by Crystal Davis | Sep 28, 2012 | News Slider
Walking back to your dorm alone at night or taking that long walk back to the high school football field where you had to park earlier in the morning can sometimes be frightening for women at Lipscomb. Compromising situations can arise just about anywhere for women while they’re alone. Lipscomb’s Security and Safety recognizes that and is doing something to help women feel more prepared. Andy Hall, a R.A.D. instructor and campus officer, said that’s why campus safety is offering Rape Aggression Defense classes to teach women how to feel confident in protecting themselves through techniques and being aware of their surroundings. “Basic physical defense for women is a priority for Lipscomb Security and Safety,” Hall said. Campus safety is providing classes to accommodate most women’s schedules on campus between holidays, school breaks and classes. The most popular class is held on a Saturday because it’s most convenient for students. “The goal of the class is to give women the confidence to know they can get away from a dangerous situation,” Hall said.. “The instructors are not teaching women how to do martial arts or how to take down their aggressors but instead equip them with the tools to distract their aggressors long enough to get away from the situation unharmed.” Some techniques include teaching students about their dominant arms and certain body positions to help them exert the most force, no matter their size or strength level. Hall and four other certified instructors teach a variety of kicks, arm movements and hits. He said they create situations within the class that are meant to cause the students distress....
by Whitney Jarreld | Sep 28, 2012 | News Slider
OPEN gallery, the first local art gallery run by university students, is a step toward making a stamp in the art world for Lipscomb’s art department. The gallery will showcase more than Lipscomb students’ art. Students are going beyond Lipscomb and Nashville to find artists. Mariel Bolton, a senior studio art major, said they are looking “anywhere we can find someone that we really appreciate their work.” Bolton and six other art majors serve on the student board that operate OPEN gallery. She said the board’s goal is “to find work that is new and innovative that Nashville is not used to seeing.” The first exhibition on Sept. 1 was called “The Rehearsal” and featured artist Joel Parsons, whose work includes sculpture, installation and performance. Parsons performed a piece from his Ballet Projects. Associate Professor Rocky Horton said he thinks the gallery will help Lipscomb art students compete on a higher level in the Nashville art scene. But that’s not all. “OPEN will allow Lipscomb art students to gain valuable experience in the business side of the art world,” Horton said, adding that it “will allow students to gain experience curating exhibits, selecting artists and acting as managers and operators.” The gallery is located in the Arcade, which is on 5th Avenue North in downtown Nashville. You can visit OPEN gallery in the Arcade during every Art Crawl–an event in which local artists and companies open their doors at the Arcade for the public to browse their work and even buy a piece. Art Crawl happens on the first Saturday of every month and is free to the public. During...
by Emily Snell | Sep 27, 2012 | News Slider
After hearing from upset neighbors and from university officials, the Metro Planning Commission Thursday night rejected Lipscomb’s proposal to change Parkwood Terrace apartments from residential rental property to university office space. The other three parts of the university’s amended institutional overlay proposal passed by a 7-2 vote, clearing the way for McFarland to expand west (beyond the required setback lines), for residential property next to Draper Jewelry to be cleared for a parking lot and adding more “campus-related building square footage within the overlay.” It was the change in the use of the apartment property that sparked most discussion. Both sides shared their opinions about the overlay proposal before the vote. Eight community members spoke in favor of Lipscomb, while 10 others from the neighboring area shared strong disapproval for the university’s proposed changes. Among those sharing their feelings was Elizabeth Betsy Thompson, 88, a Lipscomb high school and university graduate, who has lived in her home since 1935 and “very much wanted to speak” about the Parkwood Terrace proposal, which she said went counter to what she understood to be a university promise to the neighborhood. “It grieves me to see them want to destroy that subdivision,” she said, adding that she believes Lipscomb made a verbal commitment not to cross Belmont Boulevard. “All promises made sometimes don’t get in writing… that bothers me that Lipscomb is not living up to their word.” After hearing from both sides of the argument, commission members voiced their personal opinions on the matter and asked additional questions of Phil Ellenburg, Lipscomb’s general counsel, who represented the university at the hearing. “We’re obviously disappointed and wish it had come out a different way,” said...
by Emily Snell | Sep 27, 2012 | News Slider
In this week’s installment of Lumination News, Crystal Davis and Jeremy Keck are behind the news desk to update you about what’s going on at Lipscomb Erica Aburto shares what’s new in politics, Ariel Jones has your entertainment news, Jael Teme updates you on the weather forecast and Nicci Carney brings you up to speed on sports. Videos feature information about a Metro Planning Commission meeting and how it affects Lipscomb’s expansion plan, a meningitis death at MTSU and how you can stay healthy, bicycle safety tips, one professor’s perspective on violence in the Middle East, a Lipscomb missions event, Lipscomb’s coffee house event on Thursdays, a Mexican Independence Day celebration, the African Street Festival, and Nashville Spotlight on the 12th South Farmers’ Market....
by Kyrsten Turner | Sep 24, 2012 | News Slider
Lipscomb is a great place to make new friends and pursue an education, according to new transfer students. Although their experience is far different than that of incoming freshmen, transfers say they are making the most of their first few weeks on campus. Liz Schnell, a sophomore who transferred from Northern Kentucky University, is enthusiastic about life at Lipscomb. “The transition’s been really, really easy,” said Schnell, a fashion-merchandising major from Cincinnati, Ohio. “I’ve only been here for a few weeks, but I feel like I’ve already grown as a person. “I’ve made so many friends the past couple weeks, and it’s so easy to get involved,” she said. “And, the professors here want to build a relationship with you as a person, not just as a student.” Miranda Davidson, a junior health and physical education major from Paducah, Ky., said it has been an easy social adjustment to Lipscomb from her local community college. “The hard thing is really making yourself focus on studying, instead of doing other things,” Davidson said. “There are so many different things that you can get involved in and just find your fit here at Lipscomb.” Davidson said she is looking forward to becoming more involved on campus and finding her niche among the Bisons. “Just this week I keep meeting more people, and they recognize me,” she said. “I feel like I’ve been going here for a while now.” Despite their unique situation and the adjustments that must take place, many transfer students view the Lipscomb community as a big academic lift. Horton Jones, a first-year pharmacy student, completed his undergraduate education at Lipscomb, after transferring from The University of Tennessee...
by Cory Woodroof | Sep 21, 2012 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s theater department will feature Carlo Goldoni’s “The Servant of Two Masters” in the Flatt Amphitheatre this coming weekend. The play is directed by adjunct theater professor Robyn Berg. The show began Sept. 21 and will be performed again Sept. 27-29 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 30 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for faculty and $5 for students, and can be purchased at at the Lipscomb University Box Office (615-966-7075), www.lipscomb.edu/theater or at TicketsNashville.com....
