by Leslie Newman | Apr 5, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
RAINEY, a band composed entirely of Lipscomb students, opened for Colony House Monday night in Bison Square to kick off the 2016 spring concert. “It was pretty exciting because they are blowing up right now; it was a huge opportunity and we are all stoked,” RAINEY’s keyboard player junior Benjamin Siebold said. RAINEY recently released its first EP. During the set Monday night, the band debuted three new songs, including the band’s new favorite song to play, “Easy.” “We progressed a lot when we added Andrew as our drummer,” junior bassist Trevor Ault said. “He does a lot of electronic stuff and he has helped to take us in the direction we want to go.” After RAINEY warmed up the crowd, Colony House took the stage and performed several of their well-known alternative hits. “I thought it was fun and I wish Lipscomb did more events like this,” freshman Garrett Jones said. “I think it brought the student body together. I think it took some stress off school as the year is winding down.” Colony House is a rising band on the alternative music scene and is known for performing songs centered on faith, love and living life. “To open for Colony House was the greatest opportunity I have had in my life,” Ault said. “Their bass player, as I was exiting the stage said I did really well and that was really cool.” Photos by Ben Davis and Stephanie...
by Leslie Newman | Mar 4, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
The 53rd annual Singarama show kicked off in Collins Alumni Auditorium Thursday night after a late start due to the Bisons Atlantic Sun tournament game. The theme of this year’s shows is “Life,” “Liberty,” and the pursuit of “Happiness.” The three shows were judged based on the quality of their theme Thursday evening and will be judged on other categories throughout the weekend. The show titles included “The Best Day of Your Life,” directed by Emily Ann Ray; “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Deck,” directed by John Blake Parker; and “Chasing Happiness,” directed by Rachel Grayson. “Liberty” won the award for best theme. “It feels great,” freshman Keri Koster said of their “Liberty” performance. “We just followed through and showed the theme through song and dance.” The next three shows for Singarama are Friday night at 7:30 p.m., Saturday Matinee at 2 p.m. and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. Photos by Becca...
by Leslie Newman | Feb 27, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb women’s tennis team won their fifth win in a row with a 7-0 win over Belmont Friday night at the Whitworth Racquet Center. The win marks the first time in program history that the Lady Bisons have swept rival Belmont in Battle of the Boulevard. “The battle was a beat down,” head coach Jamie Aid said. “The atmosphere of the crowd was a lot better than at the last match against Austin Peay last weekend.” Three doubles teams played. Melissa Kromer and Laura were in a close match but were able to finish 7-5. Danielle Kinnen and Hannah Gamage finished 4-5 and Kate Kandyba and Hanna Victorsson finished 6-1. The wins carried out in singles play as well. The singles results are as follows: Hannah Gamage (LIP) def. Lindsey Whitehead (BEL) 7-5, 6-3 Kate Kandyba (LIP) def. Kendall Warren (BEL) 4-6, 7-5, (10-4) Laura Kent (LIP) def. Laura Van Eeckhaudt (BEL) 6-2, 6-3 Hanna Victorsson (LIP) def. Suzanna Stapler (BEL) 6-4, 6-2 Melissa Kromer (LIP) def. Abbie Mather (BEL) 6-2, 4-0 (Retired) Danielle Kinnen (LIP) def. Maddie Gilley (BEL) 6-0, 6-1 “Our goal is the gain confidence for conference in mid march, there should be confidence in doubles and singles,” Aid said. “After each match we can either leave better or worse and I believe that we left better than we were before.” The Lady Bisons will return to Whitworth Saturday at 7 p.m. to face Southeast Missouri State. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Leslie Newman | Feb 5, 2016 | News Slider
Another year of record enrollment at Lipscomb has put a crunch on social clubs and prospective pledges. Associate Dean of Student Life Sam Parnell, who oversees Greek life at Lipscomb, said he is hoping for new social clubs to start so that those who desire to participate in them don’t get left by the wayside. “Even with the growth of Gamma Lambda and Alpha Zeta, we are still at a deficit [in the number of clubs] for the amount of girls wanting to pledge,” Parnell said. According to Parnell, to handle the number of students who want to pledge a social club, each club would have to take 23 new pledges. The average pledge class ranges from three to 12 students. There are eight female social clubs, two of which were added in the last year. Women’s club Alpha Zeta was created in January of 2015. “It really saddened me to see really great girls being turned away, because there wasn’t enough manpower to accommodate the ever-growing rate of perspective new members,” said Ashley Arledge, club president. “Alpha Zeta exists to be a home for girls who love God and want to grow in a community on campus.” Parnell said he encourages students to start social clubs, because the university is growing so quickly, and so many students wish to become involved. “If there are people interested in starting a club, they can come to me, and I can tell them exactly what I am looking for in a new club.” Arledge said the process for starting a new club was stressful but exciting: “There’s a lot to do when...
by Leslie Newman | Jul 22, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Lipscomb’s Cinematic and Theatre Arts programs are working together to create “Drama Major,” a mini-web series that will showcase students both in front of and behind the camera. During a week this summer, students and faculty joined together for long hours in a writer’s room with Dean Batali -known for producing and writing “That ‘70s Show” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” “Dean [Batali] knows so much about writing, I am even learning new things,” said Dave DeBorde, Film and Creative Media professor. During the writing sessions, Batali taught students how to build a good TV series from scratch. “You want to be able to pitch a show to the top of the yellow steno pad,” Batali said. “The shorter the description, the better.” “There is so much more to think about in a TV show than I thought,” graduate film student Josh Link said. “This is such an amazing learning experience.” Batali guided students through structure, noting that each episode is a three or four act play in itself. Students participated in the creating of the play while Batali “worked the writer’s room” by guiding writers to conjectures. “We hope that everyone at Lipscomb will watch the mini-series, and as far as I know, I think it is going to be really good,” said Steve Taylor, Lipscomb’s filmmaker-in-residence. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
