by Benjamin Seamon | Apr 15, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
Bisons senior pitcher Josh Smith is no stranger to the spotlight, but he may have to share it on Friday night when the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles visit with their major-league pitching prospect Chris Sale. The two teams will open the weekend series Friday night at 6 p.m. at Ken Dugan Field. Both Smith and Sale are expected to take the mound in what should be a showdown between two future draft choices. Smith, a fifth-year senior from Margate, Fla., has set the tone this season in Lipscomb’s weekend series. The Bisons ace has tallied a 6-1 record while posting the Atlantic Sun’s fourth-best ERA of 2.98. Typically, when the Bisons right-handed pitcher takes the mound, he garners all of the attention. However, with the A-Sun’s top pitcher coming to town this weekend, fans should be in for quite a treat. Smith said he looked forward to the opportunity to pitch against Sale. “He is a definite first-round pick,” Smith said. “He is everything you want in a Friday-night guy. It is definitely going to be a fun day. Being from the same state as some of these guys, I actually played growing up against some of them. My sister goes to school there, so there is definitely a little something extra in this game.” Smith has thrown three consecutive complete-game victories for the Bisons over the last three Friday nights. During that span, he struck out 41 batters while giving up only 25 hits. On the year, Smith leads the A-Sun with 70 strikeouts. The Bisons veteran leader gives all of the credit to his teammates for the success...
by Allison Woods | Apr 15, 2010 | News Slider
Singarama is considered one of the biggest student-run productions of the year, and it’s definitely the highlight of the spring semester for many students. Though three main groups comprise the shows of Singarama, the hosts and hostesses are featured before and after each group performance. This year’s hosts and hostesses were Josh Britt, Zack Green, Carter Hamric, Joe Muchmore, Mallory Haynes, Allison Lancaster, Carter Martin, and Mariel Bolton. This is quite an eclectic group in the way of Singarama experience. Some have experienced what it’s like to be a host before, while others have participated in a group segment before. For some this is their first chance to step on the Singarama stage. “I love how different all of the hosts and hostesses are, but we have all bonded and really enjoy performing together,” said Carter Martin, a junior American studies major from Murfreesboro, Tenn. Martin joined the hosts and hostesses after having a lead role a group show last year. Singarama has always been about a diverse group of students putting on a great show in a relatively short amount of time. Anyone who has participated in Singarama before is familiar with six hour practices and late night set painting, but when the lights go up and the competition begins, all the hard work pays off. While the hosts and hostesses have no competitive edge, they know the joys and sorrows of leading the show. “Being a Brady Bunch character for a day takes the cake,” said Mariel Bolton, a sophomore art and English major from Cookeville, Tenn. “I got to wear a blonde hippy wig and scamper...
by Heather Gleason | Apr 15, 2010 | News Slider
Thanks to more than 700 student volunteers, Lipscomb served at 28 locations in the community last Wednesday. The students participated in service projects varying from Radnor Lake to Monroe-Harding Children’s Home. Service day provides students the opportunity to reach out to the community and reflect on their knowledge gained from serving others. Check back for pictures from various Service Day locations. Click here to see more photos from Lipscomb Service Day...
by Ashley Gill | Apr 14, 2010 | News Slider
1. Name, Hometown, and Major Chad Herndon, Mount Juliet, Tenn., Exercise Science 2. What’s next for you after graduation? I still have to take physics. After that I plan on going to physical therapy school. 3. Long-term career goals? My main goal is to get into physical therapy. I’d like to do that through a college basketball team. Maybe someday I’ll be able to open my own gym. 4. What is the most important thing you learned at Lipscomb? I learned that I can get through pretty much anything that I set my mind to. 5. Who at Lipscomb influenced you the most? How? I’d have to say my friends. They are the ones that have basically shaped me in my college years into the person I am...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 14, 2010 | News Slider
Lipscomb University is hosting Green Week, April 12-16. Part of this week is the Green Business Summit, presented by Waste Management, featuring two days of workshops, keynote luncheons, the “Tokens” radio show and a green business show in the Ezell Center where companies can display their green products. On Wednesday, April 14, The Land Trust for Tennessee and Lipscomb University co-hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary Tapped. At 5 p.m., the Tapped “Get Off The (H20) Bottle” glass-cubed truck was on campus for a Bottle Exchange. The first 100 people who brought their plastic bottles received a stainless-steel Klean Kantene water...
