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THE BAGPIPE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 14049 SCENIC HIGHWAY, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA 30750 VOLUME 63.2 Gas Crisis Engbers Steps in Matthaus Evangelium The Cursed Child Listening Dangerously Pipeline leaks causing increased Covenant alumna Christine Eng- Prints by the prominant artist, Otto The newest installation in the Har- Dr. Weichbrodt continued the gas prices in South East. bers steps in as head softball Coach Dix, come to the library gallery. ry Potter series hits the stage. dangerous ideas chapel series. Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 FEDERAL SALARY LAW CHANGE by Greer McCollum This past spring, the Obama administration and the Department of La- bor updated overtime pay- ment laws. This change is one of the most significant compensation law changes in decades: the exemption threshold for overtime pay will be raised from $23,000 to $47, 476 start- ing December 1st. After this year, this threshold with continue to increase to align with inflation. As Dan Wykoff, Cov- enant Chief Financial Of- ficer, explains, this means that all across the US and in every industry full-time salaried employees will either have to be payed HOMECOMING 2016 $47, 476 or will have to be moved to hourly wage labor, in which they are by Margaret Duncan October 16th and 17th of the Year, and Nathan names written in the tow- compensated for overtime Covenant College wel- (‘10) and Jessica (Jelger- er. work—generally 1.5 times Young children and stu- comed over more than huis) (‘08) Newman were That evening alum- their base wage. dents alike danced bare- 700 people, including awarded Volunteers of the ni, faculty, staff and their Covenant’s Senior Ad- foot in the moonlit night alumni and their fami- Year. families enjoyed a picnic ministration is working during Jazz on the Over- lies, to campus. The week- After chapel, alumni on the lawn followed by with the Human Resourc- look last Friday evening. end of events kicked off from classes of 1976 & fireworks and Jazz on the es Department to figure Alumni and their fami- with Chapel on Friday 1966 met for their 40th Overlook. Campus Ac- out how to adjust to the lies, along with current where President Halvor- & 50th year class reunion tivity Board Director Zoë new law. As Wykoff ex- students, faculty, and staff son awarded the Alumni lunches and photos. There Knight (‘17) was pleased plains, “Everybody has to enjoyed the Sweet Geor- the Year awards, followed were over 40 alumni and with the event, saying,“We figure out what to do with gia Sound playing swing with a talk by alumnus friends present at the two had fantastic desserts, a those employees who are music under the stars and Steve Smallman (‘85). Jo- reunions. Soon after lunch beautiful moon hanging currently exempt but are above the twinkling lights anna Taft (’85) was award- alumni were led on tours over the overlook as peo- under that threshold.” At of Chattanooga as a part ed Alumnus of the Year, of the Carter Hall reno- ple danced, and a great the college, around ten of the 2016 Homecoming Anna Hollidge (’13), was vations by college staff, turnout. There were a lot percent of the full-time festivities. awarded Young Alumnus and enjoyed finding their CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Rush was born in Cal- NEW PROFESSOR PROFILES ifornia, and moved to Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, when he was by Kristie Jaya al arts college, has always six. He then went back to been interested in the California to finish high John Rush correlation between his school before moving to Christian faith and eco- Hawaii for his master and Dr. John Volney Rush nomics. Two masters and doctorate degrees. IV became the Robin one PHD later, Rush want- to Dr. Lance Wescher’s ed to teach in a Christian Rush’s parents serve in Batman as he assumed college that has this con- the mission field. the position of Assistant versation, and was curi- Professor of Economics ous about how a Christian Rush hopes to have this fall. For the past ten economist could work the chance to train Chris- years, the economic com- with the church. tian young economists to ponent of the Economic think carefully. He sees his and Community Devel- “I had learned about time at Covenant as an op- opment department has Covenant a couple years portunity to not just be an been solely manned by Dr. ago, about the Chalmer’s academic away from the Wescher. Rush current- center, and When Help- world, but also have the ly teaches Econometrics ing Hurts,” Rush said. He resources to actually help I, International Finance, applied to Covenant as he people who are struggling. and Economics of Asia in was looking for Christian the 21st century. universities that have an Rush loves the Cov- opening. enant environment and Rush, who finished his community. “Chattanoo- mont where he loved becue, and visiting The undergraduate degree in He laughed when I ga is a harder adjustment, “living in the woods.” Tennessee Aquarium with Economics at Whitworth asked where his home- though,” said Rush, who However, he has enjoyed his son and wife. University, a small liber- town is. “Well…” he said. moved from rural Ver- teaching, Tennessee bar- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 NEWS 02 or continue to experience, intermittent service inter- GAS CRISIS ruptions. Colonial contin- by Mackenzie Jones ues to move as much gas- oline, diesel and jet fuel as Back in July, the Times possible and will continue Free Press reported Chat- to do so as markets return tanooga was the cheapest to normal.” source of gas in America. The American Auto- This month, their head- mobile Association states lines claim quite the op- gas prices in Georgia rose posite as Chattanooga five cents from Monday suffers from limited quan- to Tuesday, settling at an tities of unleaded gas. average of $2.36, displeas- In Alabama, on Sep- ing the locals. The U.S. tember 9, the stench of Energy Information Ad- gasoline and oily gleam ministration says, “Limit- on a manmade retention ed availability of gasoline pond, accompanied by at some local distribution surrounding dead vege- terminals and the higher tation, grabbed the atten- costs of alternative supply tion of concerned state options will ultimately in- workers. These unnatural fluence the retail price of elements revealed a leak gasoline.” in a pipeline running from For all the broke col- Houston to New York that lege students needing to supplies gas to the entire fuel their cars this week- east coast. end, you may have to set- The cause of the leak tle for being trapped on is unidentified. Between the mountain for a few 252,000 to 336,000 gallons days longer until prices of gas spilled into the re- this past Monday night dred foot bypass was con- warns the normal flow of are kinder to our wallets. tention pond. This leak af- exposed many closed gas structed to temporarily gas will be inhibited until Otherwise, try to hitch a fects Tennessee, Alabama, stations. Shortages were restore gas to lacking sta- the faulty line is properly ride with that one smart Georgia, South Carolina, reported from Hixson tions; however, shortages restarted and fully operat- friend who filled up their and North Carolina, caus- Pike to Signal Mountain may still be a problem for ing. tank before Chattanooga ing gas shortages and a Road and Amnicola High- the following days, and On Wednesday, Co- ran out. hike in prices. way to North Georgia. maybe until next week. lonial stated, “Some mar- timesfreepress.com A drive through Although the pipeline Colonial Pipeline Co., re- kets served by Colonial downtown Chattanooga was shut down, a five hun- sponsible for the supply, Pipeline may experience, NEW PROFESSORS Garris has also started class he wanted at Cov- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 a Covenant Bioinvento- enant, he would revive ry project, which is a way “Natural History of the Heath Garris of documenting the bio- Appalachian Islands” as a diversity on Covenant’s field course. It would be Heath W. Garris took property on Lookout a May Term filled with up the baton from Pro- Mountain. This project is hiking Lookout Mountain fessor Emeritus Jerry in partnership with Lula and trekking across the Wenger when he joined as Lake Land Trust, Look- Smokies. Biology Department fac- out Mountain Conservan- ulty this fall. Garris had cy, and the U.S. National While used to moving moved from a mining job Parks. Through the proj- places, his move to Cov- in British Columbia. ect, Garris is hoping that enant is Garris’ first full- students can learn how time job as a professor. “I’m an ecologist and ecologists work on man- “[The] transition is also Christian, and that is aging the natural land- awesome and humbling,” kind of an unusual com- scape. Garris said. “Covenant bination in my field. So, I students are unique. started to look for Chris- During his time at They’re a smart, motivat- tian universities where my Covenant, Garris hopes ed group of people. That skills are needed,“ Garris to see students organizing is not something you find said. stewardship of nature. Af- everywhere.” and the Board of Trustees our Covenant experience, ter all, “it’s a Christ-hon- meetings.” so it was great to connect Garris currently teach- oring little-c vocation,” Saturday was packed with Southies from many Garris said. HOMECOMING es Ecology and Biology of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 with events for alumni different generations and Invertebrates. and their families start- to celebrate what Second If able to teach any of alumni in attendance ing with the alumni soc- South has meant to us.” which made for a unique cer and baseball matches Over 40 “southies,” plus atmosphere as well.” against the Junior Varsity their families, came to- The Homecoming fire- men’s and women’s teams.