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Students fill the square for Lipscomb Gone Country
Boots, Raising Cane’s and music filled the square at Lipscomb Gone Country, hosted by the Lipscomb Line Dancing Club. Over 100 students gathered to learn dances and spend time together. Kennedy Duncan, vice president of the line dancing club, said her passion for dancing grew after coming to Nashville from New Jersey. “I didn’t realize how I would fall in love with it and how it would become, like, half of my personality,” Duncan said. “I got connected to the club through a friend of mine.” Planning events like Lipscomb Gone Country takes more work than students may realize. “A lot of emails back and forth with administration and jumping…
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Students elect new SGA leadership
Today, Lipscomb students elected the newest Student Government Association executive officers. Following Monday’s candidate forum, SGA encouraged students to vote for the positions of executive president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. The positions of president and vice president were uncontested, while three students ran for secretary and two for treasurer. Rachel Ferguson, an early childhood education major, ran unopposed for SGA president. She has served on SGA since her freshman year and has served as vice president since October, 2025. Ferguson aims to strengthen long-running Lipscomb traditions, such as Questweek, and expand SGA event planning and student organization support. Like Ferguson, Katie McGinnis ran unopposed for the seat of vice…
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Election Week begins at SGA Candidate Forum
It’s Election Week at Lipscomb University, and in the words of current Student Government Association President Lydia Knobloch, that means “It’s time to pass the torch.” Last night, SGA hosted a Candidate Forum at 7 p.m. for Executive and Class Officer candidates to introduce themselves to their peers. Each candidate gave a short speech, and all Lipscomb students could attend and learn more about their SGA representatives. Each Class Officer candidate ran unopposed, along with the Executive Vice President and Executive President. The races for Executive Treasurer and Secretary were more competitive, with two and three candidates, respectively. Even though all of the Class Officers were unopposed, they each gave…
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Lipscomb gives students the day off on Good Friday after over 130 years
This year, Lipscomb announced it would give students the day off for Good Friday. Contrary to previous years, no classes will be held on the Friday before Easter. The Good Friday service, a beloved Lipscomb tradition, will be moved to Thursday.
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Singarama 2026 takes audience on an epic roadtrip
On Thursday night, Collins Auditorium opened its doors to the 63rd Singarama. The show focused on the theme ‘Life is a Highway’ and led its audience down the road of life. Over the course of three shows, student participants gave their all in an effort to win the grand prize. The show opened with a number by the hosts: Luke Green, Betsy Pack, Abi Stechmann, Annie Elliot, Bronson Campbell and Mia Grace McKinney. Dressed in mock racing jackets, the group came onto the stage with an ensemble cover of “Route 66” by the Cheetah Girls. From there, Campbell and Green sang “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts to the…
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Filing taxes at Lipscomb: self-taught, dad-helped or avoided altogether?
NASHVILLE – As tax season approaches each year, a common question arises among college students: Who actually handles their taxes? For many students at Lipscomb, the answer points less to independence and more to reliance on parents or self-taught efforts. Interviews with several students reveal a mix of experiences, but a clear pattern emerges: High school often falls short in preparing young adults for one of life’s essential financial responsibilities. The question many students and parents are asking is: Did high school do enough to equip us for filing taxes? Limited Preparation from High School High school curricula across the country have increasingly incorporated personal finance topics, with more states…
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Six-ticket limit for graduation leaves some seniors scrambling
Six tickets. That’s all Lipscomb seniors will receive for this year’s commencement ceremony, a number that has left some students choosing which family members get to witness one of the biggest moments of their lives. For Gabriela Barreto, a senior public relations major from São Paulo, Brazil, that meant telling relatives who had already booked flights. “My family all live in Brazil, and they are all booking flights and hotels over here,” Barreto said. “So they spent the money, and now some of them are coming, but they don’t have tickets. That’s the bad thing, I had to literally pick who I’m giving my six tickets.” Barreto said she learned…
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Dr. Holmes connects students through the humanities
Dr. David Holmes’ passion for the humanities has moved him across the country and given him a seat at the table. At Lipscomb, he has served as the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is now a distinguished professor at the university. However, for Holmes, the humanities mean more than a degree or a title. “The humanities are about the stories we tell and the stories we hear and the stories that change us,” said Holmes. “Stories make a difference.” Holmes’ interest in the humanities began in church. Listening to preachers was the catalyst for his life’s work. “Between that and scripture itself and church music,…
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Soundtracks and strings – a photo gallery
Lipscomb University hosted their fourth annual Film Concert on Monday night, filling Collins Auditorium with live soundtrack accompaniment to both student works and mainstream films. Members of the Lipscomb Orchestra and Wind Ensemble took to the Maybelle Carter Stage to play alongside Lipscomb student’s five-minute films. A variety of student work was showcased, from both the film and animation departments, the short films projected on a screen above the orchestra’s heads. Herd Media photographer Micah Barkley was there to capture the evening. Featured image taken by Micah Barkley.
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‘It’s a big party!’ as students celebrate a successful Giving Day
Last night at midnight, the Stu was the place to be. Students gathered in the center of Lipscomb’s campus for free Whataburger and a chance to win scholarship money. The catch? Students had to stay until 12am to be eligible to win. “What a day, What a scholarship, Whataburger” closed out Lipscomb’s annual Giving Day, and the mood was celebratory. Hundreds of students joined the faculty and staff that made Giving Day possible in the student center. Samuel Waldron, the assistant director of Alumni Engagement, was still energetic at 11:30pm, even though he had been working since 7am. “Giving Day is the time where people can give back to Lipscomb,…
