by Emily Snell | Nov 21, 2012 | News Slider
Jingle in your Jammies, a fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation, will be held at Lipscomb on Nov. 30. Arthritis is the nation’s leading cause of disability. In Tennessee alone, more than 1.2 million adults and nearly 6,000 children have a doctor-diagnosed form of arthritis. Jingle in your Jammies is a one-mile run/walk hosted by Lipscomb after the Lipscomb vs. Tennessee Tech men’s basketball game. Participants of the run/walk receive free admission to the game and can enjoy a health screening hosted by the College of Pharmacy, milk and cookies with Santa, and a T-shirt. Free registration to the Dec. 1, 5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis ® in Franklin is also included. Participants are encouraged to wear their favorite winter pajamas during the basketball game and the one-mile run/walk. Immediately following the run/walk, “Elf” will be shown in Allen Arena to allow participants to sit back, relax and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere. For some forms of arthritis, exercise can provide relief from pain, improve physical function and quality of life, and delay the onset of disability. The 5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis ® is a national event in which thousands of runners and walkers come together to fight arthritis. To register for this event and take a stand against this disease, log on to www.lujingle.com and register as an individual or with a team. Press release courtesy of Bethany Hertrick and Jaisie...
by Brianna Langley | Nov 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the cafeteria of Lipscomb University, usually around lunch or dinner, you can find Sheila Hood cleaning tables, straightening chairs, scolding some messy boy or greeting a student at the door with a warm hug. To those around her, Hood goes by Mama Sheila, and all 4,000 students at Lipscomb University are her kids. “I’ve been in food service all my life,” says Mama Sheila, “Ever since I was 14.” Mama Sheila started out working for both Vanderbilt and Baptist Hospitals, where she was employed for many years. Eventually, Hood decided she wanted weekends off, so she came to Lipscomb after seeing an ad in the paper about the new position. Mama Sheila found herself at Lipscomb in 2002. She also had a son who worked on campus, which made the job hunt easier. Mama Sheila remembers all the places on Lipscomb’s campus where she’d ever worked in order. She used to work at the now-closed Pizza Hut in the food court, Smoothie King , the Grill and Sub Connection, as well as the currently in business Starbucks and Chick-fil-a. Of course, after all these places had come and gone, Mama Sheila eventually found herself in the cafeteria. “She always makes my day,” says Courtney Rider, a sophomore nursing major from Greenbrier, Tenn., “After the first day I met her, she already knew my face.” The students of Lipscomb University are almost as attached to Mama Sheila as she is to them. Meal times would be a different experience without a “Hey, baby” or a “Be sure you put those chairs back where you found them” from the campus Mama. “Having Mama Sheila in the cafeteria means you always...
by Katrina Dougherty | Nov 19, 2012 | News Slider
Kegs filled with root beer? Medicine bottles filled with candy? These are just two of the tools a new group is using to help educate Lipscomb students about avoiding and overcoming risky behaviors. Awareness at Lipscomb University is an organization run out of the Campus Life office. Faculty member Sam Smith started ALU last spring, with fellow staff member Kristin Blankenship helping to facilitate its growth. This semester, Ryan Bowen, president of the organization, says ALU is “moving more towards completely student led.” “Basically, Sam has said ‘here’s the topics I want to hit,’” Bowen said. The topics were ones Smith had seen many students struggling with when they came to Campus Life: alcohol abuse, drug use, sexual activity and unhealthy living. When it began last year, Bowen said there were 11 in the group, but that number quickly fell off by about half. Bowen said they held a couple of events but were still feeling out how to implement the club’s mission statement of “ALU will increase awareness at Lipscomb University of behaviors that negatively impact students’ academic performance, healthy living and community expectations.” Today, Bowen cites growth from the 5 or 6 members that remained at the end of last semester up to 10 this year. The group meets weekly, often calling in training from leadership workshops to learn to better approach the student body. Bowen said the training helps to facilitate creativity and ideas for events. Previously this semester, ALU sought to educate Lipscomb students on alcohol by distributing root beer floats from a root beer keg in the Student Center. Bowen says ALU will host an...
by Katie McNutt | Nov 16, 2012 | News Slider
Not much happens for a short-order cook during the Wednesday night shift at a Waffle House. Unless you are Brian Burgess. And it’s your birthday. And some of your favorite customers are Lipscomb students. The Nashville man’s birthday was celebrated from 10 p.m. to midnight Nov. 7, with more than 60 college students doing the eating and partying. Burgess had an unusual wish for his big day. When typically everyone should be serving you on your birthday, his only wish was to serve as many people as he could. A group of guys from Lipscomb make a late-night Waffle House run every week, and Burgess fixes their food each time. A few weeks earlier, the cook told the students of his birthday wish. Senior Farron Sutherland was the mastermind behind the big bash. He made flyers, titling the event “Pack the House,” and hung them all over campus. A Facebook event page was created to spread the word to the whole student body. “We just wanted to fulfill his wish and get as many people here as we could,” Sutherland said. “Our goal is to bless this guy who always serves us and make him feel loved.” When the group started to arrive, the restaurant only had two occupants quietly sitting in a corner booth. Before long, there were students packed at each table while Burgess was put to work behind the counter. The party would not have been complete without balloons flooding the restaurant, “Happy Birthday” on the jukebox and a chocolate cake and cupcakes. Burgess had a humble but sincere smile the whole night and gave quiet...
by Ariel Jones | Nov 16, 2012 | News Slider
Every sports team needs a leader to look up to. For the Lipscomb Bisons volleyball team, Kaycee Green is that leader. “I have the role of being a leader on my team especially being the only senior,” Green said. “I have the responsibility of being that person everyone can look at when we are down or that person that has to be the consistent one or need to be that go-to person to get a job done.” Although it sometimes may be difficult, Green said she has embraced the role as the single leader. “It’s hard being the only senior and having to be such a big leader and an example,” Green said, “but I have taken on that responsibility and loved every minute of it. Being the only senior and having to step up being a leader has really helped me grow a lot this year as a player and person.” Stats prove how Green has grown as a player this year. She’s been named A-Sun Player of the Week, named to the All-Atlantic Sun Second Team, ranks first in the A-Sun, and named TSWA Player of the Week, among other awards. The native of Cookeville, Tenn., along with titles, has 393 kills with 272 of those kills taking place in conference games. Head Coach Brandon Rosenthal has been with her the entire way, and Green thanks him for everything he’s done for her, admitting that she thinks she can be tough to coach. “I know I’m not the easiest person to get along with or coach at times,” Green said, “and he has been there for me...
