by Abigail Kopp | Jan 17, 2022 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Lipscomb’s very own associate professor, Dr. Jan Harris, released a book of poetry last fall titled “Isolating One’s Priority in a Time of Crisis“. With themes of love in the time of disaster, Harris’s free-verse poetry book covers the subject of life after the end of the world. That made me curious to see who Dr. Harris was and what her process was to create such art and where inspiration comes from. “I think for me inspiration comes in a lot of ways,” Dr. Harris said. “It’s really language. I start with a phrase or maybe an image that I want to return to and try to form words around it. Thinking about a topic and idea and trying to find an image that allows the expression of that in a way that creates space for a lot of people to engage.” Harris stresses the importance of making sure the poem was able to let the audiences’ experiences find the emotional center of the poem no matter what their experience was. Dr. Harris said, “That’s where it’s different than fiction since you need to give it an emotional resonance with your audience.” Dr. Harris has been writing most of her life. When she was an undergrad there wasn’t a creative writing program, but she did participate in the school magazine in which she published some poetry. Though she graduated grad school with an unrelated degree, she always felt drawn back to writing and poetry. “Like most people who are writers, I kept trying to do things more practical,” Dr. Harris said, before telling me she went back into writing...
by Danny Kotula | Jan 16, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb women’s basketball team took down second-year ASUN opponents Bellarmine 65-54 Saturday afternoon at Allen Arena. Weathering a flurry of long-range shots from the Knights, Lipscomb came back from a 5-point deficit at the end of the 1st quarter, dominating Bellarmine defensively in the second half to pick up their 6th win of the year. Bellarmine shot 83% from deep in the first quarter, scoring 15 points on 3-balls in that first period alone. As the visitors cooled off, though, Lipscomb found their rhythm. “I think for us, it’s all about trusting the process and sticking to what we know is going to give us the most success in the long run,” assistant coach Chris Sumski said. “Our kids are just mentally tough and do a good job of not getting discouraged and just trusting the gameplan.” A balanced, consistent scoring attack saw three Bisons score in double figures. Second-year freshman guard Jordan Peete led the team in scoring for the second straight game, following up a 23-point outing at Jacksonville State in midweek with 16 points against Bellarmine. The St. Louis-born point guard went 5-8 from the field, including a 2-3 3-point mark, and shot 4-6 from the free throw line. True freshman power forward Bella Vinson stepped up in a major way, scoring in double figures for the 5th time this season and earning a career high in points with 14. Hailing from Manchester, Tennessee, Vinson started her 5th game as a Bison, slotting in for senior center Dorie Harrison. Harrison suffered an ankle injury against Jacksonville State in Lipscomb’s previous game and did not dress...
by Danny Kotula | Jan 13, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
JACKSONVILLE, Alabama – The Lipscomb women’s basketball team lost their ASUN opener to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 80-70 Wednesday night at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Despite a high-octane performance on both sides of the ball by second-year freshman Jordan Peete, the Bisons came up short after the Gamecocks scored 49 points in the second half. Peete led the Bisons offensively with 23 points on 10-15 shooting, including 3-6 on 3-pointers. The St. Louis native also collected two rebounds, an assist, a steal, and multiple tipped balls while committing just one turnover. “I felt good,” Peete said. “I felt like I had the energy and I wanted everybody to feed off [of it], so I kept going.” “We’ve been out for a minute,” Peete said, “so we were a little winded, but I think we were together. We wanted this win–we wanted it as a whole, so I think that we fed off each other’s energy.” Bolstering the Bisons was the addition of sophomore guard Jalyn Holcomb to the lineup after an injury in November forced her to miss 9 games. Holcomb put up 23 minutes in her first game back and shot 4-8 from the floor to produce 9 points for the Bisons. Sophomore guard Blythe Pearson entered the game with the joint-leading 3-point percentage in the nation at 49.23%, but was only able to manage 2-8 shooting from three on the night. The Overland Park, Kansas-born shooting guard finished with 10 points in 35 minutes. Senior center Dorie Harrison scored 4 of the Bisons’ first 6 points, going 2-2 shooting in the first 3 minutes to help Lipscomb to...
by Danny Kotula | Jan 9, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb men’s basketball team lost to the Central Arkansas Bears 93-88 Sunday afternoon in Conway, Arkansas. The rescheduled game that was originally planned to take place Saturday but was moved due to travel conditions marked Lipscomb’s highest points total in a loss this season and their 4th-highest total in any game. Junior center Ahsan Asadullah scored 30 or more points for the second straight game, but despite his double-double with 32 points and 11 rebounds, Lipscomb came up short. Asadullah shot 15-20 from the floor and added five assists. Sophomore guard K.J. Johnson added 13 points and four rebounds for Lipscomb. The Lewisburg native also led the Bisons with seven assists. Asadullah, Johnson, freshman point guard Will Pruitt, graduate forward Parker Hazen, and junior wing Greg Jones all scored in double digits as five of only six players to score for the Bisons. Eddy Kayouloud paced the Bears with 18 points, scoring all 18 in the first half. Darious Hall scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for UCA. Lipscomb got out to a quick start, leading by seven points at multiple times in the first 10 minutes. They upped the lead to nine at 17-8 when Kayouloud first entered the game and scored 14 straight points for the Bears, cutting their deficit to 23-22. The two sides traded the lead, but the home team went up by six with 4:15 to go in the half. Pruitt put together a four-point play on a made 3-pointer and a foul to cut the lead to 2, and Lipscomb would further cut the lead to 1 on a 3-pointer from...
by Danny Kotula | Jan 5, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb women’s basketball team’s ASUN-opening game against the North Alabama Lions has officially been postponed, per a release from Lipscomb Athletics Wednesday at 4:22 PM local time. The first game against was scheduled to tip off at 7 PM, leaving less than three hours between the official announcement and the scheduled start time. The reason given for the postponement was a COVID-19 outbreak among the Lipscomb camp. North Alabama had already made the two-hour trip to Nashville before the announcement. The public statement from Lipscomb Athletics was released to their website and reads in full: “Due to COVID-19 protocols, Wednesday night’s game against North Alabama has been postponed indefinitely. “Stay tuned to @LipscombWBB on Twitter and www.lipscombsports.com for any further updates.” North Alabama also released a statement on their athletics website, RoarLions.com, that offered more insight into the situation. Their statement includes the addition that “due to a positive COVID-19 case and contact tracing within the Bisons’ program, the ASUN contest scheduled for 7 p.m. on Jan. 5 has been postponed.” The UNA statement also included that “a makeup date will be announced at a later time.” In an update from the original story, Lipscomb’s second conference game of the season, an away trip to Central Arkansas, was also postponed Wednesday. The cancellation is presumably due to the same outbreak within the Lipscomb team. The Lipscomb website released a similar cut-and-paste statement on their website, refusing to make any further information public regarding the team’s COVID-19 cases. When requested by Lumination, details on who has been affected within the Lipscomb squad and how many players have tested positive...
by Kathryn Farris | Jan 4, 2022 | COVID-19, News, News Slider
As the upcoming semester gears up, questions have been circling over the current rise in COVID cases across the state and postponements of in-person learning for other area universities. Lipscomb notified students and faculty via email on Tuesday morning that the university will welcome back students for in-person learning as previously planned. “We continue to believe that it will take every member of the Bison Herd doing their part to ensure we can have a productive and engaging semester,” said Dr. Matt Paden, executive vice president, in his email to students. “An effective way to mitigate the spread of the virus is to wear a mask.” Lipscomb is “temporarily” reinstating the indoor mask mandate for students, faculty and guests regardless of vaccination status. Masks will be required indoors through Jan. 21. Lipscomb has since updated the policy and extended the mask mandate to Jan. 31. “The CDC, as well as state and local health officials, recommend wearing an N95 or KN95 mask if possible,” Paden said. “These masks provide the greatest protection of everyone against the virus. We will continue to monitor the situation and adjust as appropriate.” Vaccinations are additionally being encouraged by the university. Free COVID vaccine and booster drives are scheduled to take place this semester on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. in Bennett Campus Center. University faculty (including student workers) are “currently required to comply” with the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) federal vaccine mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. This means, before Jan. 10, Lipscomb employees will be required to receive the COVID vaccine to adhere to federal guidelines. “The U.S. Supreme Court has...
