by Maria Morales | Feb 15, 2018 | News Slider
Since President Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals last September, many students in the program have been left wondering if they can remain in the U.S. “I honestly don’t feel safe anymore,” psychology major Zuriel Godinez said. The 21-year-old remembers how he felt when the president ended DACA. “I know no one can take away the education that I receive here, but still knowing that I could be deported at anytime Trump decides makes me nervous,” he said. DACA was introduced by President Barack Obama in 2012. It shields those who were brought to the U.S. as minors from deportation and allows them to work legally. Now DACA is up for debate–and one of the causes of the recent government shutdowns. Democrats in Congress want a “clean” bill reauthorizing the program that doesn’t come with any strings attached. Republicans say that the left’s focus on Dreamers, comes at the expense of legal immigrants and citizens. The U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 4th congressional district, Luis Gutierrez, said in a statement after Trump’s State of Union Speech that it would be unfair to other immigrants as well as the Dreamers to choose between them. He says he will not allow Republicans to force a choice to prioritize one of these two groups. Trump said he would extend the program if Congress agrees to fund the $18 billion he needs for a border wall, one of his first campaign promises. DACA students, also known as Dreamers, feel that they are being used as bargaining chips to build the wall as well as more border security. “I feel used. I’m angry. My hopes of...
by Cole Gray | Feb 14, 2018 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Construction on the Shinn Center will not begin for at least two months due to a storm drain in the building’s planned footprint that must be rerouted, Director of Campus Construction Mike Engelman told Lumination Network. The University originally planned to break ground early last fall, according to a press release from June. Engelman estimated that the building will be completed in July 2019 at the earliest. The release stated that event booking for the center “has already begun with an anticipated opening in the fall of 2018.” University spokeswoman Kim Chaudoin said there are no events booked for the Center, despite the press release. In an emailed statement to Lumination Network, Mike Fernandez, dean of the College of Entertainment and the Arts, said, “We had begun the process of creating a season of offerings.” “We are still excited about these plans but have stretched booking dates to a more realistic opening timeline to accommodate the change in construction,” Fernandez wrote. Engelman said the entire Ezell lot will be closed while the Shinn Center is built. It is unknown how the drain rerouting will affect parking. The current drain sits in front of the Ezell Center, right where the Shinn Center will be built. Junior CEA student Christian Bean will graduate before the Center is completed. Regardless, he said he is excited for his younger classmates who will benefit from it. “Some of our classrooms, right now, are overcrowded, so it is kind of needed,” Bean said. The film production major clarified that this wasn’t a “huge issue,” but that “as the film department grows, it’s going to really...
by Spencer Boehme | Feb 13, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
If you watched the Lady Bisons two days ago, you’ll remember the entourage of three-pointers they put up against North Florida. Tonight was a completely different story, as Lipscomb (10-16, 6-5 ASUN) went 0-of-5 on three-pointers in a 70-63 home loss to the Jacksonville Dolphins (19-7, 9-2 ASUN). The Lady Bisons lost their grip on both ends of the floor in the second half and never quite caught up. Lipscomb head coach Greg Brown acknowledged the disappointment of the loss and said there is “room to grow,” but he also sounded optimistic. “I like the way we executed,” Brown said, “you know, it’s been a lot of games and quick turnaround right here, so, proud of their effort, keeping their legs underneath them.” At the end of the first half, both teams were locked in a 30-30 defensive staring contest. The second half began with Lipscomb striking on a Loren Cagle score to put the Lady Bisons up by 2. It was a quick score that, for a moment, made it seem like Lipscomb might be able to establish momentum. And then Jacksonville held Lipscomb scoreless for the next 6 minutes and 56 seconds. Lipscomb slid in and out of the competition throughout the rest of the game but could never regain the lead. Down 51-43 with just under 8 minutes to play in the fourth period, the Lady Bisons tried to rally up a comeback. The closest Lipscomb got was a 53-51 Jacksonville lead with 5:40 left in the game. “We’re not measuring that one by the score,” Brown said, “we’re measuring by the amount of improvement we...
by Erin Franklin | Feb 13, 2018 | News Slider, Opinion
Hey, fellow Bisons! School is back in in full swing now, so I thought I would give you all an update on Lumination Network for this upcoming semester. Our staff has grown. I would like to introduce Cole Gray, a junior journalism major, as our new co-managing editor. Cole is following in the footsteps of the very talented Becca Risley, who graduated in December. Cole served as our sports editor last spring. Last semester, he interned at The Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C. Anna Rogers, one of our accomplished photographers and writers, is continuing as co-managing editor as well. As editor, I’m looking forward to the growth of Lumination, and I hope to continue to build the site into something that all students, alumni, faculty and parents read each day. Anna, Cole and I most certainly couldn’t do it alone, though! We have many talented students contributing to Lumination this year: Russell Vannozzi is back, bringing his sports expertise to the staff as our Sports Editor. Ben Davis, along with his trusty camera, is back as our Chief Photographer. Daniel Johnson is taking care of all of the complicated tech stuff as our Web Developer. Bethanie Jones is focused on creating and curating content to reach all of you as our Social Media Director. On the radio side of things: Cavin Jacobson and Lebron Hill are teaming up as our co-Radio Directors. Hannah Gilmore is bringer her sports mastery to the game, serving as our Radio Sports Director. During my time as editor, something I have particularly tried to focus on is bringing world-news stories with a Lipscomb focus to...
by Cate Zenzen | Feb 13, 2018 | News Slider
February is Black History Month. Lipscomb has plans to celebrate and commemorate through a variety of events. Freshman Deranique Jones is encouraging Lipscomb students to participate. “It’s all about proximity,” Jones said. To do so, she said people can read books, listen to podcasts, watch movies and talk to people who are different from their normal friend circles. Jones also stressed her belief in the importance of learning the history and looking beyond slavery to recognize how far the country has come and to acknowledge how far it still has to go to make everyone feel welcome. “At the end of the day it is history,”Jones said. “You need to be able to understand American history. It’s not covered in history books like it should be.” Jones also discussed her personal role model, Angela Davis. “She made it OK for black women to be how they wanted to be,” she said, adding, “not conforming to style norms like hair-straightening. She took the privileges she had and fought for herself and for all black people.” Lipscomb will be hosting several events on campus in reverence of Black History Month, providing opportunities to honor men and women like Davis who decided to combat oppression. The first of event, dubbed, “Don’t Touch My Hair,” will take place Thursday, February 15 at 5 p.m. in Swang 234. It is a beauty event designed to discuss the culture surrounding black women’s hair. February 19 and 20 will be a 24-hour prayer event starting at 8 a.m. in Bennett 181 with a focus on reconciliation within our nation. This event is open to all and...
by Cole Gray | Feb 11, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
Rob Marberry’s career night carried the Bisons over the University of North Florida Ospreys 82-75 in Allen Arena Saturday. The redshirt junior center poured in 39 points on 18-of-24 shooting as Garrison Mathews struggled from everywhere. The ASUN’s leading scorer shot one-of-15 from the field and finished with nine points. Trip Day hit five threes and scored 22 off the bench to lead North Florida. Noah Horchler added 11 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. Kenny Cooper was second on the Bisons in scoring with 11 and six assists. Lipscomb assisted on 22-of-33 field goals and turned the ball over just five times. The Ospreys finished with 18 turnovers and 17 assists. Coach Casey Alexander said the assist-to-turnover ration was “obviously the difference in the game.” “We felt like it was really important against their zone to pass and catch cleanly, and we would get good shots, so I give our guys credit for executing that,” Alexander said. North Florida got off to a fast start. Horchler knocked down a three-pointer on the Ospreys’ first possession and they jumped out to a 14-4 lead by the first media timeout. Rob Marberry scored four times in the following four minutes, but UNF drained three triples to keep a 25-15 lead at the under-12 stoppage. Trailing by 10 with less than five minutes left in the half, Kenny Cooper scored back-to-back layups to trigger a 14-4 run. Matt Rose’s corner three tied the game at 39 at the halftime bell. Alexander said getting back to basics on defense was what changed the game in the first half. “We made an adjustment...
