FREE TO ALL PLEASE REUSE OR RECYCLE THE BAGPIPE AFTER READING FRIDAY, OCT. 2, 2020 14049 SCENIC HIGHWAY, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA 30750 VOLUME 68.9 New Campus Cafe Georgia Special Election The Rise of Rugby Songbirds at Sunset Billboard Evangelism Two students have started their A US Senate seat is open and As rugby grows more popular The Founders event gave A closer look at all those own business selling coffee from Atlanta pastor Rev. Warnock across the globe, it also draws performing artists on campus a ominous billboards on the side their dorm room window is one of the many candidates more interest at Covenant chance to share their talents with of the road about Jesus running the community Page 1 Page 1 Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 COVENANT COFFEE ATLANTA PASTOR HOW LOCAL SCHOOLS ARE CARTEL: THE RUNNING FOR NEW POP-UP GEORGIA SENATE SEAT DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC CAMPUS CAFE IN SPECIAL ELECTION by Kelli Hansen by Davy Codington Coffee has an amazing abil- On December 31, 2019, Senior ity to bring people together. U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson Whether with studying, con- (R-GA) announced resigna- versing or simply enjoying a tion from his third term as good latte, coffee produces senator. Isakson’s resignation community. Edoardo Santi ‘22 initiated a special election to and Evan Zietlow ‘22 hope to take place on November 3, join the Covenant community 2020, featuring six Republican and contribute to it by provid- candidates, eight Democrats, ing quality coffee on campus one Libertarian, one from the through their business, the Green Party and five Inde- Coffee Cartel. pendents. Senators hold of- fice for six-year terms. Senate The Coffee Cartel endeav- elections take place every two or actually began last year years with one-third of seats but coffee was only available up for contest, ensuring rou- through online ordering. tine turnover in the Senate. Now the windows of the Cof- Photo from theatlantic.com fee Cartel are officially open. The election on November With their espresso machine, 3 will likely feature a runoff by Emma Luke Students who have been im- can help prevent the spread of french press, and pour-over between some pair of the of- pacted the most by the long coronavirus and other viruses, equipment, they create almost ficially endorsed candidates. One of the biggest unknowns period out of school are the social distancing and wearing any drink one might find at a The Republican candidates are during the six months of quar- younger ones who are learn- a mask are more beneficial.” typical coffee shop using the Kelly Loeffler and Doug Col- antine and lockdown since ing to read, and those who espresso blend from Good- lins, and the Democratic can- March was whether schools already learn at lower profi- The Times Free Press reported man Coffee Roasters in Chat- didates are Raphael Warnock would open in the fall. Ever ciency rates. Those who had that “this one-year contract— tanooga. Be on the lookout and Matt Lieberman. As of since schools shut down in the lower proficiency in bench- good through May 2021—will for new items on the menu January 6, 2020, Kelly Loeffler spring and the world turned mark testing found that their be paid for by a combination including cortados, named the has officially served as senator upside down, students have scores dropped, and those who of federal coronavirus funding “Halvorson Special” for being in place of Isakson, and will been looking forward to re- had tested proficient main- and savings from the general President Halvorson’s favorite run in the November election turning to school and finding tained their proficiency but operating budget.” drink. However, their true spe- in an attempt to secure the re- some sense of normalcy. Now, didn’t increase at all. cialty item is an affogato: hot mainder of the term. after almost six months of aca- Some private schools in the espresso poured over creamy demic break, students are fac- Teachers are struggling as well, area have implemented many vanilla ice cream. Santi and Zi- The election is a nonpartisan ing a dramatic “summer slide,” as they are stuck between the new procedures to ensure their etlow take pride in this unique blanket primary. This means which refers to the informa- difficulties of teaching online students’ safety. McCallie, a Italian dessert as something that all candidates run against tion students forget over the and the risk of teaching in per- boarding and day school in the that really sets them apart each other concurrently. The summer. son. The majority of people Chattanooga area, found itself from a typical coffee shop. candidate with more than 50% weighing in on this issue agree with a massive influx of enroll- of the votes will take the seat. If Schools in the Chattanoo- that teaching in-person is best ments this year as people fled They’re also set apart by the no candidate wins an absolute ga area have quickly become for students, but it is danger- the underfunded and strug- fact that they serve everything majority, a runoff election will aware of this problem as they ous to do so. gling public school system. out of their dorm room win- be held in January 2021. have seen a rise in students Another private school in the dow on the north end of Mac. struggling with academic In early September, the Ham- area, Baylor, was able to set up While last semester, coffee was On September 15, student rep- readiness. According to the ilton County School District on-site COVID-19 testing. only available through online resentatives from six Georgia Chattanooga Times Free Press, gave the green light to spend- ordering, now customers can universities including Cove- “Tennessee students who were ing $2.1 million to prevent One thing that is certain, how- walk right up to the window. nant College met with the se- already struggling in school the spread of COVID-19 in its ever, is the fact that private Even if the window isn’t open, nior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist are taking a major hit in terms schools. Monique Brand cov- schools are able to handle the coffee is probably still available. Church and U.S. Senate candi- of learning loss this fall with ered this story in the Times pandemic better than public Customers can always send date Reverend Raphael War- a traditional ‘summer slide’ Free Press. schools due to their superior a direct message over Insta- knock to hear the Reverend becoming a much steeper funding and access to better gram (@covenantcoffeecartel) give his stance on issues such ‘COVID’ slide.” Brand writes, “One local doc- resources. tor said while surface cleaning CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 THE PASSING OF JUSTICE GINSBURG AND THE FUTURE OF THE SUPREME COURT by Kyle Kraus and began her law degree at burg served for over 27 years, Harvard, transferring to and listened to hundreds of cases On September 18 Supreme graduating from Columbia and wrote over 200 opinions. Court Justice Ruth Bader Law School. After graduating, Ginsburg passed away at age Ginsburg served for a variety Following Ginsburg’s death, 87, due to pancreatic cancer. of organizations, from Rutgers reactions have been mixed She had been fighting a va- Law School to the American on how to proceed. Senator riety of cancers for over 20 Civil Liberties Union. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) an- years. The public has grieved nounced soon after the Jus- Ginsburg’s passing. Despite In April of 1980, President Jim- tice’s death that “President her occasionally divisive deci- my Carter appointed Ginsburg Trump’s nominee will receive a sions during her time on the to the D.C. Court of Appeals. vote on the floor of the United Supreme Court, people have She served there for 13 years, States Senate.” Several prom- mourned her death on both before President Bill Clinton inent members of the Dem- sides of the aisle. nominated her to the Supreme ocratic Party and from the Court in June of 1993. On Au- media have called McConnell She was born in 1933 to a Jew- gust 10, 1993, Ginsburg joined out on hypocrisy, since he had ish family. Ginsburg gradu- the court as the second woman ated from Cornell University, to sit among its ranks. Gins- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Photo from abc12.com NEWS 02 noticed that the campus was also interested in working with COFFEE CARTEL lacking in quality coffee and clubs and bringing coffee to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 saw it as a unique business op- their events. portunity. or text the number posted by Be on the lookout for Insta- their window to double-check. However, as they became im- gram giveaways too. After mersed in the coffee world reaching 250 followers, the Santi and Zietlow said that through the tutelage of Heath, Cartel gave away one free cof- their classes worked out per- YouTube, and another baris- fee to five people and five free fectly, so one of them is usually ta friend, Santi and Zietlow coffees to one person. They’ve around and ready to serve cus- formed a new appreciation for built quite the fanbase, even tomers. For just an additional coffee. This endeavor allowed earning the support of Halvor- $0.50 (unless it’s for someone them both to discover the joy son, and they plan to do anoth- in Mac or Fivepoint Gardens), of coffee, and now they run the er giveaway sometime soon. they will also deliver anywhere Cartel because they want to on campus.