by Cory Woodroof | Aug 23, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb’s baseball, softball and women’s basketball programs have brought on new personnel to help coach their respective teams in preparation for their upcoming seasons. Baseball head coach Jeff Forehand announced the hiring of former MLB player Paul Phillips as an assistant coach, replacing Chris Collins, who accepted a job with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in June. Phillips is a veteran backstop, having played for the Colorado Rockies, the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox during his 15 years in professional baseball. Having played in over 900 games, Phillips will end his time with the Las Vegas 51’s (of the Pacific Coast League) before joining the Bisons’ staff. Coach Forehand told athletics that he believes Phillips will be a great addition to the program. “The amount of knowledge and experience that Paul is going to bring to our team after 15 years in professional baseball and parts of seven seasons in the big leagues is huge,” Forehand said. “It will be a tremendous asset to not only our catchers but our pitchers and hitters as well. He’s going to be a great addition to our staff.” Phillips also seemed enthusiastic about being hired. “I’m really excited to start a new chapter in my life after 15 years of pro ball,” Phillips said. “Being able to stay at home with my family more so than I am now, being able to be in Nashville full time and being at Lipscomb is something that I’ve waited for, for a long time.” Phillips joins assistant coach Tyler Shrout. New women’s basketball Head Coach Greg Brown has hired Cara Hyatt as an...
by Cory Woodroof | Aug 21, 2012 | Opinion
Lipscomb has more than 400 faculty members, each with an area of expertise and life experiences that shape what they bring to the classroom. While we at Lumination believe that Lipscomb’s entire faculty provides something special for our campus and its students, we’ve created a list of a few people who we believe would be especially beneficial for students to know during their time at the college. Tenielle Buchanan Mrs. Buchanan is the associate dean of students for intercultural development and the staff adviser for Kappa Iota Theta, the multicultural student organization on campus. She also serves as adjunct professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism and the LU seminar series. tenielle.buchanan@lipscomb.edu Campus Ministry team Jason Parker, Keela Evans, Caroline Morris and Jake Burton are all a part of the Campus Ministry team, who help coordinate chapel and serve as spiritual mentors for students. If you ever have any chapel credit issues, they are the ones to contact. Jake Burton also heads ‘The Joshua Project’ – a mentoring program on campus. jake.burton@lipscomb.edu keela.evans@lipscomb.edu jason.parker@lipscomb.edu caroline.morris@lipscomb.edu Emily Harris Mrs. Harris is the director of campus recreation. At the Student Activity Center, students can get a workout in, play a game of basketball and even take a class with a trained expert. Mrs. Harris is the person to contact for any information about fitness and wellness on campus. To find out more about Mrs. Harris, read our feature story from this summer. emily.harris@lipscomb.edu Teresa Williams Mrs. Williams is the director of student advocacy here on campus. Her job is to serve as a mediator...
by Cory Woodroof | Aug 20, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
A trip to Rupp Arena, Oxford, Miss., and Memphis are just a few of the highlights on the Lipscomb men’s basketball schedule for the 2012-13 season that was unveiled today. The Bisons are set to take on a few big-name teams this season, including the defending National Champions, the Kentucky Wildcats. Outside of conference games, the men’s team will play Kentucky, Ole Miss, Memphis, Gardner-Webb and Austin Peay at their respective stadiums. At home, the Bisons will play Freed-Hardeman, Maryville, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin and recent NCAA tournament participants Murray State in their non-conference match-ups. The annual Battle of the Boulevard series against Belmont will take place at Allen Arena on Friday, Nov. 9, and at Belmont on Tuesday, Dec. 4. This is the first series in which the Bruins are competing outside of the Atlantic Sun Conference, as the team moved into the Ohio Valley Conference earlier this year. Coach Scott Sanderson, entering his 13th season as head coach of the men’s basketball team, told Lipscomb Athletics that he believes having home games against notable, non-conference opponents is very significant for the team. “Those games are important to us,” he said. “Having a couple of marquee games at home like Belmont and Murray State, who will be the first top-25 team to ever come in here and play, is huge.” Sanderson also believes that the lofty schedule might be one of the team’s toughest in recent years. “This is probably one of the most challenging schedules we’ve had,” Sanderson said. “With Memphis, Kentucky and Ole Miss, who I think is going to be a really good SEC team, along with...
by Cory Woodroof | Aug 16, 2012 | News Slider
Student complaints about parking on campus–already one of the hottest topics at Lipscomb–will likely grow even louder when students return to class Monday without the normal amount of overflow parking available in the Stokes lot. Lipscomb officials announced late Thursday that most of the parking at Stokes, located on Belmont Boulevard, no longer will be available for university students and faculty, and instead those cars will be directed to park by the Lipscomb Academy high school football field lot and take shuttles to class. “For the last several years we have been fortunate to be able to use the parking lot at the Stokes Elementary School property while that facility is not being used by Metro Nashville Public School system,” wrote Kim Chaudoin, director of University Communication and Marketing, in an email. “However, due to an unexpected and sudden decision by Metro Nashville, only a small portion of that lot will be available for Lipscomb’s use this fall.” The high school football field, located at Caldwell and Lealand lanes, will be the new source of overflow parking, and shuttle buses will be available to transport students to campus. The shuttles will be available every 15 minutes for those parked at the football field in the mornings from 7-8:30 a.m. and in the afternoons from 4:30-5:30 p.m. The shuttles will pick up students at the football field’s ticket booth and will drop off at the by Allen Arena. During other hours of the day, a shuttle will be available every 30 minutes. The university is asking all students that arrive on campus after 8 a.m. to park at the football field. The university email said the buses...
by Cory Woodroof | Aug 14, 2012 | Opinion
Shameless cash grab just seems too harsh – even if there is truth in the statement. Those were the words that ran across my mind as I exited the theater of The Bourne Legacy. As a new fan of the original trilogy, I’m quite honestly disappointed by the newest Bourne outing. Sure, there’s nothing too new about the approach – we follow a rouge agent on the run with a girl while government officials use their powers to try and stay one step behind. While the first three films in the Bourne series were engaging, The Bourne Legacy just feels exhausted. Tony Gilroy’s (a writer on the first three Bourne films) first directorial try at the franchise ends up being a muddled piece of seldom entertainment – coasting off the likability of its cast and a few paperback-worthy developments. The story takes in the ripple effects of Jason Bourne’s actions in the third film. As the CIA begins to get rid of their other secret programs, one in particular called Outcome becomes the center of attention. Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner), the new Bourne, so to speak, is an outcome agent who managed to evade the group’s mandatory terminations (all who were involved got the cut). As Cross begins to wonder why he is being targeted, he comes across a doctor from his past (Rachel Weisz) who helps him on his quest for answers. This time around, Edward Norton’s Eric Byer and Stacy Keach’s Mark Turso are the ones in the control room barking orders – hoping to eliminate Cross to cover their tracks. Franchise players David Strathairn (the villainous Noah...
