by Whitney Jarreld | Feb 20, 2013 | News Slider
Buzzing sewing machines and the sounds of fabric being ripped and cut mixes with the chatter of daily topics in a room where a group of retired women come together to sew for love. The walls contain pictures, posters and notes with Bible verses that echo that loving motivation. But the ultimate testimony to how these women do everything in love is them taking time to sew for people in need. Now expanded into two rooms, one for fabric and the other for sewing, Sewing to Share is a group of retired women at Trevecca Towers who use their beloved craft to help charity and missions. The group came together in 2008. The women began filling requests to make quilts for an African school for young girls. The quilts were followed by baby blankets for orphaned children in China. The group then found their work so needed that they expanded into a full-time mission of sewing for hope and love. Other beneficiaries of the group include the Veteran’s Administration, Nashville Rescue Mission, nursing homes and other charities. Pearl Kidwell, who has lived in the towers for 10 years, spearheads the group. When she began the group, the women made use of leftover fabric. “We started making quilts, and no money was involved. Everything was volunteer. We took scraps and made beautiful quilts,” Kidwell said. “Since that time, we’ve made quilts for different organizations. We can’t make up our mind which ones we want to do.” Kidwell doesn’t sew alone. Grace Hall moved into the towers a little more than three years ago and enlisted in the project. “I’d always...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 15, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s sixth installment of Lumination News, Caitlin Selle and Jeremy Keck are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Ariel Jones brings you up to speed with sports, Nick Glende fills you in on the week’s top technology headlines, Kage Sanderson gives the scoop on all things entertainment and Brianna Langley delivers your weather forecast. This week’s newscast features some insight into the possible off-campus meal plan developments, some info on last weekend’s Presidential Scholars event, a look into the role of science in faith, an interview with a student who has done some notable sketches, some insight into this month’s celebration of Black history month, some footage of the U.S. women’s soccer team practicing at Lipscomb, a look into the SAAC organization, some insight on the past week’s preaching conference and a look at what Lipscomb students did on their Valentine’s Day, as well as our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Kelly Dean | Feb 14, 2013 | News Slider
You know what time of the year it is when the student center is constantly packed to the brim — pledge week. Pledges and active members of clubs linger in the crowded center throughout the day to socialize, reminisce and sign those beloved signature pages. All the chaos that goes on is hard to ignore, whether you are in a social club or not. With a lack of sleep and sanity, you’ll see the pledges performing skits, dancing, singing, greeting and many more activities. The Thursday of pledge week marks the Lipscomb holiday known as ‘square day.’ All the pledges from each club get their moment to shine while fellow students gather around to watch. Thirty minutes before the commotion begins, you will find the square completely vacant. Just as chapel releases and the pledges make their way, the square fills with hundreds of students ready to watch the day’s...
by Sydney Poe | Feb 14, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
On Tuesday afternoon, Lipscomb students packed the stands at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex in order to watch the U.S. women’s soccer team, who was using the field to practice before their match against Scotland on Feb. 13. Buzz grew throughout the afternoon on social media sites as many students began to learn of what was happening down at the soccer complex. The practice even drew a few famous fans — Nashville Predators player Mike Fisher and Tennessee Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. Before leaving the practice, some students were lucky enough to get a photo with one of their favorite players. The women’s team played an international friendly match against Scotland at LP Field on Wednesday night and won...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 8, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s fifth installment of Lumination News, Kelly Dean and Nick Glende are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Kage Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports, Jessica Burke takes us around the world in a minute with the week’s top headlines, Savanna Schubert gives the scoop on all things entertainment and Nicolette Carney delivers your weather forecast. This week’s newscast features a look into campus’ Lifelong Learning program, a recap of last Friday’s Relay for Life event, some interviews with Lipscomb students who are also children of missionaries, a look into women’s rights across the globe, some insight into this month’s celebration of Black history month, a look into some new developments in social club policy, some info on job interview do’s and don’ts and a few student opinions on the Super Bowl, as well as our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
