by Whitney Jarreld | Dec 7, 2011 | News Slider
Following another year of tradition, Lipscomb hosted the annual Lighting of the Green. Hosted by Amy Grant, over five-thousand people attended to enjoy the music and festivities. Before the concert began, the merry marketplace provide some shopping oppurtunies, snacks and beverages and children were able to have their photo taken with Santa Clause. With Amy Grant hosting and performing along with other musicians, the whole night provided an entertaining concert. Other headliners were Gene Miller, Jenny Gill, Sterling Gittens, Miranda Doolittle, Point of Grace, Miranda McCaslin and Lipscomb’s own chorus. The night ended with the traditional singing of Silent Night and Mayor Dean pushing the button to light the Christmas...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 6, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
On the last game of the home stand, Lipscomb defeated UT Martin by a score of 70-55. This improved Lipscomb’s record to 6-4. The game also acted as a a jumping off point for their seven game road trip. Malcolm Smith, this week’s Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Week lead the Bisons with 11 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Burgason also had 11 points. The Bisons return home on Jan....
by Whitney Jarreld | Dec 6, 2011 | News Slider
This semester, the HumanDocs series has shed new light on the human struggle. The fight for peace in Liberia. The fight against negative portrayals of women in the media. And now the fight over a steaming cup of coffee? On Nov. 30, students gathered to watch “Hot Coffee,” a documentary about seemingly frivolous lawsuits. The film takes its title from the case of Stella Liebeck v. McDonald’s, where an elderly woman sued the fast food giant for giving her a cup of coffee that was so hot it burned her. The case was widely dismissed by the media as ridiculous, even being mocked by David Letterman and on the popular show “Seinfeld.” But this documentary explored Liebeck’s side of the story – the effect the lawsuit had on her family, the harsh treatment from the media and what really happened when she spilled that cup of coffee. As soon as Lieback’s injuries from the spill were shown, the audience began to question just how frivolous her lawsuit was. And the documentary didn’t stop there. Using the McDonald’s case as a springboard, the filmmakers told two other stories highlighting the issues with tort reform. The case of Colin Gourley focused on medical malpractice. As a result of a doctor’s negligence, Colin Gourley was born with cerebral palsy; his twin brother Connor was not. Though a Nebraska jury awarded the family more than $5 million to cover the cost of expenses, a state-mandated cap limited the funds to $1.2 million. Former Mississippi judge Oliver Diaz told the filmmakers how inside deals within the court system had failed the Gourley family. The system...
by Emily Snell | Dec 6, 2011 | News Slider
ReLapse, a band that includes two Lipscomb alumni will perform with Jordan Baron, a former Bisons pitcher, at Mercy Lounge Dec. 14 at 9 p.m. Andrew Glass, the band’s front man and one of its founders, says the group hopes to see a large Lipscomb crowd at the concert. “I really loved going to Lispcomb,” Glass said, “and I think Landon really loved going to Lipscomb and I know Jordan loved going to Lipscomb. We would really love to see a lot of Lipscomb people come out. I really just want to engage that Lipscomb network because it means so much to where I’ve come from and probably where I’ll go in the future. It’s a part of me.” ReLapse has been doing various gigs in Nashville for almost a year, and most recently played at Lipscomb’s annual dodge ball tournament in November. “The Lipscomb crowd is one of the most fun crowds we’ve played for,” Glass said. “They’re just a really fun group of people to play for.” Baron has been touring on the West Coast with the stage name Harrison B., and the Mercy Lounge performance will be his homecoming show. “He’s really had success out there,” Glass said, explaining Baron’s popularity in the North West. “It’s really cool to see what he’s doing.” Glass, a 2009 Lipscomb graduate, started the band with Landon Rives, a 2010 graduate. The two lived together in High Rise with Barron when they were sophomores. The two began jamming together during their free time and realized they had a good sound. Now, Glass and Rives co-write all of the band’s songs....
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 6, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb hosts UT Martin Tuesday at 6:30 in Allen Arena as the Bisons go for their fifth win in six outings. This is the first meeting in Nashville between the in-state opponents since the Skyhawks won 99-90 in the then-new Allen Arena on Dec. 7, 2002. Last year the Bisons won 90-71 in Martin on Nov. 27. Martin leads the all-time series 12-10. The Bisons are coming off a 75-52 A-Sun victory against Kennesaw State Saturday propelled by a pair of double-doubles from Justin Glenn (11/15) and Malcolm Smith (16/12). The duo combines for 22 ppg and 17.3 rpg over the last three games. Quick Hits Lipscomb is 3-2 in Allen Arena this year and 97-41 overall in Allen. Malcolm Smith had his first career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Kennesaw State. Malcolm has 38 points in 29 minutes over the previous two games. Justin Glenn had a career-high 15 rebounds against Kennesaw State for the 8th best performance in the NCAA era. He’s 5th in the A-Sun for rebounding at 6.9 per game. Glenn has 13 blocks on the season for the 3rd best average in the A-Sun (1.4). He swatted 10 shots all season. Glenn had 27 blocks his freshman season at Centenary. Over the last four games Robert Boyd is shooting 29.4 percent from the field (15-of-51) and 29.6% from the 3-point line (8-of-27). He also has nine turnovers to three assists. Jacob Arnett had a career-high eight rebounds against Kennesaw State Season Notes Malcolm Smith was 10-of-10 at the line against Mercer. It was the 5th time in the NCAA era a Bison was perfect from the...
