The Information Services & Technology Department has installed high speed fiber optic cables for the new Science and Math complex. Craig Gray, director of Information Services & Technology, said the fastest way to transmit high density network traffic is over fiber optic cabling. “Laser translated light has the capacity to carry enormous amounts of data, [...]
Ask the President chapel (AtP), an annual tradition at Lee University, continued its yearly trend on April 8, by delivering promises and new information to the student body. Among the largest announcements at AtP 2010 was the promise of a new art major in the future due to the expansion of the art department in [...]
“The Hurt Locker,” the dominating force of the Academy Awards this year, has, quite simply, made history. While the careful disarming of explosives is a riveting subject matter for this 2009 Iraq War film, the realism style makes for an even more intense thriller. “Locker” is the latest addition to a growing list of independent [...]
On a bench in Alumni Park, Joe Hendrix sat and prayed to God as a 17-year-old teenager to send him to Lee University. Because it was 12:30 a.m., Campus Safety arrived and escorted Hendrix off the bench. Hendrix grew up in an abusive household in Chattanooga, and as a result of neglect from his parents, [...]
McKay Books makes shopping for used books an enjoyable experience. The used bookstore was established in 1978 in Knoxville as a means of containing vast quantities of books that the public could obtain cheaply without returning. They also wanted customers to earn credit for future books through their purchases. “They have a better variety of [...]
In the wake of the recent tragedy in Haiti, Lee University sophomore communication major Devin Balram and three young indie bands wanted to do what they could to help out. Teaming up with the Salvation Army, the four groups preformed at a benefit show and raised money for the relief effort in Haiti. In addition, [...]
Since the onset of PC games, there have been browser-based games, and they’ve seen a lot of changes in spite of their short history. A browser-based game (BBG) is any kind of game you can play through a Web browser like Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer. They have been around the Internet since the late [...]
Based on the latest reports, Lee University has remained strong in offering a diverse student body and is positioned to expand even further. In relation to total enrollment for fall 2009, 14 percent of the student body is officially recognized as non-caucasian, said Jayson VanHook, assistant vice president for Office of Records and Institutional Research. [...]
Friday Feb. 5 over 500 students filled the Dixon Center, many sitting on the stairs, to see the annual Gong Show sponsored by Sigma Nu Sigma. Fifteen acts were judged by adjunct faculty member Susie Battle, Dean of Students Alan McClung, and Vice President for Student Life Dr. Walt Mauldin. The real judges, though, were [...]
While promising much, the latest Hollywood werewolf-crazed movie, “Wolfman,” delivers great action with predictable plot, atrocious acting and Christian-bashing theology. Audiences are sure to rush to a film with acclaimed actors Anthony Hopkins from “Silence of the Lambs,” Benicio Del Toro from “Traffic,” and Hugo Weaving from “The Matrix,” but the acting in this movie [...]
Despite years of experience and countless methods, the video game industry has failed producing competitive multiplayer games. The video industry has tried to create a system where a player’s skill in a particular game can be measured by one number, but despite countless attempts, they have failed to create a fair, balanced system in any [...]
Nathanael Brouhard has an ability to relate to his students in a way most professors simply cannot; he’s 27 years old, teaches in jeans and t-shirt, plays video games and an occasional hand of Texas Hold ‘Em. For being such a young professor, Brouhard has been at Lee for quite a while. He first came [...]
The video game industry has seen a lot of changes, but the age-old competition between PC games and consoles has finally seen a paradigm shift. Ten years ago, PC games defined the video game industry. Everyone played them, everyone bought them, and everyone loved them. Sure, there were great consoles out there like the GameCube, [...]
On Thursday Feb. 4, Lee University alumnus Seth Caskey (’99) co-starred in an episode of “The Mentalist” on CBS. Caskey played the role of Matrie’d in “Episode 13: Redline.” He shared the scene with well-known actors Simon Baker, Robin Tunney and Currie Graham. “Working on the show was a dream come true,” Caskey said. “I’ve [...]
What started as a joke is now something a little more serious. Junior telecommunications major Jonathan Hudack and undecided sophomore Wesley Earnest partnered to create a fan page on Facebook for single students at Lee University. “The idea started last October, but everyone has joked about a Lee Harmony site,” Hudack said. “We have a [...]
