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COVID halts 57th annual Singarama, but participants discuss informal staging and the relationships they established
Republished from Lumination Network, April 10, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic proved fatal for one of Lipscomb’s storied spring traditions: Singarama. It would have been the 57th edition of the show — which was scheduled for April 2-2 — for which students and their clubs work hard to stage. The fact that all that work — preparations, rehearsals, etc. — had been put in and the show was folded before its premiere troubled many students. “Hearing that Singarama was canceled was the thing that was probably hardest for me to process, just because that’s what I was most looking forward to for senior year,” said Hannah Jones, who was choreographer for…
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Rhodes coach Lauren Sumski gets Lipscomb women’s basketball job
Rhodes College women’s basketball coach Lauren Sumski is taking the same job at Lipscomb, athletic director Philip Hutcheson announced Monday morning. Sumski has been head coach at Rhodes since 2017 and compiled a 35-21 record over two seasons. She is the first-ever female to lead the Lipscomb women’s basketball program in the school’s DI era. “I am humbled, honored, and grateful,” Sumski said in a release. “I am excited for the opportunity. I think that Lipscomb has a ton of things in place for us to field a successful women’s basketball program. “More than the things, it’s just such a high-quality type of person there. We’re excited to get to work…
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Trent Dilfer finds a home at Lipscomb Academy, aims to revitalize Mustang football
When Trent Dilfer toured Lipscomb’s campus, he knew he had found a special place. What the former NFL quarterback didn’t realize was that Lipscomb University had an affiliated high school on its campus that just happened to have a need for a new head football coach. It turned out to be the perfect marriage. “I didn’t even know much about the Academy,” Trent Dilfer said. “But to be here for the last few days and really dive deep and see what’s going on has been an amazing journey for me.” The official announcement of Dilfer’s hiring came during a jam-packed press conference at the McCadams Athletic Center Friday afternoon. But…
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Former NFL QB Trent Dilfer takes the reins at Lipscomb Academy
Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer will soon be on Lipscomb Academy’s payroll. Dilfer was named the Mustangs’ next head football coach at a press conference Friday afternoon. “This is a calling,” Dilfer said. “When God does something this weird in your life, you never doubt it. This isn’t a career move.” Dilfer said he was attracted to the “sense of community” at Lipscomb, and the timing just happened to be right. Former Lipscomb coach Scott Tillman resigned in November after finishing with a 2-9 record in 2018. “There’s a lot that we loved about [coming to Lipscomb],” Dilfer said. A former first-round pick out of Fresno State in 1994, Dilfer spent time…
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Fall on campus
Students headed home for Thanksgiving break and are returning to campus for classes tomorrow. But before winter hits and the signs of fall are gone, Lumination’s Mckenzi Harris captured the changing leaves on campus just in time. See her gallery below: Gallery by Mckenzi Harris. Republished from Lumination Network.
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LeBron Hill reveals experience of living in homeless shelter during holiday season
Republished from Lumination Network, Nov. 19, 2017. With the holidays coming up, people will often spend some time giving back; one of the most popular ways to do this is by volunteering at a homeless shelter. This time of the year brings back memories of my experience in a shelter…not working there, but living there. When I first arrived at the shelter at the age of 18, I began to fall into a depression. The cold and dark November days represented how I felt — alone and without a home. The shelter was just a house, filled with strangers who were there through a common experience of abandonment. We would spend time around…
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Lipscomb Senior VP Candice McQueen named Tennessee’s new education commissioner
Republished from Lumination Network on Dec. 17, 2014. When Gov. Bill Haslam began his search for a new education commissioner, he turned to Lipscomb University Senior Vice President Candice McQueen. Haslam announced Wednesday that McQueen will join his cabinet as commissioner of the Department of Education. “She has taught in a classroom, so she brings both the experience of being a teacher and of preparing teachers to teach,” Haslam said in making his announcement. “I am grateful for her willingness to serve in this role, and I know she’ll do a great job as we continue our efforts to provide a quality education for all Tennessee students.” McQueen has served as…
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Lipscomb’s executive chef tops Belmont counterpart in “Battle of the Chefs”
Republished from Lumination Network, Nov. 7, 2013. While the first Battle of the Boulevard has yet to tip off, one battle has already been won. For the first time in a while, Lipscomb and Belmont’s chef clashed in the Battle of the Chefs on Thursday in the Bison Cafe. Lipscomb’s Executive Chef Anthony Bates won the competition, defeating Belmont’s executive chef William Finnegan by a slim margin. The event was held the day before the Bisons and the Bruins play in Allen Arena in the first Battle of the Boulevard this season. James Perry, Sodexo’s District Marketing Manager, said that the event is more of a friendly contest. “It’s meant to [be] a…
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For Belmont, a national champion for Lipscomb means stealing a mascot
Republished from Lumination Network, Feb. 1, 2012. Today, we had a little fun with the rivalry. If you listen to the “Herd That” Podcast from last night, we told you a little about the antics that go along with the Battle of the Boulevard. Sure, Lipscomb students have put dye in the Bruins’ fountains, Belmont has taken our championship banner, and some former Bisons also took down John the Baptist – the statue, of course. However, when Belmont College students stole LU Bison’s head, the presses did everything but stop. The Feb. 20, 1986, issue of the Babbler is littered with articles about the thieving Rebels from Belmont. Below, there…
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1973: The year a struggling Bison team took down Belmont
Republished from Lumination Network, Jan 31., 2012. Leading up to the first installment of the “cross-town rivalry” of the ’72-’73 season, the two previous games between Belmont and Lipscomb had been decided by a total of five points. The next game would not be that much different. The Bisons took the lead early on, and survived a late first-half run from the Rebels to take a four-point lead into the locker room. Bisons coach Mike Clark took his very young team back out to the floor in McQuiddy only to lose the lead to the Rebels. However, with four minutes to go in the game, the Bisons took the lead…
