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Data narratives: introductions
Building on last year’s success, the Data and Interactive Journalism will publish a series exploring a variety of topics through data visualization. The series takes inspiration from the book Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec. In their book, Lupi and Posavec embarked on a creative journey, swapping hand-drawn visualizations on postcards that captured the ebbs and flows of their daily lives. Our class will use a similar method, to explore personal narratives and the data that bind our collective experiences. Our first topic is introductions and connection. Kicking off with the theme of introductions, we examine how our lives change and shape our interactions in the world. Personal evolution is…
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The Grand Ole Guitar
The guitar-shaped scoreboard has been an iconic part of the Nashville Sounds’ experience. The scoreboard was located at the Triple-A minor league team’s former longtime home at Greer Stadium at Fourth Avenue South and Chestnut Street in Nashville. The stadium opened in 1978 as the home of the Sounds and the scoreboard remained a favorite site at games until the team moved to First Horizon Park in Germantown in 2015. The demolition of Greer Stadium took place in 2019. This documentary is produced by the Lipscomb University School of Communication led by Demetria Kalodimos, professional-in-residence in the School of Communication and veteran journalist, and the primary student crew, including Spencer…
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Data narratives: introductions
This semester, the Data and Interactive Journalism class will publish a series exploring a variety of topics through data visualization. The series takes inspiration from the book Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec. Dear Data is a visual and narrative record of a year-long project where the authors exchanged postcards weekly. These hand-drawing data visualizations represented different aspects of their lives. We will use a similar approach to create visualizations and reflect on our personal experiences and emotions through data. Our first topic is introductions and connection. It is easy to feel disconnected from others in today’s fast-paced and often impersonal world. But as humans, we have a…
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An inside look at Rush Week for Lipscomb
Rushing social clubs at Lipscomb University is a three-to-four week-long event. Full of excitement, nerves, and finding where they fit in. This year, two Herd Media staff members cover rush from both the male and female perspectives. Saxon Brown, a freshman journalism and new media major, is currently not rushing, while Emma DeVries, a freshman advertising major, is currently rushing. Saxon Brown For many freshmen arriving on campus provides the first opportunity to be fully independent. Though many of us long for that independence, we also seek out a sense of belonging. For some students, this is found through athletics, either at the NCAA level or on an intramural team.…
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Sideline Special, episode 4
Sideline Special is your home for specialty sports content at Lipscomb and conversations with Bisons’ coaches and athletes. This week we will talk to junior transfer sports media major Brandon Bigsby who did color commentary for the Battle of the Boulevard this year. Finally, we relive the final moments of the Men’s Basketball Battle of the Boulevard. Producer: Hannah Sever Anchors: Franzi Decker, Danny Kotula
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Lipscomb’s “Gift to Nashville”
Lighting of the Green is an annual Lipscomb event marking the start of the Christmas season. It has been a popular tradition at Lipscomb for 18 years, extending its reach not only to those affiliated with Lipscomb but also citizens of the Nashville area. Lighting of the Green has always been a free event where all are welcomed with open arms. It includes festivities for all ages such as family pictures with Santa, Merry Marketplace, and performances from Amy Grant, Lipscomb choirs, and other special guests. “The Lighting of the Green is Lipscomb’s gift to Nashville,” Dr. Jimmy McCollum, Lipscomb alum and Professor of Communication, said. Michael Tait of Newsboys…
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Sideline Special, episode 3
Sideline Special is your home for specialty sports content at Lipscomb and conversations with Bisons’ coaches and athletes. This week we will talk to women’s and men’s cross-country and track and field head Coach Holmes. Also, men’s tennis player Luka Stojanovic shares a life-changing story with us. Producer: Hannah Sever Anchors: Franzi Decker, Danny Kotula
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Halloween Dodgeball 2022: Who was the best dressed?
The annual Halloween Dodgeball tournament returned to Fanning Hall. The spooky tradition packs students into the Fanning courtyard each year where they watch their peers go head-to-head. This Lipscomb tradition has been put on for nearly two decades. But each time, you’re guaranteed to see something you’ve never seen before. Traditionally in sports, teams are united by uniforms. But in this tournament, teams are united by creative costumes. How could Halloween ever exist without the costumes?
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Sideline Special, episode 2
Sideline Special is your home for specialty sports content at Lipscomb and conversations with Bisons’ coaches and athletes. This week we will talk to women’s tennis player Liza Diachenko, a graduate student from Ukraine. Also, Gracie Hall, cross-country runner, shares how she turned a passion into a career. Producer: Hannah Sever Anchors: Franzi Decker, Danny Kotula
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Halloween dodgeball returns for a spooky season
The crowd is roaring. The competition is ruthless. A nun is on the ground. Madness has just begun. Each year for nearly two decades, the Student Activities Board hosts the fabled Halloween Dodgeball Tournament. A fight-club style evening where students of all ages come together in one cage. Teams enter in groups of five, and united by their choice of costumes, play for a championship. The tournament is October 28th at 8 p.m. in Fanning Hall and is a centerpiece of Lipscomb’s annual Hallo-Week festivities. A fenced-in court replaces the Fanning courtyard, and spectators pack the floors of the building and watch the action mirroring a colosseum. Rather than gathering to…
