by Danielle Boyd | Apr 5, 2011 | News Slider, Opinion
Are you looking for a restaurant to experience a great, southern home-cooked meal? Look no further, because Monell’s is the best spot in town for a delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner. The restaurant serves their multiple-course, made-from-scratch meals family-style, bringing all the food to the table in large bowls to pass around the table. As good as the food is, washing it down with their incredible sweet tea might be the best part of the whole meal. I went to Monell’s for dinner with my mother for the first time, and it was so impressive. My mother told me about the restaurant many times before, but I was a bit turned off by the family-style seating that I decided it wasn’t really for me. Finally, after months of my mother ranting and raving about the fried chicken, I just had to try it–and I am certainly glad I did. As soon as I entered the restaurant we were seated promptly and I was astounded by the tempting chocolate pie that was placed at the table right in front of me as soon as we sat down to eat. After quickly being seated, dinner was served within minutes. Not knowing what to expect I was taken away by the constant replenishing of all the food — from cucumber salad to the roasted potatoes, corn pudding, green beans, apples, fried chicken, meatloaf, chicken and dumplings, corn on the cob, topped off by the homemade biscuits and cornbread with peach preserves. So much food was brought out, I lost count of all the dishes! All I can say is everything was seasoned...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 4, 2011 | News Slider
Monday: Vote Now for Lipscomb in the Final round of Music City Brand Madness!! http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/feature/music-city-brand-madness-the-finals.html Tuesday: In Shamblin Theatre from 3:00 – 4:00 pm, the Student Center for the Public Trust will be hosting an event called The Ethical Job Search. This event is to educate students on the Do’s and Dont’s of job searching. There will be a guest panel of speakers from three different companies each representing a different industry. Our intention is that we want to offer students industry specific advice on where to turn when looking for jobs, internships, or starting their careers. After the guest panel discussion, we have allotted time for our guest speakers to work with students on their resumes and answer any further questions the students may have left to ask. This is a rare opportunity for you to receive one-on-one advice from professionals in the workplace. Our guest panel will consist of HR representatives from these four industries: Van Cluck, Blakeford Nursing Home (Healthcare) Erin Rhoades, PureSafety (Information Technology) Jim Stephenson, Structural Design Group (Engineering) Baseball vs. Tennessee Tech at 6:00 pm Friday: Campus Wide Camp Out from 8pm-6am on Intramural Field *Earn Service Credit by bringing 2-3 bottles of children’s vitamins Softball vs. Jacksonville at 4:00 and 6:00 pm THINK PINK NIGHT! In honor of the Masters this week we are having our our on-Campus Golf tournament and will be played around our campus on Thursday and Friday!! Click HERE FOR A PREVIEW Saturday: 3:00 p.m. – Collins Alumni Auditorium The West Point Glee Club, made up of the United States Corps...
by Lacy Pack | Apr 4, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb students are prepared mentally for tornados, floods and fires — but perhaps only recently began wondering about earthquakes. The recent earthquakes in Japan have rattled many Tennesseans, especially in the western part of the state, which rests on the New Madrid fault line. Though disaster from a quake in West Tennessee is unlikely to reach Nashville, but Lipscomb is ready anyway. It has been around 200 years since Nashville’s last earthquake. Kathy Hargis, Lipscomb’s Director of Risk Management, said that “by all predictions, we are long overdue one.” Hargis said Lipscomb has an “all hazards approach” to handling any type of disaster, including an earthquake. This means that the university would be self-sufficient for a period of seven days if a natural disaster were to occur. “We are prepared to sustain around 1,500 students,” Hargis said. “We have bought bottled water, which would last about two days and large bulk water for the remainder of the week. We looked at Sodexo for food, along with purchasing dried fruit, oatmeal, peanut butter crackers and 2,400-calorie bars.” All of these emergency items are dispersed around campus in places like Allen Arena, the Student Center and in surrounding storage sites. That way if one building collapses, all is not lost. Allen Arena would be used as an emergency shelter where an assortment of medical supplies would be available. A medical clinic could also be set up in the Baptist Sports Clinic underneath the arena, so cuts and broken bones could be treated and IV bags could be administered. Lipscomb has partnered with Red Cross and has plans in place with a trauma doctor...
by Nicci Carney | Apr 4, 2011 | News Slider
Plenty of words–some rhyming, many not–are thrown around in Swang every Tuesday night when a group of Lipscomb students gathers to share what they’ve composed. One of those students, Kiara Bland, a senior from Portland, Tenn, said she does it because she considers it a gift. “The ability to write, the ability to be inspired by the little things in life and put it on paper is more of a gift,” Bland said. “It is God-given and it should be shared.” These poets have had more opportunities to express themselves lately outside of the classroom where they meet once a week. Lipscomb University, along with Youth Speaks, presented Lipscomb’s first of what is expected to be an annual “Poetry Slam.” The night featured some of Nashville’s poets from local high schools and colleges including Lipscomb University, Belmont University and Hunters Lane High School. The idea for this slam came from Lipscomb student Sara Warren after she was introduced to an open mic night on the Vanderbilt University campus. “I was so moved by the readings, I wanted something like that at Lipscomb,” Warren said. Jaleeca Yancy was one of the Lipscomb students who presented her poetry at the slam. Yancy, a sophomore from Memphis, Tenn., loves poetry because it gives her a sense of confidence, as she experiences little to no fear when she speaks. “Sometimes I get a little stage fright [before], but once I get on the stage that all goes away, because I get in my element,” Yancy said. For more information on Youth Speaks and its upcoming events, log on to its website at www.youthspeaksnashville.org. If you are inspired to write...
by Kelsey Durnin | Apr 4, 2011 | News Slider
The second annual Operation Yellow Ribbon was a huge success! The event featured General Tommy Franks as keynote speaker and performances by Charlie Daniels, Wynonna Judd, The Grascals and Montgomery Gentry. Charlie Daniels was honored by being appointed a colonel. The whole event was hosted by GAC’s Storme Warren. Prior to the show, veteran students and other VIP guests had the opportunity to meet with Gen. Franks and Daniels as well as the performers: Montgomery Gentry, The Grascals and Wynonna Judd. The Grascals’ banjo player Kristin Benson and guitarist Terry Eldredge were excited for the opportunity to show support for troops and veterans. “This is a worthwhile event we’re proud to be a part of,” says Benson. The Grascals played two songs including their cover of The Monkees’ “Last Train to Clarksville.” “It’s great, anyway you can honor them,” Eldredge said, a bit choked up. “They dodge bullets for us. Anybody who does that deserves to be honored.” Daniels has always been a notoriously patriotic supporter of the military and its veterans, and has performed at both Operation Yellow Ribbon events at Lipscomb. This year he played a new song asking everyone to pray for the troops. He also played the Charlie Daniels Band classic, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” with accompaniment from The Grascals. “There is a Santa Claus and his name isn’t St. Nick, its St. Charlie Daniels,” said Eldredge. To add to the night’s excitement, David Hughes announced Lipscomb’s new partnership with Sentinels of Freedom, a program which awards scholarships to qualifying veterans who were severely injured in the line of duty. The first student...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 3, 2011 | News Slider
[Update] Singarama 2011: For Good Measure made history. “Better Late Than Never,” directed by Morgan Philley, was the first show in 10 years to win every category (theme, music and staging) and the overall sweepstakes. Supposedly, the last show to accomplish this feat was “Hip to be Square” in 2001, directed by Emily Thompson. The time-themed show performed by Gamma Xi, Sigma Iota Delta, Phi Sigma and friends followed Doug, an obsessed-with-time delivery man on his daily route. Through meeting outlandish characters along the way, Doug finally realized that his wife was more important than his job, and he needed to make time for her. Student Coordinator Kaitlynn Passon announced the staging winner on Saturday afternoon, noting that it was a very close race. While Philley’s show had placed first in each category, it was still possible for them not to win the sweepstakes, because of points deducted for the show going longer than the allotted time. Nerves were high going into Saturday night’s performance as each show had one of their best performances every. Randy Lowry announced the winner, and the group on stage went crazy. [Original story] Morgan Philley, director of “Better Late Than Never,” led her group in celebration cheers last night after her show was awarded first place for theme. “Winning theme was a huge honor for me, because I felt like our script, writers, cast, set designers and even choreographers put so much effort into making each aspect of our show incorporate “time” in such a creative way,” Philley said. “It was so rewarding for me as a director to see the group’s hard...
