by Quinn Gorte | Nov 16, 2018 | News Slider
Lipscomb wants to get ahead of the curve by preparing students and faculty in advance for emergency scenarios. School shootings are happening at an alarming, weekly rate in the United States. While Lipscomb may not be able to avoid an active shooter situation, but it is trying to do everything it can to prevent the situation, as well as to ensure its students and staff are safe and equipped. “We aren’t hopeful that something will happen,” Lipscomb’s Assistant Vice President of Risk Management Kathy Hargis said. “[But] yet, we want to be prepared, just in case that it does.” Hargis trains faculty and staff to hold to a three-step rule in active shooter situations: Flee, hide, and fight. First, students should flee the compromised area, if possible. Second, if they are unable to safely leave the premises, students should hide where they are after turning off surrounding lights and locking nearby doors. The third step is a personal option, according to Hargis. If students are approached by the shooter, students are encouraged to defend themselves by using any surrounding objects as a defense or a distraction. The Bison Alert text messaging system is the emergency communication system through which Lipscomb students receive notifications . In the event of an emergency situation, Hargis believes students will receive the text warning of a shooter, including the shooter’s location on campus. Hargis realizes that students may be frightened, due to the amount of shootings happening lately in the country, but she encourages students to recognize recent shooting facts. “It’s really a small percentage on college campuses of active shooters, when you look...
by Quinn Gorte | Nov 8, 2018 | News Slider
Homecoming is right around the corner, with festivities starting this Friday, November 9. One of the many events taking place this weekend is the student-inspired and led Homecoming Parade. The parade will take place on Friday, November 9th from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Participating students will travel around campus and end in front of Allen Arena on floats featuring the theme, “Tame the Tigers.” Another event this weekend is the Friday evening “Lipscomb Honors: An Evening of Story and Song.” This Country Music Hall of Fame-hosted program begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m., and it costs $100. During the event, Lipscomb will bestow honor on several Lipscomb alumni, recognizing “the profound impact they’re making on the world,” according to the Homecoming webpage. Saturday’s main events kicks off with the Hall of Fame induction of seven Lipscomb alumni. The event will be held in the Student Activity Center and will start at 11 a.m. The cost is $25 per person. The student group tailgate is also happening this weekend, starting at 12:30 p.m. in the Allen Arena Circle. The men’s and women’s basketball games are another celebrated part of the weekend. The women’s team is playing Tennessee State University (TSU) on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. The men’s game against TSU is at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Both games are free, and you can register for your free ticket online. Alumni from all 10 colleges are expected at the game, Phil Ellenburg, Lipscomb’s Vice President of Alumni Relations, said. They will also mingle at a reunion in McQuiddy Gymnasium during halftime. Finally, the...
by Quinn Gorte | Nov 2, 2018 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s Missions department is planning two trips to help Panama City, Florida, hurricane survivors over Thanksgiving and Winter breaks. An email was sent to students earlier this week about the Thanksgiving break relief trip, and students can register for the trip in the email. The deadline for securing a spot is 10 a.m. on November 2. It has been over three weeks since Hurricane Michael hit Florida, taking lives, devastating cities and leaving millions of households without power. The hurricane may not be active anymore, but countless residents are still feeling the effects of the Category 4 hurricane. Homes still need to be cleaned and rebuilt, and hope needs restoration. Josh Self, Lipscomb’s Missions Coordinator, has organized two upcoming hurricane relief trips for students to participate in this month and next. Students played a significant role in organizing the Hurricane Michael relief teams. Several Lipscomb students even have family and friends who were personally affected by the hurricane. “Students immediately began to ask how they could help once Hurricane Michael made landfall,” Self said. The trips are scheduled during Thanksgiving break, November 15-19 and Winter break, December 13-19. Both trips will go to Panama City, Florida, one of the most-affected cities in Florida. The cost is $200, which covers transportation and travel food. Housing, meals and supplies will be provided by a disaster relief organization that will be hosting Lipscomb’s teams. Students will be providing relief in a variety of ways, namely “muding-out,” cleaning up, and rebuilding. “Mud-out involves removal of drywall and insulation that was ruined by the flooding,” Self said. “Cleanup will consist mostly of picking up...
by Quinn Gorte | Oct 19, 2018 | News Slider
Hurricane Michael tore through parts of the southeast starting October 10th, claiming the title of the worst storm to hit the United States since Hurricane Camille in 1969, according to an ABC News article. “It’s a sad time when you go on Google and search for images of your town and you see devastation, not beautiful beaches,” said Allison Lewis of Lynn Haven, Florida, the town her family lives in, which was recently destroyed by Hurricane Michael. Two of Florida’s panhandle cities, Mexico Beach and Panama City, were especially wrecked by the category four hurricane. Other southeastern states, like North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama and Georgia, were also affected. According to CNN, at least 32 lives have been claimed by the hurricane, and over 1,000 people are missing, according to a BBC News article. Additionally, homes and buildings have been literally ripped apart, and millions of homes are without power. Hurricane Michael’s strength came as a surprise to some. For Orlando-raised Lipscomb student Jeffrey Crisan, the hurricanes he lived through growing up were a fun excuse to play in the rain. “It’s really weird, because, when I lived in Florida and I went through hurricanes, it wasn’t really scary,” Crisan said. He added that his family in Panama City, Florida, felt similarly unconcerned about the latest hurricane, noting that they were “all just hanging out.” Unlike Crisan’s family, Lipscomb student Allison Lewis’ family in Lynn Haven, Florida, which is between Panama City and Mexico Beach, decided to evacuate. However, they “returned right after to help out,” according to Lewis. Being ten hours away from his Floridian family left Crisan more...
by Quinn Gorte | Oct 5, 2018 | News Slider, Opinion
12 South’s Five Daughters Bakery gets my vote for the best gluten-free doughnut in Nashville. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention their glorious Paleo Crusher doughnuts in a Gluten-Free Friday post. These are the things of legend, basically, and I love them very deeply. There are many wonderful things about Five Daughters: The convenience of their 12 South location, the quality of local non-GMO (genetically-modified) ingredients used in all of their products, and the fact that it’s family-oriented. For us gluten-free folks, arguably the best part is that they craft DELICIOUS paleo doughnuts. Yes, craft. These are no ordinary doughnuts. They’re not even ordinary gluten-free doughnuts. They are also grain-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free, making them significantly lower in carbohydrates than most doughnuts, and, as a result, much less guilt-inducing. And, perhaps most importantly, they taste great. Let’s be real: gluten-free baked goods have come a long way. Sadly, there are still the occasional “flops” like sweetener-less, grain-free blueberry muffins or gluten-free cupcakes that don’t quite taste like anything. Praise God for Five Daughters Bakery, a company that gets gluten, grain-free and paleo baked goods right! Five Daughter’s Paleo Crusher doughnuts are moist, flavorful and perfectly sweet. The Paleo diet, inspired by the supposed diet of cavemen, doesn’t allow any gluten or grains. As a result, people on paleo diets often bake with nut flours, like almond flour, starch flours or tapioca flour, in place of typical gluten-free grain blends. Five Daughters’ Paleo Crushers use a blend of almond, tapioca and coconut flour in the base of their paleo vanilla doughnuts. For sweeteners, Five Daughters uses honey and maple syrup...
