by Lauren Edwards | May 16, 2011 | News Slider
As the school year comes to a close, Lipscomb students hope that their return in the fall will also bring about better food options. “Eating healthy makes me more focused and less jittery,” explains Claire Hooper, a junior psychology major from Franklin, Tenn., who tries to pick healthy choices on campus, such as salads, fresh fruit, and grilled chicken. However, she finds her selection limited, expressing that although believes the food has improved, particularly in the cafeteria, she also believes it to be primarily processed. Freshman Travis Guerra, a political science major from Chicago, says that for a college campus, the food Lipscomb provides is decent enough. A self-professed health-conscious individual, Guerra tries to avoid most of the fast food options in the Student Center, but occasionally has Blue Coast, saying that it is often fresher than what the cafeteria has to offer. For meals upstairs, he usually has grilled chicken and the occasional salad, but is frustrated that the lettuce is dry and tasteless. Guerra believes that better quality food gives him more energy and makes him a more productive student. Students who focus on health for their major offer good suggestions. Jennifer Cislo, freshman, nutrition major from Chicago says she believes that campus food is not stored properly, which she says makes oranges, bananas, and apples bruised and the lettuce brown or shriveled. “They’re bland,” she explains. “They’ve lost their flavor. It’s gross.” Next year, Cislo would love to see soy milk offered, as well as new, better quality meat options at the grill. Also, she feels that the cafeteria should not have any products that...
by Lauren Edwards | Mar 10, 2011 | News Slider
Stereotypically, college students use spring break as an excuse to travel south for sand, swimming and sun.But this year, due to the economy and other concerns, Lipscomb students are looking at different options to fill that one-week break before buckling down for the home stretch toward finals. “I was going to go to Florida with some friends,” explains Alli Arms, a senior psychology major from Murfreesboro, Tenn. “But the economy has impacted my family greatly the last three years. A couple hundred bucks for spring break wasn’t an option.” Arms is hardly alone. However, she is making the best of it by using the break to teach a high school psychology class, which she sees as a great chance for experience for her future. Another student whose more adventurous plans were curtailed by the economy and gas prices, Lindsay Lamparyk, a freshman fashion merchandising major, is headed home. Back among her friends and family in Cleveland, Ohio, she’ll enjoy their company and take part in the big St. Patty’s Day festivities downtown. The rapidly increasing gas prices have not made traveling of any easier either. According to the Energy Information Administration’s website, gasoline prices are due to increase 13.4 percent from last year. “I found an upperclassman that is going to drive me to Columbus, and a friend will pick me up from there,” Lamparyk said. Even those who were able to fly to their destinations still see the effect the increased fuel and ticket prices has on their friends. “My friends cannot go on spring break,” said Joey Chiapetta, a freshman exercise science major from New Berlin, Wis....
