by Ashlan Williams | Apr 19, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Freshman Oliver Strecker was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team on Tuesday. The second semester transfer from Auburn University is the first Bison to ever receive first-team honors. Freshman David Salazar also received honors, earning a spot on the A-Sun’s All-Freshman team. Head coach Andrew Harris said both players were well deserving of their honors. “Both Oliver Strecker and David Salazar deserve a tremendous amount of credit this year,” Harris said. “They were both put in difficult situations as freshmen but, obviously, have shown great strength competing in one of the strongest tennis conferences in the country.” Strecker, who is originally from Gemmingen, Germany, finished the season 11-6 overall, 5-5 in the A-Sun, spending the entire season at the No. 1 spot. “Oliver has been playing No. 1 singles since the beginning of the spring,” Harris said. “He transferred here from Auburn, which has been helpful for him this year, because he has seen the competition at this level and understands what it takes to be successful. “We are looking for even stronger things from him next season stepping more into a leadership role. This summer and next fall will be critical for his development.” Spending time at both No. 2 and No. 3, Salazar posted a 9-8 overall record and finished 6-4 in the A-Sun. “Salazar has been playing primarily between No. 2 and No. 3 singles this spring and has been a great warrior on the court,” Harris said. “Everyone I talk to says they enjoy watching Salazar compete and the way he fights for every point. He is a true grinder in the tennis...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 18, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
“What is a winner? Someone who wins everyone contest, but there is not anyone like that. A winner is someone that never lets a failure or a loss be his or her final destination.” Those were some of the encouraging and inspiring words spoken by Mike Krzyzewski at the Third Annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence held on Saturday night. Better known as Coach K, Krzyzewski has won four NCAA Championships as the head basketball coach at Duke. Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001, Coach K boasts the most wins in NCAA Tournament history with 78. Saturday, though, he was not coaching the Blue Devils to victory in Cameron Indoor. He was instead being introduced by fellow Hall of Famer Don Meyer to speak in Allen Arena. University president Randy Lowry started off the evening welcoming the sold out crowd to Allen Arena. Lowry also highlighted the several accomplishments that Lipscomb’s athletic program had achieved over the calendar year. Following a short video, athletic director Philip Hutcheson took the stage and talked about the impact that Don Meyer left on him and the campus. On the stage next was former Lipscomb basketball coach Don Meyer. Coaching at Lipscomb from 1975-1999, Meyer led Lipscomb to victory 665 times. The Evening of Excellence is not only named after Meyer, but it embodies his character as well. Better known as Coach, he boiled the game of basketball down to the ‘little things.’ “Everyone makes notes, everyone says yes ma’am and no ma’am, and everyone picks up trash,” Meyer said. Unable to attend last year’s event because of scheduling conflicts,...
by Crystal Davis | Apr 18, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s theatre department is showcasing C.S. Lewis’ classic play The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe April 20-23 in the Collins Auditorium. The play will serve as the Spring Children’s Theatre production on Easter weekend. Set in the 1940s during World War II, the show follows four children– Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie– who escape their mundane world after the discovery of a magic wardrobe. Entering the wardrobe leads them into Narnia, a world of mythical creatures. While in Narnia, the Pevensies meet such characters as Tumnus, a friendly faun, Aslan, the great and powerful lion, and the evil White Witch. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe will be dramatized by Joseph Robinette and directed by Deb Rogers Holloway. School performances will be held on April 20-21 at 10 a.m. Night showings will be on April 21-22 at 6:30 p.m. The final day to see the production will be April 23 with two showings at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Student tickets are $5, faculty tickets are $10 and individual public tickets are $15 each. Please call Director Holloway with any questions at 615-966-5728....
by Lacy Pack | Apr 18, 2011 | News Slider
For most Lipscomb students, college begins directly out of high school. But not for veterans April Herrington and Susannah Leonard, who joined the United States Air Force instead. Now, Herrington and Leonard are pursuing their degrees at Lipscomb while helping the Campus Veterans Organization (CVO) grow and develop. Herrington, senior accounting and finance major from Texas, says the CVO is like a social club for veterans. “Having a group of people here who have gone through similar situations and have similar needs is what makes this organization important,” Herrington said. The purpose and vision of the CVO is to provide a strong social and support network for veterans seeking higher education at Lipscomb. All members are given the opportunity to achieve their educational and career goals, provide service to their community through volunteer work and gain easy access to information and benefits for their families and themselves. There are around 95 veterans on campus, 20 percent of which are female. When asked the question “Does Lipscomb cater to your needs?” David Hughes, the veterans liaison, walks into the office. Herrington laughs. “Most definitely, that’s what David’s for!” Herrington said. “If we have any issues, he’s the one we go to.” Leonard laughs and nods in agreement, “He’s our caterer.” The CVO is a relatively new organization and has only been in existence at Lipscomb since fall of ’09. According to the veterans, it was a little bumpy in its development because the program was new for everyone. Leonard, marketing major from Nashville, says that the CVO has just started developing past the infancy stage. “We are just now getting...
by Rachel Carden | Apr 18, 2011 | News Slider
More than 750 students enjoyed the beautiful warm weather outside Wednesday and spent their afternoon serving the community for Lipscomb’s annual Service Day. Morning classes were held as usual, but afternoon classes were cancelled to give students the chance to serve in one of 42 different capacities. At noon, Bison Square was full of students and service leaders enjoying a boxed lunch together before the work began. After a full afternoon of work and a total of 2,400 hours of service, the students were rewarded with a Service Day T-shirt. Mulch-laying, organizing, filing, gardening, painting and sorting were a few of the many activities students participated in. Most groups had around 15 students in them, but one project in particular needed a whole army to get the job done. More than 100 undergraduate and pharmacy students headed to the Radnor Lake State Natural Area to mulch miles of trails. “This project was an example of true teamwork,” said junior exercise science major Morgan Mathis from Chattanooga, Tenn. “We spread out over what felt like miles of wooded trails and had an assembly line of wheelbarrows going back and forth with mulch.” Lipscomb partnered with many schools again this year. At Croft Middle School and David Lipscomb Elementary School, students helped with gardening and landscaping projects. “I really enjoyed serving with people that I don’t really know,” said junior youth ministry major Jana Frankum from Nolensville, Tenn. “It’s good to get out of your comfort zone every now and then. The kids will be learning about gardening for the next couple of weeks, so we were able to start that process...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 15, 2011 | News Slider
UPDATE : A statement from President Lowry on the tree removal. Please upgrade your browser After two weeks of rain and windstorms, with gusts measuring in excess of 50 miles-per-hour, Lipscomb is forced to say goodbye to some beloved trees. On Friday afternoon, April 15, campus safety and security personnel began a second round of trim work on the “wishbone tree.” Storms from this past Monday and April 4 caused many large branches to fall from the tree, and campus safety cut down many of the branches in danger of falling as a safety precaution. Click here to view video footage of campus safety trimming the tree earlier this week. Student Government Association President Jackson Sprayberry confirmed that this, the “wishbone tree,” and the other larger tree in Bison Square will be “coming down soon.” Sprayberry sent this email out to the student body this afternoon, offering explanation and future plans for Bison Square: “While we often become uneasy in accepting big changes, it is necessary for the tree in Bison Square to come down. The tree is over-matured, disease-ridden, and nearly rotten. Pieces of the tree have been crashing to the ground in every storm we have had this season, thus creating a heightened concern for student safety. But don’t fret! Your Student Government has already made plans to implant two maple trees in the square that, in a few short years, will provide increased shade from the current trees and also provide beautiful, colorful foliage each Autumn.” Students seem upset about the trees they’ve come to know and love being chopped down. Senior family relations major...
