by Anastasia Davis | Feb 14, 2020 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider
In the fall of 2018 during the Lipscomb Leads campaign announcement, President Lowry listed buildings on campus that are to be renovated, and he is finally making good on that promise. On Feb 11 Lipscomb announced to its student body a new renovation project for Elam Hall, one of the older residence halls on Lipscomb’s campus. Elam Hall’s $11 million renovation commenced on Thursday Feb. 13. The first phase of the construction project will be the installation of a new elevator that will be connected to the current building by a breezeway. Students can expect the project to be completed sometime in August before the first day of classes. The second phase of renovations will include waterproofing the basement, refurbishing the front porch area and a complete renovation of all interior areas of the residence hall, including all dormitory rooms, public and private showers, restrooms, lobbies, gathering areas, kitchens and lounges. “Students that are going to be living in the resident halls, I think they are going to be excited,” said Laurie Sain, Dean of Housing and Residence Life. “Right now, everyone is being great in Elam, they’re being very understanding even though they are not getting the benefit of the new resident hall, but they are very excited it is finally happening.” While there are many new additions and updates coming to the resident hall, some of the current residents are not as thrilled. “I’ll admit, I am happy they are finally renovating Elam. However, I believe this is poor timing,” said Zoe Guest, an Elam Hall resident. “It’s midterms and the loud construction noise is going to...
by Mckenzi Harris and Erika Plunkett | Sep 30, 2019 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider
With Nashville baking in temperatures well above normal, air-conditioning systems around campus have been taxed to the max for the last two weeks, and the result is that many students have suffered. And the heat isn’t going away until at least the end of the week. “People are sleeping in the hallways in the back of the building, ’cause our rooms measured at 96 degrees,” said Kam Harris, a freshman who lives in Elam. But it’s not just been a problem for those trying to sleep and study in Elam. Last week, the air conditioning was out in multiple residence halls. Elam, Fanning and High Rise residents all were roasting at different times during the week. The record-breaking September heat, along with broken HVAC units forced many students — like Harris — to leave their dorm rooms to find someplace else to sleep. “Everyday we walk into our room, we always ask if the A/C is working and the answer is always ‘no,'” said Fanning resident Ella Lathem, a sophomore. Along with the HVAC issues in housing, the HVAC unit in McFarland went out last Thursday. School of Art and Design Program Coordinator Mia Jaye Thomas sent out an email saying: “As you might know, the A/C is currently broken in McFarland. I wanted to let you all know that I am aware of the situation and how hot some of our studios, classrooms, and offices are getting. The facilities team is working on resolving the issue. I will let you know if there are any updates. Please let me or your professor know if you have any health concerns.”...
by Cory Woodroof | Oct 20, 2014 | News Slider
A few parts of Lipscomb’s campus will be without water late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, per the university. From Tuesday evening at 11 p.m. to Wednesday morning at 6 a.m., the Fanning and Elam dormitories will be without water. This outage includes showers, toilets and sinks. Metro Water Services will be accessing an existing waterline, which will lead to the lack of water on various parts of campus. Crisman, Crisman Annex, McFarland and Ward will also be affected by the outage....
by Wade Funderburg | Apr 26, 2010 | News Slider
Physics students and professors were outside of McFarland on Friday making ice cream in a rather unusual way. In honor of national physics day, students and professors were mixing cream, sugar, and milk with three different flavors. However, instead of using a traditional ice cream maker, they just poured liquid nitrogen into the bowls to freeze the mixture. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., anyone could get a free cup of their choice of chocolate, caramel, or vanilla ice cream. A variety of sprinkles were also available. Christopher Martin, a junior biomedical physics major from Rochester Hills, Mich., was making liquid nitrogen ice cream before lunch. Though Physics Day was actually on Saturday, he was glad to be celebrating early. “We actually get a whole week,but we just throw an extra day in there to show our dominance over all other sciences,” Martin said. Dr. Alan Bradshaw, a physics professor here at Lipscomb, was bringing out the liquid nitrogen and helping to make all the ice cream. “The Society of Physics students wanted to have a celebration,” Bradshaw said. “What better way to celebrate on a hot day than with ice cream? We just have a unique way of making ice cream.” Conveniently, as the ice cream melted on this hot afternoon, more liquid nitrogen was added to keep refreezing it, but the consistency and taste never changed, no matter how many times they refroze...
