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the Vol. 57 No. 8 November 4, 2010 BAGPIPE bagpipeonline.com Spinning Up a Storm COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG Proposed Windmills Generate Opposition by Daniel Coulbourne “I suppose for me the big- of research needs to be done on the power for over 20,000 homes mountaintop removal and that, [email protected] gest question is still noise,” said negative effects of these wind- conservatively according to the but it’s also important that we Covenant Philosophy Professor mills.” Chattanooga Times Free Press. do it right,” said Jennete Gayer, A proposal to put 120 energy- Bill Davis, a Lookout Mountain The windmills would generate The environmental aspects of policy advocate for Environment generating windmills along the resident. “If there’s going to be 200 jobs and nearly $600,000 for the proposed wind farm are also in Georgia. crest of Lookout Mountain may a pervasive hum that becomes a three towns. While local projec- question. Environmentalists have Due to concerns from resi- be halted after meeting wide- permanent factor of my life, that tions are not readily available, raised concerns in the past about dents about wind farms affecting spread criticism from mountain would matter a lot.” the Tennessee Valley Authority’s wind farms disrupting the flight property values and tourism, residents. A dearth of information about Buffalo Mountain wind farm near patterns of migratory birds. While Walker and Chattanooga county The largest objections to the the project and wariness of its Oak Ridge,Tenn.—which boasts the project provides cleaner energy commissioners Bebe Heiskel and windmill project, presented by unknown effects have led many 18 windmills—provides power for than coal power plants, experts are Jason Winters told local radio Spanish energy company Ibed- Lookout Mountain residents to approximately 3,250 homes. Based divided on whether this solution station AM 1180 that Iberdrola rola Renewables, are the effects voice responses like Davis’s. Bill on those numbers, a wind farm on is the most efficient form of clean had put the plan on hold, stating that the noise and aesthetic of Glascock, Mayor of Lookout Lookout Mountain, which has a energy. that they “don’t feel welcome.” the windmills would have on Mountain, voiced concerns of much higher wind-speed consis- “I think it’s really important that property values. constituents, saying “I think a lot tency, could potentially provide we find alternatives to coal plants, Herr, Monsieur, & Dr Neiles Language Professor Secures Doctorate by Juliet Cangelosi Neiles made the decision to several years to the doctorate pro- [email protected] pursue his doctorate in hopes of gram and decided to finish what establishing a French major at he had started. With his doctorate, Eight years of studying has brought Covenant. When he first began Neiles is hoping to begin offering a Dr. Tom Neiles to the finish line of teaching at Covenant, both French German major for next year. his doctorate in French with Ger- and German were only offered as He said that he was humbled by man as a second language focus. minors, due to the fact that no the opportunity to attend Middle- Neiles, a professor in Covenant’s faculty members held doctorates in bury. “It’s kind of like a mecca for language department since 2000, either of those fields. foreign language teaching,” he said. started working on his doctorate at Even though Dr. Sandy Shaw From 2003 to 2007, Neiles dove Middlebury College in Vermont in was able to join the Covenant into the challenging coursework. In 2003. He completed the doctorate faculty in 2007 and start the French 2007, he wrapped up his compre- TAD EVEARITT Dr. Tom Neiles this past summer. major, Neiles had already devoted continued on page 2 2 News Missions Conference Lands in Chattanooga Election Christiana Fitzpatrick. Week acts as a natural segue into by Peter McCrory Results [email protected] Covenant’s involvement in the the conference. Global Missions Conference is According to Fitzpatrick, Cov- Every three years the streets of extensive. 80 students volunteered enant students will benefit from the (in case you missed it...) Atlanta are swarmed with pastors, to help with the conference. The convergence of these two events. missionaries, students, and others majority of volunteers are helping Fitzpatrick noted, "We typically driving the streets of Atlanta to on the logistical end. can’t get a speaker from Turkey attend the PCA Global Missions Out of that 80, 19 student vol- and from Japan and from Kenya Conference. Not this year, however. unteers are working with Professor all in one week, but because of the For the first time, all of the pastors, Jeff Morton on a number of art conference we were able to get some Democrats kept missionaries, students, and others installations for the conference, ac- of these folks.” will come to Chattanooga and meet cording to Fitzpatrick. All student The conference begins at 7:00 in the Chattanooga Convention volunteers were given free atten- pm on Friday, Nov. 5, and con- the Senate Center downtown. dance to the conference. cludes Sunday morning. Students The conference, which runs Faculty will also be involved with seeking to attend the event may from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7, will be co- the conference. Dr. Brian Fikkert, register at the door at the student- sponsored by Mission to the World Steve Corbett, and Jeff Morton will discount price of $100. (MTW) and Covenant College, each be leading seminars. Students not registered for the two institutions within the PCA. During the week leading up conference are invited to attend the Republicans MTW is hosting its conference in to the conference, the Covenant Saturday night concert by record- Chattanooga because of Covenant’s chapel department is putting on ing artist Shai Linne at 9pm in the close proximity, according to the the Global Gospel Advancement Chattanooga Choo Choo Imperial took the House Special Programs and Mentoring Week for the Covenant campus. Ballroom. Coordinator at Covenant College, The Global Gospel Advancement French botanist. and given him a greater confidence thing;’ the privilege of being able to in Germany and France because I Dr. Neiles “The dissertation turned out to in his teaching. Additionally, study- come here. I never expected teach- haven’t been able to do that with continued from page 1 be a lot of work, but it was enjoy- ing in college again reminded him ing in a college, so that’s why I was all of this work. Maybe leading able because it was something that of the challenges students face. “It late doing the doctorate program... student groups, but also just going had not yet been researched. It was helps you be a better teacher be- All of my professors at Middlebury for pleasure.” hensive exams. really fun to do that and it actually cause you’re a student and it makes were younger than me, except for For now, Neiles is happy to have Following the exams, Neiles went fairly well and I got a lot of you more sensitive to pressure and two, and they were all French.” grasped this goal. “It’s never too late began working on his dissertation, encouragement from my advisor in so forth,” he said. No longer tied down to work- to start something,” he said. “God which took three years to complete. France,” Neiles said. Neiles, now 63, started the ing on his dissertation, Neiles is granted the opportunity in his time, He wrote his dissertation on the life Neiles feels that his studies have doctorate program when he was 55. hoping to travel more often. “I’d and I was able to take advantage of it.” and struggles of André Michaux, a exposed him to more teaching styles He insists, “This was truly a ‘God like to be able to spend more time We’re on Twitter @TheBagpipe Have a faculty quote you’d like to see published? Faculty Quote of the Week Email it to [email protected] “Everyone wants my attention, even my own pancreas” -Dr. Eames, in response to 3 phone calls and his diabetes monitor Features 3 Covenant alum Seth Morgan (‘09) on living and teaching The Verdict Tajik Teaching in Tajikistan Yes... to your yes being yes No... to your no being yes Letters to the editor are welcome! Send them by email to [email protected], with “Letter to the Editor” in the subject line. Or send letters to: The Bagpipe Box 689, 14049 Scenic Highway Lookout Moun- tain, GA 30750. CONTRIBUTED BY SETH MORGAN The Bagpipe Seth teaching “This Land is Your Land” to Tajik English learners at an orphanage near Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital Established in 1955 by Susanna Griffith I split my time between the Khu- me to come to their house for tea. What have you learned so far? [email protected] jand Commerce University and Sometimes it's hard to tell when Kate Harrison Editor in Chief the American Corner. American they are serious and when they are I've learned God's leading is mys- When Seth Morgan first applied for Corners are small libraries set up by just being polite. But usually it's a terious and vocation is a winding Isaiah Smallman Managing Editor a Fulbright grant, he had no inten- the US Embassy to promote Ameri- serious offer. The problem is finding road, but it's more exciting that tion of winding up in Tajikistan. He can cultural exchange with local ways to refuse Tajik hospitality. You way. I've also learned that hip-hop Kathryn Jarrett Layout Editor sought acceptance into a program students. I am assisting an Ameri- have to say "some other day" a lot.

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