by Brynn Watkins | Sep 26, 2011 | News Slider
Tennessee is getting a fashion facelift. Nordstrom is the newest addition to the Green Hills Mall adding a bit of Chanel, Gucci and Marc Jacobs to the Nashville fashion scene. Thousands of shoppers lined the store when Nordstrom opened on Sept. 16, 2011, eager to shop the new three-story fashion mecca. If shopping tires you out, not to worry. Nordstrom has two new restaurants in store if you need a rest between browsing: Sixth and Pine, a hip diner with a deli feel that offers a sit-down casual experience, and Ebar for coffee, espresso, delicious lattes and grab and go snacks. Nordstrom is a high-end department store, selling runway and mainstream brands, so the prices vary. I did some price investigation and compared Nordstrom cost to similar items in Dillard’s and Macy’s. Surprisingly the prices were in the same range on all accounts, with pumps at about $120, jeans at about $70, and a dress will set you back $200. This threw out my notion that, because Nordstrom is high end, the prices would be more expensive. I talked to some Lipscomb students who visited the new Nordstrom. These are their takes. “I was very impressed with the classic look of the store,” said Rachel Smith, a junior. “The workers were very accommodating, well dressed and enthusiastic. Though the prices were very expensive the quality of the merchandise was excellent.” Rebecca Austin a junior, felt differently. “The new Nordstrom is the definition of materialism in our society,” she said. “Americans are always complaining about the country being in debt, yet people are spending thousands of dollars on clothes. It is...
by Cooper Torrez | Sep 26, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
With the Vols on a bye week this week the Commodores looked to keep their perfect record alive against the twelfth ranked Gamecocks. The Commodores took the lead after an early field goal. However, those were the only points the Dores would get. Vandy still looked to be in the game until South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore took a screen pass for 51 yards right before halftime to put the Gamecocks up 14-3. Vandy struggled to put together anything on offense. Unfortunately for the Dores, they racked up more penalty yards than total yards for the game. Quarterback Larry Smith only threw for 44 yards and leading rusher Zac Stacy had just 18 yards on seven carries. Lattimore would put the game away with a 22 yard touchdown run in the third quarter. The bright spot in the game was the Commodores defense. Vandy picked off South Carolina gamecocks QB Stephen Garcia four times and held Lattimore to less than 100 yards for the first time all season. Vandy coach James Franklin had this to say about the defense, “I thought our defense played extremely well. I think they played good enough to win. They held Lattimore to 85 yards on 20 carries, they picked off Garcia four times.” The Commodores schedule doesn’t get any easier. Next week they take on third ranked Alabama in Tuscaloosa and the Vols take on the University of Buffalo at Neyland Stadium. In the conference alignment news, the SEC announced Texas A&M as the conferences thirteenth member on Sunday. Here is a better look at Texas...
by Lacy Pack | Sep 26, 2011 | News Slider
We’ve all heard the stories from students that volunteer through Lipscomb’s LIFE program, but what about the inmates that are actually a part of the program?Cyntoia Brown was one of those inmates. Last October, LU students watched the documentary “Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story” in Shamblin Theater. Students were left with many unanswered questions about the 16-year-old girl who committed murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Director and producer Dan Birman spent six years producing Cyntoia’s story. On Friday afternoon, Sept. 23, Birman returned to LU for an open Q&A session in the Andrew’s Civic Leadership Collaboratory. In 2004 when Cyntoia Brown was arrested, she wasn’t alone; there were 2.3 million children under the age of 18 who were arrested for violent crime. This statistic attracted Birman, who says he’s always had an interest in juvenile violence and believed there was a bigger story to tell. One student asked, “If there were 2.3 million stories out there concerning juvenile violence, why did you pick Cyntoia’s story?” Birman explained that the simple answer was access, along with being in the right place at the right time. Birman gained access to the juvenile community in Nashville. After receiving a call from the public defender’s office about Cyntoia, Birman was on the next plane to Nashville. “I don’t think anybody in America… I’ll just put it out on the table, would have given a damn about Cyntoia Brown for any reason whatsoever,” Birman answered. “She hit the press before I got to her as a young runaway on drugs in the middle of prostitution killing a man. For me to bother...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 26, 2011 | News Slider
This week, anchors Caitlin Selle and Kelly Dean look to fill you in on everything Lipscomb. Also, we have a new Nashville spotlight this week. Peep the video below for all the details! Please upgrade your...
by Rachel Hacker | Sep 24, 2011 | News Slider
Let’s face it if you’re a college student you are most likely poor. Movies, which are fairly predictable, will cost $11. So why not try something surprising and new? And free? Starting this weekend, Lipscomb’s theater department presents “Leading Ladies,” a comedy written by Ken Ludwig. “Leading Ladies” follows two poor British actors, Jack Gable and Leo Clark. When they read about an old lady looking for her two lost nieces to whom she wants to leave the bulk of her fortune, Jack begins to form a plan. The men do their best to pass themselves off as women, but problems abound when they arrive and find out the old women, Florence, is not dead. Will she find them out? Love also complicates the issue. How will these men ever express themselves to their crushes while dressed in petticoats? Ludwig has written such classics as “Moon over Buffalo,” and “Lend me a Tenor.” The show is directed by Robyn Berg, a vital part of Nashville’s theater scene. Robyn understands the necessities for a comedy and has her own vision for the show. “Leading Ladies” moves at a fast pace and never gives the audience a chance to stop laughing. With two experienced seniors, Sawyer Wallace and Caleb Pritchett, playing the leads, this show has just the right personality to wow audiences. Tickets are free for the first 50 students who contact the box office. All other student tickets are only $5. The show runs Sept. 23, 24, 30 and Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. Don’t miss out on this opportunity...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 24, 2011 | News Slider
It’s almost time for Lipscomb’s Law, Justice and Society majors to take the LSAT, and many of them will be glad when it’s finally finished and they can return to normal life activities. The LSAT, which is on Oct. 1, is a major test for law students, and senior Russ Aiken knows the importance of not only taking but preparing for the test. “It is one of the most stressful things that a law student has to go through,” Aiken said. “ Nearly everyone that you talk to is going to tell you that they dreaded studying for the LSAT.” That statement definitely rings true for LJS students. Senior LJS major Tyler Conger has been preparing for the LSAT for more than two months. He says the Kaplan program has helped him a lot, but it still takes up a significant amount of his “down-time.” “When I’m not doing school work, I am thinking about the LSAT,” Conger said. “I think about it before I go to bed; it’s something I think about when I get up; and it’s something I should be doing right now.” Instead of hanging out with his friends in Gamma Xi, where Conger is president, he sits at a desk and works through problems. He says the test is not really about law but focuses more on logical reasoning and logic games that cause you to think critically about the questions. Aiken said that it dominated his life when he was preparing for it, but now it is a thing of the past. He says that once you get your score and apply, it...
