by Erin Franklin | Jun 17, 2016 | Galleries
June Advance — two days led by the Quest leaders for incoming freshman to register for classes, make new friends, meet with their academic department and explore the campus they’ll soon call home — kicked off on Thursday and ran through Friday morning. One of the students’ favorite activities is “Nocturnal Madness,” which is a little over an hour of time on Thursday night to relax, have “more fun than you can imagine” and get to know fellow students better....
by Erin Franklin | Jun 14, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
The epitome of a story fueled by justice, the classic American novel To Kill A Mockingbird transformed into a play and opened Wednesday night in Shamblin Theater and ran through Sunday as part of the Christian Scholars Conference. Since the theme of the Christian Scholars Conference was justice, To Kill A Mockingbird was chosen because of its timeless commentary on justice. Professional actors portrayed most of the characters in the story, but Lipscomb student Shannon Clark played Mayella Ewell, the 19-year-old “white-trash” (as called in the story) female who accuses Jim Robinson, an innocent black man, of raping her. Mike Fernandez directed the play, and Bethany Rowland, also a Lipscomb student, was the assistant director. Tessa Bryant, the producer, said she has wanted to tell the story for a long time and was excited she now had the opportunity to do so. “True equality, true friendship, true empowerment requires day-to-day engagement,” Bryant said, adding that she hoped the show would inspire the audience — the “jury” — to make that commitment. The children in the play were skillfully portrayed by Hannah Trausht, starring as Scout, William Hearn as Jem and Charlie Webb as Dill. Chip Arnold starred as Atticus and Arnold’s real-life sister Nan Gurley played Maudie Atkinson. Arnold and Gurley’s father was a professor in the music and drama department for over 30 years at Lipscomb. In 1955, Arnold was in his first Lipscomb play as a boy. “One of the biggest joys I have is that I get to work with my sister again, and together we can honor our father’s legacy at Lipscomb,” Arnold said. This is the second time Arnold has played Atticus...
by Erin Franklin | Jun 11, 2016 | Galleries
Featuring a theme on justice, the Christian Scholars Conference kicked off this week, showcasing a “Tokens” show: “A Change Is Gonna Come,” led by host (and Lipscomb theology and ethics professor) Lee Camp on Thursday night in Collins Alumni Auditorium. Throughout the show, Camp said they will be “looking for tokens of a world characterized by a rightful justice.” The live performance featured special guests, music, discussion, skits, poetry and more. Another live “Tokens” show will be held Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium....
by Erin Franklin | Jun 11, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Featuring a theme on justice, the Christian Scholars Conference kicked off this week, showcasing a “Tokens” show: “A Change Is Gonna Come,” led by host (and Lipscomb theology and ethics professor) Lee Camp on Thursday night in Collins Alumni Auditorium. Camp created Tokens in 2008 to develop an environment in which he could infuse music, conversation, interviews and humor to successfully discuss academic questions in an inviting setting. The show has featured notable guests such as Vince Gill, Amy Grant and Ricky Skaggs, to name a few. The show Tuesday night spotlighted special guests Ashley Cleveland, Jenny & Tyler, Russell Moore, Linda Pastan, World Fiddle Ensemble, Jenny Littleton, Odessa Settles and The Most Outstanding Horeb Mountain Boys. Throughout the show, Camp said they will be “looking for tokens of a world characterized by a rightful justice.” Along with worthwhile lessons on justice, political jokes abounded and instrumental music filled the room throughout the night. Music varied from Woody Guthrie — as Camp said, “you can’t have a show on justice without a little Woody Guthrie” — to Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence.” Dr. Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, was there for the discussion part of the show. Moore told Camp he was wary of talking politics with him, especially presidential politics, to which Camp jokingly responded: “Oh, I don’t want to talk about anything presidential — just Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.” However, Camp mainly focused (seriously and satirically) the show on the conference’s theme of justice. “Probably can’t talk too much about justice without talking about marriage,” Camp joked. “According to...
by Erin Franklin | Jun 8, 2016 | Galleries
Campers received hands-on medical experience this week at this year’s Lipscomb-HCA/TriStar Health Care Academy. The academy drew 26 high-schoolers from across Tennessee — and even one from Honduras. The academy’s activities included first-aid training and even a live simulation, featuring Journalism Campers as “victims.” On Tuesday, an Air Evac helicopter landed on the quad. Photos by Lauren Borders, Jason DeBord and Ellie...
