by Sydney Poe | Oct 18, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In the eighth week of the 2013-2014 school year, Joe Sanderson and Madeline Smith are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Savanna Schubert fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Ariel Jones give the scoop on all things with Nashville entertainment, including an extended look at winners of the 2013 Dove Awards. Aaron Schmelzer gives you the weather forecast and Carter Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports. This week, we’ll bring you all the details on the 44th annual Dove awards including words from some of the night’s top winners, a look at the red carpet and what Lipscomb students thought of the event being held on campus. We’ll also give you a look at Lipscomb’s art scene around Nashville, check out a free event hosted by the Student Activities Board and see how Lipscomb students are preparing for the upcoming flu season. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Cory Woodroof | Sep 27, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In the sixth week of the 2013-2014 school year, Madeline Smith and Joe Sanderson are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Brianna Langley fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Janice Ng give the scoop on all things with Nashville entertainment, Kelly Dean gives you the weather forecast and Carter Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports. This week’s newscast sheds light on the merging of the English and Foreign Language Departments, offers a look into what the Lipscomb community thinks of Obamacare, takes a look at the new change of optional minors on graduation plans, shows highlights of the Lady Bisons’ volleyball match against Kentucky, gives an update on the shuttle service and features a recap of the 31st annual African Street Festival. Also featured this week are a look at Almost Golf, some insight into the upcoming Nashville Choreographer’s Canvas and an array of student opinions of the new Apple software update. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Sydney Poe | Sep 20, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In the fifth week of the 2013-2014 school year, Kelly Dean and Carter Sanderson are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Brianna Langley fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Savanna Schubert give the scoop on all things Nashville Entertainment, Kage Sanderson gives you the weather forecast and Joe Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports. This week’s newscast gives you an inside look at rehearsals for Lipscomb’s fall production, Les Miserables, shows you highlights from Bid Night Fall 2013 and catches up with pledges during their stressful week. We also check out the first Powder Puff football game and feature the new golf practice facility. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Sydney Poe | Sep 16, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In the fourth week of the 2013-2014 school year, Savanna Schubert and Carter Sanderson are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Janice Ng fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Madeline Smith give the scoop on all things Nashville Entertainment, Brianna Langley gives you the weather forecast and Ariel Jones brings you up to speed with sports. This week’s newscast brings highlights from a guest speaker, takes a look at some big changes in the Green Hills community, shows how the Lipscomb community helped The Contributor and discusses the first prank of the semester. We also take a look at the Lady Bisons volleyball weekend sweep, takes you to the local greek festival and gets opinions on the new updates from Apple. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Cory Woodroof | Sep 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Editor’s note: Today, we take a moment to pause and remember what happened on Sept. 11, 2001. Here are stories from five of our Lumination contributors, reflecting on where they were 12 years ago. Ariel Jones I was 10. I didn’t expect anything out of the ordinary to happen that day. I wasn’t even in the right classroom because I think my actual teacher was still in New Zealand. I remember attempting to figure out some sort of work that I was given to do when one of the elementary teachers came in and took my fill-in teacher aside. I didn’t really pay too much attention, since teachers sometimes floated in and out of classes, to whisper “secrets” as we in my class fondly labeled. The eighth-grade teacher then wheeled his TV into the classroom. He turned it on to some channel, shushed the class. Aand there it was. A tall building on fire and people running around screaming, covered in what looked to be dust to me. I didn’t know what I was seeing at first. I thought it was a movie and wondered why he would show us something like this. One of my classmates hollered out, asking what was on TV. My teacher said, “They bombed the Twin Towers…they bombed America…” Someone bombed America? At that moment, I wanted to go home. I wanted to snatch my little brother out of his third-grade class and demand for my dad to pick us up. Within the next hour, parents were picking up their kids. I don’t exactly remember how long it took my dad to get us, but it seemed like...
