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Lipscomb students get their hands dirty for MLK service day
Lipscomb students board the Gray Line shuttle bus parked outside Allen Arena on Saturday morning. The weekend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated typically conjures thoughts of rest and excitement among students. However, on Saturday, January 13, eight students boarded a shuttle and headed to different places in Nashville to help the community. Some planted trees. Others harvested okra and shelled black-eyed peas. Food and toiletries for those in need were packaged by another group. Although the day of service offered many different opportunities, the spirit among students remained the same: honoring the legacy of Dr. King. One of the participants representing Lipscomb was Natalie Blickensderfer, a junior and…