by Carly Bergthold | Feb 16, 2015 | News Slider
Hola, bonjour, hallo! Students who have taken a language course at Lipscomb have most likely heard at least one of these ways to say ‘hello.’ Any Lipscomb student pursuing a bachelor of arts or music degree is required to take eight hours of a foreign language. The university offers three core language options – Spanish, French and German. Some Russian is also offered. German professor Charlie McVey said he finds these languages valuable for work and beyond. “The four languages that we have offered fairly regularly are very important in today’s world,” McVey said. “As minors or double majors, [Spanish, French, German and Russian] really enhance anybody’s career choices and personal opportunities for service.” Although Chinese and Russian classes are listed in the academic catalog, no Chinese classes have been offered for several years. One Russian class was offered last fall, but not during the spring 2015 semester. McVey said it is not for lack of teachers or funds. “The language department would love to add classes, but unless they’re required by other departments and other programs, students generally won’t take a lot of languages,” McVey said. “So until programs strongly encourage or even require some language, it would be difficult to add other languages. If the demand comes, the supply can certainly come.” Some students said they wish languages like Mandarin, Japanese, Arabic or Hindi were offered. Mandarin Chinese is the most common language in the world, and there are more speakers of Hindi, Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese and Japanese than either German or French. “I really wanted to take a Chinese class, but they didn’t have it,” said...
by Erin Turner | Feb 16, 2015 | News Slider
It wasn’t a ‘snowpocalypse,’ but Lipscomb students still celebrated Monday’s snow day. Predictions for large snow accumulations in Nashville overnight didn’t come true, but a steady freezing rain — that heavily covered the sidewalks of campus — caused Monday’s day and night classes to be canceled. “On a snow day ignore all alarms, skip breakfast and stay in bed as long as possible,” sophomore Charles Smith said. Ignoring alarms and sleeping in was the best option for some students, but for Lipscomb’s early risers, breakfast and studying was not to be substituted. “I will be spending my snow day mostly doing homework and catching up on reading what I need to be doing for class,” senior Jordan Taylor said. Senior Gracey Aguirre said she also wanted to spend some of her day studying. “I am currently studying for the three tests I have this week,” Aguirre said. “I am taking advantage of an extra full day. Later, I hope to go sledding down a slope somewhere” And some students did just that – crowds gathered by the soccer field to sled during the early afternoon. “We’re going to go to the soccer hill and sled and just have fun,” freshman Logan Paynter said. “Hopefully, if it turns into real snow instead of ice, we’ll probably go to Capitol Hill.” Paynter’s wish came true around 2 p.m., when light snow began falling on campus, and students didn’t have to travel Nashville’s treacherous roadways to get downtown for sledding on Capitol Hill. For junior Chucky Vazquez, the light snow was a little too much. “Well I’m from Florida and I love...
by Erin Turner | Feb 16, 2015 | News Slider
All day classes for Monday, Feb. 16 have been canceled and offices have been closed due to the wintry mix that began falling on Lipscomb at 5 a.m. Roads and sidewalks are covered in a mixture of snow and ice. TV meteorologists have predicted a 100 percent chance of snow up until 11 a.m. Students should look for communication from instructors for additional information on class assignments. The dinning hall will remain open during regular meal times today, but the Starbucks and food court dinning options will open based on staff availability. The Student Activity Center will be open during normal times — 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Group fitness classes and intramural sports have been canceled due to the weather. The Library has also closed for the day. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Photo gallery by...
by Erin Turner | Feb 15, 2015 | News Slider
In light of Monday’s weather forecast, students and professors are already taking precautions on campus. A wintry mix is called for on Monday, beginning at 3 a.m. TV meteorologists have been forecasting for days that Nashville has a 100 percent chance of heavy snow falling by 8 a.m. Lipscomb’s class schedule disruption policy states that the university will not cancel classes or close offices except during rare weather-related instances. Should an event that causes disruption of the entire campus occur, students will be notified via Bison Alert. The cancellation of classes is left up to instructors. “Instructors are responsible to see that the learning goals of the class are not compromised by any missed class days,” Lipscomb’s class schedule disruption policy states. Professors are encouraged to hold phone or Skype calls, or use teaching alternatives like Blackboard, Tegrity or video podcasts to conduct class. See the university’s class disruption policy and tips for keeping warm...
by Erin Turner | Feb 14, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Bisons fell 76-74 to Atlantic Sun Conference leader FGCU Saturday afternoon in Allen Arena. Senior forward Malcolm Smith led the team, scoring 23 points with six rebounds. Sophomore guard Josh Williams battled through an injury in the first half, but added 15 points to the game. Freshman George Brammeier made a career-best, scoring six points and making four rebounds. At halftime, the Eagles were leading with 34-30. The Bisons shot 38.5 percent in the first half and reached 46.4 percent in the last 20 minutes of the game. Jamail Jones led FGCU with 24 points and Brett Comer added a double-double for the Eagles with an 11-point, 10-assist night. The Bisons will be on the road for the next three games but will return to Allen Arena to take on Kennesaw State on Saturday, Feb. 28. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Charlie Bateman | Feb 14, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb baseball team finished the season-opener with a complete sweep against Butler this weekend at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Due to Sunday’s weather forecast, the Bisons played a doubleheader on Saturday. In the first game on Friday, Lipscomb struggled to get hits and was down 1-0 until the bottom of the fifth inning. The Bisons began to rally when sophomore Hunter Hanks got a two-run double. Lipscomb scored an insurance run after hitting a single and piled on three runs in the sixth and seventh innings to win the game 9-3. The Bisons got off to a hot start in the second game, as an error by the Bulldogs’ shortstop led to a three run rally. Lipscomb played small ball, scoring on a sacrifice bunt and hitting three singles in the second inning. Both Lipscomb and Butler’s bullpens blew up, and the score was tied 8-8 in the bottom of the ninth. The bases were loaded as redshirt junior Adam Lee stepped up to the plate. The first pitch thrown by the reliever led to a walk-off, hit-by-pitch for a Bisons win of 9-8. In the final game, Lipscomb started out slowly, scoring one run in the first four innings. The Bulldogs failed to steal home, igniting the Bisons in the bottom of the fifth. Senior Grant Massey started the rally with a run-scoring single. Hanks and senior Mike Korte had doubles that scored two runs each. Freshman Jeffrey Crisan added a run-scoring single, resulting in a six-run inning for Lipscomb. Senior Jonathan Allison provided an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth. Lipscomb finished out...
