by Madeline Smith | Apr 10, 2015 | News Slider
The men’s social club Sigma Iota Delta brought live music and goats for the first ever Goatfest that was held on the quad Thursday night. The event had students performing, a moon bounce, Nine Square, food and even a mini petting zoo. “I think it’s great,” said senior William Officer. “It’s different from most Lipscomb events. It’s a very chill atmosphere.” Several students said they liked the music-festival like atmosphere, but there was more than just what met the eye. “Not only is it fun but we’re also raising money for a great cause,” said Colton Whiteside, a SID member and Lipscomb senior. That great cause is Open Table Nashville, a local non-profit organization that disrupts cycles of poverty, works with the marginalized and provides education on homelessness. Open Table has had a Southern cooking and music festival on campus for the last four years. The money raised at these events has helped feed homeless people as well as help educate the community about the homeless population. This is a new way for the non-profit to raise money on campus. Goatfest doubled as the club’s philanthropy event, raising $1,700 and it also served as a drug and alcohol awareness event. To raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving, SID hosted several Nashville Police officers that brought along fatal vision goggles to do field sobriety tests on students. The goggles simulate different levels of inebriation and show how alcohol affects vision. “Drunk drivers are everywhere,” Officer Jerry Bell said. “It’ll get you kicked out of school, it costs about $5,000, you lose your license and you can serve...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 3, 2011 | News Slider
[Update] Singarama 2011: For Good Measure made history. “Better Late Than Never,” directed by Morgan Philley, was the first show in 10 years to win every category (theme, music and staging) and the overall sweepstakes. Supposedly, the last show to accomplish this feat was “Hip to be Square” in 2001, directed by Emily Thompson. The time-themed show performed by Gamma Xi, Sigma Iota Delta, Phi Sigma and friends followed Doug, an obsessed-with-time delivery man on his daily route. Through meeting outlandish characters along the way, Doug finally realized that his wife was more important than his job, and he needed to make time for her. Student Coordinator Kaitlynn Passon announced the staging winner on Saturday afternoon, noting that it was a very close race. While Philley’s show had placed first in each category, it was still possible for them not to win the sweepstakes, because of points deducted for the show going longer than the allotted time. Nerves were high going into Saturday night’s performance as each show had one of their best performances every. Randy Lowry announced the winner, and the group on stage went crazy. [Original story] Morgan Philley, director of “Better Late Than Never,” led her group in celebration cheers last night after her show was awarded first place for theme. “Winning theme was a huge honor for me, because I felt like our script, writers, cast, set designers and even choreographers put so much effort into making each aspect of our show incorporate “time” in such a creative way,” Philley said. “It was so rewarding for me as a director to see the group’s hard...
