Elam head resident to rebrand theme, environment

This coming 2015-16 school year will mark the end of the derogatory “Easy Elam” nickname for the girls living in that dorm, thanks to head resident Hannah Meeks. After spending her first year as head resident, Meeks decided there were some changes that needed to be made to improve the community in Elam Hall. Meeks plans to meet with the marketing team this summer to rebrand Elam into something girls are more excited to be a part of. “My hope is that Elam will be a place that fosters and encourages the young women who live here to become women who passionately pursue truth, who are noble and praise-worthy,” Meeks said. “To become women of joy and delight — to become women who know who they are.” The dorm, which houses around 300 “amazing, unique, fun-loving girls” is going to have an overall theme — something completely new to the resident hall. Nicole Northcutt, Stephanie Schiraldi and Caitlyn Wilson will return as resident assistants in Elam for the 2015-16 school year. Leslie Newman will be moving from Johnson Hall, and the new RAs are Hannah Allgood, Rachel Grant, Anne Ware and Savannah Wilson. They will be responsible for decorating their halls according to Meeks’ new theme. Along with a new residence hall theme, Meeks said she also wants to change the environment. Meeks said she wants to make Elam a more faith-centered community so that the girls can grow in their faith while they find themselves. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
Lipscomb celebrates first snow day of season

Lipscomb celebrates first snow day of season

It wasn’t a ‘snowpocalypse,’ but Lipscomb students still celebrated Monday’s snow day. Predictions for large snow accumulations in Nashville overnight didn’t come true, but a steady freezing rain — that heavily covered the sidewalks of campus — caused Monday’s day and night classes to be canceled. “On a snow day ignore all alarms, skip breakfast and stay in bed as long as possible,” sophomore Charles Smith said. Ignoring alarms and sleeping in was the best option for some students, but for Lipscomb’s early risers, breakfast and studying was not to be substituted. “I will be spending my snow day mostly doing homework and catching up on reading what I need to be doing for class,” senior Jordan Taylor said. Senior Gracey Aguirre said she also wanted to spend some of her day studying. “I am currently studying for the three tests I have this week,” Aguirre said. “I am taking advantage of an extra full day. Later, I hope to go sledding down a slope somewhere” And some students did just that – crowds gathered by the soccer field to sled during the early afternoon. “We’re going to go to the soccer hill and sled and just have fun,” freshman Logan Paynter said. “Hopefully, if it turns into real snow instead of ice, we’ll probably go to Capitol Hill.” Paynter’s wish came true around 2 p.m., when light snow began falling on campus, and students didn’t have to travel Nashville’s treacherous roadways to get downtown for sledding on Capitol Hill. For junior Chucky Vazquez, the light snow was a little too much. “Well I’m from Florida and I love...

Elam hosts modest fashion show with guests from NBC’s “The Sing-Off”

A fashion show, special guests from NBC’s “The Sing-Off” and a little bit of Cheesecake Factory combined made for a Galentine’s Day event Friday night in Shamblin Theater. Elam Hall’s resident assistants helped their residents ring in the holiday of love a little differently this year. The event was hosted by Elam head resident and RAs, providing women with tips on how to dress modestly and feel comfortable with themselves. “I saw a need for girls to have an honest conversation about the importance of thinking through how we are dressing and why,” Elam head resident Hannah Meeks said. The night kicked off with some live music, followed by the fashion show put on by Blush Boutique – a local boutique offering affordable fashion. Kayley Coggins, a personal stylist at Blush, used 10 Elam residents as models for her presentation of modest spring outfits. “Modesty is important because it is part of our femininity,” Meeks said. “Modesty affects ourselves and those around us, and it becomes a big part of how we think about our identity and ourselves.” The fashion show was followed with a special panel discussion featuring two members of “The Sing-Off” season three a cappella group Delilah. Kendall Young, a junior human resources major from Dayton, Ohio and Ingrid Andress, Delilah group member, shared their journey of staying modest while performing on “The Sing-Off.” “We didn’t want to compromise ourselves because we would be lying to ourselves if we went out there dressed like these super sexy girls because that’s not who we were as people,” Young said. Andress said that a lot of girls hold themselves...