by Danny Kotula | Feb 14, 2021 | News, News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb men’s soccer team earned an enthralling 2-1 win over the East Tennessee State Buccaneers on Saturday afternoon. The afternoon was a chilly one, as flutters of snow fell at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex as a backdrop to a fiery matchup. The ETSU Bucs traveled from Johnson City with only victory in mind, but Ryan Dougherty quickly set the visitors back a peg. The junior midfielder from Pennsylvania put away a free kick after just six minutes to give Lipscomb their third game-opening goal in their first three matches. Dougherty’s unassisted goal was his first of the season. ETSU responded well, but a stout defensive line from Lipscomb kept the Bucs out of the net until 30 minutes in, when senior defender Austin Bilhmeyer set up senior forward Jared Leheta for the equalizer. The Montreal man put ETSU back on level terms, a scoreline that would hold for the rest of the half. It was a clean first half, but the yellow cards came out in droves from the onset of the second half. Within just 18 seconds, South African junior midfielder Luto Tom received the game’s first disciplinary action, the first of four yellow cards over the course of the game for the Bucs. Meanwhile, Lipscomb accrued three yellows via sophomore defensive midfielder Thomas Priest, sophomore attacking midfielder Alejandro Lopez, and freshman forward Javanne Smith, last week’s recipient of two National Player of the Week honors. Outside of fouls, it was a less eventful second half of play, with one exception being a long-range effort from Lopez. The Costa Rican nearly gave Lipscomb a second...
by Erika Plunkett | Feb 12, 2021 | News, News Slider, Sports
A normal start date is about the only normal thing for the 2021 Lipscomb University softball team. After having their season cut short one year ago, Coach Ryman and her players have had to adjust to a totally different world filled with new COVID restrictions and obstacles to playing the sport they love. “If I would have guessed last year mid-March when all this started initially, I would have thought we would have been done for a couple of weeks, and then they would try to pick back up with things,” said head coach Kristin Ryman. “No one ever envisioned it would be what it has turned into with the pandemic.” The pandemic has wreaked havoc on all facets of life forcing everyone to reshape their outlook on life. “Every day we are out here is a good day,” said Ryman. “Let’s practice that way, let’s enjoy what we do, let’s get to know each other, and take every day as a blessing right now. That’s the biggest thing, but knowing too preparation-wise at a moment’s notice someone could go down and not be a starter anymore. So, for all of the other girls that are working really hard behind them, [they need to be] working every day as if they could be the starter every day.” Although Covid caused many problems for the Lady Bisons, the shortened 2020 season did allow their young roster to mature by getting real game experience that did not count against their collegiate eligibility. “I think a lot of those girls got some key time last year and in a sense looking back...
by Camryn Given | Feb 12, 2021 | News, News Slider, Uncategorized
Patrice Boyd was a graduate student here at Lipscomb that tragically passed away on Feb. 4. The cause of her death is unknown. Boyd was a student of the Educational Leadership Program in the College of Education as well as a member of the second cohort of the Tennessee Transformational Leadership Alliance. She both taught English and coached the girls’ basketball team at Haywood County High School in Brownsville, TN. President Lowry shared this unfortunate news with Lipscomb students in an email on Feb. 8. Lowry spoke with one of Boyd’s professors and noted, “Patrice cared deeply about her students at Haywood County High School and her commitment to her graduate studies at Lipscomb and was recognized for her talents as a teacher, school leader and coach.” Through a Facebook post, the City of Brownsville said, “[Boyd] was a beloved community leader, educator, coach, mentor, and so much more. Her energy, heart, and compassion for the children and families of this community were unparalleled. May our community forever reap the seeds of her labor.” “In the near future there will be an opportunity for the Lipscomb community to honor Patrice and her family on campus, and we will share more information as plans are finalized,” said Lowry. Obviously adored by many, the loss of Patrice Boyd has been felt throughout the Lipscomb community and the city of...
by Schyler Jones | Feb 11, 2021 | News
The impeachment trial for former president Donald J. Trump began Tuesday morning. Trump became the first-ever president to be impeached twice when the House of Representatives voted on Jan. 13 to charge him for “incitement of insurrection”. The vote passed 232-197. Now, the trial has moved to the Senate, where senators will vote on whether to convict Trump. A two-thirds vote would be needed to convict, meaning that 17 Republicans would have to vote across party lines. Traditionally, the impeached official would be removed from office if convicted. Since Trump is the first president to be tried after leaving office, many speculate that he could be barred from holding future public offices if convicted. The main concern raised in the trial was regarding the constitutionality of impeaching a public official who is no longer in office. Representative Jamie Raskin, Lead Impeachment Manager, opened the trial by defending the constitutionality. He showed a 13-minute-long video recounting the insurrection at the capitol. It showed both Trump’s speech and the mob as the day unfolded, a reminder of the fear on Jan 6. “If that’s not an impeachable offense, then I don’t know what is,” Raskin stated. Regarding the constitutionality of the trial, he claimed the ability to impeach a president in her or his last few weeks is the most important “because that’s when elections get attacked.” Trump’s lawyers, on the other hand, maintained that impeachment after leaving office is unconstitutional. They claimed that Democrats were set in “seeking to eliminate Donald Trump from the American political scene.” Shortly after 5 p.m. EST Tuesday, the Senate voted 56-44 that the impeachment...
by Hannah Cron | Feb 9, 2021 | News, News Slider
This Wednesday, February 10, Lipscomb will have its first Bison Break Day of the spring semester. Since classes are canceled for the day, some of Lipscomb’s various organizations are planning to host events and activities for students to participate in around campus. Beginning at 8 a.m., the Vice President of Student Life Al Sturgeon will join students for a morning run. The run will start outside Allen Arena and will be an energizing start to what promises to be an exciting day. Later that morning, wellness bags will be available to pick up for any students who want to engage in some self-care on their day off. Additionally, the Bison, Lipscomb’s student radio station, will be in the square from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. playing music and giving out free gifts. At noon, there will be a guided meditation and breathing exercise session hosted on zoom. There will also be a PIG tournament in the Student Activity Center for anyone who wants to show off their basketball skills or incorporate some friendly competition into their day. A Bob Ross art therapy session will begin in Ezell at 1 p.m. At the same time, the Student Activity Board will be at the front desk of Bennett with mystery novels and cookies. Both are great choices for a quiet but fun afternoon. The Office of Intercultural Development will be hosting the last event of the day – a movie marathon in Collins Auditorium from 4 to 10 p.m. In addition to all of the campus-wide events, each dorm will have a valentine-making station set up in the lobby for any...
by Abigail Davis | Feb 7, 2021 | News, News Slider
Reacting to heavy-wallet hedge fund investors shorting the stock, a group of young people on social media decided to fight back and buy into failing companies. These companies, such as GameStop and AMC, saw exponential increases in value. Lipscomb advertising major Ryan Lusk was among those who joined in. Lusk bought stock in GameStop last week; he ended up holding out through the drop and lost around $9. “Now that people are aware that the internet has the power that it does to a new degree, and that putting our money into something and all of us mobbing together I think it’s really fun and that it will definitely benefit less wealthy people,” said Lusk. “I love the culture of people unifying and uniting online and stuff. I think it’s cool.” “It is very interesting, ” said Lipscomb associate professor of finance Julio Rivas. “It is something that has not happened before because nowadays we have a lot of tools that we didn’t have in the past. It is relatively easy, you have an app on your phone and ‘click, click, click’ and you now own shares of stock in GameStop.” Rivas said he appreciates how this headline-grabbing stock event has led students to gain interest in the stock market but warns against potential risk. “A lot of people can make a lot of money, but you can also lose a lot of money. I think the biggest lesson here is about risk,” he said. “Regardless of whether events like this happen again in the future, we need to be aware that there is a lot of risks involved.”...
