by Kathryn Farris | Sep 20, 2019 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider
Students in Bennett Campus Center put a pause on the Friday lunch rush to watch as a part of the ceiling fell. “I was waiting in line at Toss when I suddenly heard the sound of heavy rain,” said senior Neida Flores. “Next thing you know, the roof falls and somebody screamed, ‘Woah!'” The collapse occurred in the seating area by Chick-fil-A. No students were nearby or harmed. The cause is unknown. Lumination will have more on this story as it develops. ...
by Lumination Staff | Sep 20, 2019 | News Slider, Newscast
This week on Lumination News, find out the reason behind the recent string of Starbucks shortages. Also, where does Lipscomb stand in the push for less single-use plastic on college campuses? Anchors: Tia Calvin and Ashley Bingham Sports: Kailey Schuyler Weather: Spencer Boehme Entertainment: Bailey Burnett ...
by Riley Hoag | Sep 19, 2019 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Sunday night Lipscomb School of Music hosted a free concert and viewing of part of Ken Burns newest massive documentary series on “Country Music.” The entire series consists of eight segments running at least two hours in length. Before students watched the documentary there was a concert featuring, Cindy Morgan, Scott Mulvahill, Johnson Roberts and Abby Siler. Cindy Morgan performed the longest set, but all of the singers sang an old hymn and the crowd sang along with them. After the concert was over the documentary started. “Country Music” details how country music began and its episodes explore the development of he genre to what it is now. Burns interviews country artists and music industry figures for the film series. Those interviewed include Carlene Carter, who carries the Carter Family name forward, Kris Kristofferson, who changed the literary style of country music, as well as megastars like Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton. Music and photos of such historic stars as The Carters, Mac Wiseman, Hank Williams, Cowboy Jack Clement are featured throughout the documentary. For example, episode six focuses on the wordplay offered up by Kristofferson and his contemporary from the folk-rock world Bob Dylan. The two men’s connections to Johnny Cash are explored in depth. The full documentary series is being shown on PBS stations nationwide (WNPT-Channel 8 in Nashville) and also is available On...
by Kathryn Farris | Sep 19, 2019 | News Slider
With the school year coming into full swing, changes in how the student life offices are run have taken effect. This summer, Al Sturgeon sat down with Lumination to discuss his plans on making adjustments to Lipscomb’s atmosphere. “The whole point of community life is that this is the part of our campus where students interact with each other, where relationship happen, where interests are explored.” Said Sturgeon on the importance of the Student Life office on campus. An overlying theme of the changes Sturgeon hopes to bring to Lipscomb is the unification of groups across campus. “We’re putting everything together in a world where we can have conversations and learn how they [different groups] interact across social boundary lines that naturally form,” Sturgeon said “It’s not like I’m having to convince people to be good people, here [Lipscomb] they’re everywhere, it feels like there is more of a need for me to use my organizational skills and relational skills to build the bridges and connect the pieces together.”. With the reorganization, comes new roles for both familiar and new faces on campus. “This is just an attempt to make some order out of things,” Sturgeon said. “Prentice Ashford is the Dean of Community Life, which is a new phrase for him, and Louis Nelms is stepping into the role of overseeing Greek life as well as student activities, organizations, and commuters. “Office of Student Well Being will be led by Dannie Woods, we’re clustering in with the things she does already in her office… the idea is that our concern is not just that students form relationships and...
by Tyler Harvey | Sep 16, 2019 | News Slider, Sports
The Tennessee Titans celebrated their home opener against the Indianapolis Colts with a pregame tailgate, and a jersey retirement ceremony for former players Steve McNair and Eddie George, at Nissan Stadium this Sunday The Titans had several pregame activities outside the stadium before the game including games for kids, free face painting, music, and a zipline. During the on-field pregame ceremony, one of the pyrotechnic machines caught on fire. Workers at Nissan Stadium had to grab a fire extinguisher to calm the blaze. The Titans held a ceremony at halftime to retire the jersey numbers of former players Eddie George and Steve McNair. McNair and George were teammates on the Titans for several years, including when they led the Titans to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV. During the ceremony, Eddie George spoke along with McNair’s brother. Steve McNair was murdered in 2009, so several of his family members were there to honor him. While the ceremony was going on an artist painted the two most-iconic Titans. The Titans also gave away free flags to fans to celebrate the jersey number retirement of McNair and George. Unfortunately for Titans fans, their team came up two points short of beating the Colts. Tennessee lost to Indianapolis, 19-17 in their home...
by Kathryn Farris | Sep 14, 2019 | Galleries, News Slider, Sports
Spirits were high at the Friday night matchup between the Lipscomb Bisons and South Florida Bulls, however Lipscomb took the loss with the final score at 3-1. This marks the third season loss for the Bisons. The first 35 minutes of the game went on without any scoring from either team, until Bulls player Jonathan Rosales made the first goal of the night. After halftime, South Florida player Emilio Ycaza scored two consecutive goals which brought the Bulls to three points. The last score of the night went to the Bisons, with player Killian Byrne making the first goal of his career. This was Lipscomb’s second matchup with University of South Florida, they formally fell short 3-0 against the team back in 2017. The Bisons’ season is currently at 1-3-1, after Tuesday night’s tie with the Evansville Aces. Lipscomb Men’s Soccer will host Jacksonville for their conference opener on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. Check below for galleries from the pre-game tailgate as well as the game itself. ...
