by LeBron Hill | Oct 13, 2017 | News Slider
“Happy Death Day” delivers a unique take on the “Groundhog Day” inspired genre. Jessica Rothe (La La Land) plays Tree Gelbman, a stereotypical sorority girl who lives a life of late night parties and early morning hangovers. With her mother’s passing and birthday on the same date, she has become reluctant to celebrate. She begins her day by waking up with a hangover and realizing she’s in Carter’s bed, played by Israel Broussard. He offers to cure her hangover but she quickly denies the help and begins the walk of shame back to the sorority house. On the way home, she receives multiple phone calls from her father, which she ignores. Her roommate and loyal friend, Lori (Ruby Modine) attempt to celebrate Gelbman’s birthday but are both soon turned down. Gelbman later stops at her professor’s office inside a hospital, where the audience learns that the two are having an affair. While walking to a party later in the day, she finds herself approached by the killer. In a last attempt of survival, she fights to get rid of the killer but to no avail. To her surprise, she wakes up at the beginning of the day and begins to relive it. Gelbman initially believes that she has had a bad dream and continues the day as normal, but in doing so the same outcome happens. Realizing that this is not a dream, she confides in Carter about her situation and he helps her find out who the killer is. She spends her each repeated day investigating which one of her friends or acquaintances wanted her dead. During her investigation, she realizes the error of her ways in how she treated people and how her actions affect the people who truly care about her. At the end of the...
by Russell Vannozzi | Oct 12, 2017 | News Slider, Sports
Stability would not be a term used to describe the basketball career of Andrew Fleming. The 6-foot-6 guard has experienced constant changes of scenery throughout the last four seasons of his career in Nashville. The former Ensworth High School star has finally found a permanent home back in the Music City as a member of Lipscomb’s 2017-18 basketball team. Fleming was declared eligible by the NCAA last week, allowing him to fully participate in all games this season. “I just found out (last Tuesday),” Fleming said. “I kept the faith and I am so thankful for all of the opportunities I have been given.” Fleming announced his decision to transfer from Chattanooga to Lipscomb via Twitter in early May. “I love it here and I’ve been through a lot, so I’m glad Coach (Alexander) took a chance on me,” Fleming said. “Faith and values are also very important to me and that made Lipscomb a nice fit.” Fleming first gained notoriety at Ensworth, where he amassed 1,117 points in three seasons and was named TSSAA DII-AA Mr. Basketball in 2014. For his senior season, Fleming transferred to Oak Hill Academy, a prestigious prep basketball school in Wilson, Virginia. The school has produced numerous NBA stars including Kevin Durant, Rajon Rondo and Michael Beasley. Oak Hill allowed Fleming to showcase his talents to college recruiters. He took full advantage of the opportunity by hitting 72 three pointers and leading his team to a 47-1 season record and a runner-up finish in the Dick’s Nationals Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Iowa, Auburn, Florida, Memphis, Nebraska and UNLV were just a few...
by Veronika Jones and Annie Craig | Oct 10, 2017 | News Slider, Sports
The Lady Bisons recruited four freshman to play for the Lady Bisons this year, one of them being 6 foot tall, high school All-American Megan Kuper. The outside hitter has appeared in 16 of Lipscomb’s 17 games this season. Kuper has 31 kills and 13 service aces, which are both highs among the newcomers. “It’s been an amazing experience, and it’s a privilege that I have the opportunity to be apart of [the team],” Kuper said. In 2016, Kuper, an Olathe, Kansas native, led her high school team to the Kansas 6A State Championship. Kuper noted that part of her transition from high school to college has been getting used to traveling and playing competitive games throughout the school week. “The major difference between high school and college is the level of competitiveness and faster speed of the game at the college level,” she said. “It’s been hard getting used to missing so much school but the teachers and my teammates help me stay on top of it.” Despite the amount of missed classes and extra work, Kuper said having a team to support her helps a lot. “From the day I got here, we all became so close,” Kuper said. “They are my favorite people to be with every day, and I don’t get tired of them.” Her best performance of the season came at Florida on Sept. 16, when she had seven kills, two services aces and 26 total attack attempts. “I’m looking forward to all the experiences I’ll be exposed to and all the memories I will gain from the girls and coaches,” she said. Lipscomb currently has an...
by Savannah Stewart | Oct 9, 2017 | News Slider
Tau Phi took some inspiration from country music star and club alum Thomas Rhett as the men’s social club hosted its 38th annual Cowboy Show Saturday night in Collins Alumni Auditorium. The night began by recognizing and praying for the victims and family members affected by the Las Vegas shooting at the country music festival last weekend. The show featured the men of Tau Phi and the women of Lipscomb singing country music hits varying from Charlie Daniels’ “Devil Went Down to Georgia” to Thomas Rhett’s “Playing with Fire.” The money the club raised through ticket sales went to its philanthropy, Room in the Inn. Tau Phi member Hunter Taylor directed this year’s show and said he really loved the job of directing. “It has been a stressful few months but seeing the show go off without a hitch made it all worth it,” Taylor said. Taylor noted his favorite part of the show was singing “Forever Country” with Lipscomb student Peytan Porter. “It was a tough song to pull off, and I couldn’t have done it with out my assistant directors, Amy Hurd and Jonathon Flatt,” Taylor said. “Having that song run smoothly with so many moving parts was a great feeling.” Austin and Colin, most recognizable from their viral videos “Welcome to Nashville” and “We Want to Be on the Jimmy Fallon Show,” hosted the show, filling the night with sarcastic humor and “dad jokes.” The duo sang the first song, “Something I’m Good At,” to kick off the night. The rest of the singing acts were a mixture of group numbers, duets and solos with the men of Tau Phi and Lipscomb women who had auditioned to help out with the show....
by LeBron Hill | Oct 8, 2017 | News Slider
You’re Not Alone (YNA) was once a program for only graduate students, but the organization has now become accessible to the entire student body. YNA is different from the counseling center, being a student-led organization. The current President, Lis Leudemann, is acting in her second semester as president, earning the position last February. For Leudemann, the desire for YNA was to give students with mental health struggles a safe place and to a establish an overall more welcoming environment on campus. “I wanted YNA to be something that looks out for the student body,” Leudemann said. “It makes for a better community for people who are mentally ill and makes Lipscomb a more accepting and aware society.” She expresses that before YNA was established, Lipscomb was not necessarily putting the issue of mental health on the back-burner, but rather they “put it to the side.” She recalled that during September in 2016, which is nationally known as suicide-awareness month, nothing was publicly done in acknowledgment. This past September, however, has presented many events to raise awareness for the issue, such as a viewing of the documentary “Looking for Luke.” The junior psychology major shed light on some of the issues that victims of mental illness face in America. “There’s a stigma surrounding mental illness,” she said, “that people with mental illness or who have anxiety are crazy or messed up or it is their fault.” Leudemann sayid that might discourage those struggling with mental health from seeking help. Since being diagnosed with OCD at age 13, Leudemann has dealt with the issues firsthand and understands what it is like to cope with the illness on campus. After realizing she needed help, Leudemann started counseling through the counseling center as a...
by Russell Vannozzi | Oct 7, 2017 | News Slider
The Lipscomb’s women’s soccer team went through a gauntlet of a non-conference schedule that included losses to Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt. With ASUN conference play now in full swing, the Lady Bisons are trying to find their footing against fellow mid-major squads. Head coach Kevin O’Brien admits he was hoping for more success against the powers of the SEC, yet he believes his team is better for its early-season struggles. “Last year, we played four SEC teams and beat two of them,” O’Brien said. “It’s kind of a gamble to have those teams on your schedule, but regardless of the outcome, the tough matches provided great preparation for our conference schedule.” Lipscomb (4-5-3) opened its ASUN slate with a 3-0 victory at NJIT on Sept. 23, before its match with Florida Gulf Coast was rained out on Sept. 29. The Lady Bisons battled Stetson to a 1-1 draw last Sunday. “It was a positive result, although I’m disappointed that we gave the lead up in the second half,” O’Brien said of the Stetson match. “We have performed well at times, but the results have not always been great.” The Lady Bisons lack a go-to scorer this season and instead have several players capable of finding the back of the net. Senior Ellen Lundy leads the team with three goals, while Leah Cernicky, Riley Henry and Selah Gilmore each have two tallies apiece. “We’d love to have a top forward that’s punching in 10 or 12 goals, but we don’t have that,” O’Brien said. “For us, it’s been scoring by committee. The success is shared – I don’t think...
