by Cavin Jacobson | Oct 29, 2018 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider
Two-thirds of the 32 graduate students in Lipscomb’s new Fast Track MBA program were found to have cheated on an online, take-home final exam. “I found out from one of my colleagues who apparently heard from a student in the class,” said Dr. Joe Ivey, the professor of Applied Value Creation, the course in question, which ended in September. “Against the directions of the teacher and against the directions on the test, they decided to get together, and do the test,” said George Brammeier, a student in the class, who did not receive any help on the test. Twenty-one of 32 students in the brand-new program were found to be cheating on the exam. Lipscomb’s Academic Integrity Board oversees issues of cheating and plagiarism. The board does not step in unless it is a student’s second offense. For a student’s first offense, the consequences are at the discretion of the professor of the course. Ivey said he will meet individually with each student and decide what actions will be taken. Dr. Rick Holaway is in his first year as Lipscomb’s director of graduate programs, and said he was “disappointed” with the students. “In the College of Business, one of our values is credibility, which ties in honesty and integrity and all those sorts of things,” Holaway said. “So it’s really a good teachable moment.” Students were instructed to take the final exam online, through Canvas, from home. It consisted of two parts, with a majority of students doing poorly on the first section, Brammeier said. The second part, which the class took a week later, consisted of writing problems...
by Lumination Staff | Oct 29, 2018 | News Slider, Opinion
Lumination sent out three daring staffers to brave Nashville’s top haunted attractions. Here’s what they found: Nashville Nightmare Reviewed by Lumination staffer Kailey Schuyler 1016 Madison Square, Madison, TN 37115 info@nashvillenightmare.com Price: $24.99, but subject to change Scare-O-Meter: ★★ One sentence summary: Some of my group was laughing, and some were screaming. I follow this by saying there are four different houses you can go through, and I went through two of the houses. I walked through “Fairy Tale Hell” and “Industrial Undead.” The scariest part of the whole experience was the walk to wait in line. My group was constantly being followed by characters that loved to torment the scared. Some of the characters had chainsaws, some were repulsive and had blood dripping out of their mouth and would try to get you to taste it, and some were sliding around on the ground and would sneak up behind you screaming. Once we were inside the house, there were a lot of big breaks where there was nobody hiding to scare the visitors — there were too many scary props, and not enough scary actors. I typically can get pretty jumpy in haunted houses, and I was never scared to the point where I screamed or jumped. Nothing stood out to me in the two houses I walked through that other haunted houses don’t have to offer. I did enjoy my experience and everyone in my group had fun. We wanted to go through the other houses, but the lines were too long for us to justify waiting. Overall, the two specific houses I went through are perfect...
by Anna Rogers | Oct 29, 2018 | Fashion, News Slider
From now until the end of October, the Lipscomb bookstore is offering a promotion where customers can receive 25- percent off a regular-priced hoodie after donating a gently-used hoodie. All of the collected hoodies will be donated to Nashville Rescue Mission. “Our other schools are very on board, and everybody knows it happens every year,” said Kelsey Bucknam, an employee of the Lipscomb bookstore. “We’re hoping that becomes such a strong tradition here.” The program started in 2011 and has also been an annual event at nearby Trevecca University. If students cannot afford a hoodie, the bookstore has provided a list of other items that the rescue mission is accepting. These smaller and more affordable items ensure that all students can participate. Tree of Life, the organization that operates the Lipscomb bookstore, hopes the event will positively impact the entire Nashville community, starting with, but not limited to, the student body. “We want our store to be more than a campus store,” Bucknam said. “We want to pour into the community. “The hoodies must be gently-used. Obviously, we want them to be good quality. We want to show dignity to the people we’re donating to.” Immediately inside the bookstore is a display with various facts about homelessness. Many of these are centered around poverty in Nashville, and others are holiday-themed. If students are unable to donate in person, Tree of Life has set up a website where customers can purchase a new hoodie, and the bookstore will then donate one of their own to the mission. The online shop’s website...
by Russell Vannozzi | Oct 28, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
For the last three years, the Lipscomb women’s soccer team advanced to the ASUN title game, only to lose to Florida Gulf Coast on each occasion. FGCU defeated Lipscomb 3-2 in double overtime in last year’s ASUN title match, following a 5-0 victory in 2015 and a 2-0 win in 2016. The stakes were similar in Sunday afternoon’s ASUN semifinal in Nashville, but history did not repeat itself. Lipscomb used a second-half goal from freshman defender Logan McFadden to top the Eagles 1-0 and finally get over the FGCU hump. “The proverbial monkey is off our back,” Lipscomb coach Kevin O’Brien said. “They’ve ended our season for three years running. To be able to end theirs feels better than walking home with our heads hanging low.” The Bisons (13-4-2) will host North Alabama for the ASUN championship next Saturday, November 9. However, Lipscomb has already clinched its first-ever bid to the NCAA tournament because North Alabama is not eligible for the postseason in its first year as an NCAA Division I school. FGCU (13-4-3) dominated much of the first half and had most of the game’s scoring chances. McFadden and the Lipscomb back line of Justis Bailey, Dominique Diller and Audrey Ann Beck held strong as the Eagles fired 13 total shots and seven on target. But the game-defining moment came in the 70th minute after Maycie McKay won the ball off an FGCU corner kick. McKay then slid a pass to McFadden, who raced upfield and caught FGCU goalie Melissa Weck out of the net. Defensive Player of the Year Logan McFadden takes matters into her own hands and...
by Erin Franklin | Oct 28, 2018 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider, Opinion
The longest-running show in Broadway history is back to TPAC, bringing the classic suspense and haunting music by Andrew Lloyd Webber it is known for. The Gothic romance stars Quentin Oliver Lee as the phantom, commanding all the mystery and wonder the “angel of music” should assume. Eva Tavares is Christine Daae, the gifted vocalist the phantom has taught and bestowed upon the gift of music. Sewanee University graduate Jordan Craig plays Raoul, Christine’s formidable fiance out to put an end to the phantom. Trista Moldovan as Carlotta and David Benoit as Monsieur Firmin bring the comedic relief to the otherwise intense show. Phantom is evocative and spooky, with cobwebs surrounding and covering the stage in the opening scene that is sure to put anyone in the Halloween spirit. But Phantom isn’t just a needed see for the season only. The historical show is one of the most famous and award-winning musicals, winning 70 major theater awards, including seven Tony Awards (including Best Musical) in 1988 and three Olivier Awards in the West End. Total revenues for Phantom exceed the world’s highest-grossing film Avatar ($2.8 billion). An interesting facet of this production in particular is that it hired 75 local Nashville stagehands to load the production into the theatre, and 35 local stagehands were hired for the performance. The most spectacular part of the entire stage production is the chandelier, as this production’s version is especially remarkable and even bigger and more elaborate than in years’ past. Designed by Howard Eaton (who designed the Olympic rings for the London ceremony), the chandelier boasts over 6,000 beads and weighs 1...
by Sara Jones | Oct 25, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb men’s soccer team lost 2-0 to the Memphis Tigers Tuesday night. Each team made runs throughout the first 45 minutes of the game, with midfield being an area of battle the majority of the first half. “I thought we did a poor job of locking down the midfield and sort of dictating the tempo and the rhythm of the game,” head coach Charles Morrow said. The first five minutes of the second half started with four corner kicks from the Memphis team, though they amounted to nothing. Scoring finally opened up on Memphis’ fifth corner kick. In the 64th minute, a Tiger launched the ball into the box, where Ben Roberts was able to find the net, giving Memphis a 1-0 lead. At the 71st minute, Memphis found room to dribble up the field and Alexandros Ierides was able to secure the second goal, adding to Memphis’ lead. For the remainder of the night, Lipscomb offense controlled possession of the ball but failed to score. Lipscomb will finish its season this Saturday at 7 p.m. against Stetson. “It’ll be very different in terms of any other team we have played this year,” Morrow said. “They play a little bit different shape, and so there is plenty preparation to get ready for that between now and Saturday.” Winning against Stetson this weekend would finish Lipscomb’s ASUN regular season championship. It would also insure the Bisons stay home during the ASUN...
