by Parker Bell | Apr 26, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
The Lady Bisons softball team toppled their red-and-blue rivals, the Belmont Bruins, in a commanding 13 – 2 win in five innings Tuesday night at Draper Diamond. “We’ve had some good games with them the last several years,” Lipscomb coach Kristin Ryman said. “Today offensively, I thought we just took over.” Jordan Fortel started the scoring for the Lady Bisons with a two-run shot over the left field wall in the bottom of the first, bringing home Graysen Gladden who lead off with a single and stole second. At the top of the second inning, the Bruins pitcher, Brooklin Lee redeemed herself with a two-run homer of her own. The redemption home run was the first of her collegiate career. Lipscomb responded in full force at the plate in the bottom of the second. Peyton Ward was walked, stole second and advanced to third when the Bruins’ catcher threw it out of reach the second baseman. Destinee Brewer was walked on the following at bat and stole second. Then, Gladden tripled to center to drive home Ward and Brewer to take back a two-run lead. Gladden made the short trip from third to home on an Abby Fenichel single. Alicia Veltri relieved Lee on the mound but proceeded to walk the next two batters, loading the bases. Caitlin Plocheck tied a bow on the second inning with three-run RBI double to right. “Anytime you punch first and the other team punches right back, you find out what you’re made of,” coach Ryman said of the early onslaught of offense. “And I thought we really exploded offensively.” Belmont’s offense...
by Maria Morales | Apr 25, 2018 | News Slider
With finals rapidly approaching and senior students soon graduating in May, the last chapel service of the year was held in Collins auditorium on Tuesday morning. Cyrus Eaton shared a message with students at The Gathering about learning how to receive God’s love. Eaton said love within the community is the best way to learn how to receive and give love. Being part of a house with roommates, Eaton shared his experience on how they took care of each other. He consulted the book of John that described how Peter questioned Jesus when he washed his feet. Like Peter, Eaton said man tends to reject the chance others have to be kind to one another. Not because man is mean, but because he might not ask for anything in return if he does something for others. God wants man to know how to receive love from others in order to grow. “Our capacity to love is not determined by our position in regards to others,” Eaton said. “Our ability to love others will always be tied to our willingness to receive His love. We cannot give what we have not learned to receive.” Eaton noted how oftentimes man can feel comfortable helping others, but it’s hard to let others help you. If man receives generosity, he will eventually learn how to give them to others. Those who look at you should almost desire and envy the life of sacrificial living that you have,” Eaton said. He noted that others like you encourage the community to live how Jesus taught. He provided an example through a Mother Teresa saying: “Little...
by Cavin Jacobson | Apr 21, 2018 | News Slider
The past two weeks at Lipscomb University have been filled with posters, emails and events surrounding the election of the 2018-2019 Student Government Association. On Tuesday, Sierra Sparks won the election for President, Annie Moore for Vice-President, Macy Glassco for Secretary and Emilee Goss for Treasurer. Five students for the three upper classes of Sophomore, Junior, and Senior were elected to be senators. However, despite students knowing about SGA’s existence, some students still don’t know what SGA does, or how it all works. The Student Government Association’s motto is I Kings 3:9: “So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” Aside from the four executive officers and five senators for each class, there are also five freshmen elected by an interviewing committee comprised of the president and three additional senators or officers; this is done in the fall during the freshman’s first year on campus. Finally, there are eight “Senator At-Large” positions of candidates that lost the position they were originally running for, but who still want to be a part of SGA. They represent the student body as a whole and advocate for the entire body of undergraduates here at Lipscomb. According to the SGA Constitution, any person who meets the proper criteria can run for these positions. But what are these criteria? According to the Constitution, for a senator to be elected, he or she must have a GPA of 2.75 and have spent two semesters at Lipscomb, and they must also be a part of the...
by Anna Rogers | Apr 19, 2018 | News Slider
After the lights dimmed in Allen Arena this Thursday to kick off this week’s unorthodox Gathering, a representative of Lipscomb security announced that they are partnering with the student-led organization You’re Not Alone to offer a self-defense class. The course will be open to students on April 24 in Swang 108. This opportunity comes at an appropriate time, since the Green Hills neighborhood was rocked by a local shooting back in February. This, combined with other crimes on Lipscomb’s campus, has led to minor security changes, such as the closing of an entrance to campus after hours. After the announcement of the free course, The Gathering officially began with worship and a prayer. Brandon Steele then greeted the audience with an anecdote about speaking to a couple on the verge of a divorce. “I don’t know if you’ve ever had this moment,” Steele said, “where you’re talking to someone, and they get this look that they’ve already made up their mind on what they’re gonna do.” He explained that in talking to this couple, no matter how desperately he plead for them to fight for their marriage, he could tell that the young couple had already mentally decided they had given up. Steele asked those in the audience who had already made up their minds about Jesus and rejected faith to suspend that judgment temporarily. He focused on those who might have had negative experiences within the church. Remember, it’s not Jesus who hurt you,” he said. “It’s people.” He compared a relationship with Jesus to a first date. No one, he said, goes on one date with someone...
by Erin Franklin | Apr 19, 2018 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eight SGA senators-at-large were selected by the students Thursday afternoon. The senators-at-large include: Ralston Drake Ben Hemby Kelli Messmer Deanie Pedigo Hank Warren Jack Webber Matt Welborn Jordan Whitfield On Tuesday, Sierra Sparks was elected student body president over Ralston Drake. Annie Moore defeated Jack Webber for vice president. Macy Glassco received secretary over Deanie Pedigo, and Emilee Goss was elected treasurer over Matt Welborn. The full list of class senators elected Tuesday include: SENIOR SENATOR Cole Buttrey Hannah Fox Cheyenne Gavin Andrew Nelson Hanyi Yin JUNIOR SENATOR Jerod Crockett Breckin Horton Abby Myers Luke Shoulders Ben Vogel SOPHOMORE SENATOR Elliot Forst Robby Renfrow Selvana Rouman Mimi Vance Dexter...
by Cole Gray | Apr 18, 2018 | News Slider
Lipscomb students collectively raised $3900 for a student-funded scholarship at the third-annual Imagine event, where author Donald Miller and journalist Tom Brokaw were the featured speakers, and rising country singer Abby Anderson performed a set. Tickets went for $5 minimum apiece. The money went directly to the Make-A-Way scholarship fund, which was started by junior Ralston Drake to help lower-income high school students afford Lipscomb. An anonymous donor paid for 125 student tickets. Miller told the students in attendance to ask themselves bold questions about their lives. “You’ll find that the people that really change the world are people that, whether they know it or not, they get up in the morning and ask, ‘What if?’” Interviewed on the Student Activity Center stage by senior journalism major Lindsey Nance, Brokaw reminisced on some of the highlights and tough moments of his career at NBC. He told students to “use intelligence, not emotion” when trying to make a difference in the world. “Rage is not a policy,” he said. “If you want to change the country, it’s tough, you’ve got to organize.” He advised the audience to be careful with information found online. “You should put as much effort into determining the truth of what you read on the Internet as you do into buying a new flatscreen television,” he said. fter Brokaw spoke to students, he addressed donors in Allen Arena at the invite-only main event of the evening. There, President Randy Lowry announced that the College of Business received a record $23 million gift from a group of donors who wish to remain anonymous. That money will go toward...
