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THE BAGPIPE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 14049 SCENIC HIGHWAY, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA 30750 VOLUME 64.3 Debate Club FIDC NBA Better than Star Wars? Open Letter Covenant’s team took home silver Covenant students attended three- A look at some key individuals in Aline Sluis spotlights Valerian and The skates VS. blades debate con- at Denver invitational day community development the 2016-17 NBA season the City of a Thousand Planets tinues in a fiery exchange conference Page 2 Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 8 COMPETETIVE SCHOLARSHIPS MODIFIED by Greer McCollum College administration is majorly altering sever- al merit-based scholar- ships—including the Ma- clellan and Wilberforce scholarships and depart- mental scholarships—and is creating the Presidential scholarship, a $5000 mer- it-based award. The changes are partly an initiative by members of the Admissions office, who saw larger, more mon- eyed universities drawing photo by Cressie Tambling brilliant applicants away with full-ride scholarship offers. “I would hate for a student who wants to be at Covenant to not be at Covenant because they WIC LECTURE RECAP felt a full tuition scholar- by Roy Uptain the chapel hall, was “Vain kinda wanting to one-up a subdivision of the PCA’s ship [to another college] Glory.” During one of or add your take or what- Discipleship Ministries was more attractive or do- If your roommate starts the class lectures she re- ever, she was like ‘do this (CDM), are not necessari- able for their family,” said carrying a rock around in counted how she has her practice and you are going ly supposed to be given by Director of Admissions their mouth you can thank students suck on a tic- to see how much you do women or be about wom- Scott Schindler. Rebecca DeYoung. tac—an updated version that, and how much you en’s issues, according to of a practice by the second talk about yourself, and professor Jay Green. No departmental scholar- Over three four-hour long century Desert Fathers think of things in terms of ships, such as the Econom- sessions (given Feb. 16th who would carry a small yourself. You are also go- “For whatever reason, ics and Community Devel- and 17th) the Calvin Col- pebble in their mouth—to ing to realize how much years ago, [WIC] decid- opment scholarships, will lege philosophy profes- remind them not to talk other people don’t actually ed one of their tasks was be offered for the upcom- sor spoke to an intimate about themselves. really care.’” going to be praying for ing school year. Instead, group of Covenant Stu- the different [PCA] agen- those institutional funds dents about a topic they Emmie Thompson, a Emmie said she hasn’t cies and raising money to will now go towards the thought got left behind philosophy/biblical and done the experiment yet, help each of the agencies new Presidential Scholar- in the Middle Ages: their theological studies major but she is excited to give do something that would ship, a merit-based award vices and virtues. who took the one cred- it try. advance their mission,” to be given based on ac- it class, recounted some Green said. ademic achievement and One of the primary vices of DeYoung’s advice: “In The WIC lectures, while interview performance DeYoung addressed, both those conversations where being sponsored by Wom- WIC chooses anoth- and not specific to any de- in the classroom and in you always find yourself en in the Church (WIC), partment. The Presiden- CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 per semester in that de- NO MARK 10:45 CHANGES partment. Failure to serve the required hours results by Hannah Tippens tickets and usher. Even in a Banner account hold, then, we are still short- which prevents students There will be no changes h an d e d .” from registering for class- to the Mark 10:45 pro- es and viewing grades. gram for the upcoming Dean Voyles denied ru- year, Student Develop- mors that the program Incoming students are ment staff confirmed this was ending via email on required to work only 30 week. Recent rumors that Wednesday. “There have total hours due to recent the program might be been no conversations nor changes to the program. ending worried some stu- considerations regarding Current juniors and se- dents and staff, and left eliminating the program niors were required to smaller departments like or making changes for serve a total of 45 hours the Theatre department next year,” he said. over the course of their scrambling. freshman and sophomore The program, started in years, and a 2011-2012 of work study students. for the Mark 10:45 pro- Abigail Degraaf, head of 1956, has had many vari- student handbook shows gram,” he said. publicity for the Theatre ations such as Practical that the college used to Voyles pointed out that department, said that Work and Practical Ser- require full-time students the cutbacks on service He also highlighted op- the department is often vice. According to the col- to complete 30 service hour requirements in the tional off-campus service shorthanded despite the lege website, Mark 10:45 hours per year for their past 10 years are due to opportunities. “To that help they already receive exists to give students an first three years. A 2009- Covenant’s steadily grow- end, we are so thankful for from Mark 10:45 volun- opportunity “to serve as 2010 parents handbook ing work study program. Professor Chris Robinson teers.“We are such a small Christ serves.” Incoming mentions that students “The growth of the col- and his Project 52 group department,” said De- freshmen are assigned a at the time were required lege’s student body, faculty whom we have partnered Graaf. “We are pulled so department such as main- to volunteer 60 hours per and staff, and work study with this past year in thin during shows that we tenance, advancement, or year for their first three program have limited how serving off campus,” said depend on our Mark 10:45 events and are required years, with the exception much work was available Voyles. students to help us sell to work 15 unpaid hours NEWS 02 DEBATE CLUB SWEEPS DENVER INVITATIONAL by Tindol Pate Both Harmon/Kuehnert and Wright/Pate advanced The Covenant College past preliminaries to quar- Speech and Debate Soci- terfinals. Novice team ety took home the silver Sara Kemeny & Bethany medal early this month af- Sikkink — a first-time de- ter arguing against top-ti- bater — advanced to semi- er debate teams at Amer- finals. Covenant students ican Enterprise Institute’s Kuehnert and Paige Hun- Parliamentary Debate gar won speaking awards tournament. at the event despite heavy competition from teams Ten Covenant debaters, such as Pepperdine, Grove led by alum Stephen McK- City, and Brooklyn Col- erihan ‘16, traveled to lege. Covenant won sec- the February 3-4 tourna- ond place overall. ment at Colorado Chris- tian University in Denver Covenant competed Sophomore Wes Wright derstand my opinion as is a time when teammates to compete against teams against several rigorous said that being assigned w e l l .” constantly communicate from all over the coun- debate teams, many of a position you don’t nec- and bounce ideas off of try. The students debated whom are led by full-time essarily agree with is a Topics at the Denver tour- each other, share statis- education reform, trade coaches and offer scholar- healthy challenge. “It forc- nament were primarily tics, and build their case tariffs, and international ships to members of their es you to articulate, de- drawn from current is- together. While the goal crisis among a number of debate teams. Each round fend, and fully support a sues, with many centering of each round is to win, other topics. is a rigorous challenge in position on an issue that around the new presiden- students also benefitted and of itself. Debaters are you may completely dis- cy and recent executive from becoming better Seniors Mackenzie Har- assigned with arguing for agree with,” he said. “It orders. Covenant’s team speakers, learning how to mon and John Christian or against a new topic ev- has helped me grown in dedicated their fifteen construct arguments, and Kuehnert teamed up for ery round—with only fif- my understanding of why minutes of prep time learning more about cur- the varsity tourney, as did teen minutes to prepare some people believe so each round to internet rent events. junior Wes Wright and your case. differently than myself, research on the specific sophomore Tindol Pate. and it helps me better un- topic. Round preparation Debaters say that there are few things as terrifying as entering a debate round unsure of what you or your opponent are going to say. But assistant coach Katie Mullaney says that healthy fear in a debate tournament isn’t all bad. “Students are developing critical thinking skills, paying attention to what is happening in the world, and learning to see both sides of an issue. Tourna- ments add competition to the mix, which gives students another layer of motivation and provides an extra element of fun to what we’re doing. Students have the chance to meet fellow students from oth- er colleges and learn from them.” from Dr. Bruce Wydick, tion. This isn’t a compe- professor of Economics tition. We aren’t trying to FAITH AND INTERNATIONAL and International Stud- one-up each other in min- ies at the University of istry here. It’s that we’re San Francisco, who em- giving a holistic view of DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE phasized the importance what the Lord is doing… I of stewarding resources think that was the coolest by Anne Ferris Caston Professor Russell Mask biology and social work.