by Jayme Foltz | Feb 12, 2022 | News, News Slider
The Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a hair show in honor of Black History Month. The officers of the club put together an event featuring celebrity barber Shawna Harrison to educate students on the history of Black hair and its different styles. Dorie Harrison, a senior marketing major from Nashville and BSU president, said the timing of the event was intentional since this year’s theme for Black History Month is Health and Wellness. “We wanted to have an event that celebrates all Black hair,” Dorie Harrison said. “Natural. Extensions. Wigs. Braids. All those things. “You know, because there are certain ways we protect our hair and certain ways we care for it that are different, and I think those ways should be highlighted and encouraged. Because everyone deserves to feel beautiful.” The event, which was held in Zebbies Lounge, was an opportunity for students to build community and show off their most confident hairstyles. Daniel Harvey, a sophomore computer engineering major, was one of the students to take to the stage for the demonstration. He said that he usually is indecisive when it comes to choosing cuts at a barbershop, but Harrison took time to educate him about different styles. “I usually just say cut it low, or high, or whatever,” Harvey said. “She (Harrison) went through the process with me. Telling me the professional terms for what I wanted beforehand. I feel like now I know exactly what I want if I were to walk into a barbershop.” Shawna Harrison also shared with the students some of her personal story and how she ventured into the world of...
by Danielle Boyd | Apr 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Losing weight and maintaining a balanced diet as a college student seems to be a far-fetched idea. With late night studying, midnight snacks, fast food and our busy lifestyles, health and wellness is not an easy task, but it is one that many Lipscomb students say is well worth it in the end. “At a certain point being healthy was just being smaller, and then I got educated on it,” said Shanika McMillian, a junior accounting major from Nashville, Tenn. “Just because you’re small doesn’t mean you are healthy, so for a point in my life I just wanted to lose weight to be smaller, but now it’s more that I want to be healthy.” McMillan has lost almost 30 pounds, and she says being healthy has not only changed her life but also changed her lifestyle. “For me I am motivated to disconnect from my past, my past is my weight and the more I shed it, the more I let go of that,” Shanika said. “The biggest challenge is giving up food, not knowing just how attached we are to food.” Choosing the right foods is an important aspect in losing weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. “Living a life where you are able to function at your top is choosing the right foods that help fuel your body,” said Lauren Waller, an exercise science major from Brentwood, Tenn. Health and wellness is not only being physically fit, but taking care of your body as a whole. “Losing weight is 80 percent of food and 20 percent of exercise,” McMillian said. As a college student, the hardest part of...
