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1955 2013 Thursday, September 12, 2013 - Volume 60 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Georgia, 30750 www.bagpipeonline.com BUILD Dining service campaign change finishes by Garrison Dale strong This summer, Chartwells reorganized and expanded their by Rebekah Taft services, offering more options to students in the Great Hall and Eight years ago, Andreas Stone Cup Cafe’s coffee and Residence Hall didn’t exist, espresso drinks in the a.m. Blink. Scotland Yard was light-less, “All the changes stemmed and Covenant’s endowment from talking to students, talking was $7 million smaller. It was to our work-study employees, a Covenant before the BUILD and observing the flow of Campaign, an eight-year capital students through the lines,” campaign that Covenant’s said Assistant Director of Food Advancement staff completed The site of the new tennis courts Tad Evearitt Services Brooks Casteel. “We over the summer. This fall, a look at our work as guest- number of events will be held to service. Our number one goal is formally celebrate its success. Tennis courts under construction figuring out how to best serve Launched in 2005 to help our guests, the students.” further the mission and growth by Lily Davis Adding these new courts to the Members of the Covenant After watching the traffic of Covenant, the BUILD Cam- three old courts will make for a College tennis team are looking in the Great Hall, Casteel and paign’s strategic priority was to Arriving on campus, students will total of nine courts, which will forward to this new addition. the Chartwells staff decided raise money for capital projects, have quickly noticed the large help a growing tennis team be “I am very excited that we will to change the deli line into a the Covenant Fund, and the construction site just past the able to “maximize practice time finally have home games. I think “have-it-your-way” sandwich endowment. gym. What used to be the intra- as well as the time it takes to that it will boost our confidence and sub station, cutting down The campaign began with a mural field, some woods, and complete a collegiate match,” and the team morale as a on time spent waiting. The five-year $31 million goal, but part of the Scotland Yard parking Hirte said. whole,” said senior women’s changes allowed Menutainment soon expanded into an eight- lot has been turned into a mess “We currently cannot host tennis team member Madi to move to the front of the din- year $53 million campaign. “We of Georgia clay as a construction home tennis matches on cam- Hyatt. “Another perk of having ing room, eliminating the clumsy got to the five-year mark and crew prepares the land for new pus,” said Kyle Taylor, director of our own courts is that we can line that wrapped around tables found that we were surpassing tennis courts to be built. athletics. “This project is simply play on top of this beautiful and chairs. our goal. We decided to expand According to John Hirte, providing the basics for our ten- mountain.” “We want the specialty it and keep going,” said Carol Covenant’s head tennis coach, nis program. Imagine having a Construction for the new Menutainment dish to be a Collier, special assistant to the there will be six new courts. basketball team with no gym on courts started the second week highlight. Now, it is the first vice president for advancement. This is the minimum number campus or a baseball team with of July this summer, and the pro- thing our guests see,” said When the end of the required by the NCAA to host no field. This is an important jected finish date is sometime at Casteel. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 intercollegiate tennis matches. step for our program.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 NEWS 1-3 A celebration Trouble Will The Replace- A response of David Find Me by ments to ARTS 4-5 Taaffe The National reunite after Snowden’s 20 years leaks OPINIONS 6-7 SPORTS 8 PAGE 2 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 7 NEWS 2 THE BAGPIPE Volume 60 A Celebration of David Taaffe by Kendi Anderson visitation were held at David’s home church, Christ Community, The words that told of David in Franklin, Tennessee on July 28. Taaffe’s death traveled across At Covenant, David is the ocean and quickly spread remembered as a loyal friend throughout the communities with a goofy sense of humor; a that David is a part of on July servant leader who was return- 23. The words struck with a ing for a second year as the shock of pain, and many had a Resident Assistant on Second rapid realization that David is in Central; a hard working student glory with his Savior. and Maclellan Scholar; and a David was going to be a dedicated soccer player wearing junior at Covenant College this #6 for the varsity team. semester and died on July 22, as A memorial service was also a result of injuries sustained from held at Covenant on Sept. 4. It a fall while hiking in Switzerland. was a time focused on celebrat- David was reported missing ing the life that David led and by two friends after he did not the testimony of his faith that returned from a hike that he continues on, as both family took in the beautiful Lauberhorn- and friends spoke and led the Kleine Scheidegg area. An community in worship. extensive search found his body Drew Courtney, assistant men’s downstream from Galtbach- soccer coach at Covenant said, horn, in the Blattiflue region “As David rejoices with the Lord, on Tuesday afternoon, Central I go back to the words I heard European Time. him sing so often in our locker Swiss news reported that room with his teammates: ‘It is this region is heavily wooded well with my soul; it is well, it is with very steep, high cliffs. Two well with my soul.’” separate hikers had recently died David is survived by his in the same area. parents, Bill and Pauline, and his David was in Switzerland four older siblings, Lynn, Sarah with friends after completing a Jane, Gillian, and Sam; and summer internship with Mission nieces and nephews, Eli, Will, to the World in Spain. Bella-Claire, Holly, Deacon, June, Those remembering David Noah, Finnegan David, and other cling to Romans 8:28, which is loving family members. one of David’s favorite verses David is greatly missed in this and says, “We know that for community and all the others those who love God all things that his life was graciously Covenant.edu will work together for good, for orchestrated to touch. from the throne saying, ‘Look! his people, and God himself will death or mourning or crying or those who are called according We all cling to the promise God’s dwelling place is now be with them and be their God. pain, for the old order of things to his purpose.” made in Revelation 21:3-4 that among the people, and he will He will wipe every tear from has passed away.’” A packed memorial service and says, “And I heard a loud voice dwell with them. They will be their eyes. There will be no more Faculty Quote of the Week “I’m trying to teach you how to politically strategize your whining.” - Dr. Jeff Morton in Senior Seminar Volume 60 THE BAGPIPE NEWS 3 BUILD campaign ing $19 million in total. of events CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE A third facet of the cam- surrounding The Verdict paign was to raise money for the board expanded campaign rolled Covenant’s endowment, which meetings and around on June 30 of this helps fund student programs, homecoming year, $58,707,503 had been scholarships, and faculty salaries. weekend in raised to fund a variety of It yields yearly interest, so it’s October. Covenant’s needs. important to grow it for the “The Capital projects completed future sustainability of the col- celebration is yes... to with campaign money include lege. Over $7 million added to to recognize karribean kilter Brock Hall, Andreas Hall, Covenant’s endowment because those who the Dottie Brock Gardens, of the campaign. contributed renovations to Carter Hall and Bates and Collier insist that the and to rec- no… to false the Kresge Memorial Library, success of the campaign wasn’t ognize God’s improved sports facilities, and due to efforts of the Advance- faithfulness,” alliteration property acquisition. ment Office alone - generosity of said Collier, “If you’re a freshman, you others and God’s goodness were who says that look at campus and you think it’s at work during the entire process. tuition dollars always been like this,” said John “It’s neat to see how God has will not be Bates, director of development blessed Covenant with some used to fund Studentlife.com operations. “Many of the things generous people,” said Bates, these events. students leave for fall break. you see only happened in the who remembers how fundrais- Celebrations include an Oct. Lack of space makes it neces- last eight years.” ing goals were met even when 10 dinner at the Fairyland sary to hold these celebrations But BUILD Campaign dollars the recession hit in the middle Club for the Covenant College separately for different groups THE BAGPIPE didn’t just pour into capital of the campaign. “We received board of trustees and campaign that have been a part of the improvements; the Covenant gifts from people we didn’t even leadership, an Oct.