Lipscomb students prepare for LSAT

by | Sep 24, 2011 | News Slider

It’s almost time for Lipscomb’s Law, Justice and Society majors to take the LSAT, and many of them will be glad when it’s finally finished and they can return to normal life activities. The LSAT, which is on Oct. 1, is a major test for law students, and senior Russ Aiken knows the importance of not only taking but preparing for the test. “It is one of the most stressful things that a law student has to go through,” Aiken said. “ Nearly everyone that you talk to is going to tell you that they dreaded studying for the LSAT.” That statement definitely rings true for LJS students. Senior LJS major Tyler Conger has been preparing for the LSAT for more than two months. He says the Kaplan program has helped him a lot, but it still takes up a significant amount of his “down-time.” “When I’m not doing school work, I am thinking about the LSAT,” Conger said. “I think about it before I go to bed; it’s something I think about when I get up; and it’s something I should be doing right now.” Instead of hanging out with his friends in Gamma Xi, where Conger is president, he sits at a desk and works through problems. He says the test is not really about law but focuses more on logical reasoning and logic games that cause you to think critically about the questions. Aiken said that it dominated his life when he was preparing for it, but now it is a thing of the past. He says that once you get your score and apply, it...

Brad Pitt knocks one out of the park with Moneyball

by | Sep 20, 2011 | News Slider

I really don’t think there is anything Brad Pitt can’t do. While some uneducated film-goers may write him off as one of Hollywood’s hollow “pretty boys”, most film lovers recognize that Pitt is one of the best actors in cinema right now. In Moneyball (based off the novel Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game), Pitt takes the reigns and delivers a fantastic performance as Billy Beane, the GM of the Oakland A’s. Billy Beane’s life revolves around baseball. He, in his glory days, was a star baseball player who was taken into the major leagues right out of high school. Beane’s journey in the major leagues drives his desire for success. Now the manager for a mediocre organization, he loses  three major players and looks ahead to the future. His world is turned upside down when he meets Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). Brand, a scout for a rival organization, has a method of baseball that will change the method of scouting (and baseball) forever. Beane is quick to take Brand away from his old job and offer him a position with the A’s. The duo work together to craft a great team on the A’s meager budget and prove their naysayers wrong. The film follows the A’s 2002 season, as well as gives a striking character study of Beane. This is not just a movie about baseball. This is an engrossing look into the life of a man who is willing to do everything he can to be successful, even if it means approaching a radical method of carrying out business. The film itself depends on Pitt’s...
Lipscomb adds spiritual mentor for athletes

Lipscomb adds spiritual mentor for athletes

by | Sep 14, 2011 | News Slider, Sports

Lipscomb’s reputation as a strong community of believers is taking a big step into the locker rooms. Recent grad Kayla Marsh, whose official title is “spiritual formation director,” has been hired with the goals of devising ideas and events that foster spiritual development among the university’s athletes. “My greatest expectation is to really create a community that is real and authentic with each other,” Marsh said, “because the truth is, we know the spiritual leaders, but they struggle just as much as the ones that aren’t.” An example of her program is the Bible study she is leading for the women’s basketball team. “This year we’ve rededicated our focus to spiritually develop our student-athletes,” said Philip Hutcheson, athletics director. “We are doing this through working with our coaches, team captains and members of the Lipscomb community who volunteer as team chaplains and mentors.” Another important aspect of Marsh’s new position is to find ways to create community between the athletes and the student body. Because the athletes are so busy with their respective sports, minimal time is left to interact with non-athletes. Many of the female athletes Marsh has met with have expressed a desire for spiritual growth. Marsh says she has great expectations for the future, with ideas such as beginning a discipleship-type program, in which former athletes (in the community) mentor the spiritual leaders on each team and invest in their...