by Cory Woodroof | Apr 28, 2013 | News Slider, Opinion
The Nashville Film Festival concluded its run on Thursday, and here’s a recap of the four films I saw from the midpoint of the festival to its close. MAGIC CAMP A kindly documentary if there ever was one, Judd Ehrlich’s Magic Camp takes a look at the week-long journey of five aspiring magicians as they try to hone their craft at the legendary Tannen’s Magic Camp. The film offers five strong subjects – a seasoned camper who hopes to once again claim the week’s competition prize, a nine-year-old budding magician who takes his talent very seriously, a teen that uses his magic skills as a way to honor God, an enthusiastic young female magician who tries to stand out in a field of guys and a magician suffering from Tourette’s Syndrome. With Magic Camp, Ehrlich offer up an earnest look at a gifted group of youngsters who use magic as a way to socialize, deal with personal issues and fulfill lifelong dreams. It’s a documentary that champions the idea that kids need outlets like magic to truly be their original selves – a praiseworthy message if there ever was one. A good documentary leaves you hopelessly invested in the focal points, and thankfully, the five kids in Magic Camp were such strong hinges to hang the film’s message on, this documentary is able to elevate itself above what I expected a feature about a magic camp would be like. Simply put, Magic Camp was one of NaFF’s stronger documentaries. THE LAND OF EB A smaller feature that screened at the festival, The Land of Eb took the prize for...
by Cory Woodroof | Apr 28, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
Lumination Network and the Department of Communication and Journalism recently held the first ever Lumi Awards, an event that honored some of Lumination’s finest contributors. The ceremony was held at the Ezell Center on Thursday evening and was hosted by Anne Paquin, the news director for Lumination News. The awards were both voted on by Lumination’s readers, as well as student leaders and faculty members. For Lumination’s newly launched radio station LU Radio, Ariel Jones won the award for Best Music Show, Emily Poe won the award for Best Talk Show and Jeremy Keck won Best On-Air Personality. Thomas Jones of Sports 60 with Tom & Aaron accepted the Best Sports Show Award and Brianne Welch won the award for Best Overall Show. Nicci Carney, the station’s program director, awarded Thomas Jones with the student award for his work on the station, and Aerial Ellis, the station’s faculty sponsor, awarded Carney with the faculty’s choice award. For the Lumination Newscast, Caitlin Selle won Best Female Anchor and Jeremy Keck won Best Male Anchor. Brynn Watkins won Best Feature Reporter, Jessica Burke won Best Show Segment, Nicci Carney won Best Weather Anchor and Ariel Jones won both Best Sports Anchor and Best Entertainment Anchor. Kage Sanderson and Joe Sanderson were awarded the newscast’s MVP awards, and Brianna Langley and Janice Ng were awarded the Rookie of the Year honors. Savanna Schubert won Best All-Around Anchor. Anne Paquin awarded Sydney Poe, the station’s assistant news director, with the student award, while Alan Griggs, the newscast’s faculty supervisor, awarded Jael Teme with the faculty’s choice award. Whitney Jarreld was awarded the Best Photographer...
by Cory Woodroof | Apr 26, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The following is an email sent out by Lipscomb Athletics concerning this weekend’s Don Meyer Evening of Excellence that contains important information about attending the event. We are excited to welcome Phil, Si & Miss Kay from A&E’s Duck Dynasty to Lipscomb this Friday and Saturday, April 26 & 27 as part of the 5th Annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence. With 15,000 fans coming to campus for three sold out shows, we want to communicate some extremely important and valuable information to you that will make your experience more enjoyable: PHIL’S NEW BOOK ON SALE Phil’s new book, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, will be on sale this weekend in the arena. You’ll be able to buy it before it goes on sale to the general public on May 7. GET HERE EARLY Make plans to be here early. Then plan on being here 30-45 minutes earlier than that. Streets in and around the campus will be congested. We have home baseball and softball games Friday and Saturday. Lipscomb Academy has three shows of its high school play this weekend. Our university students are in the middle of final exams. Needless to say the campus will never have been busier. Doors will open one hour before each of the three shows. To make sure you are in your seats on time, we are suggesting you arrive at the satellite lots 90 minutes to two hours before your show time. CONCESSIONS All four concession stands will be run by Lipscomb mission teams with 100% of proceeds benefiting short-term mission trips around the world. They will be selling Pepsi products, bottled...
by Cory Woodroof | Apr 23, 2013 | Opinion
The Nashville Film Festival is still currently underway at the Green Hills 16 Theater by school, and I’ve been given the chance to see a few movies as the semester winds down. Here’s a few thoughts on the films that I’ve been screening. LUNARCY! In the chipper documentary Lunarcy!, filmmaker Simon Ennis showcases individuals who, in some way, shape or form, gear their lives in accordance to the moon. Among the film’s many subjects, we spend a great deal of time with Christopher Carson, a lunar devotee with a dream of getting a one-way ticket above, Alan Beam, a former astronaut who now prefers to paint about his time in the sky and Dennis Hope, the supposed ‘President of the Moon.’ For much of its runtime Lunarcy! is a sheer joy to watch. It’s clear that Ennis is fascinated by his subjects, regardless of how naïve or silly their aims may appear. It’s easy to initially write-off the focal points as hollow daydreamers, but Ennis digs deep into why someone would hang their aspirations on something as far-fetched as living on or owning something that’s hundreds of thousands of miles away – which works wonders for the end product. Instead of being a novelty, Lunarcy! turns into something more – an intimate portrait about why we dream. The film fights for the idea that no matter how unobtainable your aims are, they’re justified because they’re a part of you. Lunarcy! is a gem that deserves mainstream attention. DIE THOMANER: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF THE ST. THOMAS BOYS CHOIR LEIPZIG Die Thomaner: A Year in the Life of...
by Cory Woodroof | Apr 17, 2013 | News Slider
SGA announced on Wednesday that Andrew Hunt had been elected as the new President of Lipscomb’s Student Government Association. Hunt will take over the position previously held by Patrick Grace. Drew Watson was announced as the new Vice President, the SGA title Hunt held this past school year. Julia Rox will once again hold the title of Secretary, while Melissa Parrish won the title of Treasurer. Hunt expressed his excitement in the victory. “I was really, really nervous going into it, and I really had no idea what to expect,” Hunt said. “But I’m really, really excited.” Hunt shared a couple of the tasks he hopes to accomplish in his first days as the new SGA President, among those being the need to finalize the new addition of off-campus meal plans. “We’ve still got some stuff to nail down about off-campus meal plans, so I’m really going to try and finish that up,” Hunt said. Hunt also said that he hopes to establish an SGA presence on the university’s Board of Trustees. Saying he was both surprised and excited about his win, Watson also shared his hopes for next semester, underlining his desire for improved communication between SGA and the student body. “I really want to work on communication,” Watson said. “We’re going to start by getting the word out and accepting ideas from the student body.” Kaley Greene was named Miss Lipscomb, while Tyler Osborne was named the Bachelor of Ugliness. Here is the full list of election winners, courtesy of SGA. President Andrew Hunt VP Drew Watson Secretary Julia Rox Treasurer Melissa Parrish Senior Senators Kelli Blackshear Rachel Bush...
