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BAGP THE IPE 1955 2012 C O E V E E G N A N T C O L L THEThursday, April 12, 2012 - Vol. 58.25 14049 Scenic Highway, LookoutBAGPIPE Mountain, Georgia, 30750 bagpipeonline.com Bakertree Making Booths History by Grace Sharrar by Adrienne Belz As this year’s Bakertree Festival approaches, a handful of students Everything from Nancy Drew have decided take a break from to pirates was discussed at this studying to be vendors at the year’s Eighth Annual Southeast April 14 event, selling food, art, Tennessee Regional Student and music to support a cause History Conference. or make some extra spending While many students were money. busy mingling with profession- Sophomore Hannah Copeland, als in Carter Lobby last Tuesday, the current Community Coor- five upperclassmen history ma- dinator for Campus Activities jors gained professional experi- Board, described Bakertree Fes- Tad Evearitt ence presenting history papers. tival as “a fun, summery music Nielson congratulate Halvorson after the announcemnet of his presidency was made. “They did great,” said Professor and arts festival.” The event will of History at Covenant College, bring students and families from Dr. Jay Green. “They got to get the community together from 12 a feel for what historians do,” he to 5 p.m. on Saturday to listen The Prospect of Providence said. The students not only got to to local music acts and shop at present, but also got to meet and artist vendors from around Chat- talk with professionals from four tanooga. by Rebekah Taft Halvorson will become President “This is a sudden opportunity other colleges. In the evening, Covenant will of Covenant this summer. In a that we are doing due diligence Lee University, University host a 7 p.m. concert headlined For students at Providence March 16th email to the student in studying in order to make the of Tennessee in Chattanooga, by mewithoutYou and opened Christian College in Pasadena, body, Chairman of the Board wisest decision for both insti- Southern Adventist University by Amy Wilson, Rigoletto, and California, Covenant feels closer Martin Moore explained the tutions,” said Covenant’s Vice and now Bryan College attended Wake. to home than it was a month decision. “The board of trustees President for Student Develop- along with Covenant. The confer- So take a break from studying ago. There is a chance that their unanimously voted to sign a ment and Dean of Students, Brad ence is a yearly event, held at one this Saturday and go to Baker- independent reformed liberal letter of intent with Providence Voyles. of the participating colleges every tree Festival. Here’s a sneak peek arts college will be acquired by Christian College, expressing Covenant assembled a task year, and it only comes to Cov- of some vendors to be run by Covenant before their fall 2012 Covenant’s intent to acquire force composed of several Cov- enant College every four years. Covenant students. semester begins. Providence,” he said. enant administrators to receive The conference consisted of The news of a potential Since the board meetings, Cov- questions and concerns from ad- 75-minute sessions with a num- To Ireland with Love acquisition came along with enant’s administrators have been ministration, faculty, and students ber of sessions presenting at once. Dinah Steele, a spunky senior, the announcement that Provi- investigating ways to make this at both Covenant and Providence Most sessions had a main theme Continued on page 2News Continued on page 2News Continued on page 2News dence’s current President Derek proposed acquisition a reality. Arts Opinions Feature A New Wacth Your Words: Dr. Halvorson Sound Speak No Evil Gets Real with The Bagpipe News: 2 The Bagpipe Vol. 58.25 Bakertree that she has already made, but Providence the Southern Association of Col- History Continued from front page she will also be taking commis- leges and Schools (SACS), would sions. Anyone can stop by and Continued from front page approve such a venture. Continued from front page buy a personalized piece. But the It is also crucial that there be a is going to Ireland this summer sisters also just want to meet and sufficient donor base to support on a missions trip with World fellowship people in the Cov- in the weeks following the an- the new site, which would cost with one whole session devoted Harvest. To help raise support, enant community. “I love people nouncement. the college approximately $2 mil- to the subject of pirates. One she will run a booth at this year’s and I would love for those on While many options are being lion to run. paper in a more mystery-centered Bakertree Festival. With help campus I don't know to come considered for this partnership, “We need to see if their donors session focused on the feminine from her mother, Dinah will sell and introduce themselves,” said certain avenues have become are primarily giving to Providence identity in Nancy Drew. baked goods and albums of her Kate. more likely than others. Christian College or to Reformed Mary Roberts, a senior history parents playing music together. “One of these ways is to open a higher education,” said Hall, major, presented in the confer- 458 Cakes site in Pasadena that could serve who explained that if the donors ence and discussed evangelical- Girl with a Kiln Meredith Bartholomew, who is Covenant College students,” said are giving to Reformed higher ism in czarist Russia. Although Not everyone will know this a freshman at Covenant, started Dr. Jeffrey Hall, Vice President of education in general, there is a she had already presented her about freshman Catherine Mul- making cupcakes after she took a Academic Affairs at Covenant. higher chance they would support topic for her Senior Integration lins, but she makes dichroic few cake decorating classes at Jo- A site in Pasadena would be a Covenant site. Project (SIP), she values the glass pendants. Catherine began Ann Fabrics and she is excited beneficial for Covenant as a solu- “We are currently putting to- experience of getting feedback making these pendants about to be sharing her cupcakes with tion to its lack of space. The rise gether a white paper to be taken from other teachers and asked five years ago when she her the Covenant community. “I love in enrollment for the 2012-2013 by the Providence staff to many questions about her work. parents gave her a table top kiln. cupcakes because you can make school year puts Covenant at 98 of their top donors. Additionally, Junior history major Greg She explained that “making the each one unique and everyone percent capacity. With a Cov- there will be an agreed upon list Steele, who presented on the pieces fit together can be fun, but loves a good cupcake,” she said. enant site in Pasadena, students of questions that will be asked political theories of Martin Luther it pales in comparison to the ex- Bartholomew will have three would have the option of tak- of the donors, and the answers and John Calvin, said that through citement of firing the pendants.” different flavors of cupcakes at ing their Covenant education to will be brought back to us,” said the conference he learned what it Along with these pendants, the Bakertree festival so that “ev- Providence’s campus, where there Troy Duble, Vice President for takes to present well. “You have to Catherine plans to sell other eryone can have a cupcake that is plenty of room. Advancement. know what’s going on around your beaded and wire jewelry. satisfies their own taste buds!” A site would also be an oppor- While much of the decision paper,” he said. “As small as it was, tunity for Covenant to advance its timeline is still up in the air, Hall it was a great opportunity.” Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Oven Mates mission in a different part of the is insistent that it needs to hap- Because the conference only Sophomore Juliet Cangelosi Abbi Cooke and her fall 2012 country and serve a new student pen in “weeks, not months.” comes to Covenant every four described this coffee as “the most roommates enjoy baking recipes demographic. Meanwhile, students at Provi- years, and now possibly every five delicious coffee that will grace that they find on Pinterest, so “How exciting is it to consider dence await the decision with years since Bryan has joined the your taste buds.” The Land of a they decided to share that inter- the churches of the West coast mixed feelings. “The younger stu- group, Green was disappointed Thousand Hills Coffee company est with everyone at Bakertree by being attended and led by Cov- dents feel better about the poten- more history majors and friends does service work in Rwanda and selling their baked goods. “Who enant grads from Pasadena. Add tial merger than the older students of presenters didn’t come to rally Haiti through the nonprofit or- doesn’t like baked goods?” said to this the potential for access to do. The older students understand- them on. ganization it owns, the Do Good Cooke. the Pacific rim and Asian broth- ably feel a deep sense of identity “We’ve had more non-pre- Institution. Cangelosi will be ers and sisters; this could be a with Providence,” said Providence senters come to these things in interning with the organization Little Artifacts wonderful kingdom opportunity,” admissions representative and the past,” said Green. He thinks this summer, and through the Ryu Pierro, a junior art major, said Voyles. Covenant graduate Max Belz. it’s important to acknowledge vendor, she hopes to raise aware- will be selling ink drawings, Providence would equally ben- But while the idea of a merger friends’ hard work on their ness, share amazing coffee, and prints, photos, hair accessories, efit from such an acquisition.