by Savannah Stewart | Oct 20, 2017 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons volleyball squad heads into tonight’s match with first-place Kennesaw State two games back in the conference. The Lady Bisons (11-9, 4-3 ASUN) rattled off three wins last week and are playing some of their best volleyball of the season. After knocking off Belmont on October 10th, the Bisons swept NJIT on October 13th and USC Upstate the next day to put themselves right back in the conference race. Lady Bisons’ coach Brandon Rosenthal said he is very encouraged by his team’s recent play. “I’m really pleased with what we’ve seen over the past week-and-a-half as far as practice and play.],” Rosenthal said. “The big part for us was eliminating the unforced errors that we were making.” The win against Upstate was one of the most dominating of the season for the Lady Bisons, as they completed their 15th sweep of the season thus far (25-18, 25-14, 25-18). Lipscomb’s hitting percentage was .317, .484, and .387 in each set respectively in comparison to Upstate’s .256, .148, and .161. Lauren Anderson, a junior outside hitter, led the team with a career-high 15 kills on 33 attacks, to go along with three aces, two blocks, and eight digs. Maddie Phillips, a sophomore middle, and Chloe Rogers, a senior right side, had 11 kills each. Phillips had five blocks and Anderson had two. Carlyle Nusbaum had 12 kills and nine digs to round out a balanced attack. Morgan Elmore, a sophomore setter, tied a career-high for the second time in a week with 49 assists. Rosenthal spoke highly of the other programs in the league and their continued improvement in...
by Russell Vannozzi | Oct 19, 2017 | News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – There was a point in early October when the Lipscomb men’s soccer team had to do some serious soul-searching. Over an eleven day stretch beginning Sept. 27, the Bisons lost three consecutive ASUN conference matches by a combined score of 5-1. However, Lipscomb (8-6) has since reeled off three straight wins, including a 4-2 victory over Evansville on Wednesday evening. “We hit a stretch where we were in a funk,” junior forward Logan Paynter said. “We were struggling to get things together, but now we’re back on track and starting to roll.” Freshman forward Ihaia Delaney scored a goal in the first half, and Paynter, Ivan Alvarado and Bennie Harris each found the back of the net in the second half to power the Bisons past the Aces. “The credit goes to the guys,” coach Charles Morrow said. “They have the mentality of keeping their head down and working hard and the goals will come.” The Bisons have had their fair share of ups and downs throughout the 2017 season. The graduation of goalkeeper Micah Bledsoe left big shoes to fill in the net, while Lipscomb has been inconsistent on the attacking side of the ball. Redshirt junior goalie Christopher Zappia has made 56 saves in his first year as a full-time starter, and Morrow said Zappia has continued to show improvement as the season has progressed. “He’s done well,” Morrow said of the goalkeeper. “I think that there’s been some speed bumps along the way. Down the stretch, he’s made all the saves he needed to make . . . that’s all you can ask...
by Erin Franklin | Oct 18, 2017 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Artists such as Reba McEntire, Lauren Daigle and Pat Boone gathered together in Lipscomb’s Allen Arena to celebrate another year of Christian and gospel music. The GMA Dove Awards celebrated its fifth consecutive year on Lipscomb’s campus Tuesday night to honor outstanding artists, songs, albums, films and more. Kari Jobe and Tasha Cobbs co-hosted the event, which centered on a “Sound the Remedy” theme. “We believe the message of gospel and Christian music offers God’s remedy to the world,” GMA President Jackie Patillo said. A unique aspect for this year’s Dove Awards, a 40-foot-tall replica of the Gutenberg Gates was displayed outside Allen Arena October 16-17. The display was part of a five-city tour by the Museum of the Bible set to open in Washington D.C. on November 17. Attendees had the opportunity to visit the replica prior to entering the concert venue. Photos by Anna Rogers Country music star Reba McEntire takes home first Dove Award Legendary country music artist Reba McEntire took home one Dove Award for Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year. The album category was a brand new award this year. From the stage, McEntire expressed humble gratitude in receiving the award, praising her fellow nominees as well. “It’s not mine,” McEntire said. “It’s God’s. We’ll give him all the glory. I’ll put it up on the mantle and think of Him every time I look at it. “It [music] is a way of expressing our thanks to God for giving us and allowing us this opportunity to use our God-given gifts to help other people.” McEntire added that she finds music to be very healing,...
by Erin Franklin | Oct 16, 2017 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
The 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards is returning to Lipscomb for the fifth year on Tuesday, and country music star Reba McEntire is leading this year’s performers. McEntire is also nominated for two Dove Awards this year: Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year, “Better Together,” and Bluegrass/Country Roots Album of the Year, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope. “I am excited and honored to perform at this year’s show,” McEntire said in a statement. “Recording a faith-filled album has been on my heart for many years, and to see how Sing It Now has been embraced is really special. I’m thrilled this collection of my favorite hymns and some new songs of hope continue to touch people.” Other top artist nominees include: Zach Williams, Lauren Daigle, Chris Tomlin, For King & Country, Hillsong United, MercyMe and TobyMac. Williams and Daigle lead the nominations with five each. In addition to McEntire, Williams will also be performing on Tuesday night. Additionally, Casting Crowns, CeCe Winans, Erica Campbell, Gaither Vocal Band, Hezekiah Walker, Hillsong Worship and MercyMe are slated to perform. Lipscomb alumnus Pat Boone will be honored as well with the SoundExchange Fair Play Award. According to GMA, “This award recognizes the contributions of members of the entertainment community in the fight for public policy to protect all creators.” Last year, Chris Tomlin received the SoundExchange Digital Radio award. SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe will be presenting the award to Boone. “We are excited to present the SoundExchange Fair Play Award to Pat Boone, and we are honored to do so during the premiere awards show for...
by Erin Franklin | Oct 16, 2017 | News Slider
The incident concerning cotton stalk decorations during a dinner for African American students at President Randy Lowry’s home occurred one month ago. The infamous dinner made national news, not only for the display of cotton stalks during the dinner, but also for the cornbread and collard greens meal that was served at President’s Lowry’s table and the live banjo and Stevie Wonder music played. On September 15, the day after the dinner, President Lowry wrote an apology. Race relations have been the subject of campus-wide discussion and activities; the following Monday, the on-campus Media Masters event hosted by Robert A. Jackson, Jr. discussed race communication and bias. Also, the appointment of Keandra Golden as an interim African American students coordinator was announced during “The Gathering” chapel. The week of the dinner and apology, the African American students coordinator position was vacant. Lowry noted that Golden was “gracious” to step up and help where she was needed, even though this isn’t what she originally came to Lipscomb to do. In an exclusive interview with Lumination, President Lowry noted he believes that oftentimes one grows the most after going through a difficult time. This analogy, he believes, is indicative of how the university has taken steps to reflect and rebuild since. “Hopefully, we’ll look back six months from now and say, ‘Some of that growth would not have happened, had we not a difficult moment,'” Lowry said. “For some of our sister schools in Florida, they’ve grown because of a hurricane. They didn’t ask for it, and they wouldn’t want it to happen again, but they’ve grown because of it, and it never would have happened...
by Hannah Pipher | Oct 14, 2017 | News Slider
Friday the thirteenth: a day of superstitions, unlucky events, human fear and a concept that Hollywood adores for horror movie plot lines. Whether myth or fact, Friday the thirteenth means something different to each individual, and for those who believe in the superstitions surrounding the day, this Friday the thirteenth on Lipscomb’s campus will be one to stray away from. At approximately 11:00 PM this evening, the campus will go black, a chill will be in the air as temperatures drop to low sixties and every creak and whisper in the wind will be heard from Bison Hall to High Rise. To parents, this may appear as the campus’s way of promoting Halloween spirit. However, that is not the case this time around, and it is actually a lot more serious. Lipscomb has an urgent need to replace a failing transformer that helps bring power to the campus. “We regret any inconvenience this may cause, and we do not schedule outages like this unless there is an absolute urgent need,” said Mr. Jeff Wilson, Director of Service Operations in an email to students last week. In the same email from Wilson, it stated that the goal is to have the power back up and running by 10:00 AM tomorrow morning. Though, the email also stated that they cannot guarantee this time or the exact length of the outage. During the outage there will be no heating, air conditioning, lights, phone charging capabilities, or hot water. In addition, locations on campus such as Beaman Library, Au Bon Pain, Starbucks and Bison Café will open later than normal, depending on when power returns. In an email that was sent out this...
