by Janice Ng | Feb 27, 2015 | News Slider
Brianna Langley and Mignonne Bryant lead this week’s Lumination News from behind the anchor’s desk, bringing the latest news from Nashville and Lipscomb. Go behind the scenes of the mayoral forum that was held right here on campus with Erin King. Also, find out how last week’s ice storm impacted Lipscomb’s showing of a famous Broadway musical with reporter Colleen Casner. This year, Valentine’s Day came with a debut of a controversial film, “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Mignonne Bryant finds out why movie ticket sales are highest here in the south. Katherine Harris has world news headlines, Sarah McGee provides Hollywood buzz, Thomas Jones has weather updates, and Charlie Bateman keeps you up to speed with sports. Have an event or story idea you would like us to cover? Contact our news director at...
by Sarah McGee | Feb 26, 2015 | News Slider
The lists of websites being blocked on Lipscomb’s Internet server are growing, and students are beginning to notice the change. Some links that are shown on Facebook are going through to a blocked website domain. Even the occasional link to sites like BuzzFeed lead students to a blocked domain screen. “I understand why they block some websites — for example when I’m trying to stream stuff — but I find it really frustrating when I go onto Facebook and try to look at links that friends post and it takes me to a blocked website,” junior Sandra Cronin said. Junior Scott Coffey said that Lipscomb is blocking some of the news sites he checks. “Some websites that I personally use that Lipscomb may block are some LGBT news sites and some streaming sites that can host copyrighted content,” Coffey said. Director of information security and infrastructure Dave Wagner explained how Lipscomb chooses to filter the Internet. Websites are broken down into 59 different categories. Lipscomb picks five out of the 59 as being the most important. Each site is broken down further by the material that it hosts. Websites that feature anything related to alcohol, drugs, gambling, hate/discrimination and pornography are automatically blocked from the server. Other categories are blocked under suspicion of containing advertising-supported software, malicious software and file sharing. Those sites are blocked in order to keep students’ computers and the Lipscomb server from being contaminated with viruses. “I think that it’s good and it definitely keeps with Lipscomb’s policy on everything when it comes to keeping up a good Christian environment,” Coffey said. “However, I do think...
by Erin Turner | Feb 25, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb women’s basketball team was left in the dust during the second half, as USC Upstate powered over 76-67 Wednesday night in Allen Arena. The Lady Bisons put up a strong lead through the first half, but the Spartans proved to be too much for Lipscomb as they stole the court during the second half. The game got off to a fast start, with both teams moving up in points rapidly. Just four minutes into the game, senior Danay Fothergill shot two three-pointers. Fothergill scored 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and four assists in her final career home game. “Fothergill has been very strong of late,” Lipscomb head coach Greg Brown said. “She played with a lot of poise. We did a good job of getting her the ball in rhythm, and she made the shots. She was active on the boards, and got four assists as well. It was a good all-around game.” As the back and forth game continued, Lipscomb remained in the lead. “I liked our energy and effort – I thought those seniors came out and gave great leadership [and] played very hard,” coach Brown said. Momentum slowed down into the second part of the first half, but Fothergill powered down the court, scoring 13 points in the first half. Lipscomb was leading 27-24 at halftime. The Lady Bisons continued gaining momentum into the first part of the second half, leading by five points. Junior Ashley Southern shot a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds, also adding four assists. Fothergill and Southern scored a combined 46 points, but that didn’t keep the Spartans from rallying....
by Charlie Bateman | Feb 25, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
After leading 2-1 at the beginning of the game, the Lipscomb baseball team lost 5-2 to Austin Peay Wednesday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. The initial lead faded in the top of the fifth, as the Governors tied it up with a run-scoring double by starting pitcher Alex Robles. The game slipped away from Lipscomb after the seventh inning. Austin Peay scored two more runs on a single in the top of the eighth. Robles got his second run scoring double to give the Governors a five to two lead. Junior Jaesung (J) Hwang, the Bisons starting pitcher, made his first appearance since May 2013. He pitched five innings and got a no decision for his intial start this year. “J was great,” Lipscomb coach Jeff Forehand said. “We have been anxiously awaiting his return. He is going to be one of our top guys. I thought he had a very solid performance.” Senior Grant Massey was the only Bison to have RBI’s for the whole game. He drove in two runs on a single in the bottom of the third inning. “I knew I had an open bag,” Massey said. “So I knew he would probably go off speed right there and pound it away. I was looking outside and pounded the four hole right there.” Massey added that the Bisons were able to turn the most double plays of the season, with three in one game. “J was hitting his spots everywhere, keeping the ball down and putting it where it needed to go to get ground balls,” Massey said. “It was easy from there on out.” The...
by Erin Turner | Feb 24, 2015 | News Slider
Kevin Ingram, a freshman English teaching major, is facing drug charges after police found 24 marijuana plants in his home. According to the affidavit, detectives executed a narcotics search warrant at Ingram’s home on Summerly Drive. Detectives found 24 plants with roots, several grow lamps, a reflective marijuana grow tent, reflective foil, approximately 20 grams of loose marijuana and other drug paraphernalia. The marijuana was found in Ingram’s bedroom, the living room and a second bedroom. The affidavit said that Ingram admitted that one of the bedrooms the marijuana plants were found in belonged to him. Several messages on Ingram’s cell phone showed signs of his involvement in the sale of marijuana. Ingram, 18, was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with a felony drug offense and manufacturing. His bond was set at $60,000. Story by Brianne Welch and Erin Turner Photo courtesy of Metro...
by Erin Turner | Feb 24, 2015 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s small piece of Nashville was put in sharp focus for the community during the 2015 Mayoral Candidates Forum Tuesday evening in the Ezell Center. The event allowed the seven mayor candidates to answer questions concerning quality of life issues. The event was presented by the Nashville Civic Design Center, a nonprofit organization that focuses on making Nashville a beautiful and functional city for everyone. Lipscomb’s Nelson & Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership hosted the event. The institute — which was built on the legacy of great Nashville leaders — engages leaders in academic and community programs to create broader communities. The institute did just that during this event — with over 200 filled seats with community members and faculty, and two separate rooms for overflow attendees and students. The candidates were asked questions concerning neighborhood design, transportation, pedestrian safety, housing and parks. They also discussed some of what Mayor Karl Dean has done in Nashville already. The candidates who have officially declared their intent to run for mayor are Megan Barry, Charles Robert Bone, David Fox, Bill Freeman, Howard Gentry, Jeremy Kane and Linda Eskind Rebrovick. Sophomore Jay Klein said that allowing the candidates to speak on Lipscomb’s campus was a good way for students to become aware of the city’s issues. “It was a great way to get our students involved in the election process, whether they are able to vote for mayor this upcoming August or if they’re just trying to get involved in politics in general,” Klein said. Political science professor Marc Schwerdt said that students were mostly interested in issues relating to transportation and walkability. “Walkability...
