by Tia Calvin | Oct 4, 2019 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Before her class began at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Emily Patti spent a few minutes adjusting her seat pedals and fixing her microphone. She greeted students individually as they walked in the door and warmly welcomed new members. Then, she dimmed the lights, got on her bike, and blasted the stereo. This is Spin, the world of indoor cycling, which first found its way to Lipscomb University in 2009. Since then, group fitness has had a sharp increase in participation with Spin being the most attended class on campus. The concept of Spin is simple: a 45-minute fitness session where students ride stationary bikes at various levels of resistance while led by an instructor. This, combined with bass pumping music and a dark room, makes for an immersive yet entertaining workout. In recent years, spin classes have become extremely popular, with celebrities like Beyonce and former President Barack Obama loving the fast-paced and high-intensity workouts that make them break a sweat. But it’s more than just the challenging workout that keeps students coming back week after week. Some students rely on the class environment with an upbeat instructor to keep them involved in this fitness fad. “I love the fun group vibe here and the music,” said Lipscomb student, Abigail Hardage. “Yes, it’s a challenging workout, but Emily motivates me to be the absolute best. I honestly don’t think I’d be able to do on my own what she pushes me to do each week.” Emily Patti is the instructor for the twice-weekly class, she began teaching after a soccer injury left her unable to exercise with the team. She...
by Stephanie Schiraldi | Apr 19, 2015 | News Slider
The student body has spoken and the Student Government Association’s new president and vice president said they are ready to deliver. Jordan Beale, a junior biochemistry major from Benton, Kentucky, was recently voted the new president of SGA after a close race with junior Julia Allen. “I was confident in my platform, but my competition was so good and the race was so close that it was such a toss up,” Beale said. “It’s really neat to look forward to something so big and so cool — I see so much potential and believe it’s going to be a great year.” As president, Beale will be in charge of calling and planning meetings along with taking charge of any proposals. She already has several plans for what she wants to personally accomplish next year. One of her main goals is improve the academic advising system. “I would love to see each student be designated two advisors — one from their department and one from the Career Development Center who’s just really focused on seeing you succeed as a student,” Beale said. Beale will be working closely on accomplishing these goals with vice president Hannah Passamonte, a junior social entrepreneurship and international business major from Maui, Hawaii. Both leaders already have one goal in mind to work on together – a tuition lock-in. Passamonte’s other plans include combating food waste in the cafeteria and even trying to improve parking. Passamonte said along with combating food waste, she wants to see healthier food options on and off campus. “I would really like to see different ways for students to get healthy,...
by Danielle Kinnen | Mar 11, 2015 | News Slider
After six months of construction, students are able to see major development of the Au Bon Pain cafe located in the Student Activities Center. This healthy sandwich and pastries shop was first set to open in fall 2014, but due to changed plans and measures required by the Metro Codes Department, the opening date was delayed to spring 2015. Walls and lighting fixtures have been put into place in addition to a new door that will lead to an outdoor patio. With changes being made rapidly, Au Bon Pain could open its doors to students after spring break. “The most important part of our service is that we hope to satisfy the needs of all the students, and we are excited to get Au Bon Pain up and running,” said Elizabeth Coburn, VP International Franchise Operator for Au Bon Pain. An employee in the SAC, junior Melissa Kromer, said that despite the setbacks most students are looking forward to seeing the completed space. “Everyone is excited to see what the new cafe will have to offer,” Kromer said. “Since the area used to be used mainly as an additional work out space, students have been eager at the time that has been spent constructing this building.” For the health-conscious gym-goers and the occasional night class student, Coburn said that the restaurant’s food will be satisfactory for everyone. “Since it is in the SAC we will have lots of food to choose from,” Coburn said. “We will have healthy options and other options. There will be ready made sandwiches but also sandwiches and salads that the students will be able create from scratch.” Along with sandwiches and...
by Erin Turner | Jan 21, 2015 | News Slider
In the next few weeks, students can expect to see some major changes at the future location of Au Bon Pain, such as a new door leading to an outdoor patio. This healthy sandwich and pastries shop that will be making its new home in the SAC missed its target opening in late fall 2014, but it is now scheduled to open in early March. Greg Mercer, superintendent for Solomon Builders Inc., explained that the plans have changed over time, creating a lengthy waiting period for construction. “At first it was going to be a fitness studio and a restaurant, they came back and changed their minds and decided they wanted a restaurant only,” Mercer said. “So then it has to go back through the examiner, back through the codes, back from the start, then back to the architect, back to us to price, then back to architects to revise, and back to us to start building. So that’s been part of the delays is that right there — the changes that have been made and the revisions that have been made in the project.” The space that was once an auxiliary training room has been missed by gym-goers during the last few months. “The gym is like already small and now there’s like six of us working out in the hallway,” sophomore Ashley Haley said. “It’s kind of annoying because I pay to go here, so I would like to see my money going to something that I feel like people would use more,” sophomore Morgan Goodlow said. Matthew Abplanalp, director of campus recreation, explained that with construction it...
by Erin Turner | Nov 6, 2014 | News Slider
The completion of Au Bon Pain has been put on hold while measures required by the Metro Codes Department are put into place. Director of Campus Plant and Retail Operations Jeff Wilson said that the original goal was to complete construction by mid-semester this fall. “We’ve hit delays there [the future location of Au Bon Pain] because of getting plans through metro codes and so we’re still anticipating an early spring opening, hopefully by mid-January,” Wilson said. The delays may have put construction behind, but they have not been a major interruption to the SAC. “There’s been a little more dust and debris than we would like in the ideal situation, but we feel like overall, the SAC is able to run just fine.” In the meantime, plans are being made for Common Grounds, located on the third floor of Ezell. “We’re still trying to figure out what exactly we will be doing with common grounds, but it looks like we will simple close that and move that business and those items to the Au Bon Pain store there in the SAC.” Au Bon Pain will provide coffee, sandwiches and pastries, much like Common Grounds and ZeBi Bistro do, but the menu will be more extensive. ZeBi Bistro may be potential competition for the new café, but the location is what will make the difference. “I think it could compete with ZeBi some, but the really unique thing about where Au Bon Pain is located is that we will not only have the SAC traffic coming in and out of there, but that’s going to be a really key,...
