by Erin Turner | Apr 8, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
Senior Josh Lee made his way back to where his college baseball career began when he provided the firepower to lift the Bisons past his former team, No. 1 Vanderbilt, Tuesday night. Lee drove in three runs for the Lipscomb baseball team to help guide them to a 3-1 win at Hawkins Field. Before coming to Lipscomb, Lee was recruited by Vandy and played three games for the Commodores his freshman year. In 2013, he transferred to Central Arizona Community College before landing at Lipscomb his junior year. “Once I got on Lipscomb’s campus last year I knew this was home for me,” Lee said. “It’s where I was meant to be.” Lee said that although Vandy was not the right fit for him, he enjoyed building relationships with the coaches and players there. Although brief, his experience there helped him prepare for this game. “It was definitely a different feeling [playing on Hawkins Field] than any other game we have had, but it’s a place I was very familiar with, so I knew what to expect in terms of the crowd and how the field was going to play and what I was going to get from the opposing team,” Lee said. Lee said he followed the advice of his father when he stepped up to the plate. “I didn’t want to make the moment too big,” Lee said. “That’s what my dad always told me to do — just relax, have fun, see the ball, hit it gap to gap and just have that in the back of my mind.” Tuesday night, Lee batted in runs in the first...
by Erin Turner | Apr 7, 2015 | News Slider
Runoff elections will be held for presidential candidates Julia Allen and Jordan Beale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Thursday. Runoffs will also be held for vice presidential candidates Lauren Gardiner and Hannah Passamonte. Elections were held in the Student Center on Tuesday. Jamie Keiser was elected as secretary and Adrian Ricketts as treasurer. Below is the list of elected senators, from SGA’s email sent to the student body. Senior Senators: Zach Clemens Stephen Grady Brennan Johnson Cole Meador Kendall Young Junior Senators: Anna Cannone Philip Grimsley Caroline Hensley Grant Mathis Katie Scholl Sophomore Senators: Brandon Cunningham Matt Gibson Luis Hernandez Alleah Thompson Grayson...
by Erin Turner | Apr 6, 2015 | News Slider
From water bottle stations, to the cost of summer tuition at Lipscomb, the 2015-2016 Student Government Association candidates covered a variety of topics at the Presidential Debate Monday night in Shamblin Theater. Moderator Madeline Smith opened up the night by asking the senatorial candidates funny questions that were Tweeted out by audience members. Vice Presidential candidates Ezra Fritz, Lauren Gardiner, Hannah Passamonte, Jackson Smith and David Villacorta took the stage to share their ideas for the coming school year. The presidential portion of the debate began with a series of questions. Q: “If you could implement one major policy change at Lipscomb what would it be? A: Presidential candidate Julia Allen said she would change the way that tuition works. “I would like to see fixed tuition — for Lipscomb students to be able to stay for all four years,” Allen said. A: Presidential candidate Margaret Rox said she would also like to see a tuition lock for current students. “If we can’t have a tuition lock, I would at least like to see people’s scholarship increase with the tuition,” Rox said. While tuition increases each each, Rox said that scholarships don’t. She said that it would be more fair for scholarships to follow the same trend as rising tuition. A: Presidential candidate Jordan Beale said she is passionate about Lipscomb’s community, and she said she believes housing is a big part of the community. “I’d really like to see some greater opportunities for upperclassmen here on campus — maybe have more open dorm hours, a little bit more autonomy on those choices, a little bit more openness to moving off campus,” Beale said. Q: “What...
by Erin Turner | Apr 6, 2015 | Opinion
Open Letter to the Student Body: My name is Jackson Smith, and I am running for Vice President of the Student Government Association for the 2015-2016 school year. I am a sophomore Financial Management major from Troy, Tennessee. Qualifications: I have served as a member of the SGA for the past two years, aside from a semester that I spent abroad. Here I have really learned how Lipscomb’s student government functions and have found my place in it. I feel that I now understand the system enough to take leadership and help further Lipscomb’s student body in any way I am called to. Involvement on campus has always been a passion of mine, and the diversity of that involvement is something that I bring to the table in SGA. I am a part of Lipscomb’s Greek Life, the Quest Team and I work for the Admission’s department, but I also am involved in Lipscomb’s jazz and wind ensembles and work a lot with the Athletics Department as well. I believe that these areas of involvement allow me to come in contact with more students than the average person at Lipscomb; therefore, this exposes me to the opinions, complaints and praises of the student body, which can help me to make decisions in the SGA that are the best fit for the people. My ability to make logical decisions based on a very open-minded perspective is an attribute that makes me a great candidate for Vice President. I have always been the kind of person that strives to look at every perspective when making choices. I have used this rationing...
by Erin Turner | Apr 4, 2015 | Opinion
Open Letter to the Student Body: Hey, everyone! My name is Hannah Passamonte, and I am a junior Business Management major from Maui, Hawaii. I am honored to be running for Vice President of the Student Government Association for the upcoming school year. I want to be your next Vice President because I am passionate about people and Lipscomb. I am committed to serving and advocating for the student body and believe that my personality and skill set allow me to do this best in a leadership position on SGA. I am qualified. I am active in Student Government and other campus student groups, which has allowed me to gain a greater understanding of what is required of an SGA executive and what it means to represent the diversity of our student body. A leader on SGA must be able to represent this school on a large scale, and I feel that I am best fit to do so. My goal since freshman year has been to get involved on campus and to surround myself with many different types of students. I have succeeded in doing this, and I am determined to represent this university not as one major, social club, sports team or school stereotype, but as a whole; because I believe it is our different interests, personalities and opinions that matter and should be portrayed. Having worked for Lipscomb Admissions and as a member of the Presidential Ambassador Council, I enjoy meeting with and am very comfortable approaching those who work in administration. We need SGA executives that are well-connected and trusted by administration in order to...
