by D'Nashia Jenkins | Feb 3, 2015 | News Slider
Lipscomb students united in Shamblin Theater Monday night to kick off Black History Month. Marketing events coordinator, Carly Detzner, and President of Kappa Iota Theta, Melba Buchanan, put together this year’s black history month event, which began with a slide show of facts about famous African American people. The event was meant to be a fun event for students to come together and talk about black history month. Students enjoyed various forms of entertainment such as music, food and drinks. The focus for 2015 is around African American students at Lipscomb University and celebrating unity. “Celebrate unity and Martin Luther King Jr., that was his goal,” Detzner said. “He wanted us to be unified with everybody. He didn’t want to oppress the oppressors. He wanted to just be unified, so we are celebrating that unity that we have out here on Lipscomb’s Campus.” A short film was played in reference to Martin Luther King Jr. and his vision of unity and dream to change the world. After the film, students discussed it and related it to today’s society. Buchanan led the event offering questions for the students to discuss. Some of the questions included, “How the world would differ today if MLK did not exist?” Some students felt people would not have taken the same approach as MLK did with peaceful and non-violent protest. Buchanan also asked in what ways people can practice unity as Lipscomb students. Several answers from students were that they believed if they stop defining each other by the color of their skin that they can come together as one and be unified. Other events for Black History Month will be held on campus...
by Kayla O'Connor | Feb 1, 2015 | News Slider
Junior Jessica Wayda is one of many fighting for a cancer-free future during Lipscomb’s third annual Relay for Life. Wayda, an education major from Mount Kisco, New York, has been a pioneer in this year’s relay event. As the head of the marketing committee, Wayda oversaw the work of eight other students. While Wayda has been busy promoting the event, she has kept one thing in the back of her mind — the meaning behind it all. “My family hasn’t been hugely affected by cancer,” Wayda said. “[My] aunt was diagnosed last year with breast cancer, but she has been cancer-free for a little bit now.” In addition to her aunt, Wayda also fights for a member of her church. Mrs. Sandra Sasser, the wife of Wayda’s pastor, has faced many battles with cancer. “[Mrs. Sasser] battled cancer for five years and then was cancer-free for a bit,” Wayda said. “Then she was diagnosed again, but hasn’t had it since.” Much like Mrs. Sasser participates in the annual Avon walk to support those still fighting cancer today, Wayda will be relaying for Mrs. Sasser in Allen Arena this Friday. Relay for Life is a nationwide and international organization that fights to create a future without cancer. Many students are affected by cancer whether through family or friends. Lipscomb’s Relay for Life committee set the bar high this year, with a goal of raising $35,000. “It’s so cool to see how the student body works towards making things better and making things come together,” Wayda said. As the event is coming up this weekend, students are fundraising and working together...
by Kayla O'Connor | Jan 31, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lady Bisons lost to the Stetson Hatters 82-77 this Saturday in Allen Arena. The pace set by Stetson proved too much for the Lady Bisons. The Hatters led the entire game, never letting up their energy and intensity. Junior Danay Fothergill led the Bisons, scoring 24 points. Fothergill sunk a total of five threes in the far corners of the court. She also made seven out of eight points from free throws. Lipscomb head coach Greg Brown encouraged smart fouls, but Stetson took advantage by making 83 percent of their free throws in the first half. With seven minutes remaining in the first half, Lipscomb was revived by a technical foul against freshman Emily Eubank. After Eubank made one for two, Fothergill and sophomore Chandler Cooper made threes and brought the score to 23-20. The ladies almost closed the gap by halftime, with a score of 35-33. The beginning of the second half resembled the beginning of the first half. Despite Fothergill’s confidence in her free throws, Lipscomb continued to fall behind. With 11 minutes left, Stetson was back up 64-48. Lipscomb pushed back in the last four minutes to bring the score up to 74-67. Junior Ashley Southern contributed 17 points to Lipscomb’s total. The Bisons pushed to the very last second. The game ended with multiple fouls, but Lipscomb failed to come back and take the victory. The Lady Bisons are headed to Northern Kentucky for a matchup with the Norse on Saturday, Feb. 7. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Janice Ng | Jan 30, 2015 | News Slider
On this week’s Lumination News, Madeline Montgomery and Sarah McGee deliver Lipscomb and Nashville headlines from behind the anchor’s desk. Keep up to date with politics and Hollywood buzz with Leslie Newman and Carly Bergthold, and get your sports news updates with Erin King. The words “eating healthy” and “college” don’t usually go together. However, one Lipscomb graduate assistant found a way to reconcile them. Reporter Mignonne Bryant gives a look at how not to spend your whole income at Whole Foods. This week’s newscast also features a look at how students celebrated the first snow dusting of the year and how Herdcoming, a Lipscomb tradition, brought alumni together to reminisce on old times. Do you have story ideas? An event you want us to cover? Email our News Director at...
by Mignonne Bryant | Jan 29, 2015 | News Slider, Opinion
Eating healthy does not always come at a high price. College students may have limited funds, but there are ways to eat healthier at a lower cost. Graduate assistant Lauren Kinser showed some Lipscomb students how to pick the right items to eat at a lower cost. In a cooking demonstration, Kinser used reasonably inexpensive ingredients to make healthy snacks, like a peanut butter and jelly smoothie and energy bites, which are made with oats. “There’s no reason you need to pay two dollars extra to go to Whole Foods and feel better about it,” Kinser said. “You can feel better about saving two bucks and putting that towards buying something else.” Even at more affordable stores like Kroger, students may still be faced with expensive options. In the case of honey, Mountain Ridge is $9.29, Aunt Sue’s is $10.49 and the Kroger brand is $8.55. While it may not seem like a huge price difference, every penny counts when you are a broke college student. “Right now, I don’t have a lot to spend on healthy food,” senior Angela Moore said. “So it’s often easy to give the excuse that ‘oh that’s gonna be spendy so I’m just gonna go the fast way.’ I don’t wanna do that if there’s a better way.” Kinser encourages students to look at the labels of ingredients. She explained that many of the ingredients may be the same. “The name can sometimes be misleading,” Kinser said. “And also, what’s even more funny is sometimes they’re actually made in the same processing plants, but they just have a different label on them.” Yet Whole...
by Anna McClure | Jan 29, 2015 | News Slider
Nashville’s leading ladies in tech discussed how technology can be used for societal betterment at the Girl Geek Dinner Wednesday night in Shamblin Theater. The event, sponsored by local company Digital Reasoning, addressed causes evolving in the technological world, steps that can be taken to help the causes and the ethical use of hacking. Panelists included Holly Gardner, Sarah Brown, Katy Campen and Amber Adams. Digital Reasoning CEO Tim Estes opened the night with Nashville’s recent progress and overall growth, and emphasized the importance of perseverance. “You preserver because you believe you can do something,” Estes said. The panel kicked off the discussion with Kiva, a non-profit organization that allows individuals to make microloans in order to start or expand businesses, afford school, build a house or similar causes. According to Gardner, a Digital Reasoning research engineer, lenders typically receive at least a 90 percent repayment of their loans. Education and community were also strong topics of discussion. Campen told of her experiences working as an 100 Girls of Code instructor. 100 Girls of Code is a program which conducts workshops across Tennessee in order to raise awareness among girls ages 12 to 18 about a career in computer science. The program is currently touring eight states in the Southeast and will be opening a Nashville chapter next month. For older members and students of the computer engineering community, developer meetings provide the opportunity for networking and outreach. “I’m hoping to make some sort of connection,” sophomore Brianna Choy said. The dinner provided Choy with the opportunity to meet women in the computing field, as she is the only female software engineering major in her year. “I...
