by Bridgette Begle | Sep 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
With his own song on iTunes and a mother who is known as “the queen of Christian fiction writing,” sophomore Ty Russell is ready to be a bright light for the entertainment industry. Russell’s mother, Karen Kingsbury, has written over 50 novels appealing to all ages. Russell said his mother travels a decent amount for book signings and conventions. And although some people may think that would have a negative effect on the family, Russell insists that it’s not a factor. “She puts family first. … Even if she is on a deadline and someone needs help with homework, she helps with the homework because she is a mom first,” he said. Russell said he looks up to his mother as his role model in many different ways. “It’s cool that she has a platform but is still so humble.” Transferring from a bigger campus in Virginia called Liberty University, Russell said he is ready to see what a small campus in a big city has in store for him. “I like to get plugged in and know the faces around me every day,” Russell said. Even though his family moved to Nashville in the summer of 2011, Russell still attended Liberty for the 2011-2012 school year. “It was weird coming home from school for Thanksgiving break to a new place,.” he said. Music City seems to be a central location for Russell and his plans for the future. After asking around to try to find a smaller Christian school, Russell said Lipscomb was the most popular response. “Everyone is so nice, warm and welcoming,” he said. “Everyone is...
by Bridgette Begle | Aug 29, 2012 | News Slider
Although still a student himself, Louis Nelms is taking on the role of director of student involvement in his year of transition to being part of Lipscomb’s staff. Nelms replaces Garner Goode, who is now the director of sales and marketing for Lipscomb Athletics. As part of his new role, Nelms oversees Lipscomb in Motion, which is designed to provide students with opportunities for friendship and fun on campus. “Right now I am in a weird time with transitioning from student to faculty,” Nelms said. “I’m in both worlds at once.” Nelms takes this role in “both worlds” as giving him an edge. “I am younger and can relate well to students,” he said, adding that his goal with LIM is “building on relationships I already have and starting new ones.” Nelms said he is reformatting LIM to accommodate the spontaneity of students on campus and is hoping to direct students to more activities outside of the classroom. “I want more advertising in a less professional way,” Nelms said after bragging about putting Ninja Turtles in one of his recent emails. Nelms said he wants his emails to feel casual and inviting and, most importantly, like they are coming from a fellow student. As for fun this year, Nelms has some new events he would like to unveil, as well as some past events he intends to resurrect. “I am most excited about dodgeball and about showing The Dark Knight Rises when it is released,” he said. Nelms said one new thing is that LIM will begin hosting college football game days, starting with Alabama versus Michigan this Saturday,...
by Emily Snell | Mar 29, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb softball team was robbed in San Francisco Sunday night while doing some site seeing at the conclusion of its spring break tournament trip. After traveling back to San Francisco from one of their games in San Luis Obispo, the team went on a night tour of Alcatraz and then out for dinner. When the team returned to the vehicles around 10 p.m., the girls said they saw glass on the ground and then realized that two of the four team vehicles had been broken into. “I freaked out and I immediately looked to see if my computer had been taken,” said Vanessa Medina, a senior public relations major. Medina was one of the lucky team members whose stuff was not stolen, but five others were not so fortunate. Brianne Welch, a freshman communications major, had her backpack stolen, including a Mac laptop, which she had just purchased in August, and a Kindle Touch, which her mother had purchased as Welch’s birthday gift only two weeks ago. “I felt like I was kind of in shock a little bit,” Welch said. “I called my mom. I cried; I don’t think I’ve ever been so mad before.” “As a collective group of girls, we were just so angry,” she continued. “It’s a terrifying feeling. You feel violated.” After realizing they had been robbed, Assistant Coach Lexi Myers called the police, and then the team waited in the parking lot nearly two hours before they arrived. “[Myers] was great when this happened,” said Bridgette Begle, a sophomore, whose stuff was not stolen. “I felt secure while I was there. She...
