by Cory Woodroof | Apr 28, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
Lumination Network and the Department of Communication and Journalism recently held the first ever Lumi Awards, an event that honored some of Lumination’s finest contributors. The ceremony was held at the Ezell Center on Thursday evening and was hosted by Anne Paquin, the news director for Lumination News. The awards were both voted on by Lumination’s readers, as well as student leaders and faculty members. For Lumination’s newly launched radio station LU Radio, Ariel Jones won the award for Best Music Show, Emily Poe won the award for Best Talk Show and Jeremy Keck won Best On-Air Personality. Thomas Jones of Sports 60 with Tom & Aaron accepted the Best Sports Show Award and Brianne Welch won the award for Best Overall Show. Nicci Carney, the station’s program director, awarded Thomas Jones with the student award for his work on the station, and Aerial Ellis, the station’s faculty sponsor, awarded Carney with the faculty’s choice award. For the Lumination Newscast, Caitlin Selle won Best Female Anchor and Jeremy Keck won Best Male Anchor. Brynn Watkins won Best Feature Reporter, Jessica Burke won Best Show Segment, Nicci Carney won Best Weather Anchor and Ariel Jones won both Best Sports Anchor and Best Entertainment Anchor. Kage Sanderson and Joe Sanderson were awarded the newscast’s MVP awards, and Brianna Langley and Janice Ng were awarded the Rookie of the Year honors. Savanna Schubert won Best All-Around Anchor. Anne Paquin awarded Sydney Poe, the station’s assistant news director, with the student award, while Alan Griggs, the newscast’s faculty supervisor, awarded Jael Teme with the faculty’s choice award. Whitney Jarreld was awarded the Best Photographer...
by Cory Woodroof | Apr 26, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The following is an email sent out by Lipscomb Athletics concerning this weekend’s Don Meyer Evening of Excellence that contains important information about attending the event. We are excited to welcome Phil, Si & Miss Kay from A&E’s Duck Dynasty to Lipscomb this Friday and Saturday, April 26 & 27 as part of the 5th Annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence. With 15,000 fans coming to campus for three sold out shows, we want to communicate some extremely important and valuable information to you that will make your experience more enjoyable: PHIL’S NEW BOOK ON SALE Phil’s new book, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, will be on sale this weekend in the arena. You’ll be able to buy it before it goes on sale to the general public on May 7. GET HERE EARLY Make plans to be here early. Then plan on being here 30-45 minutes earlier than that. Streets in and around the campus will be congested. We have home baseball and softball games Friday and Saturday. Lipscomb Academy has three shows of its high school play this weekend. Our university students are in the middle of final exams. Needless to say the campus will never have been busier. Doors will open one hour before each of the three shows. To make sure you are in your seats on time, we are suggesting you arrive at the satellite lots 90 minutes to two hours before your show time. CONCESSIONS All four concession stands will be run by Lipscomb mission teams with 100% of proceeds benefiting short-term mission trips around the world. They will be selling Pepsi products, bottled...
by Sydney Poe | Apr 24, 2013 | News Slider
Lipscomb assistant track and cross country coach Jenny Randolph was one of the many who was in the Boston area during last week’s tragic bombings during the Boston Marathon. Both Randolph and her longtime friend and running partner Caitlin Anderson had finished the race about 30 minutes before they felt the explosions from a couple blocks away. “The explosions happened, and I looked at Caitlin because you could both hear it and feel it in the sidewalk,” Randolph said. “We both looked in the direction of the explosion and were listening for screaming and looking for people running hysterically, but we didn’t see any of that, so it think that helped us to remain calm.” Once they realized what had happened, they found Randolph’s sister in order to start their journey back home. As they walked the hour back to the campus of MIT where they were staying, Randolph describes the scene as frantic and hurried, but never too out of control. “It wasn’t complete pandemonium,” Randolph said. “It was never complete pandemonium from what I saw.” Looking back at video from the scene of the explosions, Randolph says that it’s obvious that people were working very quickly to help others. She feels everyone there did a good job in reacting to the situation. After rushing to pack up their things, the group made their way to the airport they were able to start their flight home. With just one hiccup in a missed connection in Washington D.C., Randolph arrived home safely and at that point was able to reflect on the day’s events. “It’s much scarier to think...
by Anne Paquin | Apr 22, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s final installment of Lumination News, Jeremy Keck and Nicolette Carney are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Nick Glende brings you up to date with Trendy Tech, and Brynn Watkins gives the scoop on all things entertainment. Brianna Langley updates you on the weather for this week and Savanna Schubert lets you in on all the sports news. This week’s newscast features information about the recent Boston bombing tragedy, a look at the live stream of SGA’s presidential debate as well as results, insight into how to handle tuition trouble if they arise, information about High Rollers, a group of young men on campus and a look into advice from our graduating seniors this year. We take a closer look at the theatre departments auditions for Les Misérables, the Joshua Project and an event hosted by the Lipscomb Racquet Club . This week’s newscast also features our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Kelly Dean | Apr 22, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In a race of over 30,000 participants and thousands of spectators, security measures are known to be taken. Because of the recent tragedy at the Boston Marathon, the upcoming St. Jude Country Music Marathon in Nashville, one of the larger races in the nation, is sure to affect everyone involved. The sport of running is a complex exercise that people either hate or love, and one of the biggest reasons people find joy in running comes from racing. “Running in races gives you a goal to focus on, to prevent you from running aimlessly,” junior Exercise Science major Stephanie Silvers said. “It fosters competition and increases motivation- plus the atmosphere and high are awesome.” The energy and enthusiasm at races are what keep the runners going. Most runners don’t think about their safety during a race because each person running chooses to be there for the joy they find in the sport, and each person spectating chooses to be there cheering on the runners. The Country Music Marathon benefiting St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and as one of the biggest marathon’s in the nation, it already has plans in action to secure the safety of the people in Nashville. Police Chief Steve Anderson responded to the tragic event in Boston for those concerned. “Nevertheless, the events of yesterday will certainly now become a part of the safety and security plan. Our partners with the FBI and ATF are working closely with us and will be a part of the meetings over the coming days,” Chief Anderson said. “Although we may have to get there earlier to get into our corral...
by Kyrsten Turner | Apr 19, 2013 | News Slider
The Lipscomb community gathered Thursday in Beaman Library to honor local author George Spain with a book signing. A Lipscomb alumnus and retired health professional, Spain is a well-known author in the Nashville area. The writer has been published in the Williamson County Historical Review and in an anthology for the Written Word entitled Gathering: Writers of Williamson County. He spent the afternoon shaking hands and introducing his newly published book, Our People: Stories of the South. Spain also read several excerpts from the book. A historical fiction writer, most of Spain’s stories are set in middle-Tennessee and range from the 1700s down through slavery and the Civil War Era. Our People is a culmination of 16 short stories. The characters themselves are fictitious, but Spain said his inspiration comes from real individuals. “The inspiration I guess is just things out of my past, my wife’s past, which are interesting enough to tell people about,” Spain said. “I take those little bits of truths and create something that’s not-truth.” Spain attributes his career to Lipscomb professors and close friends who encouraged his writing talents. “I probably would have given up if it hadn’t been for people listening to my writing,” Spain said. “Very early on I started out writing poetry,” Spain said. “I wrote poetry for years and years, and a few short stories. When I started to retire, a few people said, ‘You ought to write.’” Spain credits his talent to his love of literature and encourages young authors to read constantly. “As Dr. Landiss said to me: read a lot of poets,” Spain said. “If you’re interested in...
