by Sydney Poe | Aug 28, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
College Colors Day, a celebration of school spirit, will take place on Friday, August 30th, and universities across the nation, including Lipscomb, will be wearing their school colors to show their school pride. Many universities across the nation have participated in years past, but this year, the Lipscomb Alumni Association, Lipscomb Athletics and Lipscomb Dining services are partnering with the event to help students here at Lipscomb show school pride. Students are encouraged to wear a lot of purple and gold on and keep track of their school spirit on social media. Tag your photos during the day on the Lipscomb University Facebook page, or tag them on Twitter with handle, @Lipscomb. The Lipscomb bookstore is offering a 30% discount to anyone who wants to get some new Lipscomb attire to celebrate the day. You can download the coupon at www.lipscomb.edu. The year’s first Battle of the Boulevard is Friday night when the men’s soccer team takes on Belmont at 7 p.m. They’re offering free t-shirts and barbecue at the event. You can also decorate your own brick in Bison square to show your Bison spirit from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday. Free snow cones, cotton candy and other snack items will also be available at that time in Bison Square for anyone who wears their Lipscomb colors. The Department of Athletics is putting on t-shirt trade day during the event to make sure the campus is covered in purple. Lipscomb athletes will be on site to help you trade in any Division 1 t-shirt for a new Lipscomb Bisons t-shirt. For more information on College Colors...
by Sydney Poe | Aug 23, 2013 | News Slider
In the first installment of Lumination News for the 2013-2014 school year, Savanna Schubert and Kelly Dean are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus. Ariel Jones fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Madeline Smith gives the scoop on all things Nashville entertainment, Brianna Langley gives you the weather forecast and Carter Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports. This week’s newscast features highlights from the Dove Awards press conference in Allen Arena, a look at the Osman fountain in Bison square and the details on the new off campus dining plan. We also tell you what you can expect when dealing with construction on Battery Lane, offer a look at how the Bisons are preparing for fall both on the court and the field and show you what the free concert had everyone flooding Music Row. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Sydney Poe | Apr 24, 2013 | News Slider
Lipscomb assistant track and cross country coach Jenny Randolph was one of the many who was in the Boston area during last week’s tragic bombings during the Boston Marathon. Both Randolph and her longtime friend and running partner Caitlin Anderson had finished the race about 30 minutes before they felt the explosions from a couple blocks away. “The explosions happened, and I looked at Caitlin because you could both hear it and feel it in the sidewalk,” Randolph said. “We both looked in the direction of the explosion and were listening for screaming and looking for people running hysterically, but we didn’t see any of that, so it think that helped us to remain calm.” Once they realized what had happened, they found Randolph’s sister in order to start their journey back home. As they walked the hour back to the campus of MIT where they were staying, Randolph describes the scene as frantic and hurried, but never too out of control. “It wasn’t complete pandemonium,” Randolph said. “It was never complete pandemonium from what I saw.” Looking back at video from the scene of the explosions, Randolph says that it’s obvious that people were working very quickly to help others. She feels everyone there did a good job in reacting to the situation. After rushing to pack up their things, the group made their way to the airport they were able to start their flight home. With just one hiccup in a missed connection in Washington D.C., Randolph arrived home safely and at that point was able to reflect on the day’s events. “It’s much scarier to think...
by Sydney Poe | Feb 21, 2013 | News Slider
February 17-23 is Severe Weather Awareness week in Tennessee. The National Weather Service in Memphis has been participating in the week-long focus by offering different topics to be discussed each day. Their efforts hope to help educate people about severe weather and the importance of safety in a storm. Kelton Halbert, a dual-enrollment student at Lipscomb, hopes to study about severe weather after he graduates from high school. After seeing an EF-4 tornado rip through Murfreesboro, Tenn., in 2009, he became interested in everything that went into a severe weather forecast. Providing different atmospheric analyses for storms that come through the Middle Tennessee area, Halbert is constantly monitoring the weather. He accomplishes this through his blog, Tempest Chasing, and his twitter account, @TempestChasing. After he graduates, Halbert plans on attending the University of Oklahoma to study...
by Sydney Poe | Feb 14, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
On Tuesday afternoon, Lipscomb students packed the stands at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex in order to watch the U.S. women’s soccer team, who was using the field to practice before their match against Scotland on Feb. 13. Buzz grew throughout the afternoon on social media sites as many students began to learn of what was happening down at the soccer complex. The practice even drew a few famous fans — Nashville Predators player Mike Fisher and Tennessee Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. Before leaving the practice, some students were lucky enough to get a photo with one of their favorite players. The women’s team played an international friendly match against Scotland at LP Field on Wednesday night and won...
