by Hunter Patterson | Sep 30, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
This week, anchors Clay Smith and Michael Fox tell you everything you need to know about last week, now and next week. Also, Lumination was able to catch Paul Monteiro after Pizza and Politics for a quick interview. Lumination has all that, plus a look at entertainment, sports and weather. Please upgrade your...
by Michael Fox | Sep 30, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb enrollment has reached over 4,000 students for the first time in school history. After 4 years of academic investment, Lipscomb is now celebrating this new enrollment milestone. In 2005, the university’s board of trustees approved a five-year investment that pumped an average of $1 million dollars a month into campus and academics. The plan resulted in a renovated campus landscape, 38 new programs of study, and 79 new full-time faculty hired. Lipscomb reached 3,000 students in 2008 and now 4,000 this fall. Overall, the university has enjoyed a 59 percent enrollment growth rate since 2005. Lumination News caught up with the 4,000th student Jessica Wills, and asked for her take on helping Lipscomb reach this milestone. Please upgrade your...
by Danielle Boyd | Aug 28, 2011 | News Slider
After the 90-day renovation, many returning students were stunned to open the doors of Fanning to see a complete transformation. Every suite was gutted out and finished with hard wood floors, new appliances, fresh paint, better internet service and completely new furniture. “Fanning hall is a beautiful dorm that has always housed beautiful ladies, and I am happy to be here opening my 7th dorm,” said Laurie Sain, head resident of Fanning. “When you walk into fanning now, you feel like you are at home,” said Latoya Clark, a senior resident of fanning majoring in biochemistry from Jackson, Tenn. Before the renovation, minor repairs and patching were made to the women’s dormitory. After this summer, those issues have finally been completely addressed. Now, residents can be sure that they will be cool in the warm months and warm in the cool months. It’s these types of changes that mean the most to the returning students. Jarathzy Lendos, a sophomore nursing major from Honduras, says that her showers have improved immensely in contrast to last year. “Now I do not have to worry about the water scalding my head when I take a shower,” she said. As one can only imagine, the living conditions of the 61-year-old building were dangerous and outdated for anyone living there today. “Fanning was old, run down, and old lady-like because everything was sagging and falling off the walls,” Lendos said. However, now, it is just the opposite. “I was always convinced that with a little bit of help you could make Fanning a concentration camp or prison just by the way it looked,” said...
by Lauren Edwards | May 16, 2011 | News Slider
As the school year comes to a close, Lipscomb students hope that their return in the fall will also bring about better food options. “Eating healthy makes me more focused and less jittery,” explains Claire Hooper, a junior psychology major from Franklin, Tenn., who tries to pick healthy choices on campus, such as salads, fresh fruit, and grilled chicken. However, she finds her selection limited, expressing that although believes the food has improved, particularly in the cafeteria, she also believes it to be primarily processed. Freshman Travis Guerra, a political science major from Chicago, says that for a college campus, the food Lipscomb provides is decent enough. A self-professed health-conscious individual, Guerra tries to avoid most of the fast food options in the Student Center, but occasionally has Blue Coast, saying that it is often fresher than what the cafeteria has to offer. For meals upstairs, he usually has grilled chicken and the occasional salad, but is frustrated that the lettuce is dry and tasteless. Guerra believes that better quality food gives him more energy and makes him a more productive student. Students who focus on health for their major offer good suggestions. Jennifer Cislo, freshman, nutrition major from Chicago says she believes that campus food is not stored properly, which she says makes oranges, bananas, and apples bruised and the lettuce brown or shriveled. “They’re bland,” she explains. “They’ve lost their flavor. It’s gross.” Next year, Cislo would love to see soy milk offered, as well as new, better quality meat options at the grill. Also, she feels that the cafeteria should not have any products that...
by Crystal Davis | Apr 1, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb students living off campus are finding it more and more expensive to get themselves to classes with gas prices soaring at the pumps. An obvious solution to this problem might be found in students carpooling or taking forms of public transportation like the Nashville M.T.A. buses to save money that would otherwise be spent filling up with gas. Freshman Sadie Stone from Louisville, Ky., doesn’t even like driving past gas stations. “Lately every time I pass a gas station my heart sinks,” Stone said. “Anger fills my body when I realize the continual increase in gas prices. There is no way I can continue to afford $3.59 a gallon. Something will have to give and I am not happy about it.” However, some students like sophomore Rachel Hacker, a communications major from Gallatin, Tenn., haven’t noticed much of an increase in gas prices. But whenHacker realized how much a gallon of gas costs, she planned to be more conscientious with her money. “I’ll be budgeting carefully to make the drive home to Gallatin and to other necessary places like the grocery store more convenient and affordable in relation to my inflow of cash,” Hacker said. Another factor affecting students who commute to campus daily is the type of vehicle they drive and what kind of gas mileage they get. In years prior the most relevant feature when college students were considering what car to buy might have been the color or the year. These days, different issues are in the forefront of people’s minds, like how far they can drive on a tank of gas. Hacker drives a...
