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WOW Week culminates in the international fashion show
Lipscomb University’s Welcome to Our World Week has been a campus tradition for many years. Each year, what students call “WOW Week” is full of different events highlighting cultures on campus each day and culminating in the cultural fashion show. The fashion show was held this year on Oct. 24, with 17 different countries represented. The show’s hosts, Khloe Fodra and Dieula Estival, kicked off the evening with energy, welcoming the audience to their world. Venezuela was the first country to walk, followed by Ethiopia, Mexico and Honduras. Eritrea followed next, with four girls walking, and three of them returning to the stage to perform a traditional dance. The audience…
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Lipscomb’s Raíces club hosts cultural ‘Jeopardy’ game
Lipscomb University’s Raíces hosted the cultural trivia competition “Jeopardy for 500” on Thursday, Oct. 23, drawing approximately 30 students to the Office of Intercultural Development (OID) Lounge. Held from 3-5 p.m., the event featured a lively, communal atmosphere and focused on a blend of education and celebration, with students competing for bragging rights over categories like history and famous Latinos culture. The event, held as part of the university’s Welcome to Our World Week, was strategically managed by the club’s leadership. Raíces President Chris Rojas, a senior finance major, explained that he applies his academic background directly to running the cultural organization. “I think that it definitely gives me an…
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ASA hosts Afrobeats Invasion
The African Students Association is determined to bring good vibes to Lipscomb’s campus. Last night from 6-8, African Student Association (ASA) members invited their peers to join them for Afrobeats music, food and fun. “We want to invade campus with good vibes, good energy and show everyone a good time,” said Ayub Ali, ASA’s president. ASA’s Afrobeats Invasion was part of Lipscomb’s Welcome to Our World (WOW) week. During this annual tradition, the Office of Intercultural Development collaborates with student organizations to showcase Lipscomb’s diverse student body. Afrobeats is just one of ASA’s many on-campus events highlighting African culture. “Our whole mission statement is to educate Lipscomb students on the…
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Johnson Hall hosts annual Fall Fest
Johnson Hall hosted its annual Fall Fest, bringing students together for an afternoon of fall activities. The event featured yard games, a photo booth, pumpkin painting, bouquet making and a “guess how many” candy corn challenge. The festival gave students a chance to celebrate the season as a community. Herd Media’s Ashlen Jones captured some of the events occurring that afternoon with her camera. Featured image taken by Ashlen Jones.
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Football Culture at a Football-less College
At most colleges in the South, Saturdays in the fall mean one thing: football. Packed stadiums, tailgates as far as you can see and entire campuses that revolve around the 22 men on the field. But at Lipscomb, there is no team to cheer for. For some, that absence feels like a missing piece. For others, it has created space for a different kind of community. “Football consumes me,” said senior Dylan Swindle. “I’ve made it a part of my life by involving friends in it and making community around it.” Swindle was born and raised an Alabama Crimson Tide fan. Despite not having a team at his own school,…
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School of Music hosts Immersion Day for high school musicians
Lipscomb’s School of Music hosted its fourth annual Immersion Day the first Monday of October. This day-long event let high school students from all over the country experience a “day in the life” of a Lipscomb music major. They sat in on classes, attended group sessions and hung out with current music students during a Q&A panel. “It’s a casual way to hang out with some of our current students and faculty. And they get to ask them a lot of big questions too,” said Natalie Kirkham, a School of Music administrative assistant and a lead organizer of Immersion Day. “It really helps students to picture themselves here.” For Camille…
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Wild Bison Fest takes the stage for its second year – a photo gallery
Lipscomb’s School of Music hosted the Wild Bison Festival for the second year in a row this weekend. Featuring artists such as The Arcadian Wild, Dawson Hollow and Jervis Campbell, the festival lasted for most of the day. Lipscomb music students like Izzy Mahoubi, Elaina Christina and Bronson Campbell also performed alongside the other artists. The events started around noon with a writers’ round and lasted late into the evening. The artists performed at both the Flatt Amphitheater and the Stage set up on the steps of Collins, shows alternating between the two. During a break between the acts, there was a Pickin’ Party at the Pavilion, with many students…
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Delta Sigma continues Lipscomb’s social club traditions
This year, Delta Sigma is participating in its first New Member Orientation (NMO) week since 2019. First established in 1967, Delta Sigma was reintroduced last spring. Like all of Lipscomb’s social clubs, it welcomes new members with a week of orientation activities. But during the club’s reintroduction, founding members had a chance to reconsider their NMO traditions. Instead of continuing the same activities, Delta Sigma had the opportunity to redesign. They spent months planning for their first rush cycle. Their process provided a window into the “why” behind Lipscomb’s social clubs’ traditions. Delta Sigma president Anna Wren Rogers offered insight into the purpose of NMO week. “Social clubs are created…
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Freshman Lip Sync makes for a fun-filled night on campus
Lipscomb’s newest students brought nostalgia and fun to Collins Auditorium Tuesday night during Freshman Lip Sync.
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Boot Scoot a success for Line Dancing at Lipscomb
For many, Boot Scoot is a Lipscomb way to kick off the semester. Always a popular event, this year’s Boot Scoot saw more attendees than in the past, despite being relocated to Shamblin Theater. When serious rain threatened to ruin the event often held in the Square, SAB and Line Dancing at Lipscomb – the event’s hosts – decided to hold it in Shamblin Theater. Instead of dampening the event, or destroying the attendance, in some ways it wound up making it feel more like a night downtown. “We were kind of upset that we had to have it in Shamblin, because it’s always been in the Square and that’s…
