by Brooke Dorris | Feb 12, 2017 | News Slider
Love it or hate it, one of the busiest weeks at Lipscomb began when Bid Night kicked off the spring 2017 pledge week on Friday night in Collins Alumni Auditorium. Students will likely soon be seeing “raptors” in the square, clubs cheering and pledges approaching you to sign their pledge book. Over one hundred students stood on stage in Collins and shouted to the crowd that they were a “proud pledge” of their new social club. Each club had a unique and different way of introducing their new members; some social clubs had their new members do dances and cheers, while others took a more serious tone. “I thought that Bid Night went really well,” Sigma Iota Delta senior Grant Mathis said. “The atmosphere was ecstatic. It was fun to see all the clubs with their pledges as well to see the ways in which all the different clubs, and Greek life in general, is growing.” Theta Psi stole the show this year, taking a record number of new members. The club started with just introducing 10 pledges, and then had each new member come on stage one by one. “I’m excited!” Theta Psi senior Zack Eccleston said. “I think it’s a really cool opportunity to open Greek Life up to more guys, and I see it as a testament to the way Theta Psi tries to carry itself that so many guys are drawn to that.” Theta Psi took a total of 26 pledges this year. “It’s certainly a challenge to figure out how to do pledge week with that many guys, but that also presents a really...
by Brooke Dorris | Jan 28, 2017 | News Slider
Things are beginning to heat up around Lipscomb as Rush Week is right around the corner. Whether they are a part of a social club or not, students are preparing for one of the busiest times of the year on campus. Last night was the first official rush event of the Spring semester, and students all over campus came out to see which social club they might want to join. Many prospective students still had questions concerning rushing, such as what Rush Week is, and how they can get involved with a social club. “Rush week is a chance for prospective students to come and get to know the social clubs on campus and see what they’re about,” Claire Grissom, a senior member of Delta Omega, said, noting, “and to see if joining a social club is for them.” Jake Cartwright, sophomore and member of Theta Psi, gave a run down of just how long the rush process can be. “Last night was Greek Life’s first official prospective, where we were finally able to meet all prospective new members,” Cartwright said. “Male prospectives were split into five groups and were rotated on a fifteen-minute time limit, spending time with each guys’ social club. We spent that time sharing with prospectives who we are as a club and what we are all about. The next step is the open rush process, which begins this weekend.” Lumination also asked a few members why students should pledge their social club, and what makes their clubs unique. “Delta Omega is a great sisterhood that is based on Jesus, and we strive to minister...
by Brooke Dorris | Nov 23, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider, Opinion
When first seeing the trailer for Rules Don’t Apply and all of the A-list actors involved, one would think that it would be a hit. However, it was more confusing than anything. To briefly summarize the plot of a two-hour movie that felt more like five, small-town beauty queen and devout Baptist Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins) comes to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting. Under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty), she works and works to get her name out there, but of course that doesn’t happen at first. She then meets her personal driver Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich), who is also from a very conservative and religious background. Of course, they are immediately smitten with each other, but it is forbidden for a driver to have a romantic relationship with one of the contracted actresses. It also risks their religious views. So after hearing that, one would expect this movie to be a compelling love story about two people meant to be together and defy all the odds and make that happen, right? Wrong. Instead, viewers are told about three to five different stories in one, with confusing jump cuts, overly-dramatic acting by some of the actors and a crazy old man (a.k.a. real-life Old-Hollywood-film-tycoon Howard Hughes) who is slowly but surely losing his mind (Beatty). I’m all about throwing audiences off and not sticking to the norm, but there is also risk in that, and that shows in Rules Don’t Apply. Walking into this movie, I was actually pretty excited to see it. I love Lily Collins, and being a huge Star Wars fan,...
by Brooke Dorris | Nov 18, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider, Opinion
In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Rowling takes us to the magical, wizarding world of Harry Potter once more, but in a new, fantastic (pun-intended) way. The year is 1926, and Newt Scamander, played by Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne, has just arrived in New York City — but not unnoticed, of course. Having a suitcase full of magical beasts, a No-Maj (American for Muggle) and an underlining evil surrounding the city, this movie really put out all of the stops to be an absolute joy to Potterheads everywhere. Within the Harry Potter Universe, Newt Scamander’s book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was first published in 1927 and became a massive bestseller in the wizard world. It eventually became an approved textbook at Hogwarts, and Harry Potter even used it for his classes. Remember Chocolate Frogs and their cards? Well, Newt Scamander has a card of his own, which of course is a huge honor. There are even more references to the original series throughout the movie. At one point, it is revealed that Newt is greatly favored by Albus Dumbledore, and he even tried to prevent Newt’s expulsion from Hogwarts. In the very beginning of the movie, it is revealed that Gellert Grindelwald is causing mass chaos across the world . . . but especially in America. However, he has yet to be found. Maybe at some point over the next few movies, we will finally see the famous duel between him and Albus Dumbledore. That is one of three story-lines in Fantastic Beasts, but don’t worry, it’s not hard to follow. What’s so...
by Brooke Dorris | Nov 9, 2016 | News Slider
Both guys and girls went head to head in a “Battle of the Sexes” philanthropy event, hosted by social club Delta Sigma last Thursday night in Shamblin Theater, where the girls ultimately took home the win. The event helped raise money for the nonprofit Mercy Multiplied. According to its website, Mercy Multiplied is a “nonprofit Christian organization dedicated to helping young women break free from life-controlling behaviors and situations, including eating disorders, self-harm, drug and alcohol addictions, unplanned pregnancy, depression, sexual abuse and sex trafficking. “We hope to help every woman we serve experience God’s unconditional love, forgiveness and life-transforming power,” the organization said in a statement. The night kicked off with an Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader round, which turned out to be a crowd favorite. Questions were asked about all kinds of different subjects, but the guys took home the win for that round with a score of 20 to five. The next round was The Price is Right, and contestants were asked to write his or her guess for what a particular item was worth on his or her own whiteboard. The items ranged from Kate Spade to iRobot vacuum cleaners. It came close during that round, but the guys captured the win once again with a score of 40-20. Although the guys took an early lead, the the girls took the lead after the two audience challenges. The audience challenges pulled a guy and a girl from the audience for a chance to win Nashville Predators tickets. A Family Feud round was up next after the audience challenges. For most of the questions,...
