by Hunter Patterson | Apr 20, 2012 | News Slider
On the semester’s final installment of Lumination News, Hunter Patterson and Caitlin Selle are behind the news desk bring you up to speed on what’s happened in the last week and what is going to happen next week. Plus, the latest in entertainment from Jessic Burke, weather from Clay Smith and sports from Wade Funderburg round out the rest of the week’s show. Lumination Newscast, April 20, 2012 from lumination Network on...
by Clay Smith | Apr 4, 2012 | News Slider
Should it be a crime to be homeless? Many Lipscomb students think not, but a new state law makes it illegal to “sleep, cook or camp on state property.” More than a hundred Nashvillians attended the Rally for the Right to Exist in the Legislative Plaza on Sunday, arguing that the new law criminalizes both the homeless and Occupy Nashville protestors. At least 15 Lipscomb students camped out in the plaza overnight to protest the law. Gov. Bill Haslam signed House Bill 2638/ Senate Bill 2508 into law in March. Violators can face up to a year in jail or a fine of up to $2,500 or both. Proponents of the law say that camping in public places is damaging to public property and that the public’s camping increases health and sanitation problems. The Rally for the Right to Exist was created to address the repercussions the new law has for the homeless community. The Rally featured a potluck dinner, “teach-ins,” a documentary screening and culminated with an overnight “sleep-in” on the Legislative Plaza. Some policy makers in Nashville have said that the law was only intended to target Occupy Nashville Protestors, not the homeless. However, many Lipscomb students feel that the new law is detrimental because it “socially profiles” the homeless. “Certain things that are just a part of daily living can be criminalized for the homeless,” said Grant Winter, a senior American Studies major. “Sitting down on a sidewalk can be considered ‘obstructing a passageway.’ A homeless person who cuts through a private driveway might be charged with trespassing where someone who doesn’t ‘look homeless’ would never be...
by Hunter Patterson | Aug 26, 2011 | News Slider
Early Friday morning inside Allen Arena, Lipscomb hosted the first Nashville Business Breakfast of the fall semester. Tennessee’s newest governor, Bill Haslam, was the featured speaker of the event. Others speaking at the event were SGA president Daniel Wakefield and Lipscomb president Randy Lowry. Amongst the numerous white collar businessmen and women were several members of the Lipscomb faculty. Walt Leaver, Jim Thomas, Tom Seals and Joe Ivey – to name a few. Several of those in the audience were present for the first time. This was pointed out during the introduction when it was announced that the crowd at Friday’s breakfast was twice the size of any other they had seen in the past. Wakefield officially started the event by offering an invocation. Following him was President Lowry who pointed out the audience’s only federally elected official, congressman Jim Cooper. Lowry highlighted the accomplishments of the university over the recent months and told a very light-hearted story about his predecessor, Steve Flatt. Turns out, when renovating Fanning over the summer, workers found several lost items behind the bookshelves in the rooms of the dormitory. One of the items was a letter written by Flatt. The letter was to a girl. A girl that, turns out, is not his wife. Lowry was quick to point out that it was not anything sinister, for Flatt had not yet met his wife. Lowry then introduced the day’s featured speaker, Gov. Haslam. Haslam was greeted with a standing ovation. He began in normal speaking fashion with a joke. “It’s great seeing everyone show up for something like this at the beginning of...
by Kara Philpot | Nov 11, 2010 | News Slider
Voter apathy comes in all ages and stages of life, including at Lipscomb University. In mid-term elections that changed the face of Congress, reversing the course set two years ago when the Democrats swept into office, many Lipscomb students simply chose not to participate when the balloting was held Nov. 2. “The main reason that I didn’t vote was simply because I am so busy as a college student,” Nick Painter, junior information technology major from Franklin, Tenn. “Since I am unable to adequately follow the news, it would be irresponsible for me to vote without thoroughly reviewing all the candidates and having a deep understanding of all the issues at hand.” Many other students had similar opinions of these mid-term elections. Some were disinterested. Some weren’t legally able to vote. Some didn’t care. “I lost my voter registration card and it just wasn’t a big priority,” Christina Bartelt, sophomore elementary education major from Fayetteville, Tenn. “I didn’t know who was running, let alone who I would elect. I honestly couldn’t name a single candidate, as sad as that is.” Other students didn’t vote because they are not from Tennessee. “I didn’t vote because I forgot all about the absentee ballot,” said Michelle Rivard, sophomore accounting major from Sanford, Maine. “I don’t live in Tennessee and it just completely slipped my mind.” Some students were not even registered to vote because the last presidential election was before they were of legal voting age. They thought they had plenty of time to register before the next presidential election and therefore waited. “I’m actually not registered to vote,” Lindsey Schafer, sophomore Spanish major from Rowley, Mass. “But to be...
