Lipscomb student, Occupy Nashville participant, speaks out after arrest

Lipscomb student, Occupy Nashville participant, speaks out after arrest

Senior law, justice and society major Brett Flener was arrested on Friday night along with 26 other protesters on Legislative Plaza as part of the Occupy Nashville movement. The arrest was captured on video by Nashville Scene reporter Jonathan Meador. The video is currently making its rounds on YouTube. At the :06 mark you hear Meador introduce himself as a reporter with the Nashville Scene to the protestors At the :13 mark Brett Flener, the Lipscomb student, introduces himself At :22, an office, over a bullhorn, tells the protestors that their “time is up” (the new Plaza curfew is at 10:00 p.m. with 10 minutes given to demonstrators to leave the area) At :26, you hear a protestor say, “they are approaching!” At :35, the trooper, pictured above, approaches Meador At :38, Meador, tells the trooper that he is “getting off” several times At :40, Meador is told that he is under arrest, and at the same time, Meador exclaims that he is a member of the media At :45, the trooper tells Meador that he “had his time” At :46 The troopers tells Meador that he is “resisting arrest” At :54, the initial trooper tells a fellow officer to “tell him when you get him up there, charge him with resisting arrest” At 1:10 you hear a very distinct sound of handcuffs clasping around Meador’s wrists At 1:38, the officer tells Meador, or “Hoss” at this point apparently, that the camera is going in his pocket The group was released later that evening by night court magistrate Tom Nelson. Earlier this month, senior Clay Smith gave us a video...
Paint the Herd- back for another year [WITH 2011 PHOTOS & VIDEO]

Paint the Herd- back for another year [WITH 2011 PHOTOS & VIDEO]

Bright fluorescent lights, loud music, fog and everyone dancing while throwing paint at each other isn’t something that happens on a regular basis at Lipscomb. But this Friday, Oct. 28, based on last year’s success, SGA is bringing back Paint the Herd. According to SGA member Amy Estepp, one reason why the Paint the Herd tradition is continuing is because “we received amazing support from students last year and even greater responses after the party.” “This year we are having a different DJ and will be expanding the cage to make the space a little larger than last year,” Estepp said, explaining a few changes to the event. Also, this year’s Paint the Herd will last one hour longer. While Paint the Herd is considered a paint-rave, Estepp said the administration is supportive. “We have an amazing administration that supports students and their ideas,” she said, “so it made it an easy decision for us to continue this tradition.” DJ Telemitry will be mixing the music for the night. Last year, many students dressed for the night and wore white t-shirts and SGA handed out white paint suits. Students also brought goggles and wore clothing, including shoes, that they didn’t mind getting paint on. Come prepared to have paint splattered on you and be ready to splatter others. Like last year, the event will take place in the lower level of the Arena West parking garage. Paint the Herd will start at 10 p.m. and end at 1:30 a.m. Lipscomb students can attend for $3 with an ID. Non-students can attend also but for $10. To see what happend last year click...

Lumination Newscast, Oct. 27

This week, anchors Anne Paquin and Wade Funderburg bring you all the stories from in and around the Lipscomb community. Also, Caitlin Selle, Ariel Jones and Jessica Burke fill you in on entertainment, sports and weather in very festive ways. Please upgrade your...

Stomp Fest returns to Lipscomb

The multicultural club Kappa Iota Theta is once again presenting Stomp Fest to the Lipscomb student body and this year the competition is expected to be fierce.   This will be the second Stomp Fest that Lipscomb has had on campus and hopefully will become a tradition every year.  Each social club will have the opportunity to represent their club with one of the greatest forms of creating sound with voice, hands and feet: stepping. Stomp Fest was inspired by the 07’movie Stomp the Yard, a definite go and see movie. This is a step competition that not only makes a social club look good to its peers, but also a time where the social club builds stronger relationships with each other. Stomp Fest is quickly approaching and those involved have practiced long hours almost every day to sound as one unit making one sound.  Each group has at least five minutes to stomp, dance (some might say choreograph) and perform a skit to the judges and the student body in Collins Alumni.  Stomp Fest is sure to get every student clapping and nodding their heads to the beat each group presents.  Stomp the Yard, meet Stomp Fest at Lipscomb University Friday, November 11, at 9:00...

Trunk or Treat brings out ghosts and goblins of LU

Candy out of cars? It’s really okay, because it was Lipscomb’s annual Trunk or Treat. This residence life event had live music, warm cider, cornhole, face painting, hot chocolate, smores, and of course, lots of candy. Different clubs and organizations had decorated trunks full of candy for students and children that were invited from Y.E.S. (Youth Encouragement Services.) This event was a fun time to hang out by the fire and celebrate Halloween with fellow bison. Please upgrade your...