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    Ellie Holcomb hosts Lipscomb’s 21st annual Lighting of the Green

    Lipscomb held its 21st annual Lighting of the Green in Allen Arena, with singer Ellie Holcomb as this year’s host. Before the concert, guests visited the Merry Marketplace, where local vendors donated a portion of their proceeds to Associated Women for Lipscomb scholarships.  Jennette Midgett Sockwell, a children’s author and Lipscomb alumna, said the sense of community is what keeps her coming back every year. “It’s about connections. I may not sell that many tonight,” she said. “But I’ll make connections here. Last year, a schoolteacher, who I think taught at Lipscomb Academy, took my card, and the very next day she got online and bought a book for every…

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    Bison Square Fair brings campus together for annual Lipscomb event

    Students, parents and alumni gathered in the square Saturday afternoon for food, activities and entertainment as part of Lipscomb’s annual Bison Week festivities. Bison Square Fair is a carnival-inspired event featuring inflatables, a petting zoo and food. The event takes place during Bisons Week and serves as a conclusion to Lipscomb’s homecoming week. Student organizations, social clubs and departments participate by setting up booths with activities and games. Lipscomb dining provides a meal that families and students can purchase to eat while walking through the square. “As an alumni, it’s great getting to see old friends come back, my friends whose kids are now students here coming together to see…

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    Three-peat: ABLE wins Bisons Weekend parade

    Lipscomb students, alumni and parents gathered in Bison Square on Friday to watch the Bisons Weekend parade. Campus clubs and organizations decorate floats and participate in the parade, which runs through campus and culminates in the Bison Square. This year’s theme was “men’s and women’s basketball opponents for the 25-26 seasons.” Each float featured one team that Lipscomb would play this season. For example, Sigma Iota Delta featured Lipscomb vs. Tennessee Tech University with the tagline, “Cookeville is getting cooked.” The College of Education featured Lipscomb vs. Marshall University with the tagline, “Let the purple reign.” The Lipscomb pep band set the tone as each group paraded through the square.…

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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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    Students take to the court in Hoopapaluza

    This year’s homecoming kicked off with a set of 3-on-3 basketball tournaments featuring students. Kicking off homecoming week, Hoopapaluza lets students form their own 3-person basketball team to compete in the tournament. Alongside the basketball, students have a chance to win prizes in the raffle. This year’s prizes included a 300 dollar Amazon shopping spree, tickets to a Nashville Predators game, court-side seats to a Lipscomb basketball game of the student’s choice, two CMA tickets and an Xbox. During the night, there was a paper airplane competition where the winner got five additional raffle tickets. The airplane to land the closest to the hula-hoop wins. In an effort to get…

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    Freshmen win Halloweek dodgeball tournament

    Lipscomb University students faced off in the annual Halloweek dodgeball tournament at Fanning Hall, continuing one of the university’s long-standing traditions. This year’s tournament, themed “Thriller Throwdown,” featured teams dressed in creative costumes competing in a bracket-style competition. Students crowded Fanning’s courtyard and balconies, cheering on teams and friends. The game took place inside the tournament’s signature cage setup, giving the event its classic look as dodgeballs flew across the court and bounced off the metal fencing. Teams included Team McQueen, Men of God, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Elixir Addicts, Willie the Pooh, Team P.G.A. and Code Blue, along with several others competing. For the first time, Student Government Association…

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    Kicking off Halloweek with Scare in the Square

    On Tuesday, students flocked to Bison Square for a night of costumes, candy and fun. As part of Lipscomb Student Life’s Halloweek events, Scare in the Square is a time when various clubs and organizations around campus decorate a table and give out candy. Students come to the event dressed in their finest Halloween costumes, hoping to win the costume contest at the end of the night. “I love Scare in the Square because it’s a time when students and the local community can come together for a night of fun,” said Lydia Knobloch, SGA executive president. Lydia spent the night passing out candy for the SGA table and has…