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  • Campus Life

    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…

  • Opinion

    Halloween Dodgeball 2022: Who was the best dressed?

    The annual Halloween Dodgeball tournament returned to Fanning Hall. The spooky tradition packs students into the Fanning courtyard each year where they watch their peers go head-to-head. This Lipscomb tradition has been put on for nearly two decades. But each time, you’re guaranteed to see something you’ve never seen before. Traditionally in sports, teams are united by uniforms. But in this tournament, teams are united by creative costumes. How could Halloween ever exist without the costumes?

  • News

    Halloween dodgeball returns for a spooky season

    The crowd is roaring. The competition is ruthless. A nun is on the ground. Madness has just begun. Each year for nearly two decades, the Student Activities Board hosts the fabled Halloween Dodgeball Tournament. A fight-club style evening where students of all ages come together in one cage. Teams enter in groups of five, and united by their choice of costumes, play for a championship. The tournament is October 28th at 8 p.m. in Fanning Hall and is a centerpiece of Lipscomb’s annual Hallo-Week festivities. A fenced-in court replaces the Fanning courtyard, and spectators pack the floors of the building and watch the action mirroring a colosseum. Rather than gathering to…