Lipscomb to host Atlantic Sun volleyball tournament in 2011, 2012

by | Oct 12, 2010 | News Slider, Sports

MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference recently concluded its annual fall meetings of athletics directors, senior woman administrators and faculty athletic representatives on the campus of Mercer University. Among the issues the membership approved were sites for future cross country and volleyball championships and format changes for the softball, soccer and tennis championships. The membership awarded future championships to Belmont, for cross country in 2011 and to Lipscomb, for volleyball, in 2011 and 2012. Belmont served as host of the 2004 Cross Country Championship and the meet returns to Nashville for the first time since Lipscomb hosted in 2007. Lipscomb will host volleyball for the first time but the event will return to Nashville for the third time since 2005. Belmont hosted in 2005 and 2006. Three tournaments will undergo changes to their respective formats. In softball, byes will be awarded to the top two seeds, beginning with the 2011 event at USC Upstate. Men’s soccer will return to a single-weekend event, to be played on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at a pre-determined location – beginning in 2011. Starting in 2012, the tennis championships will move to a Friday through Sunday format instead of the current Thursday-Saturday style. The conference announced new initiatives that will launch throughout the year, including an online store that will debut later this month, a renewed agreement with ASunPhotos.com, the creation of a new in-house marketing position, fresh championship marks and a monthly newsletter. The conference will conduct its spring meetings in Daytona Beach, Fla., from June 6-9. This release was taken...
Cross country team focuses on ‘family’ rather than prize

Cross country team focuses on ‘family’ rather than prize

by | Oct 12, 2010 | News Slider, Sports

Students who visit Bill Taylor’s office know the veteran cross country coach is proud of his job and his students. “The character of Lipscomb University, the environment, the Christian emphasis, the character of the kids is different than other schools, especially at the Division I level,” Taylor said. “And that’s by far the greatest part of coaching here:  We can glorify Christ and I get good kids with good character.” Taylor, who has coached the team four years, explains that all the athletes set goals — both as individuals and as team members — to run to the best of their ability. “Our goal is to be as good as we can be, and give ourselves the chance for a conference title,” Taylor said. “We talk lightly about a conference championship, but it’s not like we have to win.” Taylor said that most girls who have been on the cross-country team for more than a year have dropped from one to three minutes off of their times on the 5K run. Jenny Randolph, a senior biology major and captain of the women’s cross-country team, said she appreciates Taylor’s coaching. “Coach Taylor knows how to structure workouts to be most beneficial to each individual and always, always pushes us to run to the best of our ability,” Randolph said. “He believes in us, even when we don’t believe in ourselves.” Randolph has been running cross-country since middle school. “On my recruiting visit, I was struck by how close the team was, and I wanted to be a part of that,” Randolph said. Randolph values the family atmosphere fostered by the members...

Students disagree on whether to get their flu shots

by | Oct 11, 2010 | News Slider

Students have mixed opinions on whether to get the flu shot when Lipscomb opens its clinic Tuesday in the Bennett Campus Center The university is urging students and faculty to get the shot, by posting the following message on its website: “This year, the CDC is recommending that everyone 6 months and older get flu shots. Protection against the H1N1 virus will be included in this year’s seasonal vaccines.” The combination seasonal flu and swine flu in vaccination doesn’t bother Leanne Wright, a junior nursing major from Cincinnati, Ohio. “I’ll get a flu shot. I’ll get the piggy shot. Put it all in me,” Wright said. “Flu shots work, but not for all people.” Sarah Bailey, a junior marketing major from Philadelphia, Pa., said she agrees with the school’s stance on the shots. But not everyone is so eager. “I don’t feel that they are necessary,” said Joseph Cardiasmenos, a senior psychology major from Cincinnati, Ohio. “Since I’m young, my immune system can fight off [the flu] on its own.” Jamie Good, a junior exercise major from Cincinnati said she probably won’t get the shot. “I got one last year and I still got the flu,” Good said. Physicians have said that while the flu shot won’t prevent a person from getting ill, it will lessen the wallop of the ailment. Some students said that the shot actually can make a person ill.  This, according to a statement posted on the web site of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, is the No. 1 misconception about the vaccinations: “The influenza viruses contained in a flu shot are inactivated (killed), which...
Lipscomb in Motion this week!

Lipscomb in Motion this week!

by | Oct 11, 2010 | News Slider

Curious about what is going on this week? See a concert on Wednesday, welcome in Fall on Thursday and go on a retreat with members of Campus Ministry for the weekend. It’s all a part of Lipscomb in Motion this week! Lipscomb in Motion Monday: Monday Night Football in ARLOs Game time is at 7:30 pm Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Jets Wednesday: Wednesday Night We Eat in the front of High Rise at 9:30 p.m. With a concert courtesy of Thomas Rhett, Carter Hamric and Joseph Whitaker Thursday: Fall Fiesta at 11:30 am in the Square Men’s Soccer at Belmont Game time is 6:30 pm at the Whitten Soccer Complex Look for the Red Bull Tent to sign up for a chance to participate in a Halftime contest to win some great prizes Friday: Campus Ministry Retreat, “The Beloved of GOD” Leave at 4:00 pm (meet in the Campus Ministry Office–Bottom floor of Student Center, Room 130) Return: October 16 at Noon Deer Run Retreat Center $10 Sign up in the Campus Ministry Office Only 50 spots! Worth 1 Chapel Credit Paint Party Buy your t-shirt in the square for $10 and receive free admission to the party. Saturday: College Football in ARLOs Volleyball vs. Campbell at 2:00 pm Sunday: NFL Sunday Ticket in...