by Sam Jokisch | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Lipscomb senior Joe Marcario found his calling in life after his hair grew a bit shaggy. “It all started when I needed a haircut. But like all college freshman in a new city, I had no source of income and didn’t want to use any of the money I did have on that,” Marcario said. “I happened across a pair of safety scissors in my roommate’s desk, and for whatever reason, decided I was up to the task. For the next hour and a half, I sat on the floor in front of my mirror in High Rise chopping away. My roommate came back into our room a few hours later, noticed it and freaked out when I told him I did it myself,” Marcario said. “He proceeded to ask if I’d cut his, and I did. I shrugged it off and didn’t really think anything of it. It was just one of those random dorm life stories you’d expect to hear from college freshmen.” Marcario spent the next year continuing to cut his roommate’s hair, as well as a few close friends. “I found it hilarious that cutting hair became a thing for me, but I did finally start to take it seriously during the summer between my freshman and sophomore year,” Marcario said. “The seed was planted when I went home for a few weeks and it came up in conversation while I was hanging out with a friend from high school. He asked if I’d cut his and I did. When I was done, he thanked me and handed me $10. That’s when it all clicked....
by Sam Jokisch | Feb 21, 2014 | News Slider
FIFA. Call of Duty. Rock Band. Mario Kart. Do any of these names inspire a mood filled with pride from the past? If so, you should probably find three friends as soon as possible and register for Lipscomb’s Revenge of the Nerds video game competition, which is being hosted by the School of Computing and Informatics. The competition will be held in Shamblin Theater on Monday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. For this competition, a maximum of 16 teams composed of four members each will compete for bragging rights around campus as they go head to head and compete through four of the nation’s top-rated video games. Registration costs $10 per team and can be obtained through the informatics home page or by contacting Lara Flora in the School of Computing and Informatics...
by Sam Jokisch | Feb 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Students go to college for one reason alone – to follow some ambition. Whether this be simply money or a passionate dream, it’s easy to forget amongst our own ideas that those who stand at the front of the classroom are just as ambitious. Enter Jeff Barrie, an independent filmmaker who has been teaching film production at Lipscomb since 2010. Barrie’s classes are small, and his area of study is very particular. But his work is award-winning, and he has been the main topic at film festivals across the state on more than one occasion. Every dream has a beginning, and Barrie says his passion stemmed from his first time seeing Star Wars in theaters as a child. “I was captivated by the images, the effects, the story, the characters, and I was powerfully moved,” Barrie said. ” I wanted to be part of creating those positive feelings for others. My uncle George noticed my fascination and loaned me the first movie camera he had bought as a teenager in the 1950s. From that moment on, I made one short film after another, year round for the next 10 years.” But as many independent filmmakers know, the road to success, or failure, is never straight. Barrie’s film school application to UCLA was declined two years in a row during his college years, devastating him and forcing him to choose an alternate major. But, the change led to a new opportunity. “I graduated with a degree in geography and environmental studies,” Barrie said. “I loved the classes I was taking and made many good friends in the major. During a...
by Sam Jokisch | Feb 4, 2014 | News Slider
‘The heartthrob of the Bible Department,’ also known as Dr. Josh Strahan, is redefining the Biblical teaching style while helping students harness their interest in their faith. This style brings forth God’s word to students and allows them to search for answers to the questions they encounter through lecture. “I’m really passionate about the material. I really find Jesus to be a compelling character, and I really try to let him speak for himself as much as possible,” Strahan said. “Overall, Lipscomb students seem to be very interested in spirituality. I get a sense of hunger and interest from them.” Strahan graduated from Lipscomb in 2004 with a Bachelor’s degree in Bible before continuing on to earn his Ph. D. in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2011. Despite his position, he says that his recruitment to Lipscomb wasn’t filled with much enthusiasm. “I went to Church of Christ High School in Columbia, Tenn. and Lipscomb recruited from there. Once I got a scholarship to go to Lipscomb, I was lazy, and didn’t apply to any other schools. Once I got in, it just seemed like a natural fit,” Strahan said. Strahan’s walk with Christ didn’t officially begin until after high school. Like many young teens, he knew of God, but didn’t know who or what He was. “I grew up in a Christian family, so I’ve always been taught about God. But I don’t know that I connected with the Christian story,” Strahan said. “As I started listening to lecturers like Earl Lavender and reading books by C.S. Lewis and Richard Foster, that’s when my eyes began...
