by Nick Glende | Sep 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
In an almost last-minute decision, senior Erica Aburto became president of Lipscomb’s Futuro chapter this year. Aburto, a member of Lipscomb’s student newscast and writer for Lumination, had been a member of Futuro last year but was unable to participate as much as she’d hoped due to work and school responsibilities. Futuro is a professional development organization designed “to provide Hispanic college students with networking opportunities, leadership skills, communication skills and real-world exercises in order to equip them with skills they can take to the workforce.” Originally from Chicago, Aburto now has apartment in the Nashville area and has big aspirations for her future. “After graduation I may do grad school, corporate management or education,” she said. “I volunteered three years at Woodmont Hills Church as a tutor, and I like working with kids. Those are some possibilities. Maybe translating, since I speak Spanish, and I could help other kids with that.” Education is very important, Aburto said, adding that she has learned a lot from being at Lipscomb. “Ultimately the goal of education is to not only have your questions answered, but to raise more questions,” she said. “And that in and of itself–critical thinking–is one of the most important pillars of education.” Aburto said Jackie Corley, a Lipscomb alumnus was a major influence, for her. Corley is now director at Christian Community Services, Inc. “The way she’s influenced me is her serving heart,” Aburto said. “She’s never met a stranger. That’s just who she is. Whoever she encounters is automatically a friend of hers. That’s someone I aspire to be like, someone who never meets strangers and...
by Rachel Billingsley | Sep 12, 2012 | Opinion
Set in 1945, as soldiers return from the war in the Pacific, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s “Much Ado About Nothing” both does justice to the author’s sharp wit and spins the classic in a fitting way. This particular rendition of “Much Ado About Nothing” is a musical rather than a play, but the songs fit in well with the written material. Lipscomb graduate Sawyer Wallace participated in the musical playing the part of Conrad, one of Don John’s most loyal associates. He was just as ridiculous as all of the other characters. Perhaps one of the most hilarious moments in the play is a scene in which the character Benedict is hiding in the garden. He goes out into the audience and jumps from benches to blankets to the ground. In the performance I saw, he even landed in an elderly gent’s lap and crawled through the orchestra pit. It’s an altogether pleasant surprise. The change in scenery and setting – the trademark of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival – is refreshing, and the characters are just as hilarious as those in Shakespeare’s original play. Admission to the performance is free, but donations are accepted in order to fund future productions by the Nashville Shakespeare Festival. But time is running out. The play began Aug. 16 and concludes this coming Sunday. Performances are at Centennial Park at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening, with pre-show entertainment starting at...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Sep 12, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
For Kaycee Green, the Lady Bison’s volleyball game on Aug. 31 against Appalachian State was certainly one to remember. Entering that Friday’s game, Green was only two kills away from reaching the 1,000 mark. After finally reaching the milestone, Green recorded 12 more kills. Head Coach Brandon Rosenthal said he believes the achievement speaks volumes to Green’s talent. “There’s only a couple of girls at Lipscomb that have done that, and I’m happy Kaycee is a part of that,” Rosenthal said. “I love the fact that we’re able to add her to that group.” Green, a senior from Cookeville, Tenn., majoring in education, is number three in school history for the most kills in a career. “I didn’t think it’d take me this long; I was hoping I would do it earlier,” Green said light-heartedly. Green said she believes her commitment has led her to this point. “It took a lot of hard work, and I’m glad I finally got there,” she said. “I still want to get more. The work’s never done.” Statistics aren’t the only thing that has earned Kaycee Green recognition. The outside hitter is also the only senior on the Lady Bisons volleyball team. “It’s a little intimidating,” she said. “I have a lot more responsibility, and to take it on all by myself is kind of frustrating, hard at times. But I like it because all the girls respect me, so it’s not bad at all.” “I tried to take on some of it last year because I knew it was going to happen. I was a big leader in my high school team,...
by Crystal Davis | Sep 11, 2012 | News Slider
Students participating in formal rush this week are experiencing new changes to the rush process. Campus Life instituted the changes for this semester, hoping to give more students opportunities to be involved in Greek life on campus. Sam Parnell, director of Greek life, said during the spring 2012 semester that 110 students received bids, and 37 did not. Three of those students who did not receive bids were ineligible due to “academic/institutional requirements.” Five hundred undergraduates make up Lipscomb’s 13 social clubs. Parnell said campus life doesn’t “monitor the criteria the social clubs use to pick their members. We are changing the process to allow more students the opportunity to be in a social club.” “The major change is having students list their top choices of social clubs in which they wish to rush,” Parnell said. “If a student doesn’t get sent a formal bid for their club of choice, then they still have other chances to make it in to an alternate choice.” With the new system, students rank their top three choices of clubs, and then are placed in the highest ranking club that extends a bid to them. According to posted eligibility requirements, all students must be in good academic standing and have completed one semester as a full-time student at Lipscomb to rush. Freshmen have to achieve a GPA of at least 2.5, and other undergraduates must earn a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Other requirements include attending four open rush events, three club prospective events and all formal rush events for which you receive an invitation. The men’s (Sigma Omega Sigma, Delta Nu, Tau Phi, Gamma Xi, Sigma Iota Delta) and women’s social clubs (Gamma Lambda, Pi...
by Bridgette Begle | Sep 11, 2012 | News Slider
In remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001, the Lipscomb community hosted a special event to honor the victims and the heroes of the tragic terrorist attacks 11 years ago. Tuesday morning the Allen Bell Tower became a place of observance and remembrance. Lipscomb students and staff, as well as the surrounding community, gathered to recall the events of that day and pray for those affected and for the future of America. At the conclusion of the service, the bells tolled 11 times at 7:46 a.m., representing the time when the first plane flew into the north tower of the World Trade Center. “We are grateful for the changing fortunes of our lives. We know all comfort and consolation comes from you,” said Randy Bostic, who led the group in prayer before the bells chimed. “Let the heroes of this event be an example of courage, and let us apply it to our life with you.” Jim Humphrey, assistant dean of students and director of veteran services who retired from service last November after 22 years, organized the event. Humphrey said he wanted it to take place at a convenient time for those with 8 a.m. classes, which happened to line up with the original time of disaster. Humphrey led the group in reflecting on the events that forever marked Sept. 11, and then a moment of silence followed. The 16-minute ceremony was meant to be emotionally light but significant in its meaning, he said. “These aren’t just numbers, but real people who died,” Humphrey said, referring to the 3,000 people who lost their lives that day. “To me, it’s almost...
