by Hunter Patterson | Oct 31, 2011 | News Slider
Senior law, justice and society major Brett Flener was arrested on Friday night along with 26 other protesters on Legislative Plaza as part of the Occupy Nashville movement. The arrest was captured on video by Nashville Scene reporter Jonathan Meador. The video is currently making its rounds on YouTube. At the :06 mark you hear Meador introduce himself as a reporter with the Nashville Scene to the protestors At the :13 mark Brett Flener, the Lipscomb student, introduces himself At :22, an office, over a bullhorn, tells the protestors that their “time is up” (the new Plaza curfew is at 10:00 p.m. with 10 minutes given to demonstrators to leave the area) At :26, you hear a protestor say, “they are approaching!” At :35, the trooper, pictured above, approaches Meador At :38, Meador, tells the trooper that he is “getting off” several times At :40, Meador is told that he is under arrest, and at the same time, Meador exclaims that he is a member of the media At :45, the trooper tells Meador that he “had his time” At :46 The troopers tells Meador that he is “resisting arrest” At :54, the initial trooper tells a fellow officer to “tell him when you get him up there, charge him with resisting arrest” At 1:10 you hear a very distinct sound of handcuffs clasping around Meador’s wrists At 1:38, the officer tells Meador, or “Hoss” at this point apparently, that the camera is going in his pocket The group was released later that evening by night court magistrate Tom Nelson. Earlier this month, senior Clay Smith gave us a video...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 28, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
This week, anchors Anne Paquin and Wade Funderburg bring you all the stories from in and around the Lipscomb community. Also, Caitlin Selle, Ariel Jones and Jessica Burke fill you in on entertainment, sports and weather in very festive ways. Please upgrade your...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 28, 2011 | News Slider
Candy out of cars? It’s really okay, because it was Lipscomb’s annual Trunk or Treat. This residence life event had live music, warm cider, cornhole, face painting, hot chocolate, smores, and of course, lots of candy. Different clubs and organizations had decorated trunks full of candy for students and children that were invited from Y.E.S. (Youth Encouragement Services.) This event was a fun time to hang out by the fire and celebrate Halloween with fellow bison. Please upgrade your...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 25, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb University Athletics has announced the launch of its new Adoption Rally program, a groundbreaking venture designed to help families defray the mounting costs of adopting children while filling the stands at Lipscomb’s Allen Arena for men’s basketball games. This season, in an unprecedented move, Lipscomb’s new Adoption Rally program will give 100 percent of game day gate revenues from its most prestigious sport to families in the process of adopting children. The Adoption Rally advisory board, made up of Lipscomb alumni and supporters who have either adopted children or were adopted themselves, will award one grant to an adopting family in middle Tennessee for each of Lipscomb’s men’s basketball home games this season starting with the Bisons’ game against Austin Peay on Monday, Nov. 28. Grant recipients will receive all ticket revenue for their assigned game outside of season ticket and advance group sales. Grants will be awarded to families who display a financial need and present the best marketing plan for convincing family, friends, fellow church members, neighbors and other groups to attend their assigned games. The program was designed as a true win-win for Lipscomb and the adopting family. As attendance rises, so does the size of the check that will be given to the adopting family. “The Adoption Rally program has the potential to become our blue field,” said Brent High, Lipscomb’s Associate Athletic Director for Spiritual Formation, referencing Boise State University’s football field that is known for its unique blue turf. “Only at a place like Lipscomb would a president, CFO and an athletic director sign off on trading what could potentially be thousands of dollars in gate revenue for an opportunity to assist...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 23, 2011 | Sports
Ever since Lipscomb and Belmont played their first basketball game in 1953, they’ve been rivals. With the two schools being on the same street just a couple miles away, it was practically inevitable. However, looking back over the history of Lipscomb athletics, you’ll find more than just Lipscomb-Belmont. They were instead, other schools in town. “In the 1950s, East Tennessee State was a huge rival for David Lipscomb College,” said Andy Lane, associate athletic director. In those games, the team would actually get on a train and head to east Tennessee to play. Now, both teams are in the Atlantic Sun, so the fire is still there, but Lane says it was a lot different then. What most students don’t know is that the Trevecca Nazarene game was that game to be at. Known as the “Bleacher Creatures” during the ’80s, Lipscomb fans would pack both McQuiddy and Trevecca’s Trojan Field House so much that actions had to be taken to prevent from breaking any laws. “In McQuiddy, the fans were right on top of you,” Lady Bisons head coach Frank Bennett says. “Those games were as intense as any we have ever had,” Lane says. Communications professor Jimmy McCollum recalls one game where the fire marshal forced Lipscomb to shut the doors on the gym because it had reached maximum capacity. “We had what I believe was a perfect storm for rivalries,” McCollum said. “We had a small gym, we had an excellent team consistently ranked in the top 5 or 10 across the nation in the NAIA and we had not only one but two local rivals...
