by Vanessa Medina | Mar 29, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb’s softball team didn’t take a spring break mission trip, but tried to make a difference in another fashion. The team decided to try to raise $6,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the organization that makes dreams come true for terminally ill children. The idea came from sophomore Lacy Walker, native of Hendersonville, Tenn., who first brought it to the team’s attention in the goals meeting at the beginning of the semester. “We got involved [with Make-A-Wish] with my church group, and since we don’t have a lot of free time I thought this would be something we could do throughout the semester,” Walker said. How will the team raise money, in between road games, morning games, classes and tests? Softball players split up into eight pairs of fundraisers. Each pairing is responsible for planning and coordinating two events during the semester. To help out there will be donation buckets around campus, at chapel and at the concession stands during the baseball and softball games. The team will also host bake sales at many of the softball games. “I think it would be great if we can raise it all before the end of our season,” said Mollie Mitchell, junior and team captain from Suwanee, Ga. “However if we don’t, it doesn’t mean we are going to stop. We would all like to fulfill someone’s dream as soon as possible and we know that all means giving our best effort.” This season features a lot of home games the team are hopes the crowds will want to help a child in need. (Writer Vanessa Medina is a member of the softball team at Lipscomb and is participating in this fundraising...
by Chris Walker | Mar 28, 2011 | News Slider
Spring is finally here, and more than flowers are in bloom this season. Nashville’s Fashion Week, sponsored in part by Lexus, begins this Sunday with pre-shows by Tidwell & Perryman, Betsy Johnson, and White Rabbit. The week has something to offer for everyone and you don’t have to be decked head-to-toe in Oscar de la Renta or a shrunken Thom Browne suit (both ranging between $1,200 & $5,000) to enjoy fashion in Nashville. Fashion can even be found on Lipscomb’s campus. Lipscomb will host all the Art, Craft and Business of Fashion: Fashion Industry Panels in the Ezell Center on Wednesday, March 30, and Thursday, March 31. One of the fashion festivities taking place on campus during the week is the display of selections from Lipscomb University’s collection of patterns, sketches, memorabilia and dresses designed by famed American design house Halston. The collection is on display in the Beaman Library all week, which is open Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, Monday night, March 28, Rho Xi Delta will host a ThriftSmart fashion show in Shamblin Theater at 7:30 p.m. (You can receive chapel credit if you bring three items of clothing or five canned goods to the show tonight.) Nashville has recently developed its own trend by locals supporting themselves locally: local food, local produce and now local fashion. Staying in touch with our “Nashvillian laid-back-ness,” smaller boutiques such as Levy’s, Billy Reid and The Cotton Mill are showing spring collections along side major, international brands like Ben Sherman, Robert Graham, Betsy Johnson, and Gustavo Cadile. Matthew Johns, one of Nashville’s up and coming stylists, sees...
by Hunter Patterson | Mar 28, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
On Tuesday the U.S. Men’s National team will host Paraguay on LP Field at 7 p.m. Today, however, the teams might be practicing on Lipscomb’s campus — at least that’s what the rumor mill is churning out. Sources say that the Paraguay team is practicing on campus today for certain, but no time has been given. There have been no confirmations that the U.S. team will practice here. [Check back later today for photos from the practice(s). If they happen, we’ll have the photos here first!] Last time the U.S. men’s national team visited Nashville, young striker Jozi Altidore scored three goals in the win over Trinidad and Tobago. Altidore, 21, is looking to make more of an impact on the team leading up to the next World Cup. Altidore failed to score in the 2010 World Cup, hosted by South Africa. On Sunday there had been over 20,000 tickets sold for the game in downtown Nashville tomorrow. While that is down from the 2009 World Cup Qualifier of 28,000, those were the numbers that the city was planning on. The U.S. team recently played superstar Lionel Messi’s team from Argentina. The U.S. came from one goal down in the second half to bring the game to a 1-1 draw. Youthful forward Juan Agudelo scored for the U.S. team following a free kick. If you happen to be going to the game, make sure you arrive early. There will be throngs of people downtown, and parking is as bad as ever with the new convention center being built. There’s also a Nashville Predators game downtown tomorrow, which will only...
by Kelsey Durnin | Mar 28, 2011 | News Slider
The second annual Operation Yellow Ribbon event will be this Tuesday, Mar. 29 at 7 p.m. in Allen Arena. “We hope this inspiring evening of stories and songs will do three things,” said David Hughes, assistant dean of students and director of the Yellow Ribbon Program. “We want it to raise awareness about the Yellow Ribbon Program, honor the military and veterans and help raise funds to support Yellow Ribbon.” General Tommy Franks, who is also the author of New York Times bestseller American Soldier, will be the keynote speaker again this year. General Franks spoke at last year’s Operation Yellow Ribbon on the importance of family, faith and flag and will be delivering a message just as strong this time around. Hughes describes him as a dynamic speaker who can “have you in stitches one minute, then crying the next.” The event’s evening benefit concert has been arranged by the Charlie Daniels Band production team absolutely free of charge to show their support for the military. “Without the Charlie Daniels Band production team this event would not happen,” Hughes said. “They are that integral to this.” The benefit concert will feature acoustic performances by Charlie Daniels, Wynonna Judd, Montgomery Gentry and the Grascals. Hughes says, however, this will be much more than a concert as each performer will also be telling stories. Funds raised by the event will go to support the Yellow Ribbon Program, which has been established at Lipscomb since on Aug, 1, 2009. This program is part of a partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs which allows veterans to pursue an education at public or private...
by Emily Snell | Mar 25, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb students were turned away at Scotland’s border during spring break when they tried to enter the country for their mission trip. The team was denied access by Scottish customs officials when they arrived on Sunday, March 13, to start their work with Westmaines Church of Christ. The situation is currently under investigation. Katie Dillard, senior in studio art, was one of the team’s student leaders. She said it is still somewhat unclear why the group was detained, but she said she thinks they were targeted by the officials. “We’re all white Anglo-Saxons,” Dillard said. “But none of us look at all suspicious. I guess the moment we showed up on the UK border, I felt like we were profiled as Americans.” Dillard, who is from the Washington D.C. area, has travelled internationally before and said that she worked hard to prepare her team for the trip. But things started to go wrong, she said, when one of the customs officials began questioning a student. “She was asking very intruding questions,” Dillard said. “He was not expecting her to interrogate him like that.” “Everything started snowballing downhill from there.” One team member, Emily Millstead, a freshman social work major, was cleared to enter the country but was sent back when the officials decided to detain the whole group. Millstead, who is originally from Grand Blanc, Mich., said she has traveled internationally before but felt nervous in Scotland. “That’s the most intimidating customs I’ve ever been through,” Millstead said. “It was kind of intense.” Millstead said she was putting away her passport when she heard some commotion and realized there...
by Kelsey Durnin | Mar 25, 2011 | News Slider
The second annual Operation Yellow Ribbon event will be this Tuesday, Mar. 29 at 7 p.m. in Allen Arena. “We hope this inspiring evening of stories and songs will do three things,” said David Hughes, assistant dean of students and director of the Yellow Ribbon Program. “We want it to raise awareness about the Yellow Ribbon Program, honor the military and veterans and help raise funds to support Yellow Ribbon.” General Tommy Franks, who is also the author of New York Times bestseller American Soldier, will be the keynote speaker again this year. General Franks spoke at last year’s Operation Yellow Ribbon on the importance of family, faith and flag and will be delivering a message just as strong this time around. Hughes describes him as a dynamic speaker who can “have you in stitches one minute, then crying the next.” The event’s evening benefit concert has been arranged by the Charlie Daniels Band production team absolutely free of charge to show their support for the military. “Without the Charlie Daniels Band production team this event would not happen,” Hughes said. “They are that integral to this.” The benefit concert will feature acoustic performances by Charlie Daniels, Wynonna Judd, Montgomery Gentry and the Grascals. Hughes says, however, this will be much more than a concert as each performer will also be telling stories. Funds raised by the event will go to support the Yellow Ribbon Program, which has been established at Lipscomb since Aug, 1, 2009. This program is part of a partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs which allows veterans to pursue an education at public or...
