The Well Coffeehouse finds new home, hopes to stay grounded in Green Hills

by | Feb 6, 2014 | News Slider

The Well Coffeehouse, the non-profit coffee venue co-founded by Lipscomb professor Rob Touchstone, has made plans to move into a new home. The coffeehouse will move to a new location at The Shops at Seven Springs, located off of I-65 on Old Hickory Boulevard in Brentwood. “The Well Coffeehouse has officially signed a long-term lease in The Shops at Seven Springs,” shop co-founders Rob Touchstone and Chris Soper wrote in an open letter on The Well’s website. “We’ll be inhabiting a new 2100 sq ft space in a brand new shopping center in one of the busiest parts of Nashville!  Our new store will be located just east of I-65.” “We are so blessed that we were offered the opportunity to lease this space and so grateful for your support as a customer. “This location is strategically positioned to help us take our missional nonprofit coffeehouse to another level of being able to make money for the sake of the impoverished. And we look forward to continuing to serve Nashville what we believe is the best cup of coffee in town.” The current shop, located on Richard Jones Road by campus, must be vacated by mid-March and is set to be demolished to make room for a new high-rise complex. The new venue aims for a late April opening. The Well also hopes to keep a location in Green Hills. There are tentative plans for The Well to transition into the now-vacant Pizza Perfect and Kebob space on Granny White Pike across from Lipscomb University. The shop must raise $75,000 in the next two weeks to do so. “Lipscomb has the lease...

Letter from the Editor – January 14, 2014

by | Jan 14, 2014 | Opinion

Hello, fellow Bisons! I hope you’re having a great week! I wanted to take this time to welcome you all back to classes and share a few exciting updates with Lumination Network. With Lumination News, our student newscast, Jael Teme will be taking over as the news director, and Janice Ng will be taking on Jael’s former role as assistant news director. We’re extremely excited to have Jael and Janice working in these roles. We were also excited to bring on five new staff writers at the close of last semester. Lumination contributors Jesica Parsley, Kage Sanderson, Erika Thornsberry, Travis Byrd and Carter Sanderson will all be writing even more for us than before, and I’m excited to share their great work over the months ahead. Over the semester, be on the lookout for our coverage of various Lipscomb events and stories, including our recaps of men’s and women’s basketball. I also encourage you to tune in to Lumination Radio for their live broadcasts of Lady Bisons’ home basketball games. As you settle into the spring semester, I wish you well over the months ahead, encouraging you to keep up with the site (we’re @luminationnet on Twitter and “Lumination Network” on Facebook) as we keep you up-to-date on life at Lipscomb over the semester and beyond. Thanks so much for being one of our readers, and have a blessed...

Lipscomb students given go-ahead to return to campus after winter weather delays semester

by | Jan 6, 2014 | News Slider

Lipscomb students have been given the go-ahead to return to campus after frigid winter weather prevented the spring semester’s start. University president Randy Lowry emailed students Monday afternoon, saying that students who were delayed from returning to campus after Saturday’s announcement of the postponed semester can now return to Lipscomb. He also mentioned the measures the school is taking in regards to the low temperatures. “Again, Lipscomb thanks you for your patience as we have dealt with issues presented by a weather event that has affected much of the country,” Lowry wrote. “We were fortunate that, in Nashville, the expected snow accumulation did not materialize, however, the life-threatening, single-digit temperatures did and are predicted to continue through Tuesday. (In light of that particular issue, the university has back-up heating resources that have been tested and are in place should utilities in the area need to reduce service levels in light of the very high demand presently in play here.) “So this is to let you know that students who have delayed their return to campus, as requested, can start returning. Please make your travel decisions wisely.” Lowry noted that faculty members will work with students who are still unable to leave their homes due to weather conditions. All undergraduate classes are still cancelled for Tuedsay (including undergraduate evening classes), but graduate classes on Tuesday evening will follow the class disruption policy. These students should be in communication with their respective professors. Monday night graduate classes are cancelled. Lowry also mentioned that campus services, such as food, security, health and other student services, are all on a regular schedule.  Photo...