by Cory Woodroof | Feb 20, 2012 | News Slider, Opinion
I, assistant managing/entertainment editor Cory Woodroof, welcome you to the “Top the Critic” challenge! The Academy Awards will hold their ceremony Sunday evening, and in honor of the season, I have offered my “professional” opinion on who will win in the major categories. You will have a chance to offer your own picks in the comments section below this article. If you can manage to prove me wrong and top my predictions, you will have a chance to win two free movie tickets to the Regal Theater! Please remember to include your name and email in your predictions post. See below for contest rules. BEST PICTURE The Artist Moneyball War Horse The Help Midnight in Paris Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close The Descendants The Tree of Life Hugo The Lumination Critic picks The Artist. BEST ACTOR George Clooney–The Descendants Brad Pitt– Moneyball Jean Dujardin– The Artist Demián Bichir– A Better Life Gary Oldman– Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy The Lumination Critic picks Jean Dujardin. BEST ACTRESS Meryl Streep– The Iron Lady Viola Davis– The Help Michelle Williams– My Week with Marilyn Rooney Mara– The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Glenn Close– Albert Nobbs The Lumination Critic picks Viola Davis. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christopher Plummer– Beginners Jonah Hill– Moneyball Nick Nolte– Warrior Max von Sydow– Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Kenneth Branagh- My Week with Marilyn The Lumination Critic picks Max von Sydow. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Octavia Spencer– The Help Bérénice Bejo– The Artist Melissa McCarthy– Bridesmaids Janet McTeer– Albert Nobbs Jessica Chastain– The Help The Lumination Critic picks Octavia Spencer. BEST DIRECTOR Martin Scorsese– Hugo Michel Hazanavicius– The Artist Alexander...
by Danielle Boyd | Nov 19, 2010 | News Slider
Ever wanted to talk back to your professor, and be rewarded for doing it? Well your chance is now. Once again it is time for Lipscomb students to complete course evaluations for this fall semester. Associate Provost of Academic Administration and Strategic Initiatives Dr. Susan Galbreath believes the evaluations are important so that students’ opinions of teachers can be heard. “We want to be able to reward and acknowledge faculty who are doing a great job, and students can tell us that,” Galbreath said. Each semester there are opportunities for students to evaluate the courses in which they are registered in for that term. The annual evaluations are useful for faculty members to understand what’s working and what’s not working according to students. “A student evaluation is one way for us to get a picture as to what goes on in the classroom,” Galbreath said. For the first time last semester students were rewarded for completing all course evaluations with various prizes, and this semester SGA sponsors and faculty members would like to continue this contest. “As a part of the online course evaluations every semester we have a grand prize winner, and last year it was a Garmin GPS system,” Galbreath said. “This semester it is an iPod shuffle, which will go to one student who completes all their course evaluations for the semester.” The grand prize is sponsored through the online course evaluation, and the individual is randomly chosen from the company that provides the gift. Faculty and SGA sponsors would like to congratulate all winners from last semester, especially grand prize winners Shelby Finn and Owen...
