Students honor MLK, update fire hall

by | Jan 14, 2012 | News Slider

Jan. 14 kicked off the start of a service oriented week to honor the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Students from Lipscomb, Belmont and Vanderbilt universities collaborated on the week’s first service project, all helping to paint Fire House 19 near downtown Nashville through the Hands on Nashville service group. Students spent their Saturday morning painting the old fire house that has been forgotten since 1993. Other projects to honor Dr. King included working with Feed the Children and the American Red...

The Biggest Stories from 2011

by | Dec 20, 2011 | News Slider, Opinion, Sports

It’s that time of the year again. You know, the end of it. And with the end of the year comes lists! On the front pages of CNN, ABC News, Yahoo! and other news sites there will soon be “The Best of 2011” or “The Biggest from 2011.” At Lumination Network, we opted for the latter. 2011 was a year of surprises. When the year began, we were all shocked by what happened to Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona. In March, Charlie Sheen ranted about “winning” and “Tiger Blood,” capturing the attention of the world…and ending his sitcom career prematurely. But 2011 was also a year of tragedy. On top of Senator Giffords being shot in her home state, one of the largest tsunamis in history hit Japan, which sent three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into meltdown, the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. In April, tornadoes ripped through the states just south of us.There were more than 170 twisters on one day, leading to a death toll of nearly 300. And 2011 was a year of love. In the biggest wedding of our lifetimes, William and Kate got hitched. Prince William, of course, tied the knot with his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, got married outside Westminster Abbey in London on April 29. Over 23 million Americans watched the wedding from their couches. Undoubtedly, though, the biggest story of the year was the death of Osama bin Laden. As most of you remember, bin Laden was killed during a firefight in Pakistan nearly a decade after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and set off patriotic celebrations...

[Photos] Lighting of the Green 2011

by | Dec 7, 2011 | News Slider

Following another year of tradition, Lipscomb hosted the annual Lighting of the Green. Hosted by Amy Grant, over five-thousand people attended to enjoy the music and festivities. Before the concert began, the merry marketplace provide some shopping oppurtunies, snacks and beverages and children were able to have their photo taken with Santa Clause. With Amy Grant hosting and performing along with other musicians, the whole night provided an entertaining concert. Other headliners were Gene Miller, Jenny Gill, Sterling Gittens, Miranda Doolittle, Point of Grace, Miranda McCaslin and Lipscomb’s own chorus. The night ended with the traditional singing of Silent Night and Mayor Dean pushing the button to light the Christmas...

Students share Thanksgiving traditions

by | Nov 22, 2011 | Uncategorized

While Thanksgiving is a national holiday, that doesn’t mean everyone celebrates it the same way. Sometimes having small families means you have a small close knit dinner, while others celebrate the holiday with their extended family and have close to thirty people in one home. For other students, location is a factor in how they celebrate their Thanksgiving. Besides offering a week off of classes, the Thanksgiving holiday break allows Lipscomb students to reflect on many traditions, some that may be a little comical. “My grandpa always cuts the turkey and manages to cut his finger every year,” said Amber Leach a junior finance major from Jackson, Ohio. While some may have unique or crazy traditions, Leach says her Thanksgiving is pretty consistent. “We always break the wishbone, and it’s always at my house,” she said. Some families like to celebrate Thanksgiving as a big family meal, with turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and anything else you might think of as traditional. On the other hand, a few Lipscomb students say that their families use it as a way to prepare for Christmas. Please upgrade your browser “We always make plans for Christmas at Thanksgiving,” said sophomore Jessica Royster, a psychology major from Fayetteville, Tenn. “We do things like swap names for gifts and make sure everyone knows what they’re bringing for dinner.” She also gets a luxury that many students would love to have: two Thanksgiving dinners. “I go to my grandmother’s on my step-dad’s side, and then I go to my dad’s for a second Thanksgiving.” Royster says her Thanksgivings are usually more traditional and family-oriented, while Christmas...