by Mckenzi Harris | Sep 5, 2019 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider
As Hurricane Dorian hits the east coast, Lipscomb students and faculty have started to reflect on the university’s direct connections to the areas affected. This week at The Gathering, Vice President of Student Life Al Sturgeon spoke about how there are 4 students from the Bahamas living on campus. All of the students’ families have evacuated to safer areas, but Sturgeon still began chapel with a special prayer for those in the Bahamas and any others soon to be affected by the hurricane in the United States. The National Hurricane Center released an update saying that Hurricane Dorian has ramped its self back up to a category three and is expected to hit the coast of South Carolina later this evening with winds of 115 miles per hour. Lipscomb Alum Madeline Montgomery of WPEC CBS12 News, based in Palm Beach, was sent to Stuart Florida to watch and report on the storm. Madeline said that as the hurricane gets closer, officials advise citizens of each area to, “Pack a hurricane kit, which is everything from food to water, clothes and anything they might need in their car. And then from there, the closer they get to the storm they start closing government buildings, schools and then they start ordering evacuations.” “How the evacuations work is everyone is evacuated by zone. Everyone is zoned, by A, B, etc. and evacuated in that order.” Colleges in the area also have procedures for evacuation “Most of the schools shut down and decide to close kind of early on in the process” Montgomery said. “When I was in South Carolina the schools made the...
by Janice Ng | Apr 20, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
It’s the last newscast of the 2014-2015 school year, and Sarah McGee and Madeline Montgomery lead the show with the latest Lipscomb and Nashville headlines. Mignonne Bryant takes us around the world in World News, Tom Jones has the weather, Carly Bergthold provides the Hollywood scoop and Gemikal Prude gives national and local sports updates. Lumination’s Tom Jones has the latest on changes for the men’s basketball team, and Leslie Newman has the story on Lipscomb’s first ever Goatfest which involved Metro Police, a bouncy house and goats, but all for a good cause. A Lipscomb faculty member had the honor of translating prisoner of war letters from World War II. Lumination’s Colleen Casner had the chance to talk with Prof. Charlie McVey about what he discovered from the letters. By now you’ve probably heard the phrase “a ring by spring” many times around campus. But what happens if you don’t have a ring on your finger by spring? Lumination’s Erin King finds out. Come back next semester for more Lipscomb and local...
by Janice Ng | Feb 13, 2015 | News Slider
On this week’s Lumination News, Madeline Montgomery and Thomas Jones deliver Lipscomb and Nashville headlines from behind the anchor’s desk. Keep up to date with world news and Hollywood buzz with Colleen Casner and Katherine Harris, and get your sports news updates with Charlie Bateman. Across the nation, the vaccination debate is causing a stir. The recent measles outbreak in Disneyland, California sparked talk of parents not vaccinating children. Lumination’s Leslie Newman reports on how this affects Lipscomb. This week’s newscast also features a look at how well Lipscomb students know their country’s history, and a look at the Bisons’ baseball season ahead. Students also got the chance to share stories at the annual Lipscomb Relay for Life event. And, in honor of Black History Month, Lumination sat down with International Student Services Coordinator Sylvia Bearden Braden to talk about diversity on campus. LUmination Newscast 2-12-2015-H.264 for Apple TV from lumination Network on Vimeo. Do you have story ideas? An event you want us to cover? Email our News Director at...
by Janice Ng | Jan 30, 2015 | News Slider
On this week’s Lumination News, Madeline Montgomery and Sarah McGee deliver Lipscomb and Nashville headlines from behind the anchor’s desk. Keep up to date with politics and Hollywood buzz with Leslie Newman and Carly Bergthold, and get your sports news updates with Erin King. The words “eating healthy” and “college” don’t usually go together. However, one Lipscomb graduate assistant found a way to reconcile them. Reporter Mignonne Bryant gives a look at how not to spend your whole income at Whole Foods. This week’s newscast also features a look at how students celebrated the first snow dusting of the year and how Herdcoming, a Lipscomb tradition, brought alumni together to reminisce on old times. Do you have story ideas? An event you want us to cover? Email our News Director at...
by Janice Ng | Jan 23, 2015 | News Slider
Mignonne Bryant and Katie Bianchini led this week’s Lumination News from the news desk, delivering Nashville community and Lipscomb headlines. Construction on the 17-story Green Hills 4000 Hillsboro building has come to a halt. See how local businesses and Lipscomb students are responding to the Southern Land project. The Connection at Lipscomb is a full-service post office in the basement of the Bennett Campus Center. Recently, shipments to The Connection have peaked, piling the shelves high with online shopping and book orders. Reporter Leslie Newman takes us behind the scenes of this busy mailing system. Sarah McGee has highlights from President Obama’s State of the Union address, Madeline Montgomery has the weather, Erin King delivers Hollywood drama and Brianne Welch has NFL and hockey updates. Do you have story ideas? An event you want us to cover? Email our News Director at...
