by Camryn Given | Jan 8, 2021 | News, News Slider
2021 is off to an optimistic start in Nashville as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is begins. The first phase of vaccinations includes essential health workers and first responders. Although vaccines are being distributed, COVID cases in Nashville aren’t dropping yet. In fact, on Jan. 6th the United States lost the most lives from the pandemic in a single day yet with Tennessee being a hot spot for cases. As of Jan. 7th, according to the Metro Public Health Department in Nashville, there are 6,767 active cases of the Coronavirus. There are currently 6,767 active cases of COVID-19 in Davidson County. Questions? The COVID-19 Information Hotline is operational until 7pm tonight. English: 615-862-7777 Spanish: 615-326-9986 DASHBOARD: https://t.co/QPEjrK2tyg pic.twitter.com/RKN8blUnA4 — NashvilleHealth (@NashvilleHealth) January 7, 2021 Davidson County’s reopening plan remains in stage three, as it has since Nov. 30, meaning that restaurants must operate at 50% capacity and must close at 10 p.m. Gatherings are also limited to eight people. More information can be found at https://www.asafenashville.org/roadmap-for-reopening-nashville-phase-3-guidance-and-resources/. Even though Davidson County’s regulations haven’t changed since students left last semester, Lipscomb has added new requirements such as required COVID testing prior to students’ return to campus and surveillance testing. Students were made aware of these changes in an email sent during the latter half of December. Other Nashville area schools, Belmont and Vanderbilt, are not requiring students to get tested before returning to campus but are strongly encouraging them to do so, according to each school’s Return to Campus webpages. Dr. Kevin Eidson, the director of Health and Wellness at Lipscomb, sent out an email to students with additional information about spring...
by Kathryn Farris | Jan 6, 2021 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider, Politics
As Congress met the afternoon of Jan. 6 to certify the victory of President-Elect Joe Biden, thousands of pro-Trump protesters stormed past barricades and police officers in a fruitless effort to stop the certification of Biden’s victory. Four protesters died during the assault on democracy. They stormed the Capitol after a “pep talk” by Trump earlier in the day that encouraged the MAGA-hat-wearing throngs to take their protest to the Capitol, where Congress and the vice president — against Trump orders — continued to do their jobs, as defined by the Constitution. When the masses breached the Capitol by breaking windows and doors and injuring Capitol police, Vice President Mike Pence, who was presiding over the count, was swept to a secure location alongside members of the Senate and House. Thousands of President Trump’s supporters were in D.C. for Wednesday’s “Save America” rally, objecting to Biden’s November victory. Trump, who has yet to admit that he lost by a landslide, encouraged the “faithful” to gather in Washington. He spoke to the gathering earlier in the day, his comments including attacks on Congress and on Pence, who had declined Trump’s directive to illegally invalidate votes. Nashville-Area Rep. Jim Cooper as well as Senator Marsha Blackburn and Senator-Elect Bill Hagerty reported to the media, during the melee, that they were safe. My staff and I are currently safe. This is a dark day for America. — Jim Cooper (@repjimcooper) January 6, 2021 Senator Blackburn, a fervent supporter of Trump and Wednesday’s protests, has condemned the actions of the mob. At least 25 Capitol police were injured when trying to protect...
by Camryn Given | Jan 5, 2021 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
There are many different aspects of life that define an era’s culture. No matter if it is political unrest or a new musical genre, there’s a strong tie between social trends and their entertainment. It’s pretty easy to decipher what has shaped the culture of 2020. In fact, “quarantine culture” has become a coined term for the viral elements of the internet that appeared while everyone spent months at home. Though quarantine culture has become a blanket term for the iconic games, movies and memes that emerged this past year, it has definitely been dominated by the shows on Netflix that people have been binge-watching to pass the time. Given that, here are some of the top Netflix shows that got many of us through a very strange year: 9. Tiger King It’s pretty indisputable that Tiger King was one of the first defining moments of quarantine culture. Tiger King is a documentary-style series about Joe Exotic. The show focuses on the big cats that he owns and his rivalry with Carole Baskin (surely you’ve seen what the internet has to say). It’s the show to watch if you want an inside look at a life you might not have another chance to see or if you just don’t want to feel left out when everyone else talks about it. 8. Cobra Kai This show caught the attention of many on Netflix during quarantine. It follows the character of Johnny Lawrence from Karate Kid years after he lost against Daniel LaRusso, the protagonist of the movie. Lawrence is down on his luck when he uses karate to save his...
by Spencer Boehme | Jan 3, 2021 | Galleries, News, News Slider, Sports
After having a field day against Liberty on Friday, the Lipscomb men’s basketball team was shut down offensively, making just 35 percent of its field goals. Lipscomb lost 66-50 on Saturday afternoon, wrapping up a slate of two consecutive games at home against Liberty in the ASUN’s COVID-modified scheduling format. It was a reversal for both teams, as the Bisons (6-6, 1-1 ASUN) had outperformed the Flames in that same category in the previous matchup. But Liberty (9-4, 1-1 ASUN) improved its three-point game a day after going 7-of-29 from downtown, clipping in 43 percent of its triples. “Yesterday was really, really an emotional game,” Lipscomb coach Lennie Acuff said during an interview with ESPN+. “We got off to a great start, and we had to just kind of hang on for dear life… It just takes a lot out of you, and we just didn’t have the ability or capacity today to rally and put another good performance together. Something we’ve gotta figure out for sure.” Redshirt junior center Ahsan Asadullah had a nice day with 15 points, but he was limited to 19 minutes of play after committing two quick early fouls. He also led with seven rebounds. After turning the ball over just four times on Friday, Lipscomb gave up 14 turnovers and got out-assisted 13 to 4 by the Flames. “The bottom line is they were just a lot better — not a little bit, a lot better — than we were today from tip to horn,” Acuff said. “I thought we came out really, really sluggish.” Both teams kept things close, with each squad trading leads early and Liberty...
by Spencer Boehme | Jan 2, 2021 | Galleries, News Slider, Sports
During the non-conference slate, it would seem that Liberty’s men’s basketball program was the stronger team after beating two SEC teams and rattling mid-major programs. Lipscomb meanwhile had just two non-conference wins against Division I, opponents, after being picked to win the ASUN. But then the script completely flipped Saturday at Allen Arena, as the Bisons (6-5, 1-0 ASUN) raced off to a 35-14 advantage over Liberty (8-4, 0-1 ASUN) late in the first half and won the game 77-70. Liberty would narrow that lead to as little as three in the second half, but Lipscomb led the entire game. “It was a really, really, really good team win… we only turned it over four times, and that’s fantastic,” Lipscomb coach Lennie Acuff said during a postgame interview with ESPN+. The Flames were without head coach Ritchie McKay, who is dealing with COVID-19. Associate head coach Brad Soucie took his place. Redshirt junior center Ahsan Asadullah led the way with 24 points after struggling to score consistently all season, while sophomore guard KJ Johnson continued his impressive second-year campaign with 17. “It’s definitely a confidence booster,” Asadullah said. “I knew that eventually, they would be falling. I’ve been working on it outside of practice.” Senior forward Parker Hazen and grad transfer guard Romeao Ferguson combined for 16 rebounds on the defensive side. Liberty meanwhile got 16 points out of its leading scorer Darius McGhee, a 5-9 guard with great vertical ability. But his dreary day at the three-point line (2-for-9) highlighted what was a lackluster overall team performance from downtown. The Flames came in leading the nation in made three-pointers, but they went 7-of-29 on Friday....
by Mckenzi Harris | Dec 30, 2020 | News Slider, Sports
The Bisons defeated the Freed Hardeman Lions 93-72 after a night full of hot shooting, sinking 18 threes, the third most in the D-1 era. The team shot a season-high 60 percent from the floor. The Lions gained a lead just under a minute into the game, but sophomore guard Carson Cary hit a triple and put the Bisons ahead. After the team gained the lead, they never let it go and continued to grow it as the game went on. Sophomore guard KJ Johnson and senior guard Romeao Ferguson worked as a pair early on, putting up 15 of the team’s first 18 points. The team sank threes all through the first half, putting them up 44-37 going into the second. Halftime Score: BISONS: 44 LIONS: 37 @p_hazen @LipscombMBB pic.twitter.com/zR31Y0H2yp — Lumination Network (@luminationnet) December 30, 2020 The Bisons came out on fire the second half as well, outscoring the lions 49-35. This was the second consecutive game the Bisons have scored 40 points in both the first and second halves. Johnson and Ferguson scored the beginning points putting the Bisons up 19 on the Lions. Cary then caught a breakaway and a triple adding 5 more points for the Bisons. Staying hot in the long-range, sophomore guard Jake Wolfe, freshman guard Tommy Murr, and freshman guard Tanner Shulman all contributed triples to the score. Sophomore guard Miles Miller also hit a quick 5 including an NBA Range free throw for the Bisons. This was Miller’s first game back, after missing the past two games from a wrist injury. The Bisons will begin ASUN Conference play...
