by Hunter Patterson | Apr 20, 2012 | News Slider
On the semester’s final installment of Lumination News, Hunter Patterson and Caitlin Selle are behind the news desk bring you up to speed on what’s happened in the last week and what is going to happen next week. Plus, the latest in entertainment from Jessic Burke, weather from Clay Smith and sports from Wade Funderburg round out the rest of the week’s show. Lumination Newscast, April 20, 2012 from lumination Network on...
by Emily Snell | Oct 13, 2011 | News Slider
“Occupy” protests are taking place in Nashville, across the nation and even worldwide as people voice their concerns about corporate corruption in politics. The Occupy Nashville movement made its first appearance in Music City on Thursday, Oct. 6, when several hundred protesters led chants and gave speeches for an hour and a half in Legislative Plaza. On Saturday, Oct. 8, about 150 people congregated at Centennial Park for an informational meeting to determine further efforts to support the worldwide protests, which began on Wall Street on Sept. 17. Late Sunday, another 35 people gathered in Legislative Plaza. Lipscomb’s Clay Smith, a senior from Troy, Tenn., majoring in Spanish education, went to Thursday’s protest to document the activity and to hear participants’ perspectives. “I’ve been following what’s happening on Wall Street,” Smith said, “and I wanted to see what that would look like in other cities. “I think that a lot of people’s frustrations come from the fact that a lot of government agencies have gotten bail outs, but the average person hasn’t been helped much by it.” Smith believes America was founded on accountability and the right of the people to confront the government when it does something wrong. “I think it’s always important for us to hold the government accountable,” he said. “I think it’s a good thing for people to be talking about.” Smith said he thinks the protesters hope the government will take them seriously, just as it takes corporations seriously. He said many people are upset by the idea of “corporate personhood” and think the government has lost focus on the nation’s true citizens. “I...
by Lacy Pack | Jun 8, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb University hosted Volunteer Girl State (VGS) for the second year, and hopefully not the last. For the past 59 years, VGS was held at MTSU, but LU hosted the 2010 session. That session was deemed so successful that the VGS returned this year.Kathy Issaacson, Co-Director of VGS, is uncertain about whether next year’s session will be held at Lipscomb, but she says it is definitely a possibility. “We certainly enjoy it and we have been more than happy with all the accommodations here at Lipscomb,” says Issaacson. “We really appreciate the intimacy of the campus, its smallness, and its beauty and we think it really adds to the Girl State experience.” Wrenne Bartlett, a junior from Brentwood says she loves everything about Lipscomb and has enjoyed having Girl State here, even with all the cicadas. “You get around them… you avoid them,” laughs Bartlett. “You learn just to step around them or kinda wack them out of your face and get over them the best you can.” VGS is a one-week program offered to young women who are rising high school seniors. Girls from high schools all over Tennessee spend the week learning about state government, citizenship and how they can positively affect their communities by forming and running a mock government. Jordan Jowers, a junior from Lexington, TN, explains that all 550 girls or “citizens” are divided into two political parties and 12 cities to help them learn about government. “We get to elect mayors, a governor, and a Supreme Court, and we just go through all the roles of government,” says Jowers. “We develop a respect...
by Rachel Carden | Feb 25, 2011 | News Slider
The Capitol Mall, the Lincoln Memorial and the White House will substitute for the classroom Feb. 25-March 2 when 40 law, justice and society students observe and interact with the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government in Washington, D.C. The trip is one element of the Introduction to American Law class taught by Dr. Charla Long. By visiting the capital, students will be able to experience the legal processes they are learning about in textbooks. The tour schedule is packed, but there will be free time to allow the students to discover the city for themselves. A mandatory photo scavenger hunt is planned to guide students to the most important places in Washington, D.C. Students will also be required to keep a daily journal recounting what they learned that day to assist them with the final paper due after the trip. Fresh off the plane, students will head to a moonlight walking tour of the mall. Here, they will see the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Smithsonian, and the Washington, World War II and Lincoln monuments. “I am excited to see American history from my own perspective,” said sophomore Brooke Brennan, an LJS major from Old Hickory, Tenn. Other plans for the group include a visit to the National Archives, Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Holocaust Museum. Seats have been confirmed for all students at U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments and they will also tour the White House. Introduction to American Law students will also be given the opportunity to meet with their senators at Tennessee Tuesdays on the Hill. “Getting the chance to meet...
