BAGP THE IPE 1955 2012 C O E V E E G N A N T C O L L THEThursday, March 29, 2012 - Vol. 58.23 14049 Scenic Highway, LookoutBAGPIPE Mountain, Georgia, 30750 bagpipeonline.com Broad Urban St. Film Younglife by Bethany Daniels Festival DeShel Hambrick, sporting a pink Hollister shirt with a zebra by Ellen Davis belt, smiled as she shared color- ful stories about school and her With some grassroots efforts, many extracurricular activities. The including an online Kickstarter, 17-year-old athlete from East Lake Covenant’s Film Club is gaining cheers, plays basketball, and runs ground in preparation for this track for Howard High School. year’s Broad Street Film Festival. Despite her full schedule, Ham- The Film Festival, which will Annie Huntington brick still finds time to manage The run from April 19 to 21, is a Mission Chattanooga’s nursery on three-day event in which stu- Sundays and write for her school’s dents enter their short films and newspaper. She began writing due to are judged based on filmography encouragement from her friend, Cov- and production. enant junior Stephanie Ammons, who The festival originated as a Sprucing Up Contract also happens to be the high school Bryan College event, but when team leader for Urban Young Life at Covenant Alumnus Drew Belz by Lily Davis just time to update and revise occur during breaks. Students in- Brainerd and Howard High School. caught wind of it in 2009, the it,” he said. Drexler was one of volved in such situations may be “Steph has been my best friend two schools collaborated to turn Covenant’s Board of Trustees several faculty members who re- subject to discipline by the col- since I met her at Young Life. She it into a larger project. This year, responded to recent confusion viewed the adjustments that Vice lege and/or to the involvement bought me a journal and told me I Covenant, Bryan, Chattanooga over the Standards of Conduct President for Student Develop- of parents, churches and civil could talk to Jesus and write about State, and Southern Adventist at the mid-March board meeting ment and Dean of Students Brad authorities where appropriate. it,” said Hambrick. University are coming together by approving a rephrasing of the Voyles made to the Standards. This preface contains word- The program Urban Young Life to share the joy of film. Covenant Community Standards According to Voyles, the policy ing that is to-the-point and has been beneficial for Hambrick “I enjoyed the opportunity to of Conduct section that applies revision will be added to the next offers clarity for other situa- since middle school, and both she and show support for student film to college breaks. issue of the Standards of Con- tions involving the contract. the Young Life leaders understand art in Chattanooga and not “I think most people thought duct as a “clarifying preface.” It clarifies that “students are that it is consistent relationships that only at Covenant,” said Senior the statements were outdated As for school breaks, the expected to abide by the Com- have the biggest impact on the lives of Tera Woods, who worked at the and at points were confusing and preface asserts that Covenant munity Standards of Conduct underprivileged urban youth. festival two years ago. “It was fun even a bit contradictory,” said reserves the right to address during the academic year and According to Urban Young Life to interact with Bryan and UTC Jim Drexler, Chair of Covenant’s “significant and dishonorable any May Term or study abroad middle school leader Cara Childers, Continued on page 2News Continued on page 2News Continued on page 2News Education Department. “It was immoral or illegal actions” that Arts Opinions Feature Bruce Springsteen Contraception: Meet the New is Still Diverting Senate the Boss Attention News: 2 The Bagpipe Vol. 58.23 thinks it’s good that the section Film Festival Reed started a Kickstarter to has been added. She believes that Urban Young Life raise the other half, $1200, by Contract Continued from front page Continued from front page Continued from front page because Covenant is a school March 30. that takes its mission seriously, Kickstarter is an online pledge students should be held to a the purpose of the program is “to go students who shared a similar system used to fund creative opportunity.” Abiding by these higher standard. “The school has out and develop relationships with passion with art students at projects by musicians, artists, Standards also means complying a right to add this clarification, lost kids and love them into the Covenant.” filmmakers, and writers. Sev- with Biblical directives and “all even just as a reminder, because kingdom and belief in the gospel.” Thursday evening offers two eral of Covenant’s bands have federal, state, and local laws as we’re supposed to keep Christ Chattanooga’s Urban Young Life showings of the films at the used Kickstarter to raise money well as international laws when pre-eminent in all aspects of our works with the students from Majestic Theatre at 6 p.m. and 9 to record their music, so Reed studying abroad.” lives,” she said. Brainerd, Howard and Central high p.m., and an Oscars-like awards decided to use it as well. In a Student Senate meeting schools and East Lake and East ceremony will conclude the “I’m hoping that students will in late February, Voyles dis- Below is the newly added preface: Ridge middle schools. festival on Saturday evening, contribute,” says Reed. “If every cussed this amendment to the “These kids are desperately in April 21, at the Tivoli Theatre. student just gave a dollar, we’d Standards of Conduct with the Students are expected to abide need of love. It’s a little bit of hope,” Bands from each school will meet the goal.” members of Senate. He stressed by the Community Standards of said Ammons, who also serves as play in between awards. After Pledgers receive prizes de- that rephrasing this part of the Conduct during the academic year Urban Youth Director for The Mis- the ceremony, Covenant’s Paul pending on the amount they policy was intended to help clear and any May Term or study abroad sion Chattanooga and is Resident Walters and Joe Dodd will host give: with $5, they get their up some confusion about the opportunity. As a part of these Assistant of the student apartments. an after-party dance. name in the program; with $10, behavior expected of students Standards of Conduct, students are “They’ve been failed so much. They Tickets for these two nights they win a poster of the event; over breaks. to comply with all federal, state, need to see the gospel shown in will be sold to students at a with $25, they win a poster and “This was not a substantive and local laws as well as interna- a consistent way.” Consistency is discount rate. a DVD compilation of all of change to the standards of con- tional laws when studying abroad. shown when leaders pick up their “In order to continue this the films; and with more money duct, but a clarification of policy Students of legal age staying off group of students for Tuesday night event for the next few years,” said comes more prizes. Businesses that has been in place for at least campus during official college club meetings, attend their basket- Film Club President Cara Reed, that contribute will be advertised twenty years,” said Voyles. “The breaks may use alcohol and tobacco, ball and football games, take them “we are trying to raise enough during the event and on the reason for the clarification was but are not to return to campus to church, and visit their homes. to help give a start to next year’s Festival’s website. that it became clear that the cur- exhibiting any discernible signs of “It is more about the relation- funding, which is why we are “If you want to enjoy a unique rent reading was not as plain as alcohol or tobacco use. While these ships being strengthened by meeting selling tickets.” culture and you don’t mind being it should be.” extra-biblical standards are re- together than it is about the actual Each contributing school has surrounded by indie hipsters for Student Body President Jona- laxed during official college breaks events of club,” said Mollenkof. to raise money for the festival, a few hours, then you should than Casselberry reinforced this (spring, Easter, summer, fall, Sophomore and Resident Assis- and because Covenant does not come,” said Tera Woods. “In fact, idea. “The decision to rephrase Thanksgiving and Christmas), the tant of Balcony Emily Kuhn felt led have a Film Department, the you should just come no matter this section of contract was college does not condone the viola- to this ministry when she became Film Club is funding this event. what. It will be the most quality largely motivated by a desire tion of biblical directives or civil aware of the problems in parts of Student Senate provided half fun you’ll have all year.” for clear communication of the laws by students at any time, even her own city. “I’m passionate about of the required contribution, so expectations that contract has when on official college breaks. the injustice that I see there. It’s next for students, particularly regard- The college reserves the right to door. It’s my neighbor. Why would I ing summer and other break address significant and dishonor- wait four years to enter into mission only three men out of the 12 leaders For those who do not feel called conduct.