by Rachel Carden | Mar 22, 2011 | Opinion
You’re engaged. Now what? With the dozens of engagements that have happened and are happening around campus lately (are we in Searcy?), plenty of Nashville venues and vendors are being snatched up for dates this summer. Here are some things you should make first priority when it comes to planning your big day. First things first– decide on a date and a budget. You need to agree on who is going to pay for what, and how much you are willing to spend. The planning process will run much more smoothly if you know what vendors you should and should not be considering. The guest list should come next. You need to know how many people you need to fit into a venue and feed, right? Juniors Miriam Harding and Hayden Parish got engaged on top of Mt. Sinai during the Bible travel course offered over Christmas break. “I feel like what’s difficult for one couple can be totally different for another in planning a wedding,” Harding said. “For Hayden and me, it’s just setting a date. We have to work around our living situation for next year. It is frustrating in the sense that I could either have a year and a half to plan, or seven months, and I don’t know which.” If you are already overwhelmed with all the big decisions that you need to make, consider hiring a wedding coordinator or planner to help things run smoothly. Simply Stunning Events is one of Nashville’s top-notch and most affordable planning companies. If you can’t afford a planner, Studio Wed offers free vendor search services. They consider...
by Vanessa Medina | Mar 15, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
If you drive out to a Little League Ballpark and ask any little kid what they want to be when they grow up, most will answer “a professional baseball player.” Caleb Joseph, who was one of those kids before his time at Lipscomb, is living that dream, aiming for a roster spot with the Baltimore Orioles when spring training breaks. The former Bison star got the call to join the big league team in Florida when the Orioles opened camp this winter. Joseph is one of seven catchers in the rotation, meaning he will catch about every three games until the dust settles and the roster is filled. This will give him the opportunity to wear the official Baltimore Orioles jersey. He comes by his baseball love naturally. Mom and Dad both graduated from Lipscomb and were involved with athletics. His dad, Mark, played baseball for the Bisons during the NAIA days. Caleb’s sister, Carly, currently cheers at Lipscomb. Caleb’s younger brother, Corban, is also in the minor leagues and is working out with the New York Yankees. The young Joseph has been working with the major league stars after being called upon twice in the past week to play alongside Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira. He also gets to learn from one of the best second basemen in the league, Robinson Cano. Corban was drafted out of Franklin High School and bypassed college ball to try his hand in the majors. While the Joseph brothers are both in the minor league stages, they work out together and push each other. Caleb finally got to see Corban in action on the field last summer. “It’s...
by Hunter Patterson | Mar 14, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
It’s that time of the year again, March Madness. This time around, Lumination Network is giving you the chance to benefit from all the madness. All we ask you to do is send your Final Four picks to editor@luminationnetwork.com. After you have narrowed it down to four teams, pick your final two and a final score. The deadline for entry is March 23. The bracket can be viewed below. To get a larger view, simply open the image in a new window. Your entry should look something like this: Your name and classification: Ohio Sate, Duke, Kansas, Pitt Ohio State 74 – 67 Kansas What’s the prize if you win? Well, it’s a $25 iTunes gift card, of course! Not bad for filling out the final part of a bracket. Good luck, and remember to get your entries in to editor@luminationnetwork.com by March...
by Emily Snell | Mar 10, 2011 | News Slider
Harding University attracted national media attention last week when it blocked a website created by gay students. But Harding, affiliated with the churches of Christ and located in Searcy, Ark., isn’t the only Christian university to be confronted with the issue of gay rights in the last few months. Belmont University in December terminated the contract of the head women’s soccer coach, who is a lesbian; last month the university changed its non-discrimination policy to include “sexual orientation” and has officially recognized the first gay student organization. The issue has prompted discussion of homosexuality, sexual behavior and tolerance among the student body and even in the president’s office at Lipscomb. “Even though we want to be a Christian university, and we seek to be and we are, that doesn’t mean that topics like [sexuality] are inappropriate,” President Randolph Lowry told Lumination. “In fact, they’re very appropriate. And we believe that, in the context of a faith environment, they must be held.” Lipscomb’s student handbook points out that sexual contact, including but not restricted to intercourse, between students is a moral violation and is subject to discipline. Lowry emphasized that this code applies to any behavior—heterosexual or homosexual—and that all sexual contact outside the marriage relationship of husband and wife is “inappropriate and inconsistent with the community we seek to be.” The president said he does not foresee a change in policy but expects that the university will continue “being gracious, being in conversation, being of help and assistance.” Patrick McAnally, a law, justice and society major, said he thinks dialogue about the topic is one benefit of the Harding...
by Emily Snell | Mar 3, 2011 | News Slider
Last week, President Barack Obama instructed the Department of Justice to stop supporting the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which defines marriage as being between one man and one woman. Lipscomb political science professors Marc Schwerdt and Dwight Tays shared their opinions on the issue. Tays, assistant professor of political science, said he thinks the president’s announcement doesn’t necessarily reflect Obama’s personal beliefs; rather, Tays said, it shows his official, political decision on the issue. “His personal stand is that he does not support same-sex marriages,” Tays said. “But one’s personal stand and official actions at times may be different.” Some consider the announcement to be a shift from Obama’s 2008 campaign stance on this issue. But Tays and Schwerdt said they think the announcement against DOMA is perfectly in line with his position. “His position is, I think, consistent with what he has always done,” said Schwerdt, assistant professor of political science and head of the department. “He has always taken a middle-of-the-road approach. He recognizes civil unions, but he doesn’t really want to recognize gay marriage.” Tays said he doesn’t think the president’s stance on DOMA will have much impact. He said that the act was “really an affirmation of heterosexual marriage.” “It really does not govern marriage,” Tays said. “It was more a political statement instead of a legal reality.” Both Tays and Schwerdt said that a federal statement about marriage doesn’t inherently carry great significance because states are most responsible for what happens regarding same-sex marriage. “I don’t think they’re going to mess with this issue,” Schwerdt said. He explained that, at this point...
