by Cory Woodroof | Feb 15, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
After last Friday’s big win over the Northern Kentucky Norse, the Bisons couldn’t overcome second half mistakes in a loss to conference rival Stetson. Despite an early lead, the men’s basketball team (now 9-14, 4-8 in conference) fell 76-66 to the Hatters (10-14, 7-6 in conference). Thursday night’s tough defeat saw sophomore Malcom Smith sustain an injury that led to his early exit. The first half saw strong offensive and defensive play from the Bisons. The team led 34-26 at the break, with senior Deonte Alexander already having scored 14. The second half, however, saw an opening 9-0 run by the Hatters that set a precedent for the visiting team. Stetson pulled ahead soon after and never let go of the lead. Alexander led the Bisons in scoring with 21, and junior Khion Sankey led the team in rebounding with seven. Freshman Stephen Hurt had 12 points and five rebounds. Hurt said he felt that the best play came in the first half, but the second half represented a different story. “In the second half, we just came out flat,” Hurt said. Coach Scott Sanderson agreed with Hurt’s assessment, hoping that the team learns to put a full performance together in the face of adversity. “It’s a learning process for our guys,” Sanderson said. The team will face a quick turnaround, hosting Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Hurt hopes the Bisons can improve on both offense and defense headed into the weekend’s match-up. “We’ve got to have the same intensity. We’ve got to be consistent.” Photo credit: Whitney...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 8, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The men’s basketball team (now 9-14) ended a three-game losing streak with a soaring 76-58 win over the Northern Kentucky Norse (8-12) Friday night in Allen Arena. The team net their fourth conference win of the season. For most of the first half, it was all Lipscomb. Senior Deonte Alexander put the Bisons up 5-0 in the first two minutes of the game and continued to be a major factor throughout. The Bisons maintained a solid lead during the first, heading into halftime up by nine. After the break in action, the Bisons refused to let up. Leading by double-digits for most of the game’s second half, Lipscomb emerged victorious through strong offensive and defensive performances. Alexander led in scoring with 22, while sophomores Martin and Malcolm Smith both had 11. Freshman Stephen Hurt had nine points and a team-leading 10 rebounds. Junior Khion Sankey said he believes that the Bisons breaking the Norse’s four-game win streak was a large indicator of the team’s hard work invested during practice and recent games. Despite the big win, Sankey said that there is still work to be done, as the team hosts A-Sun rival Stetson on Thursday, Feb. 14. “We just took it to [the Norse] today,” Sankey said. “We can be happy today, but we can’t be too happy. It was only one game. So, we’ve got to keep going forward – keep practicing...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 8, 2013 | News Slider
SGA President Patrick Grace has confirmed a few major developments for Lipscomb students, including a potential breakthrough in the long-awaited possibility of off-campus dining. To start, Grace confirmed that there will indeed be a spring concert taking place this semester. “We have a spring concert. It should be in the middle of March,” Grace said. “We’ve got a band kind of in agreement in principle.” Grace says that SGA will make an announcement next week as to who will be playing as soon as it’s set in stone. The spring concert has long been a successful tradition at Lipscomb, with singer-songwriter Mat Kearney headlining the show last spring. Alongside the spring concert, the SGA will help sponsor a new edition of Tokens, a show founded by campus’ Dr. Lee Camp on March 7 in Alumni Auditorium. SGA is planning to release tickets for free to the student body. Grace described the show as “sort of a theological, variety, folk music radio broadcast.” SGA will be holding auditions for a student act to play during the show on Friday, Feb. 15, in the afternoon. The tryouts will be held in Ward Hall. “I’m looking forward to [the auditions] because we’ve got some real talent on campus,” Grace said. Off-campus meal plan in negotiations, could be ready for fall semester The SGA president said he and Dr. Scott McDowell,Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Campus Life, have been in negotiations with Sodexo and human resources to potentially create a plan that would allow for Lipscomb students to use their dining plan at off-campus locations. Grace said he has a level...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 8, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s fifth installment of Lumination News, Kelly Dean and Nick Glende are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Kage Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports, Jessica Burke takes us around the world in a minute with the week’s top headlines, Savanna Schubert gives the scoop on all things entertainment and Nicolette Carney delivers your weather forecast. This week’s newscast features a look into campus’ Lifelong Learning program, a recap of last Friday’s Relay for Life event, some interviews with Lipscomb students who are also children of missionaries, a look into women’s rights across the globe, some insight into this month’s celebration of Black history month, a look into some new developments in social club policy, some info on job interview do’s and don’ts and a few student opinions on the Super Bowl, as well as our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 6, 2013 | News Slider
The Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership announced a new program entitled ‘Leadership Tennessee’ to the Nashville community early Wednesday. ‘Leadership Tennessee’ will be a 10-month program that will enlist a variety of community leaders and put them to the task of coming up with ideas to solve different state issues. Linda Peek Schacht, the executive director of the Andrews Institute, shared her excitement for the plans in a statement released by the university. “The guiding principle of the Andrews Institute is that great communities are intentional, not accidental. Great states are intentional, not accidental,” Schacht said. “When we bring leaders together from the private, public and nonprofit sectors to work together for the common good, communities can change. Leadership Tennessee extends statewide this collaborative leadership model, based on the idea that informed, committed citizens can find common ground and make common cause to address the challenges and opportunities facing a community, region or state.” Lipscomb President Dr. Randy Lowry also expressed his enthusiasm in the statement. “For the past two years, the Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership has made an impact on Middle Tennessee as it has built on the legacy of Nashville leader Nelson Andrews by engaging emerging and current leaders from government, business and nonprofit sectors in programs to create thriving communities by collaborating together for the common good,” said Lowry. “Nelson Andrews helped create successful local leadership programs. His family chose Lipscomb University to be the institution to expand his vision of collaborative leadership to the state and beyond. So, it is very fitting that the newest initiative from the institute that bears...
