by Cory Woodroof | Dec 8, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
You know what they say. “You can’t keep a good Bison down.” The men’s basketball team left Tuesday’s tough loss to Belmont in the rear-view mirror, posting up an 86-62 victory in Allen Arena Saturday night against the now 3-7 UT Martin Skyhawks, another OVC opponent. The team evened out their record to 4-4 on the season. The Bisons brought the heat early, eventually pulling their leading margin to eight about halfway through the first half. The Skyhawks started to push back a little, cutting the margin by five with about eight minutes before halftime. But not before the men’s team went on a roll. By the half, the Bisons had a commanding 46-27 lead, closing out the first with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by senior Deonte Alexander. The second half allowed for the Bisons to showcase plenty of blocked shots, staunch defense and even two dunks – courtesy of sophomore Martin Smith and freshman John Ross Glover. The team never yielded, closing out the game with a 24 point margin. Martin Smith had a huge game for the Bisons with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. He also went 9 for 9 from the free throw line. Both Alexander and Glover had 13 points in the game, and Juniors Khion Sankey and Oscar Garcia each had 7 rebounds. Glover said he feels tonight’s win showed the team’s resiliency. “I think it’s good we bounced back,” Glover said. “That’s what we talked about as a team coming into the game. That’s just a sign of toughness. “When [tough teams] get beat, they don’t stay beat. They get back up and they...
by Nick Glende | Dec 8, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
New York Mets pitcher RA Dickey shared his triumphs and struggles in and out of baseball and how God has inspired him when he spoke in Allen Arena Dec. 6. Dickey was on campus as the featured speaker for the 2012 Forehand and Friends/Golden Bisons Luncheon. Dickey is the first knuckleball pitcher to earn the National League Cy Young Award, the highest honor in pitching, and he was recognized by Lipscomb’s College of Business as part of its “Heroes of Business” series. Dickey spoke about overcoming obstacles in his career, his path to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, and how it all helped him solidify a great relationship with God. Dickey announced the climb in November 2011, following his inspiration from reading Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro. He completed the climb and returned to his team in January, risking his 2012 season salary with the Mets. The Mets threatened to void his contract–a salary of $4.25 million, but Dickey said he wasn’t intimidated because there were bigger things at stake. “They told me, ‘if you get hurt and fall off that mountain, we’ll void your contract.’ I said, ‘If I fall off that mountain, that’ll be the least of my worries.'” Dickey climbed in support of Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization which ministers to victims of human trafficking and their children in the heart of the redlight districts. Dickey and other members of his team raised over $100,000. Ascending Kilimanjaro was much less a physical challenge for Dickey but more of a spiritual reinforcement, he said. Dickey described a moment at the mountain peak when he looked out over cloud shelves...
by Emily Snell | Dec 7, 2012 | News Slider
You may have more in common with your member of Congress than you think, especially around this time of year. Students and lawmakers alike want to finish up the year and head home for the holidays. But there’s a final exam standing between Congress and the holidays — and America’s citizens are ready to give the body an “F” if it doesn’t pass. That exam is coming in the form of the “fiscal cliff” — the combination of arbitrary, automatic, across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases coming at the end of the year that could cripple the economy. It all started last year when Congress picked 12 of its members to try to find a deal to secure America’s long-term financial future. Consumer confidence had dropped dramatically, and a credit ratings agency dropped our country’s rating. [poll id=”18″] It seemed the only thing that could make members of both parties work across the aisle was an alternative so terrible it would be untenable to both parties. That alternative is coming closer and closer to reality — and unfortunately, it is your generation that will have to pay the highest price. The Congressional Budget Office has predicted that if we do not avoid the fiscal cliff, the $7 trillion combination of spending cuts and tax increases could send the economy hurtling back into recession for years to come. Unemployment, especially among young people, will rise even further. Education will suffer among the harshest spending cuts, losing about $4.8 billion in funding. [poll id=”19″] Our leaders have had more than three years to address these issues — imagine if you had...
by Nicci Carney | Dec 5, 2012 | News Slider
Close friends, family, faculty and other members of the Lipscomb community filled the main floor of Collins Alumni Auditorium to celebrate the life of Lipscomb senior education major Kelcy Smart Wednesday evening. Smart died during Thanksgiving break at the age of 22. The university’s A Cappella Singers, a group that Smart was heavily involved with during her time at Lipscomb, performed several hymns and songs as guests were being seated. Dr. Scott Sager, Lipscomb’s vice president of church relations, welcomed everyone and said a prayer to start the memorial service. Dr. Jackie Halstead gave a personal reflection of how she came to know Smart. Halstead was the faculty adviser for Delta Xi, the social club in which Smart held membership. In the middle of the service, two of Smart’s closet friends–seniors Bethany Ink, a Delta Xi sister, and David Grayson–shared precious memories of their time with her. Grayson honored Smart by quoting lines from one of her favorite hymns, “Be Still My Soul,” and Ink said that she will never meet someone like her ever again. Dr. Dwight Tays said that three characteristics–thoughtfulness, her smile and kindness–will always be a reminder of Smart and commended her parents, who were in attendance, on how well they had raised her. The service continued with a song, “Blessed be Your Name,” by adjunct professor Terry Cheatham, who is the praise and worship minister at Western Hills Church of Christ, where Smart attended. Dean Scott McDowell gave encouragement through scripture. McDowell read from the story of Lazarus and encouraged the family that even though Smart was not present physically, they can find comfort...
by Cory Woodroof | Dec 4, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Despite a strong start, the Lipscomb Bisons men’s basketball team couldn’t claim the season’s second ‘Battle of the Boulevard’ title, losing a 100-66 contest with the Belmont Bruins at the Curb Event Center. Belmont had the series’ first win in November at Allen Arena in the Bisons’ season opener. Lipscomb kept early momentum away from the Bruins, who suffered from poor shooting early on. Once Belmont began to hit crucial shots, the Bruins caught the lead and began to build on it. The Bisons kept the margin at a manageable distance until the middle of the second half. Junior Khion Sankey put up 15 for the Bisons, with sophomore Martin Smith not too far behind with 13. Freshman Stephen Hurt had 11, and all three Bisons had five rebounds a piece for the game. Sankey said he feels that tonight’s missteps must be improved upon for this weekend’s match-up against UT Martin. “We’ve just got to play aggressive,” Sankey said. “We’ve got to come out strong. We’ve got to play for 40 minutes.” Looking ahead, the Bisons return to Allen Arena on Saturday to play the 3-5 UT Martin Skyhawks, following that up with a trip up to Lexington, Ky., to take on the now-unranked 5-3 Kentucky Wildcats on Dec. 15. Sankey said he’s confident that the team will successfully move on from tonight’s loss. “We’re going to get better from...
