by Hunter Patterson | Oct 6, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
Looking for an update on intramurals? Look no further. After the jump, find out about the grand opening of the new intramural fields, a kickball tournament and intramural...
by Kathryn Claire Watts | Oct 6, 2010 | News Slider
How amazing would it be to go surfing in the morning and skiing in the afternoon? Take a trip to Easter Island, or to the Atacama desert? What if you could get class credit for it? Next semester, Lipscomb is introducing its inaugural trip to Santiago, Chile. Students who go on this trip will have the chance to interact with Chileans, sample unique cuisine and live in the world’s longest country, from north to south. The students will take humanities courses, as well as Spanish, and get to choose from several electives ranging from biology to PE. Linda Benthall, the on-site coordinator for Santiago loved the time she spent there last spring. “I visited Santiago in May and was overwhelmed by the beauty of the people and the country,” Benthall said. “The people are laid-back, fun and friendly. They have a rich political history. [Chile’s] geography is fascinating, as it’s the longest country in the world and is just over 100 miles wide. “It has a desert on the north, mountains on the east, glaciers on the south and an ocean to the west, creating a type of ‘island’ from the rest of the continent. It also claims a large chunk of Antarctica.” The Chilean adventure is just the latest life-altering trip offered by the university. “Lipscomb students consistently say that a semester abroad is life-changing,” Benthall said. “They learn so much about themselves, a foreign culture and God’s presence around the world. Students gain confidence, perspective and adaptability that is valuable for the rest of their lives.” Memphis native Matt Filchak, a French major with minors in both German and Spanish,...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 5, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
ESPN had hoped an exhibition basketball game it was planning to promote a book written about former Lipscomb basketball coach Don Meyer by one of the network’s reporters would be played at Allen Arena. But, because the Bisons had other commitments — including a game against Stillman College and a trip to the “Dean Dome” to play North Carolina — during the same time period, the inaugural Don Meyer Classic is going to be played at the Curb Event Center and feature Lipscomb’s rivals, Belmont University. The plan, as put forward by the author, ESPN baseball analyst Buster Olney — who covered Lipscomb and Belmont during his stint at the Nashville Banner — was to have the classic pit two of Meyer’s former basketball teams — LU and Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D. — against each other. The game is to be played on Nov. 9, the date the book, How Lucky You Can Be: The Story of Coach Don Meyer , is to be published by ESPN Books. For last few years, Olney has been working on the book about Meyer’s life. Meyer received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2009 ESPYs for his courage after cancer was discovered in his body during surgery to remove a leg after he was in a near-fatal car wreck in 2008. His will to win on and off the court is chronicled in the book about the coach who has victories by any men’s coach in NCAA basketball history. He is also known for his influential coaching style and his five C’s to a successful team: Concentration, Courtesy, Communication, Competition and Consistency. It was a matter of logistics and the determination to fulfill a previous commitment that had Lipscomb...
by Blake Harper | Oct 5, 2010 | News Slider
Sophomore Andres Gonzalez, 19, was inspired by volunteers and visitors from Lipscomb University to travel more than 2,000 miles to attend school at Lipscomb University. A native of Ensenada, Mexico, the third-largest city in the state of Baja California, Gonzalez grew up the son of the Mexican directors of the City of Children, an orphanage for children who have been abused, neglected or who have been taken away from their parents by child protective services. Gonzalez would often help with tasks at the home to make sure things ran smoothly. While performing those tasks, he came into contact with the people who would inspire his college choice in Nashville, Tenn. “I knew from a very young age that I wanted to attend Lipscomb,” Gonzalez said. “The people that visited the home from Lipscomb made such an impact on my life, and I knew that Nashville would be a great place for me to get my education.” Josh Link, an admissions recruiter at Lipscomb University, was one of the key people who encouraged Gonzalez to continue his education here. “He represented a place that seemed welcoming, enthusiastic and exciting.” Gonzalez said of Link. One of his biggest concerns of going to school in a foreign country was the language barrier. He knew that he would be expected to be at the same level speaking, reading and writing English as the average American student. Having learned English at a young age, and having helped translate at the City since he was six, Gonzalez hoped he could handle the pressure. “I learned English when I was really young, so it comes as second nature, but sometimes it is...
by Julie Shrewsbury | Oct 5, 2010 | News Slider
With the growing demand for separation of church and state, atheists who want to squash the mention of God and new religions challenging Christian doctrine, does God still belong here? Where did our early beliefs come from and will God be allowed to stay in America in the future? Lipscomb University hosted a screening of “God in America,” a new six-hour-documentary series targeted to air on October 11 at 8 p.m. and again at 10 p.m on PBS network. The documentary will examine over 400 years of religious history from the initial discovery of America to present day. The series was developed to heighten the understanding of the progression of religion in the United States. The documentary explores the multifaceted relationship between religion and democracy in the United States, how it is portrayed in the public eye, origins of spiritual liberty, the dynamics of the constantly changing religious marketplace and what role developing denominations have played in an ever-evolving society. Nashville Public Television paired with Lipscomb Human Documentary Film Series showed a one hour sneak preview of this documentary Sunday night. A panel of experts was present after the viewing to further discuss the documentary and answer questions. Rhonda Lowry, senior fellow in Lipscomb’s Institute for Christian Spirituality, first lady to Lipscomb University and mediator of the panel, asked thought-provoking questions. “How would you define religion?” Rhonda asked. “How is the religious marketplace portrayed and incorporated in the documentary? The diverse panelists offered unique responses to these probing questions. Gail Seavey, minister at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville, was on the panel. “One of the great things...
by Rachel Carden | Oct 5, 2010 | News Slider
[UPDATE] Stokes school has been taken off the market, due to a potential increase in students in the Hillsboro cluster. Candace McQueen, dean of the college of education, will not let this lost opportunity to partner with public schools in Nashville divert the education department from being a vital member of the community. “The College of Education at Lipscomb University is already partnering with the city in some very productive ways, including in the Cameron Partnership to bring education innovation to that community,” McQueen said. “We look forward to continuing, and expanding, that and many other beneficial collaborations with the public school district.” [ORIGINAL STORY] Lipscomb has expressed interest in purchasing Walter Stokes School from the Metro Nashville school system. Currently, the university uses the school’s lot for overflow parking. The building has been used in recent years as a temporary site for Metro schools undergoing renovations but has been vacant for two years. The school was built in 1936 and sits on five acres of land. Metro had previously declared the property a surplus, but after some questions were raised at a Metro Committee meeting, the school has now gone back off the market. The Metro Council must again pass the property through three readings before they can again deem the school surplus. The last of these reading will be held on Oct. 5. As long as the readings pass and no other Metro agencies are interested in the property, then negotiations with Lipscomb will begin again. “From what we have been told, no other agencies want to purchase the property, so it looks like we’re back on...
