by Erin Franklin | Oct 21, 2016 | News Slider, Newscast
This week in Lumination news, anchors Whitney Smith and Myckelle Williams bring us the latest Lipscomb and Nashville news from behind the anchor desk. Reporter Whitney Smith looks into the Killing Reagan screening, and she also tells us about the third International Career Panel held on campus this week. This year, Lipscomb celebrated 125 years. Lumination’s Myckelle Williams updates us on how the university is continuing to celebrate the anniversary throughout the year. At the Gathering service this week, Michelle Higgins spoke to students about the racial tensions prevalent in America. Lumination’s Myckelle Williams has the story. Fall is officially here, and Lindsey Nance gives us this week’s weather. Keep up to date in the entertainment industry with Lumination’s Brooke Dorris, and find out what’s happening in the world of sports with Reporter Todd Lamberth....
by Myckelle Williams | Oct 19, 2016 | News Slider
The Department of Intercultural Development featured guest speaker Michelle Higgins on campus this week to discuss and bring awareness to diversity, race relations, voting, faith and discipleship and also to answer questions regarding the newly established Black Lives Matter movement. Higgins is the director of Faith for Justice, a Christian advocacy group, as well as an activism supporter in St. Louis, where she directs the worship and outreach ministry at South City Church in St. Louis. Higgins said she thinks it is important to consider faith when considering voting and activism. Higgins spoke at the Gathering on Tuesday. “Laws change the behaviors of people on the outside,” Higgins said. “Christ changes them from the inside.” With the 2016 Presidential Election less than 2 months away and racial tensions tensions continually increasing, Higgins discussed how this is affecting voters. A recent PRRI poll showed that 80 percent of Democrats still believe that both African Americans and immigrants face significant discrimination in society compared to 32 percent of Republicans. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the U.S. population reflects a rich mix of culture and heritage with 15 percent Hispanic, 13 percent African American and 4.4 percent Asian. Lipscomb also finds itself rapidly growing in diversity; since 2005 Lipscomb’s minority enrollment has increased 263 percent. Lipscomb is continuing to implement programs that encourage diversity and bring awareness to social issues affecting minorities and people of color, namely with The Office of Intercultural Development, which serves as a resource for Lipscomb students of all cultures and backgrounds to learn more about recognizing and appreciating diversity and building intercultural relationships. This month, most...
by KJ Lauck | Oct 19, 2016 | News Slider
The Counseling Center and Honors College hosted the first-ever Lipscomb Spoken Word Festival, featuring performances from current students and one professional on Tuesday night in Ward Lecture Hall. The poetry slam consisted of five Lipscomb students: Salah Salman, Sherrod Foster, Leslie Garcia, Christopher Hebert, Joshua Yarborough and one professional slam artist, Emily Joy. “Both Andrea Mills of the Counseling Center and I had a common student who introduced us to the poetry of Emily Joy, and we thought it would be an interesting thing to have a night of spoken word,” Honors College director Paul Prill said. The night started with the students taking turns delivering their poems at the front of a mostly-filled Lecture Hall. Each student who shared his or her thoughts and vulnerabilities through poetry were greeted with snaps of affirmation and supportive applause. “I knew I had some students who had done this competitively, and so I thought it would be good to have some student talent along with somebody who does this professionally,” Prill said. Many of the students who participated are in Lipscomb’s Honors College. The students talked about everything from race and religion to societal norms and stereotypes, as each student recalled personal experiences that have encouraged them to transform their thoughts about these topics into spoken word. One of the students, Leslie Garcia, talked about her struggles of feeling comfortable in her own skin and the nuances of “womanhood.” “We still have a long way to go here, obviously, to try and recognize gender issues on this campus,” Prill noted. The special guest, Emily Joy, also spoke of her struggle to...
by Lindsey Nance | Oct 19, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons silenced the Belmont Bruins in the Battle of the Boulevard rivalry game Tuesday night in Allen Arena. Although now in different conferences, the two schools face off every year and keep the rivalry alive.Lipscomb (12-7) defeated Belmont (11-7) in a 3-1 match. Lipscomb won the first set 25-21, fell in the second set 25-23, dominated set three 25-14 and finished off the Bruins in the fourth set 25-17. “I am proud of our girls. I thought they did a great job. I was really pleased with what we did,” head coach Brandon Rosenthal said. “I thought our middles did a great job, especially towards the end, of really establishing the block.” Lipscomb and Belmont battled in the first match head to head before Lipscomb outside hitter Katie Bradley slammed it down the middle to give the Bisons some momentum. Carlye Nusbaum followed Bradley with a wicked kill down the line to put Lipscomb ahead 17-11 and force Belmont to call a timeout. Arianna Person for Belmont gave the Bisons a hard time on the outside with her speed and jumping ability as the Bruins began to catch up at 20-15. Nusbaum slammed it down the middle to finish off the Bruins 25-21 with her seventh kill of the game. Katie Bradley came ready to play once again in set two starting it off with a kill. The game bounced back and forth until Belmont began to capitalize on the Bison’s errors and pull ahead 13-8. After the timeout call, Lipscomb score four consecutive points but still trailed by one. Just when the Bisons took the lead and gained...
by Whitney Smith | Oct 18, 2016 | News Slider
The political science department partnered with the Tennessee World Affairs Council to sponsor their third international career panel. The panel’s speakers featured ambassadors, a former United States Foreign Service Officer and representatives from the Peace Corps, the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program and Healing Hands International. Political science professor Dr. Susan Haynes said the panel selection process was strategically made to have a variety of experience and wisdom available for students. “We tried to get people in a broad range of careers from people who have had distinguished 50-year careers in the foreign service to people who graduated not too long ago,” Haynes said. “So people could talk about an entire lifespan with different countries under their belt, and some who had entered the career market more recently.” Among those in attendance was 2015 graduate Spencer Bailey. After graduating from Lipscomb with a degree in law, justice and society, Bailey now works for the US fund for UNICEF as a community engagement fellow. He said the event’s speakers event was full of advice and opportunities for students interested in international careers, and it was helpful for him, being someone new to the international job market. “I thought there was some incredible advice given on if you want to do international work then focusing on learning a foreign language and becoming an expert in that language, also in not trying to micromanage your career,” Bailey said. “Just in the short while since I’ve graduated just the different things that have popped up and the opportunities I never saw coming.” Michael McClellan of the US State Department presented some of the good advice...
by Tyler Harvey | Oct 17, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Sadie Robertson’s ‘Live Original’ tour returned to Allen Arena Sunday night, bringing some laughter, excitement, worship and inspiration to Nashville. The night started off with a video presentation, introducing everyone in “The Squad,” which included John Luke Robertson, his wife Mary Kate, Reed Robertson, his fiancée Brighton Thompson, Cole Robertson, Bonnie Kate Zoghbi, her husband Max Zoghbi and, of course, Sadie Robertson. Through the speaker’s testimonies, the tour addressed several topics that Christian teens struggle with today. John Luke Robertson opened the event, sharing his testimony and making the point that lives are like a movie — “we can write our own story.” Reed Robertson followed, discussing how he previously dealt with depression and suicidal thoughts. When his father, Duck Dynasty star Jase Robertson, found out that his son was considering committing suicide, he gave him some advice that changed R. Robertson’s thoughts, helping him turn his life around. “Killing your self would be the most selfish thing you could do.” R. Robertson said his father’s words hit him pretty hard and helped him refocus his life to center on Christ and others rather than himself. “I never thought about how killing myself would hurt so many people,” he said. Husband and wife Max and Bonnie Kate Zoghbi also gave their testimony; Bonnie Kate Zoghbi was shot in the knee at the 2012 Aurora, Colorado, theater shooting. M. Zoghbi shared their story in rhyme, revealing his wife’s experience from that night, and how she has continually lived her life full of joy, despite the horrific event. Sadie Robertson also gave her testimony, detailing how she’s struggled with anxiety all of her life. “It makes my...
