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 Bridgette Begle | Sep 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
With his own song on iTunes and a mother who is known as “the queen of Christian fiction writing,” sophomore Ty Russell is ready to be a bright light for the entertainment industry. Russell’s mother, Karen Kingsbury, has written over 50 novels appealing to all ages. Russell said his mother travels a decent amount for book signings and conventions. And although some people may think that would have a negative effect on the family, Russell insists that it’s not a factor. “She puts family first. … Even if she is on a deadline and someone needs help with homework, she helps with the homework because she is a mom first,” he said. Russell said he looks up to his mother as his role model in many different ways. “It’s cool that she has a platform but is still so humble.” Transferring from a bigger campus in Virginia called Liberty University, Russell said he is ready to see what a small campus in a big city has in store for him. “I like to get plugged in and know the faces around me every day,” Russell said. Even though his family moved to Nashville in the summer of 2011, Russell still attended Liberty for the 2011-2012 school year. “It was weird coming home from school for Thanksgiving break to a new place,.” he said. Music City seems to be a central location for Russell and his plans for the future. After asking around to try to find a smaller Christian school, Russell said Lipscomb was the most popular response. “Everyone is so nice, warm and welcoming,” he said. “Everyone is...
by Crystal Davis | Sep 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Well, a coffee shop with a special mission, opened its doors this summer in Green Hills. This trendy new spot for students to lounge and study has a slight twist. It’s a non-profit organization geared toward ending poverty. The Well is tucked away on Richard Jones Road in Green Hills, just across from Trader Joe’s. The coffee house donates its proceeds to help create sustainable solutions for people without water and food across the world. Adjunct Bible Professor Rob Touchstone and five other men comprise the board of directors that essentially runs the booming new business. “It’s a way of addressing poverty in the world,” Touchstone said. “This is our effort to give back. “Our goal here is to be a non-profit missional coffee house where we’re giving away all of our profits to try and alleviate poverty by bringing sustainability to different parts of the world, mainly in Africa.” While it’s only been open for a little over a month, The Well has already completed one project to give back. Touchstone said the coffee shop’s proceeds bought a new washing machine for an infirmary–essentially a nursing home–in Jamaica. Touchstone said he was enrolled in Earl Lavender’s missions graduate course about five years ago when he was asked the question, “What would the church look like outside the walls of the church building?” He challenged his group of friends to tackle this question head on. Touchstone said his goals for The Well were to “take down the religious barriers that sometimes get put up by church buildings, stained glass and formal religion and to try and get in to the...
by Emily Snell | Sep 1, 2012 | News Slider
In the semester’s second installment of Lumination News, Clay Smith and Brynn Watkins are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happened on campus during the past week. Whitney Jarreld gives you the political low-down in a new segment, preparing you for the November presidential election. Crystal Davis shares what’s new in entertainment news, while Jeremy Keck brings you up to speed with Lipscomb sports and local football teams. Kelly Dean offers a look at the weather forecast. Videos feature a recap of the President’s Convocation; a look at Futuro, a Hispanic student organization; details about a Relay for Life event planned by Lipscomb students; tips about purchasing books on campus; a look at what students think about having Maggie Moo’s on campus Thursday nights; and a Nashville Spotlight on Hillsboro Village....
by Emily Snell | Jul 30, 2012 | News Slider
Students will notice some obvious changes to campus when they return in August, as most of the summer enhancement projects wrap up in the next few weeks. Tom Wood, director of campus enhancement, said he thinks the improvements will have “the wow effect.” Besides the addition of Lipscomb’s nursing building on the north side of campus, transformation of the student center will be one of the most major changes students may notice. The university bookstore and Uncle Dave’s have moved to the lower level of the student center in the old Arlo’s location. Auntie Anne’s and Zebi will be in the former bookstore space. There will also be a lounge area with new carpet, booth seating, extra tables and chairs, and a small performance stage in one corner. According to Wood, the food court area will have new floor tiles, and new tables and chairs by the time classes start. “There’s a lot of interior improvements to the student center,” he said. “I think it will be something they will really enjoy. I think there are some great things happening in the student center.” The nursing building is on schedule to be ready for the fall semester, Wood said, and will be an “exciting” thing for the university and the nursing program. “It’s really going to enhance our nursing program tremendously,” he said. “We have 120 nursing students who will be studying in there this fall, so that’s a big improvement over last year’s enrollment in nursing. I think that will continue to grow.” Students living in Elam can look forward to renovations in that dorm. Wood said the rooms...
