by Hunter Patterson | Jul 18, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
Coach Scott Sanderson has proven in his time as the head coach of the Lipscomb Bisons that he is not afraid of assembling a challenging schedule. He may have outdone himself this year as the Bisons are scheduled to play North Carolina, Baylor, Alabama and Memphis. Rounding out the non-conference opponents are Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, Stillman College and Tennessee-Martin. Only two of the non-conference games will be played at home. The other seven are on the road. “I thought last year when we played Ohio State, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati and Arizona was the toughest schedule we had ever played,” Sanderson said. “This one is tougher than that one. There are no easy games on our schedule. “It’s not even close. It is even more demanding than last year. But I have always tried to schedule according to our talent level that we have coming back. You can bury a team with this type of schedule. It should be very challenging for us.” The Bisons will open the regular season in Chapel Hill Nov. 12. They will play Baylor, expected to be a top 5 to top 10 team, in Waco, Texas Nov. 22. “North Carolina had a down year last year based on their standards as a top five to top 10 team year in and year out,” Sanderson said. “There will be a lot of publicity on that game.” The final game before Christmas break will be Dec. 21 at Tuscaloosa against Alabama. The Bisons will be in Memphis Dec. 30 to take on the Tigers. “All these games give you notoriety that you can’t buy,” Sanderson said....
by Jake Morgan | Jul 12, 2010 | News Slider
We all take our own approach to individual liberty. Myself, I enjoy taking full advantage of our Constitution’s First Amendment which prohibits any law from, among other things, “infringing on the freedom of speech.” Last Sunday night, on our nation’s 234th birthday, I demonstrated this liberty by screaming “AMERICA” at the top of my lung from the Shelby Street Bridge in downtown Nashville.Everyone commemorates individual liberty in their own way, but I assure you, on July 4, 2010, there was no better way to celebrate than taking in the South’s greatest firework show over Music City, Tennessee. After finding free parking at the Tennessee State Capitol Building, my party meandered through the masses downtown to get a bird’s-eye view of the firework extravaganza. We settled centrally on the Shelby Street Bridge, which resides just above the might Cumberland. With the symphony playing in the warm summer air, the stage was set for the show of the year. The first streaming flare took to the sky as the clock struck 9:30pm. For the next half hour, the rockets’ red glare lit up Music City like, well, to quote country music artist Toby Keith, the 4th of July. It was truly a sight to behold as the incandescent lights and vibrant colors reflected on the towering duo of the Batman Building & the Pinnacle. The drumfire thundered beneath the bridge and echoed all the way down the Cumberland. Truly remarkable… To view a highlight video of the evening, click here! The South’s greatest firework show came to a triumphant close with a finale worthy of the founding fathers. (Well, maybe not Alexander Hamilton, but the...
by Allison Woods | Jun 23, 2010 | News Slider
As Advance 1 is over, I’m sure excitement among incoming freshmen is through the roof. For the first group that came through, I know you are ready for Quest Week now that you have a feel for the great campus and awesome people. For everyone else, here is a glimpse into your first college experience at Lipscomb University. Be sure to check out the great pictures of students and the Quest Team! Click to view the video. [nggallery...
by Chris Shappley | Jun 22, 2010 | News Slider
High expectations were a big part of the baggage I toted to my first Bonnaroo. My plans were that the four-day festival would change the way I experience music. Of course, I didn’t fully express that before the festival, simply because I wanted to cushion the fall if Bonnaroo failed to live up the hype. Now, a week or so after Dave Matthews Band closed it out, I look back and can say Bonnaroo not only lived up to the hype, it was one of the best experiences of my life. From the moment I first walked beneath the Bonnaroo arch and into Centeroo (where all of the stages are located) until DMB’s final notes, I was enchanted. The What Stage was larger than life, providing the best concert experience I’ve ever had. The three tents (This, That and The Other) housed so many great acts in a single day that I found myself having so many choices, I quickly realized I was going to have to miss several must-see shows just so I could be at another must-see. What a great problem to have. The weekend started off Thursday evening with Miike Snow at This Tent. Snow is an incredible up-and-coming artist and was the first act I knew I had to see. As I stood there listening to Snow kill his song, “Animal,” I looked around and tried to soak up the epic size of the festival around me. There were things going on everywhere. That was the moment when I knew four days wouldn’t be enough to absorb everything. From Miike Snow, my friends and I went over to That Tent where we spent the rest...
by Chris Shappley | Jun 22, 2010 | Opinion
For more than a decade Disney and Pixar have enchanted the world with some of the best animation in the history of cinema. After teaming up for 11 films to date, they have only misfired once — that being the incredibly generic Cars. But for the most part, Pixar has had the ability to deliver classic after classic on an annual basis. This has never been more clear than with their most recent film Toy Story 3. Unlike Toy Story 2, the third one doesn’t pick up where the previous one left off. We are immediately thrust into a world very different from the previous films. Andy is getting ready for college and Woody, Buzz and the other toys are dealing with a reality where they aren’t played with anymore. And after a couple of instances of bad luck they find themselves donated to Sunnyside Day Care. At first, this new location seems as though it will be a new start for the toys. They will have kids wanting to play with them all day every day. But when they are relocated to a room with kids much too young to be playing with them, their new home becomes one of terror. Thus sets the plot of trying to escape Sunnyside and make it back to Andy’s house before Andy leaves for college. Pixar succeeds where many other animation studios fail. Toy Story 3 introduces several new characters with their individual quirks and personalities. These characters have a certain depth that may be lost on some of the younger viewers, but makes the experience worthwhile for the older kids like myself who...
