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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

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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. is universal. Shout-out to my Tajik in Slovakia and did not receive the can named Sharon Saturnus who is Jay-Z fans. grant. But this setback wasn’t the an English Language Fellow. This How do you navigate the lan- Adrienne Belz News end of the story. means she is an experienced teacher guage barriers? What's next? Sam Townes Arts A few weeks later, Fulbright of English as a Foreign Language, David Pifer Sports representatives contacted Seth about hired by the U.S. State Department Here nearly everyone knows at least I will be in Tajikistan until next Lauren Hartzell Features their English teaching program in to promote language learning in two languages: Tajik and Russian. June. After this I would like to learn Garrett Reid Photo Tajikistan. Seth quickly researched foreign countries. Tajik is a dialect of Persian. I have more about the field of agricultural Lianne Visser Copy the culture, applied for a grant, and been studying it for about a month, development. Maybe I will find a Paul McLain Web received it in the span of just two What does an average day but my language is still pretty way to get practical experience in the Daniel Coulbourne Opinion months. Says Seth, “Tajikistan chose look like for you? limited. This is complicated by field for a while before grad school. J. Davis & A. Lutz Distribution me.” the number of Russian loan-words As they say here, only God knows. Before arriving in Khujand, he I get up at 6:30 to eat breakfast mixed into daily speech. Basically I Cliff Foreman Faculty Advisor spent six weeks studying language in with my family. Then I head to the will have to learn some Russian to Anything else you’d like to the capital and exploring the Pamir American Corner. On Monday I really speak like a Tajik. So I've got share? This is a Covenant College student publication The views expressed herein do not necessarily mountains. Now, settling into Khu- have an English-through-Music my work cut out for me. reflect those of the College or the student body. jand in northern Tajikistan, Seth class. On Friday I am starting a film I would encourage anyone to take shares his story: club. The other days I lead discus- How did Covenant prepare you the opportunity to live in a Muslim 14049 Scenic Highway•Lookout Mountain, GA 30750 sion clubs so that the students can for what you're doing now? country if you get a chance. The I’m with a well-to-do family here build fluency while discussing top- diversity of expression in just this If you would like the Bagpipe to in Khujand, within walking dis- ics of their choice, from women's I have my professors in the Com- one country belies any monolithic run a story on something, send tance of the city center. They have rights to pacifism. In the evening I munity Development program to stereotypes about the religion. In your suggestion by email to an awesome havli, a little walled eat with my family again. I help my thank for whetting my appetite order to understand the world we compound with a garden, a fruit host brother with his English while for cross-cultural engagement and live in, we need to understand Islam [email protected] with tree and the house in an L-shape the rest of the family gives me free preparing me for living in the better. I just put some information “Story Idea” in the subject line. around it. I get my own shower and practice in Tajik. developing world. Also, I feel sur- about the Ismaili sect on my blog: access to a relatively clean pit toilet. rounded by a network of friends akidabroad.wordpress.com. Also, For advertising inquiries, I live in luxury by Tajik standards. How is the culture different? and supporters from Covenant and I recommend Central Asia. The contact Isaiah Smallman my time in Chattanooga at New people are friendly, the mountains ph: (443) 845-7191 With what organization are you Tajik culture is extremely hospi- City Fellowship. I am grateful for are great and hardly a tourist in -Dr. Eames, in response to 3 phone calls and his diabetes monitor [email protected] working? table. If I stop to talk to a stranger the support of this community. sight. Give it a shot. in the street, they are likely to ask 4 Arts Unconventional Q: Pop Brilliance Whose sounds : Halcyon Digested do you study to?

Stars of the Lid is ambient- Amiina- has such ladylike strings and drone music with plenty of pings; school's a fairytale. thought and beauty to it, allow- Clogs is fresh, unobtrusive, thoughtful ing you the liberty of choosing genre-blending brought to you by collaborat- to engage with it or letting it ing members of The National, My Brightest merge into the background. Diamond, and others. - Joe Dodd has adventurous, cinematic instrumentals for the studier who is cheerful and motivated, or trying to be. Don Peris has friendly, gentle to soothe With lyrics that inspire even the most panicky academic turmoil; also introspection but do not good for catalyzing your ulterior goal of nap- command it, Kings of Con- ping, so be careful. venience serves as a calming -Annie Huntington overtone to the sound of your spinning mind. treblezine.com The XX’s rhythms propel : I by Zach Knuth the most radical element of the band’s new you forward but the Explosions in the can hardly understand the [email protected] formula is the clean electric guitar sound. On and vocals bring you back to Sky’s post-rock goes lyrics when I am paying “Basement Scene” ’s songwriting the calm bassline. just as well with close attention. So, it's easy With the t-t-boom-clunk of electric drums on matches Beatles-level craftsmanship, dem- -Liz Lawrenson dramatic procrastina- to zone it out and hear it as , the latest effort from Atlanta’s onstrating maturity in talent and, possibly, tion as it does with a background music. Deerhunter, the gets off to a casual a U.F.O. “Helicopter” is the strangest track dramatic NBC series -Isaiah Smallman start. As the album’s title suggests, there’s a on the album, full of angelic keyboards and Who hasn’t about high school more naturalistic--even rustic--feel to this re- moody vocals. It glides between inviting listened to Snow football. Bon Iver's album For lease when compared to the rest of their cata- calm and menacing angst--an experimental Patrol while Eluvium’s mix of Emma, Forever Ago could logue. A steady stream of mellower tunes with venture proving Deerhunter hasn’t run out of studying? Science ambience and elegant also be titled "For Stu- beautiful melodies and catchy riffs replaces interesting sounds to amplify their brand of has proven they pianos manages to dents, to Prevent Insanity"- the frantic noise of their previous work. . increase brain be engaging but -melancholy layered vocals “Earthquake” is a hypnotic lead, replac- While “Fountain Stairs” simply continues activity. not unproductively and guitar performed by a ing the ‘ambient punk’ stylings typical of the in the catchy pop-driven vein the band has The Postal Ser- obtrusive. broken-hearted indie man band’s spacey, atmospheric sound. The next cultivated throughout the album, “Coronado” vice’s mellow -Sam Townes who can both sing higher track, “Don’t Cry,” is a catchy romp that is the first Deerhunter to put a saxo- electronic beats than I can AND harmo- dismisses the noisy backdrop familiar to most phone to use. The band employs brass like are a must while nize with himself. Deerhunter , finally collapsing with a the The Stones did during theExile sessions, studying for your Stephanie's Id’s "Hey soft moan. “Revival” is partial on acoustics further proof of their ambition to develop next CHOW Hey Hey (It's Gonna Be and features a banjo. “Sailing” is slow and new and unique sounds. test. Okay)" is a near-perfect steady, giving off a laziness that could only be “He Would Have Laughed,” closes out the -Daniel Tucker finals week anthem. rivaled by a warm sunny day spent in a ham- album with the ping of atmospheric key- The Pineapple Thief’s mock, or spread out on a sun-soaked beach boards and builds with a soft but thumping album Tightly Unwound on the Gulf of Mexico before being covered tribal beat before winding down. It changes provides fifteen-minute in oil. tone from a synth-heavy arrangement to an long guitar-solo-laden A low rumble rolls the listener into the easygoing track driven by acoustics, which is I used to listen to music when I studied, mostly progressive rock that creeps next track, “,” an upbeat number in keeping with the album’s theme. Doves, Stars, and Beethoven's 6th Symphony. in under your fingernails complete with jangling guitar riffs, an assort- Halcyon Digest is a work of unconventional On the drive up to Covenant for the beginning and scares away the paper- ment of bells, and a harmonica. It shows off pop brilliance which makes Deerhunter of this school year, however, I listened to a radio writing doldrums. some of the band’s new instrumentation and impossible to ignore. Their new style is a wel- interview of New York Times writer Matt Richtel, has further develops the album’s rustic feel. come change, possibly making Halcyon Digest who talked about the distractions associated with ambient, almost tangible “Desire Lines” is a guitar-heavy odyssey, Bradford Cox and company’s best work yet. technology, and how multitasking, even listening soundscapes to soothe a which proves to be uneventful without the to music while reading or working, usually lowers worried mind, courtesy of noisy electronic soundscape that the band the overall efficiency of both tasks and keeps the Sigur Ros's Jónsi and Alex. is more than capable of creating. Perhaps multi-tasker from learning or retaining informa- -Karin Dahl tion. Since then I've stuck to John Cage's 4'33", which I have on loop every time I study. -Luke Mosher Arts 5 ’ Age of Adz “Somewhere between elaborate hoax and magnum opus”

by Annie Huntington [email protected] It was only a matter of time before Sufjan donned his space helmet—undoubtedly studded with rhinestones and fluorescent feathers—and went totally berserk. Let’s face it: is kind of ridiculous. The anxiously awaited album is soaked in layer upon layer of electronic fanfare, nervous choirs, self-reference, dramatic lyricism, and a closing track that clocks in at over 25 minutes. Auto-tune makes an appearance, for crying out loud. My first listen had me on edge, and as the album faded out gently, I stood up from my desk very slowly. I didn’t move for maybe a whole minute, and I squinted at my speak- ers. WHAT are you doing, Sufjan? This is nuts. I think this might be genius. Listeners barely had time to digest the hour-long EP that dropped out of nowhere at the end of this summer before The Age of Adz arrived almost unheralded last month, five years after Illinois. While the EP hints at a new approach for Sufjan, it was in no way a reliable indicator of what Adz would bring. Sufjan came out of hiding to throw us a curveball, and then, five seconds later, sucker- punched us in the stomach. The tone ofAdz is built on the aesthetic of the self-dubbed “Proph- RENEE BARRERA et” Royal Robertson, a schizo- phrenic folk artist (1936-1997) whose marker-on-poster-board drawings portray his visions of God, space travel, aliens, the apocalypse, and female conspiracy. This is just the kind of wild, spacey material aren’t tripping over each other’s heels. itly personal. But he’s not getting But this is an indulgence worthy of typical of a Sufjan endeavor, and he Aggressive Astronaut Sufjan. And then they all win first place. sappy; he’s rolling up his sleeves and investment. succeeds in channeling the frantic All of this isn’t exactly new for At face value, this dark pageantry throwing a few punches in defense The crowning glory ofAdz may mood of Robertson’s art. Age of Adz Stevens. Sure, he’s most often might be a little too much to stom- of his bared emotions. In “I Want be the sprawling closing track, is synth-heavy, glitchy, and harsh. associated with poignant banjo ach. It takes some time to wade To Be Well,” which draws on his “Impossible Soul,” a back-and-forth The cinematic title track, in par- strumming and jingly orchestral through the density. While Age of struggle with an undiagnosed pain between lovers grappling with de- ticular, swarms with squelches and arrangements, but we’ve seen his Adz is ominous and overwhelming, in his limbs last year, Sufjan repeats, sire, distraction, pain, and fear. The space-shuttley whooshes, evoking electronic side in Enjoy Your I can’t shake the sound of Sufjan’s “I’m not f------around,” supple- song’s five distinct sections morph the icy absurdity of 1950s science and the more abrasive sounds in A small snicker in the background. menting his tame reputation with a from contemplative chill-session to fiction amidst references to eternal Sun Came. Perhaps Age of Adz isn’t “Audacity is central to everything I dose of shock value. full-blown dance party and back living and the afterlife. so much a new direction for Sufjan do,” he told The New York Times. The refrain of “Vesuvius” actually again over the course of a reward- The old Sufjan hasn’t completely as it is the concentration and refine- ”A lot of times I think my work is involves Stevens singing his own ing half-hour. In theory, this song abandoned himself: “Futile Devic- ment of Sufjan’s many facets into about just seeing if I can get away name, which may come across as a is daunting and laughable—but in es” opens the album with tranquil one gigantic, pulsing vein, where with it.” But he’s not masking poor kitschy act reminiscent of swag- practice, Sufjan tackles it with stag- plucking and gentle vocals that everything is careening forcefully songwriting behind showiness; the gering self-reference modeled, for gering poise. lull the listener into a false sense forward. It’s like this: the folk song, intricate structures of these songs example, by Wilco last year. But The Age of Adz straddles the line of security before the high-energy the piano ballad, the rock n’ roll, have real gut. where Wilco seems to enjoy cooing between elaborate hoax and mag- “Too Much” sounds its synthetic the symphony, the dance-pop, the If this is Sufjan at his densest, its moniker to the masses, Sufjan num opus, balancing so acrobati- yawp. “Now That I’m Older” and bleeps and bloops—even that “Edge it’s also Sufjan at his most exposed. seems to lose his awareness of audi- cally that the instinct to lean toward “Bad Communication” slow down of Seventeen”-esque riff in “Vesuvi- He seems to be throwing off a ence. I get the feeling Sufjan didn’t one side vanishes. This album is the pace with wistful, meandering us”—they’re all racing each other fu- shell, leaving behind the characters, make Age of Adz for listeners; he brilliant, down to the last highfalu- choirs, but the rest of the album is riously in the same lane, exchanging stories, and geography of his back made it for himself. This album is tin flourish. left to Dramatic Drum Machine amazed glances at the fact that they catalogue in favor of the explic- introspective—even self-indulgent. 6 Arts “Watchmen’s” One Woman Camille Hallstrom Discusses Her Recent Play

by Jordan Arnold not much different from being in because he wrote so much about to direct it was a PhD student. I to work out together, but they [email protected] any other show. Except that you do her, I just had to interpret it. So probably learned as much about end up working out. have this added on responsibility I guess the one of the hard things acting from him as I did from my I don’t remember how I came Last week, theatre Professor Camille that if something goes wrong, it’s was thinking it was okay to just actual acting teachers. up with the idea that Katie’s wait- Hallstrom gave an electric one- all on you to make it work. go with stuff that he had written ing for a dead man. I specifically woman performance in “Watch- or his biographers had written, What were you trying to get didn’t want the audience to figure men for the Morning.” The play, A big part of acting is listening and then I would do my imagina- across to your audience? that out right away. I found out which Hallstrom wrote during grad and responding to others on tive work both as an actor and a the dates of his death and that school, is about the life of Katie stage. How do you deal with playwright. This is 20 plus years ago, but I he was in fact supposed to arrive von Bora and her husband, the that in a one woman show? think what I was trying to do was home on a given date. She did Protestant Reformer Martin Luther. What was your biggest strug- first find interesting details from get a letter saying that the body Hallstrom sat down with Bagpipe You have to map out what the gle performing it the first time? his perspective and imaginatively would arrive home in the morn- writer Jordan Arnold to discuss the other person--if they were there-- turn it 180 degrees so I could see ing, and then she’s waiting and performance. would say or do, and then respond I was learning to be an actress back it from her perspective. You may waiting and it doesn’t come till in kind. The only way it’s differ- then and I was not highly accom- remember there is a section in the late. So maybe just reading that When did you write “Watch- ent, I think, from acting on stage plished. So making the perfor- middle about how our lives are full bit of historical fact made me men for the Morning?” with and actual other person is mance watchable was a struggle, of paradoxes. I think that’s prob- think that it could be interesting that I do all the imaginative work because I had what was essentially ably where that idea came from, for an audience to be waiting for When I was in grad school. It rather than responding to the other a narrative. If you read the script because they do have such differ- him they just don’t realize he’s was probably written in ‘87 or person’s imaginative work. But if you’ll see that it’s not written like ent perspectives. You can’t imagine dead yet. ‘88. I can’t remember exactly I can see how Dr. Luther might a regular script—it’s a narrative. how they could match up, but... when. We were required for that look or how he might sound, I She’s telling story after story. Most they could just be paradoxes— program—it was an MFA acting would respond to that in the same of them are in the past tense or you’re not sure how they’re going program—to write and act in a way I would respond to an actor. in the third person, and a play is one person show. We would get In a way I am performing Luther almost always in the present. In with a directing student and they as well as Katie... It sounds like a way you’re trying to make one would help us stage it, but we it takes much more effort than it medium do the job of another had to write it and so forth. does. To describe it takes longer medium, and it would take a good than how it actually happens performance to make that work How did you decide to write sometimes. out well. I had some native talent, about Katie? but I was also growing in skill. What did you struggle with The student who worked with me I don’t remember how I spe- most in writing the play? cifically decided it. I had known about Luther and his unusual I know I had a hard time finding relationship with her, and the fact source materials just about her. that it was unusual how much he I happened to be in Washington had written about his wife. You D.C. that summer and got to go know for a historic figure’s wife to the Library of Congress. Even you don’t usually read piles, but at the Library of Congress there I had known that he had writ- wasn’t much. And yet I was able ten piles. And so, based on that to find lots of stuff about him and I thought “Okay there’s a lot of good comic stuff here. There’s a lot of unusual details about there life.” So somehow or other I decided that’s what I’ll do, but I don’t remember how that came to mind exactly.

What’s it like being the only person on stage?

It’s really tiring. Though I sort of just discovered that this time around. I haven’t done the show in about twenty years and I don’t recall being so tired when it was all over as I did this time. So there is that repercussion I’m learning in my old age. But as long as you feel confident that you know what your doing, it’s

ANNIE HUNTINGTON Opinion 7 Why News Writing is Good for You by Adrienne Belz their questions to write stories get they’ll be faster News Editor better at asking good questions. Not at picking up on [email protected] only is this skill valuable for class the most valuable time, but asking good questions content in their When I was in middle school, every also comes in handy when writing research. And summer night my family’s dinner a paper for Introduction to History they’ll be interest- table was full of good food and lots or Cultural History of the West. ing storytellers to of talking. Large bowls of ice cream My brother says good questions boot! were passed around the table and are the fuel for good conversation. Thirdly, people slowly enjoyed as we thoroughly He’s right. Want to know how to who write news made our way through conversa- make conversation at your family’s exercise the ana- tion. Sometimes I dripped ice next reunion? Learn how to ask lytical part of the cream into my cup of coffee to pass about your uncle’s experience in brain by combin- the time, but mostly I listened to Vietnam, and learn how to listen ing creative story- my older brothers talk about writ- your uncle's answers too. Learn telling with research. ing and the day’s events. how to ask questions that can’t be There’s a reason people I wanted to be a good conversa- answered with a cold, plastic “Yes” still read printed words in tionalist like my older brother, who or “No.” newspapers. Unlike a video was a reporter. I didn’t want to be Secondly, writing news makes or picture, a written news like him because he was a reporter, people better storytellers. Some- story uses both the creative but because I wanted to be able to times it seems like it’s impossible to and practical parts of the brain. relay stories the way that he did. catch people’s attention, especially It allows a level of organization Writing news is not easy. It’s with written news, but news writers and reason difficult to replicate in time-consuming, stressful, and strive to hook their readers in. They any other form of media. And have I it’s under-appreciated. However, have to grab the reader’s attention mentioned that writing news is helpful this shouldn't scare you off. Those and tug it along through the article. for the classroom? things should invigorate you. The News is the verbal storytelling of So try your hand at news writing. Find experience of news writing car- the newspaper. Writing news is not a topic or ask someone for a topic. Find out ries deeper benefits than just the just compiling a bunch of facts to about things that no other students on campus product of a published article. make a researched piece of writing know about but should. News writing makes people better —it’s got to be tantalizing. If writ- Take a break from heavy historical writing, an students and more interesting to ers learn how to bait their readers analysis of biochemicals, or those proofs and exposi- talk to. Everyone should try it. through a text about admissions tions. Pick up a note pad, set up some interviews, ask First of all, writers who do changes, they will inevitably be- good questions, write a news story, and practice becom- groundwork and use the answers to come better academic writers, and ing a more interesting person. 1000CRANES.COM PCA, Covenant, & Women

A Response would like to dig a little more below terian Church of American (PCA), churches if there were women on you want to lead, go for it! Female the surface of this contradiction and but we don’t want to be a PCA the board. Rather than assuming students at Covenant are just as give a perspective from women who church. Students who are con- Covenant is contradicting itself, let’s well-prepared for those roles as their to Ben Scott’s have been involved in leadership at cerned about women in leadership ask if its hands are tied. As things male counterparts. Most members the school. at Covenant need to deal directly are, the school does a lot to involve of faculty and administration would article,“Mixed It is frustrating when we are with that question. women in the voting process – probably back those statements. told as women that we are equal in Why can’t women be voting through subcommittees where We’re glad the school does not Messages” gifting and ability with men, but members of the board? Because women have a vote, for example. put restraints on female students then we aren’t given a voice in more voting members are all elders in the Though this roundabout process of who want to be in leadership roles. by Hannah Vanbiber conservative Christian circles. We’re PCA, a denomination that under- including women leaves much to be However, we agree with Ben that & Brenda Nelson hopeful that as Covenant grows we stands the Bible to say that women desired, it is movement in a positive oftentimes consideration for our [email protected] will be able to open these conversa- should not be church elders. Of direction. more conservative constituency [email protected] tions and develop a more consistent course, the role of women in the But what about women in leader- makes official communication on perspective, bringing women more church is a whole different issue ship roles outside of Covenant? If the issue confusing at best. openly into leadership positions. that we don’t have the space to deal your careful understanding of Bibli- So thanks, Ben, for opening the We appreciated Ben Scott’s article Correctly identifying the source of with in this article. If we are going cal instruction on church leadership discussion of women in leadership on women in leadership. We ap- our school’s inconsistency is part of to accuse Covenant of having a allows for women to be elders, there at Covenant. We hope to hear preciate your willingness to open solving the problem. confused stance towards women, are plenty of Scripturally-grounded more pointed discussion on the this conversation, but your incon- The issue is not whether women however, we need to isolate the churches that would agree with you. topic and see school policies made clusive arguments left us ladies should be elders in the church, but real issue: how much do we, as an There are also ample opportu- more consistent over time. hanging. rather: Should we, as an academic institution affiliated with the PCA nities for leadership outside the You legitimately expressed institution, have a leadership struc- church, need to look like the PCA? church. Leadership is an issue of in- frustration, pointing out “contra- ture that is the same as the church? We can’t ignore the hard-line dividual gifting that has nothing to dictions” in Covenant’s message Many students think the answer practical standpoint, either. As the do with gender distinctions. Some towards women, but offered no is no. Yes, we want to maintain a college of the PCA we could lose women are much better leaders constructive suggestions. We good relationship with the Presby- support from some conservative than some men, and vice versa. If 8 Sports Scots Unable to Fend Off Lions

Players show fighting spirit despite 2-0 loss to Bryan

Freshman Matt Hudnut holds off two Bryan players as he looks for a clear pass GARRETT REID body-builder-esque) Bryan defense. stink), the refs (telling them that a moment of passion. David Pifer cheered the Scots. It wasn’t because by Nate Drexler Late in the first half, Pifer expert- they should be coaching infant vol- took a red card late in the game they were blindly loyal to their [email protected] ly executed on the sideline, beating leyball), the coaches (telling them for something similar (but more friends. It was because they believed Strangely, it was not hard to two defenders to the middle and to put Pifer back in after his yellow physical). in their team. The chips just never swallow the 2-0 loss to Bryan on serving a perfect pass to Stair, who card), the wind...EVERYTHING. As someone who has watched fell, and that’s ok. Tuesday night. After all, the scuttle- shielded his oversized opponent. Eger played his guts out—save after sports religiously for the better half What needs to be remembered butt before the game was all about The pass went a few inches too deep big save. Only so much could be of the last decade, I want to go on from this battle is the strength of how Bryan had all these interna- though, and Bryan’s keeper was able done though. the record to say that I appreciated this Covenant squad, namely the tional players, how they still had the to suck it in. Such was the story for Bryan players hit the deck repeat- both of their cards more than I’ve seniors: Brian Stair, David Pifer, advantage of recruiting, and how the Scots on Tuesday night. (Side edly (there were five injury timeouts appreciated anything in sports for Hunt Davidson, Josh Johnson, we just didn’t have the firepower to note: Every time I heard about a that resulted in nothing more than a long time. It was a real passion Jackson Slagle, Julian Allgeier, and repel this obnoxious rival. player that entered the game, it was the player sheepishly limping off for the game that earned them the Stephen Moore. These seniors (aside None of that talk mattered. followed by someone in the crowd field.) Officials missed such plays cards—a passion for this team, from having a mind-boggling com- The Covenant faithful came out commenting, “This guy is one of as a Bryan defender’s arms being the fans, and the entire economy bined GPA) have led this team to in droves, and until the first goal the hardest workers you’ll see on the fully grasped around David Pifer’s surrounding the body that they be something bigger than a Tuesday was scored (not until well into the soccer field.” This will be important waist on a 50/50 ball. Jerseys were have helped build in the past several night win over Bryan. They have second half), the fans rallied and later.) It wasn’t until Bryan scored tugged, bodies were thrown, but I years. So, if you decide to address led the team to be men of character, cheered as if they were the team to their first goal that Covenant felt never saw a Covenant player stoop these cards with the Pifers, or chose hard work, dilligence, and success. beat. their backs touching the walls. to that level (though I admit I was to chat around your table in the There is a reason we clap these The Scots were outsized—make What astounds me about this one of the people in the crowd Great Hall about such penalties...do guys off the field (even after a loss). no mistake about it. Bryan’s recruits team was their unwillingness to die. begging Covenant players to “hit so with the knowledge that they did It’s because they give us something from England, Spain, Germany, From a viewer’s perspective, one somebody”.) it for you. to stand for that is bigger than and yes, even our beloved Scotland, tends to give up hope. You see the Since red cards and yellow Despite the unwillingness of fans ourselves. They give us entertain- swarmed the field with devastat- trends of the game and you start to cards and things of this nature are to accept a loss to its bitterest rival, ment, yes. They also give us an ing speed and girth. Still, the Scots make assumptions. But it was hard important to talk about, I’ll take the team battled to the end. At example. Often seniors are honored battled relentlessly. to make that assumption about this a moment to address the Pifer the end of the day, the Scots were because they are seniors. We honor Seniors Hunt Davidson and Josh team. brothers. Before the match, my outmatched, outsized, out-sped, these seniors for something more. Johnson held their own throughout The second half brought throngs brother expressed to me that he is out-recruited, but not outdone. In They love this school, they love the first half; fending off every tacti- of fans jeering at the officials, -op better off being a fan, because if he fact, in the second half the Scots this game, and they love their fans. cal offering that Bryan could offer. posing players, and even some of were a player he would take all his put several scoring opportunities They pour their hearts out for it. In Meanwhile senior forwards Brian their own. The home crowd pleaded aggravation out on other players. I together that could have easily a sense we need them, and we are Stair and David Pifer took every op- with everyone--their team (telling told him that taking aggression out resulted in a miraculous comeback. losing something special when they portunity they were given to assert Pifer to hit someone), the oppos- is a part of the game. Chris Pifer More importantly, every person go. Farewell seniors. their skills against the staunch (and ing team (telling them that they took a yellow card in the game in in the stands stood faithfully and