by Jesse Baker | Apr 10, 2010 | News Slider
Mention Psalm 13 in most places and people will think first of the Old Testament passage penned by David; but mention “Psalm 13” to a Lipscomb student, and most will think first of a much newer song. However, although many Lipscomb students know of “Psalm 13” (the song), there are still many who don’t know anything about the song’s origin, or why they just can’t seem to find it on iTunes. Some might be surprised to learn that “Psalm 13” was not written by a recognized name in contemporary Christian music, but by Lipscomb alum Nathan Hale. A Time of Questioning In 2004, Nathan Hale was a freshman at Lipscomb struggling through an extremely difficult time of life. Many struggles and outside forces were leading Nathan to question God and begin to lose hope that God was listening. It was from this state of mind that Hale turned to the Psalms for comfort. After a night at church Hale connected with Psalm 13, and he immediately returned to the High Rise computer lab where he studied the psalm further in several different translations. After printing out different translations of the text, Hale made his way to the music department practice rooms in McQuiddy, at the time, where the song began to take shape. “When I wrote it, it was one of the scariest things that had ever happened to me. I had never put words and music together that quickly, words and chords together. I just remember screaming out the chorus and tearing up all alone there in that room,” Hale said. “After I had written it down and...
by Rachel Carden | Apr 6, 2010 | News Slider
The following Soundslides project was created by Rachel Carden and Leah...
by Sarah Fair | Apr 6, 2010 | News Slider
High Rise recently held its Push Kart Derby. Lumination Network reporters Sarah Fair and Nick Glende were...
by Bracey Wilson | Apr 6, 2010 | News Slider
Clash of the Titans is a cheesy action movie. Even someone who is a huge fan of mythology would be disappointed with the liberties that director Louis Leterrier takes in constructing the story of Perseus. It was heavily adapted to please the shallow thrills of action-movie junkies. Having voiced my opinions about the plot, the special effects and visual experience of seeing the movie were outstanding. The mythological creatures like Medusa and the Pegasus seemed to be real. Even the depiction of Mt. Olympus was feasible, considering the difficulty of imagining a city in the sky. My criticism of the cinematography lies in the action sequences—they were so fast-paced that everything seemed to blur together. Watching the movie in 3-D, it was difficult to appreciate the details at such a quick pace. Perseus (Sam Worthington) is the son of Zeus (Liam Neeson) and Danae (Tine Stapelfeldt). He is a demi-god even though he spends his life fishing with his adoptive parents. He is aimed against the gods after his adoptive parents and siblings were killed by Hades (Ralph Fiennes). As a result of their death, Perseus is motivated to defy the Gods, even Zeus, his real father. Perseus does not know that he is a demi-god until Hades visits the city of Argos, threatening to destroy it. Hades demands the sacrifice of Andromeda (Alexa Davalos), Argos’ princess, to prevent the wrath of the Kraken from destroying Argos. Hades created and controls the Kraken that destroyed the Titans, who ruled before he, Poseidon, and Zeus came to power. Perseus’ mission is to destroy Hades, the god of the underworld, the...
by Jesse Baker | Apr 6, 2010 | News Slider
Zooey Deschanel may have debuted her beautiful singing voice with her rendition of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” in the hit movie Elf, but it has never sounded better than in She & Him’s sophomore release “Volume Two.” Deschanel and modern folk music cult sensation M. Ward have teamed up once again to prove Deschanel is not just another actor trying out a career in music, but few can argue that she has truly earned her spot behind the microphone. “Volume Two” evokes the same feel-good emotions as much of the great music from the late 50’s and 60’s with Deschanel’s sultry, yet playful, crooning and Ward’s almost Brian Wilson-esque songwriting and musicianship as the two build on the success of their first album, “Volume One.” Songs about love and love she never needed anyway will cause listeners to grin and sing along as Deschanel vows she’s “Gonna Get Along Without You Now.” The foot-tapping first single, “In the Sun,” will surely sound from many car stereos and out through open windows through the spring and summer. Other highlights include the opening track: “Thieves,” that may as well be a classic The Mamas & the Papas’ hit, the NRBQ cover “Ridin’ In My Car” (for which Ward offers one of his few vocal performances on the album), “Lingering Still” one of several songs that remind of The Ronettes (of “Be My Baby” fame), one of the slower ballads on the album “Brand New Shoes,” and what stands out as a personal favorite, “Me and You.” This only being She & Him’s second album shows a great deal of promise for...
by Cooper Torrez | Apr 4, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
The Bisons finished the three game sweep against the Redbirds of Illinois State on Saturday at Ken Dugan Field. GAME ONE Lipscomb took control of the Diamond during game one, defeating ISU by a score of 8-1. The Bisons got off to a fast start in game 1. In the bottom of the first Tyler and Lee Wilson both hit singles to get on base and Andrew Nickerson was able to bring them home with a deep shot that one hopped off the left field fence. The game stayed at 2-0 until the top of the third when the Redbirds scored what would be their only run of the game when Kevin Tokarski took the first pitch from Lipscomb’s Davey Hackett to deep left field for a solo home run. This would be Hackett’s only blemish of the game. While Hackett did give up five hits and walked four he limited the Redbirds to only 1 run. After five scoreless innings from ISU’s Ryan Copeland the Bison’s caught fire in the bottom of the seventh when Shawn Mehring hit a triple to deep center field. He then scored on an errant pitch by Copeland. Brett Teschner was then walked, followed by an M.L. Williams double on a grounder that snuck in between the third baseman and the shortstop. Tyler Wilson then followed with a double that scored both Teschner and Williams to put the Bison’s on top 5-1. Chad Fromm would come into the game in the eighth inning in relief for Hackett. Fromm finished the game for the Bisons after pitching two scoreless innings. Lipscomb added three more...
