by Erin Franklin | Dec 1, 2016 | Galleries
Despite a threat of rain, Lipscomb’s 12th annual Lighting of the Green carried on and gave back to students, faculty and the community by spreading some holiday cheer in front of the Bell Tower Tuesday night. Before the concert began, there was a “Christmas Marketplace” inside Allen Arena, complete with vendors, holiday treats and photo opportunities with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Amy Grant hosted the event, which featured special guest artists and choir students from the university and Lipscomb Academy. The night concluded with the traditional lighting of the tree outside of Allen Arena. Photos by Ben Davis and Charissa...
by Erin Franklin | Nov 30, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Despite a threat of rain, Lipscomb’s 12th annual Lighting of the Green carried on and gave back to students, faculty and the community by spreading some holiday cheer in front of the Bell Tower Tuesday night. Amy Grant hosted the event, which featured special guest artists and choir students from the university and Lipscomb Academy. Before the concert began, there was a “Christmas Marketplace” inside Allen Arena, complete with vendors, holiday treats and photo opportunities with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. As host, Grant opened the concert discussing her partnership with summer camp Barefoot Republic. Through this partnership, Grant met Dave’s Highway, the Lipscomb-student band. “Our first guests are students who were in the choir — someday they’ll be hosting this show — but they are a band called Dave’s Highway,” Grant said. “I got to know Erica, Delaney and Zach this summer when they come out to our farm and did the music for two weeks of day camp as part of Barefoot Republic.” After Dave’s Highway played, series of performances from the Lipscomb choirs and more guests artists such as Grant, Matt Maher and Kim Keys performed. Senior and public relations major Claire Grissom perfomed on stage as part of Lipscomb’s collegiate A Capella choir. Grissom said the choir practiced a couple of weeks after and during Thanksgiving to prepare for the concert, noting that she thinks the event is a good way to give back to the community and get everyone in the Christmas spirit. “I love it! It’s so much fun,” Grissom said. “It’s a chance to be a part of the community with the Nashville...
by Erin Franklin | Nov 27, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider, Opinion
Moana isn’t your typical Disney princess. In fact, despite being the daughter of the village chief, having an animal sidekick and occasionally breaking out into song, even Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) herself insists that she is not a princess. Originally, I thought Disney was trying to make Moana the newest installment in the Disney princess franchise, but it appears they’re trying to mix it up a bit by providing an animated young female who doesn’t have to be a princess and doesn’t have to have a love interest to be a heroine. The film is reminiscent of Pocahontas with its focus on heritage and mythology; the story places a heavy emphasis and theme on mythological Hawaiian island gods and demigods, perhaps Disney’s most religious-oriented film to date. In fact, this focus is almost a little unsettling for an animated movie. The story is a journey, typical of a Disney animated tale with a young girl simply trying to “follow her heart.” She’s smart, capable, encouraging and independent — a heroine who does not incessantly complain about the problems of her situation before attempting to fix them; rather, she solves them by initiating the action herself. On this journey, its beginning and its end are its strong points. The story seems to get a little lost in the middle, especially when the quite odd and unlovable coconut-pirates come into play, but it finds itself again with the fiery ending and Moana and Maui finally working together as a team. Speaking of Maui, he’s not quite as lovable a character as Moana. Even after his heroism at the end, it still feels difficult...
by Erin Franklin | Nov 19, 2016 | News Slider, Newscast
Brooke Dorris and Lindsey Nance lead this week’s Lumination news, bringing the latest in Lipscomb and Nashville news. In recent years, Lipscomb basketball attendance has gone down. Reporter Todd Lamberth looks in to this recent decrease. Lumination’s Patrick Carpenter has the story on Lipscomb potentially adding a football team, and Ellen Butterfield reports on the jazz ensemble holding its first improvisational concert. With the semester soon coming to a close, many students are trying to fulfill their SALT Program requirements. Myckelle Williams reports on the bests ways for students to complete their SALT credits. Hosted by Kappa Iota Theta, Stomp Fest is one of the biggest events that happens during the fall semester. Brooke Dorris updates us on how this year’s Stomp Fest went last Saturday. Andreas Deja recently came to campus to speak about his life and career as a Disney animator. Lumination’s Whitney Smith has the story. Asbestos has been found in the chemistry department floors, but a professor tells students not to worry. Reporter Cole Gray has more. Thanksgiving break for Lipscomb students is officially here, and Myckelle Williams updates us on what the weather will be like when traveling for the holiday. Anna Rogers has entertainment, and Todd Lamberth brings us into the wonderful world of sports....
by Erin Franklin | Nov 13, 2016 | News Slider
Additional reporting by Lorena Coleman Teams ranging from Phi Nu’s pageant girls to Delta Omega’s marching band performed at 2016’s Stomp Fest, but ultimately Theta Psi’s monks took home the win Saturday night in Collins Alumni Auditorium. “It felt absolutely incredible,” Theta Psi member Dalton Wanser said. “I wasn’t expecting it, and your heart kind of just explodes with happiness. We had a goal going in to have 100% participation from the crowd, and then our ultimate goal was to win it.” Sponsored by SGA and African American Student Services and presented by Kappa Iota Theta, the seventh annual event featured men and women’s social clubs on campus performing an approximately 10 minute, student-choreographed stomp routine. The Phi Beta Sigma stomp team was the guest performance at the show for the second year in a row, and students Conner Crocker and Jacky Gomez hosted. Junior Roman Ottinger choreographed Theta Psi’s prize-winning stomp routine and said he was glad all the hard work and long nights they put in paid off. “It feels really good,” Ottinger said on his win. “We put a lot of work into it this year. For the past three months we’ve been coming up with stomps, teaching them, mixing the music, choreographing the dances and practicing up to 15 hours per week — up until last week when we started practicing 20 to 30 hours per week.” Men’s social club Sigma Iota Delta received second place for its caveman-inspired stomp, and women’s social club Pi Delta received third place with its flight-attendant theme. A guest panel of judges was brought in for the Saturday performance, and...
