by Erin Turner | Oct 16, 2015 | News Slider
The 13-year-old student in Des Moines, Iowa, who stood up for her rights by wearing a black armband to school is now traveling across the country encouraging students to stand up for what they believe in. Mary Beth Tinker shared her story — which shaped a landmark court decision concerning students’ First Amendment rights in school — with Lipscomb students Oct. 15 in Ward Hall. She uses the Tinker v. Des Moines court case to fuel conversation with other young people when she visits different schools. “There is a great power in young people and there is a great power in the values of our faiths,” Tinker said. “When you put those two together — young people and those spiritual values — that’s a very powerful combination.” This powerful combination that she shares with students today is what led her to stand up for all the lives taken in the Vietnam War 50 years ago. As an eighth-grade student in 1965, Tinker was strongly affected by the news of Vietnam, as graphic footage was brought straight to the living rooms of many people. To mourn the dead on both sides of the war, she wore a black armband to school, along with her brothers, sisters and several other classmates. The armbands also supported a Christmas truce called for by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Just before the students wore their armbands to school, the principal put a rule in place banning students to wear the armbands. Most of the students who wore the armbands were suspended, including Tinker. “When we wore the black armbands to school on Dec. 16 and 17, 1965, we thought...
by Erin Turner | Oct 14, 2015 | Galleries
The 46th annual GMA Dove Awards brought its stars back to Lipscomb’s Allen Arena for the third year in a row. The event was co-hosted by Mary Mary gospel music star Erica Campbell and “Duck Dynasty’s” Sadie Robertson. The theme of the award show was “Better Together.” Photos by Erin Turner and Ben Davis « ‹ of 4 ›...
by Erin Turner | Oct 14, 2015 | Galleries
The 46th annual GMA Dove Awards brought its stars back to Lipscomb’s Allen Arena for the third year in a row. The event was co-hosted by Mary Mary gospel music star Erica Campbell and “Duck Dynasty’s” Sadie Robertson. The theme of the award show was “Better Together.” Photos by Erin Turner « ‹ of 2 › » ...
by Erin Turner | Oct 6, 2015 | Galleries
What students didn’t know when they entered Allen Arena for the normal Tuesday morning chapel is that they would take a few steps back in time to 1891 — the year David Lipscomb and James A. Harding founded Lipscomb University. David Lipscomb, portrayed by Henry “Chip” Arnold, was welcomed on stage by Lipscomb President Randy Lowry on Tuesday, Oct. 6 for Founders Day. Musical guests Daves Highway and The Calling performed. Lipscomb students were dismissed from all noon and 1:20 classes for Fair in the Square, a carnival-themed lunch that took place in Bison Square. Carnival games and food were offered as The Arcadian Wild provided music for the packed square. Photos by Erin Turner...
by Erin Turner | Oct 6, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
What students didn’t know when they entered Allen Arena for the normal Tuesday morning chapel is that they would take giant steps back in time to 1891 — the year David Lipscomb and James A. Harding founded the educational institution that has flourished and become Lipscomb University. David Lipscomb, portrayed by Henry “Chip” Arnold — son of the late, legendary Lipscomb professor of music and theater, Henry O. “Buddy” Arnold — was welcomed on stage by Lipscomb President Randy Lowry on Tuesday, Oct. 6 for Founders Day. “I’m assuming the tuition office is still accepting live chickens for payment,” Arnold’s Lipscomb character said. The school was founded in 1891, when tuition was only $3 a month and women never were to be seen wearing anything except dresses. While things have changed since that October day in 1891, Lipscomb University remains grounded in its spiritual and academic growth. “Here we are 124 years later, and we still engage with the Word in academic classes and still have students that go all over the world sharing the message and serving people,” Lowry told his special visitor from the past. “That’s one aspect of Lipscomb you would be proud of.” Today over 4,500 students are enrolled at Lipscomb University, but when the school first opened only 32 students were enrolled, including just two women. “I believed at that time that young women play a vital role in our society, and that they should be educated and have the opportunity to be educated just as much as young men,” Arnold’s Lipscomb character said. It was not common for women to get an education then, but now women dominate campus, as 61...
