by Whitney Jarreld | Feb 24, 2011 | News Slider
Think Pink was an all day event, raising awareness of breast cancer, and culminating with a Lady Bisons basketball game. The entire day, Lipscomb had ‘Think Pink’ themed giveaways and activities. Prizes such as an iPad and movie tickets were given away, and students even received a chapel credit for attending the game. At the doors money was raised for breast cancer research, though the night was not meant solely for this purpose. This was also senior night for the Lady Bisons. Jenna Bartsokas, Miaca Bowman and Valerie Bronson were the honored seniors. USC Upstate began scoring early, but the Lady Bisons came back in quickly in the first half to challenge them. By the end of the first, the Lady Bisons had the slight advantage of 33-28. The begining of the second went well for the Lady Bisons holding, USC Upstate to a with a 10-point lead. But Upstate came back with vengeance on a 17-2 run with 7 minutes left in the game. The Lady Bisons recovered and the score was close-knit until the final minutes where Upstate toppled over the Lady Bisons 81-76. Please upgrade your browser Photo Credit: Hunter Patterson & Whitney...
by Ashlan Williams | Feb 24, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
The Bisons and Lady Bisons track teams not only it the ground running – literally –to polish off their indoor season in February, they also set a new pace for smashing records. Since Feb. 2, the men’s and women’s teams have combined to break and re-break 13 school records. “This is not going to be a season of breaking someone else’s records,” freshman Tessa Hoefle said. “It’s going to be a season of making our own.” The teams’ first February meet, the ETSU Niswonger Invite, featured three of the 13 record-breaking races. Freshman Dani Walker stole two of Lipscomb’s records in Johnson City, taking down teammate Amanda Twigg’s records in the indoor 800 meter and mile races. The first day of the meet, Walker posted a time of 2:15.62 in the 800, beating out Twigg’s former record of 2:16.79. On day two, Walker claimed the mile record with a time of 5:08.97, nearly a second and a half quicker than Twigg’s previous record. Although she has made a name for herself in the Lipscomb record books in a short amount of time, Walker said her goal is not necessarily to break records. “My focus has not been on breaking the records of Lipscomb’s past,” Walker said. “Of course, I hope that records will be broken on the way, but it’s more important to me that I’m a part of the team of the present. The only person I focus on being faster than is the girl next to me and ultimately myself.” Freshman Tucker Peabody recorded the third school-best time of the meet for the Bisons. Peabody took down...
by Kelsey Durnin | Feb 24, 2011 | News Slider
The co-founder of a Cambodian development center will be speaking in women’s chapel on Thursday. Nguon Chancha will be speaking in Shamblin Theater about the challenges, successes and future plans of the Stung Treng Women’s Development Center (SWDC) and its nonprofit organization Mekong Blue. For the past nine years, the Stung Treng Women’s Development Center (SWDC) and its nonprofit organization Mekong Blue have directly aided over 800 men, women and children. Over 80 percent of Cambodia is impoverished and living without adequate access to clean water, education, health facilities or employment opportunities. Further, the SWDC and Mekong Blue website states that 37% of Cambodians are illiterate. However, the women of SWDC have made a big difference in the Stung Treng region and particularly the Sre Po village with their efforts to fight illiteracy and poverty. The Mekong Blue non-profit organization started making scarves in 2002 and has allowed many to use their talents and traditions, work in fair labor and provide a better life for their families just by weaving scarves from silk. According to BlueSilk.org, the scarves are individually hand-woven, “singular works of art.” They are constructed from 100% pure silk and then dyed from an assortment of bright colors, each scarf taking up to three weeks to complete. The website regards these scarves as “fashion statements of courage.” They are available in 15 different designs that range from casual to chic, although all are of high quality. This variety allows Mekong Blue to accommodate most customers, as the scarves make great accessories for almost any occasion. While scarves will be available for viewing on Thursday, and are...
by Emily Snell | Feb 23, 2011 | News Slider
The Contributor is not just a street newspaper. For three Lipscomb seniors, it’s on-the-job training. Students in Dr. Jimmy McCollum’s Capstone in Journalism class are working with The Contributor, Nashville’s street newspaper, this semester. Funds generated by the newspaper help Nashville’s homeless and formerly homeless citizens. The three students—David Adams, Julie Williams and Allison Woods—attend staff meetings and produce written content for the printed version, as well as photography and video for the organization’s website. “It’s nice to be helping The Contributor,” said Williams, a multimedia production major from Anniston, Ala. “It’s a good cause. We’re helping put original content into The Contributor, which I know they appreciate.” Andrew Krinks, editor for the paper, said that his staff contacted several Nashville universities looking for students who might be interested in working with The Contributor. Starting with the March issue, he said that students from Lipscomb and TSU will be producing content for the paper. David Adams, a mass communications major from Memphis, said initially he wasn’t sure what the experience would be like, but has already learned from it. “After writing the first article, my interest in homelessness and poverty has really piqued,” Adams said. “These are people who have been successful. How easily their lives can change with a downfall in their life. It’s just crazy. It gives you a sense of thanksgiving and gratitude because you see how fortunate you are.” The Contributor, which is part of the North American Street Newspaper Association, sells about 100,000 copies per month, more than any other street newspaper in the country. The paper’s vendors can be found on sidewalks throughout...
by Amy Estepp | Feb 22, 2011 | News Slider
For three months, the Lipscomb junior lived within walking distance of Tahrir Square, the massive traffic center of Cairo, Egypt, that served as staging ground for the revolution that is currently changing the shape of the Middle East. It was quiet when she lived there, but change was in the wind. The mostly peaceful revolt that ended in the resignation of President Mubarak after three decades in power “was kind of in-waiting,” said Kimery Cockrell, a social work major who lived in Cairo during the fall semester of 2010. The Memphis native lived just five minutes away from Tahrir Square during the semester she studied abroad in Egypt. Blue eyes shimmering, she reminisces on what Egypt was like when she was there and ponders what direction the country is taking now. “It was understood that people didn’t vote,” Cockrell said. “It was understood that there weren’t a lot of rights, and the main opposition party was the Muslim Brotherhood. They were arrested on a daily basis for any kind of protest.” Back home safely, she watched as the 18 days of protests and occasional violence played out on the television screens, culminating when President Mubarak resigned and fled Cairo. The success of that revolution has sparked similar, less-successful and more bloody uprisings in Yemen, Lybia, Jordan, Iran and Bahrain. “It is great Egypt finally stood up and stood for freedom,” Cockrell said. “It is so different from their way of thinking. They think [Americans] have too many freedoms.” There is worry in Egypt and among Cockrell and her friends about what happens next, now that the military is in control, albeit...
by Emily Snell | Feb 22, 2011 | News Slider
The second film this semester in Lipscomb’s Human Docs series will feature Inside Job on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Ward lecture hall. Students who attend the event can receive one chapel credit. Inside Job is a documentary that details the economic meltdown of 2008, the United States’ greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. It has won or been nominated for at least seven awards. It is a nominee for this year’s Best Documentary at the Academy Awards, which will occur on Feb. 27. The film is written, produced, and directed by Charles Ferguson and is narrated by Matt Damon. It is rated PG-13 “for some drug and sex-related material.” The event is sponsored by Lipscomb’s College of Business and will include a panel discussion after the film with various guests including members of Lipscomb’s Dean...
