by Stephanie Schiraldi | Jan 19, 2015 | News Slider
The Department of Music has added a new performance ensemble to the mix, providing students with a unique opportunity to sing some of their favorite songs. Visible Voices is an all-girls group that specializes in acappella arrangements of contemporary pop hits, jazz standards and Broadway show tunes. Jordan Smith, a senior music education major from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, formed the group in fall 2014. Smith leads the group as a student teacher with the help of Dr. Juliette Singler. “I wanted to provide an outlet for people who aren’t in the music department to just sing and also an outlet for people who are in the music department to sing something that’s not classical,” Smith said. Visible Voices covered a variety of pop music during their first semester, ranging from “Roar” by Katy Perry to “Respect” by Aretha Franklin. This semester, Smith said she will try to tap into the group and focus on their voices, and she plans on trying out some softer tunes, such as Regina Spektor’s “Fidelity.” “I think that this group has the potential to really just be a place where people can come and sing and be creative,” Smith said. Donnely Lewis, a freshman music education major from Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, joined the ensemble because she participated in show choir during high school. “I thought it would be super cool, because it’s pop music and that’s what I like to sing on my own time,” Lewis said. “Show choir was crazy and I loved it, and I feel like this is as close as I’m going to get to it.” Lewis said she...
by Kayla O'Connor | Jan 18, 2015 | News Slider
Students from all over Nashville joined hands in a service-filled day to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Over 300 volunteers from Belmont, Fisk, Lipscomb, Tennessee State, Trevecca and Vanderbilt teamed up for MLK Day of Service on Saturday. Dr. King believed that anyone could serve. He revolutionized the society he was living in with values that are still relevant today. The day of service provided students with an opportunity to reflect on those values that Dr. King stood for. Students met at TSU to fellowship and kick off the day. The universities partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank, Feed the Children, Project C.U.R.E., Habitat ReStore and Soles4Souls. One group helped to alleviate hunger in Middle Tennessee by sorting through food, while other groups sorted through shoes, medical supplies and recycled materials. For Christin Shatzer, Lipscomb’s SALT Program director, it is a tradition for Lipscomb students serve, especially during the MLK weekend. “For the last number of years, it has always been multi-university collaborative initiative,” Shatzer said. “Given the themes of the holiday we are celebrating, it’s great for us to have collaboration across the different campuses.” Though some students were not familiar with each other, they joined together to make an impact on the community and recognized that as a whole, they are a part of something much larger. “Even though it’s 2015, a lot of the things that we are reminded of as we celebrate MLK Day are just as relevant as ever, if maybe not more pressing than ever,” Shatzer...
by Jesica Parsley | Jan 18, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lady Bisons earned their first conference win over Kennesaw State 79-61 Saturday in Allen Arena. Junior Ashley Southern posted a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Danay Fothergill followed with 18 points. Sophomore Chandler Cooper added 16 points. Lipscomb led 35-26 at halftime and never looked back. The Lady Bisons maintained the lead the entire second half. Southern scored 16 of her 26 in the second half. The Lady Bisons created 17 points off of Kennesaw State turnovers. The coaches were very pleased with how Lipscomb responded to the game plan put into place. “We put in the game plan to get the ball to Ashley [Southern] in the paint,” assistant coach Courtney Locke said. “Our girls did a great job of executing that game plan, as well as the game plan on the defensive end.” Kennesaw State’s Deandrea Sawyers scored 24 and grabbed nine rebounds. Kennesaw State fell to 13-5 overall and 2-1 in the Atlantic Sun. Lipscomb improved to 6-11 overall and 1-2 in the A-Sun. The Lady Bisons will travel to Florida for a matchup against Jacksonville on Jan. 22. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Janice Ng | Jan 16, 2015 | News Slider
Lumination News brings a new show for the 2015 spring semester, with Madeline Montgomery and Carly Bergthold behind the news desk to inform students of Lipscomb events and happenings. This week’s show provides a variety of updates, from hard-hitting world news headlines to entertaining celebrity gossip, and even NFL and Lipscomb sports scores, with student reporters Mignonne Bryant, Sarah McGee and Charlie Bateman. A Lipscomb student’s YouTube video is causing uproar in the Church of Christ community. Senior Lauren King posted a video of herself preaching that went viral. Reporter Madeline Montgomery spoke with King and Lipscomb faculty about the new-found attention. In the Student Activity Center, renovations for the addition of Au Bon Pain, a French eatery, is causing trouble for students, taking up former fitness space. Leslie Newman reports the latest updates on the construction. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here at Lumination Network. LUmination Newscast 1-15-2015-H.264 for Apple TV from lumination Network on Vimeo. Do you have story ideas? An event you want us to cover? Email our News Director...
by Madeline Smith | Jan 16, 2015 | News Slider
Senior Lauren King caused an uproar in the Churches of Christ and Lipscomb community when a video of her preaching went viral. For some, the image of a female preaching on stage is nothing notable. For Churches of Christ members, the idea of a woman in the pulpit is an uncomfortable break from tradition. “For a lot of folks in the conservative side of our fellowship, this was shocking,” said Dr. Ken Durham, a Lipscomb Bible professor. “It is shocking that a Church of Christ had done it, and shocking that Lipscomb had anything to do with it. So one of the questions we’ve been answering, or trying to answer to the best of our ability, is ‘what role does Lipscomb play?’” King was preaching as part of an optional internship for the College of Bible and Ministry at Fourth Avenue Church of Christ in Franklin, Tennessee. A video was made of her sermon and put out by Wineskins, a Christian ministry. The video, which had over 55,000 views on YouTube, drew in many comments, some very critical of King. “This video and this congregation represent a lack of respect for the authority of God,” Audie Cherry said in a comment on Vimeo. “Let us look to Scripture to guide us, not our own feelings and emotions. They’re just that, feelings and emotions. The Spirit doesn’t guide us.” Despite the critical comments, King remained confident in her calling. “I am confident with where the Lord has called me, and I have no need to apologize for that, but I am sorry for the way that all of this has happened,” King said. “I...
by Mignonne Bryant | Jan 16, 2015 | News Slider
Through casual coffee and conversation, his involvement has reached many – even those abroad in Africa and Haiti. Rob Touchstone, co-founder of The Well Coffeehouse and adjunct bible professor, knows how to think outside the box when it comes to business ideas. And now, as the newly appointed director of missional entrepreneurship in Lipscomb’s College of Business, he hopes to inspire the same thinking in others. It all started with golf balls. Touchstone grew up near a golf course where he and his friends would collect lost balls in the woods. He very soon came up with an idea: to re-sell all the missing golf balls back to the golfers. Touchstone said the golfers would find it hilarious because they were most likely buying back their own balls. With some money in his pocket, Touchstone and his friends decided to grow the ‘business’ by selling lemonade. While the golf balls continued to sell, they found that the golfers had no interest in purchasing lemonade. Toward the end of the day, Touchstone and his friends had plenty of lemonade left, so they decided to give it away for free. Touchstone said that when they did this, the golfers would reach into their pockets to pull out money. By trying to give away the lemonade for free, they ended up gaining a profit in return. Touchstone has always cherished this concept, and he’s even carried it with him through his most recent endeavor. Now, The Well gives all of its profits to missions and building wells in poverty-stricken countries. So far, the business has funded nine wells around the world. The latest development...
