by Brianne Welch | Sep 29, 2014 | News Slider
This December marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Nashville, and to commemorate the battle, Lipscomb is hosting a variety of events. Much of the battle took place around Lipscomb, and the school sits on a large portion of the battlefield. Tim Johnson, professor of history at Lipscomb and a nationally recognized expert in the Civil and Mexican Wars, has organized different events to mark the occasion, and the events take a look at one of the more unique aspects of the battle. “Something else that most people don’t know about, that is really important, is that more African American Union soldiers fought in the Battle of Nashville than any other Civil War battle,” Johnson said. The battle took place Dec. 15-16, so there will be events through the middle of November. The first event was a kickoff symposium at Historic Travellers Rest on Sept. 18. The next event will be Tuesday Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in Ward Lecture Hall where a showing of the movie “Glory” will take place followed by a post-movie discussion on heroes. “We have three movies,” Johnson said. “We’re calling it the Civil War on the Silver Screen.” The other two movie dates are Oct. 14 that will show “Lincoln”, and Oct. 28 featuring “Copperhead”. The final day of events is Nov. 15. Professor Johnson said it will be the “really big culminating symposium” that will involve several guest speakers including Pulitzer Prize winning Civil War historian James McPherson from Princeton, Joesph Glatthaar of the University of North Carolina and John Baker, a local historian and genealogist. That event will take place in...
by Janice Ng | Sep 26, 2014 | News Slider
On this week’s Lumination News, Carly Bergthold and Travis Byrd are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and in the local community. Sarah McGee gives updates on the airstrikes in Syria in World News, Madeline Smith gives the scoop on a possible Lizzie McGuire reunion in Entertainment, Cory Woodroof gives you the weather forecast and Katie Bianchini brings you up to speed with Lady Bison Soccer’s big win and SEC updates in Sports. This week’s newscast features a look at the Morality in Media conference hosted on campus recently, where students and media professionals came together to share their views on hot topics in the media. Reporter Travis Byrd also tells you about the 150th anniversary of a significant event, the Battle of Nashville. We also show you a new way to serve the Lipscomb community and connect with staff members, with the Teaching English Learners Volunteer Program on campus. Stay tuned for next week’s show where we will keep you updated on the most recent happenings at Lipscomb University and Nashville. LUmination Newscast 9-25-2014-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 at...
by Jesica Parsley | Sep 23, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
WOMEN’S SOCCER The Lady Bisons soccer team holds a 6-4-1 record. In the month of September, Lipscomb is 5-2 with wins over Austin Peay, Western California, Chattanooga, Samford and Grand Canyon. With the win over Chattanooga, the program made history. The win was the third in a row, which was the first time the women’s soccer program had won three consecutive games. Sophomore Carolyn Springsteen earned Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Week the week of Sept. 8. Sophomore Ellen Lundy leads all scorers with four goals and eight points. Freshman Emily Rodgers scored her first career goal in a 3-1 loss to Arizona. Lipscomb’s recent hot streak helped vault them into the top ten of the National Soccer Coaches Assocation of America’s (NSCAA) Southeast poll. They ranked eighth in the most recent poll. The Lady Bisons will start their conference schedule Sept. 27 against Kennesaw State at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. Men’s Soccer After big recent wins over Memphis and Houston Baptist, the men’s soccer team joined the women’s team in the top ten of the NSCAA poll. The Bisons currently sit at number six. Following a week in which he produced two goals and an assist, junior Josue Chavez became the third Bison in four weeks (joining Luke Gearin and Matt Kerridge) to win the Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer Player of the Week. CROSS COUNTRY Both the men’s and women’s cross country squads are ranked in the top 10 of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s south region rankings. The women are ranked fourth, and the men are ranked sixth. The teams...
by Cory Woodroof | Sep 23, 2014 | News Slider, Opinion, Sports
This week in the NFL, an age-old truth was once again proved: the better team always wins. We saw it when Baltimore got a last-minute win against Cleveland. We saw it when the Bears held off the Jets. We saw it when Philadelphia fended off Washington. We saw it when the Patriots got the best of the Raiders by game’s end. The NFL regular season isn’t always the kindest to the underdog, which can make things fairly predictable. But, what happens when Goliath stumbles? So far this season, three NFL powerhouses, the Packers, the Saints and the 49ers, are all staring a 1-3 record in the face if they all lose in week four. With the Pack traveling to Chicago, the Saints heading to Dallas and the Niners hosting the Eagles, there’s a distinct possibility these three teams could quickly be headed in this direction. The NFL can be predictable, but it can also be full of surprises. Rookies can emerge to have huge games. Veterans can struggle at all the wrong moments. The Browns can prove to be competitive without their top offensive weapon. Sometimes, you just don’t know what professional football will have in store. Here are the 10 things I’m thinking after week three. 1. The Broncos and Seahawks’ Super Bowl rematch was the game we needed back in February. Despite being bullied by Seattle for three quarters, the Broncos put up 17 points on Seattle’s defense, including a late-game drive by QB Peyton Manning that looked like the kind of football that usually closes out a movie. Ultimately, the Seahawks were able to pull out...
by Brianne Welch | Sep 20, 2014 | News Slider
The Lipscomb University Department of Communication and Journalism hosted the inaugural Morality in the Media conference Friday. The conference consisted of a variety of journalists and speakers who talked about different aspects of the media. From the changing dynamic of the media and its consumers, to sessions about how to cover gun control issues and gay marriage. Department of Communication Chair Alan Griggs opened up the conference with a welcome to introduce the first speaker Kelly McBride. McBride is the Vice President of Academic Programs at the Poynter Institute. She discussed how the media has changed since the 20th century, and different trends in the media as it relates to consumers. “Students who are going into journalism, or any other form of communication, need to know that our ethics are changing,” McBride said. “They’re changing because the audience is changing.” McBride wanted to make it clear that young journalists need to be aware of their surroundings and paying attention to the changes in the world. “They constantly need to be developing new knowledge about how that audience is changing, and you do that by watching what technologies does the audience adopt,” McBride said. “In addition to all the knowledge you gained in your studies, you have to be adept enough at looking at what the audience is doing, how they’re doing it, particularly around technology.” Following McBride’s speech, there was a panel of guests who discussed the way the media covers controversial issues. The first issue was gun control. The speakers were: retired editorial page editor for The Tennessean Dwight Lewis, WREG-TV news director Bruce Moore, WSMV-TV news reporter...
by Gemikal Prude | Sep 20, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
In a matchup that featured two teams with only one loss apiece so far in 2014, the Lipscomb men’s soccer team came out on top against the Memphis Tigers 4-3. The Bisons hardnosed defense left Memphis on the edge of their seat early in the first half. 12 minutes into the first half, the Memphis Tigers placed one in the back of the net that deflected off of the crossbar and then the goalkeeper’s back. The score was capped off with quite the celebration, that ended in a bit of embarrassment as Memphis’ Hector Cantele slipped and fell as he ran into the crowd. With 14 minutes left in the first half, a turnover lead to a quick score by Raul Gonzalez, bringing the score to 2-0. The sense of urgency went up tremendously on both sides, and six minutes after Memphis’ second score, the Bisons acquired a breakaway pass that led to a goal from freshman Jonathan Ramirez, Lipscomb’s first score of the game. With a pass from junior Anthony Cedano (his second assist of the game), junior Josue Chavez tied up the score at 2-2 with four minutes left in the half. Four minutes into the second half, the Memphis Tigers brought an onslaught of passes that ended with Gonzalez scoring his second goal of the game. In the 58th minute, junior Matt Kerridge scored to tie the game up once again, this time at three goals apiece. Lipscomb duplicated the feat two minutes later with a second goal from Chavez, making the score...
