by Erin Franklin | May 7, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
An important first in school history, the men’s golf team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament held in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which will take place May 16-18. “Today’s a historic day in our program. Any time you do something for the first time it is pretty remarkable,” Lipscomb golf director Will Brewer said. The news was announced on live television on the Golf Channel Thursday morning. “It’s always exciting when you see your name posted on national television,” Brewer said. At the end of the tournament, the top five teams from each region, plus the top individual from each region not on one of the advancing teams, will go to the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championship in Eugene, Oregon, May 27-June 1. The golf team also received the honor of having two students placed on the Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Golf All-Academic Team. Sophomore journalism and new media major Eric Ansett and junior financial markets major Stoney Crouch were selected to the five-member team. Two more students selected to the team, Austin Schultz and Jake Sherwin, play at FCGU. The other student making up the five-person team is Fredrik Nilehn, who plays at Kennesaw State. Additional reporting by Lipscomb Athletics Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Erin Turner | May 7, 2016 | News Slider
The smiles of IDEAL students, friends and family lit up Stowe Hall Friday afternoon when Lipscomb awarded eight students in Lipscomb’s IDEAL program with career exploration study certificates. IDEAL is a two-year certificate program for students with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Students in the program attend academic and skill-building classes, work daily internships and hang out with peer mentors and the student body. “We often talk about what makes Lipscomb such a wonderful place, and there are so many things that we can talk about when listing things that make this a community we’re proud to be a part of,” said Rob Touchstone, Director of Missional Entrepreneurship. “At the top of that list, is what makes Lipscomb such a wonderful place, is what we get to experience everyday both inside the classroom and outside the classroom with our IDEAL students.” IDEAL started out as a fairly small program when it was launched in January of 2014. In December, IDEAL’s first cohort of just three students received certificates. On Friday, the following eight students received their certificates: Joshua Ahlberg, Matthew Branch, Alanna Johnson, Taegan Martin, Conner Mirt, Shayla Osbourne, Jenna Staehling and Zachary Sutton. Senior social work major and IDEAL peer mentor Andrew Jordan had the opportunity to know each graduate. “All of you have played a big part in my life here at Lipscomb,” Jordan said. “Y’all have made Lipscomb a better place.” Jordan was first involved in the Best Buddies program and soon knew he wanted to be a part of the IDEAL program. He started going to the IDEAL chapel every Thursday, where he first met Ahlberg, IDEAL chapel worship leader. During his senior year, he...
by Erin Turner | May 6, 2016 | News Slider, Opinion
Several Lumination Network staff members will graduate with a degree in journalism and new media. Each of them played a major role in producing content for Lumination, as they have written stories for the website, worked on the TV newscast and been heard on the radio. Brianna Langley, Journalism and New Media What has been your favorite Lipscomb memory? My favorite memory of my time at Lipscomb is probably the entire semester I spent abroad. Living, studying and traveling all over South America with a small group of girls was an experience I’ll never forget. I learned more about life, God and myself in those three months than I have in any classroom. I highly recommend taking advantage of an opportunity like that. What have you been involved with on campus? I’ve been involved in a lot of little things here and there, but the one organization I’ve stayed involved in all four years is Lumination Network. The family we’ve created and the growth we’ve experienced together are things I wouldn’t change for the world. What are you planning to do after graduation? On May 18, I’m moving to Morant Bay, Jamaica, to help kick-start a ministry and plant a church with my boyfriend. The ministry we’re partnering with is One53 and the church he’s been receiving mission training from is Ethos. We plan on living and ministering on the island for at least a year or two before either of us pursue graduate school. Would you give any advice to upcoming seniors? Don’t be afraid to be “non-traditional.” Maybe graduate school isn’t for...
by Charlie Bateman | May 1, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
The Bisons’ bats paved the way to victory as they swept NJIT 11-2, 12-11 and 22-12 at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Due to concerns of rain this weekend, the Bisons played a doubleheader on Friday and moved their start time to 3 p.m. to not have any weather delays. To open up the series in the first game, the Bisons scored a total of 11 runs. One of Lipscomb’s contributors was junior Hunter Hanks who had two home runs and a RBI single. “He played his best series of the year,” Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand said. “I think him focusing so much on studying for exams this weekend caused him to be able to play loose and relax.” Lipscomb rallied in the second game. Down by four runs in the ninth, the Bisons ended up winning the game in extra innings. They got a walk-off two-run RBI single from Lee Solomon to win the game in the bottom of the tenth. The final score in the second game was 12-11. In the final game of the series, the Bisons put up a school record of 22 runs to take the final game of the series 22-12. The biggest hit of the game was a grand slam by freshman Cade Sorrels for his first college-career home run. “I think we are maturing as hitters,” Forehand said. “We were able to put up some good at-bats and some great approaches at the plate, which led to all those runs.” This is the first sweep in Atlantic Sun play for the Bisons this year. “Any sweep in the conference is hard to...
by Brittnay Estes | Apr 28, 2016 | News Slider
Located on 8th Avenue South, The Hook is a fast-casual restaurant, providing customers with chicken, seafood and more. The Reed family (Colin Reed, Brenda Reed, Ed Reed and Sam Reed), who is the owner of the Nashville fine-dining restaurant Sinema, started the latest restaurant concept of “fast-casual” dining. The Reed family’s newest restaurant, The Hook, has also embraced this dining concept. The manager of The Hook is Jesse Fraser, a Lipscomb alumnus who graduated with a mass communication degree. Fraser said the degree has really helped him excel in the restaurant business. “I am definitely communicating with the masses in this industry.” Fraser said some of his favorite memories during his years at Lipscomb come from times with his brothers in the social club Delta Tau. “We formed amazing friendships that still last to this day,” said Fraser. “Bowling with other social clubs, formals, intramural football games, throwing water balloons at people coming out of the library, BBQs at the pool, playing Goldeneye on the Nintendo 64 till all hours of the morning; these are just a handful of the amazing times we shared.” After graduating from Lipscomb, Fraser worked with talented chefs such as Neal Fraser (no relation), John Besh, Alon Shava and the Boka Group. Fraser has dabbled in careers other than the food industry, though. He said his most rewarding job was when he was a teacher to Autistic kindergarten students in Los Angeles. After a decade of working in various areas, he decided it was time to go back home to Nashville. Fraser bartended at Sinema for a couple of years and said he loved working with the Reed family so...
by Brittnay Estes | Apr 27, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb baseball team lost 4-3 against Western Kentucky University Tuesday night at Ken Dugan Field. It was a back and forth game, but runners left on base and hitting mistakes late in the game cost Lipscomb the win. The Hilltoppers scored early in the second inning starting off with a double from Steven Kraft. A fake bunt from Harrison Scanlon moved Kraft to third, before Paul Murray hit a flair single to right field to score Kraft. The Bisons gained momentum in the bottom of the third inning on Lee Solomon’s solo homerun. In the top of the sixth inning, a single by Western Kentucky’s Kraft turned into what would be déjà vu for Lipscomb. Scanlon hit a double to right field, and Murray followed up with a two-run RBI single, making it 4-3. Lipscomb made seven pitching changes throughout the night making Western Kentucky unable to get comfortable in the seventh through the ninth innings. “If you look at how they scored and how we scored, they had three hits after two quick outs to score in the sixth, and we left men in scoring position with opportunities,” head coach Jeff Forehand said. The pitching staff combined allowed one walk and had eight strike outs. “Defensively, that’s the kind of game we are looking for,” Solomon said. “We had some good plays — we just have to execute, get counts and put people away. We can’t leave pitches over the plate. I think that’s what really hurt us tonight.” The Bisons fall 20-21 on the season. Michael Gigliotti is still out with a hand injury and will not...
