CSC Revamps Student Recycling of Their Operations in One Place
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1955 2013 Thursday, November 7, 2013 - Volume 60.08 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Georgia, 30750 www.bagpipeonline.com Fall Bakertree Chattanooga Festival brings Whiskey plans to high student move involvement by Kendi Anderson by Mary Grace Stocker Chattanooga Whiskey is not just changing liquor laws in the city Bakertree, a fall music and art but is also changing locations festival, was held on Covenant’s ats they move closer to the heart campus on Saturday, Nov. 2. of downtown. Throughout the day, musicians, Last week the company artisans, and local vendors announced that they are moving shared their music and goods locations from the Southside to with the Covenant community. the corner of Market and 4th “The student involvement Street. The new plan is to build this year was awesome. We had Christina Schuman a 60,000-square-foot building around 30 vendors,” said Emily that will allow them to house all Hartshorn, the campus community CSC revamps student recycling of their operations in one place. coordinator. The event featured They plan to spend $6 million booths showcasing student’s by S. Boone & R. Bergman creating a sustainable campus Last Thursday was the first on the distillery which will homemade jewelry, scarves, community. pick-up day for recyclables. involve renovating the four-story artwork, postcards, journals, Covenant College students “This recycling program is as “Over 130 students have John Ross building. This location Christmas ornaments, baked are welcoming new recycling easy as it gets,” said Connor already signed up, and we puts them in direct vicinity with goods and more. habits into their dorm rooms. Castillo, the recycling lead for are constantly getting more The Block and at the center of “I sold necklaces this year and it Last week, the Campus the CSC. requests for recycling bags,” Chattanooga’s tourist district. was really fun,” said Kailey Franks, Stewardship Committee (CSC) Students who signed up said Castillo. Co-founders Joe Ledbetter a sophomore at Covenant. “I implemented a recycling pro- in the Great Hall after fall Covenant’s recycling service and Tim Piersant think that this enjoyed the feel of having a fall gram that provides a weekly break received blue and white provider, Allied Waste, does change in locations is in the festival instead of a spring festival. pick-up of a wide variety of recycling bags. These bags are not require sorting and best interest for Chattanooga The essence of the haystacks, recyclable materials from the kept in dorm rooms during the accepts a wide variety of Whiskey as “we’re maximizing bonfires, music, and falling leaves dorm room door. week and filled with recyclable materials: paper, cardboard, our opportunity for our brand was capturing.” Tested last spring and materials. Every Thursday they aluminum and steel cans, and and for the city of Chatta- In addition to student vendors, launched this semester, the are hung on the outside of plastic containers numbered nooga,” Piersant told the Times alumni John Michael Foreman ‘10 new system is designed to dorm doors before 6 p.m., 1-7. Paper clips and staples Free Press. and Kathryn Allison ‘13 set up booths make it easy for students when CSC practical service are not a problem. Even paper The plans to renovate and sold pottery and organic, hand- to recycle more than paper workers collect and transport cups from the Great Hall are this building that has stood printed headbands, respectively. at Covenant and to enable the materials to the recycling recyclable. Only food waste abandoned for years downtown CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 student participation in dumpster behind Carter Hall. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 NEWS 1-3 Do you like Dancing done Inked and What to rock music? right proud of it make of ARTS 4-5 Miley Cyrus OPINIONS 6-7 SPORTS 8 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 4 PAGE 7 NEWS 2 THE BAGPIPE Volume 60.07 2013 Alumni of the Year by Lily Davis to choose people who are as pastor of Covenant Presby- motto for my whole life. They Scott and Amy Marshall committed to faithfully living terian Church in Naples, FL and don’t just say they will pray. Dillon, the Alumni Volunteers For many Scots alumni, “all out Covenant’s motto, “In all Evie taught and worked as the They actually do pray… for the of the Year, strive to carry out things in Christ preeminent” things Christ’s preeminent,” in pre-school administrator for college and the students,” said the motto of Covenant in their doesn’t end at graduation. their daily lives. Naples Christian Academy. the Conrad’s son, Andrew. work, as they teach, adminis- Each year during homecoming, These can be people who After leaving Naples, Jim The winners of the Young trate, and recruit for Covenant. Covenant recognizes this trend “have done something pastored Providence Presbyterian Alumni award, Dave and Scott and Amy have brought by handing out a special set of prominent for the Kingdom,” Church in Murphy, NC, for six Heather Nation Hess, live in groups of students to visit awards: Alumnus of the Year Harwood said, but the most years before he and Evie retired Chattanooga, where Heather Covenant, hosted lunches in award, Young Alumnus of important thing is that the in 2006 and moved to York, PA. is getting her Ph.D. in English their home, served as panel the Year award, and Alumnus winners are people who strive From 2006 to 2011, however, and Dave is working as an representatives at recruiting Volunteer of the Year award. to show others Christ’s pre- Jim came out of retirement to underwriter. events, recommended students This year, Alumni of the Year eminence in even the smallest serve as assistant pastor at New Dave and Heather attend for admission, and prayed for went to Jim ‘62 and Evie Moore aspects of life. Life Presbyterian Church in York, North Shore Fellowship, where students from their hometown Conrad ‘68, Young Alumni This year’s committee included PA. Dave worked as assistant of Indian Trail, NC. of the Year went to Dave and Harwood, Chaplain Grant Lowe, Jim also served as a member worship leader for several years. The Dillons also work to Heather Hess ‘09, and Alumni Amy Smith, the Center for of Covenant’s Board of Trustees Both are still involved with North encourage and help students Volunteer of the Year went to Calling and Career’s coordinator for years. Shore’s music ministry. from their school, Covenant Scott and Amy Marshall Dillon of volunteers, Troy Duble, vice Now actually retired, the Since graduating from Day, attend Covenant. ‘89. president for advancement, and Conrads attend Spring Run Covenant, the Hesses have Candidates for these awards Anthony Tucker, director of the Presbyterian Church, where Jim maintained close connections are nominated by Covenant Center for Calling and Career. leads a community group and with the school by speaking alumni, and then winners for This year’s Alumni of the Year, Evie leads the Sunday school to guidance counselors for the each of the categories are Jim and Evie Conrad, met while ministry team. admissions office, assisting with chosen by a committee. Jim was working at Covenant “They are Scots through Mountain Affair, participating in According to Jordan Harwood, as dean of men and Evie was a and through—they pray, they alumni focus groups, and gener- assistant director of alumni student. represent, and they give. My ously giving time and resources relations, the committee seeks From 1974-2000, Jim served parents have lived [Covenant’s] to the college. Covenant recycling in Founders Hall, said, “This Hyatt. composed of recyclable mate- ing and discussion of the CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE new program seems like it The mission of the CSC is to rials. This means that Cov- award-winning documentary, could be a really effective facilitate innovative steward- enant’s 1000 students could Addicted to Plastic, at 7 p.m. cannot be accepted. solution to the problem and ship on campus. be trashing 2,250 pounds of on Nov. 19. The CSC hopes that this I’m very excited to see the “Covenant is a very special recyclable waste daily. Put Students who would like new system will spread girls on my hall participate.” and amazing place… By another way: every day, the to receive a recycling bag awareness about the potential Many students’ desire recycling I think we can only students already using recy- are encouraged to email for recycling on campus to recycle on campus is add to this environment,” said cling bags could be collectively CampusStewardshipCom@ and encourage students to motivated by a theology of Castillo. saving from the landfill around covenant.edu. become active care-takers of stewardship. The EPA estimates that each 300 pounds - or the weight of their immediate environments. “Not recycling is a way in person in the United States a baby African elephant. Student response has been which we fail at living out the generates a daily average of As part of the recycling positive. Senior Anna Kather- mandate to be good stewards 4.5 pounds of garbage, with launch, the CSC will also ine Horne, a resident assistant of creation,” said senior Madi roughly half of this garbage be hosting a public view- Faculty Quote of the Week “By the way, if you want to a tattoo in Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek, I charge now.” Dr. Jones in Old Testament World Volume 60.07 THE BAGPIPE NEWS 3 Bakertree Festival The Verdict CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Even though Bakertree has been traditionally held in the spring, Covenant’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) decided to hold it during the fall this year.