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Bryan Vandals Make Their MarkDavid Manget by David Pifer tween the two schools was still very to Covenant the next day. The news is that the damge will not cost game, rescheduled for Nov. 2. “I [email protected] much alive. A large “BC” had been vandals painted the field later that the school any money if the cut view this as motivation. The fact To all those who thought that painted over the Scots emblem, and night. Rumors circled the day the gras in time. Many Covenant that their fans cared enough about the Covenant College vs. Bryan all four corners of the yard bore a after, Rogers said--one being that students and athletes are taking the this game to try and embarrass us College rivalry would die with the similar “BC” trademark. Not even Covenant committed the prank so prank as a source of motivation. “I by painting our field just makes me Scots’ transition to NCAA Divi- the practice field was spared, as the teams wouldn’t have to play. view this prank as a call to arms,” want to go out there and beat them sion III. . . think again. When he the vandals found it appropriate to After Tuesday’s game was cancelled said junior James Dawson. “Bryan all the more.” fog lifted from Scotland Yard this leave spray-painted homages to the due to inclement weather, Bryan fans shouldn't be able to come here Until Covenant and Bryan face past Monday morning, a couple of Bryan College name and mascot on soccer player Harry Sherwood said, and think they can just get away off next month, one thing remains things became clear. its grassy surface. "I think the pitch would still be us- with this without some form of certain: the buildup for this rivalry First, the newly painted and According to Bryan student able, I think they [Covenant] were retaliation.” showdown is as strong as ever. redone Scotland Yard soccer field Catherine Rogers, a pep rally just embarrassed.” Varsity forward Julian Allgeier with reporting contributed by had become the victim of Lion for the Lions ended with Bryan While the grounds and athletics said he hopes the retaliation can Adrienne Belz vandalism. And second, that the students smashing a car, saying departments are concerned with be carried out on the field and in fierce, competitive animosity be- that it was what they would do cleaning up the paint, the good the stands during the course of the No Room for Debate

Covenant College’s IAN REED forensics team is hot by Hannah Vanbiber For six of the ten, this was a first [email protected] experience in competitive foren- While students on campus at- sics (the official term for the art of tended the Neal Conference, formal argumentation.) Nerves ran swing dancing, and toga party this high as evidence cards, legal pads, weekend, Covenant’s Debate So- and speaking drills were swapped ciety sent ten students to Western around. Kentucky University to compete in “A lot of my friends debated both one of the biggest tournaments of in high school and at Covenant. the season. They collected five top Debate kids like to talk about awards as well as a heavy dose of debate, and it sounded like a lot of enthusiasm to show for it. fun, so I thought I'd give it a try,” “I'm addicted. It was a fantastic said Bestvater. experience, especially for my first At the tournament, he did more try,” said sophomore Sam Bestvater, than try. Bestvater and his debate a history major who competed partner, sophomore Sarah Swygard, in his first ever debate round this continued on page 2 weekend. 2 News Debate Team Takes Fourth In Competition

continued from page 1 McMahan commented, “Even when you don't win the round, you made it to the semi-final round in still are left with the satisfaction the novice debate track. of knowing that you had the guts From its beginning three years to stand up in front of a group of ago, Covenant’s Debate Society has strangers and talk about a subject made a habit of showing up un- that 20 minutes ago you knew known at tournaments and making nothing about.” a startling splash across the awards Sophomore Susanna Griffith, a ceremony. seasoned debater, agreed that debate Last March, the debate team is more than just the competition: quietly left campus for Nationals, “Debate connects the dots in educa- the highest level of competition in tion for me.” the National Christian College Fo- When not on the road, the club rensics Association (NCCFA) and has weekly meetings to practice. Juniors Laurel Brauer and Tera Woods present their idea for a coffee shop at the Seed Project Idea Blitz Farm NATE CARL proceeded to not-so-quietly explode There, they discuss current events on the national scene of college and topics of interest, how to level forensics, taking a number of debate, how to give a speech, etc. major awards including first in our “We have way too much fun,” said Sowing Seeds: division. sophomore Grace Mullaney, who The competition this weekend heads up the club with Robbins and Students Present Budding Business Ideas included Christian Colleges with Griffith. well-developed debate programs like When asked who the debate team by Hannah Freel Covenant College students. resourcefulness.” Patrick Henry College, Bryan Col- wants to join their team, Griffith [email protected] Tera Woods, a junior hoping Tucker also encouraged any stu- lege, Belmont College, and Seattle said, “Anyone who enjoys politics, Both Niedlov’s Breadworks and to join a team, commented, “The dents– not just business majors– to Pacific University. economics or history, wants to over- Greyfriar’s Coffee display Covenant college works alongside us, teaching participate. “Our hope is that [the According to senior Zach Rob- come a fear of public speaking, or alumni taking initiative in the busi- us how economics work in the real teams] will be inter-disciplinary. bins, “This was definitely the event just likes the idea of going on road ness world. world, and encouraging us to take Imagine a student from the art de- that put Covenant on the national trips with Tim Mahla and some Covenant’s administration has the no longer inadequate leap into a partment teaming up with a com- forensics map.” Covenant students.” Mahla, As- recently started cultivating this business venture.” munity development major.” He The team’s combined efforts -se sistant Director of Young Alumni, entrepreneurial spirit. Anthony To begin building teams, students explained that this interdisciplinary cured Covenant a fourth place rank travels with the team as its official Tucker, the Director of the Center brought their ideas to the Idea Farm concept reflects how the real world overall out of fourteen schools chaperone. for Calling and Career, said that Blitz on September 27. Anthony works: you often collaborate with Transfer junior Tony Glosson “It is a lot of fun,” said Bestvater, entrepreneurship “is already hap- Tucker, who is in charge of the people who have differing skills. and junior Waverly McMahan “but that's not the only reason I'm pening [on campus]. We wanted to initiative, encouraged students to also broke into quarterfinals in doing it. It builds fantastic commu- foster it, give it freedom, without bring all ideas to the Idea Farm the novice track and both Glosson nication skills and fosters a unique boxing it in.” From this desire the Blitz. Ideas big and small were and Bestvater placed in the top ten awareness of current events. I also Seed Project was born. presented and heard, as well as chal- novice speakers. get to wear a suit.” The Seed Project has three basic lenged in a laid-back environment. Reflecting on the tournament, steps: Develop an idea, build a Tucker said the objective is “to just team, and then create a business put ideas out there; they don’t need plan to submit to the Calling and to be polished presentations.” Career Center office. The business Laurel Brauer, a junior majoring plan will be reviewed and the team in art, envisioned a coffee and tea Covenant’s 1st Annual will polish the business plan to shop on Covenant’s campus, and present it before a review com- recognizes the opportunity that The mittee, composed mostly of local Seed Project is giving her. She said, Leadership Conference alumni, faculty, and staff. “This makes it seem even more pos- To be considered before the sible; it’s a way to get my idea out review committee, the plans, and there and noticed.” the ideas behind them, must prove Some other ideas include a featuring Tony Perkins to be “actionable and marketable,” WKLT station on FM radio as well according to Tucker. If the com- as a SIP project-turned-business mittee deems the idea ready for idea. 7 pm Oct 13-15 the competition, the team will Woods encouraged students to then present their business plan become involved. “No matter who to a national panel, composed of you are, getting involved in some Sanderson 215 people from around the country way or another with The Seed who desire to enable the dreams of Project will allow you to practice

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When ego overpowers: False Priest

by John Drexler more scattered and disturbing He spends the entirety of [email protected] than before. The album was “Casualty of You” berating about his alter ego (a black someone (probably his wife): False Priest is a musically mature she-male named Georgie “You stole something from funk fest driven by soulful falset- Fruit), experimental bi-sexu- me/ I can’t say what/ I just to, deep beats, and clever chord ality, spiritual frustration, and know it’s gone/ Everything is progressions. But it is impossible most of all, the glorification of wrong, everything is wrong/ to separate those strengths from sexual freedom. His vulnera- I’m a casualty of you.” the lyrical brokenness and selfish- bility felt more forced and less Finally, he finishes the ness that have become charac- sincere and the album suffered. album with an out of place, teristic of the band’s frontman False Priest continues this sub-par jam in which he Kevin Barnes. psychological digression. “Sex claims that religion causes Of Montreal’s Hissing Fauna, Karma” provides a glimpse us to mistreat those around You Are the Destroyer marked a of Barnes’ view of sex, “You us. This song comes at the dramatic turning point in their are my only luxury item… end of a series of albums decade-long evolution leading up You look like a playground to in which Barnes objecti- to 2007. At that peak in their in- me, playa.” This lyric operates fies women and treats his die pseudo-stardom, Barnes’ wife as a thesis for the rest of the family like garbage. Barnes and daughter left him, leaving album. To Barnes, women are forces his harsh scrutiny on nothing but a desperate, sexually a means to an end. The end is everyone except himself. His confused prima donna. His music sexual perfection for the sake complete vulnerability shows shifted from whimsical story- of self-satisfaction. There is, listeners exactly who he has telling to painfully vulnerable however, a tension between become: a sex-crazed, finger- commentary on his broken rela- the sexual freedom he desires pointing hedonist who tionships, bizarre sexual encoun- and the imperfect objects of thinks that the gratification ters, and loathing of God and the lust he encounters. of his desires is a deserved world at large. He filtered all of It is clear at every turn of freedom. He despises anyone this madness through accessible, this album that Barnes views who stands between him and funky, experimental synth-based everything in terms of his his fantasies. pop. It made for one great album. own pleasure and that his False Priest is a musical Barnes’ inner dialogue in relationships are gauges of feast—a three course meal 2009’s Skeletal Lamping was a bit self-satisfaction. His music beginning with the palatable serves as a validation for his pop choruses of “Coquet OFMONTREAL.NET immensely depraved, self- Coquette” and “Enemy centered stream of conscious- Gene,” followed by the ness. Barnes uses his art to sultry funk continuum of express thoughts which would “Sex Karma”/”Girl Named otherwise be unacceptable. Hello,” and ending with the False Priest perfectly embod- excellent 80’s pop, angst- ies this approach. The album infused “Famine Affair” and concludes with four songs dur- “Around the Way.” But the ing which he sprints through music is overshadowed by the musical components he Barnes’ emotional and spiri- BRADRUGGLES.COM has mastered in the course of tual trauma. Instead of pro- his career: Intricate guitar/bass voking sympathy, he proves lines, dance music, reflective himself to be an impossibly piano ballads, experimental frustrating person. I don’t Christian Cynics beats, and falsetto-driven funk. know whether or not Barnes He also spends those twenty is a casualty of those around by Stephen Bates minutes systematically blam- him, but he is certainly a ca- [email protected] bookstores to boycott the album. I explained his attack on the ing everyone in his life for his sualty of his own selfishness. Controversy surrounding a work ate all the excitement up. church: “If the vast overwhelm- emotional and sexual turmoil. of art is magnetic. Last summer, A spark lit in my brain when I ing perception in America is that I purchased Derek Webb’s latest heard “What Matters More.” I took Christians hate gay people then album, Stockholm Syndrome, and any opportunity presented to attack that is something we need to fell head over heels into the hype the church and emphasize its failure deal with.” A grunt of approval and controversy surrounding it. in conversations with friends. This escaped my lips. finger seemed to be pointed directly Stockholm Syndrome draws atten- The album stirred many in was righteous, justified anger! The And then with one apol- at me. I am the cynic. I am the tion to this travesty, but it doesn’t the Christian community into church’s treatment of homosexuality ogy, he delved too deep for my problem. stop there. Webb’s music should a frenzy. The majority of the became my issue. comfort. Webb admitted, “I It is true that the church has inspire us to change the wrong hullabaloo concerns the song Consequently, I was excited at am prideful and internally very unfairly judged and dealt with we see. As he explained, “We are “What Matters More.” In it Webb the prospect of hearing Webb speak cynical so I try to be careful that homosexuality. It is true that pick- dangerously teetering on falling into describes the way the church has at one of the Neal Conference lun- when I create art, cynicism stays eting the funerals of gay soldiers is a semi-permanent cynicism. Cyni- inadequately handled the issue of cheons last week. I looked forward on the table.” Then he dealt the a despicable act. It is true that the cism is the opposite of hope … and homosexuality. He sings, “Mean- to nodding vigorously in agreement crucial blow. “I’m afraid that church has become largely defined we have so much to hope for.” while we sit / Just like we don't as he crushed the pitiful way the inadvertently some of the art I as anti-gay. But these reasons can- give a shit / About fifty thousand church has handled the issue. have made might be finding its not be enough to make me forsake people who are dying today.” This At first, my expectations looked way into some sort of support the church and believe that nothing explicit language caused Christian as if they’d be fulfilled. Webb role for young cynicism.” His will ever change. Arts 5 The Town well-executed heists don’t make for a well-executed film

AMYSROBOT.COM by Andrew Mollenkoff [email protected] robbers” tale, The Townhas enough and a love story. The relationship dent that the plot is a bit stretched. their seats, even though it requires flair to avoid complete cliché. between MacRay and Clair Keesey The Town’s plot doesn’t live up to some suspension of disbelief. The Over the past several years Ben The heist scenes are very well done, (Rebecca Hall) quickly becomes one its potential, but despite the film’s cleverness of the heists alone makes Affleck has shown an interest in but as the story tries to progress past of the fwwilm’s prominent features. problems it has things going for it. the film fun, despite seeming too crime cinema, beginning with Gone the heists to something bigger, the Krista Coughlin (Blake Lively) If you enjoy watching the abrasive sophisticated for guys who grew Baby Gone, which he directed in rest of the cinematography is not plays an old flame of MacRay’s who edge of criminal life then this is up in the projects. The Town, while 2008. Affleck’sThe Town, which he especially brilliant. wants him back. Romance quickly definitely one to watch; the dia- fun, struggles in its attempt to be co-wrote, directed, and starred in, Affleck’s character Doug Mac- becomes a focus of the film, causing logue is believable and thoroughly both entertaining and meaningful. certainly fits the bill with its gritty Ray tries to be more than a simple the viewer to wonder exactly what violent. The action is entertaining gangster violence, quick dialogue, gangster. Through struggles with kind of filmThe Town is. and pulls viewers to the edge of and recognizable movie stars. But family and friends he has developed The film’s biggest problem is that while it’s entertaining, the film ulti- a conscience of some sort. Affleck’s Affleck touches on several different mately misses its intended mark. narrative, however, places a bit too themes but never focuses on one. The Town explores the story of much importance on MacRay’s The family theme could have been four friends who grew up in the past. Affleck seems to doubt the touching if it was developed, but it same project and became comrades viewer’s powers of inference as he is only mentioned and hardly ex- in crime. The characters are typical spoon feeds the audience redundant plored. In the end the central heist criminals who enjoy women, liquor information about the characters. narrative competes with the love and fast money. Although the The Townconfuses itself by at- story and the character history. As story quickly becomes a “cops and tempting to be both a heist film the movie develops, it becomes evi-

The Innocence Mission Provides Fresh Predictability

by Annie Huntington and simple, tangible lyrics that have est things. Like the band’s calm [email protected] shaped the Innocence Mission’s acoustics, there is nothing ornate or sound for over twenty years. But showy about her words—the hu- The Innocence Mission knows this isn’t stagnancy: My Room is mility of both elements is arresting. the art of consistency. Don and fresh, and the Innocence Mission The glory of life’s mixed weight and Karen Peris, the husband and wife proves that time only adds a con- buoyancy pokes its head through backbone of the band, have been fident glow to their polished but the concrete nouns, street names, releasing consistently beautiful unassuming songwriting. small human interactions, North- albums since before I was born. The addition of the melodica, eastern states, yellows and violets, Their eighth, My Room in the pump organ, and cello lend depth vacillating weather, and abundant Trees, was released this July, and to Don’s echoed nylon string foliage: “Brave in the clothes of it’s elegantly predictable—not in finger-picking and Mike Bitts’ Georgie’s/ You take a train to the a stale or uninspired sense, but in warm upright bass. Drummer Steve North/ Winding through New the same way that the comforting Brown, who retired after 1998’s York state/ In the morning, leaves scratch of my mother’s fingernails Birds of My Neighborhood to pursue on the floor.” This album is a road she sings in “God Is Love,” a song on the nape of my six-year-old the culinary arts, returns to provide map. It’s a friend’s grip on my whose refrain stands out from the neck was predictable before fall- sparse, jazz-infused percussion on elbow in passing. more subtle spiritual undertones of ing asleep. a handful of tracks. New territory While 2007’s We Walked in Song other lyrics on the album. My Room isn’t groundbreaking. includes a few tight instrumental dealt with loss after the death of My Room in the Trees is a fit- It’s the same Innocence Mission tracks and a focus on more piano- Karen’s father, My Room follows ting title. Listening, I am perched on which I’ve come to rely. Here, driven and layered songs, most with courage and hope. Karen’s twenty feet in the air, peeking familiar and welcoming, are notably “North American Field lyrics address sorrow but swallow through bright, dripping leaves at Don’s chiming guitar and Karen’s Song,” which starts slowly and despair in favor of joy. ”Rain or the raincoat-clad figures of the ones hushed, earnest vocals—delicate builds into a rich sonic whirlwind. shine, this street of mine is golden/ I love. Up here, “The leaves lift but strong, flickering but deep. Karen’s bare poetry sees the With the gold of hickory leaves/ high/ The light gets through.” Here are the swaying melodies sharpest beauty in the small- I can walk under these clouds,” NEWSRELEASESNOW.COM 6 Opinion

SMOKING “It is time that Covenant’s administration either justify the smoking ban or rescind it.” by Daniel Coulbourne

A covenant alumnus smokes a cigarrette off campus. GARRETT REID

Contract, or the portion of hammocks in front of Carter the student handbook which corrupting visitors’ tailored restricts students from drinking, experience with an actual taste smoking or having sex (with a of Covenant life or smokers few exceptions to each--think 31.0% creating another opportunity marriage), is one of the things the percentage of students nationwide who use to ruin the desired image in the which most distinguishes Cov- minds of potential students. The enant from other colleges. tobacco at least once every 30 days reality, however, is that according While friends at other schools to a 2008 study done under the report stories of nightly rag- Drugfree School and Communi- ers and weekend Bacchanals, ties Act of 1989 (available on Covenant students tend to Banner), 28.3% of Covenant spend their weekends having 28.3% students smoke at least one a alcohol-free dance parties in the month, compared to a 31% depths of Founders or attending the percentage of Covenant students who use national average. pancake breakfasts at the homes tobacco at least once every 30 days Covenant’s student handbook of their professors. Contract is lists, as an exception to the alco- a good thing. It keeps students hol and tobacco clause, “students accountable to Biblical standards Source: 2008 study conducted under the Drugrfree School and Communities Act of 1989 (http://bit.ly/b2RRg8) who are at least 25 years of age of behavior as well as providing or married and are living off an excuse for creativity regarding smell on smokers’ clothes.) from The Blink and the vending would offer no explanation for campus in non-college hous- weekend activities. Realistically The defense based on health machines around campus. the prohibition of smoking off ing.” This clause makes it seem though, it’s time to talk about concerns was probably the most The Covenant image-main- campus. as though age or marital status the smoking clause. valid of the three. Tobacco is tenance defense is actually two The second image related are deciding factors for what is Throughout my time at Cov- almost universally known as a defenses. One claims that, should defense of the rule is perhaps and is not allowable regarding enant, I’ve heard several defenses leading cause of mouth and lung they be allowed, smokers, who are most in keeping with Covenant’s tobacco. It seems asinine that of the rule that “students are cancer, as well as other respiratory notorious litter-bugs, will leave rules in general. The College the College feels it necessary to prohibited at all times -- whether diseases. It seems that the college their discarded cigarette butts tends to back away from anything overrule the age limit already they are on or off the campus wishes to control the health choices strewn across campus, detract- potentially offensive, including established by the government -- from the possession and use of their students, and that is simply ing from the overall beauty of the smoking. A shiny, re-branded with their own age limit. of alcohol and/or tobacco.” They unacceptable. If Covenant is in the campus. This is a fair assessment, and marketable college is not The smoking ban is unfound- all essentially boiled down to business of making students’ health as even now it is not uncommon to worth sacrificing our right to live ed and is statistically proven concerns about the health of choices for them, it seems only find a cigarette butt behind Carter authentically. While the smoking to be ineffective. It is time that the students or the image of the logical that they should remove or the chapel. There is already a ban is one symptom of Covenant’s Covenant’s administration either school. (I also heard one defense known agents of heart disease and rule against litter however, and failure to recognize this, it is justify the ban or rescind it. blaming the ban on the lingering diabetes, such as soda and candy, even if there weren’t, this defense not the main issue, whether it’s Opinion 7 Philosophers & Poets: Letter to the Editor extrapolate the gender roles of Biblical these areas to the classroom, why we need them both politics and humanitarian efforts, Femininity danger ensues. My fear is that by Philip Pugh result is poetry that makes decent the poet shows what the philoso- Much discussion was raised over it may cause women (and men) [email protected] popular philosophy but is, in the pher cannot say. Where philosophy Concord Baptist’ Aaron Martin’s to incorrectly distribute virtues I’m a philosopher. I like to analyze words of Marianne Dashwood, ends, there poetry begins. Philoso- chapel talk on “Biblical Mascu- between the sexes.” Martin in things and get down into the nitty- “More to be admired than loved.” phers are there to tell us things, but linity.” Some felt they were put in fact did explicitly state through- gritty details of reality. This makes The attempt to mix philosophy with poets are there to show us things. A a box, others zoned out when a out his chapel talk that his charge communication with artsy folks poetry too often ends in failure. philosopher may go far, but a great specific charge was set on men at to men was within the context hard sometimes. Chesterton once Still, we need both. We need poet may go farther. Covenant, and many left feeling of the home and church to avoid said, “The poet merely wants to get philosophers to analyze and to get In scripture, we have great propo- incomplete. Martin admitted such incorrect distributions of his head into the heavens. It is the behind things. We need precision sitional statements in Romans, that his specific focus was in part virtues between the sexes. modern logician who wants to get in our speech. I get frustrated with Galatians, and the sayings of Jesus. due to the time constraints of I want to invite Mr. Granholm the heavens into his head and it is political debates because often the Yet Jesus and even Paul recognize preaching a 30-minute sermon. and others who were left incom- his head that splits.” This is why, terms are not defined and thus are the need for poetry and quote It is of no small merit that the plete or feeling shortchanged to even though I am a philosopher, I easily equivocated. I often feel like extensively from the Psalms. Paul’s context of Martin’s chapel talk listen to Martin’s sermon on June need poetry. people, even in the church, argue doctrinal arguments often have a was seemingly lost amongst the 6, 2010 preached at Concord Philosophy and poetry some- not because they actually disagree, poetic quality to them. discussions on the subject. Mr. Baptist on “The Heart of Biblical times have an interesting relation- but because their terms aren’t well Poetry gives us a bird’s-eye view Granholm himself stated that, Femininity.” Concord’s sermon ship. Nietzsche was a poet who defined. of beauties that propositions cannot “If Martin were applying these iTunes can be found at concord- tried to be a philosopher. His Yet there is a limit to philosophy capture. We need philosophers to roles to men within the context baptist.org under “resources.” philosophy, as a result, is so poetic and what it can do. The Austrian point out the details on the trees, of family and church, then there as to be attractive, but when viewed philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein yet we need poets to show us the is plenty of biblical support -Nathan Newman as philosophy, it’s terrible and admitted this, saying, “Whereof we forest. Without both, we may find for his position. But when you frightening. Alexander Pope was a cannot speak, thereof we must be ourselves lost. philosopher who wrote poetry: the silent.” This is why we need poets; Campus Unity > Hall Unity by Brenda Nelson have prevented friendships among with others. So even though these [email protected] people across campus. People let jokes can get annoying and old, What is the first thought that these stereotypes determine where this isn’t the problem here; It’s the comes into your mind when you they will live and with whom they conversations I have had with so hear Andreas? What about Carter? will associate. many people across campus who Maclellan? Founders? Do you im- I get annoyed when students raise an eyebrow when Founders is mediately default to stereotypes? flippantly say they would never ever mentioned or declare proudly that The Covenant community is live in Founders. Or that if you live they have never been in Andreas. based on hall unity, one of the char- on Bloodfield or Ithaca, you must Here is my challenge to you and acteristics that makes us unique. be an ignorant athlete who came one that I also aim for: Let’s not Resident assistants, discipleship to Covenant to play sports. Or encourage hall bonding if it comes coordinators, and council members that everyone who lives on a hall in at the price of campus unity. We constantly seek ways to foster hall Maclellan is quiet, boring, and only are all brothers and sisters in Christ morale. However, sometimes hall studies. God forbid if you live on so let’s get rid of building and hall morale comes at the price of hall Ghetto: You must automatically be elitism. morality. Hall bonding can come a tool. Really? A fantastic example of this unity at the expense of defining yourself I am pretty sure I know of some- was the Ghetto / Catacombs rap-off against others. It can be easier to one in every hall on campus who between Eric Cromartie and Paul unite over what you are against doesn’t fit the stereotypes of their Smallman that happened a couple rather than what you favor. We buildings or hall. Even if you have of weeks ago. Let’s encourage more naturally find security and identity had bad experiences with someone of this! Get to know people from in belonging to a certain group, who lives in Andreas, Founders, other buildings and to go to other which necessarily includes not Maclellan, or Carter, don’t force buildings’ events. I hope to see belonging to another group. that stereotype onto everyone else you at Around Founders, Andreas Unfortunately, this natural who calls that building home. Open, Carter Christmas, and tendency creates divisions that can I understand that these stereo- Macstock. be harmful. Hall bonding can turn types can be furthered through into hall bashing. The typical build- comedy, and humor is great when ing stereotypes at Covenant can and we can laugh at ourselves along Eric Cromartie, of Ghetto and Paul Smallman, of Catacombs joined for a rap-off on the Catacombs. HEATHER CROMARTIE Have a thought? Write for opinion. 8 Sports CCCC Cross Country team rebuilding with new coach & young team

eight seconds off of his personal best By Stephen Moore and nearly two minutes faster than his [email protected] time in this same race last year. This bodes well for the four freshman on the squad, who can hopefully see similar The Covenant College cross country improvements throughout the season teams are now off and running under as they adjust from the 5K races they the leadership of new head coach Scott ran in high school to the 8K races they Williams. Williams has arrived at Cov- run in collegiate cross country. Wil- enant after successful coaching stints liams, who ironically coached Preg at at the high school level, and has taken Providence Christian Academy, said, on two Covenant teams that have just “Jonathan has really been working hard three and five returning runners on the and leading the other guys. He has men’s and women’s teams respectively. been doing the little things in practice The squads have only had two meets to set an example for the others on so far in this young season, with the what it takes to be a good runner.” men finishing 7 out of 9 in a meet at The Lady Scots cross country team Sewanee, and 7 out of 7 in the Pow- is looking for similar inspiration from erAde Invitational (all other teams in senior Hannah Matthews, who finished the race were NCAA Division I teams, first for the team at the Sewanee meet including the University of Alabama). with a 6K time of 24:00. This was good The women finished 6 out of 10 and enough to earn her 17th place overall, 6 out of 7 in those same meets. After and Matthews often sets the pace for not racing during the past two weeks, the young Lady Scots team. Junior both teams are looking forward to Tera Woods is also off to a solid start, getting back on course this weekend at placing second for the team at Sewanee the Maryville Invitational in Maryville, with a time of 26:00 to finish 38th Tennessee. overall. Woods then went on to lead the When the men’s cross country team pack for Covenant at the women's Pow- takes to the course this weekend, it erAde Invitational with a 13:14 finish. will again be without the five se- Both the men’s and women’s teams niors who graduated from last year’s now have the rest of the season to pre- squad. Attempting to fill their shoes pare for the NCCAA National Cham- are four freshman: Matthew Gorter, pionships on Nov. 13, in Cedarville, Jake Groenendyk, Zach Smith, and Ohio. Last year, Hannah Matthews James Veldhorst, and three returners: finished fifth overall while setting a Jonathan DiGioia, Zach Barnett, and Covenant College women’s record time Jonathan Preg. of 18:50. When asked what he expects of As a team, the ladies finished eighth Sophomore Jonathan Preg leads the men’s cross country team in practice GARRETT REID his returning runners, Coach Wil- overall and will look to improve upon liams said, “I am really looking for the that this year. The men’s team finished Men’s Soccer vs. Emory and Henry (5-0 W) returning runners to step up and lead 13 out of 23 teams, and knows it will Men’s Soccer vs. Methodist (2-0 W) the new guys who do not yet have the take hard work and dedication through- sc experience.” out the season to return and do well Women’s Soccer vs. Agnes Scott (3-0 W) Preg hopes to do this by building at a race in which only two returning on his strong freshman year and stellar runners (Preg and Barnett) have run. or Women’s Volleyball vs. Sewanee (3-0 W) start to this 2010 season. He finished However, with a new coach and young Women’s Volleyball at Huntingdon College (3-0 W) first for the team in both of the prior runners, the Scots cross country teams meets this year, and his time of 28:37 appear to be moving in a promising es Women’s Volleyball at LaGrange College (3-0 W) at the Sewanee Invitational was only direction.