by Crystal Davis | Sep 14, 2011 | News Slider
Director of Student Advocacy Teresa Williams describes her position as “helping students in any way they need help whether it’s walking them through difficult processes, trying to resolve issues or providing academic coaching and advising.” She sums it up as: “basically meeting the student’s needs, whatever they are.” Her job is to help students meet their full potential while at Lipscomb. But she also knows that a lot of students aren’t aware that this kind of help is available. In a nutshell, her position allows her to be a liaison between students and faculty to ensure the student’s feelings, issues and opportunities are addressed properly and in a timely manner. Williams says the most important thing she can do for students is to help them get past that “thing” they believe is insurmountable. She says she seeks to relieve stress and to help students enjoy the learning process. During her nine years at Lipscomb, she has spent a lot of time in the academic office working with probationary students, addressing problems and helping them get back on the right track. When the Director of Student Advocacy position became available five years ago, she said it fit ther passions. Her role includes issues ranging from financial counseling for tuition to helping students understand policies in particular classes or possibly mediate between students and faculty if they truly don’t understand each other. The hoped-for result is to promote an environment in which students and faculty can thrive, learn and teach without hiccups. Williams wants students to know that working with them is her favorite part of the job. “It’s hard to know where to go, or what to do,” she said. “I’m...
by Cory Woodroof | Sep 13, 2011 | News Slider, Opinion
REDBOX REPORT (September 13th-19th) As September gives us new weather and an onslaught of sinus infections (seriously…is everyone sick?), here are a few recommendations to consider before you make your trip to the Redbox. THOR (PG-13, 114 minutes-featuring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, and Anthony Hopkins) *BLU-RAY OPTION (If you own a Blu-Ray player/PS3, I’d totally suggest going for the extra fifty cents on this title.) If you are one of the few people who have not yet paid a visit to Asgard, then I’d suggest you go ahead and do so. Thor was one of the summer’s best blockbusters, mixing in a smart script, some great acting, a few moments of humor, and some great action sequences. Hemsworth owned the role of Thor, and Hiddleston made for a wonderful Loki. If you have any desire to be ready for when The Avengers make their mark next summer, then I’d wholeheartedly recommend Thor. It’s a fun ride, and for a dollar, it’s worth every penny. SOURCE CODE (PG-13, 93 minutes-featuring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright) *BLU-RAY OPTION RECOMMENDED This film has been out for a while now, but if you haven’t yet picked it up, it’s a must. The film could almost be considered a distant cousin of Inception. I won’t spoil anything here, but if you enjoyed Inception (which is nearly everyone who saw it), then you would enjoy Source Code-hands down. The cast is great, the plot is quite ingenious, and the runtime is nothing too overbearing. This is a neat science-fiction film that went under many people’s radars during its initial...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
We sent our Editor In Chief out to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds this weekend to see what they were serving up. While the food wasn’t too far out of the ordinary, we still managed to save some lives. Check it out. Please upgrade your...
by Cory Woodroof | Sep 9, 2011 | News Slider
WARNING If you choose to see Contagion this weekend, you might consider bringing a travel size bottle of hand sanitizer. You can thank me later. Contagion joins the league of “possible disaster scenario” films. In a very straightforward manner, the film examines what would happen if a new strain of virus was to hit the human race. The story follows a few key individuals and their experiences through the state of disaster that the virus causes. Remember the Swine Flu scare of 2009? The situation created in Contagion takes that indecency and makes it look like a schoolyard scuffle. Director Steven Soderbergh has crafted a smart, engaging, and at times, all-too-chilling look at a world in hysteria. Plot-wise, we are given a multi-storyline layout. Matt Damon plays a grief-stricken father who, alongside his daughter, must endure the hardships of the disease when his wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) and stepson succumb to the disease (a few of the first to do so). The film also follows Laurence Fishburne as a CDC official who works alongside Kate Winslet’s doctor character to stop the spread of the disease state- side. Marion Cotillard (Mal from Inception) plays a foreign doctor who has her own storyline I won’t spoil here. Jude Law also has a large role as a conspiracy-theorist/blogger who gains a large following once the disease breaks out. Another storyline follows a team of researchers who search for the cure. The cast in this film features many A-list talents, but don’t be fooled. This is not a film that showcases its stars frequently. Soderbergh wisely lets the narrative use the characters as it...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 9, 2011 | News Slider
On the morning the Twin Towers fell 10 years ago, our futures became a little less certain, a little more stifled. The anxiety of those first weeks – when it felt like we were living on the brink – has eased, or at least, become so routine that we don’t recognize it for what it is anymore. After all, you can only mourn the loss of life-as-we-know-it for so long before deciding to embrace what is and finding a way to move forward. To understand this is to understand – at least in part – the story of the way students and teachers have adapted to change. The change that was and still is life after 9/11. I know that I don’t speak for myself when I say that the attack felt personal. It was in our faces, in our homes, on our TVs. And most importantly, inside of our own country – on our soil. That was the case for two of Lipscomb’s own – David Hughes, former Special Forces and now Director of the Yellow Ribbon program; and Jon Corley, a student that is a part of the program, set to graduate in May. The attacks on the country hit them so hard – like it did many others – that it was one of the defining reasons they joined the fight against America’s enemies. Jon was 16 when the attacks happened. He says his experience was very different from what most of us went through when the first plane hit the tower. Jon was home alone that day. He was in bed, sick, and was woken...
