by Rachel Carden | Oct 28, 2010 | News Slider
Tuesday, Oct. 26, President Randy Lowry welcomed students, faculty, and guests to Collins Alumni Auditorium to celebrate the completion of the final phase of Lipscomb 2010. This phase came in the form of the James D. Hughes Center, the new home of the Department of Art and the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering. “Because of generous donors, because of a visionary board, because of a tireless administration and an extraordinarily creative faculty, we can know wind up the Lipscomb 2010 plan,” Lowry said. The late James D. Hughes served as the Metro Schools’ director of art education for 30 years. His wife, Elizabeth, assisted Dr. Lowry with the ribbon cutting. Guest speakers included Susan H. Edwards, the executive director and CEO of the Frist Center, and Stephanie Valdez Streaty, senior manager of Philanthropy and Diversity of Nissan North America, Inc. Edwards thanked Lipscomb for its belief in the power of art while Streaty is excited to start impacting the community through a partnership between Lipscomb and Nissan. “We can’t be a fine liberal arts college if we don’t have excellent art, excellent music and excellent theater,” Lowry said. The new $4.1 million building includes studios for ceramics, drawing, painting and printmaking, a photography darkroom, an outdoor sculpture work space, and a gallery. Engineering students will enjoy updated technology systems and a number of brand new lab spaces including two LearnLabs, the first of their kind in Middle Tennessee. “After spending three years in the basement of McFarland, I am overjoyed to be in a brand new, sunlit building,” said Parker Loudermilk, a senior mechanical engineering major from Old Hickory,...
by Amanda McDowell | Oct 28, 2010 | News Slider
On Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, Lipscomb students walked away with much more than a chapel credit. After watching “Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story” in Shamblin Theater, Cyntoia’s powerful life story came to light. The documentary on her life, made over a six-year period, tells of Cyntoia’s past. At 16 years old, Cyntoia Brown, a young woman with a troubled past, was forced to face the reality that the rest of her life would almost certainly be spent behind bars. Now, she is an inmate at the Tennessee Prison for Women and a participant in Lipscomb’s LIFE program. The program, which began in 2007, is dedicated to educating inmates to change their lives for the better. Brown was 16 when she killed Johnny Allen, a 43-year-old Nashvillian who picked her up while she was streetwalking at a Sonic Restaurant. Cyntoia had run away from home and was forced to work as a prostitute for a violent drug dealer. As a result, she encountered Allen on the night of Aug. 6, 2004. After riding with Allen back to his home, Brown began to fear for her safety. Allen had begun talking about guns and his time spent as an army sharp shooter, frightening comments that ultimately led Cyntoia to shoot Allen in the head. Her murder conviction at age 18 led her to the prison cell she now calls home. Cyntoia still claims that she shot Allen in fearful self-defense, after he allegedly reached for a gun. Her fate was then determined, despite family testimony from both her biological and adoptive mothers of a troubled and abusive childhood. Jurors still convicted...
by Kathryn Claire Watts | Oct 28, 2010 | News Slider
It was announced Monday that U2 would finally be making its way back to Nashville after 30 years of passing the Music City on their global tours. They will be playing at Vanderbilt’s Hawkin’s Field on July 2, 2011, with their brand new 360° tour set to launch next year. The band hasn’t played in this city since 1981, before they were ever named international superstars. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Oct. 29, through TicketMaster, LiveNation, or Vanderbilt’s box office. U2 resonates with many generations. Clint Williams, Lipscomb’s coordinator of enrollment information, remembers listening to U2 a long time ago. “U2’s album Boy was the second cassette tape I ever bought,” Williams said. “They had a huge impact on my musical taste. I’m super excited about U2 coming to Nashville. Right now I’m still debating the cost of good seats and overall experience, but it will be such an awesome concert!” Daniel Jordan, a freshman from Bossier City, La., went to their concert last October in Dallas, and is excited that they’re making their way to Music City. “Their concert experience is unlike any other,” Jordan said. “The music paired with the sets is really moving. It’s definitely something you won’t want to miss.” Classically dubbed a “second-tier” city, Nashville has historically been skipped over by big-name acts. But lately, Music City has been getting its fair share of big names. Recent acts have included Coldplay, Justin Bieber and even Paul McCartney. In the next year Nashville will host Lady GaGa, Michael Bublé and John Mellencamp, to name a few. Artists have begun recognizing Nashville as a big-ticket city and are...
by Kathryn Claire Watts | Oct 27, 2010 | News Slider
Trunk or Treat Thursday evening will be just the beginning of what promises to be a spooky good time at Lipscomb this Halloween. SGA, Kappa Iota Theta and Residence Life are throwing the first of what is planned to be an annual trunk or treat event from 6-8 p.m. Thursday in the Allen Arena Circle. Groups from around campus – including representatives of Lumination Network – will sponsor vehicles that will pass out candy to students who visit their trunks. The event also will have food, a pumpkin patch and a couple of musical guests. “SGA is constantly focusing on establishing and maintaining a community here on campus,” said Leah Raich a junior SGA senator. “What better way to do that than by a campus-wide trunk or treat?” It’s not all goodies, though, as other parts of campus are involved in the Halloween festivities. For example, the spinning classes offered in the SAC this week have taken on a spooky feel. The studio has been “haunted,” with black lights, Halloween music and a graveyard scene. Halloween classics such as Goosebumps and Halloween will be the backdrop as students ride the bikes. On Sunday, all rides will be free as SeaMonsters 3D provides the setting. “Our spinning instructors are excited to see all the current as well as new spinners experience these haunted rides,” said Emily Harris, director of campus recreation. “You won’t want to miss this exciting opportunity. Call 615-966-5860 to reserve your bike.” Another nostalgic event is the airing of Hocus Pocus – a cherished Disney flick — in Fanning’s courtyard at 6 p.m. Sunday. This one ought...
by Chase Clayton | Oct 26, 2010 | News Slider
Many Lipscomb students complain that fall break only allows them one day off of school. But five Lipscomb students used that one day off to drive across the country and back. Burton Wood, Chase Clayton, Morgan Gonder, Kaitlynn Passon and Maryanne Rieder loaded up in Passon’s SUV last Thursday afternoon, Oct. 21, for the Grand Canyon. “We were told that it couldn’t be done, that no one could travel to the Grand Canyon and back before classes on Monday,” said Rieder, a senior family relations major from Huntsville, Ala. “We sought out to prove otherwise.” Just 26 hours and over 1600 miles later, they’d done just that and arrived at one of the seven wonders of the natural world in Grand Canyon National Park. Morgan Gonder, a senior biochemistry major from McMinnville, Tenn., said on Twitter that Williams, Ariz., had become his favorite town west of the Mississippi in just one afternoon, and that he’d really miss the 75 mph speed limits in both Arizona and New Mexico. “Over 3000 miles, five of my best friends, three days and one huge hole in the ground made for one of the best trips I’ve ever been on, and memories I’ll have forever,” Gonder said. Now, no students can say that a four-day weekend doesn’t provide them enough time to have some fun. Check out the photo slideshow below for pictures from their trip, taken by Chase Clayton. Please upgrade your...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 25, 2010 | News Slider
In the mood for fall? Lipscomb in Motion this week is geared towards the season. Dress up on Thursday night for Trunk or Treat, watch a classic Halloween movie on Sunday or watch a 3D movie! It’s all part of this weeks Lipscomb in Motion! Breast Cancer Awareness Week *Contact Laurie Sain if you would like to participate in the Fight Against Breast Cancer Walk Tonight: Monday Night Football in ARLOs at 7:30 pm Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants Tuesday: Strutting for the Cause: Passionately Pink Fashion Show and Fundraiser Hosted by Lipscomb Alum and WSMV Channel Four Anchor Woman Kacy Hagerty 7:00 pm in Shamblin Theater All proceeds will go to the local Susan G. Komen office! Tickets are $2 and can be purchased at the door See fashion from local boutiques Studio 615, Serendipity, and Blush! Presented by Elam Hall, Delta Xi, and Fashion Merchandising Majors *Watch “Better Nashville” to see some of our Lipscomb students promoting the fashion show Wednesday: Come chat about new/current Global Learning Opportunities from 12:00-1:00 pm in the Bennett Campus Center Wednesday Night We Eat at 10:00 pm in High Rise Lobby Thursday: The event will also have food, a pumpkin patch, and several musical performances. Alpha Kappa Psi and the department of History, Politics and Philosophy invites you to hear independent gubernatorial candidate Bayron Binkley speak. Shamblin Theater, 5:00pm on Thursday, October 28. Refreshments will be provided! Friday: Volleyball vs. North Florida at 6:30 pm “Dig for the Cure” Free food starting at 6:15 pm in the Hall of Fame Room Saturday: Volleyball vs. Jacksonville at 2:00 pm College Football in...
