by Aaron Schmelzer | May 14, 2010 | News Slider
The Nashville Junior Chamber sponsored the gubernatorial forum hosted at Lipscomb on Monday, May 10, where candidates answered questions from Twitter and Facebook, explaining why they should be the next governor of Tennessee. President Randy Lowry opened the event, Focusing on the Future, in Willard Collins Alumni Auditorium. “We’re in for a treat tonight with a tremendous conversation of importance to us,” Lowry said. “We live in this state, it has his challenges, and we need those who will lead it as they give their lives to public service.” Channel 4 news reporter Cara Kumari moderated the forum, and three of the four gubernatorial candidates discussed their views on changing taxes, fixing the state budget, disaster relief procedure and other topics. State Senator and Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey was not able to attend the forum, because the senate was still in session. Bill Haslam, Republican candidate and mayor of Knoxville, joined Democratic candidate Mike McWherter and fellow Republican candidate and current U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp. Click here to see political reporter Alé Dalton’s coverage on this...
by Aaron Schmelzer | May 3, 2010 | News Slider
Click to expand the video player. Record rainfalls and major flooding in Nashville left over 20,000 buildings without power and hundreds of families unable to leave or get to their homes. Lipscomb’s campus escaped major damage from the flooding and opened its facilities to the Red Cross as a shelter for displaced families and their pets. Tom Wood, director of campus enhancement, said that the campus fared very well compared to other places in Middle Tennessee. “I’m proud of the old girl,” Wood said of Lipscomb’s campus. “I’d say we have about a week’s worth of restoration to do, maybe two weeks at the most. There was minor damage done to the first levels of McFarland, the Bennett Campus Center and Burton, and the basements of Sewell and Elam were flooded as well.” While Lipscomb’s campus survived the flood of May 2010, other cities in the Middle Tennessee area suffered from severe flooding and lost cars, homes and businesses. Nashville’s one-day rainfall record set in 1979 was replaced with 7.25 inches this weekend, and the two-day record is now 13.53 inches. The record was broken for the wettest May in recorded history just two days into the month, and May 2010 is already the fifth wettest month in recorded history as well. Before the weekend of rain and overflowing tributaries, the Cumberland River was at 19 feet deep. As of Monday, May 3, the water level was at 52.5 feet, more than 11 feet over the flood level. While the minor damage at Lipscomb is going to cost in excess of $100,000 in repairs, Wood said that he is...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 29, 2010 | News Slider
It only takes one person to make a difference, says a Nashville homeless man. Listen to his story, produced by Bill Hartwig and Brittany...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Nashville learning center where Michael Williams teaches is called Youth Life. He probably had never realized how appropriate that name was until he met 15-year-old William. You see, William needed a kidney. Watch Michael’s story, produced by Ryan Daly and Tyler...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Less than a mile from Lipscomb’s campus, tucked in a strip mall, is a Music City institution. Jay Brocklebank, Rachel Carden and Leah Raich take you to the Bluebird...
