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 Moss | Oct 25, 2010 | News Slider
Public relations students and advisers met newsman Bob Schieffer while visiting the set of CBS Face the Nation in Washington, D.C. The four students and two advisers were attending the PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) national conference when they had the chance to visit the newsroom Oct. 17. Linda Peek Schacht, Lipscomb professor and Washington insider, provided them the opportunity to meet her friend Bob Schieffer. The PRSSA officers were greeted warmly by producers and then received a studio tour. Hunter Moss, as Lipscomb University PRSSA chapter president, presented Schieffer with an autographed Hatch show print from last spring’s Music from the Mountain concert, the Lipscomb event that honored musical legend Mother Maybelle Carter. One of Schieffer’s hobbies is playing the guitar and listening to folk music, and Mother Maybelle, the late matriarch of the Carter Family, revolutionized the way a guitar is played. “I’m thankful for [Schacht’s] friendship and this Hatch print from Lipscomb University, ” Schieffer said. “These artists are my musical heroes.” Hatch prints, are done the old-fashioned way, an artform still kept alive in their lower Broadway printshop, which is affiliated with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. As the program began in the studio, the students sat in the control room. The show’s guests included former head of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC), Republican strategist Liz Cheney — daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney — and Bill Galston, former adviser to President Clinton. Students experienced a heated debate between the outspoken duo of Dean and Cheney, who argued over campaign contributions. After the show, Schieffer invited...
by Wade Funderburg | Oct 21, 2010 | News Slider
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by Hunter Patterson | Oct 18, 2010 | News Slider
Because of SGA’s efforts the Paint the Herd event was a huge success. Everything from remixed songs, colorful paint and bright lights there was plenty of fun to go around. Relive the moment here. You’ve seen the pictures on Facebook, tweets from SGA but you have not seen the video. Please upgrade your browser Click here to see a photo slideshow from the paint...
by Rachel Carden | Oct 14, 2010 | News Slider
She’s a former Federal Communications Commission Commissioner and now she’s an Executive in Residence in the Department of Communication and Journalism here at Lipscomb. Deborah Taylor Tate also recently attended Education Nation, a conference hosted by NBC in New York City confronting issues faced by our nation with regards to educating its students. To hear about her trip and how Education Nation is affecting Tennessee, Nashville and Lipscomb, watch below. Please upgrade your...
