by Janice Ng | Mar 5, 2014 | News Slider
Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has done it all. Tuesday night, Bredesen spoke at the most recent “now that you ask…” conversation series hosted by Tom Ingram. Lipscomb’s Shamblin Theatre was full of attentive students and community members listening to Bredesen talk about his early life and career. During his term as governor, Bredesen tackled education, finance and health care in Tennessee, establishing large financial reserves, a statewide Pre-K program and a children’s health insurance program. Bredesen was also mayor of Nashville from 1991 to 1999, during which he recruited the NFL Tennessee Titans and the NHL Nashville Predators. However, before Bredesen accomplished those tasks, he started out on a track quite far away from politics. “I wanted to be a forest ranger,” Bredesen said. “In high school, I had no interest in politics at all. But when JFK became president, I realized that politics was something that good people could do, and make it good.” Bredesen then recalled his interests shifting from forest ranger, to geology, to physics. “When Sputnik was launched, I thought it was a sign that I should go into the sciences,” Bredesen said. “The hard sciences are a good field to go into.” Bredesen got into Harvard College “almost on a whim,” where he studied physics. “Growing up near Cornell University and Columbia, I always thought I’d go to one of those colleges, but I applied late to Harvard and ended up getting in,” Bredesen said. When Bredesen finally became involved in the political world, the losses seemed more than the wins at the beginning. “There were a lot of losses, but I learned a...
by Erin Turner | Mar 4, 2014 | News Slider
Although the weather kept some students from class, it did not keep them from attending Monday’s SGA Spring Concert featuring Judah & the Lion in Shamblin Theater. To get the evening started, Footlight Parade, Lipscomb’s own indie-folk trio, opened the show with a few cover songs and a few songs of their own. After the opening band performed, students waited in anticipation for Judah & the Lion to come on stage. Judah & the Lion, an Americana-folk band based out of Nashville, got started in December of 2011. Because the band’s lead guitarist and vocalist, Judah Akers, was a Belmont student, some students had previously heard of the band. “My sister goes to Belmont, so she’s friends with them,” said freshman Mandy Durose. Judah and the Lion performed a few crowd favorites such as “After All” and “Sweet Tennessee” while incorporating a few new songs. The open space in Shamblin encouraged students to clap along, stomp their feet and even dance. “In Alumni, everyone is sitting down, but in Shamblin everyone is up – up on the floor, dancing,” said senior Kelli Blackshear, SGA’s social committee chair. SGA had high hopes of bringing in not only more Lipscomb students to the spring concert this year but also non-Lipscomb students. SGA also concluded that having the spring concert in Shamblin, instead of Collins Alumni Auditorium, changed the outcome of the concert. “It’s a more intimate environment in Shamblin,” said Brandon Carver, senior SGA member. We actually feel like we’re a part of something.” Not only did SGA members feel that Shamblin was a better venue, though. Students felt the same. “It was such...
by Travis Byrd | Mar 4, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons baseball team made a big statement this weekend against the University of Connecticut by taking two of the three games played. The Bisons pushed the Huskies to the brink in game one of the series by forcing extra innings, but failed to execute when it came down to the end. Junior shortstop Grant Massey did, however, launch his first home run of the year in the second inning to give the Bisons a 2-0 lead that eventually faded. UConn got on the board in the fifth inning after third baseman Bryan Daniello laced a line drive into the right field corner and eventually scored on an infield ground out. The Huskies took their first lead of the game in the seventh after putting several at bats together. Max McDowell was hit by a pitch and moved into scoring position. He was then driven home by a single to left field. UConn continually executed when they needed to. The Huskies capitalized on some Bison mistakes which lead them to the 6-4 extra inning victory. In game two of the series, the Bisons were in familiar territory. They once again forced UConn into extra innings and this timed executed. Senior designated hitter Chad Shannon drew a bases loaded walk in the tenth inning to give Lipscomb the 4-3-comeback win. The Bisons got a good start to the tenth inning after Massey bounced a double off the center field wall. Senior right fielder Drew Adams showed patience at the plate by drawing a walk to put two on the base paths. Junior first baseman Tyson Ashcraft then laid down a sacrifice bunt...
by Erin Turner | Mar 4, 2014 | News Slider
Update: Water returned to Fanning Hall late last night (estimated around 3:30 a.m. or so), but a temporary shutdown is expected today as further repairs are expected. Below is an email sent to hall residents by Sain. “Our amazing facilities team just left our building at 3:30am this morning. The broken pipe fixture has been temporarily fixed and will be permanently fixed tomorrow when the proper parts can be located. In order for the repair to made tomorrow the water will have to be turned off for a short time. Please be patient as the repairs are made and more than anything please thank our facilities workers, Sam and Chad for temporary fix so that we can have water. I am so sorry for the disruption in our evening with this issue and appreciate your great attitudes.” Previous story below. Residents of Fanning Hall will be without running water for the meantime after a pipe burst in a suite. “Tonight we had a pipe burst in the bathroom on the third floor in suite 307 around 11pm,” Fanning RHD Laurie Sain wrote in an email to dorm residents. “In order to stop the water from flooding any more suites, the water to the entire building had to be turned off,” Sain wrote. The pipes sent water down the staircase and into the courtyard. A dorm-wide evacuation did not occur, but the residents in suite 207 are residing in the RA’s suite for the night. The water in the entire building has been shut off as of now to avoid flooding in anymore suites. “The plumber is on his way to assess the pipe and hopefully fix it...
by Cory Woodroof | Mar 1, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons men’s basketball team won one for the lone senior against the Stetson Hatters Saturday at Allen Arena. In an early morning tipoff, the Bisons secured a 83-76 win over Stetson. As fans munched on free goodies from Fox’s Donut Den, the Bisons engaged in a highly defensive match. In the first half, Lipscomb only made three of 13 attempts from the 3-point line, including the first points of the game, a 3-pointer from senior guard/forward Khion Sankey. Despite the troubles from beyond the perimeter, Lipscomb inched closer and closer to Stetson’s cementing lead, with the Hatters up 38-36 at the break. In the second half, the Bisons began to pick up steam. The 3-point problems began to erode, as the team made five of their 11 attempts. Lipscomb also out-rebounded Stetson 19-to-12 in the latter half. While Lipscomb never truly pulled away from the Hatters, the Bisons would hold on to win 83-76. “It feels great, especially to get a win at home,” redshirt freshman J.C. Hampton said. Freshman guard Josh Williams led the team in both scoring and rebounding with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Junior guard Martin Smith was not too far behind with 20 points. Junior guard Malcolm Smith had 18 points and six rebounds. Hampton had nine points and five rebounds. Fouling from Stetson helped Lipscomb’s cause, as the Bisons went 31-for-40 from the line. Malcom Smith hit 10 of his 12 attempts. With the win, the Bisons close the regular season with a winning record overall (15-14) and in conference (10-8). The team finished fifth in Atlantic Sun regular season play behind Florida...
by Jael Teme | Mar 1, 2014 | News Slider
Find out what is happening at Lipscomb and around Nashville during this week’s installment of Lumination News. Savanna Schubert and Aaron Shmelzer inform you about what is happening on and off campus from the anchor desk. What is gov. Haslam trying to change and how will this affect future students? Bridgette Begle brings the answers. The Well is relocating. The coffeehouse is making an effort to stay close to Lipscomb. During this week’s Lumination News, you’ll be able to find out how you can help The Well stay in Green Hills. We also give you an update on the weather and what to expect during the next days. Do you have story ideas? An event you want us to cover? Email our News Director Jael Teme...
