by Brianne Welch | Sep 14, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb men’s golf hired a new coach, Will Brewer, a Lipscomb alum and NAIA Hall of Famer, to bring fresh leadership to the team this season. Coach Brewer is a Lipscomb graduate and was a golfer during college. Brewer was a three-time NAIA All American, the NAIA National Champion in 1976 and is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame. The current golfers said they feel they’re benefitting from being coached by a Lipscomb legend. “It’s beneficial for us because he knows what it is like to be in our situation,” said junior golfer Dustin Wilder. “He knows what it takes to succeed at the college level.” Comparing last season to the current season, the golfers said they are excited and anxious for what a new coach with a new plan can bring to the table. “It’ll take a little bit of time for Coach Brewer to really get his system implemented,” said junior golfer Ryan Terry. “As far as the ways a coach can help a team, this year we’ll definitely improve a lot more than last year just because we’ll have someone who can solely devote his time to our team.” In past years, Buddy Harston was the head coach of both the women’s and men’s golf teams. One coach dividing his time equally between two teams can be challenging for the coach as well as the players, Terry said. “It is difficult for one guy to coach two teams,” he said. “Things have been going a lot better just because we have had one coach that has been able to devote himself to just one team,...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Sep 12, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
For Kaycee Green, the Lady Bison’s volleyball game on Aug. 31 against Appalachian State was certainly one to remember. Entering that Friday’s game, Green was only two kills away from reaching the 1,000 mark. After finally reaching the milestone, Green recorded 12 more kills. Head Coach Brandon Rosenthal said he believes the achievement speaks volumes to Green’s talent. “There’s only a couple of girls at Lipscomb that have done that, and I’m happy Kaycee is a part of that,” Rosenthal said. “I love the fact that we’re able to add her to that group.” Green, a senior from Cookeville, Tenn., majoring in education, is number three in school history for the most kills in a career. “I didn’t think it’d take me this long; I was hoping I would do it earlier,” Green said light-heartedly. Green said she believes her commitment has led her to this point. “It took a lot of hard work, and I’m glad I finally got there,” she said. “I still want to get more. The work’s never done.” Statistics aren’t the only thing that has earned Kaycee Green recognition. The outside hitter is also the only senior on the Lady Bisons volleyball team. “It’s a little intimidating,” she said. “I have a lot more responsibility, and to take it on all by myself is kind of frustrating, hard at times. But I like it because all the girls respect me, so it’s not bad at all.” “I tried to take on some of it last year because I knew it was going to happen. I was a big leader in my high school team,...
by Crystal Davis | Sep 11, 2012 | News Slider
Students participating in formal rush this week are experiencing new changes to the rush process. Campus Life instituted the changes for this semester, hoping to give more students opportunities to be involved in Greek life on campus. Sam Parnell, director of Greek life, said during the spring 2012 semester that 110 students received bids, and 37 did not. Three of those students who did not receive bids were ineligible due to “academic/institutional requirements.” Five hundred undergraduates make up Lipscomb’s 13 social clubs. Parnell said campus life doesn’t “monitor the criteria the social clubs use to pick their members. We are changing the process to allow more students the opportunity to be in a social club.” “The major change is having students list their top choices of social clubs in which they wish to rush,” Parnell said. “If a student doesn’t get sent a formal bid for their club of choice, then they still have other chances to make it in to an alternate choice.” With the new system, students rank their top three choices of clubs, and then are placed in the highest ranking club that extends a bid to them. According to posted eligibility requirements, all students must be in good academic standing and have completed one semester as a full-time student at Lipscomb to rush. Freshmen have to achieve a GPA of at least 2.5, and other undergraduates must earn a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Other requirements include attending four open rush events, three club prospective events and all formal rush events for which you receive an invitation. The men’s (Sigma Omega Sigma, Delta Nu, Tau Phi, Gamma Xi, Sigma Iota Delta) and women’s social clubs (Gamma Lambda, Pi...
by Bridgette Begle | Sep 11, 2012 | News Slider
In remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001, the Lipscomb community hosted a special event to honor the victims and the heroes of the tragic terrorist attacks 11 years ago. Tuesday morning the Allen Bell Tower became a place of observance and remembrance. Lipscomb students and staff, as well as the surrounding community, gathered to recall the events of that day and pray for those affected and for the future of America. At the conclusion of the service, the bells tolled 11 times at 7:46 a.m., representing the time when the first plane flew into the north tower of the World Trade Center. “We are grateful for the changing fortunes of our lives. We know all comfort and consolation comes from you,” said Randy Bostic, who led the group in prayer before the bells chimed. “Let the heroes of this event be an example of courage, and let us apply it to our life with you.” Jim Humphrey, assistant dean of students and director of veteran services who retired from service last November after 22 years, organized the event. Humphrey said he wanted it to take place at a convenient time for those with 8 a.m. classes, which happened to line up with the original time of disaster. Humphrey led the group in reflecting on the events that forever marked Sept. 11, and then a moment of silence followed. The 16-minute ceremony was meant to be emotionally light but significant in its meaning, he said. “These aren’t just numbers, but real people who died,” Humphrey said, referring to the 3,000 people who lost their lives that day. “To me, it’s almost...
by Emily Snell | Sep 10, 2012 | News Slider
In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Week, Dr. Paul Cates, director of the Lipscomb counseling center, offered some advice for students who may be struggling or know someone who is struggling with emotional issues. To learn more about what Dr. Cates said and to gain more information from organizations like To Write Love on Her Arms and The International Association for Suicide Prevention, read the article “Dr. Paul Cates shares advice for students during National Suicide Prevention Week.” Statistics from the International Association for Suicide Prevention: Selected Global World Suicide Prevention Facts and Figures: Data from the World Health Organization indicate that approximately one million people worldwide die by suicide each year. This corresponds to one death by suicide every 40 seconds. The number of lives lost each year through suicide exceeds the number of deaths due to homicide and war combined. Suicide attempts and suicidal ideation are far more common; for example, the number of suicide attempts may be up to 20 times the number of deaths by suicide. It is estimated that about 5% of persons attempt suicide at least once in their life and that the lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation in the general population is between 10 and 14%. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among the young. Suicide is estimated to be under-reported for multiple reasons including stigma, religious concerns and social attitudes. The psychological and social impact of suicide on the family and community is enormous. The economic costs associated with self-inflicted death or injuries are estimated to be in the billions of US dollars a year. Documented rates are...
