by Erica Aburto | Oct 16, 2011 | News Slider
Commuting students don’t have the option of their dorm-dwelling comrades: they have no dorm bed to go slip into if there’s dead time between classes. To answer that problem, the university last week opened The Commuters’ Lounge. Up until the lounge opened, commuting students were forced to spend their “down time” in public spaces, which generally are congested and raucous. Now there’s a home away from home for communters in the lounge that comes fully equipped with an ample sectional sofa for big study sessions, a futon (for students who are wanting to squeeze a nap in between classes), a refrigerator, microwave, lockers for storage and a plasma television with cable. It is located behind Elam Hall, adjacent to Lipscomb Security for added convenience in case of an emergency. For questions or comments, visit the Campus Life office located at the bottom of the Student Center. Scott McDowell, vice president for student development, was instrumental in the construction of The Commuters’ Lounge. Last week, he invited commuting students to take a tour of the lounge and also asked them for questions or suggestions about how it can better serve their needs. Sophomore Denise de la Torre, who is studying biology, suggested that “the hours be extended, since there are many commuters who have evening classes or...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Jan 18, 2011 | News Slider
There are plenty of things going on the rest of the week to get involved with. Be entertained by Zach Brantley, check out Alpha Phi Chi and friends as they entertain the masses during Anteater’s Ball or go caving. It’s all part of this week’s Lipscomb in Motion! Thursday: Coffee House in Starbucks: Free Drinks and Music by Zach Brantley Friday: Anteater’s Ball Saturday: Anteater’s Ball Cave Trip Sunday: Come to ARLOs to watch the NFL Playoff Games **Be on the look out for more information on Running of the Bison this coming...
by Kara Philpot | Nov 5, 2010 | News Slider
Does the the mention of dodgeball spur images of friends and enemies running around throwing red foam balls at various targets? Well Lipscomb University is striving to change that opinion and promote the “life” of dodge ball and its purpose on the campus. “Dodgeball is a meant to be a saga,” said Garner Goode, director of student involvement. “We watched dodgeball as it was played over and over on the Lipscomb campus. It was in fact, overplayed, and so we killed it. “Then we watched as it was brought back from the dead and was reborn into our events here at Lipscomb last year. This year, we have to watch it and try to figure out where dodgeball has gone wrong.” This year’s theme in dodgeball is “No Escape,” named for the prison-like features of Fanning . “The purpose of the audience is to try and decipher why dodge ball needed to go to prison and what went wrong,” Goode said. “The Lipscomb campus has been so wrapped up in the life of dodgeball since we began the program several years ago. We need their help to get into the personality of dodgeball.” In 2004, dodgeball was played in the fall and spring semester and then again in the fall 2005 semester. In the spring semester of that year however, dodgeball was “killed” so there were no dodgeball games in 2006 or 2007. However, in 2008, dodgeball was brought back to life and reborn in 2009, and featured teams such as the ones pictures: the Indianapolis Cults (above), including Jim Jones and his followers, and Team Belmont (left). “The goal is to have fun,” Goode said....
by Tyler Lallathin | Oct 11, 2010 | News Slider
Students have mixed opinions on whether to get the flu shot when Lipscomb opens its clinic Tuesday in the Bennett Campus Center The university is urging students and faculty to get the shot, by posting the following message on its website: “This year, the CDC is recommending that everyone 6 months and older get flu shots. Protection against the H1N1 virus will be included in this year’s seasonal vaccines.” The combination seasonal flu and swine flu in vaccination doesn’t bother Leanne Wright, a junior nursing major from Cincinnati, Ohio. “I’ll get a flu shot. I’ll get the piggy shot. Put it all in me,” Wright said. “Flu shots work, but not for all people.” Sarah Bailey, a junior marketing major from Philadelphia, Pa., said she agrees with the school’s stance on the shots. But not everyone is so eager. “I don’t feel that they are necessary,” said Joseph Cardiasmenos, a senior psychology major from Cincinnati, Ohio. “Since I’m young, my immune system can fight off [the flu] on its own.” Jamie Good, a junior exercise major from Cincinnati said she probably won’t get the shot. “I got one last year and I still got the flu,” Good said. Physicians have said that while the flu shot won’t prevent a person from getting ill, it will lessen the wallop of the ailment. Some students said that the shot actually can make a person ill. This, according to a statement posted on the web site of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, is the No. 1 misconception about the vaccinations: “The influenza viruses contained in a flu shot are inactivated (killed), which...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Aug 30, 2010 | News Slider
In Motion! Tuesday: President’s Convocation at 10:55 a.m. in Allen Arena LADIES! Come to the informational meeting about tryouts for the TAU PHI COWBOY SHOW in Alumni Auditorium at 7:00 pm Wednesday: Elam BBQ at 5:00 pm Wednesday Night We Eat at 10:00 pm in High Rise Lobby Thursday: Break-Out Chapels Ward: Experiential Chapel Shamblin: Women’s Chapel Ezell Chapel: Liturgical Chapel Alumni: Praise and Worship Chapel Coffeehouse in Starbucks at 10:30pm feature sophomore Lindsay Trucksis from Cincinnati, Ohio Friday: SGA Bonfire Devo from 7:00-9:00 pm in the Village...
