by Janice Ng | Nov 12, 2013 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s OPEN Gallery is exploring contemporary art with Chicago-based artist Victoria Martinez’s Secret Garden exhibition. The student-run gallery is curated by Lipscomb art students Callan Downing and Seth Lykins and displays work from different artists every month. “It’s run entirely by students,” student and Lipscomb Artist-in-Residence Seth Lykins said. “We’re in charge of finding the artists each month and bringing them down here, and we install and de-install the work.” This month’s featured artist is 25-year-old Victoria Martinez. A Pilsen, Chicago native, Martinez was born to Mexican parents and grew up with a strong connection to her heritage. “My art is influenced by the color of my culture and the make-do attitude of my people,” Martinez said. A 2010 Minneapolis College of Art and Design graduate, Martinez describes her work as “mixed media ephemeral collages.” Playing around with textures, textiles and patterns, Martinez’s works bring to mind such artists as Frida Kahlo, but in 3D. “I just collect a lot of random items from the street and when I go for walks, I collect cassettes, pieces of paper or rocks and I bring them to my studio,” Martinez said. “I lay them down on my table and draw them. Or I like to go to thrift stores and collect items with vibrant patterns and colors. I pin them to my walls and collage them to see what I have.” The finished product is what Martinez refers to as a “soft sculpture.” “When I was growing up, I was inspired by my neighborhood a lot,” Martinez said. “There were a lot of gang wars, sirens. Now there’s a lot of...
by Sydney Poe | Nov 12, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In the eleventh week of the 2013-2014 school year, Michael Fox and Madeline Smith are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Kelly Dean fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Aaron Schmelzer give the scoop on all things with Nashville entertainment and the CMA Awards, Kage Sanderson gives you the weather forecast and Carter Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports. This week, we’ll show you what you missed at the annual Dodgeball tournament, bring you highlights from the men’s exhibition game against Freed Hardmen and take a look at how the Cross Country team competed in the Atlantic Sun Championship . We’ll also give you a look at a new water system for the athletics department and fill you in on why girls are forgoing their makeup for the month of November. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Nov 11, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In their first win of the season, the Lipscomb men’s basketball team held off a late game surge by the Oakland City University Mighty Oaks to walk away with the 88-78 Monday night victory at Allen Arena. The Mighty Oaks battled back from being down by 20 points at halftime. However, the Bisons were able to hold off the perimeter shooting of Oakland City, a major factor in accomplishing the win. “[The win] would feel a lot better if we had played a more complete 40 minute game,” said Casey Alexander, who won his first game as the Bisons’ head coach. “But it’s still better than the alternative.” Alexander said the team has also made adjustments from their last game, including improvements with turnovers and better defense. “Tonight, we were much better at taking care of the ball and getting good shots, and then we also defended well. “We just challenged them to be better, and in a lot of ways, we need to play without regard for the score or the opponent. Try to play your best on each possession, then, the results will more often be what you want them to be.” Speaking of good results, junior forward Malcolm Smith produced a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Smith was 6-9 from the field, and knocked down both of his free throws. Smith spoke about the team earning the win, a task accomplished after Friday’s loss to Belmont. “Our coach told us good teams bounce back,” Smith said. “That’s something that everyone in the locker room knows. It’s common knowledge.” Smith also gave insight into some...
by Cory Woodroof | Nov 10, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
Allen Arena has been an exciting-yet-heartbreaking place for basketball in the past few days. After the men’s basketball team nearly pulled off a big win over Belmont, the women’s basketball team opened their season in similar style, nearly topping their own Ohio Valley opponent. Despite a standout afternoon for redshirt sophomore Ashley Southern, the Lady Bisons fell in overtime 82-77 to the visiting Morehead State Lady Eagles. The Lady Bisons started off strong with two three-pointers from junior Sara Bliss, but Lady Eagle difference-maker Terrice Robinson began to put her own points on the board, giving Morehead State a brief lead. Soon after, Lipscomb took control of the first half, leading at halftime 33-25. The game looked to be far from the Lady Eagles’ reach when the Lady Bisons went up 47-33 with around fifteen minutes on the clock, but some key arch buckets from Robinson got Morehead State right back in the game. Lady Eagle Shanice Parker sunk a three at the 11:41 mark that that had the Lady Bisons’ lead down to four. The Lady Bisons began to once again distance themselves from Morehead, going up 57-49 at the eight minute mark, but more clutch play from the Lady Eagles allowed them to catch up to Lipscomb, taking a small lead as the final minutes ticked away. The Lady Bisons refused to call it quits, though, keeping the margin low for the Lady Eagles. With 19 seconds left, Robinson scored a layup that put Morehead up by 3, but a last-second three from Bliss sent the crowd into an uproar and the game into overtime. Though overtime...
by Cory Woodroof | Nov 8, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
A big storyline coming into tonight’s 133rd annual Battle of the Boulevard was the dawn of Casey Alexander’s era of Lipscomb men’s basketball in a season-opening game that pitted him against his old friend and new on-court competitor Rick Byrd. After the game, though, it’s pretty apparent that everyone will now be talking about how a group of Bisons under new leadership nearly toppled an Ohio Valley giant. Unlike last December’s demolishing 100-66 loss at the Curb Event Center, and last November’s 89-60 walloping at home, the Lipscomb men’s basketball team went blow for blow with the rival-down-the-road Belmont Bruins for forty minutes Friday night in Allen Arena, nearly upsetting Belmont in a close contest. In one of those games where it truly depended on who was holding the basketball last, a crowd of close to 5000 watched the Bruins emerge from the brawl victorious, winning 87-83 and notching a second consecutive ‘Battle’ win at Allen. From the get-go, Lipscomb and Belmont didn’t budge on letting either team take a wide margin lead. The Bruins were the first to get close, going up 20-10 at 11:06 in the first half with a potentially tone-setting dunk from redshirt senior Blake Jenkins. But, the Bisons remained persistent, chipping away at Belmont’s lead. At the half, Belmont led 35-32. In the second half, redshirt freshman J.C. Hampton and redshirt junior Carter Sanderson began to get open from the arc, knocking down key three-pointers that helped the Bisons go up by eight with 13:02 left in the game. However, the Bruins continued to capitalize on Lipscomb fouls from the line, never allowing the...
by Cory Woodroof | Nov 8, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The past couple of seasons in Lipscomb basketball can be summed up in one word: change. In the past two years, the university has seen two coaching changes in two of its biggest sports programs. In 2012, former Lady Bisons basketball coach Frank Bennett transitioned into a role as an associate athletic director for the school, and former University of Central Florida assistant Greg Brown took on the role as head coach for the team. In April, longtime Bisons basketball coach Scott Sanderson resigned, and, in May, former Belmont assistant and Stetson coach Casey Alexander returned to Nashville to become the next coach of the Bisons. Alexander may be new to don the purple and gold, but he’s no stranger to town, having been a standout player and coach for the Bruins during his time with Rick Byrd’s legendary program (the two will meet again in tonight’s first installment of this year’s Battle of the Boulevard series). After leaving Belmont, he spent two seasons as the head coach for the Stetson Hatters before making the move to the other side of the boulevard as Lipscomb’s new coach. After spending the summer and fall semester getting acquainted with the team, Alexander is getting ready to begin his era of Bisons basketball. Alexander says that the transition into his new role at Lipscomb, on both a personal and professional level, was as smooth as it could be. “It’s been very easy,” Alexander said. “It’s a place that I was so familiar with and knew a lot about, and knew that it was the kind of place that I wanted to be,...
