Micah Barkley
Micah Barkley serves as Herd Media's editor-in-chief and chief sports photographer. She is a senior Journalism major with a minor in German and a passion for photography. This is her fourth year on Herd Media’s staff, having started as an assistant editor, then becoming the features editor, before being promoted to editor-in-chief. 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 The Williamson Scene 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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The Boulevard belongs to the Bruins for another year
Lipscomb women’s and men’s basketball took on the Belmont Bruins in a doubleheader Battle of the Boulevard, the two colleges’ historic rivalry games. Belmont swept the doubleheader, with the Lady Bruins winning in a blowout and the Bruins prevailing by seven points. Located just two miles down Nashville’s Belmont Boulevard from each other, Lipscomb University and Belmont University are the closest-by-distance rivalry in the NCAA. Each year, their sports teams face off against each other in the Battle of the Boulevard, determining who will get to “own the Boulevard” for the year. The basketball games were hosted at Belmont this year, in a doubleheader style. The Lady Bisons took on…
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Men start home season strong, beating Bryan 98-53
Lipscomb men’s basketball took on the Bryan College Lions in their home opener on Nov. 15, beating them 98-53. The game fell during Bisons Weekend – Lipscomb’s version of a homecoming weekend – and the attendance in Allen was over 2,000. The Bisons shot 48.6% in field goals, and 30.6% from outside the key, racking up 98 points against the Lions. They also shot 83.3% from the free throw line. Starting off the momentum for the Bisons was senior center Charlie Williams, who made a tip-in to put the first two points on the board. From there, the Bisons continued to grow their lead, while also holding the Lions at…
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Men’s basketball looks forward to homecoming weekend home opener
Lipscomb men’s basketball has started their season with three away games, so while the season has been underway since Nov. 3, they’ve yet to play in Allen Arena. Their first home game is Nov. 15, at 4pm, falling in the middle of Bisons Weekend. The team is facing an almost entirely new build, from players to coaching staff. Of the 15-man roster, only six are returners, and nearly the entire coaching and assistant staff is new. Yet despite the rebuild, the team is determined to stand strong this season. “We have three pillars to our culture,” said transfer redshirt junior guard Mateo Esmeraldo. “Honesty, humility and hunger. And I think…
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Lipscomb.bad.parking returns to Instagram
Comedic student-led university Instagram accounts are a staple on many college campuses, and Lipscomb University is no exception to that rule. Over the years, Lipscomb has had many such accounts, all varying in topic but all bringing laughter to Lipscomb students. These accounts include Lipscomb Crushes, Lipscomb Bananas, Lipscomb Fizz, and the fairly infamous Lipscomb Quotes. The accounts are all run by students, and live and die as the students graduate and leave. However, they are often taken up again and rebooted by students that follow them. One such account has recently been revived – the “Lipscomb.bad.parking” account. Students around campus take photos of cars and trucks that park poorly…
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Lipscomb women’s soccer, back-to-back ASUN Champs – a photo gallery
The Lipscomb women’s soccer team became ASUN Champions for the second year in a row this weekend, defeating North Florida 3-0 in the finals round of the championship. The championship rounded out a strong season for the Bisons. They ended the regular season 14-5-2 with a 7-2-1 conference record. The team remained nearly unbeaten at home, with a 10-0-2 record at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. The ASUN Tournament saw them allow not one singular goal from all three teams they faced. The Bisons beat Queens 2-0 in the quarterfinals, Jacksonville University 1-0 in overtime in the semifinals and North Florida 3-0 in the finals. Herd Media photographer Micah Barkley was…
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Bisons off to face Bulldogs in NCAA Tournament
The Lipscomb women’s soccer team and their coaches, family and friends gathered in Allen Arena’s Hall of Fame room today to hear their place in the NCAA Tournament. Having won the ASUN Tournament just this Sunday, beating North Florida 3-0 to become back-to-back ASUN Champs, the Bisons won an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Selection Show would determine where that bid placed them, and what team they would play. Head Coach Kevin O’Brien started off by thanking the team for their perseverance during the season. “You deserve this,” he told the girls. “Wherever we go, it’s a blessing. Let’s hope it’s somewhere fun.” The team was on the…
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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…
