by Erin Franklin | Oct 29, 2016 | News Slider, Newscast
In Lumination TV this week, Patrick Carpenter and Todd Lamberth anchor, bringing you the latest Nashville and Lipscomb news. In the student center on Monday night, girls social club Delta Omega hosted a waffle and pancake bar fundraiser to raise awareness for Rett Syndrome. Brooke Dorris has the story. Lumination’s Whitney Smith updates you on Lipscomb’s decrease in student enrollment, and Reporter Ellen Butterfield tells us about the theater department’s latest production of Beauty and the Beast. The last presidential debate is over, and it’s time for voting in Tennessee. Whitney Smith tells us what Lipscomb students are thinking about the upcoming election. Reporters Patrick Carpenter and Todd Lamberth give us the scoop on the men’s fashion show held in Shamblin Theater, and Myckelle Williams reports on the latest exhibit at the John C. Hutcheson art gallery. Anna Rogers has the weather, Myckelle Williams updates us in the world of entertainment and Lindsey Nance tells us what’s happening with sports. ...
by Todd Lamberth | Oct 28, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
When Will Brewer took over the Lipscomb golf program in 2012, he wanted to focus on recruiting the players necessary to compete for championships. Fortunately for him, one of those players was already nearby in junior Dawson Armstrong. Armstrong, a 2014 graduate of Lipscomb Academy, has turned the Lipscomb golf program around in his first two years on campus. Last season, the Bisons finished third in the Atlantic Sun Championship, the program’s best-ever finish in the event. The season ended with Lipscomb’s first-ever appearance at a NCAA postseason tournament, where they finished eighth at the Regional Championships in Alabama. Armstrong was rewarded for his efforts as he was named Atlantic Sun Golfer of the Year as a sophomore. Golfing at Lipscomb has become a tradition in the Armstrong family as Dawson has two brothers on the team as well, senior Dowling and freshman Davis. “It’s really special,” Armstrong said. “The fact that I have two brothers that are also on this team is incredible. The idea that we get to bring success from the academy and bring it to the university is really cool.” Armstrong’s influence on the program extends past from team tournaments into individual tournaments. In 2015, Armstrong won the Western Amateur, a tournament that was also won by the likes of Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson when they were beginners. Armstrong said he uses his play in these tournaments as an opportunity to spread the Lipscomb name. “It’s great for branding,” Armstrong said. “I’m getting noticed as a good player as well as ‘wow, this guy’s from Lipscomb, where is that?’ “No telling how many people I’ve had come...
by Eric Ansett | Oct 28, 2016 | News Slider, Opinion, Sports
The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians have split the first two games in one of the most intriguing World Series match-ups in recent memory. The student body at Lipscomb has a range of differing predictions about the outcome, some coming from a hometown influence. Lee Solomon, a junior outfielder on the baseball team, is from Columbus, Ohio, and he has cheered for the Indians for most of his life. Solomon said that the Cleveland Cavaliers championship earlier this year gave fans new hope. “Everyone back home is super excited right now, especially with the Cavs starting their season back up,” Solomon said. “People have been super optimistic this whole year. Since the Cavs won their Championship, people don’t think there’s any way the Indians will lose.” Junior Erin Telfer is from the Chicago area and saw the celebrations of many friends through social media. “The night they (the Cubs) made it to the World Series, my Facebook feed was literally full of dads crying because they finally did it,” Telfer said. “I’m not really a baseball fan, but I’m definitely happy for the Cubs.” An unofficial poll of Lipscomb students as to which team would be victorious was virtually split, but some students were more confident in their picks than others. Sophomore Sy Taylor is a Nashville native but picked Chicago to win without hesitation. “I can just feel it,” Taylor said. “They haven’t won one in a while; it’s just their time.” The story-lines surrounding this year’s Fall Classic are endless, but here are a few to keep an eye on in the next week: 1. Cubs’ bats...
by Tyler Harvey | Oct 28, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Lady Bisons fell to The Freed-Hardman Lions, 81-64, in an exhibition game Thursday night in Allen Arena. The Bisons kept the score close for the first four minutes of the game, trailing 7-6. However, the Lions went on a 9-0 run in the next two minutes which brought the score to 16-7. The Lady Bisons had six turnovers in the first quarter, compared to the Lions who had only one. This helped lead to The Lady Bisons’ trailing behind the Lady Lions with a score of 21-14 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Bisons were able to improve their field goal percentage from 38% to 47%. However, after adding five more turnovers to their turnover total they remained down 43-30 at the end of the half. The Lions outscored the Bisons by only 4 points in the second half, but the Bisons’ struggles in the beginning kept them down, causing them to lose by 17 points. Lady Bison’s Head Coach Greg Brown remarked on the loss saying, “We wanted to come in and be simple, be solid and try to execute and finally, by about the 4th quarter, we did, but we had had dug ourselves in too deep of a hole. “We had too many turnovers and lost too many rebounds.” Coach Brown went on to say how they can look back on this loss and learn from it. The Bisons shot a mere 14% from the three-point line for the game, which Brown attributes mostly to the nervous atmosphere. “Some of the shots were a little quick, some of them were good shots and just didn’t fall, but I think some of that is nerves,”...
by Becca Risley | Oct 27, 2016 | News Slider, Opinion
Disclaimer: I love haunted houses, and Halloween is my favorite holiday. Enter each haunted attraction at your own risk. I assume zero responsibility for your fate. Scream Creek Haunted Woods 1765 Martins Chapel Church Road, Springfield honeysucklehillfarm.com Price: $19.95 Scare-O-Meter: ? ? ? ? One sentence summary: I got chased through the woods by a man carrying a chainsaw, and I have never run away from something so fast IN MY LIFE. Now, I don’t run. No one looks at me and thinks “Man, what a track star” because I’m not. I am, however, really good at anticipating jump scares in haunted houses. But this is one that I just didn’t see coming. It was right after I fought my way through tree branches and a correctly timed fog machine when I heard the loudest clap of an engine revving behind me. I didn’t have time to think; I just took off in the direction I assumed was correct and hoped for the best. What makes Scream Creek my top haunt of the season is how realistic the atmosphere is. If you’ve ever wanted to experience what it’s like to be the group of friends running for their lives through the woods in a scary movie, this is the place to go. The weak are separated from the brave right off the bat, and I’m proud to say that I would probably last longer than 10 minutes if I were cast in a horror film. Momma didn’t raise a quitter. Nashville Nightmare 1016 Madison Square, Madison nashvillenightmare.com Price: $30 for entry to all four attractions Scare-O-Meter: ? ?...
by Becca Risley | Oct 27, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
A tale as old as time takes center stage at Lipscomb’s Collins Alumni Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night to kick off the opening weekend of the theatre department’s fall musical. Beauty and the Beast features Belle, a young woman from a provincial town, and the Beast, a handsome young prince trapped in a spell that transformed him. The story follows the Beast as he learns how to love and be loved. If he can master this, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former, more attractive self. Lipscomb’s production of this Disney classic focuses on the simple and dramatic elements that push the message of the story forward. With an underlying theme of overcoming fear and judgment, Beauty and the Beast captures the story of learning to love someone regardless of how he or she may appear. “There’s a lot of fear surrounding things that we don’t really understand,” Wilson said. “The only way that you can become unafraid of something is to get to know it. And then if you come to not like it, then that’s your choice. “That’s a big thing with these townspeople and even with Belle when she first meets the Beast. When she gets to understand him she realizes that he’s just a person just like her even though his outside is not like her.” Lipscomb’s adaption stars senior Bekah Purifoy as Belle and Wilson as the Beast. According to Wilson, the production showcases talent from all departments within the College of Entertainment and the Arts. “Theatre is one of those art forms where everything is involved,” Wilson said. “It’s visual...
