by Cory Woodroof | Aug 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Well, that was fast. I know it’s cliché to comment on the swiftness of the summer months, but it’s hard to believe that the break is over and the fall semester already underway. To those of you who braved an 8 a.m. class this morning, you have my upmost respect. Even though life’s been pretty mellow around LU, it’s actually been quite an eventful summer on the news side of things. Lipscomb has hired a new men’s basketball coach with Casey Alexander, implemented new dining changes (including a new off-campus meal plan) and installed the new Osman Fountain in Bison Square. Other new campus renovations are currently getting their finishing touches. Lumination also made a few new additions to our staff before the summer months. Former Assistant News Director Sydney Poe will be taking over all of our multimedia coverage as the new News Director of the Lumination News broadcast and as the new Multimedia Editor. Jael Teme will be the new Assistant News Director for the broadcast. In regards to LU Radio, Thomas Jones, who you may know from his LU Radio show Sports60, will be the new Program Director for the station. On the written side of things, Kyrsten Turner will be our new News Editor and Social Media Manager, Janice Ng will be our new Special Interests Editor, Brianna Langley will be our new Lifestyles Editor, Aaron Schmelzer will be our new Sports Editor and Logan Butts will be our new Entertainment Editor. Now that we’re all back and situated, we here at Lumination are looking forward to providing you some of our best work yet....
by Cory Woodroof | Jan 7, 2013 | News Slider, Opinion
Well, folks, the spring semester is upon us. With the mentioning of spring comes the thoughts of newness. New flowers grow in the wake of winter’s barren landscape, heavy coats are tossed aside in favor of lighter apparel and the joys of pollen return to torture those of us with allergies. While we’ve got a ways to go until March weather, the spring semester takes on that idea in the world of academics and social surroundings. We here at Lumination are experiencing our own changes, so to speak. Since our beginning in 2010, the official student news service of Lipscomb University has seen new redesigns, new writers, new readers and of course, new editors. Ever since I got here in 2011 (well, technically I’ve been here since 1997 since I’m a lifer – fun fact!), I’ve had the chance to work with two different editors – two people with tremendous talent and vision. Hunter Patterson ran the site from the time I arrived at the university until May of last year, and Emily Snell was the editor from then until just a few weeks ago. Both individuals have helped make this website a cornerstone of the Lipscomb experience – a source of vital information for students whenever news needs to be shared. I was blessed to have the chance to learn from both of them on how to be a good editor. Now, I get the chance to put those lessons to work. For the foreseeable future, I’ll be the guy making sure Lumination continues to be your number one source of news as a Lipscomb student. My two...
by Emily Snell | Sep 26, 2012 | Opinion
You’re driving down Woodmont Boulevard, heading back to campus. As you pull up to the traffic light at Granny White, you look up and slam on your brakes, realizing the car in front of you is just a few inches away. You let out a sigh of relief and finish the text you were just sending. I would bet almost all of us have been guilty of texting and driving. Most people say they know it is unsafe, but an unfortunately high number of them admit they do it anyway. Until last Thursday, I was one of those people. On Thursday in women’s chapel, a former Lipscomb student shared her testimony about how she killed a man because she was driving drunk. She spent three years in prison because of it. Now she’s just 23 years old and has to live with the fact she took someone’s life. No, texting and driving isn’t the same thing as drinking and driving. It’s actually worse. Did you know that some studies show it’s even more dangerous? Think about that next time you see someone who you believe is obviously under the influence and is drifting across lanes. Then realize that what you are doing when texting and driving is probably even more hazardous. That means you could be forced to live life knowing that you took someone else’s … because you just had to send that text. Rolling your eyes about this? Stop and pay attention. This is serious stuff. Just last Wednesday, I read an article by Lipscomb’s own Professor Debi Tate about the prevalence of texting and driving and...
by Emily Snell | Apr 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
We’re starting a new aspect of our website… and we need YOUR help to make it awesome! We want to hear about your life–awkward moments, dumb jokes, embarrassing situations, inspiring thoughts or soap box speeches. Send it our way. The Fuss Forum is a student-generated column that allows you to complain, tell random short stories, applaud your friends, or say whatever you think the rest of campus should hear! Send your stuff to luminationnetwork@gmail.com and it could appear on the site. We’ll publish student content once a week in a post that includes all appropriate submissions we receive. Keep a few stipulations in mind when submitting content in order to make sure we can publish what you say. No swearing. No comments that would libel, slander, defame or degrade others. No falsified information or sensitive/private personal information about yourself or others. Don’t mention anyone specifically by using his or her name. Yes, each statement will be anonymous, but use discretion. Keep it entertaining, and have fun! To get you started, here are some examples of comments you might submit: The next time Stroller Strides takes all the prime parking spots, I’m starting a baby carriage protest. If I had a dollar for every time someone cried on stage in chapel, I’d be filthy rich. Not cool, Blue Coast. Not cool. A bird pooped on me while walking to my biology test. Nature is not my friend today. To the cute guy I crashed into in Swang lobby, thanks for being so nice about it…and meet me there again on Tuesday. If David Lipscomb was alive, he’d only require...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
You only live once. This seems to be the common term used on campus these days. As cliché as it is, there is truth that comes from it. We only live once, and we are only in college once. Why not make it the best it could possibly be? That is simply the reason I am running for president. I’ve been a student here for three years. I have tried to experience just about everything that’s happened on campus. I’ve made so many meaningful relationships with students and faculty; I wouldn’t trade them for anything. I simply want every student to have the best year on campus they have ever experienced. A lot of you might ask how I am going to make that happen? Well, there is something wrong with that question. The question should be, how are WE going to make that happen? I think there is a slight misconception with role of the student government president. It is not a pedestal to sit on while just changing a few policies to make the students content. I believe that the president is a bridge that connects us to people and resources that can make our ideas a reality. I want to be that bridge so that every student can contribute to making next year an absolute blast. I’ve already heard some great suggestions from many of you, and I am eager to hear from any and every one of you that has an idea. Last question. How am I going to do all these things since I haven’t been a part of SGA before? No, I haven’t...
