Lumination Newscast, Sept. 26, 2014

On this week’s Lumination News, Carly Bergthold and Travis Byrd are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and in the local community. Sarah McGee gives updates on the airstrikes in Syria in World News, Madeline Smith gives the scoop on a possible Lizzie McGuire reunion in Entertainment, Cory Woodroof gives you the weather forecast and Katie Bianchini brings you up to speed with Lady Bison Soccer’s big win and SEC updates in Sports. This week’s newscast features a look at the Morality in Media conference hosted on campus recently, where students and media professionals came together to share their views on hot topics in the media. Reporter Travis Byrd also tells you about the 150th anniversary of a significant event, the Battle of Nashville. We also show you a new way to serve the Lipscomb community and connect with staff members, with the Teaching English Learners Volunteer Program on campus. Stay tuned for next week’s show where we will keep you updated on the most recent happenings at Lipscomb University and Nashville. LUmination Newscast 9-25-2014-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...

Political science professors react to recent presidential address on ISIS

President Barack Obama publicly addressed the nation Wednesday night regarding a Middle Eastern – and potentially global – crisis that has emerged in the form of a terrorist group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). ISIS is a group of extremists who have been terrorizing and killing innocent people in Iraq and Syria, including Muslims. In recent days, the United States has been horrified by the direct and brazen beheadings of two freelance American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, who were inoffensively working in the Middle East. In reaction to this and many other barbaric acts of ISIS, President Obama delivered a speech to the American people in which he stated that the United States would be recruiting a coalition to “degrade and ultimately destroy” ISIS. This coalition will include the deployment of 475 U.S. military advisors to Iraq, bringing the total number of American personnel stationed there to 1,600. However, the president also made it clear that “these American forces will not have a combat mission; we will not get dragged into another ground war in Iraq.” President Obama also added that this mission “will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; it will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil.” Instead, this “anti-terrorist” coalition will focus mainly on airstrike campaigns. According to Lipscomb political science professor Guy Vanderpool, the president’s speech was just what our nation needed to hear. “It conveyed a clear warning to ISIS, assured Americans that their security is his top action and emphasized that the freedom and justice and dignity of world peoples remain...

Lumination Newscast, September 5, 2013

In the third week of the 2013-2014 school year, Madeline Smith and Carter Sanderson are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Alex Walker fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Brianna Langley give the scoop on all things Nashville Entertainment, Kelly Dean gives you the weather forecast and Savanna Schubert brings you up to speed with sports. This week’s newscast addresses the crisis in Syria and how it has affected Nashville residents, takes a look into the struggling newspaper, The Contributor and answers some questions about the internet at Lipscomb. We also check out the first Battle of the Boulevard of the semester at the Lipscomb soccer complex, find out how some students spent their Labor Day weekend and see how the softball intramural season kicked off. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...