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 McKenzie Utley | Nov 1, 2018 | News Slider
High Rise Residence Hall puts on a haunted house for students each year, transforming the eight-floor building into one of Lipscomb’s main Halloween attractions. Each floor was themed and most of the residents participated in the scenes, turning their floors into spooky scenes. This year’s themes included haunted hospitals and jails. If you haven’t ever checked out Haunted High Rise, it’s worth experiencing at least once. In the GoPro video below, you can hear people screaming at the individuals jumping out at them on the haunted hospital floor. Take an inside look to see what it was like to go through the “haunted”...
by Rachel Pavelich | Oct 31, 2018 | Fashion, News Slider, Opinion
College students are often described as “broke,” with our piling loans and obsession of trying every restaurant in Nashville. And yet, if you’re anything like me, you’re always wanting some retail therapy to escape from the stresses of college. But living the stereotype of “broke college student” makes purchasing cute clothes a struggle. Or so it seems. I’m going to let you in on a little secret: you don’t have to buy the name brand products from the fancy stores. You can get good quality clothes at low prices from many different places. So here, my fellow broke college students, is how to shop for less while still looking super cute. 1. ALWAYS shop the sale racks There are some stores that I only go into to look at the sale rack. There is still cute stuff you can get without paying full price. Check online or stores anywhere, especially in the high-end stores for good deals. 2. Thrift Shop As much as you may not want to go and sort through secondhand clothing, there are actually some really great finds in there. Give them a wash or customize them to make them your own, and nobody will ever know that you didn’t buy the piece brand new. There are some great finds at shops around Nashville. My favorites are Thrift Smart and Plato’s Closet. These will give you some options. While Thrift Smart has more of a variety, Plato’s is more picky on the quality of clothes it accepts, but you’re bound to find something you like at both places. Nashville has tons of great thrift stores. The...
by LeBron Hill | Oct 31, 2018 | News Slider, Opinion
Last week, Megyn Kelly was removed from NBC’s “Megyn Kelly Today” after comments she made about “blackface,” defined as painting your face or body a color different from your own. During this segment, she expressed her exhaustion with the political correctness regarding Halloween costumes, and later said that she didn’t have an issue with a child wearing blackface as part of a Diana Ross costume. Soon after it aired, people showed their displeasure with the comments. Kelly went on her show the next day and said she didn’t know the history behind the practice. She was taken off the air for good on Friday, receiving a reported $69 million buyout from her contract. Blackface can be dated back to the 1830s, when white performers in minstrel shows used burnt cork and black greasepaint on their skin to imitate their perception of black people. One of the most popular songs was “Jump Jim Crow,” by white minstrel performer Thomas Dartmouth Rice, which portrayed the black man as stupid and barbarian, helping to perpetuate stereotypes of black America.Even black entertainers performed in blackface, because the white audience was comfortable with the portrayal and the performers had to make money. Minstrel performing burned out by the 1920s, but the popularity of blackface moved on to other platforms, such as film. “If we don’t learn from our history, we are doomed to repeat it,” the saying goes. These incidents continue to occur in modern times, including a notable pattern of students wearing blackface at universities across the country. The latest example happened at California Polytechnic University, where a student drew outrage for appearing in...
by Russell Vannozzi | Oct 31, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
Following its first-ever NCAA tournament berth, the Lipscomb men’s basketball team is facing high expectations this season. The Bisons are returning all five starters from last season plus redshirt senior guard Nathan Moran, who missed the entirety of last season with a hip injury. Several national media outlets have predicted the Bisons to win the league title once again, and Lipscomb was also named the league favorite by the ASUN men’s basketball coaches. Garrison Mathews and Rob Marberry landed preseason All-ASUN honors from the league, while Mathews was unanimously tabbed the ASUN Preseason Player of the Year earlier this month. The Bisons open their 2018-19 campaign when Sewanee visits Allen Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Here’s a full rundown of where prognosticators believe Lipscomb will finish this season: ASUN Conference Men’s Basketball Media Poll: 1st place (44 votes). Athlon Sports: 1st place in ASUN, Mathews and Marberry on All-ASUN 1st team, Kenny Cooper on 2nd team. CBSSports.com: Jerry Palm listed Lipscomb as a No. 16 seed playing No. 1 seed Tennessee. ESPN.com: Joe Lundari has Lipscomb as a No. 16 seed playing No. 1 seed Gonzaga. Lindy’s Sports: 2nd place in ASUN, Mathews and Marberry on 1st team. Cooper listed as “Best Playmaker.” Mid-Major Madness (SB Nation): 1st place in ASUN, Matthews and Marbery on 1st team, Cooper on 2nd team. Street & Smith’s: 1st place in ASUN, Mathews and Marberry on All-ASUN team. Three-Man Weave: 1st place in ASUN, Mathews and Marberry on 1st team. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Lumination Staff | Oct 29, 2018 | News Slider, Newscast
This week on Lumination News, Cavin Jacobson and Maria Morales investigate a cheating situation in the accelerated MBA program, a new Mr. Lipscomb is crowned and Lipscomb musical duo Van Miranne plays their new single live from Mullican Studio. Anchors: Charissa Ricker and Carly Reams Sports: Tyler Harvey Weather: Jade Spilka Entertainment: Anna Rogers...
