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Special Edition theVol. 56, No. 23 + April 22, 2010 + SinceBagpipe 1955 + bagpipeonline.com PHOTO BY GARRETT REID FIGHT NIGHT than expected; the atmosphere was electric.” comes more attention and more chaos”. no one knew where to circle up the cars to by Tera Woods Certainly more people showed up than After Abby Sherratt, Carter Residence continue the fight,” Shumaker said. Soon At 10:30 p.m. last Monday night, a little last year. The first Ghetto fight night Director, caught wind of the fights, she after, Sherratt and Joel Rietema, Andreas under 200 Covenant students gathered to began when freshmen John Eger and Eric notified the campus security guard who Resident Director, appeared on the scene witness the second annual Ghetto Fight Cromartie planned to box one another. headed down to break up the fights. “It was and told everyone that they had to leave. Night. Over 20 vehicles circled up at Word got around and students lined up at a liability thing” said Sheratt, “just in case Students dispersed and that is where the Shadowlands with their headlights focused Ghettos door wanting to witness the show anyone got hurt.” night ended. on the center of the dusty, make-shift ring. down. The campus guard drove to Shadowlands Will there be another Ghetto Fight Geared up with boxing gloves and headgear, This year Ghetto wanted to expand the and stopped everything during the third Night next year? No one quite really a match-up between two RAs kicked off the event by allowing more people to come fight between sophomore Matthew Higgins knows for sure, but whatever happens event, closely followed by two more matches. and watch. They wanted it to be a fun and freshman James Marshall. After the may need to be executed less chaotically. Each fighter looked like he was having loads thing, “something that was a spectator guard told everyone they had to leave, According to Greg Ford, head of Campus of fun. event rather than just a participation event,” students piled into their cars and headed Security, there was an estimated $3000 in Sophomore Matthew Higgins noted that Higgins said, so they moved it off the hall down to Carter field to finish the fights. At damage done to a security vehicle which the fights were all done “for the love of the to Shadowlands where there would be more around 11:20 p.m. over 20 cars pulled into included a dented hood, cracked window, sport, no grudge matches; it was always room to fight and more room for students the Carter soccer fields in the middle of the and damaged fender. friend fighting friend or stranger fighting to cheer. However, as sophomore Lauren residential neighborhood of Farland. stranger. Also, a lot more people showed up Shumaker said, “with more people also “At this point things were a bit chaotic; [email protected] Could you lose Attempted Church Wobble to the Getting to know your grants next Belzacombs Scholarship Dubstep: an Officer Jim at year? Sacrifice Promise changes Introduction night Page Two Page Four Page Four Page Eight Page Twelve 2 | News Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant PHOTO BY DIEGO P. CANOSSA by Kaitlin Fender & Sam Belz budget, which reflects Georgia revenue, was off Dr. Nielson has even made visits to Atlanta. ing year and increasing HOPE to $4,500. The The Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant about 12% from last year. That means the state According to Vice President for Academic Af- qualifier here is that it’s still just in subcommit- (GTEG), intended to help equalize the finan- has a lot of financial pressures everywhere, ac- fairs Jeff Hall--Dr. Nielson was not available for tee. If the state does increase HOPE, though, cial gap between attending a private and public cording to Jim Jolly, who serves on both Cov- interview--the president’s message to the state Georgia private-schoolers with good grades college or university, will likely be eliminated enant’s Board and the State’s Board of Regents. is straightforward, “Look at what a deal you’re could be receiving up to $4,800. next year. This grant was received by about Residents of Georgia get two kinds of finan- getting; you don’t have to pay for the entire tu- But there’s still the question: how would 420 Covenant students last award year; that’s cial aid unique to the Peach State. One, GTEG, ition of these folks,’” Hall paraphrased. “’You the loss of GTEG affect the College? Hall almost 45% of the undergraduate full-time controlled by state funds, goes to every Georgia at least need to show something that they’re said, “It’s not a big enough amount to affect student body. The year before, in 2008-2009, resident who chooses private education over Georgia citizens; they pay taxes and have the students who are thinking about coming,” he the GTEG was already suffering losses, since it public. The HOPE Scholarship, on the other right to some funds at least.” Some have even said. There’s also the safeguard of the contin- was halved from its highest amount, $600 in hand, based on lottery instead of state funds, recommended getting students on a letter-writ- gencies that Covenant builds into the budget 2008-2009, to $300 this semester, after several goes to Georgia students with GPAs above 3.0. ing campaign. “We’ve decided not to do that,” for surprises in enrollment, according to Hall. previous reductions. While Covenant awaits final word on the fate said Hall. “We thought it would be odd for As for students and families, the College has not Many students have been frustrated by these of GTEG in the state legislature, the College us to have the one thing at the College we ever said that they will step up and provide more cuts, especially in cases where they planned has friends in high places. The Georgia Founda- say ‘write a letter’ about is personal funding and scholarship money if GTEG fades away; most their four-year funding in advance. “It could tion for Independent Colleges, to which Cov- that’s all.” of that burden will fall to families. Of course, change for incoming classes,” said junior Callie enant belongs, lobbies on Covenant’s behalf While there was originally a sense that Gov- Hall said, families are welcome to appeal pack- Oldham of Statesboro, Georgia, “but changing whenever issues of HOPE and GTEG come up ernor Perdue’s budget would eliminate the ages and receive consideration, but there are no in the middle of the year is harder to make up.” in either House. The key thing is making sure GTEG, there’s been talk recently in the House blanket guarantees. The statewide situation is unprecendented that Georgia senators and representatives know Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Edu- in the Board of Regents’ 75-year history. The what is at stake in their vote. cation of maintaining GTEG at $300 this com- [email protected] [email protected] Faculty Quotes of the Week “I’m not sure if mules can be male or female. But I’m “My parents told me not to do anything to a girl that I not really familiar with mule genitalia.” wouldn’t want done to my sister. So that pretty much ended my dating career.” Prof. Tim Morris, Contemporary Biology Prof. Toni Chiareli, Intro to Sociology News | 3 The Verdict Yes... to a six- Administration Begins teen page Bagpipe, Facilities Condition Asessment and sixteen days until summer. by Lana Nelson & Andrew Shaughnessy No... to anything The administration is working hard to resembling term papers evaluate and fulfill constantly changing facilities needs across campus. Work on or exams. Carter, including this past year’s closing and renovation of Third South, is a tiny This is the last issue of the part of a much bigger initiative of concert- ed evaluation and action, called the Facili- 2009-2010 academic year. ties Condition Assessment. Some changes, such as Carter’s anticipated renovation of the north end, will be continued as funding Letters to the editor is available. Other projects will take years to even be properly analyzed before action are welcome! can be taken due to the numerous inter- Send them by email to bagpipe@ twined factors, issues, and demands that covenant.edu, with “Letter to the must be evaluated and addressed. Editor” in the subject line. While working towards the ongoing ef- fort at maintaining and improving campus Or send letters to: facilities, the administration conducted The Bagpipe two separate assessments (the Krebs and Box 689, 14049 Scenic Highway Draper evaluations) to gather data on the Lookout Mountain, GA 30750. state of the buildings, infrastructure, and water systems of the college. These two pri- mary evaluations are in addition to sepa- rate evaluations for both Carter Hall and The Bagpipe the Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Cha- Established in 1955 pel. These four collections of data must be individually analyzed in light of each other. Kaitlin Fender Editor in Chief The Krebs Evaluation deals with the Amy Reed water, sanitation, and the storm drainage Managing Editor system. The Draper Evaluation, for which Daniel Coulbourne a team of architects and engineers were Layout Editor recently brought in, focuses on campus buildings. ANDREW SHAUGHNESSY News LUKE MOSHER Arts This complex web of information makes it SAM BELZ Sports impossible to arrive at a prioritized to-do list LAUREN HOLMER Features right away. While the data has been gath- GARRETT REID Photo LANA NELSON Copy ered, David Northcutt, Director of Facilities ENOCH ELWELL Circulation Management, warned that the college is still DAVID INOUYE Web in the analysis stage and will be for months.