by Cory Woodroof | Feb 15, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s sixth installment of Lumination News, Caitlin Selle and Jeremy Keck are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Ariel Jones brings you up to speed with sports, Nick Glende fills you in on the week’s top technology headlines, Kage Sanderson gives the scoop on all things entertainment and Brianna Langley delivers your weather forecast. This week’s newscast features some insight into the possible off-campus meal plan developments, some info on last weekend’s Presidential Scholars event, a look into the role of science in faith, an interview with a student who has done some notable sketches, some insight into this month’s celebration of Black history month, some footage of the U.S. women’s soccer team practicing at Lipscomb, a look into the SAAC organization, some insight on the past week’s preaching conference and a look at what Lipscomb students did on their Valentine’s Day, as well as our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Bridgette Begle | Feb 15, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
After nipping at the heels of the school record in prior meets, the Lady Bisons’ distance medley relay team broke the mark at the Hoosiers Hills Invite in Bloomington, Ind. on Feb. 9. Previously, the four athletes had come within three seconds of the record, but at the meet, they made one final push and crushed the standing record by 11 seconds. The distance medley relay is a four-leg race of varying lengths, beginning with a 1,200-meter leg, followed by distances of 400, 800 and concluding with 1,600 — a mile. Starting off the race for the Bisons was freshman Madi Talbert, who finished in 3:41. Sophomore Brenna Thompson finished her 400 in 58 seconds. Junior Katie Bunker, who ran the next leg, said at that point, she was not sure if they were even close to the record. She said the team was so far ahead of the pack that they virtually were running alone, which, according to Bunker, made for tough pacing. Thompson agreed. “Madi was in front when I got the baton, and then we were still in front when Katie got the baton, so we weren’t really running with other people,” Thompson said. “So, we didn’t know how fast we were going. We were kind of worried we had gone slow.” Junior Dani Walker ran the last and longest leg of the race. It was while she was out on the track that her teammates realized they were on record-setting pace. “While Dani was running, Brenna and I were standing on the inside [of the track] thinking ‘I hope we didn’t run slow,’ and screaming...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 15, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
After last Friday’s big win over the Northern Kentucky Norse, the Bisons couldn’t overcome second half mistakes in a loss to conference rival Stetson. Despite an early lead, the men’s basketball team (now 9-14, 4-8 in conference) fell 76-66 to the Hatters (10-14, 7-6 in conference). Thursday night’s tough defeat saw sophomore Malcom Smith sustain an injury that led to his early exit. The first half saw strong offensive and defensive play from the Bisons. The team led 34-26 at the break, with senior Deonte Alexander already having scored 14. The second half, however, saw an opening 9-0 run by the Hatters that set a precedent for the visiting team. Stetson pulled ahead soon after and never let go of the lead. Alexander led the Bisons in scoring with 21, and junior Khion Sankey led the team in rebounding with seven. Freshman Stephen Hurt had 12 points and five rebounds. Hurt said he felt that the best play came in the first half, but the second half represented a different story. “In the second half, we just came out flat,” Hurt said. Coach Scott Sanderson agreed with Hurt’s assessment, hoping that the team learns to put a full performance together in the face of adversity. “It’s a learning process for our guys,” Sanderson said. The team will face a quick turnaround, hosting Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Hurt hopes the Bisons can improve on both offense and defense headed into the weekend’s match-up. “We’ve got to have the same intensity. We’ve got to be consistent.” Photo credit: Whitney...
by Kelly Dean | Feb 14, 2013 | News Slider
You know what time of the year it is when the student center is constantly packed to the brim — pledge week. Pledges and active members of clubs linger in the crowded center throughout the day to socialize, reminisce and sign those beloved signature pages. All the chaos that goes on is hard to ignore, whether you are in a social club or not. With a lack of sleep and sanity, you’ll see the pledges performing skits, dancing, singing, greeting and many more activities. The Thursday of pledge week marks the Lipscomb holiday known as ‘square day.’ All the pledges from each club get their moment to shine while fellow students gather around to watch. Thirty minutes before the commotion begins, you will find the square completely vacant. Just as chapel releases and the pledges make their way, the square fills with hundreds of students ready to watch the day’s...
by Sydney Poe | Feb 14, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
On Tuesday afternoon, Lipscomb students packed the stands at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex in order to watch the U.S. women’s soccer team, who was using the field to practice before their match against Scotland on Feb. 13. Buzz grew throughout the afternoon on social media sites as many students began to learn of what was happening down at the soccer complex. The practice even drew a few famous fans — Nashville Predators player Mike Fisher and Tennessee Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. Before leaving the practice, some students were lucky enough to get a photo with one of their favorite players. The women’s team played an international friendly match against Scotland at LP Field on Wednesday night and won...
by Brianne Welch | Feb 13, 2013 | News Slider
Student workers who receive federal work-study funds just learned their pay is going to decrease to below minimum wage. Lipscomb was required to pay Federal Work Study students $7.25 an hour prior to last week’s change that takes them down to $6.85 per hour, according to Janice Cato, human resources assistant. The wage was slashed due to the high number of students eligible to receive the funds, she said. “Because the FWS is used up for those eligible students, their pay rates need to be changed to the regular student pay rate of $6.85 an hour,” Cato said. While $6.85 is below minimum wage, “LU has been approved by the Department of Labor to pay student workers sub-minimum wage,” Cato said. The students will be able to keep the jobs they have as of right now, but may eventually have to leave their jobs if their pay remains that low. Tuesday night in his State of the Union message, President Obama promised to work to raise minimum wage to $9 an hour. Some students have said they are unhappy with both the pay cut as well as the way the university informed them of the change. “I don’t think the way it was handled was very ethical,” said work-study scholar Kelly Dean. “All we got was a one-sentence email that said ‘you are no longer required for Federal Work Study as of this date.’” Dean goes on to say that the email gave no explanation to the students as to why their pay was decreasing. “I definitely think it is going to affect a lot of students who have FWS,” Dean said. Another...
