by Eric Ansett | Nov 7, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
Coach Greg Brown and his team got a different outcome in their final exhibition game on Saturday than the one they had a week ago. Lipscomb’s women’s basketball team controlled the game from start to finish for a 83-45 drubbing of Rhodes college in Allen Arena. Lipscomb suffered an exhibition loss last week to Freed-Hardman, an NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) school, but the outcome was never doubted on Saturday. Brown helped the Lady Bisons improve during practice and noticed their advancement at the game. “There was a lot of excitement and enthusiasm about the things we have been working on in practice defensively,” Brown said after the win. “That’s what you’re looking for is to get carryover from the exhibition games to the next week at practice and then to the first game. I liked our positioning and our ball pressure was much better.” The Bisons used a balanced attack to overwhelm the Lynx, with five players scoring in double figures, led by point guard Loren Cagle who brought in 16 points for the Bisons. Alex Banks and Loshaveon Jones both scored 12 for Lipscomb, followed by Meredith Lovelady’s 11 and Laure Assena’s 10 points. “That’s how we recruit, and thats the depth that we’re looking for, and it shows that we’ve got unselfish players,” Brown said. Cagle was the picture of efficiency in the contest, shooting 6-7 from the floor, including a perfect 4-4 from the three-point line to go along with four rebounds and three assists. She was recently named on the Nancy Lieberman watch list, an award that goes to the nation’s top point guards who exhibit leadership,...
by Sierra Sparks | Nov 6, 2016 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s College of Business is continuing to make advancements thanks to the generosity of alumni and dedicated professors. Dr. Ray Eldridge had the privilege of introducing two additions to the Swang Center this weekend. The Nowers Family Business as Mission Suite and the Bay and Mary Ann Roberts Telepresence Center were dedicated and celebrated during Lipscomb’s Homecoming festivities. Senior Alexandria Arnette works closely with professor Rob Touchstone and the Business as Mission department. She, along with other Business as Mission students, is ecstatic about the advantages and benefits the new Nowers Family Business as Mission Suite will provide them. “The new Business as Mission Suite gives students a place to meet and work on local and global projects in addition to developing their own entrepreneurial ventures,” Arnette said. Burton Nowers is the president of Healing Hands International. Healing Hands was created by Lipscomb’s marketing professor, Dr. Randy Steger. In the early 1990s, Steger proposed a different approach his students could take toward the end of semester project. Through his marketing class, where Nowers was a student, Healing Hands International was started by showing God’s love and healing to those around the world through medicine, education, agriculture and disaster relief. Both Nowers and his wife, Lisa, are Lipscomb alumni who believe in helping students pursue their heart’s missional desire. To further the enhancement of using business as mission, the Bay and Mary Ann Roberts Telepresence Center was named in dedication of the Roberts’ parents. Prior to the celebration, the glass-windowed room, Swang 100, was simply viewed as just another ordinary classroom, but to heighten the Business as Mission department, video...
by Charissa Ricker | Nov 5, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
The College of Entertainment and the Arts hosted the annual event, “Artist Talk,” with actor Jason Matthew Smith on Wednesday night in Shamblin Theater. Smith started his Hollywood career in the movie Airborne released in 1993. Since then he has worked in several popular shows including ER, Bones, CSI and Sons of Anarchy. He also worked with Harrison Ford in Hollywood Homicide released in 2003. Smith is best known for his role as “Cupcake” in the Star Trek reboot directed by J.J. Abrams. The Midwest-football-star-turned-actor shared his journey in the entertainment industry and gave advice to students pursuing careers in acting, directing, writing and animation. Though he originally started his acting career to impress a girl, Smith’s first play, The Wizard of Oz, turned into a serious profession. “I couldn’t decide on what I wanted to do, so I did everything,” Smith said. “That’s why I became an actor.” Smith detailed his experience moving across the country to pursue acting, and how much of a culture shock it was living in a place so different from home. “When I got to Los Angeles, I was freaked out,” Smith remembered. “It is like the biggest market you can ever imagine. It it overwhelming for someone from the Midwest.” With 17 years of Hollywood acting under his belt, Smith did not hesitate to stress the difficulties in the industry and the low points that come with the profession. “You think that you’re unique, but you walk into a room out in Los Angeles for a role that is being cast, and you’re going to see people who look just like you, and it’s really weird.”...
by Erin Franklin | Nov 5, 2016 | News Slider, Newscast
This week in Lumination TV, Whitney Smith and Lindsey Nance anchor, bringing you the latest Lipscomb and Nashville news. Lumination’s Patrick Carpenter tells you about the newest student-led worship service “Echo.” “Ring by Spring” is an idea on Lipscomb’s campus that a student must be engaged by spring. Reporter Patrick Carpenter gets students’ thoughts on the subject. The student-led news outlet, Lipscomb Underground, has recently resurfaced on campus. Whitney Smith has the story. Reporter Anna Rogers interviews teams who participated in Lipscomb’s annual dodgeball tournament last week, and Patrick Carpenter tells us what’s coming with the weather in the next week. Anna Rogers brings you the latest in entertainment, and Todd Lamberth tells us what’s going on with sports....
by Myckelle Williams | Nov 5, 2016 | News Slider
Created in 2016, the African Student Association (ASA) is seeking to unite students and faculty of African culture and heritage. The organization hosted its first open house on Thursday night in Swang. The event featured a variety of African symbols, flags and music, as well as complimentary African foods. “I am excited about this organization raising awareness for the African students at Lipscomb,” said Sena Seged, the first African Student Association President. According to its mission statement, the purpose of the African Student Association, is to “enhance, promote and recognize the diversity of African students, as well as to unite and embrace all African nations represented on Lipscomb’s campus.” Seged said that forming this organization is a positive step towards increasing cultural awareness and overcoming racial tensions that have surfaced across the country during the current Presidential elections. Seged noted that there are also a variety of challenges that are presented when seeking to promote diversity on a campus like Lipscomb which has a primarily (77 percent) Caucasian student body. She said that teaching cultural sensitivity towards minorities is key to making positive changes. “One of the biggest challenge is having students of all backgrounds accept and embrace African culture,” Seged said. “I have witnessed my friends having difficulty expressing their culture on campus. For Africans, it is important to have the ability to freely express their culture. Lipscomb needs to listen to and recognize and respect all cultures on campus.” Seged also pointed out that that there is confusion about the difference between the African Student Association with African American Student Services. The ASA was formed because many...
by Brooke Dorris and Erin Franklin | Nov 4, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider, Opinion
It would seem that Marvel can’t make a bad movie. The Marvel cinematic universe is one of the most popular film franchises in history, and its newest addition, Doctor Strange, is sure to delight and entertain comic-book lovers and moviegoers of all ages as well. For a comic-book film, Doctor Strange contains some deep messages. The film will likely prompt some serious conversations after the credits roll (and after the two typical, bonus Marvel scenes at the end) among moviegoers because of its inherent themes. However, also typical of Marvel, the film has some delightful surprises, and, while not classified as a comedy by any means, will have viewers laughing nearly throughout its entirety. Therefore, fellow Lumination staff member Brooke Dorris and I have decided to do a co-review to hopefully give a glimpse of the conversational tone the film invokes. As alluded to before, Doctor Strange is a “strange film,” even for a Marvel movie. In fact, in some ways, it doesn’t even seem like a Marvel movie — perhaps it’s Benedict Cumberbatch’s stellar performance as Dr. Strange, or maybe it’s the simplicity of its story design. Nevertheless, it is a superhero film, but Strange isn’t your average superhero. He’s quite cocky and arrogant, and that gets him into trouble sometimes. His character is slightly reminiscent of Tony Stark, but Cumberbatch does an excellent job of making the character his own. The film begins with neurosurgeon, Dr. Stephen Strange, saving people’s lives (in the hospital). He’s confident in his ability, and this talent is where he seemingly derives his self worth. When he is careless while driving his Lamborghini...
