Veteran’s chapel added to breakout options

by | Jan 17, 2014 | News Slider

For the 2014 spring semester, the Campus Ministry Team has made some changes and booked some big-name guests for The Gathering. The theme of “Ask. Seek. Knock.,” which comes from the book of Luke, will continue as the theme from the fall semester. Although there are not usually many changes during the fall-to-spring transition, this spring semester looks to add one change of notoriety to the options of breakout chapels. In addition to the men’s and women’s chapels, worship chapel, hymn chapel, theater chapel and others, the campus ministry team is adding a veteran’s chapel for Lipscomb’s Yellow Ribbon students. The chapel will be led by Dr. Tom Seals of the Bible department, who served in the military himself. “It’s just a really great opportunity for that group on campus to grow in community together, and to grow in faith together,” said Keela Evans of the Campus Ministry Team, “I’m really excited to see how that blossoms.” Many of the breakout chapels have been a hit with students. The singing chapel has become particularly popular with students. “I usually go to the one the singing one. I think it’s fun. Sometimes I think the best way to praise God is just by singing, and not always listening to someone talk. I love music, so I enjoy the singing chapel,” sophomore Alex Woods said. The devotionals on Wednesday nights are another aspect of chapel that has been popular among the student body. The Wednesday Night Devos stand out from the other chapel services because they are student run and led. “Usually if I can ever make it to them, I...

Hampton leads men’s basketball to second A-Sun win

by | Jan 17, 2014 | News Slider

Bisons upped their conference record to 2-5 with their 88-83 win against Kennesaw State Thursday night. With defense as a focus for the team throughout the week of practice, the men came out of the game with 17 offensive rebounds and 20 defensive rebounds, sophomore Talbott Denny pulling down ten on his own. “Defense, defense, defense. We didn’t work anything on offense,” redshirt freshman J.C. Hampton said. Hampton led the team with 22 points followed by junior Malcolm Smith with 21 points. Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Week Josh Williams had a night worthy of his award, scoring 19 with two steals. “As a freshman you go in there doing what the coach expects you to do and just find a way to help the team,” Williams said. “You never know when you’re going to be put in a situation to step up, you just have to be ready for that.” The Bisons started slow in the first few minutes of the game but kicked it into gear before the half. As the halftime buzzer sound, Hampton sent up a three-pointer that hit nothing but net, tying the score at 45. The game was a fight to the finish with the lead changing 15 times until the Bisons secured the win with Hampton’s layup with under a minute to go making the score 85-81. The Bisons take on Mercer Saturday at 4 p.m. in Allen Arena. The Bears are currently tied with Florida Gulf Coast for first in the conference, both teams sitting at a 5-1 in conference play. “In a game like Mercer, they’re a good team, but there...

Lipscomb to make MLK Day of Service a weeklong event

by | Jan 15, 2014 | News Slider

Service and change is the focus for the Lipscomb community as students and faculty remember the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Lipscomb’s multicultural organization Kappa Iota Theta will host “Change for Change!,” a weeklong change drive. Students can bring their extra change to the student center front desk to help purchase school supplies for the Youth Life Learning Center. “The Change for Change drive is a great example of how small change can add up and make such a big difference,” said Elizabeth Hayes, Intercultural Engagement and Development administrative assistant. “We want students to remember that sometimes, it’s the small deeds that are truly impactful.” Students from Lipscomb, Belmont, Fisk, Vanderbilt, Tennessee State and Trevecca will come together at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, in Tennessee State University’s Kean Hall to kick off the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Students will have several opportunities to choose from, including helping to paint McKissack Middle School, sorting food at Second Harvest Food Bank, painting a mural at Hadley Park Community Center, sorting medical supplies at Project C.U.R.E. and helping the Christian Women’s Job Corps of Middle Tennessee move to their new location. “The MLK Day of Service is a significant event in that it’s one of the only times in which all the universities come together, and it’s really exciting to see that vision that MLK had of serving, that everybody can serve,” SALT program coordinator Cara Harris said. “And I think just the way [students] take some time to come together and learn about why they’re doing it, that’s what makes it a unique service opportunity for Lipscomb...

Record-breaking game not enough for Lady Bisons against Mercer

by | Jan 12, 2014 | News Slider, Sports

The Lipscomb Lady Bisons fell to the Mercer Bears Saturday night 72-79, but topped the Atlantic Sun season record for individual player points. With the Lady Bisons playing with a limited roster for the night, redshirt sophomore Danay Fothergill topped her career high and set the new A-Sun season record at 34 for most points scored in a game. Four of the Lady Bisons saw over 37 minutes of play: Fothergill, redshirt sophomore Ashley Southern, junior Sara Bliss, and sophomore Kelli Smith. “Some of us had to play all 40 minutes, and that’s fine, but we just had to do what we had to do to get the win,” Fothergill said. The first half of the game saw six lead-changes and four turnovers per team. Although Mercer came out more aggressive in the beginning with 7 personal fouls, the teams were neck-in-neck at the half with the score at 37-38 Mercer. At the close of the second half, the Lady Bisons were within 3 points of the Bears with 9 seconds to go in the game. Strategic fouling sent Fothergill out of the game with her fifth foul and the Bears secured their win as junior Precious Bridges sunk both her free throws. Southern collected her eleventh double-double and was joined by Fothergill and Smith with points in the double digits. Mercer junior Teanna Robinson had six shot-blocks on the night and gave Lipscomb freshman Faith LeGate a challenging night at the post. LeGate, a starter for the Lady Bisons against Mercer, pulled down eleven rebounds against the 6’5″‘ build of Robinson. LeGate says she came into the game...