THE BAGPIPE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2019 14049 SCENIC HIGHWAY, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA 30750 VOLUME 67.0 Bye-saiah Scots Blue Crew Advertising The Super Bowl Jodi Hays’ “Plans” Natural Science Lab Core Founders RD steps down after Women’s basketball bleachers A recap of the big, somewhat Hays invites the viewer to look at Requirement three and a half years, leaving a remain empty while media boring, game play in a more serious way Appreciation for the liberal arts legacy behind promotion is scarce after taking a required lab Page 2 Page 1 Page 4 Page 5 Page 8 MLK DAY ON 2019 by Suzannah Guthmann On Monday, January 21st, Covenant students were re- leased from classes for a day to celebrate the life and lega- cy of civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is the second annual celebra- tion of Martin Luther King Day at Covenant College. Students participated in MLK Day On 2019 by part- nering with the City of Chat- tanooga in service projects and attending a lecture by Pastor Mika Edmondson followed by a panel with fac- ulty and Pastor Kevin Smith. The day ended in a jazz cel- ebration with the Covenant photo from The Epoch Times College Jazz Ensemble with James Ward. For the service project this THE MARCH FOR LIFE year, students assisted in clearing brush from Beck Knob Cemetery in Chatta- nooga to honor those buried AND NY ABORTION LEGISLATION there. by Nathan Dolan remained below freezing morning passed on. by a Roman Catholic named Anne Miller ‘21 said, “One for most of the day. As the Nellie Gray in 1974, just one impact of the service project January 19, 2019 fell just morning ticked by, waves of The March for Life is an year after Roe v. Wade. Al- was being connected with one week before the 46th people began to arrive by the event that takes place every though it was only intended the city of Chattanooga be- anniversary of the infa- thousands. Slowly, the crowd year in protest of the prac- to be a one-time march, the cause we were just a small mous landmark court de- swelled to the size of a small tice of abortion in Ameri- incredible turnout of 20,000 part of the whole commu- cision of Roe v. Wade. The city. More and more people ca. Tara Burton, a writer for people sparked a trend. nity and that made Cove- wind howled in Washington marched to the front of the Vox, informs us that The D.C. and the temperature Washington Memorial as the March for Life was founded CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ADVERTISING DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL by Sarah Dreher attendance at women’s sports, Instagram account posted a and specifically at women’s 30-second video that featured The bleachers are full. The basketball—is not an issue dramatic music, action shots men’s team runs back and unique to Covenant. In fact, of the men’s basketball team, forth on the court, sometimes it’s a national problem that and Neal Young, their coach. missing, sometimes scoring, schools across the country always receiving cheers. The are going to seemingly bizarre The caption to this video reads, audience is loud and full of lengths to try to correct. “HAPPY NEW YEAR! BIG excitement. They scream even NEWS. On January 11th, we louder when, in the last few According to Sports Illustrat- make history. We MAX OUT minutes, their Scots gain the ed, Kansas State University en- BARNES. We’re giving away lead. As the clock ticks down ticed fans to attend the open- 50 gift cards plus a bunch of to the final second, the cheers ing game of the 2013 women’s other prizes. And this video is crescendo. The game ends with basketball season by advertis- just the beginning. Follow us yelling and clapping from the ing free bacon to all who came. as we count down to January photo by Eden Anyabwile dedicated fans, regardless of In 2015, as reported by The At- 11th, and stay tuned for the who won. And now it’s the lantic, Georgetown University full “MAX OUT BARNES” at sports and that they’re just But Thomas and her team- women’s turn. They are in the held an event called “Hail to hype video. #MAXOUTBA- more athletic… There’s also a mates decided to make the locker room, getting ready to Kale,” a kale-themed women’s RNES19” cultural assumption that guy’s most out of the post. They run out onto the court and basketball game where prizes games are more fast-paced and joked about making a parody start warming up for their like kale Caesar salad and gift Members of the women’s JV interesting to watch.” of the hype video with hand- game. They watch the crowd cards to kale-serving restau- basketball team said they were held cameras, panting players, file out with the men’s team. rants were awarded. frustrated and annoyed when She insisted that not everyone and repeated missed shots. they first saw this post. “The thinks this way and that she Rachel Thomas (‘21), who Covenant hosted a similar varsity women have a game the did not want to blame the com- Then they got back to Cove- plays for the women’s varsity event on January 11. The bas- very next day,” said one player plex issue on only one group of nant for the new semester and basketball team at Covenant, ketball game was highly ad- who requested anonymity, “so people. But these are trends saw not only more Instagram had a resigned look on her face vertised across campus and on why make such a huge deal out that she has noticed: “The posts about Max Out Barnes, as she described this all-too-fa- social media, and prizes such of one guys’ game?” women practice and work just but also a video that played be- miliar scene. as gift cards and T-shirts were as hard as the men’s team, and fore Chapel and posters hung offered as incentives to watch Heather Andrews (‘21), anoth- they don’t get the same results up all around campus: in the “We can be in our locker rooms the Scots play. The difference? er JV basketball player, said, for their effort.” lobbies, the stairwells, and and just watch everyone leave,” It was a men’s basketball game. “People—even other wom- even the elevators. These post- said Thomas. en—just assume that men’s Thomas was also angry when ers were solid black with big, The advertising campaign for games are more fun to watch. she saw the first Max Out white letters reading “MAX The issue that Thomas was this event started on January That could tie into our soci- Barnes video. OUT BARNES” and the date addressing here—that of low 1, when the @scotsbluecrew ety’s idea that men are better and time listed in smaller let- NEWS 02 a heart-warming experience. ISAIAH BARNFIELD “I felt appreciated and loved. Just looking out across the room and remembering differ- LEAVES COVENANT ent anecdotes was a trip down memory lane,” Barnfield said. by Marie Bowen This did not come as a com- plete surprise to the Resident “The fact that residents cared enough to show up meant a lot On Friday, January 25th, Isa- Assistants (RDs) of Founders. Joseph Welsh (‘20), the RD of to me, and I am so thankful for iah Barnfield officially stepped the RAs who gave me a really down from his position as Ekklesia, said that Barnfield had kept the staff posted on cool coffee mug as a memen- Resident Director of Founders t o.” Hall after working at Covenant his progression toward seeking new employment throughout for three and a half years. He Barnfield’s impact on the RAs has taken a job at Unum as a the 2018 fall semester. At their fall staff retreat, Barnfield up- will truly be missed. “He was a Short-Term Disability Benefit really encouraging person and Specialist, which he said will dated his RAs about his job hunting which meant he might someone that I could cut loose involve reviewing insurance with and be pretty open with,” claims. not finish out the entire aca- demic year. Welsh said. “I’m gonna really miss the staff meetings and his After his wife Haley had their one-on-ones.” daughter Olivia in September “My goal, however, was to find of 2017, Barnfield described a job that would allow me to finish the school year,” Barn- Although Barnfield is no lon- how their family expenses sig- ger employed at Covenant, nificantly increased. field said. “Unfortunately, after going through the interview his legacy will continue in the process and getting offered the Founders building. “Isaiah “I absolutely loved Covenant was really good at planning and being an RD in Founders, position, I learned that I would be in a group that started train- events, and getting people re- but I couldn’t afford to stay ally excited about activities, in the position financially,” ing at the end of January 2019 instead of June 2019.” and inspiring the staff to make Barnfield said. “My pay from Founders a better place,” Don- Covenant was appropriate for photo from covenant.edu Barnfield told the RAs of aldson said. “There are a lot of the position, but my family ex- things I’ve learned from him penses had outgrown the pay.” Founders near the beginning of January that he officially that I’m putting into practice er logistical aspects of the RD which has been really neat.” received the job at Unum and even though he’s not my boss role, helping with the hiring Barnfield took sacrificial steps anymore, because I know that process and rooming assign- Welsh said that although he over the next year to save mon- would have to leave by the end of the month.