by Carter Sanderson | Mar 9, 2014 | News Slider
Four Lipscomb students took the stage Friday night and followed the footsteps of artists like Taylor Swift and Luke Bryan as they performed with local country artist and oral surgeon Jimmy Eugene in Shamblin Theater. Eugene’s band members “The Heartstrings,” or the “E. String Band,” are local musicians who have played with some of the best in the business. Leading off the night, Eugene agreed to let a few of Lipscomb’s talented artists steal the show before “The Heartstrings” took the stage. Jesse Taylor, a junior singer-songwriter at Lipscomb, started the evening off, followed by senior Kelly Dean, freshman David Austin Lowry and senior Lacy Printz respectively. They all performed one of their own original songs. “This was the first time I’ve played this song in front of people that I know, so I was a little nervous,” senior Kelly Dean said after her performance. “I was glad to have people I knew in the audience, though.” Eugene and “The Heartstrings” played several songs throughout the night, including a song Eugene wrote titled “West Bound Plane” about a young lady with cancer he met on a flight from Memphis to New Orleans. “Tonight when you’re going to bed, say a little prayer for that lady,” Jimmy said after performing his hit “West Bound Plane.” “I think about her often.” The night continued with the feel-good music from the band. During intermission, the artists from Lipscomb took the stage once more, only this time, playing covers from their favorite artists in the business while Eugene passed out t-shirts and CD’s. “The Heartstring” band took the stage one last time, singing...
by Carter Sanderson | Feb 24, 2014 | News Slider
HumanDocs is set to continue its spring lineup this Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 8:30 p.m., in Shamblin Theatre with a screening of the documentary Inequality for All. This film is a non-partisan take on the extremely wide and growing income gap from Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor under former President Bill Clinton, and it’s negative impact on our country’s economy. Emily Wilson, an English major who helps organize HumanDocs, had this to say about the film. “The film is eye-opening, accessible and very informative about what is going on with the American economy,” Wilson said. “It gives suggestions on how to personally take steps to try to make a change.” A panel discussion will follow the film. The screening is free and open to the public and is also an opportunity for a chapel credit. Photo courtesy of...
by Carter Sanderson | Feb 24, 2014 | News Slider
A benefit piano concert, titled Two Brothers for One Sister, is set to be held on Thursday in Ward Hall. The show will be put on by two brothers for their sister, who has been undergoing treatments for her health since last summer. Pianists and brothers Adam and Evan Booher are the two holding the concert. Adam is a senior at Lipscomb and has been playing the piano for 15 years now. He has hopes to pursue his master’s degree at Florida State University in music (preferably, in piano performance). Evan is a freshman at Lipscomb and says he has been playing the piano for about 12 to 13 years. He was the first place winner in the piano contest here at Lipscomb back in 2012 as a high school student and still enjoys playing today. However, the Booher brothers are using their talents for a much greater purpose this week. Their 15-year-old sister, Anna Booher, was diagnosed with Lyme disease in February of 2013. Over the summer, she began treatments, and she and her family spent four months at a Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. “Our family lived in the Ronald McDonald House in Minnesota, so that was a real big blessing,” Adam Booher said. He and his brother flew to Minnesota for the summer to be with the rest of their family. After four months of different treatment in Minnesota, the Booher family had to make another transition to Tampa Bay, Fla., where they now reside, working with a team of doctors there. The Booher family thinks the treatments are getting better each and every day, but it’s still...
by Carter Sanderson | Feb 7, 2014 | Sports
You can hear them now. The loud chants from the dugout of a softball field are right around the corner as the team gets ready for another season under head coach Kristin Ryman. The Lady Bison softball team has worked hard in the off season after a tremendous effort last year and have high hopes as they start to prepare for the new season ahead. The team dusted off the gloves and shined the bats earlier in the semester for their upcoming season as Monday, Jan. 13, marked the first official day. “Right now, we’re getting a lot of hitting trying to work around the weather,” said assistant coach Megan Smith. “The field has been a little bit wet, but we’ve been able to get outside.” The Atlantic Sun conference schedule starts a week earlier this year, which eliminates the opportunity to play in a lot of additional tournaments, so the Lady Bisons will play a bit of a shorter schedule than the usual tournament run. The team has spent most of their first week in McQuiddy Gym due to the weather and the fields being wet; however, Smith says she is pleased with the work they are able to get in. “We’re trying to do some of those little things that we need to finish right before we get going and really don’t have time to work mechanics,” Smith said. Ryman also chimed in and said she expects another tough A-Sun season with the top teams in the conference returning the majority of their players, and Smith is excited about who the Lady Bisons have coming back as...
by Carter Sanderson | Feb 5, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
The Nashville Sounds, AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, have been at Greer Stadium since 1978 but plans to make stadium renovations at the team’s new home of Sulphur Dell have officially begun. On Wednesday Lipscomb hosted the second installment of the Forehand and Friends luncheon with Brad Tammen (pictured above), the general manager of the Nashville Sounds, and Skip Nipper, a local baseball historian who had insight on the groundbreaking event of the new stadium. Bisons baseball head coach Jeff Forehand made the introductions, talking about his team and coaches for this season, followed by the two guests speakers on the renovations of the stadium. “It’s good to be around baseball people, but it’s really good to be around a Christian environment,” Nipper said before he began the memories of the old Sulphur Dell Park. When describing the tradition and the age of the park, Nipper said that “the right field fence was just 162 feet from home plate,” drawing several laughs from the crowd. Nipper showed picture after picture and clip after clip of some of the most historic and memorable moments before Tammen got up to speak on behalf of the new stadium. Monday was the groundbreaking for the new Sulpher Dell Stadium. This is a $108 million project spread out to 38 million on the actual ball park, 60 million on redevelopment and 10 million on the parking structure. As of now, AAA teams get roughly 350,000 fans a year, but there are high hopes that with the new stadium look, fans will fill the seats. “The Sounds were 11th out of 16 in the...
