by Sydney Poe | Apr 7, 2014 | News Slider
After years of constant growth and increased enrollment, Lipscomb has chosen to hold two commencement ceremonies for May 2014 graduates. Lipscomb expects to have over 700 seniors graduate or participate in the May 3rd commencement ceremonies. The university has seen an 86 percent growth rate over the past nine years. “It’s based on numbers so that the groups can be more comfortable,” said Jacqueline Langston, an administrative assistant from the Registrar’s office. The ceremonies will be divided by graduate and undergraduate students. Graduate and pharmacy students will participate in the 10:30 a.m. ceremony. Undergraduate students will participate in the 2 p.m. ceremony. Both ceremonies will take place in Allen Arena, with doors opening one hour before each ceremony. “We can’t anticipate the upcoming years, it will depend on the numbers and enrollment,” Langston said. “Nothing is set in stone [for future ceremonies] and it will be decided at the necessary time.” With splitting the commencement into two ceremonies it allows each ceremony to be focused on the individual group graduating and also cuts down on the length of time for the ceremony. Photo courtesy of...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 6, 2014 | News Slider
Entering the last show of the three-day production of Singarama’s On Fire, the “Stop,” ‘Drop” and “Roll” groups were all tied up with one win a piece. That changed when university president Randy Lowry announced the show “Just Drop It” as the Sweepstakes Award winner at Collins Alumni Auditorium Saturday night. The show, consisting of members from Sigma Iota Delta, Delta Sigma, Pi Delta, Kappa Chi and friends, made its way to the top, something that director and senior Aaron Joseph said was unforgettable. “It was a fantastic feeling,” Joseph said. “I’ll never be able to forget the feeling [of winning].” Joseph also spoke on one of the key elements of the production. “Scott Bledsoe and Rainey Lankford wrote the script for me, and they did a fantastic job,” Joseph said. “I think that’s what pulled the whole show together.” The story of “Just Drop It” is about a man named Dan, who is constantly assailed by his fear in life. Eventually, he drops his fear and becomes a happier person. The act won its first honor, the Theme Category Award, on Thursday. The “Drop” group sang and danced to “I’m So Excited,” “Bad,” “More,” “Love on Top,” “Higher and Higher,” “Any Way You Want It,” “I Know Where I’ve Been” and “Goodbye.” Joseph admits that he did not walk the path to success alone. “I got so much help from so many different people,” Joseph said. “I couldn’t have done it without those people.” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” directed by junior Makenzie Kanyuh, won the Music Category Award on Friday night. The show consisted of students from Delta...
by Cory Woodroof | Apr 6, 2014 | News Slider
SGA presidential candidates Taylor Cao and Drew Watson will be the central focus of Monday night’s SGA debates. SGA and Lumination Network will be co-sponsoring the event, set to take place in Shamblin Theatre at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Free McDougal’s Chicken will be provided before the program begins. The evening will feature the introductions of all the SGA senate candidates, as well as the candidates for treasurer, secretary and vice president. Following will be a debate between presidential candidates Cao and Watson, moderated by Lumination editor-in-chief Cory Woodroof. If you’re unable to attend in person, Lumination will be live-streaming the event from our site starting at 6:30 p.m. If you have any questions you want to hear the candidates offer their take on, feel free to tweet them before or during the show with the hashtag...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 6, 2014 | News Slider
In the last night of Singarama’s On Fire, “Just Drop It” picked up the Sweepstakes Award to give the show two total awards for the 51st annual Singrama. Participants from Delta Sigma, Kappa Chi, Pi Delta, Sigma Iota Delta and friends sang and danced their way to victory at Collins Alumni Auditorium Saturday night. “Drop” group director Aaron Joseph said that, once the sweepstakes was awarded to “Just Drop It,” he didn’t believe it at first. He said that his feelings of winning are beyond words. “It’s an indescribable feeling,” Joseph said. Joseph said that having a front-seat view to watch the show grow from an idea to a sweepstakes winner has been a fulfilling reward. “As a director, that’s all I needed,” Joseph said. The Sweepstakes Award, an honor given to the best overall show, came two days after the “Drop” group won the award for the Theme Category Award. The other shows, “Don’t Stop Me Now” and “Roll With Me,” also won awards. “Don’t Stop Me Now” won the Music Category Award on Friday, while “Roll With Me” won the Staging Category Award at Saturday’s matinee showing. Check back Sunday for a full recap of Singarama’s On Fire. Carousel photo and Thursday show photo gallery credit: Erin Turner To see the full gallery, visit Lumination’s Flickr page. Created with Admarket’s...
by Carter Sanderson | Apr 5, 2014 | News Slider
“Roll With Me” evens out the Singarama playing field after its win of the Staging Category Award at the Saturday matinee of Singarama’s On Fire. The “Drop” group won the Theme Category Award on Thursday, and the “Stop” group won the Music Category Award after Friday night’s performance. Alex Shumate, the director of the “Roll” group, thought this win was much needed. “It feels really good,” Shumate said after the win. “We’ve worked really hard, and we feel like we have a great show, and we feel like we’ve been waiting for a win, so it felt really good to get one. “I feel really good and really confident in our show, and I feel like we have a lot of things going for us.” The grand finale of the 51st annual Singarama takes place Saturday in Collins Alumni Auditorium at 7:30. The overall Sweepstakes Award will be given out after the evening’s performance. Carousel and gallery photos of Thursday’s show from Erin Turner. The group photo to the left is from the author. To see the full gallery, visit Lumination’s Flickr page. Created with Admarket’s...
by Logan Butts | Apr 5, 2014 | News Slider
On the second night of the 51st annual Singarama competition Singarama’s On Fire, “Don’t Stop Me Now” took home the Music Category Award. “Stop” theme director Makenzie Kanyuh and her cast were surprised to win the award after the “Drop” group won the theme category on Thursday night. “It feels so awesome to win.” Kanyuh said. “This was totally unexpected for us. The other groups also have really good music. We tried to be varied with out music. They’ve been kind of quiet the past few nights, so I was worried. “Tonight, they were a lot louder, and that’s a big part of it, the projection, as well.” The cast and crew of “Stop” are made up of Delta Omega, Delta Xi, Phi Nu, Sigma Omega Sigma, Theta Psi and friends. Saturday holds the final two Singarama performances at Collins Alumni Auditorium. The matinee show at 2 will see the groups competing for the Staging Category Award, while the Sweepstakes Award will be determined after the 7:30 p.m. show. Kanyuh said her group is going to use their motto and “Brang it” for both of Saturday’s shows in hopes of winning the whole competition. (Carousel photo and gallery are photos from the Thursday show from Erin Turner. Tonight’s photo, to the left, is from the author.) To see the full gallery, visit Lumination’s Flickr page. Created with Admarket’s...
