by Hunter Patterson | Apr 6, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
This week on Lumination News, Kelly Dean and Clay Smith are behind the desk and filling you in on the latest news from Pizza and Politics all the way to April Fools Day. Also in this week’s newscast, Jameson has your weather, Madeline has the latest entertainment gossip and Tyler Lallathin has the latest from the sports...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
You only live once. This seems to be the common term used on campus these days. As cliché as it is, there is truth that comes from it. We only live once, and we are only in college once. Why not make it the best it could possibly be? That is simply the reason I am running for president. I’ve been a student here for three years. I have tried to experience just about everything that’s happened on campus. I’ve made so many meaningful relationships with students and faculty; I wouldn’t trade them for anything. I simply want every student to have the best year on campus they have ever experienced. A lot of you might ask how I am going to make that happen? Well, there is something wrong with that question. The question should be, how are WE going to make that happen? I think there is a slight misconception with role of the student government president. It is not a pedestal to sit on while just changing a few policies to make the students content. I believe that the president is a bridge that connects us to people and resources that can make our ideas a reality. I want to be that bridge so that every student can contribute to making next year an absolute blast. I’ve already heard some great suggestions from many of you, and I am eager to hear from any and every one of you that has an idea. Last question. How am I going to do all these things since I haven’t been a part of SGA before? No, I haven’t...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
People ask me if I think I can really get off-campus meal plans and a three day easter weekend and some of the other things we talk about in our video and on our fliers. The fact is, I wouldn’t know how reasonable these things are if it weren’t for me getting to experience the process this year in SGA. This isn’t groundbreaking work; Daniel has been working all year to get us to the point where we can have a conversation about these things.As his presidency has come to a close, I’ve found myself working to keep his process moving forward, which means taking initiative for the past couple months on off-campus meal plans. I plan on living on campus this summer, and I expect to be busy working alongside Jeff Wilson to get a deal hashed out that will provide a debit account for restaurants off campus. I can’t sit here and promise you this is definitely going to happen, but I can promise you that I am not content with our meal plan system as it stands and that I will fight through the summer and into the next school year in order to get us a better service. I want to be transparent with the student body, and I want them to know where their money is going. But don’t just vote for a giant banner in the square or a clever video on Facebook – get a chance to know who I am and what I stand for by coming to Bison Square immediately following Chapel on April 10. Get a little popsicle, listen...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 3, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Don Meyer, a former college basketball coach who has impacted countless athletes both on and off the court, was presented with the 2012 John Lotz “Barnabas” Award by the FCA. The award presentation was made during the FCA Coaches Luncheon at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in New Orleans. Meyer retired from coaching in February 2010 as the winningest NCAA men’s basketball coach at any division with 922 accumulated career victories in 38 seasons. His coaching career has placed him at Hamline University in Minnesota, with Lipscomb University in Tennessee and at Northern State University in South Dakota. Following a serious car accident and an inoperable cancer diagnosis, he has received national recognition in various national media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, ESPN, FOX Sports, National Public Radio and the Associated Press. He is also the winner of the Jimmy V. Perseverance award at the ESPN ESPY’s. And he continues to work with NSU in the role of Regents Distinguished Professor and Assistant to the President. Meyer is the tenth winner of the annual award, which is named after former North Carolina Assistant and University of Florida Head Coach John Lotz. It is presented annually by FCA to honor a basketball coach who best exhibits a commitment to Christ, integrity, encouragement to others and lives a balanced life. Since its launch by FCA in 2003, the award has honored a stellar lineup of coaches who have made an impact both on and off the basketball court: Homer Drew (2003), John Wooden (2004), Dale Clayton (2005), Steve Alford (2006), Dale Layer (2007), Willis Wilson (2008), Ritchie McKay (2009), Gary Waters...
by Hunter Patterson | Mar 30, 2012 | News Slider
Stories are designed to transport readers to faraway places, be it Narnia or banks of the Mississippi River. But this weekend, the stories have come to Lipscomb while the university hosts the Southern Literary Festival. Running through Sunday, the festival includes several workshops and readings by notable authors such as Mark Jarman, Mark Richard and Kathy Rhodes. While this is the 76th year for the festival, it is the first time that Lipscomb or the city of Nashville is hosting the event. The festival was started because most smaller schools, colleges and universities of the South did not have the resources to bring in the greatest artists of the region. The festival got its start when those schools and universities began to pool their resources. English professor and president of the Southern Literary Festival Dr. Dana Carpenter said that the university is “incredibly excited” to be hosting the event for the first time. “It’s an insane amount of work,” Carpenter said in regards to planning the festival. “I’ve got notes from the last eight years, and for the last two years, I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about what needs to be done.” And all of Carpenter’s hard work is about to pay off. Representatives from 36 member schools arrived on campus this weekend, the largest number of participants in the festival’s history. While schools all across the South will attend the festival, Carpenter urges students, as well as the public, to take advantage of the events. For more information and a full schedule, visit the Southern Literary Festival’s...
