by Chad Johnson | Aug 24, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
With temperatures threatening triple-digits and thunderstorms in the forecast, Lipscomb students still came out to participate in the annual kickball tournament on Saturday. SAC intramural graduate assistant Kyle Erickson was very pleased with the attendance despite the extreme conditions. “It’s been a great day so far, we’ve had a pretty good turnout. It’s been hot, but it’s been a lot of fun,” Erickson said. The first pitch was delayed after the tournament had to be moved from the intramural fields to Draper Diamond due to the field conditions. Eight teams competed in the single-elimination format with one winner being declared in the end. The tournament featured a dunk tank (which was very beneficial considering the heat), hot dogs and hamburgers, and many laughs to go along. Freshman Danny Marsh enjoyed his first kickball experience, and was very optimistic about his team’s chances. “We’re going in with high hopes, coming back with this championship team from last year. We have huge expectations, and we’re looking for good results,” Marsh said. Participants did admit that the humidity did have some effect on them, and it was crucial to stay hydrated. “I definitely think it’s going to take a bit of a toll on us, but I think these boys are ready to push through,” Marsh said. While some teams strategically assembled their rosters, others had to scramble at the last minute to try and put together a lineup. “It kind of was a little bit of a ‘rag-tag’ put together right at the end, but the guys in Sewell Hall are pretty much all athletes, so we have a good team...
by Erin Turner | Aug 22, 2014 | News Slider
Thousands gathered on the Public Square for Nashville’s sixth annual Live On the Green, presented by Nashville’s independent radio station Lightning 100. This year around 22 bands were included in the line up. More than 20,000 people attended on the first night, with bands City and Colour, Spanish Gold and The Weeks entertaining the crowd. During the second week, VIP tickets were sold out for The Head and the Heart, Wild Cub and Goodbye June. Because of the popularity this year, Live on the Green expanded its final session into a three-day series. This will take place from September 5-6. The coming dates include bands All them Witches, The Features, Capital Cities, Johnnyswim, Delta Spirit, Cage the Elephant, Augustana, G. Love and Special Sauce, The Wild Feathers, LP, the Lone Bellow and Jake. Created with Admarket’s...
by Logan Butts | Aug 21, 2014 | News Slider
Longtime faculty member Earl Dennis, 88, passed away on Monday. Dennis began working at Lipscomb in 1960 for the mathematics faculty and stayed at the university for over 30 years. In 1977, he was appointed to the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs underneath President Willard Collins. He took over as the dean of faculty in 1988, and stayed in that position until his retirement in 1992. Despite spending such a large percentage of his life in the academic field Dennis originally began working as a control engineer for National Carbon Company in Columbia, Tenn. after receiving a bachelor’s degree in engineering at Vanderbilt. Dennis used this experience outside of education to bring in a unique and innovative approach to academics at the university. “Dr. Dennis was always trying to improve,” executive assistant to the provost Mary Bouldin said to Lipscomb University, “Each year he would have the faculty evaluate how he was doing as a leader. He was forward thinking and very interested in people. He and his wife, Pearl, regularly had students and faculty in their home.” While at Lipscomb, the school changed its status from college to university, helped begin the school’s first graduate program, added many undergraduate programs, and even led the school’s change from a Monday-Friday system for classes to the current schedule of Monday-Wednesday-Friday and Tuesday-Thursday. During this period, the school also transitioned from a quarter system to a semester system. “He worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure faculty had the tools and resources they needed to be successful,” current Chief Academic Officer W. Craig Bledsoe said to Lipscomb University,...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Aug 20, 2014 | News Slider
Tuesday nights on Lipscomb’s campus have gotten tastier, as the Student Activities Board announced and has already held a new event called “Tuesday Night Treats”, or TNT. The event, as Director of Student Activities Louis Nelms said, is SAB’s weekly event, held every Tuesday night from nine to ten and will feature a variety of food choices.” Nelms said that SAB was looking for new ideas for the upcoming school year when someone mentioned hosting a weekly event. SAB looked at other weekly events hosted on campus: Coffeehouse, Wednesday Night We Eat, Wednesday Night Devo, and found something doable that hopefully, as Nelms mentioned, would not create as much conflict with other events on campus or in the area—thus Tuesday Night Treats. Nelms also said that the future is bright for TNT. He hopes to partner with others for the event, whether it be a social club promoting a fundraiser, a Lipscomb sports team promoting a game or a local church. Tuesday Night Treats will be in its second week on Aug. 26, and if you want to check out the menu ahead of time visit lipscombsab.com. Under the TNT events, the menu will be...
by Colleen Casner | Aug 19, 2014 | News Slider
At Tuesday morning’s Gathering, campus ministers Jake Burton and Caroline Morris introduced the 2014-2015 chapel theme, Journey, which uses the metaphor of a college road trip to provide insights for students’ faith journeys. The Gathering will use this metaphor to explore such questions as where does the journey of faith lead, how to reach the destination, and how to handle “roadblocks” along the way. Burton feels students will relate to this message because “we are all on this faith journey. We are all trying to get somewhere.” He believes that the metaphor of a typical college journey will provide practical answers to important questions in a way that students in particular will understand. Morris relates the metaphor to John 14, in which Jesus answers the disciple Thomas’ questions about faith journeys with the proclamation, “I am the way.” This theme will continue to be featured in chapel sessions throughout the 2014-15 school year, and will be featured most prominently in The...
by Logan Butts | Aug 16, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
The Battle of the Boulevard is routinely one of the biggest games of the year for all Lipscomb and Belmont sports teams. The heated rivalry often leads to physical, heated matches, and this incarnation was no different. In front of the home crowd, the Bisons earned a hard-fought victory in their first game of the season against the rival Bruins 3-2. Senior and captain Luke Gearin, recently voted the pre-season A-Sun Defensive player of the Year, put away the game-winning goal off of a penalty kick in the second half of overtime. Fellow senior and A-Sun pre-season Player of the Year Omar Djabi drew the foul that earned the penalty kick with three minutes to go in the second overtime period. The high-scoring affair began with a goal from junior forward Zach Tarbox fifteen minutes into the game, followed by a Belmont equalizer from sophomore forward AJ Arnold late in the first half. Belmont sophomore keeper Grayson Rector and Lipscomb sophomore keeper Micah Bledsoe made back-to-back key saves for their respective squads early in the second half. Ten minutes into the second half Lipscomb junior midfielder Josue Chavez rocketed a shot in from outside the box to give the Bisons a 2-1 lead. Senior Bruin midfielder Rashad Hyacenth fired in an impressive shot of his own halfway through the second half to tie the game at two apiece. photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
