by Leah Raich | Nov 1, 2011 | News Slider
When Katie Davis told Lipscomb students how she went from being a homecoming queen in one of the nation’s most affluent suburbs to becoming a mother to 13 Ugandan orphans, it struck a note. “Katie came to speak in chapel last week, and I was truly inspired for the rest of the day,” said Megan Crawford, a senior elementary education major from Bartlett, Tenn. Four years ago, Davis was homecoming queen at Ravenwood High School in Brentwood. Her life was full of good friends, a loving family and boyfriend, and a cute yellow convertible. She was planning to go to college with her boyfriend in the fall of 2008 and study nursing. But God had other plans. After graduating high school, she went to Uganda for a year to teach kindergarten at a local orphanage. She saw this as a temporary move, but God didn’t. Today, Davis is living in Uganda sharing her home with 13 orphaned or abandoned girls, ages 2 to 15. Davis is the legal guardian or foster mother for all of them and hopes to one day adopt them. “As someone her age who has been to Africa, I could relate to a lot of the poverty and emotions she has experienced while living there,” said Crawford. By law, Davis is too young to adopt in Uganda, said child welfare officer Caroline Bankusha. The rules say an adoptive parent must be at least 25 years old and at least 21 years older than the child being adopted. Davis has also started a nonprofit organization called Amazima Ministries. With support from U.S. donors, Amazima helps 400 children go...
by Emily Snell | Oct 31, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Students in the Lipscomb Run Club will race in a Zombie 5K this Saturday at the riverfront. Three undergraduate students and two graduate students plan to participate in the Zombie Buffet 5K, a benefit event for the Nashville Rescue Mission. The race will include runners and zombies who chase them. If the runners get caught, they will be transformed into zombies and begin to pursue other runners. Dominique Jacoy, graduate assistant for wellness, is head of the Run Club and said the race should be fun for everyone involved. “I love wacky stuff like this,” she said. “I think it’s going to be a lot of fun. The only thing is that my team has been training really hard for a 5K, but when someone else is chasing you that’s a whole other story.” Jacoy said she thinks the race might be a little scary for participants but should have a good turn out because of its unusual nature. “The fun races always attract a lot of people,” she said, adding that it benefits a good cause as well.” The Zombie 5K starts at 11 a.m. and aims to raise $100,000 for the Nashville Rescue Mission. The race is sponsored by Backyard Burgers, 96.3 Jack FM, The Score, Greater Nashville House and Home, Fleet Feet Sports, Hob Nob and Bloc 434 Productions. Jacoy said Lipscomb’s running club started in September with 17 people. The initial participants determined how competitive they wanted the club to be and when they wanted to practice. The team runs at 6:30 a.m. two days each week and once on Sunday afternoons. “It’s a dedication...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 31, 2011 | News Slider
Senior law, justice and society major Brett Flener was arrested on Friday night along with 26 other protesters on Legislative Plaza as part of the Occupy Nashville movement. The arrest was captured on video by Nashville Scene reporter Jonathan Meador. The video is currently making its rounds on YouTube. At the :06 mark you hear Meador introduce himself as a reporter with the Nashville Scene to the protestors At the :13 mark Brett Flener, the Lipscomb student, introduces himself At :22, an office, over a bullhorn, tells the protestors that their “time is up” (the new Plaza curfew is at 10:00 p.m. with 10 minutes given to demonstrators to leave the area) At :26, you hear a protestor say, “they are approaching!” At :35, the trooper, pictured above, approaches Meador At :38, Meador, tells the trooper that he is “getting off” several times At :40, Meador is told that he is under arrest, and at the same time, Meador exclaims that he is a member of the media At :45, the trooper tells Meador that he “had his time” At :46 The troopers tells Meador that he is “resisting arrest” At :54, the initial trooper tells a fellow officer to “tell him when you get him up there, charge him with resisting arrest” At 1:10 you hear a very distinct sound of handcuffs clasping around Meador’s wrists At 1:38, the officer tells Meador, or “Hoss” at this point apparently, that the camera is going in his pocket The group was released later that evening by night court magistrate Tom Nelson. Earlier this month, senior Clay Smith gave us a video...
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by Whitney Jarreld | Oct 31, 2011 | News Slider
Bright fluorescent lights, loud music, fog and everyone dancing while throwing paint at each other isn’t something that happens on a regular basis at Lipscomb. But this Friday, Oct. 28, based on last year’s success, SGA is bringing back Paint the Herd. According to SGA member Amy Estepp, one reason why the Paint the Herd tradition is continuing is because “we received amazing support from students last year and even greater responses after the party.” “This year we are having a different DJ and will be expanding the cage to make the space a little larger than last year,” Estepp said, explaining a few changes to the event. Also, this year’s Paint the Herd will last one hour longer. While Paint the Herd is considered a paint-rave, Estepp said the administration is supportive. “We have an amazing administration that supports students and their ideas,” she said, “so it made it an easy decision for us to continue this tradition.” DJ Telemitry will be mixing the music for the night. Last year, many students dressed for the night and wore white t-shirts and SGA handed out white paint suits. Students also brought goggles and wore clothing, including shoes, that they didn’t mind getting paint on. Come prepared to have paint splattered on you and be ready to splatter others. Like last year, the event will take place in the lower level of the Arena West parking garage. Paint the Herd will start at 10 p.m. and end at 1:30 a.m. Lipscomb students can attend for $3 with an ID. Non-students can attend also but for $10. To see what happend last year click...
by Tim Ghianni | Oct 30, 2011 | News Slider
On a cool, windy October night at Lipscomb University, something changed about one of the men’s residence halls. Haunted High Rise was the occasion, bringing Lipscomb students out to get the adrenaline flowing. Men from each floor set up their own “haunted house” in their respective hallways. Setup was tedious with all the garbage bags, fake blood and masks, but when things finally got rolling, the fun began. “I think I was the scariest clown ever. I made people cry,” said Charlie Coffee, who played the part of the infamous Jigsaw from the Saw series. Students would walk into the bathroom where a merciless clown would slam the door behind them. The doorknob was removed so groups were left helpless in the third-floor bathroom with no way out. In pitch black, a strobe light flashed and Coffee came into view, wearing his Jigsaw mask and suit and sitting on his knees. After a creepy voiceover from a nearby computer, Coffee then took out his power drill and went after the groups. He was joined in his mission by some bathroom clowns. One victim was freshman Julie Berardinis. “We got locked in with a creepy clown and a drill, but you all did such a good job,” she said, calling it the “highlight of my time here.” Every floor had its own unique, creative ideas in order to get a scream out of people. In the end, the fifth floor won the competition for the scariest hall, with the third floor coming in at close second. “We may not have won, but we had a great bonding experience working on...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 28, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
This week, anchors Anne Paquin and Wade Funderburg bring you all the stories from in and around the Lipscomb community. Also, Caitlin Selle, Ariel Jones and Jessica Burke fill you in on entertainment, sports and weather in very festive ways. Please upgrade your...
