by Caitlin Selle | Oct 13, 2010 | News Slider
Paint will be flying and music will be pounding Friday night when Lipscomb’s Student Government Association hosts the first-ever “Paint the Herd.” The paint party — also referred to as a paint rave — will be held from 11:30 p.m. Friday until 1:30 a.m. Saturday on the bottom level of the new parking garage. DJ Potamus will be on the ones and twos while students dance and sling paint on each other and the well-covered and protected surfaces of the emptied garage. Students are excited about the music as well as the paint. “I have never heard DJ Potamus,” said freshman Courtney Himes. “But I’ve heard he is the bomb-diggity. I think that his music will make this paint party even better and I cant wait to hear him.” Paint, paint suits and refreshments will be provided by SGA. Students are urged to bring goggles or sunglasses to avoid getting paint in their eyes. Another perk that is designed to get more students involved is that the freshman curfew, normally 1 a.m. on the weekend, will be extended to 2 a.m. Admission will be $2 for Lipscomb students and $5 for non-Lipscomb students. Long-sleeve black t-shirts are available for $10 and get you into the party for free. “I have been to paint raves before and am so excited that Lipscomb is doing one,” said Kelli Blackshear. “I hope it tops the ones I’ve been to before. My friends and I can’t wait for this...
by Madalyn Chaffin | Oct 13, 2010 | News Slider
Declaration deadline looms. And for some of the almost 350 Lipscomb students required to declare majors this autumn, quick action must be taken. All students who have earned 57 credit hours, no matter their academic standing, must officially declare their major by Friday, Oct. 15. To help students negotiate this process, the registrar’s office provides an instruction sheet with easy-to-follow steps. After filling out the official form, including grades earned in all classes completed, the student must have it signed by the department chair of the desired major. The next step is submitting it to the registrar for review. After that review is successfully completed, the student has officially declared his/her major. The most difficult task for the university registrar’s office is finding the time to schedule all the reviews with the students who must declare this semester. “We need approximately 40 appointments a day,” said Nanci Carter, technical support employee in the registrar’s office. Although some students have yet to begin the process, even as the deadline comes nearer, those who have completed it report it’s not that difficult. “I was just glad to be officially declared,” said Kelly Hagerty, a junior and and newly declared kinesiology major. “It wasn’t hard to do at all and they were happy to help with any questions I had.” Failure to officially declare restricts students from registering for classes for next semester. Students who haven’t declared because they are unsure of their major preference are encouraged to take some time off from classes until they decide on a major to...
by Emily Snell | Oct 13, 2010 | News Slider
Breast cancer survivor Libby Spicer, a Lipscomb student accounts representative, is the inspiration behind Kappa Iota Theta’s plans to participate in the cancer awareness walk. Spicer is so moved by the organization’s plans that she says she may walk right along with them. “She, in some way, has touched each and every one of our lives,” said Tenielle Buchanan, director of Lipscomb’s Intercultural Engagement and Development and Kappa Iota Theta sponsor. “This gives our students a chance to give back to someone who has given to them.” Spicer began working in the business office in 1999. In 2006, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. During her four months of chemotherapy, she worked part-time, coming to the office between treatments. *“If I hadn’t had this place to come to and these people—these wonderful people…” Spicer said, commenting on the role of her co-workers and friends. “That’s one thing that makes Lipscomb, Lipscomb. Everybody is so supportive.” Kappa Iota Theta, formerly named LUMA, will be participating in the American Cancer Society walk on October 30 at LP Field. All Lipscomb students are encouraged to join. Those interested can register at the event or by contacting Jennifer Lucas with the American Cancer Society at (615) 327-0991. In addition to trying to walk with the students, Spicer said she will to get others from the business office to participate as well. Buchanan also explained that she and the student leaders of Kappa Iota Theta decided to participate in the cancer walk as a way to show that Lipscomb is involved in the larger community of Nashville. She said she expects to see a positive...
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by Whitney Jarreld | Oct 12, 2010 | News Slider
Elaine Kamarck, spoke on Election 2010: It’s the Economy, Stupid – Again for the Don R. Elliott distinguished presidential lecture at Shamblin Theater on October 7th. Kamarck, who is a veteran at the White House and an expert on policies with years of expertise and experience during the Clinton administration and is the author of two books. She lectures on a variety of presidential policies, and more over about economics and how politics is effected by the 21st century environment. Kamarck began her speech with basic information about the economy but transformed that information into how the current economic situation has effected the popularity of the President and other current political issues. After her brief lecture, she and two other panelists answered questions from the audience. The other panelist were Marc Schwerdt, assistant professor of political science and academic chair of history, politics and philosophy, and Linda Schacht, associate professor of communication and political science. Questions by audience members varied from the weight of the president’s cabinet in decision-making to the role of congress, the current economic and political environment. Other audience members asked about the role of women in politics, particularly the progression of those roles. The event filled Shamblin Theatre with an audience of Lipscomb students and faculty and members of the Nashville community. Please upgrade your...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 12, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference recently concluded its annual fall meetings of athletics directors, senior woman administrators and faculty athletic representatives on the campus of Mercer University. Among the issues the membership approved were sites for future cross country and volleyball championships and format changes for the softball, soccer and tennis championships. The membership awarded future championships to Belmont, for cross country in 2011 and to Lipscomb, for volleyball, in 2011 and 2012. Belmont served as host of the 2004 Cross Country Championship and the meet returns to Nashville for the first time since Lipscomb hosted in 2007. Lipscomb will host volleyball for the first time but the event will return to Nashville for the third time since 2005. Belmont hosted in 2005 and 2006. Three tournaments will undergo changes to their respective formats. In softball, byes will be awarded to the top two seeds, beginning with the 2011 event at USC Upstate. Men’s soccer will return to a single-weekend event, to be played on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at a pre-determined location – beginning in 2011. Starting in 2012, the tennis championships will move to a Friday through Sunday format instead of the current Thursday-Saturday style. The conference announced new initiatives that will launch throughout the year, including an online store that will debut later this month, a renewed agreement with ASunPhotos.com, the creation of a new in-house marketing position, fresh championship marks and a monthly newsletter. The conference will conduct its spring meetings in Daytona Beach, Fla., from June 6-9. This release was taken...
