by Cory Woodroof | Dec 6, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
It took a little time, but the Lipscomb Bisons now have a Division 1 win in the W column. The team (3-5) defeated the Tennessee State Tigers (2-7) 77-68 Saturday at Allen Arena in an afternoon tipoff. Senior forward Malcolm Smith (22 points) led the Bisons’ attack inside the paint, where the team amassed 44 of its 77 points. In the first half, the Bisons and Tigers looked evenly matched. Both teams struggled early to generate any sort of offensive pressure. But, Smith helped spark Lipscomb with five straight to give the home team a 9-4 lead with 12:20 to half. The Tigers began to spark their own game from the perimeter soon after to get back in the game. After a quick lead switch-off in the low 20s, the Bisons took back momentum and led at half, 36-31. To start the second, the Tigers came out hot on a 7-0 run to get the 37-36 lead at 18:01, but a 3 from freshman guard Aaron Korn settled the Bisons down. After TSU led by 8, the Bisons got back into the game and inched their way to a strong lead late in the game. Lipscomb never let TSU back in and picked up their third win of the season. Smith led all scorers with 22 and all rebounders with 8, while TSU’s junior guard Marcus Roper was not too far behind in points with 21. Freshman guard Nathan Moran put up 14 for Lipscomb, and sophomore guard Josh Williams had 13. The Bisons will look to build on this one with a road trip to Austin Peay next...
by Cory Woodroof | Dec 4, 2014 | News Slider
Metro Nashville Police arrested Lipscomb University freshman Tyler Carden on charges of child pornography Tuesday. Metro received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on the case, which led to a on-campus search of Carden’s room in High Rise via search warrant. Carden is a mechanical engineering major from Fredericksburg, Virginia. According to the Davidson County affidavit, the 18-year-old Carden informed the police at the time of his arrest that he had downloaded sexual photos of underage children to his iPod and iPad, as well as a Microsoft One Drive account from his room on campus. An email address used by Carden to download 50 images involving underage boys performing sexual activities was traced back to a Lipscomb University IP address. Carden was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. He was released from jail the following day on a $15,000 bond. Senior Vice President of Student Life Scott McDowell commented on the matter in an email to students. “As you may be aware, one of our freshman university students was arrested [Tuesday] on cyber child pornography charges,” McDowell wrote. “Obviously we are deeply disturbed about this, and the student recognizes the severity of his actions. “Because this is an ongoing police investigation, we cannot share details with you. We are cooperating fully with authorities.” McDowell invited students to contact him or Dean of Student Life Sam Smith in their Bennett Campus Center offices with concerns on the matter. Additional reporting by Logan Butts Photo courtesy of Metro...
by Cory Woodroof | Nov 17, 2014 | News Slider
A few familiar faces will be joining show host Amy Grant at this year’s Lighting of the Green. The tenth annual show will feature American Idol finalist and Christian artist Danny Gokey, Dove-winning gospel singer and actress Tamela Mann, singer/songwriter Jon Guerra, multi-talented family The Willis Clan, Brother Parker, Lipscomb student choruses and others. Walt Leaver, vice president for university relations, spoke to the impact Grant has had on the show. “Lighting of the Green has become a beloved tradition in Nashville, and we couldn’t have made that happen without the support and generosity of Amy Grant, who gives of her time and talent to perform and to schedule an exciting slate of artists each year,” Leaver said. The free. rain-or-shine concert starts at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, on the Allen Arena Mall. Festivities will begin at 4, including the Merry Marketplace at the arena. Free photos with Santa Claus are also available. Food or cash donations will be accepted for the Second Harvest Food Bank at the event. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own blanket or lawn chair. For more information on this year’s Lighting of the Green, visit the event page on Lipscomb’s website. Photo credit: Erin...
by Cory Woodroof | Nov 17, 2014 | News Slider
The struggles, sacrifices and successes of African Americans during one of the nation’s most turbulent times were at the forefront of conversation in Shamblin Theatre Saturday morning. In conjunction with Lipscomb’s remembrance of the Battle of Nashville’s 150th anniversary, the Department of History, Politics & Philosophy hosted a Civil War symposium that detailed various aspects of African-American life during the war. “The African-American Experience in the Civil War Era” brought three noted historians to share their takes on three different-yet-synergetic topics. James M. McPherson, a Pulitzer-winning author and historian, John F. Baker, a genealogy expert and Joseph Glatthaar, an author and historian, all spoke about different sections of what African Americans endured during that time. Tim Johnson, a professor in the department and the driving force in Lipscomb’s reflection of the battle’s sesquicentennial, said when planning the event, this particular topic came to mind. “We wanted to focus on the African-American experience,” Johnson said. “We wanted to help tell the Nashville community about a story that is often overlooked. That seemed an appropriate theme, given the number of African-American Union soldiers who fought in Nashville in December 1864.” In his talk titled “The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: Stories of My Family’s Journey to Freedom,” Baker shed light on the story behind the plantation where his ancestors worked. Baker said he conducted genealogical and historical research on the local plantation called Wessyngton, located in Robertson County. “My research at Wessyngton started sort of accidentally,” Baker said. “When I was in the seventh grade, we used a social studies textbook called ‘Your Tennessee,’ and I came across this photograph entitled ‘Black...
by Cory Woodroof | Nov 7, 2014 | News Slider
For one night only, Lipscomb stood center stage at one of the nation’s premiere venues for the “Lipscomb: On a New Stage” program. “Lipscomb: On a New Stage” brought hundreds from the Lipscomb community together Thursday night to the historic Ryman Auditorium to enjoy a night of tunes, tributes and takes on the school’s past, present and future. University president Randy Lowry gave the evening’s keynote address. He shared a few important moves that will have Lipscomb grow exponentially from now to 2020. To Lowry, holding such an event at the Ryman meant more than the other option. “You know, the alternative to this was a chicken dinner at some restaurant,” Lowry said. “Where we would have sat there for 45 minutes and eaten and had a very, very short program, and as we were thinking about the day, we said, ‘Let’s do something more interesting. How about the Ryman? How about coming down here and celebrating? How about being a community in a different place to think about a different future?’” Lowry touched on a variety of advancements for the university in his address, including the addition of the new McFarland lab, new residential space, the new Civil Engineering building, the new Performing Arts Center, a new College of Education building, the new School of Public Policy and Civic Leadership, the school’s new Mobile Medical Units (deploying in 2015) and other updates. For Lipscomb Academy, a new middle school, the new McCadams field house at the Reece Smith Athletic Complex and the possibility for LA students to earn a year’s worth of college credits while still in high...
