Carter Hall Renovation and Rededication Covenant
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THE BAGPIPE MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2017 14049 SCENIC HIGHWAY, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA 30750 VOLUME 65.4 Rededication Prof. Slavovsky Covenant Sports High Trip Faculty Kids A ceremony marking the official Meet a new Covenant professor of Read Eliot Kaufmann’s update on A Covenant student recounts her Hannah Tate debunks assumptions end to Carter’s restoration accounting Covenant Athletics’ fall season visit to the Atlanta art museum made about faculty-kid students Page 1 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 7 CARTER HALL RENOVATION AND REDEDICATION by Peter Codington ing and thus consoling par- ents during O-week with, Most of us current students “Don’t worry, it’ll cool off in at Covenant College don’t a couple of weeks.” remember Carter Hall not He described how, before being under renovation. We most of the rest of campus don’t remember the rickety was built, nearly everything spiral staircase up the tower took place in Carter Hall, or the Washington Monu- from classes to chapel. Even ment-like dome. However, more hard to believe, stray renovations are finally pets and animals would and officially done, and sometimes find their way late Thursday afternoon, into his office. But concern- October 5, marked a brief ing the changes over the rededication ceremony. years and the renovations Attendees included the more recently, Mr. Brock photo by Debra Patricia: John Dyer Trimble, Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Board of Trustees, staff, explained, “Nothing in this lectured in chapel as part of Covenant’s celebration of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary. faculty, and a handful of world will not be costly to students. A few attendees restore from its fallen state.” like Covenant alumnus Joel Looking at Carter Hall now, COVENANT CELEBRATES THE Belz can remember the days it is easy to conclude, de- of Carter Hall’s renovations spite the costs, restoration in the fall of 1964. Fif- is worthwhile. 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ty-three years later, Mr. Joel Following Frank Brock’s Belz witnessed the new ren- brief history, Dr. Scott REFORMATION ovation and rededication of Finch led the audience in by Chase Waller throughout the academ- the website (next to a blue Carter Hall, in fall 2017. the college hymn “All for ic year along with other highlighted box containing While the audience sat Jesus.” His booming voice It would essentially be im- churches across the nation. Martin Luther’s famous facing Carter Hall, Pres- echoed off the walls of Car- possible to visit Covenant The P.C.A.’s dedication declaration at the Diet of ident J. Derek Halvorson ter as students peered out College without experi- to the Reformed tradition Worms), the school prom- began the ceremony with a from their bedroom win- encing the importance is evident in its mission, ises it will “offer exceptional welcome statement, fol- dows. After a final prayer the college places on the which can be found on its opportunities to examine lowed by a prayer from from President Halvorson, Reformed tradition, perme- website. This statement this historic event.” Chairman of the Board Mr. attendees enjoyed a light re- ating through the school’s says: “The P.C.A. has made The main avenue for Dick Bowser. Next, former ception prepared by Chart- identity and informing the a firm commitment on these educational and President of Covenant Col- wells, which appropriately ideas and opinions of its the doctrinal standards practical considerations of lege, Frank Brock, provided included pastries designed faculty and students alike. which had been significant the Reformation will be a a brief history of Carter with icing impressions of From the stained glass in presbyterianism since series of chapels given by Hall, reminiscing about the Carter Hall. windows in the chapel, to 1645... These doctrinal six influential reformed days before air-condition- the college’s website, to the standards express the dis- theologians throughout the Christian Mind lectures tinctives of the Calvinistic year. This list of speakers every freshman listens to, or Reformed tradition.” includes Reformed Theo- Covenant’s dedication to To celebrate, remember, logical Seminary Professor this lineage is tangible. and consider the event, Michael Allen (who spoke This year marks the Covenant will be hosting Wednesday, October 18), 500th anniversary of the various festivities (in the Third Millennium Min- Reformation. As the official form of lectures) through- istries President Richard college of the P.C.A. (Pres- out the year. The college’s Pratt, Reverend and author byterian Church in Amer- website has even reserved Carl Ellis, Reverend David ica), Covenant College a section of its page, titled Strain, author Timothy will be also be celebrating “Reformation 500,” for the George, and Chattanooga the quincentennial of the explanation and sched- Protestant Reformation uling of these events. On CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 COVENANT AND STARTUPS by Anna Smith Whether Grizzle is right his friend. about Covenant’s effect on “There’s actually a robust On September 20, Sheldon students or not, Covenant theology behind caring for Grizzle (’03), co-founder alumni and students are the earth,” Teague said, and of CO.LAB, a nonprofit starting businesses in and that theology shaped Eden- supporting entrepreneurs around Chattanooga. Thistle. The Teagues seek in the area, published a blog Marshall (’08) and Kath- to sufficiently steward both post titled, “We Come from erine Teague (’06) started their land and animals. the Mountain…and Start EdenThistle Land Steward- Teague majored in Com- Things.” In the post, Grizzle ship Co. after a friend at a munity Development, and includes a long list of busi- dinner party told Marshall although he’d had some ex- nesses and organizations as a Christian, he should perience in the agricultural started and run by Cove- care about what he ate. At world, starting EdenThistle nant students and alumni. first Teague thought there was a learning process. Grizzle argues Covenant were bigger, more import- “I never took a business fosters the desire to be real ant issues to worry about, class in my life, and I didn’t photo by Reed Schick world problem solvers. but he came to agree with CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 NEWS 02 MORE FOOD FOR CONSPIRACY THEORISTS by Chris Cox will be allowing, as Presi- don’t dispute that. They also means is that Oswald, with American history. I’m pret- dent, the long blocked and happen to be quite personal his history of Soviet rela- ty sure there won’t be any President John F. Kennedy’s classified J.F.K. FILES to be as well.” tions and time in Mexico groundbreaking informa- assassination has been the opened.” According to a law The documents will most City, should have been tion released, but these files subject of dozens of con- passed by Congress in 1992, likely not contain any news flagged as a high security will definitely shed more spiracy theories ever since all the files involving JFK’s that will be shocking to the threat and not allowed in light on the event.” he was shot by Lee Harvey assassination should be re- general public, but ac- the vicinity of the presi- One thing is for sure, Oswald in the presidential leased by October 26, 2017 cording to Tom Whalen, a dential motorcade. Names President Trump’s staff will limousine on November 22, unless there are credible Boston University professor of informants to the C.I.A. be relieved to have the spot- 1963. threats to national security and presidential historian, will be included in the light off of Trump’s Twitter In fact, the news website in some documents. Pres- “It might cause some em- documents, which may be war with Bob Corker and FiveThirtyEight conducted ident Trump seems to be barrassments to the intel- damaging to their reputa- accusations of insensitive a survey on assassination willing to release all 3,000 ligence agencies because J. tions and shed unwanted comments to a fallen sol- conspiracy theories, and 61 files of the documents, but Edgar Hoover, who ran the publicity on people who dier’s wife even if it is only percent of respondents said not everyone is excited to F.B.I., in previously released have been under the radar for a few days. they believed Oswald was see them declassified. documents basically admit- since 1963. not the only person in- J.F.K.’s great-nephew, ted the F.B.I. screwed up on Covenant junior and This date will have passed volved in the assassination Congressman Joe Ken- November 22. International Studies major by the publication of this plot even though that was nedy of Massachusetts, Lee Harvey Oswald Trey Wood remarked in article. I encourage you to the conclusion of all official remarked, “It would’ve shouldn’t have been a coun- similar fashion, “I think look up and read the reports government investigations. been nice if there was some try mile of the presidential the release of the J.F.K. on the JFK documents if you Last Saturday, President communication between motorcade. They should assassination files will be have not already Trump added more fuel this administration and the have detained him but the very interesting as scholars to the fire when he tweet- members of our family. I intelligence agencies were and average people can ed, “Subject to the receipt understand the historical not communicating to one get more information on of further information, I value of those documents. I another.” What Whalen an interesting portion of COVENANT AND STARTUPS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 grow up farming,” Teague said. The Teagues had to learn everything from accounting to marketing. “Now we have a basepoint, but [learning everything] would take a lifetime.” Even though the Com- munity Development major didn’t teach Teague how to be a farmer, he said, “Community Development shaped my mind around the core reasons why we do what we do.” As a Community De- velopment major, Teague learned about four key grant of $2,500.