by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 11, 2011 | Sports
Our reporter Matthew “The Hebrew Hammer” Raich brings you the highlights of Delta Tau’s Fight Night 2011. Please upgrade your...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 2, 2011 | News Slider
The kick-off to a four part series of discussions hosted by former FCC Commissioner and Executive-in-Residence Deborah Taylor Tate featured a conversation with current FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell. To see the full conversation with Commissioner McDowell see below. Please upgrade your browser The series entitled “Leadership and Civility in the Digital Age” explores the power of the Internet and its effects on our society, community and leadership. The next installment is Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. in Ezell. More information below. Educating, Empowering and Protecting Children and Teens in a Digital Age April 5, 7 p.m., Ezell Center Co-Sponsored by Centerstone Tate will moderate a panel discussion of experts from Centerstone exploring cyberbullying, online security, privacy issues and everything a parent should know to educate, empower and protect their children on the Internet. The Centerstone panelists will be: Wayne Easterwood, Chief Information Officer Kerry Loy, LCSW, Senior Clinician, Coaching4Teens Karen H. Rhea, MD, Chief Medical Officer These panelists will be joined via Skype by Jim Steyer, CEO and founder of Common Sense Media, a foundation dedicated to providing the information families need to thrive in the digital world. Taken from:...
by Emily Snell | Mar 31, 2011 | News Slider
Hundreds of students will take the stage tonight for Lipscomb’s 48th annual Singarama. [Update: Theme winner for night one of Singarama: Time, directed by Morgan Philley featuring Phi Sigma, Sigma Iota Delta, Gamma Xi and friends] Performances will be in Collins Alumni Auditorium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30. There will also be a show at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Lincoln Mick, one of the hosts and a freshman from Jacksonville, Fla., said he thinks the performers are well prepared. “All of the groups are fantastic,” Mick said. “They’ve done a lot of hard work. I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.” Please upgrade your browser Video by Ryan Malone The theme of this year’s show is “For Good Measure” and will feature three groups: Time, Temperature and Distance. Emily Sullivan, junior in social work and director of Distance, said she thinks the cast is ready. “The group is excited and in great spirits,” Sullivan said. Sullivan said that lack of sleep has made things difficult, but watching the show develop has helped her through. “As director, all I can do is have faith in my group,” Sullivan said. “I’m actually seeing this show come together. It makes me so proud!” According to Melissa Lancaster, a 2004 graduate and director of hosts and hostesses, those involved have been focused on final details this week like staging and lights. “It’s really neat to see what these guys can do in less than a month,” Lancaster said. “It’s impressive to see how quickly they can come up with this stuff.” Lancaster said she enjoys helping with the...
by Emily Snell | Mar 10, 2011 | News Slider
Harding University attracted national media attention last week when it blocked a website created by gay students. But Harding, affiliated with the churches of Christ and located in Searcy, Ark., isn’t the only Christian university to be confronted with the issue of gay rights in the last few months. Belmont University in December terminated the contract of the head women’s soccer coach, who is a lesbian; last month the university changed its non-discrimination policy to include “sexual orientation” and has officially recognized the first gay student organization. The issue has prompted discussion of homosexuality, sexual behavior and tolerance among the student body and even in the president’s office at Lipscomb. “Even though we want to be a Christian university, and we seek to be and we are, that doesn’t mean that topics like [sexuality] are inappropriate,” President Randolph Lowry told Lumination. “In fact, they’re very appropriate. And we believe that, in the context of a faith environment, they must be held.” Lipscomb’s student handbook points out that sexual contact, including but not restricted to intercourse, between students is a moral violation and is subject to discipline. Lowry emphasized that this code applies to any behavior—heterosexual or homosexual—and that all sexual contact outside the marriage relationship of husband and wife is “inappropriate and inconsistent with the community we seek to be.” The president said he does not foresee a change in policy but expects that the university will continue “being gracious, being in conversation, being of help and assistance.” Patrick McAnally, a law, justice and society major, said he thinks dialogue about the topic is one benefit of the Harding...
by Whitney Jarreld | Feb 24, 2011 | News Slider
Think Pink was an all day event, raising awareness of breast cancer, and culminating with a Lady Bisons basketball game. The entire day, Lipscomb had ‘Think Pink’ themed giveaways and activities. Prizes such as an iPad and movie tickets were given away, and students even received a chapel credit for attending the game. At the doors money was raised for breast cancer research, though the night was not meant solely for this purpose. This was also senior night for the Lady Bisons. Jenna Bartsokas, Miaca Bowman and Valerie Bronson were the honored seniors. USC Upstate began scoring early, but the Lady Bisons came back in quickly in the first half to challenge them. By the end of the first, the Lady Bisons had the slight advantage of 33-28. The begining of the second went well for the Lady Bisons holding, USC Upstate to a with a 10-point lead. But Upstate came back with vengeance on a 17-2 run with 7 minutes left in the game. The Lady Bisons recovered and the score was close-knit until the final minutes where Upstate toppled over the Lady Bisons 81-76. Please upgrade your browser Photo Credit: Hunter Patterson & Whitney...
