by Hunter Patterson | Mar 12, 2012 | News Slider
Soulforce members are trained to face hate and discrimination when they arrive on a Christian campus. However, they were met with optimism and gratefulness during their three sessions with the Lipscomb community on Monday. Soulforce is a “national non-profit that works nonviolently to end the religious and political oppression of LGBTQ people.” Since 2006, Soulforce has used their Equality Ride to initiate conversations and promote dialogue on Christian college campuses that “discriminate against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer individuals and their allies.” On Saturday, the Equality Ride bus rolled into Nashville. Since then, members of Soulforce have met with students, faculty and administration from Lipscomb as well as other faith-based universities in Nashville such as Trevecca and Belmont. Soulforce said the university has been very hospitable to its group. This is not always the case for the LGBTQ organization when they approach a campus asking for dialogue and discussion. Last week in Atlanta, the group encountered resistance from Carver Bible College when trying to establish a dialogue on their campus. On its blog, the group says they were forced to stay on the sidewalk outside the gate. Because of the decision to lock them out, their communication with students was limited to singing and holding up signs that could be seen through the windows of Carver’s chapel. Attending Monday’s event at Lipscomb came with strict guidelines. All attendees were told to arrive at least 10 minutes early and to have their Lipscomb IDs in hand. The doors closed on the hour, every hour, to prevent any sort of interruption during the session. Students and faculty who arrived late...
by Hunter Patterson | Mar 10, 2012 | Opinion
Rumor has it, before High Rise’s water problem on Thursday that classes have not been cancelled for a non-weather related event in over 30 years! During the news meeting on Friday, Lumination Network staff compiled a Top 10 list a la David Letterman. Staff members Emily Snell, Hunter Patterson, Whitney Jarreld, Nicci Carney and Cory Woodroof all contributed to the list below. 10. The bison statue’s head is cut off, prompting a student-led search party headed up by Garner Goode dressed as the LU Bison 9. Belmont students litter campus with cups from Bongo Java 8. A group of High Rise freshmen organize a campus-wide simultaneous toilet flushing, causing the campus to overflow 7. Student leads a revolt after being turned away from singing praise chapel in Shamblin for third time in three weeks 6. Fire Marshal shuts down campus after trying to attend singing chapel in Shamblin with his daughter, a prospective student 5. Nicolas Cage discovers the Ark of the Covenant in the LU cave system 4. All students get chapel credit on time, prompting the university to give the students a day off 3. Network frame crashes after absurd amount of Blackboard and Academic Workshop emails 2. Squirrels invade student center before storming the Campus Life office, holding Dean McDowell for ransom 1. Professors run out of paper to use in classes after security fills year-long parking ticket quota in a single day Have one better than ours? We think you can probably do better. Comment below or tweet at us at @LuminationNet with your suggestion. We’ll publish the...
by Hunter Patterson | Mar 9, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
This week, Jessica Burke and Wade Funderburg fill you in on what’s happening at Lipscomb, from the figurative flood of musicians on campus to the actual flood of the High Rise dormitory. Plus, Clay Smith has the latest in entertainment news, Sydney Poe gives the sports report and Hunter Patterson brings you the weather forecast. Lumination Newscast, March 9, 2012 from lumination Network on...
by Hunter Patterson | Mar 9, 2012 | News Slider
Announced to campus school students Friday morning, the campus school will be renamed Lipscomb Academy. The change will take effect on June 1. Rumored for more than a year, the name change became official with an email from university president Randy Lowry. The reasons behind the change as Lowry put it, “the campus school has grown so much in quality, reputation and capability over the past few years, that it has already become a school of exceptional accomplishment at the highest levels and has earned the “academy” moniker, one generally reserved for top-tier independent schools.” The rest of letter reads as follows: Celebrate! will take place in Allen Arena Saturday night with 600 members of the Lipscomb community planning to attend, and I am excited to be involved in this milestone event in the history of Lipscomb. I wanted to share this letter from President Lowry as advance notification of information that will be shared with those who are attending. We want everyone in the Lipscomb family to be aware even if you are not able to attend. A similar letter is being mailed to families, alumni, and friends of Lipscomb today. I am announcing it to students today, and a press release will be sent to the media following the event. -Mike Hammond Headmaster Dr. Lowry’s Letter: It is my pleasure to share with you advanced notification of a milestone in the David Lipscomb Campus School’s more than 120-year history: On June 1, 2012, its name will change to Lipscomb Academy. This has been a very carefully considered decision and is the result of many months of research and...
by Emily Snell | Mar 8, 2012 | News Slider
Soulforce, a group that promotes equality for LGBTQ people, will visit Lipscomb on Monday, March 12. The Soulforce visit was announced briefly at the end of The Gathering on Feb. 28. A March 1 email from SGA President Daniel Wakefield further clarified the event. The email stated that students were invited to attend one of three morning discussion sessions in Ezell chapel, involving panel discussions with representatives from Soulforce and university professors. The email reminded students that seating would be limited. “[Soulforce’s] mission is to bring attention to what they believe are unfair attitudes and policies within religious organizations,” Wakefield’s email said. “As a gracious and loving Christian community, Lipscomb seeks to be open to conversation about issues that may be difficult or sensitive,” the email contintued. “In this spirit, we look forward to meaningful dialogue with the Soulforce visitors and hope they feel that they have been graciously, thoughtfully, and faithfully received.” In a two-part panel discussion led by Dr. Steve Joiner, Lipscomb’s director for the Institute for Conflict Management, Soulforce will explore the justice and ethical issues surrounding the subject of homosexual orientation and homosexual practice. On Monday, the university will have panel discussions at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. for the limited number of students who were able to sign up in the SGA office. The justice issues that the panel will likely discuss include bullying and equal and fair treatment under the law. Lipscomb panelists include Dr. Ken Durham, Dr. Randy Spivey and Dr. Norma Burgess. A second panel will include Dr. Lee Camp, Dr. John Mark Hicks and Dr. Charla Long. Soulforce will supply...
