by Anne Paquin | Oct 28, 2011 | News Slider
On October 23rd, the church Ethos celebrated its third birthday. Ethos is a church of Christ that holds its four services on Sundays at the Mercy Lounge, a bar in downtown Nashville on Canery Row. To celebrate their third birthday the ministry urged its members to give what God had placed on their hearts to give towards an organization called Charity Water which goes into rural areas of the world and digs wells for people who aren’t getting clean water. Please upgrade your browser For their birthday, they also had a Baptism Sunday where they baptized over twenty people who all shared their stories and welcomed Christ into their hearts. To learn more about Ethos Church go to www.ethoslove.com....
by Kelly Dean | Oct 28, 2011 | News Slider
The festive tradition of getting to be someone other than yourself for a night doesn’t get old for college students. Some students play it safe by being your typical witch, and others will take their costumes to a whole new level. Being on a strict budget, many college students make their own costumes with things they find around the dorm or by visiting the local thrift store. The creation possibilities are endless when creating your own costume. Please upgrade your browser Across Lipscomb’s campus, there is a wide variety of costume ideas for the spooky night of Halloween. While Sophomore Rachel Bush will dress as southern cook Paula Deen, Senior Nathan McCarty will simply be a blade of grass. There is no telling where people come up with their crazy costumes...
by Julie Williams | Oct 28, 2011 | News Slider
On Oct. 25th and 27th Lipscomb University presented the documentary, Miss Representation, partnered with the Tennessee Economic Summit for Women. The Department of Communication, the Andrews Institute and the Human Docs film series hosted the event. A panel discussion was held after each showing of the film with three respected leaders. The discussion panel featured Linda Garceau-Luis, the CEO of the Centerstone Foundation, a behavioral healthcare organization; Beth Curley, the President and CEO of Nashville Public Television; ands Stacy Smith, associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. Please upgrade your browser The second panel feature Lipscomb University English professor Kim Reed, Amanda Moody, coordinator of the Students Taking a Right Stand program at David Lipscomb Campus School, and Lipscomb communication professor Aerial Ellis. Miss Representation is about how the media portrays women and how that representation affects real women and the perception of them in society. Miss Representation encourages all women to reach their potential and move past society’s expectations. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was an official selection of the event. The film has also been honored at the many other festivals including the Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco and Denver film festivals. Both showings of Miss Representation were well received by the packed audiences in attendance....
by Julie Shrewsbury | Oct 27, 2011 | News Slider, Opinion
It’s mid October, nearing that crazy time of year when people dress up like their favorite celebrities, sports figures, ghouls, goblins or other unique personality. Yes, Halloween is right around the corner and dressing up and trick-or-treating can be a blast, but if you live in Nashville there are plenty of other Halloween festivities to partake in. Haunted houses run a muck around the Nashville area, however, finding one to fulfill the thrill you’re looking for can be a difficult task. There is a haunted house out there for everyone, but the chore is finding one that’s scary enough for those daring adrenaline junkies, not too scary for those bringing children, and easy on the gore for those with weak stomachs. Here’s some insight on some of the most popular haunted houses in 2011. Nashville Nightmare, a new haunted house established this year, consists of highly detailed scenes, state of the art animations and special effects as well as intense actors. It is located at 1016 Madison Square and general admission is $15. Please upgrade your browser Bikers Who Scare Haunted House is hosted by bikers that are a part of the Bikers Who Care Organization. It is hosted in an old movie theater in Clarksville, Tenn. and is usually open only on weekends. Located at 1955 Madison Street, it is one of the cheaper haunted houses around, costing under $10. Abby Dodson, a nursing major from Franklin, Tenn., attended Haunted Woods Haunted House in Leipers Fork, Tennessee. “I didn’t think it was particularly scary, but it was fun to go to with a group of people,” Dodson says....
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 25, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb University Athletics has announced the launch of its new Adoption Rally program, a groundbreaking venture designed to help families defray the mounting costs of adopting children while filling the stands at Lipscomb’s Allen Arena for men’s basketball games. This season, in an unprecedented move, Lipscomb’s new Adoption Rally program will give 100 percent of game day gate revenues from its most prestigious sport to families in the process of adopting children. The Adoption Rally advisory board, made up of Lipscomb alumni and supporters who have either adopted children or were adopted themselves, will award one grant to an adopting family in middle Tennessee for each of Lipscomb’s men’s basketball home games this season starting with the Bisons’ game against Austin Peay on Monday, Nov. 28. Grant recipients will receive all ticket revenue for their assigned game outside of season ticket and advance group sales. Grants will be awarded to families who display a financial need and present the best marketing plan for convincing family, friends, fellow church members, neighbors and other groups to attend their assigned games. The program was designed as a true win-win for Lipscomb and the adopting family. As attendance rises, so does the size of the check that will be given to the adopting family. “The Adoption Rally program has the potential to become our blue field,” said Brent High, Lipscomb’s Associate Athletic Director for Spiritual Formation, referencing Boise State University’s football field that is known for its unique blue turf. “Only at a place like Lipscomb would a president, CFO and an athletic director sign off on trading what could potentially be thousands of dollars in gate revenue for an opportunity to assist...
