just at Covenant, but at colleges for all Maclellan Scholars require approval by the college. we have to trade something for the interim police chief, Scott nationwide as tuition rates have during their junior year, will be a The Mac Practicum is a project internship,” Huffines explained. Ogrodowczyk, many of the burglar- climbed year after year. The requirement for the last time this that gives Mac Scholars a chance “We’re definitely losing something, ies follow an identifiable pattern. upward trend has been so dramatic coming year. to “practice leadership and meet but we’re also gaining something.” They occur during the day, with the that the national average has While the Mac Practicum has a need” in the community, as The project can take on different burglars gaining entrance through jumped up by almost $6,000 since certainly been beneficial, an Professor Sarah Huffines, a faculty forms, and the options are broad windows hidden from the view of it was $23,450 in 2008. internship requirement will take advisor for the Maclellan Scholar and sometimes vague, as Ruth the street. Rising costs are inevitable in the place of the practicum for Program explained. Dr. Jay Green, Terry, a Mac Scholar in her Junior Mainly consumer electronics a changing market with a greater the junior Mac Scholars starting also a faculty advisor, designed the year, mentioned. The practicum have been stolen, often in large demand for higher education, but in the Spring semester of 2015. practicum and modeled it after the has taken many forms in the past, quantities. One woman reported Covenant’s leadership has worked The internship will be related to Boy Scouts’ Eagle Scout Project. such as event planning, service that $15,000 worth of electronics effectively in recent years to keep the students’ majors, will have Huffines believes that an intern- projects, discussion panel organi- had been stolen. She and a handful the college relatively affordable. students thinking about their ship will be very valuable for the zation, off-campus projects, and of other victims first suggested to Dan Wykoff, Vice President of careers, and will help students students, and the practicum has to even intellectual studies. the town council that the commu- Business and Finance and college gain practical tools for the future. be discontinued in order to make “If you do something more nity invest in a system of security CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 NEWS 1-3 Milky Chance NY Times Entitlement Walls of the ARTS 4-5 Sadnecessary Photgraph Anonymous Exhibit OPINIONS 6-7 SPORTS 8 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 NEWS 2 2 THETHE BAGPIPE BAGPIPE VOLUMEVolume 61.11 60.24 Obamacare Lawsuit BY CARRIE WOODWARD At the end of October, the to the lawsuit filed by Hobby Act. In June 2014 the Supreme promotes itself as “a Biblical, become Samaritan members can Alliance Defending Freedom Lobby over the Affordable Care Court ruled in favor of the Green non-insurance approach to escape buying health insurance filed a lawsuit against the Act’s requirement that employers family and allowed them to forgo health care needs,” ensures its without suffering the penalty tax. Obama administration on behalf provide health insurance cover- paying the severe fines required members that they “do not have Alliance Defending Freedom’s of the Association of Christian ing all types of contraception for by the Health and Human to violate [their] faith by pur- Senior Counsel, Gregory S. Schools, Samaritan Ministries, free. Service Mandate. chasing health insurance from a Baylor, said, “The government Taylor University, and Indiana The Green family, owners of Although the Hobby Lobby company that pays for abortions should not force religious Wesleyan University. These four Hobby Lobby and professing ruling appears to be a victory and other unbiblical medical organizations to be involved in Christian organizations object evangelical Christians, did not for those fighting for religious practices.” providing abortion pills to their to the mandate that requires object to providing some contra- freedom in America, the ruling Samaritan Ministries is employees… the administration employers provide access to ceptives, but were unwilling to was too narrow to cover religious not insurance, but “health has failed in its duty to uphold abortion-inducing drugs and provide emergency contracep- organizations such as Samaritan care sharing,” so rather than the freedoms guaranteed to every contraception for free, or pay tives such as “morning after” Ministries, Taylor University, becoming legally responsible American under the Constitution severe fines. pills or IUDs, which they believe or even Covenant College. The for a member’s health risks and federal law. These religious Their challenge of the abortion are contrary to their pro-life outcome of the lawsuit by the in exchange for a premium, it organizations had hoped to avoid pill mandate is the next chapter views. The Greens maintained Alliance Defending Freedom creates relationships in which this action, but the cause of of a fight against the Affordable that the law stipulation forcing will likely influence Covenant’s Christians assist one another religious conscience and liberty Care Act requirements that them to provide four “potentially future as a Christian college with medical expenses (perhaps compelled them to take this gained widespread attention with life-terminating drugs and required by faith and conscience even adding in prayers and notes step.” the Hobby Lobby debacle of last devices” violated their religious to stand against laws that run of encouragement). spring. beliefs and law under the contrary to Scripture. They received an exemption Christians paid great attention Religious Freedom Restoration Samaritan Ministries, which from ObamaCare, so those who Mac Program CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE intellectual, you’d be researching Scholars are encouraged to work skills she had learned. any sort of paper or implementing within leadership positions they For the coming Spring semester, leadership by presenting your find- already have. several interesting projects are still ings in order to help inform people A more recent example of lined up. Ruth Terry is juggling about something,” Terry said. the Mac Practicum was a talk the options of conducting a panel While the Mac Practicum given by Nola Stephens for the discussion about the immigrants in projects might go “under the radar” Language department, hosted by the Chattanooga area or organizing to the general student body, the Ellie Groenendyk. Groenendyk a Catholic-protestant dialogue. contributions of the Mac Scholars explained that she enjoyed working Joy Ohanian, on the other hand, to the needs of the community have with the department she knows is holding a retreat for the girls on been creative and beneficial. well, and said that the key to a her hall. Memorable projects from the good project is having a good fac- So keep an eye open for the next past include Peter McCrory’s ulty member to work with – in her few projects coming up next spring. forum about the much-needed case, Dr. Tom A. Neiles, Professor As for the Juniors who are still information of applying to graduate of Modern Languages and Foreign looking to complete their projects schools, and Hannah Copeland’s Language Department Chair. next semester, Groenendyk’s advice compilation of music by Covenant Groenendyk said that the project is simple: “Just do it.” musicians – recorded during a was “good, a little frustrating CAB event while Copeland was when thinking about what to do, CAB director. As most students are but everything fell together and it already involved in extracurricular was a success.” Groenendyk also and church activities in addition mentioned that the project was a to classes and homework, Mac good way to apply the leadership Faculty Quote of the Week "Don't freak out." - Professor Wescher trying to calm a senior worrying about her SIP, finals, lack of sleep, a plummeting GPA, and oh my word, please, let's just skip to Christmas. 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