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AARTsrts 2 • OOPINIONpinion 3.3* OOUTLOOKutlook 4 • SSPORTSports 4 TheThe Bagpipe VVOL.ol. 51, NNo.o. 15 WWEDNESDAY,ednesday, MMARCHarch 2,2005____________________________________2, 2005 wWWW.BAGPIPEONUNE.COM w w .bagpipeonline.com Love Chapel will get proposal you in denied In tight budgetbudge-t the end year,year,nonew no new BBYy LLINNEAinnea MMINICHinich positions “Redemption"Redemption is the only sub BBYy ADAMA dam BBELZelz ject for me,”me," playwright Margaret Edson, author of “Wit,”"Wit," explained The college will not fund the to the audience gathered in Sand chapel program that was recom erson 215 last Saturday morning. mended by the chapel committecommitteee She had come to Covenant to see because next year’syear's budget will be the college’scollege's production of "Wit"“Wit” too tight. President Nielson will and to speak about her play. take over chapel temporarily. In "Wit,"“Wit,” Dr. Jason Posner dede- _ With two crucial positions to fill scribes Vivian Bearing, his former Margaret Edson gave a talk on Saturday morning, and fielded questions that Brae Howard in the sciences, and a lean budget professor, as giving “a"a hell of a afternoon after the play. See Chapel, page 3. lecture. No notes, not a word out of place. It was pretty impressive."impressive.” trick of going around backwards kindness.”kindness." Through these ungra In her presentation on Saturday because if one were to write a play cious characters, Edson is able to Grades not a bargaining morning, •· Edson was the realiza about Christian people who are show us what grace is. Of course, tion of this description. In her easy happy and good it would not be in in order to have grace at all there chip at Covenant manner, she stood on stage for an teresting. No one would be changed must be a fall. And that is what this hour and talked about brokenness, by this. “A''A play about redemption play is all about —-- the fall of Viv BBYy LLAURAaura KKAUFMANNaufm ann grace and redemption. Her hands has to have brokenness,”brokenness," she said. ian Bearing, which, in the last five stand before the Lord some day, moved quickly with her voice. In keeping with this idea of go seconds of the play, turns out to be and I would feel badly about that,”that," She began by talking about how ing backwards to get from A to B, her redemption. If grade point averages act as he said. “A''A lot of this depends on her play goes from point A to point grace in this play is shown by the “Everything"Everything is broken and ev thermometers for intelligence, Cov attitude. I won’twon't bend over for a B, not in a straight line, but by going absence of grace.Jasongrace. Jason Posner is a erything is being healed at the enant students are smarter than lazy student.”student." around backwards. This is similar completely ungracious doctor, hav same time.”time." Edson is grateful to they used to be. The 1970197Q class of The same cannot be said for to the 17th century idea of meta ing to be reminded to say his pleases be a part of this healing process 48 students averaged a 2.66 GPA. Harvard. In the March 2005 is physical wit. It does not say things and thank-you’s.thank-you's. Vivian admits she through her play. People have told The decades following saw an in sue of The Atlantic Monthly, Ross plainly; instead, it shows things by has never been full of grace either. her that by the end of the play they crease of five tenths of a point, with Douthat, a recent graduate of the showing what they are not. Edson She ruefully reflects on the times feel closer to those ~thwith whom they the class of 1980 posting a 2.93 renowned Ivy League school, com said that writing a Christian play she "ruthlessly“ruthlessly denied her simper came. The play creates a commu and the class of 1990 a 3.14. The plains of being cheated out of a about redemption has to use this ing students the touch of human nity of love and redemption in live 165 graduates of the class of 2000 meaningful education. His article, performance. This communion averaged a 3.17 GPA. This positive "The“The Truth About Harvard,”Harvard," be trend suggests one of two explana gins with a testimony to grade of the Week holds redemption out to everyone trend suggests one of two explana Faculty Quote of the Week in the audience. People who have tions: grade inflation or smarter inflation, arguing that Harvard’sHarvard's had cancer have made their fami students. According to Biblical concern for reputation and student "World“World War I wasn’twasn't exactly the lies watch this play or the film ver Studies Professor Ray Clark, it’sit's self-esteem outweighs the neces sion. the latter. "I“I do think when we first sity for rigor. Harvard’sHarvard's class of Preview Weekend of Western The connection her play creates started out, our admissions policy 1940 scored mostly C minuses, as civilization, okay? I mean, they between people is very important was a little more relaxed,”relaxed," he said. compared to 2001, when over 90 civilization, okay? I mean, they to Edson. She reminded her audi "I'm“I’m getting better students now. I percent of the classed earned a B-B weren’tweren't exactly putting their best ence of the verse that says, "The“The would expect them to do well.”well." minus or higher. letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”life." Clark has taught at Covenant These statistics could indicate foot forward.”forward." This play may be about words, but since 1966, and through the years smarter students, but Douthat - Dr. Paul Morton on February 23, explaining to his the words in this play are about his average class grade has stayed thinks otherwise. He writes, “Most"Most Contemporary Global History class how World War something bigger than themselves. at a B or a B-minus. This uniformi of my classmates were studious I was perceived by people living under European Words themselves can do nothing, ty, measured against the growth of primarily in our avoidance of aca colonial rule at that time. but here God has given them the academically successful incoming demic work, and brilliant largely power to bring healing and to give students, shows that he hasn’thasn't low Collected by Jenni DeJong See GRADES, page 2 life. ered his standards, however. "We“We 2 Wednesday,WEDNESDAY, MMARCH arch 2,20052, 2005 NEWS/ARTS TTHEhe BBAGPIPEagpipe GRADES, from page i Art and music on tap for 50th anniversary GRADES,frompager BBYy BBuzzyuzzy MMAJAUSKASajauskas Carpenter, who is currentlycurrendy in our maneuverings to achieve a teaching a sculpture class, has maximal GPA in return for mini Music and art are flourishing brought much to the art program. mal effort. He cites pressure from this spring in honor of Covenant'sCovenant’s The art department is growing parents, students, administrators, golden anniversary. Tributes to the rapidly, and the new artart. major and professors to dole out grades occasion are being prepared by has become more popular due to good enough for the students to Dr. Brandon Kreuze and Professor the enthusiasm and specialties of land jobs they want and don’tdon't nec Kayb Carpenter, two of the newest Professors Carpenter, Morton and essarily deserve. additions to the Covenant faculty. Kellogg. Through the generosity of Covenant biology professor Dr. Brandon Kreuze, the most the 2005 WIC Love Gift, the de Tim Morris contends that pressure recent professor to join the Cove partment will soon be able ·to up of that sort is not prevalent here. nant music department, is currently date and expand its equipment and “I"I can'tcan’t think of any time a parent finishing the third movement of an supplies. has called me about grades,"grades,” he arrangement of Psalm 96. The fi Meanwhile, Carpenter is busy said. “I’ve"I've been very pleased with nal composition will be performed working on the sculpture, which students here. There’sThere's no pressure on graduation eve this May when she began two months ago. Her to use grades as a bargaining chip."chip.” Covenant will begin to celebrate its commission is for $20,000. While Morris claims consistency among 50th Anniversary. the sculpture will not be completed grades in his ten years of teaching, As an undergraduate at Cal until Homecoming this fall, models and the level of challenge he offers vin College, Kreuze experimented of it will be presented during the parallels what he received as a Cov Brae Howard with composition for the first time. 50th celebration this May. It will enant student. When his students “I"I loved it...itit.. .it was unlike anything Kreuze regarding the performance Michigan, is the most recent pro be located on the small grassy spot are in trouble academically, Morris I’dI'd ever experienced,"experienced,” Kreuze re scheduled for May 6. He explained fessor to join the art department. enclosed by the hedge outside the uses tutors to help them along. called. that in an ideal performance, the While she has been commissioned Tuck Shoppe. Granted, Covenant is not com After obtaining an M.A. from audience participates by engaging to do art before, she is especially ex The sculpture will be a wel pelled to maintain the same kind Midwestern and a doctorate from the music so that the every person, cited about this opportunity, since come addition to Covenant’sCovenant's cam of reputation as Harvard, since Northwestern University, Kreuze whether on stage or in the crowd, she names sculpture as her special pus.