by Savannah Stewart | Oct 31, 2017 | News Slider
The Mr. Lipscomb philanthropy event hosted by Delta Omega social club raised over $3,000 for “Best Buddies” last night in Shamblin Theater. The students participating in the pageant raised money individually by getting donations in the student center and then performed on stage at the show. Elizabeth Cluck, the philanthropy coordinator for Delta Omega, announced that the club had raised over $3,000 for the “Best Buddies” program. Last year, the club raised over $1,600. “I was shocked,” Cluck said, adding, “also so excited and humbled and thankful that we could raise that money for such an awesome organization.” Will Huff won both the Mr. Lipscomb title and the crowd favorite award, while Ben Warren and Ralston Drake tied for runner-up. To start off the night, the candidates for Mr. Lipscomb came out in their formal attire and then proceeded to show the audience their Halloween costumes. Luke Shoulders came out as the Kool-Aid Man yelling, “Oh Yeah!” while Drake walked out as a lumberjack carrying “Brawny” paper towels. Jobane Stockard brought out some familiar dance moves as Michael Jackson. The question round was the second phase of the pageant. Drake was asked what holiday he would create if he could. “I would make a holiday called Blairsville Day because I am from Blairsville, Georgia, and I love my hometown,” Drake said. “We’d go bobbing for peaches.” Fourthly, each contestant was asked to perform a talent. Warren did a math equation and showed the audience how two can be equal to one. Pageant-winner Huff performed an interpretive dance to Celine Dion music. The IDEAL program at Lipscomb is a part of Best Buddies and facilitates it on...
by Savannah Stewart | Oct 30, 2017 | News Slider
On Friday, the Student Activities Board (SAB) hosted the annual dodgeball tournament to celebrate Halloween. The event, usually held in Fanning’s courtyard, was held in the Student Activities Center due to rain. Each team pre-selected a theme and came to the event dressed as a representation of the theme chosen. The night began with 16 teams. While being introduced, each team emerged performing a short scene to music. A few of the teams included Jail Birds, Ghostbusters, and Harry Potter. The Harry Potter team came out riding on brooms around the dodgeball court. The Oldie Goodies squad walked in with canes and walkers falling down along the way. As they fell to the ground, a person dressed as the Life Alert button came running in. The final two teams were ‘Fake News’ and ‘Lipscomb Security’. To introduce themselves, Fake News came out interviewing a man in a Donald Trump mask. The rest of the crew ran in wrapped in newspaper. Lipscomb Security walked in with their badges on and writing tickets for the audience. The finals had to be won 3/5. The Lipscomb Security team won the last battle, granting them 4/5 wins for the evening. Heath Bridges from the Lipscomb Security team said their strategy to win was, “Play hard. Go win.” Annie Moore, a junior on the SAB, said she loves how the dodgeball tournament brings the campus together. “With this event, everyone comes together to cheer for their friends and the teams are always so funny and creative with their costumes,” she said. “It helps me meet more people than I would if I was inside my own little bubble.”...
by Lorena Coleman | Oct 27, 2017 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider, Opinion
Goodbye Christopher Robin chronicles the relationship between author A.A.“Alan” Milne and his son, Christopher Robin “Billy” Milne, who inspired the beloved children’s books, Winnie the Pooh. Directed by Simon Curtis, the biography-drama, which stars Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie and Kelly MacDonald, offers a poignant look into the life of a family impacted by the children’s book’s success. In the beginning of the film, viewers meet Alan Milne (Gleeson), a successful playwright living in London’s West End in 1916. Alan, who has just returned from fighting in World War I, is clearly haunted by his time in service and suffers from shell shock. Alan’s wife, Daphne (Robbie) decides the way to cheer him up is to have a child, but she is left distraught when she has a son instead of a daughter, telling Alan she refuses to get attached to a child who will just be sent off to fight in a war later. Initially, both parents are distant with their new son, Billy, leaving him in the care of his nanny, Olive (MacDonald) while jaunting off on holidays and attending social events. But, when Alan’s PTSD from the war becomes too much, he moves his family to the English Countryside to start fresh and live a more relaxed life. When the opportunity arises for Alan to get to spend some time with Billy, the father and son begin to bond, and, through their adventures together, inspiration strikes for Alan’s next work, Winnie the Pooh. The stories immediately become a hit, bringing enchanting tales of comfort to post-war England, but as Winnie the Pooh reaches world-wide success, it takes a...
by Lorena Coleman | Oct 24, 2017 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
The Gospel music quartet Fairfield Four will bring acapella music to Ward Hall on tonight at 7:30 p.m. as part of the George Shinn College of the Entertainment & Arts’ Artist Series. The quartet was originally founded as a trio, organized at the Fairfield Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, in the early 1920’s. The Fairfield Four have stuck to their roots, performing traditional style gospel songs similar to groups such as the Bessemer Sunset Four, the Birmingham Jubilee Singers and the Famous Blue Jay Singers. While the group’s members have changed over the years, the founders’ fundamental idea of using music to lift up the Lord has stayed the same. “We are are a Bible based group,” Fairfield Four member Larrice Byrd Sr. said. “We believe in the Bible and God, and our performance’s main focal point is to lift up the name of Jesus.” The Fairfield Four have received many honors since their inception, including three Grammy Awards and two Lifetime Achievement Awards. In 1999, the group was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Readers may recognize them from their appearance on screen and in the soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou, with “Lonesome Valley.” Byrd says the group is looking forward to their performance at Lipscomb, which will be their 15th performance this year. “It’s a good feeling to be back, because most of the gigs we have are around the country in other places,” Byrd said. “When we get to perform in Nashville, it’s special to us.” The group will perform tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students and can be purchased through Lipscomb’s...
by Russell Vannozzi | Oct 23, 2017 | News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The Lipscomb women’s soccer team will be sleeping in their own beds when the ASUN conference tournament rolls around on Nov. 3. That’s because the Bisons clinched the No. 1 seed after reeling off four straight conference victories in the first two-and-a-half weeks of October – including a 1-0 win at No. 25 Florida Gulf Coast on Oct. 17. Senior Ellen Lundy scored on a penalty kick to knock off the Eagles, who topped Lipscomb in both the 2015 and 2016 ASUN conference title games. “It’s been a long time coming,” Lipscomb coach Kevin O’Brien said. “We’ve lost to (FGCU) in the last two conference championships, so if I had [to list] a nemesis, they would be ours. Our players were really fired up for that game.” Lundy has been the key cog for Lipscomb and she leads the team with seven goals – four of which have been game-winning tallies. “What makes [Lundy] so incredible is that she’s got no ego,” O’Brien said. “If you ask her to play in the back, she’s plays in the back with everyone’s she’s got. If you ask her to play up front, she’ll play up front with everything she’s got. She the epitome of a team player.” In addition to the FGCU win, Lipscomb defeated NJIT, North Florida, Jacksonville and USC Upstate in conference play. The Bisons will get a first-round bye for their efforts and will play the winner of the Kennesaw State-North Florida game on Nov. 3. “It’s huge,” O’Brien said of the bye. “We’ve got some players that are worn down and injured, so they’ll have some extra...
by Russell Vannozzi | Oct 22, 2017 | News Slider, Sports
LEXINGTON, Ky.- The Lipscomb men’s soccer team is peaking at the right time and continuing to find ways to win. After victories over Memphis, North Florida and Evansville, the Bisons (9-6) extended their winning streak to four games with a 3-2 stunner at Kentucky on Saturday night. Logan Paynter got Lipscomb on the board by freezing the Kentucky keeper with a chip shot that lofted its way into the back of the net. The Wildcats (7-5-2) answered with a Leon Jones goal 10 minutes later, but the Bisons countered with a tally by senior forward Ivan Sakou in the 36th minute. Lipscomb led 2-1 at the halftime break. In the 59th minute, Kentucky knotted the game at two when Noah Hutchins scored on a volley from the far post. The Bisons were not to be outdone. Lipscomb junior Ryan Birchfield deposited a shot into the net just one minute later to take a 3-2 lead. Several saves by Lipscomb goalie Christopher Zappia preserved the advantage and the eventual upset victory over the Wildcats. Kentucky was ranked fifth in the Southeast Regional poll heading into the contest. Lipscomb will look to continue its winning ways when it takes on UAB in Birmingham on Tuesday. The Bisons will then wrap their 2017 regular season by hosting Jacksonville next Saturday, Oct. 28. Highlight of Paynter’s goal Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
