by Crystal Davis | Apr 21, 2011 | News Slider
Did you thoroughly read the academic integrity policy upon enrolling at Lipscomb? If not, now might be a good time. Posters have been showing up around campus promoting the website Homework Horrors. The website’s catchy intro is intriguing. “Don’t fight homework horrors alone. Don’t lose sleep. Don’t watch your grade point averages slide. We’ve put together top advisers, experts and tutors in every field of study who are standing by to stand by you and help you defeat even the hardest homework assignments and problems.” The site may appear helpful and legitimate, but it clearly goes against Lipscomb’s academic integrity policy –“offering up answers, help and even essays on demand!” The website explains the three-step process of uploading your homework, getting a financial quote for answers and then getting an A on your assignment. The website is Paypal verified, further encouraging users to purchase by boasting secure transactions. The website also boasts high quality services on many different subjects. “We don’t just take on the little horrors, either. Need an essay written? Just tell us the subject, the grade level, and the required length, and we’ll get it done, on time, to the highest standards.” Toward the end of the semester, as finals and term papers seem never-ending, websites like this begin to appeal more and more to desperate students. Lipscomb faculty members, like Ruth Henry, chair of the Academic Integrity Committee, fear that students will revert to buying papers instead of just asking for help. “They [students] should play it safe and use the university’s writing center or tutors supplied by the university; it’s honest and often free...
by Crystal Davis | Apr 20, 2011 | News Slider
After Monday night’s debate, hanging fliers around campus and lots of campaigning, the time has come to elect your Student Government Association for next school year. The elections began at midnight Tuesday, April 19, and will continue for the next 24 hours. The SGA candidate list, excluding the senate positions, is as follows: President- Kirk Averitt and Daniel Wakefield Vice-President- Alé Dalton and Amy Estepp Treasurer- Patrick Grace and Leah Raich Secretary- Kenneth Coca and Thomas Whisenant Jackson Sprayberry, the 2010-2011 SGA President had many great things to say about the candidates. “From what I know of each of the candidates, they bring a vast array of experiences and qualifications that would allow them to serve in the executive council of SGA in an effective manner,” Sprayberry said. Sprayberry doesn’t think that any candidate is favored to win by a landslide. “SGA elections are an interesting breed of elections,” Sprayberry said. “Those that appear to be a front-runner may not be the one who actually wins. At this point, I’m not sure there is a clear front-runner in any race.” One of the main issues that Sprayberry said would be a focus each candidate is the continued commitment “of creating community for all of our students through planning events, the shaping of university policies, and by making capital investments across campus.” When emails went out across campus urging students to place an intent-to-run form in the SGA elections, they emphasized the SGA’s ability to take affect the lives of students on campus. “I feel students are looking to elect individuals who will continue to unashamedly and persistently express student concerns to the administration,” Sprayberry said. Alé Dalton,...
by Crystal Davis | Apr 18, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s theatre department is showcasing C.S. Lewis’ classic play The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe April 20-23 in the Collins Auditorium. The play will serve as the Spring Children’s Theatre production on Easter weekend. Set in the 1940s during World War II, the show follows four children– Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie– who escape their mundane world after the discovery of a magic wardrobe. Entering the wardrobe leads them into Narnia, a world of mythical creatures. While in Narnia, the Pevensies meet such characters as Tumnus, a friendly faun, Aslan, the great and powerful lion, and the evil White Witch. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe will be dramatized by Joseph Robinette and directed by Deb Rogers Holloway. School performances will be held on April 20-21 at 10 a.m. Night showings will be on April 21-22 at 6:30 p.m. The final day to see the production will be April 23 with two showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Student tickets are $5, faculty tickets are $10 and individual public tickets are $15 each. Please call Director Holloway with any questions at 615-966-5728....
by Crystal Davis | Apr 1, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb students living off campus are finding it more and more expensive to get themselves to classes with gas prices soaring at the pumps. An obvious solution to this problem might be found in students carpooling or taking forms of public transportation like the Nashville M.T.A. buses to save money that would otherwise be spent filling up with gas. Freshman Sadie Stone from Louisville, Ky., doesn’t even like driving past gas stations. “Lately every time I pass a gas station my heart sinks,” Stone said. “Anger fills my body when I realize the continual increase in gas prices. There is no way I can continue to afford $3.59 a gallon. Something will have to give and I am not happy about it.” However, some students like sophomore Rachel Hacker, a communications major from Gallatin, Tenn., haven’t noticed much of an increase in gas prices. But whenHacker realized how much a gallon of gas costs, she planned to be more conscientious with her money. “I’ll be budgeting carefully to make the drive home to Gallatin and to other necessary places like the grocery store more convenient and affordable in relation to my inflow of cash,” Hacker said. Another factor affecting students who commute to campus daily is the type of vehicle they drive and what kind of gas mileage they get. In years prior the most relevant feature when college students were considering what car to buy might have been the color or the year. These days, different issues are in the forefront of people’s minds, like how far they can drive on a tank of gas. Hacker drives a...
by Crystal Davis | Mar 30, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s communication department prepares its students to be successful professionals, which is evident in Jenny Barker, APR– a Lipscomb alum and public relations practitioner who headed up Gaylord Opryland’s post-flood public relations campaign. On Monday, March 28, the communication department held its regular COMMA (Communications Majors and Minors Association) meeting with Lipscomb alum Jenny Barker as the guest speaker for the night. Barker majored in public relations here at Lipscomb and was a part of the 2004 graduating class. She started her career at Atkinson Public Relations working in crisis management positions. Barker finally landed at Centennial Medical Center where she stayed comfortably as Director of Public Relations until a rare opportunity came her way. In October 2010 she got a call from Gaylord Opryland to assist them with PR in the aftermath of the May 2010 flood. Barker saw this as a “once in a career opportunity” to work with a company in this type of crisis. At the COMMA meeting Barker gave detailed background information about the hotel during the flood and its resurgence. “The biggest fear was that the hotel would lose power,” Barker said. Hotel workers feared that the “miles of tunnels under the hotel that contained the IT and the power supply” would fill up with water and the main power source for the hotel would be lost. Before power was lost, and before water even reached the building, the hotel decided to activate the Alert Pyramid for Gaylord Opryland, a plan set in place in case of some kind of evacuation emergency. Hotel officials realized the severity of the situation and decided to...
