by LeBron Hill | Jan 31, 2019 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Lumination Arts and Entertainment reporter LeBron Hill discussed the recent nominations of the 91st annual Oscars with filmmakers Steve Taylor, Sydney Tooley and Nashville film critic Cory Woodroof. Topics ranged from the quality of this year’s work to nomination snubs and expectations of the year. Watch the full video below: ...
by Kathryn Farris | Jan 31, 2019 | News Slider
Lipscomb announced earlier this week the appointment of Dr. Al Sturgeon, a former Dean of Students and Dean of Graduate Programs at Pepperdine University, as the new Vice President of Student Life. Sturgeon’s appointment follows the departure of Scott McDowell. McDowell served as Lipscomb’s Vice President of Student Life from 2014 until last summer, when he took the same position at Abilene Christian University. President Lowry spoke about the “rigorous search” for a new Vice President in a letter to Lipscomb faculty. “We did not rely on just those applying for the position but sought to contact all in the field who might be a strong fit for the position at Lipscomb,” Lowry said. In a letter to students, President Lowry spoke about what made Sturgeon stand out from the other candidates. “Dr. Sturgeon has a passion for Christian education and for impacting the lives of young people and views the role of the Student Life office as integral to the learning process,” Lowry said. Sturgeon currently serves as the preaching minister for University Church of Christ in Malibu, California, but he will be relocating to Nashville in March. In a personal blog post, Sturgeon discussed his upcoming career transition. “I am humbled and honored to serve in this important role and join the Lipscomb community, but it will be difficult to say goodbye to the Pepperdine community that has been our family for the past eleven years,” he said. “But for my sweet wife and I, it is very clear that we have been called to another stage of this pilgrimage called life. I can say that a decision ‘has never been...
by Maria Morales | Jan 30, 2019 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s Student Government Association recently welcomed its new members for the semester. Six students became new senators of the committees that form SGA. Students that were chosen are now part of the four main areas that SGA focuses on, including communications, spiritual, academic and social. Even though SGA does not choose news member each semester, new positions are occasionally offered due to other members leaving due to graduation or study abroad trips. Student body president Sierra Sparks said some students were already showing their interest in joining SGA last semester. “The first week of school I had people coming up to me saying ‘hey if you have vacancies for the spring semester I would love to be considered,'” she said. “We got a handful of those [this semester], which that never really happens.” After sending a campus-wide email, SGA received forty applicants for the six open positions. They eventually narrowed their search and settled on six new members, including one freshman and five sophomores. Get to know the newcomers below: Freshman Madelyn Ford, Youth Ministry major The reason why Ford wanted to join SGA is its “sense of community.” Ford sees this opportunity to get to know more people at Lipscomb that she wouldn’t get to know otherwise. After applying for SGA without a freshman vacancy, Ford had worked with the Spiritual committee to plan the women’s retreat. She experienced the opportunity to foster more spiritual development among the student body, which was what she described as something she was called to do. After changing her major to Youth Ministry, she didn’t know she was passionate about that, and SGA gave provided that...
by Charissa Ricker | Jan 30, 2019 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb women’s basketball took on the Liberty Flames Tuesday night in Allen Arena and saw its losing streak extend to 17 games in a 77-60 defeat to the ASUN newcomer. The Lady Bisons (2-18, 0-7 ASUN) won the tip-off and slowly found their rhythm after Taylor Clark scored the first points for Lipscomb. Jane Deason then quickly followed with a three-pointer to put the Lady Bisons ahead. The team hit a streak of three-point shots in the first half with the first four shots all coming from beyond the arc. The Lady Bisons ended the first quarter with a 17-10 lead thanks to another three-pointer from Deason. “They’ve worked hard opening up shots on their own and then just shooting it with confidence and they did,” Lipscomb coach Greg Brown said. “We did a good job of making the extra pass and finding that [girl] that was open inside.” Lipscomb held a steady ten-point lead in the beginning of the second quarter, however, Liberty closed the gap midway through the second quarter. After Liberty (8-12, 4-3 ASUN) took the lead, Clark shot a buzzer-beating layup to cut their advantage to 39-37 at halftime. “We knew they were physical,” Brown said. “We knew they like to play inside and attack like that. We knew we should be able to have chances to reverse the ball and get open looks, which we did. So I mean it played out a lot preparation-wise – everyone was prepared for that and handled that part of it.” Lipscomb started the second half on a rough note, and they did not make a basket until hitting a...
by Russell Vannozzi | Jan 30, 2019 | News Slider, Sports
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lipscomb and Liberty entered Tuesday’s contest with unblemished 7-0 ASUN records. But the final score provided some clear separation between the league’s two best teams. The Bisons dominated from start to finish, handing Liberty a 79-59 defeat at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. Lipscomb improved to 8-0 in conference play and took sole possession of first place in the ASUN. “A 40-minute basketball game is going to have a lot of turns in it, but I felt like our players had the right mentality, Lipscomb coach Casey Alexander said. “It was great to get off to a good start and really never let up.” Senior guard Garrison Mathews went for 22 points and knocked down five shots from long range, including two that came from well beyond the NBA three-point line. “Garrison’s in another world right now,” Alexander said. “But we’ve seen him do it a lot. What’s most impressive is he’s just doing it within the framework of the offense and he’s playing well every time he goes out there.” Rob Marberry, the second half of Lipscomb’s two-headed monster, turned in a 14-point, five-assist performance, while senior Eli Pepper added 11 points and eight rebounds. The Bisons (17-4) spread the ball around in the early going and jumped out to a 42-24 halftime advantage. Lipscomb shot 62 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes, while Liberty, the nation’s 22nd-best three-point shooting team, went 0-for-9 from long range. The Flames rebounded with four three-point makes in the second half. Marberry and guard Kenny Cooper did not play in Lipscomb’s 88-65 victory at Stetson...
by Quinn Gorte | Jan 29, 2019 | News Slider
The Tennessean’s Vanderbilt beat reporter Adam Sparks came to campus to speak to Lipscomb students about the importance of being flexible and honest in their careers. Lipscomb hosted its first Media Masters of the semester on Tuesday evening, with sophomore journalism major Spencer Boehme interviewing Sparks during the evening. Sparks, a graduate of MTSU, has been a sports writer for 19 years. He has won numerous journalism awards, including National Beat Writer of the Year. Throughout his writing career, he has covered a variety of stories, from reporting on the Titans and the Nashville Sounds to flag football and elementary basketball. Sparks encouraged Lipscomb students to be open to a variety of job opportunities, paid or unpaid. “If you are given an opportunity to work, you say ‘Yes,’” said Sparks, noting that unpaid or low-pay opportunities should not necessarily be looked down upon. “You have to get your foot in the door, [in] some way or some fashion,” Sparks said. Sparks gave an example from his own life, explaining that he often accepted reporting opportunities that were generally looked down upon, an attitude and choice which Sparks said he believes gains reporters respect. He also discussed the importance of work flexibility to non-journalism careers, sharing a story of his friend who wanted to be a loan officer but finally accepted a job as a bank teller, due to his lack of experience, and was later promoted to vice president. “The reason he got there is he finally said, ‘I’ll take whatever bottom position you’re offering me,’” Sparks said. In addition to his career as a professional reporter, Sparks is also...
