by Bridgette Begle | Feb 5, 2013 | News Slider, Opinion, Sports
On Feb 3, the men turned on the TV to watch the Super Bowl game and the women turned on the TV for a Beyonce’ concert. But, a mutual motive for both men and women was to watch the much-anticipated Super Bowl commercials. These commercials tapped into a range of emotions for many. I literally dried tears after sentimental spots and clenched my stomach after hilarious spots If I had to pick the most talked about commercial, my bet would be on the Ram “Year of the Farmer” commercial. First of all, they absolutely nailed in for the southerners. This commercial put a personal rope around everyone who has ever been to the South. Personally, I would love to hear the opinion of a Northerner. This year, Doritos played to the audio of their commercials. It’s America, we love eating and we like the sound of eating. Doritos played on father-daughter bonding of this cheesy snack (“Fashshionista Daddy”) and also packed in dogs and cute kids in, “The Road Chip.” Both of which got the job done. My personal favorite of the Doritos was the “Goat 4 Sale” spot. I loved the progression of love and connection between the goat and the owner and the inevitable fall. The dude buys a goat because of the mutual love for Doritos, but when the owner is done with the Doritos, the goat is far from it. When the crunching by the goat gets to him, the owner is caught by the goat making a “4 Sale” sign and it’s up to the viewer what happened next. The highlight of that reel was...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 1, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s third installment of Lumination News, Caitlin Selle and Jeremy Keck are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Joe Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports, Nick Glende fills you in on the week’s top technology headlines, Ariel Jones gives the scoop on all things entertainment and Brynn Watkins delivers your weather forecast. This week’s newscast features highlights from the Anteater’s Ball, a look into the past week’s severe weather through the eyes of sleepy dorm residents, a look at the Bisons’ basketball matchups against Mercer , a look into mission trip funding and opportunities, a preview of the upcoming baseball season, a look into the fading art of penmanship, some information on the commuter’s lounge, a look into The Well coffee shop, an interview with Lipscomb artist-in-resident Savanna Lampley, as well as our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Erika Thornsberry | Jan 31, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
Most people make a New Year Resolution to lose weight. For the month of January, 26 Lipscomb students and faculty members have been a part of a group participating in Lipscomb’s version of the hit television show “The Biggest Loser.” The ‘Biggest Loser’ participants have gone to the Student Activity Center not only to lose weight and learn how to diet, but also to discover the real meaning of getting healthy. Matthew Abplanalp, the assistant director for the SAC, and Nicholas Mortensen, the head trainer/wellness grad assistant, talked about how this program works. “There are a total of three teams, one being a faculty/staff team, and the other two teams made up of students. We split the teams up based on who they requested to be with,” Abplanalp said. The schedule is very simple with Monday and Wednesday as the boot camp style, Tuesday as the challenge day, Thursday as group’s chapel day and Friday as the fun night. Mortenson is charge of the boot camp days, and Abplanalp is doing the fun Fridays. Mark McGee is the Media Relations Director for athletics and a teacher at Lipscomb. As a participant in “The Biggest Loser”, he jokingly said, “I’m still waiting on those so called “fun” days. It’s funny how I will be walking into my office, and people notice that I’m limping a little because I’m so sore.” He then continued to tell about some of the activities they participate in. “One of Tuesday challenge days was to run, jog, or walk starting from the SAC desk to Trader Joes (which is in Green Hills) and back.” Mortensen...
by Sydney Poe | Jan 31, 2013 | News Slider, Opinion, Sports
The 47th Super Bowl will kick off on February 3rd at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. This year’s game features the SanFransico 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. The San Francisco 49ers have gained the reputation of being ‘the comeback kid’ after defeating the Atlanta Falcons despite at one time being down 17 points. San Fransico started off the season with quarterback Alex Smith, but made a switch during the season to a name that not many had heard of. Colin Kaepernick played for Nevada in college, and many thought he would become a professional baseball player as opposed to joining the NFL. After he filled in for Alex Smith when he was injured, Kaepernick led the 49ers all the way to the Super Bowl. The Ravens on the other hand have been relying on their defense and steady play of quarterback Joe Flacco to make the playoffs. With this being Ray Lewis’ last season, the team has used the emotion to win games many thought they couldn’t. They beat both Peyton Manning and Tom Brady on the road to reach this year’s Super Bowl. Some think that the Ravens’ defense will be too much for the 49ers, while others are putting all their faith in Kaepernick to win the game. When we asked Lipscomb students who they thought would win the Super Bowl, the vote was unanimous....
by Brianne Welch | Jan 29, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
Defeating a United States Olympian at an invitational is only the beginning of great things to come from Lipscomb junior Tucker Peabody. The Memphis native began running track his junior year in high school simply to get in shape for football. “I didn’t think track would get me anywhere,” Peabody said. Peabody was offered to play football at several Division I and Division II colleges before sustaining an injury. The injury prevented him from fully participating in half of his senior year football season. “[The injury] diminished my football career, and so I decided to stick with track,” Peabody said. During his senior season of track, Peabody said he got much better and so he received other offers for track. “Once I started receiving all of the offers, I started taking [track] more seriously,” Peabody said. Peabody currently runs the 100m, 200m and the 4x400m relay for the Bisons track and field team. On Saturday, Jan. 19, Peabody defeated Olympian Manteo Mitchell in the 200m. Peabody finished with a time of 21.36 seconds while Mitchell finished with a time of 21.37 seconds. “People seem to think it’s a big deal,” Peabody said when asked about his victory. Whether racing an Olympian or another college athlete, Peabody gets nervous just like anyone else. “Nerves kick in before every race, whether there is very little competition or I am racing an Olympian,” Peabody said. “The nerves are always there.” Peabody and Mitchell have raced several times before, and Peabody has a competitive relationship with Mitchell. He said that when the two raced in a preliminary race on Friday, Jan. 18, Mitchell...
by Bridgette Begle | Jan 27, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
On Saturday, Jan. 26, in Allen Arena, the Lady Bisons basketball team played a game to improve their record in conference play. They also held an event to honor women’s basketball legend Pat Summitt. Pat Summitt was the head coach of the Lady Vols of the University of Tennessee for 38 years and is the overall winningest NCAA coach of men’s or women’s basketball on all levels. Last week (Jan. 13-20) marked the second “We Back Pat” week. Throughout the SEC, every women’s basketball team has played one home game that is dedicated to raising awareness and recognition for the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund. This foundation was founded on Nov. 27, 2011, launched by Summitt after she was diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type at the age of 59. The funds raised are sent to nonprofits that provide support to those suffering from Alzheimer’s. The overall mission is to advance research for preventing and a cure. Senior basketball player Hannah Phillips said that Pat Summitt was a childhood inspiration of hers. “Pat Summitt was my idol growing up,” Phillips said, “I wanted to be a Lady Vol.” Attendance to this event was crucial for raising the necessary funds. According to freshman Alex Banks, each women’s basketball player penned hand-written letters to alumni inviting them to come to the game. She also mentioned utilizing social media sites as a promotion tool. The final tally of those in attendance was 1,434. The shirts that were given out at the game to the first 300 fans are ones that look very familiar around the SEC. Colors and logos change from school...
