by Lauren Edwards | May 16, 2011 | News Slider
As the school year comes to a close, Lipscomb students hope that their return in the fall will also bring about better food options. “Eating healthy makes me more focused and less jittery,” explains Claire Hooper, a junior psychology major from Franklin, Tenn., who tries to pick healthy choices on campus, such as salads, fresh fruit, and grilled chicken. However, she finds her selection limited, expressing that although believes the food has improved, particularly in the cafeteria, she also believes it to be primarily processed. Freshman Travis Guerra, a political science major from Chicago, says that for a college campus, the food Lipscomb provides is decent enough. A self-professed health-conscious individual, Guerra tries to avoid most of the fast food options in the Student Center, but occasionally has Blue Coast, saying that it is often fresher than what the cafeteria has to offer. For meals upstairs, he usually has grilled chicken and the occasional salad, but is frustrated that the lettuce is dry and tasteless. Guerra believes that better quality food gives him more energy and makes him a more productive student. Students who focus on health for their major offer good suggestions. Jennifer Cislo, freshman, nutrition major from Chicago says she believes that campus food is not stored properly, which she says makes oranges, bananas, and apples bruised and the lettuce brown or shriveled. “They’re bland,” she explains. “They’ve lost their flavor. It’s gross.” Next year, Cislo would love to see soy milk offered, as well as new, better quality meat options at the grill. Also, she feels that the cafeteria should not have any products that...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 22, 2011 | Opinion
Worrying about finals? While they’re fast approaching, a religious group from California doesn’t think you should lose sleep over the end-of-semester tests, because the world is ending in less than a month. What’s that? You thought the world was supposed to end in 2012 like the History Channel and Nostradamus claimed? Well, there is a new group of people telling us that we are all wrong. The group WeCanKnow based out of California claims that “He will close the door on salvation on May 21, 2011, when He returns to take his elect children to heaven.” Harold Camping, founder of Family Radio Inc., made the prediction, and fans of the radio station paid for billboards that can be seen around Nashville and other cities. Their goal is simple– with the message “He is coming again!” nonbelievers are to change their ways and follow. According to Camping’s prediction, the second coming will occur exactly 7000 years between Noah’s flood and the rapture. Camping claims Noah’s flood happened in 4990 B.C., on May 21 in the modern calendar. God supposedly gave Noah one week of warning before the flood. And, stretching the made-up calculations even further, Camping says that one day equals a thousand years for God. So this obviously means that 7,000 years needed to pass between the flood and the rapture. And so, through the magic of improvable dates, algorithms and calculations, Jesus will come again on May 21, 2011, according to Camping. “We hope that anyone would get a Bible out and try and prove that this is wrong,” Camping said. Before I do that, I’ll tell you this. Camping predicted...
by Crystal Davis | Apr 21, 2011 | News Slider
Did you thoroughly read the academic integrity policy upon enrolling at Lipscomb? If not, now might be a good time. Posters have been showing up around campus promoting the website Homework Horrors. The website’s catchy intro is intriguing. “Don’t fight homework horrors alone. Don’t lose sleep. Don’t watch your grade point averages slide. We’ve put together top advisers, experts and tutors in every field of study who are standing by to stand by you and help you defeat even the hardest homework assignments and problems.” The site may appear helpful and legitimate, but it clearly goes against Lipscomb’s academic integrity policy –“offering up answers, help and even essays on demand!” The website explains the three-step process of uploading your homework, getting a financial quote for answers and then getting an A on your assignment. The website is Paypal verified, further encouraging users to purchase by boasting secure transactions. The website also boasts high quality services on many different subjects. “We don’t just take on the little horrors, either. Need an essay written? Just tell us the subject, the grade level, and the required length, and we’ll get it done, on time, to the highest standards.” Toward the end of the semester, as finals and term papers seem never-ending, websites like this begin to appeal more and more to desperate students. Lipscomb faculty members, like Ruth Henry, chair of the Academic Integrity Committee, fear that students will revert to buying papers instead of just asking for help. “They [students] should play it safe and use the university’s writing center or tutors supplied by the university; it’s honest and often free...
by Crystal Davis | Apr 20, 2011 | News Slider
After Monday night’s debate, hanging fliers around campus and lots of campaigning, the time has come to elect your Student Government Association for next school year. The elections began at midnight Tuesday, April 19, and will continue for the next 24 hours. The SGA candidate list, excluding the senate positions, is as follows: President- Kirk Averitt and Daniel Wakefield Vice-President- Alé Dalton and Amy Estepp Treasurer- Patrick Grace and Leah Raich Secretary- Kenneth Coca and Thomas Whisenant Jackson Sprayberry, the 2010-2011 SGA President had many great things to say about the candidates. “From what I know of each of the candidates, they bring a vast array of experiences and qualifications that would allow them to serve in the executive council of SGA in an effective manner,” Sprayberry said. Sprayberry doesn’t think that any candidate is favored to win by a landslide. “SGA elections are an interesting breed of elections,” Sprayberry said. “Those that appear to be a front-runner may not be the one who actually wins. At this point, I’m not sure there is a clear front-runner in any race.” One of the main issues that Sprayberry said would be a focus each candidate is the continued commitment “of creating community for all of our students through planning events, the shaping of university policies, and by making capital investments across campus.” When emails went out across campus urging students to place an intent-to-run form in the SGA elections, they emphasized the SGA’s ability to take affect the lives of students on campus. “I feel students are looking to elect individuals who will continue to unashamedly and persistently express student concerns to the administration,” Sprayberry said. Alé Dalton,...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 18, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
“What is a winner? Someone who wins everyone contest, but there is not anyone like that. A winner is someone that never lets a failure or a loss be his or her final destination.” Those were some of the encouraging and inspiring words spoken by Mike Krzyzewski at the Third Annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence held on Saturday night. Better known as Coach K, Krzyzewski has won four NCAA Championships as the head basketball coach at Duke. Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001, Coach K boasts the most wins in NCAA Tournament history with 78. Saturday, though, he was not coaching the Blue Devils to victory in Cameron Indoor. He was instead being introduced by fellow Hall of Famer Don Meyer to speak in Allen Arena. University president Randy Lowry started off the evening welcoming the sold out crowd to Allen Arena. Lowry also highlighted the several accomplishments that Lipscomb’s athletic program had achieved over the calendar year. Following a short video, athletic director Philip Hutcheson took the stage and talked about the impact that Don Meyer left on him and the campus. On the stage next was former Lipscomb basketball coach Don Meyer. Coaching at Lipscomb from 1975-1999, Meyer led Lipscomb to victory 665 times. The Evening of Excellence is not only named after Meyer, but it embodies his character as well. Better known as Coach, he boiled the game of basketball down to the ‘little things.’ “Everyone makes notes, everyone says yes ma’am and no ma’am, and everyone picks up trash,” Meyer said. Unable to attend last year’s event because of scheduling conflicts,...
