by Kathryn Farris | Jan 16, 2021 | News, News Slider
After last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, Nashville police and Lipscomb Security are remaining vigilant for planned armed protests at Nashville’s Legislative Plaza. The Federal Bureau of Investigations warned of protests in all 50 state capitols from January 16 through at least January 20. “Recent news stories have pointed to the potential for rallies surrounding the day of the inauguration, with Nashville being one of the places mentioned. There is no reason for alarm, but there is reason to be aware, as we have seen many rallies take negative turns over the last year,” said Lipscomb Security Executive Director Kyle Dickerson in an email to the student body Friday. “If you find yourself needing to move about the city, we always encourage you to remain aware of your surroundings, travel with a friend or in groups when possible, and keep your cell phone charged and with you.” Metro Police made the Metro Council aware of the specifically planned protests, in a memo shared via Twitter by Council Member Bob Mendes. The first potential protest, planned to occur Sunday, is called the “Tennessee Freedom Event”. In the memo, Police Chief John Drake shares this event is connected to a call for rallies at every state capitol in the country. Another planned protest is set to happen on Inauguration Day [Jan. 20], for what police describe as a “pro-Trump rally.” <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>INBOX: Letter from Chief Drake to Metro Council about potential protests at the State Capitol. <br><br>Summary – no indication of imminent threat of violence, but MNPD will be monitoring. <a href=”https://t.co/sIqQ2eORJ3“>pic.twitter.com/sIqQ2eORJ3</a></p>— Bob Mendes (@mendesbob) <a href=”https://twitter.com/mendesbob/status/1348766412588908546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw“>January 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async...
by Lumination Staff | Jan 12, 2021 | News, News Slider
Although Davidson County’s COVID-19 policies don’t look that much different from when students left campus last November, Lipscomb’s plan for this semester has a few significant changes. The first major change for students this semester will be the required testing for students. Lipscomb revealed this plan to students via email on Dec. 18 from the Incident Management Team of Lipscomb. “I’ve really enjoyed hearing that everybody had to be tested to come back to campus. I felt like it left no discrepancy. It kind of puts everyone on a level playing field of being healthy and getting to start the semester off on a better note,” Freshman, Madison Schomer. “I think it’s great that they’re being so cautious. I’m a nursing student so I get to see what covid looks like first hand and I’m proud to go to a school that takes it so seriously. I’m ready to be back to normal and by being so cautious, we will be back to normal life faster. I think the testing before coming back requirement is crucial in avoiding people bringing it to campus,” said Junior Nursing Major Kaelyn Miller. Below we’ve answered some questions that students might be wondering. What if I already had COVID? If you tested positive for COVID-19 within the last three months (or on or after Oct. 18) you don’t have to get retested. You can instead upload your positive test results to Med Proctor. What if I’m a commuter student? You still must get tested to come on campus as a commuter student. For testing, locations click here. “Sure it was annoying to have...
by Schyler Jones | Jan 12, 2021 | News, News Slider
Like the majority of Americans, Lipscomb junior Rachel Pavelich is still shaken by the violent and deadly assault on the Capitol that was aimed at upsetting the confirmation of the electoral college presidential landslide victory of Joe Biden. “It was really disappointing to see our country like that,” said Pavelich, a fashion design major. At least five people, including a Capitol police officer, died as the result of the armed insurrection organized and coordinated by right-wing extremist groups, according to law enforcement and U.S. intelligence. The only thing Pavelich did notice that encouraged her during the insurrection that was incited by President Donald Trump, was the fact that party lines, in many cases, disappeared as the insurrectionists, some armed, pounded on the doors of the House chamber. “It struck me because it’s not about sides. It’s about uniting as Americans and helping each other. I feel like that’s what America is supposed to be.” The insurrection led House Democrats to Monday introduce articles of impeachment against the president. There also is a move afoot to get Vice President Mike Pence to act on the 25th Amendment, which could remove Trump from office immediately. That move was stalled early Monday, but it still could happen. Pence, who stood by his boss throughout the last several years, was a target of the rioters, who had been told by Trump that the vice president let him down by not blocking the confirmation of the electoral college votes that gave Joe Biden the presidency by a landslide. When the rioters stormed the Capitol Wednesday, after being urged by Trump to take action there, a...
by John Tomlinson | Jan 11, 2021 | News, News Slider, Sports, Uncategorized
The Lady Bisons pulled out another home victory on Sunday night against the Bellarmine Knights. They remained undefeated at home on the young season, led by a career-high 28 point performance from sophomore guard Jaylyn Holcomb. Though the first matchup saw an even performances across the lineup from the Bisons on Saturday afternoon, with all five starters scoring in double figures, Sunday night saw Holcomb come away with everything on the floor. The 5’9″ sophomore from Murfreesboro shot a steller 11-15 (73%) from the floor. The beginning of the game started right where the Lady Bisons left off their previous performance with threes coming all around. On the opponent’s side, things got off to a rough start as the Knights only put up 10 points in the first quarter, six of which came from senior guard Tasia Jeffries. After one quarter, Lipscomb led 21-10. However, the 2nd quarter saw a scoring drought for the Lady Bisons who missed all their three-point attempts. Seemingly trading places, Bellarmine shot 4-5 from the beyond the arc late in the 2nd quarter and went on a 17-8 run cutting the Lipscomb lead from 13 to just 5 with only 59 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Going into halftime though Lipscomb still held the lead 33-28. The two teams came out of halftime at seemingly the same clip. Lipscomb shooting 7-14 from the field 2-5 from three, and Bellarmine 8-15 from the field and 2-5 from three. Knights would get within one possession of the Bisons, but a three point deficit would be as close as they could get, as they were never...
by Camryn Given | Jan 8, 2021 | News, News Slider
2021 is off to an optimistic start in Nashville as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is begins. The first phase of vaccinations includes essential health workers and first responders. Although vaccines are being distributed, COVID cases in Nashville aren’t dropping yet. In fact, on Jan. 6th the United States lost the most lives from the pandemic in a single day yet with Tennessee being a hot spot for cases. As of Jan. 7th, according to the Metro Public Health Department in Nashville, there are 6,767 active cases of the Coronavirus. There are currently 6,767 active cases of COVID-19 in Davidson County. Questions? The COVID-19 Information Hotline is operational until 7pm tonight. English: 615-862-7777 Spanish: 615-326-9986 DASHBOARD: https://t.co/QPEjrK2tyg pic.twitter.com/RKN8blUnA4 — NashvilleHealth (@NashvilleHealth) January 7, 2021 Davidson County’s reopening plan remains in stage three, as it has since Nov. 30, meaning that restaurants must operate at 50% capacity and must close at 10 p.m. Gatherings are also limited to eight people. More information can be found at https://www.asafenashville.org/roadmap-for-reopening-nashville-phase-3-guidance-and-resources/. Even though Davidson County’s regulations haven’t changed since students left last semester, Lipscomb has added new requirements such as required COVID testing prior to students’ return to campus and surveillance testing. Students were made aware of these changes in an email sent during the latter half of December. Other Nashville area schools, Belmont and Vanderbilt, are not requiring students to get tested before returning to campus but are strongly encouraging them to do so, according to each school’s Return to Campus webpages. Dr. Kevin Eidson, the director of Health and Wellness at Lipscomb, sent out an email to students with additional information about spring...
by Spencer Boehme | Jan 3, 2021 | Galleries, News, News Slider, Sports
After having a field day against Liberty on Friday, the Lipscomb men’s basketball team was shut down offensively, making just 35 percent of its field goals. Lipscomb lost 66-50 on Saturday afternoon, wrapping up a slate of two consecutive games at home against Liberty in the ASUN’s COVID-modified scheduling format. It was a reversal for both teams, as the Bisons (6-6, 1-1 ASUN) had outperformed the Flames in that same category in the previous matchup. But Liberty (9-4, 1-1 ASUN) improved its three-point game a day after going 7-of-29 from downtown, clipping in 43 percent of its triples. “Yesterday was really, really an emotional game,” Lipscomb coach Lennie Acuff said during an interview with ESPN+. “We got off to a great start, and we had to just kind of hang on for dear life… It just takes a lot out of you, and we just didn’t have the ability or capacity today to rally and put another good performance together. Something we’ve gotta figure out for sure.” Redshirt junior center Ahsan Asadullah had a nice day with 15 points, but he was limited to 19 minutes of play after committing two quick early fouls. He also led with seven rebounds. After turning the ball over just four times on Friday, Lipscomb gave up 14 turnovers and got out-assisted 13 to 4 by the Flames. “The bottom line is they were just a lot better — not a little bit, a lot better — than we were today from tip to horn,” Acuff said. “I thought we came out really, really sluggish.” Both teams kept things close, with each squad trading leads early and Liberty...
