by Amy Estepp | Dec 9, 2010 | News Slider
Christmas and Hanukkah both are important to Lipscomb junior Leah Raich. “Each night my family gets together to have the daily prayers and to light the Menorah. Then we eat Latkes, which are like potato pancakes, and play dreidel,” said the public relations major. As Messianic Jews, the family embraces the importance of both celebrations. Hanukkah is already well under way. It began this year on Dec. 1, which this year was the 25th day of Kislev on the Jewish calendar, according to Raich. The eight-day celebration includes a number of traditions. One tradition is that on each night, one candle is lit on the Menorah (a nine-branched candelabrum) that represents each night of Hanukkah, with the ninth branch used as a light, according to Raich. “I loved celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah as a kid,” continues Raich, a native of Memphis. “Having both just made more times for us to get presents. We also loved sitting around lighting the Menorah as a family.” Raich’s favorite aspect of the holiday is eating the latkes, a part of the traditional holiday diet. Latkes are cooked in a traditional Hanukkah oil, which makes them crucial to the celebration and ritual of the season. “Although my traditions are very different from most people’s, having both Christian ceremonies and Jewish rituals, it just makes the holidays all the more...
by Emily Snell | Dec 7, 2010 | News Slider
Serving in the local community is often more popular during the holiday season. But at times it can be difficult to determine the best way to get involved. As you ponder how to give back this Christmas, here are a few options to consider. The Salvation Army operates year-around and offers a number of programs to help recovering and poor people in the community. The charity offers numerous ways to volunteer, and it also accepts donations of money, vehicles, clothing, furniture and other household items. According to the organization’s website, “The Salvation Army endeavors to bring spiritual light and love to those it serves at Christmas so that the real meaning of the season is not forgotten.” It does this through special projects like the Red Kettle program. The Red Kettle program began in 1891, and now in the U.S., the organization helps more than 4.5 million people during the holiday season. The initiative allows people to drop spare change into a red kettle at grocery stores, malls and other locations. Those who want to be involved with the Salvation Army’s kettle program can donate at any kettle location or can start an online kettle by registering and inviting friends to donate. (You can also donate to the kettle that I’ve already created.) For more details about how to get involved with this organization, visit http://www.salvationarmyusa.org. Another way you can serve others during the holiday season is to visit an Angel Tree. These Christmas trees, located in grocery stores, shopping centers, etc., have the names underprivileged child or the child of a prison inmate hanging on them, and you...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Dec 6, 2010 | News Slider
Lipscomb In Motion Tonight: Monday Night Football in ARLOs New York Jets vs. New England Patriots Food and Drink will be provided Opening Reception: Room 201 (Sculpture Lab) of the Hughes Center 6:00 -10:00 pm “A Celebration of Christmas” A Cappella Singers, University Singers, and University Wind Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. in Collins Alumni Auditorium Tuesday: The Global Learning department will have a Discovery Meeting at 6:00 pm in the Missions Center “Death and Dying” The Avalon Trio at 8:00 p.m. in Ward Hall Wednesday: Wednesday Night We Eat Student Composers Concert at 8:30 p.m. in Ward Hall Friday: **The library will be open until midnight for study and refreshments will be served in the library staff room from 7:00-11:00 pm Saturday: Women’s Basketball vs. Kennesaw State at 6:00 pm Men’s Basketball vs. Kennesaw State at 8:15 pm NU Image Vide Invitation Sunday: NFL Sunday Ticket in ARLOs ****Look for more information about food and events schedule during finals coming...
by Madalyn Chaffin | Dec 3, 2010 | News Slider
Students could be downhill skiing or snowboarding in the Rockies and earning credit for it in the next few weeks. “This opportunity is a fantastic way to experience God’s creation while enjoying and learning the lifetime skill of downhill skiing and snowboarding,” said Kent Johnson, who has organized a Wintermester physical education class that will take Lipscomb students to the mountainsides of Monarch, Colo., in the next few weeks. “Many students have some ski experience in the eastern part of the United States, but this trip allows them to expand their experience to the Rocky Mountains,” Johnson said. Of course not all Wintermester students are going to be speeding down the Rocky Mountain slopes during the break between semesters. Still, whether it is to catch up, get ahead or be able to take a lighter load next semester, many students are taking advantage of the Wintermester offerings. This year’s Wintermester offers mostly general education courses with a few degree specific classes. Classes are offered in hybrid, online or traveling formats and range from Fundamentals of Biology to Theater in New York. Subjects and formats are chosen by what each department deems feasible for students to thoroughly learn a topic in a condensed amount of time. Professors also are offered $1,000 grants to transfer a classroom course into an online format. They may also organize one of the traveling learning experiences. The professors then enter their ideas into a competition against other professors to determine who will receive the grants. The provost’s office then awards the grants to the proposals that will benefit the students the most. “We try to...
by Tyler Lallathin | Dec 2, 2010 | News Slider
“Lake Lipscomb,” as some informally call the planned water feature by the baseball field and tennis courts, had too much water for its own good. While developing the retention pond into a lake area, complete with fountain, builders discovered an underground spring. So a plan had to be developed to deal with this excess “live” water source before continuing the development. “Several design changes had to be made,” said Tom Wood, director of campus enhancement. He said that new equipment had to be ordered to handle the spring water so that the lake can be completed. Once the equipment arrives to deal with the unexpected water source, the contractors will be able to continue their construction of the lake. Wood explains that when it’s completed, plans call for the area to include “added landscaping and eventually a variety of seating areas and other potential enhancements for student and community enjoyment.” The cascading fountain planned for the lake will be 36 feet high. The lake will also provide irrigation for all of campus when it is finished, by pumping water from underground into the lake, and then on to irrigate campus. The lake also will serve as a learning opportunity for students to enrich themselves in knowledge of plant species and the biological aspects of the area. Campus enhancement is on track to have the lake finished in January 2011, weather permitting. “There is also some discussion about providing the lake with fish,” said Wood. Lipscomb will continue to grow and improve the look of its campus. The next plan to enhance campus is a fountain and baptistry in Bison...
