by Brianna Langley | Sep 10, 2013 | News Slider
Merriment and fun accompanied the annual Nashville Greek Festival that took place at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on Sept. 6 – 8. As hundreds of visitors made their way up the hill to the church, they were instantly greeted by festive music and the sweet scent of fresh baklava in the air. “It’s a good feeling to know that people still respect and honor the Greek heritage and culture anywhere in the United States,” Stefanie Glimenakis a Greek-American visitor said. “We have a small Greek community where I live, so it’s nice to go somewhere else like down south, where you don’t expect it, and see a good performing culture here and just celebrating it all. It’s really nice.” The Festival was started 26 years ago as a way to raise money for the local Greek Orthodox Church. “The purpose of the Greek Festival has been fundraising for our church, but also to share our ethnic background and to help people understand our orthodox faith,” Helen Sfikas Rogers, a church tour guide and local attorney said. The festival brings activities and live music for all visitors, and also shares important aspects of Greek culture in fun and diverting ways. “We have brought the culture of the Greek people and our faith through church tours, music, Greek bands, dancers, Greek food and pastries,” Katherine Nicholson Vasiliades a church member and president of Greek By Design importing company said. “It’s just great to bring our Greek culture to the people of Nashville.” The festival welcomed all kinds of visitors, from the rock wall and caricature artists, to the bake sales and traditional Greek souvenir vendors....
by Whitney Jarreld | Sep 9, 2013 | News Slider
Where Granny White turns into 12th Avenue South, business is rising and a farmers market is thriving. Every Tuesday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sevier Park hosts a farmers market full of produce and “local goodies.” Founder and market manager, Mary Crimmims, stresses that the market’s products are produced and harvested in the Middle Tennessee region. “Everything that we do here is within 150 miles from Nashville or less. So, it’s a producer-only market,” emphasizes Crimmims, who circulates around the information tent ready to assist people. Customers will be able to find Tennessee produce that is in season and at its peak of freshness during the months of the market: May through October. Other products include natural remedies, organic meats, honey, and the alternative to cow diary: goat diary. Because most farmers operate the farms themselves, most products available at the market are organic. Besides being able to sell and market their products, vendors enjoy the time they spend with their customers and talk about the benefits of the food they grow. Tanner Olson, selling okra and different types of sprouts, is the founder and operator of Ramble Hill Farms. Olson finds the time he spends with customers to be a valuable experience for both parties. “I really just like to come to these neighborhood markets, get to be apart of the community, and talk about food,” Olson says. “Talking about food, talking about nutrition, and how to be healthy, is just a really important thing for me,” Olson states. Grinning, Olson adds, “it’s really good to come and make that connection.” Other than being able to connect with your local...
by Kyrsten Turner | Sep 9, 2013 | News Slider
One of Lipscomb’s Student Government Association’s aspirations is to help create an energized campus atmosphere every year. To SGA President Andrew Hunt, this year will hold plenty of exciting opportunities for LU students. “I feel like it is our responsibility to make sure students have a good experience,” said Hunt, a Corporate Management senior from Centerville, Tenn. “We are going to provide events . We want people to have fun, but we want to provide spiritually uplifting opportunities and academically challenging opportunities, too.” SGA is partnering with Residence Life and the Student Activities Board to bring bigger and better events to students on campus. Among this year’s anticipated events are Lipscomb’s annual Paint the Herd, a fall concert and a spring concert. “We can have a whole lot more events [if we partner with Residence Life and SAB],” Hunt said, affirming that the events can be of better quality with the partnership. “In the end, it’s not about if this is a SGA event,” Hunt said. “It’s about students having the opportunity to do this because SGA had a part in it.” Students can be looking forward to this semester’s fall concert with Dave Barnes, which will be on Oct. 1 in Collins Alumni Auditorium at 7 p.m. The spring headliner will be announced at a later date. Dining still a central focus for SGA SGA has been pushing for off-campus meal plans for a long time. Patrick Grace, the 2012-2013 SGA President, officially announced the soon-to-be off-campus meal plans last year. This year, Hunt is proud to see the hard work pay off. “We’ve been working toward that for years,...
by Cory Woodroof | Sep 8, 2013 | News Slider
The university announced on Friday via email that the shuttle service used to transport overflow parkers at the Lipscomb Academy Athletic Complex on Caldwell Lane will return Monday, Sept. 9, for a two-week trial run, ending on Sept. 20. Beginning at 7:30 a.m., a single shuttle will be running from the field’s ticket booth to Allen Arena and back every 10-15 minutes, depending on traffic. The service will last until 5:30 p.m. The university estimates that it is a 10-minute walk from the field to campus. It was indicated that continuing the service past the point of observation will depend on the level of demand for the shuttles. Both sites will have shelter during inclement weather. University offers parking tips In the same email, the university acknowledged that “finding an open parking spot on the main campus lots will often be a challenge at peak times during the fall semester.” To help remedy the situation, it was recommended that after 9 a.m., students diverge to one of the two primary overflow lots at the Stokes campus and Lipscomb Academy Athletic Complex. According to the university, those arriving prior to 9 a.m. should check the lower level of the Allen Arena West Garage by the Ezell Center, adjacent to Belmont Blvd. Parking is also available in the lot by the university softball and soccer fields. Students who wish to take public transportation are also encouraged by the university to take part in the MTA Easy Ride service. Students with school IDs can ride for free on Monday through Friday during regular hours of operation. Carpooling when possible was also suggested....
by Aaron Schmelzer | Sep 7, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb women’s basketball team has officially released their 2013-2014 schedule, which includes a December trip up to Knoxville to take on the Lady Volunteers. Nine of the teams in Lipscomb’s schedule are post season teams from last year. “We have set up a challenging schedule for our team,” Brown told Lipscomb Athletics. “It will give us some experiences in great environments while preparing us for the Atlantic Sun season.” To start the year, Lipscomb’s Women’s basketball team is scheduled to play in two exhibition games against Freed-Hardeman (Oct. 28) and Fisk (Nov. 6). The Lady Bisons jump into the regular season against Morehead State on Nov. 10. This year’s installment of the Battle of the Boulevard is set for Nov. 14 at Allen Arena. The Lady Bisons will look to avenge their 70-54 home loss to Belmont from last year. The Lady Bisons are also set to play three SEC powerhouses this seasons. They play Kentucky in Lexington on Nov. 21. Less than a month later, the team returns to Athens, Ga., to take on the Lady Bulldogs again this year on Dec. 17. Lipscomb then travels to Rocky Top to face Tennessee, a team that the Lady Bisons have never played, on Dec. 29. “It is always great to play the Kentucky’s and the Tennessee’s. They are great models of excellence and where we are working to get to,” Brown said. The team start their conference play in Johnson City, Tenn., against ETSU on Jan. 2. Later in the month of January, the Lady Bisons face 2012-2013’s A-Sun Champion Stetson University at home on Jan. 30. That meeting will...
by Erika Thornsberry | Sep 7, 2013 | News Slider
Dr. Alan Bradshaw has been a professor at Lipscomb for 15 years and is used to having eyes on him. Whether he is in his classroom teaching or playing a gig with his band, he has the audience’s attention. Chances are if you have a schedule with Dr. Bradshaw’s name on it, you are heading to McFarland to attend a physics class. Students will find that his classroom is a pretty different setting than most teachers would use. Constant experiments and entertainment happen in an everyday class period. Just like the entertainment in his classroom, Dr. Bradshaw won’t just have a piece of chalk in his hand- it could be a guitar. “Foxfire Newgrass is the name of the band I’m in,” Bradshaw shared. “A friend at church heard me play the guitar and asked if I had interest in being in a band.” The versatile professor has been in the band now for nine years. Bradshaw says he might have learned a few things from his Physics class that he uses when he plays his music. According to Bradshaw, in Physics, equations are something you learn to use; his style of music is something similar as he is usually plugging one type of music into a different equation. “Our music is new grass style, but it’s set to bluegrass. We could take a normal Beatles song and set it to the bluegrass style,” Bradshaw said. Just being a student in a physics class can be stressful; however, Bradshaw says there is a whole different kind of stress being the professor. Dr. Bradshaw says, “Being in the band is...
