Micah Barkley
Micah Barkley serves as Herd Media's Features Editor and Sports Photographer. She is a Junior Journalism major with a minor in German and a passion for photography. Outside of writing and learning languages, she enjoys riding horses, music, basketball, swing dancing and line dancing, and spending time with her friends, among other things. She has writing experience with The Numismatist – a publication of the American Numismatic Association – and is an aspiring author with two books currently published under the pen name Summer Ryland. When not at Lipscomb, she lives on a communal cattle ranch in the great state of Texas.
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WOW Week culminates in the international fashion show
Lipscomb University’s Welcome to Our World Week has been a campus tradition for many years. Each year, what students call “WOW Week” is full of different events highlighting cultures on campus each day and culminating in the cultural fashion show. The fashion show was held this year on Oct. 24, with 17 different countries represented. The show’s hosts, Khloe Fodra and Dieula Estival, kicked off the evening with energy, welcoming the audience to their world. Venezuela was the first country to walk, followed by Ethiopia, Mexico and Honduras. Eritrea followed next, with four girls walking, and three of them returning to the stage to perform a traditional dance. The audience…
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Lady Bisons take fourth conference sweep against Central Arkansas
The Lady Bisons wrapped up their last home game this afternoon, 2-0 against the Central Arkansas Bears, to remain undefeated in the ASUN. The game win also brought home Head Coach Kevin O’Brien’s 150th career win with the Bisons. The Bisons started off strong against the Bears, racking up two goals less than 15 minutes into regulation time. The first was brought in by junior midfielder Hailey Johnson, with assists by freshman forward Skylar Cole and sophomore midfielder Tatum Ahlemeyer. This was Johnson’s eighth goal of the season and it gave the Bisons an early edge on the Bears. Following hot on her heels was sophomore midfielder London De Fini,…
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Wild Bison Fest takes the stage for its second year – a photo gallery
Lipscomb’s School of Music hosted the Wild Bison Festival for the second year in a row this weekend. Featuring artists such as The Arcadian Wild, Dawson Hollow and Jervis Campbell, the festival lasted for most of the day. Lipscomb music students like Izzy Mahoubi, Elaina Christina and Bronson Campbell also performed alongside the other artists. The events started around noon with a writers’ round and lasted late into the evening. The artists performed at both the Flatt Amphitheater and the Stage set up on the steps of Collins, shows alternating between the two. During a break between the acts, there was a Pickin’ Party at the Pavilion, with many students…
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Boot Scoot a success for Line Dancing at Lipscomb
For many, Boot Scoot is a Lipscomb way to kick off the semester. Always a popular event, this year’s Boot Scoot saw more attendees than in the past, despite being relocated to Shamblin Theater. When serious rain threatened to ruin the event often held in the Square, SAB and Line Dancing at Lipscomb – the event’s hosts – decided to hold it in Shamblin Theater. Instead of dampening the event, or destroying the attendance, in some ways it wound up making it feel more like a night downtown. “We were kind of upset that we had to have it in Shamblin, because it’s always been in the Square and that’s…
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Lipscomb University Gospel Choir debuts first album
If you walk up to the second floor of Ezell on Tuesday evenings, you’ll hear the strains of age-old gospel music ringing out from Ezell Chapel. Lipscomb University Gospel Choir has been gathering around the stained glass window in the chapel for the past five years now, practicing every Tuesday night. The choir has gotten multiple opportunities to sing at Lipscomb and on the road, and have released several singles. This past week, the choir hit a new milestone, releasing their very first album, “In His Presence.” Herd Media sat down with Gospel Choir’s director and founder, Dr. Aaron Howard, whom all the choir members affectionately call “Doc,” to talk…
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Lipscomb WSOC dominates Mercyhurst – a photo gallery
The Lipscomb women’s soccer team took on Mercyhurst Sunday afternoon, dominating with a 6-0 win. The Bisons scored one goal in the first half, then slammed in five in the second. With this win, they improved their record to 4-2-1. The Mercyhurst win is their largest margin so far this season, the second a 2-0 win over Tennessee Tech. Herd Media’s Micah Barkley was at the game to photograph the action. Below is a photo gallery with some of the best shots. Featured image taken by Micah Barkley.
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Lipscomb volleyball takes on No. 1 Nebraska — a photo gallery
Allen Arena was packed to the brim Friday night as the Bisons took on the No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers. With over 4,230 people in attendance — many in Nebraska red — the energy in the arena was electric. The Cornhuskers swept the match 25-12, 25-21 and 25-15. Herd Media sports photographer Micah Barkley was courtside for the game, capturing some of the action. Keep scrolling for a photo gallery from the night. Feature image taken by Micah Barkley.
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ASUN rings and next year’s promise with Johnson and Carapazza
When it comes to sports, Lipscomb University boasts 17 D1 teams. And when it comes to kicking the fall semester off, eyes turn to Lipscomb’s men’s and women’s soccer teams. With no football team to stage a large homecoming for, Lipscomb’s first sports teams to take to a court or field are the two soccer teams. As a matter of fact, the teams start competing before students even come to campus. The 2024-25 school year started off strong in the sports sphere with a large crowd of the Lippy Lunatics – Lipscomb’s student fan section – attending the women’s soccer Battle of the Boulevard. (Click this link to read the…
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From France to Haiti: Kaïna Cesar’s story
Sophomore goalkeeper Kaïna Cesar‘s freshman debut at Lipscomb has taken her around not just around the United States, but around the world as well. Coming from Tours, France, Cesar began racking up minutes, starting in all 17 of the matches she appeared in and logging over 1,440 minutes in the goal. She has received accolades such as the ASUN Goalkeeper of the Week – twice – and was nominated to the 2024 ASUN All-Freshman Team. Beyond that United States-based nomination, she was invited to play for the Haitian National Team. But before Cesar was playing alongside women who’d competed in previous World Cups, she was just a kid on a…
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A look back at basketball with Jacob Ognacevic
Men’s basketball senior forward Jacob Ognacevic closed out his four-year career at Lipscomb University with an ASUN Championship ring and an offer from a Big Ten school. Both of these were the result of much hard work on the 6’8″ forward’s behalf. Ognacevic will start his next season of play as a University of Washington Husky. The team is currently in the middle of their summer training. Ognacevic will be keeping his number 41 as he starts playing for the Huskies. Herd Media’s Micah Barkley sat down with Ognacevic several times throughout the 2024-25 season as part of a series – pre-season, mid-season and post-season. (Click the links to read…
