![[Editorial] The fall of Herman Cain](http://luminationnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ap_herman_cain_scandal_kd_110211_wg-300x1681.jpg)
by Cory Woodroof | Dec 3, 2011 | News Slider, Opinion
I’m still not sure whether to be relieved or outraged at today’s announcement of Herman Cain’s ended run for the Republican nomination in next year’s Presidential election. At one time, Cain was on top of the world. He literally came out of nowhere during the closing days of summer and began to sweep the hearts of conservative voters. His charisma and bold plans (9-9-9 anyone?) helped boost him above other possible candidates. He was a down-to-earth individual that really struck a chord with Republicans. Cain even just about got to the point of running away with the nomination. But then, out of nowhere, a woman accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment during his days with the National Restaurants Association. If that wasn’t bad enough, three other women came forward, all with the same stories. It’s never a good thing if four women accuse you of sexual harassment. Cain went from being the shining light of the GOP race to being the controversy of the month. Naturally, Cain denied all the allegations. But then, another woman came forward. A woman from Atlanta, Ginger White, came forward, claiming to have had a thirteen year affair with Cain, also alleging the relationship had just ended months ago. Cain claims to have known White, but only on a friendly, charitable basis. White claims otherwise. Cain, already in hot water, couldn’t have had these claims come at a worse time. Cain lost supporters slowly through the month of November, but after this, things were not looking great for the Cain campaign. On Dec. 3, Herman Cain announced the suspension of his GOP campaign, citing...
by Emily Snell | Dec 3, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Paul Warren’s friends and coworkers shared their thoughts with Lumination about the loss of an “outstanding individual.” Warren, a 2006 Lipscomb graduate, was killed Thursday morning when his car rear-ended an 18-wheeler on Vietnam Veterans Parkway. The wreck, caused by fog and an icy road, was part of a chain-reaction accident involving more than 50 vehicles on the Korean War Veterans Bridge. Aaron Flener, a 2005 Lipscomb graduate, was on the golf team and in Tau Phi with Warren. “I was immediately drawn to him because of his joyful nature,” said Flener. “I liked to surround myself with people that didn’t complain, and I was drawn to him because he was so happy.” Warren graduated from Lipscomb with a marketing degree and then worked as a graduate assistant coach for the golf program during the 2006-07 season while pursuing his master’s degree. Flener said Warren was a very talented golfer and guitarist but always maintained a humble attitude along with a great sense of humor. “If I ever wanted to feel good about myself, I would go tell Paul something…he would always laugh,” Flener said. “He would always make you feel like you were hilarious. I don’t think he realized how funny he was to everyone else.” Flener said Warren never spoke ill of people he knew. “He never had anything bad to say about anyone,” Flener said. “I consider myself a pretty good person, but I never heard him say anything bad about anyone. Not even behind their back.” Warren was employed at Volunteer State Bank, where he worked as relationship manager at the Shackle Island branch in...
by Josh Banker | Dec 3, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
For close to a decade, the Nashville Super Speedway has been a part of the many sporting event varieties offered to the residents of middle Tennessee and greater Nashville area. However, at the end of this year, the track out in Wilson County will close its doors for good. To some, this would seem a huge blow to the area but, unfortunately, this has been imminent for some time. Opening in 2001, the Nashville Super Speedway was intended to bring automotive racing back to Tennessee. The parent company, Dover Motorsports, took a risk in building the Nashville track, along with two others in Memphis and St. Louis. The intent was to bring NASCAR sanctioned races to the middle Tennessee area. The old race track at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds had a long history as a NASCAR track before it became outdated for that purpose. The Super Speedway did as intended, at least for awhile. It also drew the attention of the Indy Racing League for a few races though they have not been back since 2008. However, Dover Motorsports has announced that they will not seek NASCAR sanctioning for 2012. This essentially means that the track will be closing its doors, as NASCAR was the only series that ran professional races at Nashville Super Speedway. The future of the track and other uses for it is still geing sorted...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 3, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
On Saturday, Lipscomb will welcome former coach Don Meyer and many players from his 24 years at the helm of Bisons (4-4, 0-1 A-Sun) to Saturday’s Atlantic Sun Conference matchup against the Kennesaw State Owls (2-4, 0-1 A-Sun) in Allen Arena. At halftime of the game, the court will be named after Meyer. More details can be found here. Lipscomb leads the series against Kennesaw State 7-5. The Bisons have won all five meetings in Allen Arena and three of the last four meetings overall. The Bisons lost 79-72 to Mercer Thursday evening in Allen Arena. Freshman Malcolm Smith had a career-high 22 points. The Bears shot 58 percent after halftime and 50 percent overall. Lipscomb committed 21 turnovers. Quick Hits Lipscomb is 2-2 in Allen Arena this year and 96-41 overall in Allen. Zavion Williams is 8th in the A-Sun for scoring at 13.4 per contest Lipscomb shot 17-of-18 from the free throw line against Mercer (12/1) for its best day at the line since hitting 21-of-22 attempts (95.5 percent) against Florida Atlantic on Jan. 19, 2005. Justin Glenn had three blocks against Mercer, a high at Lipscomb and one shy of his career high. On the season Glenn already has 12 blocks after swatting 10 shots last season. He had 27 his freshman season at Centenary. Malcolm Smith was 10-of-10 at the line against Mercer. It was the 5th time in the NCAA era a Bison was perfect from the line with ten or more attempts. Season Notes Zavion Williams was named the Atlantic Sun Conference newcomer of the week for the week of 11/22-11/28. He scored 28 points...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 3, 2011 | News Slider
A life celebration service for Paul Warren, the Lipscomb alumnus who died in the 50-car pileup Thursday in Hendersonville, will be at Hendersonville First Baptist Church on Monday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. Warren was killed Thursday morning when his car rear-ended an 18-wheeler on Vietnam Veterans Parkway. Channel 4 News is reporting that a second person has died because of injuries suffered in the crash. The victim was pronounced dead on Dec. 5 at 11:30 p.m. The wreck, caused by fog and an icy road, was part of a chain-reaction accident involving more than 50 vehicles on the Korean War Veterans Bridge. Warren was pronounced dead at Hendersonville Medical Center shortly thereafter. Hendersonville Police told Reuters reporter Tim Ghianni that 17 other people were transported to hospitals after the accident, which took place around 7 a.m. Many others were expected to go to the hospital on their own. A 2006 Lipscomb graduate, Warren was a member of Tau Phi social club as well as of the golf team. Golf coach Buddy Harston selected Warren as his graduate assistant the year after he graduated. “He was a great guy,” Harston said. “He did everything I asked him to do and more; then he went on to Vol State Bank. He did a good job there. I am friends with the president, and he was always talking about him and how great he was doing. “It’s a major loss for Lipscomb and the golf community.” Warren earned a graduate degree in business from Lipscomb in 2007. He later became assistant vice president of Volunteer State Bank and an active member of the Hendersonville...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 2, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Finding itself in a defensive battle in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, the Lipscomb volleyball team dropped a hard-fought 3-1 (16-25, 16-25, 25-12, 22-25) decision to homestanding Texas A&M at Reed Arena. Fighting with a Texas-sized heart, the Lady Bisons (20-11) refused to give up after losing the first two sets and came out roaring in the third set and gave the Aggies (23-7) all they wanted in the fourth stanza. “The message was real simple coming into the break between two and three,” said Lipscomb head coach Brandon Rosenthal. “It was let’s just go and play our game. I thought we did a nice job of speeding up the tempo. We got after it on defense and made a couple of minor adjustments but nothing big.” After hitting .029 in the first set and .057 in the second set, Lipscomb’s offense posted a .312 average in the third set and defensively, the Lady Bisons held the Aggies to a – .029 mark. “We were fortunate, especially against a team that played so hard like gangbusters against us,” said Texas A&M head coach Laurie Corbelli. “I think that it’s a style that we’re not super familiar with. It caught us off guard in set three.” The fourth set would be the determining factor in the contest. Despite falling behind 19-14, the Lady Bisons went on a 6-2 run to make it 21-21 and put the heat on the favored home team. A pair of attack errors opened the door though for the veteran Aggies and Texas A&M closed out the set and...
