by Julie Shrewsbury | Dec 12, 2011 | News Slider
Thousand one, thousand two, thousand three, thousand four, thousand five, thousand six, in the short period of time it took you to read that a child just died from severe acute malnutrition. That number is higher than people that die from AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. It’s because every six seconds a child dies from something so preventable that Alex Cox and Mark Slagle are driving around the country in a 1971 Winnebago promoting MANA Nutrition. During that journey, they parked their orange shag-carpet-covered “MANAbago” on campus in an attempt to enlist Lipscomb students in the fight and let them learn about MANA Nutrition, which is provided in special packets of peanut butter. But this isn’t just any peanut butter; this peanut butter saves lives. MANA creates and doles out this ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) which is a combination of peanut butter, milk and vitamins. The therapeutic food packet supplies children with the proper nutrition needed to increase brain development. Eating three packets of MANA a day for four to six weeks, a child can grow from being severely acutely malnourished, to being fully developed. The nutritional supplement is helping save the lives of malnourished children around the world. The gaudy MANAbago travels around the country to help inform people of the hope that MANA Nutrition provides to malnourished children. The young men teach crowds about the hunger epidemic around the world and inform them of the ways that therapeutic food can save the hungry. Although MANA has contracts with UNICEF, UNICEF only has enough funds to reach 10 percent of malnourished children in the world. MANA Nutrition is...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 9, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Sophomore Robert Boyd (23) and junior Deonte Alexander (21) had career scoring highs for the Bisons in an 89-87 overtime loss to Tennessee Tech Saturday night at the Eblen Center in Cookeville. Lipscomb seemed to control the game after taking a 13-point first half lead and was up 38-30 at the break. Lipscomb shot 50 percent in the opening period but nearly half of Tennessee Tech’s points were off 12 Bison turnovers. Kevin Murphy, the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, and Jud Dillard started to swing the momentum in the Golden Eagle’s direction with several easy baskets throughout the opening part of the second half. Tennessee Tech went on an 18-6 run using five 3-pointers to take a 66-60 advantage with 7:33 to play. “I felt that one stretch in the second half we gave them some baskets in transition with no defense,” said head coach Scott Sanderson. “When we went zone, they stepped up and made some big shots.” Murphy finished with 29 points, all but five coming in the second half. Dillard had 22 points and made ten free throws. A pair of jumpers by Boyd brought Lipscomb to within one with 3:46 left. Tech would push the lead back to five points before the Bisons countered with triples by Alexander and Boyd to give Lipscomb the 74-73 lead with 1:25 to play. Two free throws and a layup would put Tennessee Tech back on top by three with under thirty seconds remaining. Boyd nailed a 3-pointer from the corner in front of Lipscomb’s bench with 14.8 seconds left to tie the game at 77...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 7, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
The City Paper is reporting that Northern Kentucky University will replace the Belmont Bruins in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Northern Kentucky is currently in the Great Lakes Valley Conference out of NCAA Division II. The school has 15,000 students and is located just outside of Cincinatti. On Thursday afternoon, the Atlantic Sun formally invited NKU to join the A-Sun. Lipscomb President Randy Lowry and athletic director Phil Hutcheson released the following statements. “Lipscomb is pleased to welcome Northern Kentucky University to the Atlantic Sun Conference. In a conversation with Northern Kentucky University’s President James Votruba I was most impressed with the desire of Northern Kentucky University for high level athletic competition but also for a strong emphasis on the academic success of student athletes. They will the join the schools currently in the Atlantic Sun who are committed to producing ‘Winners for Life.’ Lipscomb looks forward to Northern Kentucky University’s addition to our excellent conference and meeting them in Division I play.” Lipscomb Director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson: “On behalf of Lipscomb’s coaches and student-athletes, I would like to welcome Northern Kentucky University to the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Norse have been in the top echelon of Division II schools over the last several years and they will be a formidable opponent on the fields of play.” Belmont is leaving the Atlantic Sun for the Ohio Valley Conference effective July 1, 2012. The university has expressed interest in joining the OVC the last couple years, however, no position seemed fitting. The Atlantic Sun will have 10 members and have schools in Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Kentucky. Northern Kentucky, like Lipscomb, does not have a football team. The university’s soccer...
by Whitney Jarreld | Dec 7, 2011 | News Slider
Following another year of tradition, Lipscomb hosted the annual Lighting of the Green. Hosted by Amy Grant, over five-thousand people attended to enjoy the music and festivities. Before the concert began, the merry marketplace provide some shopping oppurtunies, snacks and beverages and children were able to have their photo taken with Santa Clause. With Amy Grant hosting and performing along with other musicians, the whole night provided an entertaining concert. Other headliners were Gene Miller, Jenny Gill, Sterling Gittens, Miranda Doolittle, Point of Grace, Miranda McCaslin and Lipscomb’s own chorus. The night ended with the traditional singing of Silent Night and Mayor Dean pushing the button to light the Christmas...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 6, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
On the last game of the home stand, Lipscomb defeated UT Martin by a score of 70-55. This improved Lipscomb’s record to 6-4. The game also acted as a a jumping off point for their seven game road trip. Malcolm Smith, this week’s Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Week lead the Bisons with 11 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Burgason also had 11 points. The Bisons return home on Jan....
by Whitney Jarreld | Dec 6, 2011 | News Slider
This semester, the HumanDocs series has shed new light on the human struggle. The fight for peace in Liberia. The fight against negative portrayals of women in the media. And now the fight over a steaming cup of coffee? On Nov. 30, students gathered to watch “Hot Coffee,” a documentary about seemingly frivolous lawsuits. The film takes its title from the case of Stella Liebeck v. McDonald’s, where an elderly woman sued the fast food giant for giving her a cup of coffee that was so hot it burned her. The case was widely dismissed by the media as ridiculous, even being mocked by David Letterman and on the popular show “Seinfeld.” But this documentary explored Liebeck’s side of the story – the effect the lawsuit had on her family, the harsh treatment from the media and what really happened when she spilled that cup of coffee. As soon as Lieback’s injuries from the spill were shown, the audience began to question just how frivolous her lawsuit was. And the documentary didn’t stop there. Using the McDonald’s case as a springboard, the filmmakers told two other stories highlighting the issues with tort reform. The case of Colin Gourley focused on medical malpractice. As a result of a doctor’s negligence, Colin Gourley was born with cerebral palsy; his twin brother Connor was not. Though a Nebraska jury awarded the family more than $5 million to cover the cost of expenses, a state-mandated cap limited the funds to $1.2 million. Former Mississippi judge Oliver Diaz told the filmmakers how inside deals within the court system had failed the Gourley family. The system...
