by Abigail Davis | Apr 23, 2021 | COVID-19, News, News Slider
It was just weeks ago when Lipscomb Health Services announced they would be hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for faculty, staff, and students. However, in true COVID-era fashion, those plans were slightly altered. “We got word through the CDC through the state of Tennessee Department of Health and Metro Health Department that the CDC and the ACIP decided to halt the administration of that vaccine until they looked at some other data,” said Dr. Kevin Eidson, Director of Health and Wellness. “So we will know more once that data is released and the guidance comes out.” Upon receiving this information, the University Health Services decided to seek other options for vaccinating the Lipscomb community. “In the interim we were able to acquire another vaccine through the state and we will be giving the Moderna vaccine…The good thing about that vaccine is we are able to give you the first vaccine, we are going to give you a card, and then you can get the second dose of the same vaccine at a different location if you need to. We’re trying to do the right thing for our community in being able to protect the community as best as we can,” said Dr. Eidson. The vaccination clinic will now be held on Wednesday, April 28 and will provide the first-dose of the Moderna vaccine for any current Lipscomb Academy or Lipscomb University faculty and staff, and university students ages 18 and over. Three hundred doses will be available on a first-come first-serve basis. Lumination will continue to update you on COVID vaccinations and the fall ‘return to...
by Camryn Given | Apr 22, 2021 | BREAKING NEWS, COVID-19, News, News Slider
Lipscomb students no longer must wear face masks when outside, in public spaces. The university’s new COVID-19 mask policy was announced in an email to students. However, students are encouraged to remain distant from each other and wear masks if they’re interacting with people outside of their household, according to the email. This update came as a response to Metro Public Health Department’s own policy update with the same change. Metro’s full update can be found here. There were other policy changes included in Lipscomb’s announcement, such as that masks can be taken off when indoors and alone or when eating or drinking. To read Lipscomb’s mask policy in full you can access it here. Lumination will continue to update you with any future COVID-19 policy...
by Schyler Jones | Apr 21, 2021 | News, News Slider, Politics
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin while being arrested. The video of the crime, which showed Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds, spread across the country and caused a pivotal moment for social justice around the world. Countless protests were organized during the summer and beyond to call for justice for Black lives. As his young daughter said at a protest, Floyd “changed the world.” Although Floyd’s murder was witnessed by millions, the actual conviction of Chauvin took 330 days. The jury deliberated for 10 hours over two days. On Tuesday, April 20 at 4:05 CT, Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. George Floyd’s brother, Rodney Floyd, pointed out that, “No family in history ever got this far… this is for everybody that has been in this situation.” Amidst the celebration of accountability and the solemn recognition of the work still left to be done, Lipscomb students shared their reactions. Nina Adams, a senior Spanish major, said, “In May of 2020 I was horrified by Derek Chauvin’s actions. I honestly could not imagine why some would deem it necessary to kneel on another living being’s neck till they passed. When I heard the news of Chauvin‘s verdict, I honestly had mixed emotions. Although I am over the moon that the justice system finally put Chauvin on trial, I believe there’s still a lot of work to be done and major changes. There are cops out there just like Chauvin who are getting away with their actions.” Junior...
by Lumination Staff | Apr 21, 2021 | COVID-19, News, News Slider
Lipscomb journalist-in-residence Tim Ghianni, an adjunct professor, asked his multimedia storytelling class to describe what it has been like to spend a year studying under the specter of COVID-19. Here are the tales from those who submitted them: ‘Unsatisfying’ year for a hands-on learner In the last year, the world has been turned on its head. Over 12 months of COVID …. Everything that was important a year ago does not seem to have the same weight as it did. Everything is different, including schools. I don’t think I would have ever imagined having to be online for classes by force. And it has been the worst. As a hands-on learner, this could not be more unsatisfying for me. I feel like I have learned nothing in the last year. What sucks, even more, is that there are a lot of teachers that don’t realize how much kids are struggling with this new way of learning. Many continue to teach as if nothing has changed and that online is the same as being in the classroom. But there are also teachers struggling to feel like they are making a difference in students by this kind of learning. It almost seems that college was a waste of time because I feel that my collegiate education was taken by COVID. In hindsight, this is small compared to people who have lost loved ones due to this virus. But, any way you look at it has not been great. Mariah Wilson Opportunities lost due to COVID Going to college during a pandemic has been a very challenging experience for me....
by Kathryn Farris | Apr 19, 2021 | BREAKING NEWS, COVID-19, News, News Slider
Lipscomb’s one-day Johnson & Johnson vaccination clinic was rescheduled and adjusted following the temporary pause on the vaccine’s distribution. Six cases of blood clotting were found in J&J recipients out of the more than 7 million distributed doses. “The use of this vaccine is ‘paused’ for now. This is because the safety systems that make sure vaccines are safe received a small number of reports of a rare and severe type of blood clot happening in people who got this vaccine,” said the CDC in their report. The campus vaccination event is now set to take place Wednesday, April 28. The first half of the 2-dose Moderna vaccine will be distributed for free to Lipscomb faculty and staff and university students ages 18 and over. “Simply take the vaccine card that you will receive at the Lipscomb clinic with you when you go for your second dose and show the healthcare provider,” said Dr. Kevin Eidson, director of health and wellness. “Additional COVID-19 vaccine clinics may be held in the future if there is sufficient demand and more does are made available to Lipscomb.” Lumination will continue to keep you updated on Lipscomb’s vaccine...
by Kathryn Farris | Apr 14, 2021 | News, News Slider
Newly elected SGA executive president Grant Hitchcock says he is looking forward to the challenges of working with new campus administration and also promises to “listen” to others’ concerns as he plans to put his campaign platform to work. Hitchcock, elected in a runoff April 6, is a bioscience and philosophy major, Lipscomb RA and SGA’s new executive president. “I’m really excited about the transition, honestly,” said Hitchcock. The upcoming school year will look different on campus, with the anticipation of new administrations. This past semester, Lipscomb has seen the stepping down of President Randolph Lowry and Vice President of Student Life Al Sturgeon. “I’m just looking forward to being able to represent students in this period of transition, with a new president and the new structure that is going to be laid out for SGA,” said Hitchcock. Hitchcock also will be bringing along goals of his own, Expanding library hours and increasing opportunities for community defined his campaign platform. “I want to hear the concerns that people have, the ideas that people have, and I want those ideas to hopefully come to fruition through this office,” said Hitchcock. “We’re hoping to create a welcoming environment, and to promote SGA to that aspect as well.” In the upcoming school year, Hitchcock will be bringing with him experience from both his time as a campus RA as well as from the past year serving on SGA. “As an RA on call for 24/7, anytime that anybody needs me, I’m there to help react and be there for them.” “That’s what I want to do with this office,” said Hitchcock. Hitchcock...
