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Op-Ed: Which haunted attraction offers the best scares in Nashville?
Halloween is a little over ten days away, which means we’re right in the middle of spooky season. To get into the Halloween mood, I decided to try out three of the most popular haunted attractions in the area to figure out which one is worth spending hard-earned money on. For this haunted tour of Nashville, the only rule I set was this: I’ll only be purchasing the base experience. Many of these houses offer add-ons to enhance the experience, but I wanted to experience them the way most people do. Devil’s Dungeon: Devil’s Dungeon is in Downtown Nashville. The cost is a locked $29.99 every night, with the option…
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Perspective: Herd Media attends Society of Professional Journalists conference
I and three other student journalists from Herd Media got to participate in the Society of Professional Journalists’ national conference from October 1-3. Student attendees included Editor-in-Chief Chrissy Julien, Sports Editor Harold Espinoza and writers Alyssa Breiner and me, Samuel Espinoza. The opportunity has allowed us at Herd Media to be united as a group. It also gave us plenty of ideas on how we can make our stories the best version they can be. The Society of Professional Journalists, also known as SPJ, has been around for 114 years. They’re a nonprofit focused on promoting ethical journalism, protecting the First Amendment and providing training resources for media professionals. SPJ’s…
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Op-Ed: The cost of convenience and our digital future
I, like many others, have dived headfirst into the digital-only world of media that we live in today. The days of waiting for the DVD logo to hit the corner of the screen are long gone. Can we really be blamed? Most televisions on the market come with their own user interface and the pre-downloaded streaming apps that we’ve all come to love and hate. As consumers, we’re incentivized to make streaming and digital purchases over buying physical versions of movies, games and music. Let’s take the newly released Toy Story 5 as an example. You could purchase its brand-new Blu-ray for $24.99 at your local retail store, which would…
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Opinion: Before you vote, read the local news
For the first time in eight years, Tennessee will vote on a new governor during the midterm election. The race has drawn national attention, as Memphis Democrat Jerri Green challenges famed Republican Marsha Blackburn for the seat. Voters will also cast their ballots in all nine of the state’s congressional districts, as well as for a state senator. Other factors, such as the controversial redistricting of the state and Trump’s recent Tennessee appearances, have brought additional interest to this election. However, if 2026 is anything like the years before it, less than 35% of Tennessee voters age 18-29 will vote in this year’s midterm election. On college campuses, that number…
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Theatre Department’s The Giver asks hard questions of its audience
The theatre department’s first play of the semester traded spotlights for graywash as it brought Lois Lowry’s “The Giver” to life. The show ran from Sept. 11-13 in Sewell’s Black Box Theater. Unlike other theaters, the venue does not feature a lifted stage. Instead, actors with pale-powdered faces and dyed dark hair stood an arm’s reach away from the audience as they told the story of Jonas, Sameness and a world without choice. The play followed the main character, Jonas, as he’s assigned the role of Receiver of Memory in a world called the Sameness. In the Sameness, people have chosen to forget the past, in exchange for a painless…
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Are Lipscomb RAs unfairly compensated?
If you were to ask most students on Lipscomb’s campus what they think their resident assistants (RAs) are getting for their job, they’d probably guess free housing. But, unlike many other schools, that isn’t the case at Lipscomb. In fact, Lipscomb RAs often only get paid for some, not all, of the work they do. According to Ellie Heslon, a Johnson Hall RA in her first year, and Tyler Jorden, a second-year High Rise RA, they get just $9.50 an hour for a set 15 hours each week. However, RAs handle nearly everything involved with dorms, housing emergencies and residence life events. “My typical responsibilities include Wednesday Nights We Eat,…
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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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What an ASUN neutral site means for fans and players
The ASUN Conference’s decision to move its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to a neutral site in Jacksonville marks more than just a location change; it signals a shift in philosophy about what the postseason is supposed to represent. For years, the ASUN tournament has lived on campus floors, in packed student sections, and in the heart of communities that earned the right to host by grinding through the regular season. Now, that reward is gone, replaced with a single destination that, while convenient on paper, strips away much of what made March in the ASUN feel earned. Historically, the conference has seen some of its best crowds when the…
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The Well trades cozy charm for bland beige
“They gentrified The Well!” Lipscomb senior Diane Brown threw her hands in the air. “There’s no character.” The Well Coffeehouse off of Granny White Pike has recently fallen victim to the boring beige trend. What used to be a cozy, warm coffee shop full of wood-paneled walls and colored photographs showing people around the world that The Well has helped is no more. Now, the walls are blank and boring. The seats are stark, plain wood and the counter has been painted a bright blue. Perhaps saddest, though, is the large wooden map decorated with orange pins and small photos, showing every location where The Well has dug a well…
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Student attends peaceful protest at state capitol
Following the horrific Covenant school shooting on March 27, 2023, that killed 3 students and 3 staff members and left Nashville in disbelief, Nashvillians have come together to protest for change. Protesters have gathered daily outside the capitol building since the shooting. What does a protest look like? Taylor Hart, freshman Law, Justice, and Society major, attended the protest last Monday and Tuesday. Herd Media reached out to hear about what it was like attending the protest. Silencing the Voiceless On the first day, Hart protested with the crowds looking to bring about change and to keep schools safe. It was a peaceful protest. Also, Representative Justin Jones gave Hart…
