by Bridgette Begle | Apr 16, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
With chilly temperatures blowing in Tuesday night, baseball fell to the Belmont Bruins in a midweek game 2-1. Both teams earned 4 hits but Belmont connected a leadoff walk with a double by Drew Ferguson to open the scoring in the third inning. Ferguson would later score on a single up the middle by Matt Beaty. Belmont did not score again for the rest of the game but their pitching kept Lipscomb to only one run which they earned later in the sixth inning. Senior catcher Nick Rome led the Bisons on the night going 2-for-3 with two singles. Although only giving up one earned run, Freshman John Pryor takes the loss on the game. As far as pitching for the Bisons, Coach Jeff Forehand tells Lipscomb Athletics, “Pryor was pretty sharp for the most part. Jamie (Young) came in and got us out of that big jam in the seventh and then Curtis came on and pitched a good eighth and ninth for us.” The Bruins’ hill saw six different pitchers on the day but Chase Cunningham took the win for Belmont. The Bisons head to DeLand, Fla. for a series against Stetson this weekend. The Hatters currently sit at 3-9 in A-Sun play and 14-24 overall. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Bridgette Begle | Apr 11, 2014 | News Slider
Caleb Pickering received the Mary Morris Award of Exemplary Service to Society in a ceremony at Thursday morning breakout chapel in Collins Alumni Auditorium. Pickering thanked his family, his church and his mentor, Richard Goode who won the award last year, and he urged students to use their time at school wisely. “At the simplest level, service to God and to man is the sacrifice of your time so that you can give that time to others,” Pickering said. This award is given every year to a member of the “Lipscomb family” who demonstrates a high level of service to the community and to the church. “The criteria for the award is they exhibit a spirit of volunteerism, they engage in meaningful activities in the community to help spread God’s light. They demonstrate a commitment to Christian missions wherever they may be and that they are an advocate for Lipscomb University,” Phillip Camp said before he handed the award to Pickering. Pickering helps Green Street Church of Christ’s ministry to the homeless. The Nashville church’s congregation recently decided to allow homeless people to sleep on its property and sometimes even let them into the sanctuary to sleep. “Even at times when the local government and others are opposing them, they have decided to stand and fight for this,” Camp said. “They try to meet the needs of their homeless guests while also maintaining their dignity and offering them real friendship and real relationships.” Beginning in 2000, the church started partnering with a group of Lipscomb students called “Fools for Christ.” According to the Green Street website, “Every Wednesday hundreds of college students and...
by Bridgette Begle | Mar 25, 2014 | News Slider
Author Elizabeth Cox will be the centerpiece of Thursday’s Landiss Lecture. The Swang Chapel in the Ezell Center will host the free lecture, as well as the reception and book signing beginning at 7:30 on March 27. Cox has written four novels, as well as two other books of short stories and poetry. She has spread her knowledge through teaching at universities; namely teaching creative writing at Duke for 17 years. Her résumé includes being a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and winning the North Carolina Fiction Award amongst other awards. She is now teaching at Wofford College in South...
by Bridgette Begle | Mar 17, 2014 | Opinion, Sports
In our home series against Jacksonville we took two big wins on Saturday and spent some time dancing in the rain on Sunday. Saturday’s first game was nothing short of a roller coaster ride. Until the fifth inning it was tied at zero, but both teams had hot bats. The Dolphins struck first scoring four runs in the sixth inning. We only scratched one that inning but labeled ourselves the “Comeback Kids” later in the game. Losing 1-4 going into the seventh is not an ideal situation at all, but with the help of Kristen Sturdivant, who earned A-Sun player of the week, we matched their three run lead. After we rallied back to take the game into extra innings, Jacksonville started the inning off with a solo home run and went on to score two more runs. We connected some hits here and there and found a way to comeback again even after trailing by three. In the top of the ninth, the Dolphins couldn’t find a way to push one across so all we had to do was score one. With two runners on, slapper Brittany Elmore sent one over the right field fence, pushing our lead and finishing score to 10-7. With pounding hearts, we all decided to make the next game a little less stressful for everyone, including our fans. We came out and run ruled Jacksonville in the fifth with a grand slam by Brianne Welch to lock it in at 11-0. The real fun started on Sunday when the rain delay was in effect and both teams moved into Allen Arena to kill...
by Bridgette Begle | Mar 15, 2014 | News Slider
Ash Wednesday starts the Lenten season for Roman Catholics and Holy Thursday (Thursday before Easter) ends it. Although a primarily Church of Christ school, Lipscomb is seeing more and more students participate in Lenten sacrifices. Typically Lent is a season of preparation, fasting, self-denial and sacrificing to lead up to the resurrection of Christ. Someone may give something up or add something to his or her daily routine to be sure Jesus is the center of his or her life. Senior and practicing Catholic Tucker Peabody says he appreciates it when other faiths participate in Lent. “I feel as if it doesn’t matter what faith you come from in order to participate in Lent, and I think it shouldn’t have a different meaning either,” Peabody said. “In the end, Lent is a time to be aware of the sacrifices Jesus made for us and for us to try to strengthen our faith and become closer to Him.” Senior Megan Stout who is also a practicing Catholic agrees saying, “It makes me kind of proud to be a Catholic when others decide to join. I think Lent can mean the same to anyone; Jesus sacrificed for us on Earth so why not attempt to better ourselves as humans too?” Other students who have grown up Church of Christ have seen themselves begin to participate in Lent almost every year. Senior Kelsey Reiman says she started giving things up for Lent when she was in high school even though she grew up Church of Christ. “I think sacrificing something for the sake of Christ is an important discipline for any Christian...
