Vol. 57 No. 12 the December 9, 2010 BAGPIPE bagpipeonline.com Domestic Dispute Members of the Catacombs on the chapel lawn by Adrienne Belz & Juliet Cangelosi said Anderson. “Campus-wide [email protected] Students and administration seek events, all-campus RA meetings, and even moving RAs to other Even the most unique and quirky middle ground on residential concerns buildings can foster this campus halls at Covenant evolve. But unity and break down some of over the last few years, students the negative barriers between say they believe Covenant’s hall at three particular concerns to students felt that RA candidates Ford articulated that the resi- halls and buildings.” life has seen more drastic changes students: Resident Assistant assign- who were plugged in on particular dential life focuses on the college’s But Anderson also said that than normal. ments, hall renovations, and the ap- halls were being swapped with other macro-community rather than the a desire for the ‘big picture’ can’t Multiple Resident Assistants proach to hall traditions and pranks. candidates who, in turn, had close micro-community. She says Resi- undermine the desires of the were recently assigned halls they connections with their own halls. dential Life staff can see problems smaller community. “The sub- had no connection with. Tradi- RA ASSIGNMENTS “Last March it seemed like they as well as potential where students communities make up the larger tional pranks from halls like the In a meeting on Nov. 11, were moved around more than may not be able to. community. It is how we make Catacombs and Ghetto have been student senate voiced concerns normal. It’s something that can be Anderson said that the Student sense of a larger community...It is banned. Meanwhile, Carter looks to the Associate Dean of Student confusing, perplexing, or frustrat- Senate has spent a lot of time dis- easier to identify with a 20-per- ahead to more renovation, and Life, Emily Ford, about complaints ing for students,” said Anderson. cussing the importance of both hall son hall or sports team.” students are curious what the Resi- from students about RA assign- “We asked her Resident Life’s life and campus life. Joe Lloyd, a senior who applied dence Life committee’s goals are. ments. According to Student Body reasons for it and talked about its “The school needs to have a co- The Bagpipe decided to look President Alex Anderson, many effects on smaller communities.” hesive, united group of students,” continued on page 2 Confessing History Dr. Jay Green co-edits new book by Molly Anderson Explorations in Christian Faith and provoking. [email protected] the Historian’s Vocation, released in “We just got to thinking it was early November. probably time to publish some- Over the last few months, Covenant Green and his partners, friends thing that reflected the current state History Professor Dr. Jay Green has John Fea and Eric Miller, collec- of historiography, or Christians been analyzing and editing a lot of tively conceived the idea for the thinking about what it means to writing--and not just his students’ book. They connected with multiple do history, both from the Christian papers. He recently edited a new historians, and created something book of essays, Confessing History: that they hope will be thought continued on page 3 GARRETT REID 2 News Sister School Takes Strides Forward by Grace Mullaney characterized by its reformed theol- not anxious to see something happen said Dr. Belz. Providence isn’t accredited yet, [email protected] ogy and thorough liberal arts educa- quickly,” said Dr. Belz, “I am looking Jane Shibley, Covenant senior but, Dr. McIlhenny points out, tion. Belz is one of four Covenant for slow growth. It takes patience.” and Californian says that she loves graduates of Providence are now In Pasadena, CA no more than half alumni working at Providence. Providence is a “unique” place Covenant, but “if I had my college studying at Westminster Seminary, an hour from Disney, Hollywood, Aaron Belz, Ryan McIlhenny, said Dr. McIlhenny. Students at career to do over, I’d go to Provi- Mid-America Reformed Seminary, the Cali. coast and Los Angeles sits a Max Belz, and the president of Providence are generally “a certain dence.” Shibley is excited by the and Fuller Seminary. Schools like small reformed Christian college. Providence – Dr. Derek Halvorson type of person,” said Dr. Belz. “They fact that Californians are no longer Calvin, Greenville, and Covenant Founded in 2001, Providence – all graduated from Covenant with are risk takers and have vision out- forced to move across the country to Seminary are recruiting Providence Christian College is reminiscent of history degrees. side the norm…they have a found- get a reformed Christian education. students. Covenant’s start in the same city While possibly coincidental, ing spirit about them.” While the Providence student “The Church would be stronger over half a century ago. Dr. Belz explained the concurrence. The school is expected to gain full body has remained steady for the and the world would be a better Covenant shares more than “Having a historical perspective is accreditation from the Western Asso- past few years, the number of appli- place if there were more institutions geographical history with Providence. essential to developing institutions,” ciation of Schools and Colleges in the cants doubled in 2009. “Next year like Covenant -- faithful colleges that “Covenant looms large in the found- Dr. Belz said, “It’s having the per- near future. Right now Providence could be the biggest class yet” said shape students to tackle every aspect ing of Providence” said Dr. Aaron spective that this can happen that is offers seven majors and has between Max Belz, Covenant alumnus and of their life and of the world in which Belz, Covenant graduate and now not isolated to the business world or 60 to 65 students in attendance. admissions representative for Provi- they live from a biblical perspective,” professor of English at Providence. wishful thinking.” Providence also has an incred- dence. Growth of the college has said President Halvorson. Covenant itself began as a small, Dr. Belz is in no rush to push ible retention rate. “Once students been a natural result of the move unaccredited school in Pasadena, Providence into rapid growth.“I am start attending, they don’t leave,” from Ontario, CA to Pasadena. but transferred to Second Central Second Central used to have a the quality of the dorms, but wor- administration gets a tighter and for the last two years before he was large mural of their hall emblem, ries if Ghetto’s signature “brick” tighter grip on the hall,” said Hall Life assigned the RA role. He said it The Duke, painted on their walls walls are in danger. Fletcher. “Personally, if I had has been a challenge to take on the “Now with the renovations, “If [renovations] get going, seen those [pranks] when I was continued from page 1 position on Catacombs. “Try[ing] they’re all gone. 2C is just a blank we’ll see what we can do to save the previewing I would have thought, to get everybody to mesh together wall,” Connis said. bricks...We might start a petition, that’s really cool! Like, they have to be an RA, gave up the offer is still a challenge no matter how According to Sherratt, a homo- but if they paint over them, we’ll fun here!” said Fletcher, citing the to be on another hall because he long you’ve been there,” he said. geneous campus is not the goal of paint them again.” multiple pranks and traditions didn’t get the position the Five Sherratt said she hopes students Residence Life. “I think students that have been extinguished on Points, the hall he was deeply can learn to trust authority with tend to think something is being PRANKS his hall over the last few years.” involved in. He hopes in the future the process. “They have had more taken away from them [when Three years ago, Ghetto held a Catacombs’ traditional pranks the Residence Life will communi- experience ... I don’t know anyone buildings are renovated], and I’m “beach day” during preview week- including cross-dressing for all-hall cate with the halls to find out who who loves the students more than not always sure why,” said Sher- end where men from the hall were meetings and an annual “virgin each hall wants as RA. the people who are in charge.” ratt, who wishes students better running around the chapel lawn in sacrifice” have specifically been Abby Sherratt, Carter Hall’s understood that the college wants swimsuits and speedos. The whole banned in the last two years. Resident Director, said she is RENOVATIONS to provide good housing and are hall was put on probation. Senior Joe Dodd, who has lived frustrated when people assume As halls in Carter are fixed up obligated to take care of students. These days, students are re- on the hall for three years, said it how Residence Life makes their and freshly painted, some residents Ghetto resident Taylor Fletcher, quired to ask Student Development has changed a lot since he was a decisions. “We don’t sit in a are worried that hall personality a junior, said he understands the permission before playing pranks. freshman. room and think about how we will be renovated too. administration’s desire to improve “It seems like every year the “There used to be more focus can switch around rooms. There’s on tradition, but traditions keep a process, and it’s painful and getting taken away, and we’ve tearful.