1955 2014 Thursday, February 27, 2014 - Volume 60.18 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Georgia, 30750 www.bagpipeonline.com Basic Writing UAW appeals vote at curriculum Chattanooga changes VW plant by Hannah McCoy by Garrison Dale Covenant College’s Basic Writing On Feb. 14, workers at the Volk- (ENG 050) class will change its swagen Chattanooga Assembly requirements next semester Plant voted to keep United Auto from an attendance-based Workers, a Detroit-based labor system to one based on the union, out of their workplace in Accelerated Learning Program. a 712-626 vote. Basic Writing is a class that The three-day election all international ESL students process was supervised by the or anyone who scored a Facebook.com National Labor Relations Board, 480 or below in the writing an independent agency of the section of the SAT must take Celebrating Collyn Schmidt: federal government responsible in addition to the mandatory for overseeing labor elections English Composition (ENG 111) and investigating unjust labor class required of all first year A Covenant matriarch turns 90 practices. students at Covenant. The UAW is currently appeal- The format of the Basic Writ- by Marianna Riddle Faith Seminary in St. Louis--now Middle East. ing the election results, claiming ing course has changed several called Covenant Seminary--to As a single woman on the that outside interference times in Covenant’s history. In Since celebrating her ninetieth learn more about the Bible. mission field, Mrs. Schmidt by elected officials unfairly the 1961-62 academic year, birthday last week, Collyn After graduating, she became loved the freedom and the slanted the vote against the Covenant offered two semes- Schmidt’s home has been deco- a missionary in 1952 in Jordan opportunity she had to witness union. According to the UAW, ters of a non-credit preparatory rated with bouquets and flower for six and a half years, where to the many Muslim patients Republicans Gov. Bill Haslam course, though Basic Writing arrangements and balloons float she worked in a Tuberculosis she received through her work and Sen. Bob Corker persuaded was not officially offered until above the kitchen table, all sent hospital just eight miles from at the hospital. With enough Chattanooga workers to vote the 1991-92 academic year. from dear friends who have Bethlehem across the border in knowledge of the Arabic against union representation For the past four years, been influenced by her full life, Israel. She helped start a nursing language, she was also able to directly before the election. students have been enrolled in much of which was spent as a school, training both men and teach Bible classes as another Corker, who was mayor of both Basic Writing and English member of Covenant’s staff. women in medical care, where avenue of mission work. Chattanooga from 2001-2005, Composition simultaneously. In Becoming a Christian just they were able to learn practical After returning to the States, worked with officials and addition to achieving a passing after graduating from college in skills and get well-paying jobs Mrs. Schmidt went back to community leaders to initiate grade in ENG 111, students 1948 with a degree in nursing, to send money home to their St. Louis, where, in 1959, the transformation of 1,200 acre CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Mrs. Schmidt decided to attend families in other parts of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 NEWS 1-3 Song of the Mid-semester The problem Dancing in Year: DLM by reads with the friend ARTS 4-5 James Blake anonymity zone OPINIONS 6-7 SPORTS 8 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 NEWS 2 THE BAGPIPE Volume 60.18 Course Hero comes to Covenant by Lizzie Goddard her work and be exposed to “The documents go through medical library in the country. Beyond The Knowledge different perspectives and tools a very specific and long process The partnership sees the Drive’s philanthropic vision, the Thanks to an online learning contributed by other students to ensure that they are not need for a long term vision of study tools of Course Hero are community recently activated or teachers. plagiarized and that it is change: “By supplying books hugely beneficial to contribut- at Covenant, students can In November 2010, The quality work. What is accepted and actually ensuring that they ing students. simultaneously use quality Knowledge Drive was founded are notes, papers, and study make it to these schools… we Castillo said, “I have already study resources and help end when Course Hero committed materials,” said Castillo. can support and amplify long used Course Hero to help me book famine in Africa. This to donating one book to a Since 1988, Books for Africa lasting, sustainable change, with my studies through look- is happening thanks to the child in Africa through BFA for has shipped more than 27 instead of promoting broken ing at what a certain teacher Knowledge Drive, a partner- every 10 documents uploaded million books to 48 different short term relationships or expects of me, using a study ship of Course Hero and Books by a student or teacher. African countries. 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BFA not only supplies through the participation of through education has benefit- specific to a school and course. quality of life.” textbooks, but also develops students globally. ted students worldwide, from Students can upload papers, “Course Hero is teamed up curriculum and teaching aids Ten students are already American college students to study guides, and quizzes with a charity called Books for with the schools to ensure contributing documents in the Gambian medical students. from a course previously Africa that donates textbooks the donated books can be Covenant group covering top- If you are interested in join- taken and access the same for to a small African school that effectively used and taught, ics from Christian Mind papers ing Covenant’s Course Hero other courses. A 24/7 tutoring Covenant will support by supporting the overall vision to Biology study guides. group, you can contact Connor service and flashcards are uploading documents. Ten for quality education. “We have already donated Castillo at connor.castillo@ also available online. Rather documents equals one text The Knowledge Drive com- 40 textbooks to a small school covenant.edu. than old documents from past book,” said junior Connor mitted particularly to sending in Africa, and as a group have classes being thrown out, a Castillo who is an intern for books to Gambia, and the contributed 406 documents,” student can contribute his or The Knowledge Drive. project created the first public said Castillo. Celebrating Schmidt She started dating Rudy Mrs. Schmidt followed the col- ally she became Associate Dean around them and in their CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Schmidt during this time – “we lege to Georgia in 1964, where of Students. church, New City Fellowship, were the big campus romance,” they faithfully served for the Mrs. Schmidt was also which they helped found. she became the first Dean of she confessed – and eventually next thirty-two years. Because influential in starting the They also kept in touch with Women at Covenant College, the two got married in 1962. the school was so small at the Building Environmental Sources Covenant, often having the which had just relocated from They both continued to pursue time, all of the faculty and staff Team, now known as the BEST freshman class over for tacos. Pasadena, California to St. Louis. their involvement with the had multiple jobs. “You just office. This became something Mrs. Schmidt still firmly She lived with female students newly formed Covenant Col- did things because they had to of a pet project for her, as it was believes in the mission of in tiny dorm rooms, where four lege, where she claims to have be done,” Mrs. Schmidt said. less stressful than some of her Covenant College, and is glad girls had to share one bathroom. come in riding on Mr. Schmidt’s She had several different kinds other jobs. to see the legacy started by her “I’m probably the only dean shirttails. of jobs herself, working as the Retiring in 1991, Mrs. Schmidt and other founders carried on. that counseled from the bath- After serving at Covenant Dean of Women, the nurse, and her husband remained tub,” she laughed. College in St. Louis, Mr. and with financial aid, and eventu- involved in the community Faculty Quote of the Week “As a class, we should go to Mardi Gras” - Professor Ray Padron in Mixed Media Volume 60.18 THE BAGPIPE NEWS 3 Writing curriculum “I’m thinking we need more towards the 126 credits College of Baltimore County. CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE structure than we have now, required to graduate; however, The ALP website reports that The Verdict and more hands-on class the two credit hours for ENG only 27 out of every 100 were required to make an time,” Huffines said.