by Cole Gray | Nov 12, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
Led by Rob Marberry’s 22 points and 6 offensive rebounds in his first game as a Bison, the men’s basketball team beat down the Division III Sewanee Tigers 96-53 in an exhibition in Allen Arena Friday night. “Marberry had a nice game,” head coach Casey Alexander said. “He was really efficient from the floor and rebounded the ball really well.” Marberry transferred to Lipscomb from Western Kentucky University after the 2014-15 season and was forced to redshirt last year as a transfer. The Bisons out-rebounded the Tigers 47-27 and scored 20 second-chance points. Alexander noted that Sewanee was built around the three-point shot, and that Lipscomb did a good job taking it away. “Their best chance to stay in the game was to make a lot of threes. That’s really how they play and what they try to do,” Alexander said. “I thought we guarded the three-point line very well. We had hands up, and they went 5-for-22.” Senior forward Josh Williams played his first game since tearing an ACL in December 2015, but finished efficiently, shooting 5-8 in the second half. “We’re just glad to have Josh back out on the floor after being hurt last year,” Alexander said. “He had a little bounce in his step. He’s an important player for us so having him back…that was the best thing I liked seeing out of Josh.” The Bisons’ 2014-15 scoring leader provided one of the only highlights of the second half with an emphatic rejection of Sewanee’s Taylor Howell at the rim. Freshman guards Michael Buckland and Kenny Cooper played a combined 54 minutes despite not starting. Cooper played...
by Cole Gray | Nov 8, 2016 | News Slider
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales spoke to a crowd of students and alumni in Swang on Monday afternoon for “Freedom Matters,” an event organized by Lipscomb’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom. Gonzales, who was the first Latino to serve as Attorney General of the United States, touched on topics such as dealing with criticism as a public servant, working in the White House, the September 11 attacks in 2001 and immigration reform. Most of the conversation was spurred by questions from the crowd of around 40 students, faculty and alumni. Vietnam veteran and Lipscomb Class of ’68 graduate John Bussell asked Gonzales his thoughts on improving security in terms of immigration. “First, we need a policy,” Gonzales replied, as the room then erupted in laughter. Gonzales also reminded the students in attendance to remember three equal principles when considering immigration policies. “We are a nation of immigrants,” he noted. “We are also a very compassionate people. We are also a nation of laws.” Though the majority of the student-asked questions were not related to policy or practice, some were more probing. Gonzales deflected a question about his support of the controversial Patriot Act, which was signed in October 2001 while he was White House Counsel to President Bush, reminding students that John Ashcroft was the Attorney General at that time. Gonzales admitted that he contributed to the drafting of the now-expired Act, but he emphasized that he did not have the final say. Gonzales also encouraged students to get involved with state and local governments. “We cannot continue to be a great country; we cannot continue to have...
