by Rachel Billingsley | Dec 10, 2012 | Opinion
Starbucks is getting around-the-clock business. The library is packed at all hours of the day and night. Quiet hours are being enforced in dorms. Upperclassmen already know the drill when it comes to finals, but freshmen are experiencing college finals for the first time. In order to help out those stressing about finals (especially first semester freshmen), we decided to get some study tips from seniors. “You should study alone and not with other people,” said Lipscomb senior Kimberly Richardson. Study groups have their advantages, but in most situations other people are more distracting than they are helpful. Amber Hammond emphasized the importance of study guides. “Make flashcards and study guides and make sure to take short breaks so you don’t burn out,” she said. Take advantage of any study guides professors give you, and if they don’t give them to you, make your own. You will save yourself so much time later if you make study guides and flash cards ahead of time. Before you sit down to study for a long period of time, it might be a good idea to get something to drink. Water will keep you hydrated, and if you need a caffeine boost, a tasty Starbucks drink is always a good choice. “If you need coffee to stay awake, that’s good. But don’t drink too much,” said Kayleigh Butterfield. “You’ll be too hyper to get your papers written.” “Make a schedule where you break up the studying with other stuff that you have to do,” said Samantha Billingsley. “If you’re going to alternate with television, fine, but watch a comedy, not a drama.”...
by Rachel Billingsley | Sep 12, 2012 | Opinion
Set in 1945, as soldiers return from the war in the Pacific, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s “Much Ado About Nothing” both does justice to the author’s sharp wit and spins the classic in a fitting way. This particular rendition of “Much Ado About Nothing” is a musical rather than a play, but the songs fit in well with the written material. Lipscomb graduate Sawyer Wallace participated in the musical playing the part of Conrad, one of Don John’s most loyal associates. He was just as ridiculous as all of the other characters. Perhaps one of the most hilarious moments in the play is a scene in which the character Benedict is hiding in the garden. He goes out into the audience and jumps from benches to blankets to the ground. In the performance I saw, he even landed in an elderly gent’s lap and crawled through the orchestra pit. It’s an altogether pleasant surprise. The change in scenery and setting – the trademark of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival – is refreshing, and the characters are just as hilarious as those in Shakespeare’s original play. Admission to the performance is free, but donations are accepted in order to fund future productions by the Nashville Shakespeare Festival. But time is running out. The play began Aug. 16 and concludes this coming Sunday. Performances are at Centennial Park at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening, with pre-show entertainment starting at...
