by Emily Snell | May 31, 2011 | News Slider
The deadliest tornado to occur within the last 60 years, decimated Joplin, Mo., on May 22, killing 122 people, injuring hundreds more and destroying thousands of homes. Tornadoes and flooding, which began tearing into the Southeast and Midwest in April, are spurring some Lipscomb students to get involved in the recovery. Others feel personally touched or wonder how they can help. There already had been plenty of violent weather and destructive storms before April 27, when the worst tornado outbreak in decades tore into Mississippi and then cut a deadly swath across Alabama before slamming into a few counties in East Tennessee. Alabama’s destruction and death toll was the worst — a huge section of Tuscaloosa, home of the Crimson Tide — was erased from the earth. Other, smaller towns were virtually wiped out. On May 6, a group of LU students traveled to Arab, Ala., to help storm victims there. Many students in Memphis know how dangerous flooding has been and how it could get worse as it moves down through the delta and toward New Orleans. Brandy Richardson, a sophomore in missions from Memphis, said that there are shelters in several areas of the Bluff City. “My church is a Red Cross shelter right now,” she said. “There’s been lots of help with that for displaced families.” Richardson said she thinks the flooding is mainly in north and northwest Memphis but also downtown and areas outside the city. “Pray for those parts of the city,” Richardson said. “I feel like Nashville is able to recover a lot quicker. There’s a lot more means to recover. The areas [of...
by Hunter Patterson | May 16, 2011 | News Slider
Last night, the 22nd season of the CBS reality show Survivor came to an end. Unfortunately, Lipscomb student Matt Elrod did not take home the one million dollar prize; however, Matt has good reason to hold his head high. Matt made it 37 days on the island only to lose the in the last duel on Redemption Island. In the last challenge to see who would make it back onto the island, the four remaining contestants had to balance a vase on the other end of a beam while standing on one foot. Matt lasted for over an hour, and after losing his vase, the other two contestants followed shortly thereafter. Matt spent most of his time on the show on Redemption Island, a new facet of the game thrown in this season. Matt lived on Redemption Island for 29 days this past season, more than any other contestant. Compared to the seven that he actually spent on the island with his fellow cast members, it was a lot. While on Redemption Island, Matt won 10 out of 11 duels, once again, more than anyone. He accredited God with guiding him all the way to the end during the reunion show Sunday night. “God was with me every step of the way,” Elrod said. “I praise His name for just letting me be a vessel for Him. That’s been my reward for all of the struggle and all the strife I’ve been through.” Throughout the game, Matt also became a vessel through which many of his teammates expressed their views to. One of those people on the show was...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 25, 2011 | Sports
With a trip to Buffalo, NY and a bid to the Division III National Tournament within their grasp, the Lipscomb Ultimate team took to the field with high hopes. “We knew going in that we had a shot to win the tournament, so we were kind of disappointed that we didn’t,” said Jordan Bates, a senior marketing major from Nashville. “But at the same time, we fought through a lot of fatigue and windy weather to get some quality wins. So we were happy overall.” The regional tournament was hosted Milledgeville, Ga., for all Division III (DIII) schools in the southeast region. Any school with 7,500 students or less qualified under DIII, and any school with more is considered Division I (DI). The Ultimate team went up against Spring Hill in their first game and beat them by a final score of 15-1. They took on Florida Tech for their second match, whom they also beat 15-1. Lipscomb then took on Georgia College and State University, the veteran team hosting the tournament, and lost 10-15. This was a hard fought loss, as the Lipscomb men who came back from being down 8-1 at the half just couldn’t gain enough momentum to win. The team wasn’t able to take their entire squad to the tournament due to scheduling conflicts, and their lack of subs caught up with them. The exhausted team lost a close game to Southern Polytech State 14-15 to close out the day. Lipscomb’s men bounced back on Sunday and beat Florida Tech 15-12, then avenged their loss to Southern Polytech State with a 15-13 win to take...
by Hunter Patterson | Apr 18, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
“What is a winner? Someone who wins everyone contest, but there is not anyone like that. A winner is someone that never lets a failure or a loss be his or her final destination.” Those were some of the encouraging and inspiring words spoken by Mike Krzyzewski at the Third Annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence held on Saturday night. Better known as Coach K, Krzyzewski has won four NCAA Championships as the head basketball coach at Duke. Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001, Coach K boasts the most wins in NCAA Tournament history with 78. Saturday, though, he was not coaching the Blue Devils to victory in Cameron Indoor. He was instead being introduced by fellow Hall of Famer Don Meyer to speak in Allen Arena. University president Randy Lowry started off the evening welcoming the sold out crowd to Allen Arena. Lowry also highlighted the several accomplishments that Lipscomb’s athletic program had achieved over the calendar year. Following a short video, athletic director Philip Hutcheson took the stage and talked about the impact that Don Meyer left on him and the campus. On the stage next was former Lipscomb basketball coach Don Meyer. Coaching at Lipscomb from 1975-1999, Meyer led Lipscomb to victory 665 times. The Evening of Excellence is not only named after Meyer, but it embodies his character as well. Better known as Coach, he boiled the game of basketball down to the ‘little things.’ “Everyone makes notes, everyone says yes ma’am and no ma’am, and everyone picks up trash,” Meyer said. Unable to attend last year’s event because of scheduling conflicts,...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 15, 2011 | News Slider
UPDATE : A statement from President Lowry on the tree removal. Please upgrade your browser After two weeks of rain and windstorms, with gusts measuring in excess of 50 miles-per-hour, Lipscomb is forced to say goodbye to some beloved trees. On Friday afternoon, April 15, campus safety and security personnel began a second round of trim work on the “wishbone tree.” Storms from this past Monday and April 4 caused many large branches to fall from the tree, and campus safety cut down many of the branches in danger of falling as a safety precaution. Click here to view video footage of campus safety trimming the tree earlier this week. Student Government Association President Jackson Sprayberry confirmed that this, the “wishbone tree,” and the other larger tree in Bison Square will be “coming down soon.” Sprayberry sent this email out to the student body this afternoon, offering explanation and future plans for Bison Square: “While we often become uneasy in accepting big changes, it is necessary for the tree in Bison Square to come down. The tree is over-matured, disease-ridden, and nearly rotten. Pieces of the tree have been crashing to the ground in every storm we have had this season, thus creating a heightened concern for student safety. But don’t fret! Your Student Government has already made plans to implant two maple trees in the square that, in a few short years, will provide increased shade from the current trees and also provide beautiful, colorful foliage each Autumn.” Students seem upset about the trees they’ve come to know and love being chopped down. Senior family relations major...
